Oracle wrote:Filitsa wrote:This whole Palin thing is apalling and offensive to womanhood. God, country, family: McCain, Palin, and their republican party are a bunch of hypocrites. How can this women throw her family "under the bus" for her political aspirations? It's completely irresponsible of her to bring into this world yet a fifth child, let alone one who needs the patience and love required of Down Syndrome, while she's off pursuing her flights of fancy. This is not the individual I want calling the shots should McCain "kick the bucket" in office.
Filitsa whilst I do not support any of Palin's procreations/politics/religious aspirations ... I find
your comments regarding her choice to pursuing a life outside her family obligations, deeply offensive for women!
Presumably those 5 children have a father(s) who could
share the responsibility of love and nurturing .....
( .... speaking as someone who has
chosen to give up 15 years of specialist training and research to raise my child myself;
Good for your child!
I nevertheless support those women who otherwise choose to pursue "flights of fancy" or careers, in a man's world).
Why how politically correct of you!
You go right ahead and be offended Oracle 'cause you're a "big girl" who should be able to handle it. But what of Palin's children? Perhaps you can tell me, how does a mother climb the ranks of politics and give her
five young children the attention they deserve? Her husband's a commercial fisherman. Now there's a nine to five job! Like her, he's certainly not tucking the kiddies into bed every night. And why is the daughter pregnant at the tender age of seventeen? Surely not soley due to raging hormones. Ya think she's feeling a bit neglected? Perhaps a lack of parental supervision? Maybe a little self-esteem issue going on while mommy continues to bolster her own? Yup, "pro-life." What about "absent mother"?
This is undoubtedly a woman who has chosen to abdicate her responsibilities to her family. Only she does it in a "white collar" way disingeuously invoking "God and country," thereby seemingly making it all okay. This is bullshit. She will impact the quality of life in America more constructively by giving her family the attention it deserves than by serving as our vice president.
Now tell me, why did
you choose to sacrifice 15 years of career time for
your child?