Liz, Please notice that I mentioned her husband's work schedule as well. It takes two to parent.
On Aug 30, 8:28 am, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
