http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/us/politics/08baby.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1220853830-Ad7ejyTE8aHne1DvNMsYFA&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
A few weeks later, after an amniocentesis, a prenatal test to identify genetic defects, Ms. Palin learned the results. Some abortion opponents decline such tests, but as her older sister, Heather Bruce, said, Ms. Palin “likes to be prepared.” With her husband, Todd, away at his job in the oil fields of the North Slope, Ms. Palin told no one for three days, she later said. Once they reunited, the Palins struggled to understand what they would face. Children with Down syndrome experience varying degrees of cognitive disability and a higher-than-average risk of hearing loss, hypothyroidism and seizure disorders. About half are born with heart defects, which often require surgery. The couple decided to keep quiet about the pregnancy so they could absorb the news, they told people later. And there were political factors to consider. “I didn’t want Alaskans to fear I would not be able to fulfill my duties,” Ms. Palin told People magazine last week. The governor, thin to begin with, began an elaborate game of fashion- assisted camouflage. When Vogue photographed her, five months pregnant, for a profile in January, she hid in a big green parka. At work, she wore long, loose blazers and artfully draped accessories. “All of a sudden she had this penchant for really beautiful scarves,” recalled Angelina Burney, who works across the hallway from the governor in Anchorage. As Ms. Palin’s clothes grew tighter, Alaskans began to talk. She told several aides that she was pregnant, and a week or so later, her parents and her children, who called other relatives. On Sep 8, 12:48 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to Sarah Palin, she didn't tell anyone, and no one, > including her husband, knew about her pregnancy with Trig until she > was 7 months along. > > http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1083892/Sarah-Palin-Pregnant-with-Track-P... > > This is a picture that shows her pregnant with Track in 1989, at 7 > months. > > The idea that she was able to hide a pregnancy until 7 months, even > from her husband (who had already experieced 4 of her pregnancies, and > certainly could recognize the changes that accompany pregnacy), did > not realize she was pregnant is ludicrous. It is an insult to America > to be told such an obvious lie. > > In addition, if she was that big with Track at 7 months, by the time > she was supposedly onto her 5th pregnancy, she would have been at > least as big as a single-wide. Subsequent pregnancies usually show > earlier and more than the initial pregnancy. > > That the GOP would consider such a liar and scandal-ridden person as > Sarah Palin as VP is also an insult to America. The GOP has nearly > destroyed our country with their Bush Jr pick. Do they really want to > finish the job with McCain-Palin? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
