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		<title>By: Keith</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5201016</link>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why wouldn&#039;t Levi and Bristol have married five months ago?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why wouldn&#8217;t Levi and Bristol have married five months ago?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5201016', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;cmac Says: 
Look, stop with the nutty and cruel conspiracy theories. Geez. You guys aren’t just making yourselves look bad; you’re garbage is spilling over onto the rest of us.&lt;/blockquote&gt;


So you think there is no possibility that these people are capable of such things as have been proposed?  Seriously.  How do we find out?  Will the main stream media get the truth out for us?

I&#039;m afraid you have the garbage on the wrong foot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>cmac Says:<br />
Look, stop with the nutty and cruel conspiracy theories. Geez. You guys aren’t just making yourselves look bad; you’re garbage is spilling over onto the rest of us.</p></blockquote>
<p>So you think there is no possibility that these people are capable of such things as have been proposed?  Seriously.  How do we find out?  Will the main stream media get the truth out for us?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m afraid you have the garbage on the wrong foot.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200836', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cmac</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200686</link>
		<dc:creator>cmac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;YOUR garbage&quot;, not &quot;you&#039;re garbage.&quot;  Sheesh.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;YOUR garbage&#8221;, not &#8220;you&#8217;re garbage.&#8221;  Sheesh.</p>
<p>Cathy<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200686', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cmac</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200678</link>
		<dc:creator>cmac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look, stop with the nutty and cruel conspiracy theories.  Geez.  You guys aren&#039;t just making yourselves look bad; you&#039;re garbage is spilling over onto the rest of us.

This is a sad story.  This young girl is facing some of the toughest times of her life.  It&#039;s not funny and it&#039;s nothing to be triumphant about.  The saddest part of the story, of course, is that her mother was willing to risk her daughter&#039;s privacy in order to advance her own career.  It&#039;s sickening.  Palin should have turned the McCain people down.  If she&#039;s so big on motherhood, she ought to try acting like a mother and not a barracuda.

Cathy</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look, stop with the nutty and cruel conspiracy theories.  Geez.  You guys aren&#8217;t just making yourselves look bad; you&#8217;re garbage is spilling over onto the rest of us.</p>
<p>This is a sad story.  This young girl is facing some of the toughest times of her life.  It&#8217;s not funny and it&#8217;s nothing to be triumphant about.  The saddest part of the story, of course, is that her mother was willing to risk her daughter&#8217;s privacy in order to advance her own career.  It&#8217;s sickening.  Palin should have turned the McCain people down.  If she&#8217;s so big on motherhood, she ought to try acting like a mother and not a barracuda.</p>
<p>Cathy<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200678', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: joe cantwell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200676</link>
		<dc:creator>joe cantwell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>is this what happens when

a conservative father doesn&#039;t

take take his conservative daughter to a

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/19/us/0519-PURITY_index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;purity bal&lt;/a&gt;l?

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trolls, any thoughts on that?

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>is this what happens when</p>
<p>a conservative father doesn&#8217;t</p>
<p>take take his conservative daughter to a</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/19/us/0519-PURITY_index.html" rel="nofollow">purity bal</a>l?</p>
<p>*<br />
trolls, any thoughts on that?</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
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		<title>By: Robt</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200670</link>
		<dc:creator>Robt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>“Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that, as parents, we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned,” the Palins wrote. “We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents.”

 It is highly possible their daughter actually did the deed of creating life at the age of 16 years of age.

 Their parents are proud of this?  What an achievement.

 How will the younger children out do that?

If they are so proud, why did they try and hide it to begin with?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that, as parents, we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned,” the Palins wrote. “We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents.”</p>
<p> It is highly possible their daughter actually did the deed of creating life at the age of 16 years of age.</p>
<p> Their parents are proud of this?  What an achievement.</p>
<p> How will the younger children out do that?</p>
<p>If they are so proud, why did they try and hide it to begin with?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200670', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dae</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200502</link>
		<dc:creator>dae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can you imagine the trauma this young 16 year old child is experiencing? My god Mr. McLame and Ms. Soulmate how can you look at yourselves in the mirror?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can you imagine the trauma this young 16 year old child is experiencing? My god Mr. McLame and Ms. Soulmate how can you look at yourselves in the mirror?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200502', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: joe cantwell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200490</link>
		<dc:creator>joe cantwell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Keith Says:
Joe Cantwell,
If I remember correctly, you had a little Alaska “scandal”
in your political career. :)&lt;/em&gt;


conyers, keith.

general conyers.

