There are family values and then there are family values. Ronald Reagan proved that. Newt Gingrich proved that. The other religious fanatics, sexual deviants, racists and warmongers did too.
The term has become about as hollow as that of conservative! Heck, I’m a big conservative…I want to conserve the constitution, voting rights, separation of church/state, a sound fiscal policy, a sense of the common good etc. This was all predicted by H. G. Wells in his 1984. Other similar dystopias include: Animal Farm, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 and The Iron Heel. “Newspeak” is in fact not new at all, sadly. On Sep 4, 12:23 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's my question about Palin. She is the mother of 5 children and will be > taking on the responsibility of an unplanned grandchild. How is she the > picture of family values when she is sacrificing being with her small > children to pursue her ambitions? Hillary Clinton was criticized for being a > working mother, but she had only one child. With 5(or 6) children to care > for, it's hard enough when you don't work; how is she to be an effective > mother when she's in another country, and scheduled to be in 6 states in 4 > days? Thinking of this issue, it crossed my mind of how funny of a Saturday > Night Live skit that will be. They should show her trying to be the > president with children running everywhere. I simply question how much > individual time she will have with each child and if she has bothered to > think much of their needs. Growing up with a nanny never proves to be the > same thing as having a mother and/or father home. > > Don't get me wrong, I believe a mother can have a career, but being away > from your children to the extent that she will have to be away from her > children is generally done when that parent has to do it to provide for the > family. If she wants to be in politics, maybe she should wait until her > babies are at least teenagers....but obviously being away from a teenager > too much has bad results too. > > No, I am not a sexist, so no one need bothering accuse me of such. I simply > know the truth of what happens to children when parents trade them for big > careers. Ask Martha Stewart's daughter. If she thinks being the vice > president or president won't effect her time with her children, she's wrong. > It is my personal opinion that she doesn't really care or is in denial about > how much her children are going to suffer. It's simply not a choice I would > make, as a mother. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
