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Authors, sign in!According to Salon.com, ""Good Morning America's" preview Tuesday of the ex-governor's interview with "20/20" delivered a real surprise -- and I'm not talking about the fact that she said "bullcrap" to Barbara Walters' face. When asked about her response to finding out that her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant, she answered:
"There was that feeling of 'Bristol, why? Didn't you know there are things you could do to prevent this -- or not do it at all?'"
Huh?
Sarah Palin has always been scrutinized in the media for her love of "abstinence only" education and hockey mom persona.
Did Sarah Palin promote contraceptives?
According to Salon.com,
Walters followed up by asking whether she had taught Bristol about abstinence or birth control. "Yeah and, you know, it was just that assumption that, well, pfft, good, I'm glad you're not doing it, Bristol," she said, "because it's a very dangerous thing to be doing at age 17 -- you could get pregnant or worse." (We're left to guess at what she means by "worse.")Walters, determined to run this play into the end zone, continued: "You're not against birth control?" And you know what the Thrilla from Wasilla did? She rolled her eyes and said: "Nooo, not at all!"
So, how do you think she really feels about Abstinence?
"only public mission is to remind her sisters and other girls, her peers, that there are consequences to unprotected sex.""Girls, wait, your entire future will change if you become pregnant."
Still, taken as a whole, the message was shockingly rational: Wait to have sex -- but if you don't, use protection.
According to Salon.com, Sarah Palin says,
"Bristol’s focus will remain on raising Tripp, completing her education, and advocating abstinence." In such a worldview, Bristol didn't fail to use protection, she failed to abstain from sex. And, as promised, Bristol became an "abstinence ambassador."
So, what are your thoughts? Did she handle the situation correctly?
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Published November 18, 2009 by Tatiana McKinney |
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