*
he&#039;s waiting for your call.

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may the best man win.

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good luck.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Keith Says:<br />
Joe Cantwell,<br />
If I remember correctly, you had a little Alaska “scandal”<br />
in your political career. :)</em></p>
<p>conyers, keith.</p>
<p>general conyers.</p>
<p>*<br />
he&#8217;s waiting for your call.</p>
<p>*<br />
may the best man win.</p>
<p>#</p>
<p>good luck.</p>
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		<title>By: LibertyLover</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200488</link>
		<dc:creator>LibertyLover</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;good_golly8 Says:
Every time wacko leftist bloggers launch an attach on Governor Palin’s family, the Republicans gain more votes.&lt;/em&gt;

And an angel gets his wings...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>good_golly8 Says:<br />
Every time wacko leftist bloggers launch an attach on Governor Palin’s family, the Republicans gain more votes.</em></p>
<p>And an angel gets his wings&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200488', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dae</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200486</link>
		<dc:creator>dae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I haven&#039;t read all the comments, but it seems that no one has made the obvious observation. Its not a question of Bristol&#039;s pregnancy or even Sarah&#039;s idiocy. Its a question of McLame&#039;s total lack of judgment. He says he new about the pregnancy in advance. If so he should have told dear Mrs. Palin to go home and look after your family. That he would take her on as a running mate and knowingly expose a 16 come 17 year old girl to the glare of the national media is the most irresponsible act imaginable. This is McLame&#039;s fault plain and simple. Any responsible politician would have insisted that this family should not, could not be put in the national spotlight. Shame on you McLame and shame on you Ms. Soul Mate for what you&#039;ve done to this child you profess to love.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#8217;t read all the comments, but it seems that no one has made the obvious observation. Its not a question of Bristol&#8217;s pregnancy or even Sarah&#8217;s idiocy. Its a question of McLame&#8217;s total lack of judgment. He says he new about the pregnancy in advance. If so he should have told dear Mrs. Palin to go home and look after your family. That he would take her on as a running mate and knowingly expose a 16 come 17 year old girl to the glare of the national media is the most irresponsible act imaginable. This is McLame&#8217;s fault plain and simple. Any responsible politician would have insisted that this family should not, could not be put in the national spotlight. Shame on you McLame and shame on you Ms. Soul Mate for what you&#8217;ve done to this child you profess to love.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200486', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: joe cantwell</title>
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		<dc:creator>joe cantwell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;good_golly8 Says:
Every time wacko leftist bloggers launch an attach on Governor Palin’s family, the Republicans gain more votes.&lt;/em&gt;


funny that.

*
good luck.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>good_golly8 Says:<br />
Every time wacko leftist bloggers launch an attach on Governor Palin’s family, the Republicans gain more votes.</em></p>
<p>funny that.</p>
<p>*<br />
good luck.</p>
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		<title>By: Trixie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200426</link>
		<dc:creator>Trixie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa.........Goonie Goo Goo.  You are to much!  Just spent some time over at Freeperville (I go so you all don&#039;t have to).  WOW!  Talk about projection.  Talk about serious disconnect.  You people are seriously bat sh*t insane at this point.  WOW.  I won&#039;t even touch abstinence only education.  Wow.  Just, wow.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Goonie Goo Goo.  You are to much!  Just spent some time over at Freeperville (I go so you all don&#8217;t have to).  WOW!  Talk about projection.  Talk about serious disconnect.  You people are seriously bat sh*t insane at this point.  WOW.  I won&#8217;t even touch abstinence only education.  Wow.  Just, wow.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200426', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: LibertyLover</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200398</link>
		<dc:creator>LibertyLover</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think that at his point I am less concerned about Palin&#039;s lack of experience than I am about her apparent lack of judgement. 

As evidenced by her trooper-gate scandal. 

As evidenced by the choice to fly from Texas to Alaska while leaking amniotic fluid. (There are state of the art medical centers in Texas. She could have picked one.) 

As evidenced by the choice to accept the VP slot knowing full well that she most probably isn&#039;t qualified to be VP.

