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Fascinating thread.

It gives new meaning to the phrase "off" Broadway, doesn't it?!?

have mercy

There you go, Governor.
Mission accomplished.

Umm...I didn't post this-Pondering_it_all did. And i don't see where where it says Liberals have no sense of decency. I said anyone who thinks that this sickening bullying behavior is OK is cruel and mean. I put no qualifiers of being Liberal or Conservative in any of my posts.

The Title of the thread is not in violation of any RR guidelines. It is just a point that some feel that it alright to exploit.target children to get their zing in. I disagree.

I commented on this as I did David Letterman's non-joke. It is an outside piece that has content that I disagree with and consider bullying children. I posted as I would on a piece, say by Rush Limbaigh. End of story.

I'll answer my own question.

It is my hope that young women think about Bristol Palin and the attention she's received and realize that having a child is a serious situation not to be taken lightly.

Perhaps something good can come of this. One can only hope.

Maybe. She looks at how people are making her mother and her sister and the rest of her family as a punchline and casting slurs upon their characters-whether not they are deserved.


Every kid is different, to a point. Gov. Palin likes being in total control, she' politically ambitious and was burned a bit by Bristol becoming pregnant. So she might be extra vigilant with Willow and the other children.


I think that this has hurt Willow very much. She's a 14 year old kid, just into puberty. The emotional rollercoaster of that time makes things feel more dramatic, plus now that her mother exposed her to the public and David Letterman opened the door to making fun of her, he peers will be even more cruel.

Remember how upset you were about the young boy in Oxnard being teased and made fun of for being Gay? Lawrence King? He was 15. It got so bad that he finally committed suicde. And he wasn't even famous until after his death. It is much worse for the children of public figures. If you are honest, you would admit that the only reason you found this delicious is because her mother is someone that you greatly dislike.

Well, have at Gov. Palin. But leave the children out of it.

Jumping back in for a moment, as a friend commented on this (the effect on Willow) today. She was 14 when her big sister got pregnant, a Big Deal in their conservative family. How did it affect her?

- Her mother watched her like a hawk, which ruined their relationship for 15-20 years
- She was terrified of both sex AND pregnancy, eventually spending a good-sized chunk on therapists
- She grew up with the idea that if she ever did anything wrong, it would be Found Out and Made Public and she would Shame the Family and Break Her Mother's Heart. When she finally left home, and moved 700 miles away to college, she spent the entire first semester drunk. Has no memory of most of her second year.

There were other family issues, I'm sure, that enhanced the problem, but Shel said the overreaction to her sister's error cost her a great deal.

I'm sure Willow will pay a price for this whole last year - which, I think, is why I was concerned about her after this event. No 14 year old needs publicity (that she didn't ask for), and no 14 year old will walk away from it unscathed.