Although I agree that the lady has her hands full, and I definitely disagree on her stance on abortion, I have to ask you Tony and all: Would you ask the question of whether or not she can handle such a load if she were a man? I don't know that you would. Now, I'm not man bashing here. I found myself doing the same thing, asking the same question. But then I realized that had she been a man, I would have assumed the wife took care of the child or that there was a nanny or something. I would assume that all factors to maximize the man's performance would be put in place. I did not immediately assume so for the woman. Interesting, although I don't know exactly what this signifies. I'll need to think about this some more.
Also, even though this is probably silly on my part, I found myself feeling a little offended at McCain's pick for VP. I felt offended because I realized her womanhood was just part of a political strategy and any accomplishments she may actually have were minimized. Just my honest feelings... (And nobody knock feelings, okay? Y'all can be like Spock all y'all want, but I prefer to cry when I watch Edward Scissorhands. :-) (I can't believe I just admitted that) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:53 AM To: Memphis Freethought Alliance Subject: Re: Palin pro creationism in public schools Whether or not Gov. Palin chose to have a baby with Down Syndrome is of course her choice. I would never dream of telling a women whether or not she should have a child. But, I think it is important to know about this choice in that it shows how vehement she is on the topic of abortion. Her right-wing views on abortion and other topics are out of sync with most women in this country. I find it odd that someone with a four-month old special needs child would embark on a presidential election campaign. Her husband works full-time as well. On Aug 29, 10:22 pm, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forget about Palin's decision to have a Down Syndrome child- that is entirely her decision and I respect her choice regardless. The underlying question is why a woman of 44 years chose to have a fifth child knowing damn well that older mothers (relatively) have a far greater chance of having a child with birth defects. > > Is it that irresponsible Christian evangelist bent to have as many children as feasibly possible behind it? Is she against birth control or is it her husband that opposes it? Her choice to even get pregnant, barring an 'accident', shows incredibly poor judgement. It's not like she didn't already have children. > > But, hey, she does not 'believe' in evolution and supports teaching creationism in public schools- why should I be suprised, right? > > Preston > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Memphis Freethought Alliance" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:54 PM > Subject: Palin pro creationism in public schools > > > John McCain's vice-presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is > > an evangelical Protestant with a strong record of opposition to > > abortion and an openness to teaching creationism in the public > > schools. Palin is the mother of five children, one of whom was born > > with Down Syndrome. She learned that her son had Down Syndrome when > > she was four months pregnant, and she told the Associated Press in May > > that she never considered ending the pregnancy. > > > Read more at: > >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-says-she-open_n_...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
