How well do you think the average NOW member would accept having a teen mother ridiculed and made the butt of late night monologue jokes? Do you think the "ladies" on the View would have expressed any outrage over Ms. Goldberg's unwed daughter being made fun of? I recall when slick willie was in office, his daughter was strictly off limits for comedians and pundits alike. Not once did you see a picture of Amy Carter anywhere except in official photo releases, did you? That being the case, why is it okay to discuss Bristol Palin and her teen pregnancy ad nauseum? If someone from another world were to come to our country and read a headline, they might think that this poor girl from Alaska was the only teenager to get pregnant while she was in highschool. I've especially enjoyed the idiots who offer this opinion: Maybe if Sarah Palin was a better mother, her daughter wouldn't have gotten pregnant. It's stupidity like this that condemns us as a species. Are you telling me that every teenage pregnancy could be avoided by better parental supervision? Riiiiight. I have a bridge to sell you, super cheap, low miles.
My point is this: I am staring at a big glaring double standard. One that the media tells me does not exist, even as they continue to print stories about the only unwed mother it is safe to make fun of. Suppose Ms. Palin had had an abortion? Would this have made her a hero in the eyes of the liberal world? Or would they have then had the hypocritical task of condemning a girl for doing the very thing that they advocate for constantly at pro choice rallies? Pick a side of your face to talk out of liberals. Either all Politicians' children are off limits, or none of them are. Don't support the magazines and news agencies with this double standard. You'll thank me later.
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