As evidenced by her choice to accept the position of running mate to John McCain knowing full well that if McCain won the presidency, she would most likely uproot her family  and move to Washington at a time when her newly married and expecting daughter would be starting a new life. And she would be dealing with the rigors of a special needs baby as well. The Culture shock from moving from Alaska to WA DC would definitely take some adjustment.

I have no problem with her being a nursing mother and working full time, many, many women do it all the time. And if she had been any other woman who had worked for the patriarchal party of the GOP for most of their adult life, it wouldn&#039;t be an issue for me. However, something doesn&#039;t seem quite right to me.

Perhaps she is indeed just a slot filler for the VP slot until McCain gets elected. Then she could all too easily resign her post citing &quot;family matters&quot;  or the &quot;need to spend more time with my family&quot; as so many of the Repubs do and then John McCain is free and available to appoint whomever he wishes to the VP office 
(Lieberman/Romney/Cheney???) . After all, I don&#039;t really believe that Mccain Chose this woman, I believe that she was chosen FOR him - by whom, I don&#039;t know, nonetheless.

Does anyone know if Congress needs to approve the VP in a case like this? It certainly poses an interesting question, does it not? Inquiring minds want to know.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that at his point I am less concerned about Palin&#8217;s lack of experience than I am about her apparent lack of judgement. </p>
<p>As evidenced by her trooper-gate scandal. </p>
<p>As evidenced by the choice to fly from Texas to Alaska while leaking amniotic fluid. (There are state of the art medical centers in Texas. She could have picked one.) </p>
<p>As evidenced by the choice to accept the VP slot knowing full well that she most probably isn&#8217;t qualified to be VP.</p>
<p>As evidenced by her choice to accept the position of running mate to John McCain knowing full well that if McCain won the presidency, she would most likely uproot her family  and move to Washington at a time when her newly married and expecting daughter would be starting a new life. And she would be dealing with the rigors of a special needs baby as well. The Culture shock from moving from Alaska to WA DC would definitely take some adjustment.</p>
<p>I have no problem with her being a nursing mother and working full time, many, many women do it all the time. And if she had been any other woman who had worked for the patriarchal party of the GOP for most of their adult life, it wouldn&#8217;t be an issue for me. However, something doesn&#8217;t seem quite right to me.</p>
<p>Perhaps she is indeed just a slot filler for the VP slot until McCain gets elected. Then she could all too easily resign her post citing &#8220;family matters&#8221;  or the &#8220;need to spend more time with my family&#8221; as so many of the Repubs do and then John McCain is free and available to appoint whomever he wishes to the VP office<br />
(Lieberman/Romney/Cheney???) . After all, I don&#8217;t really believe that Mccain Chose this woman, I believe that she was chosen FOR him &#8211; by whom, I don&#8217;t know, nonetheless.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if Congress needs to approve the VP in a case like this? It certainly poses an interesting question, does it not? Inquiring minds want to know.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200398', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DallasNE</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200346</link>
		<dc:creator>DallasNE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I find this interesting from the standpoint of hypocracy but that is it. Same with the husband&#039;s 1986 DUI. It reflects the do as I say, not as I do attitude.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find this interesting from the standpoint of hypocracy but that is it. Same with the husband&#8217;s 1986 DUI. It reflects the do as I say, not as I do attitude.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200346', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: STL Cynic</title>
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		<dc:creator>STL Cynic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OK, folks.  I smell a rat here.  Too much is coming out too quickly about Palin.  

1. I think it&#039;s fine to examine Palin&#039;s positions on sex education, family values, etc.  However, leave her daughter out of it.  A pregnant 17 year old has enough to worry about without having her pregnancy the subject of political paparazzi.

2. This is vintage Rove.  The Palin announcement takes the focus off of Obama and puts it on McCain.  Palin takes the heat for several days and decides her nomination has become a distraction.  She removes her name and either Ridge, Pawlenty, or Lieberman is named her replacement.  The left is blamed for Palin&#039;s departure thus pacifying the religious right, and the few women dumb enough to support Palin only for her gender.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, folks.  I smell a rat here.  Too much is coming out too quickly about Palin.  </p>
<p>1. I think it&#8217;s fine to examine Palin&#8217;s positions on sex education, family values, etc.  However, leave her daughter out of it.  A pregnant 17 year old has enough to worry about without having her pregnancy the subject of political paparazzi.</p>
<p>2. This is vintage Rove.  The Palin announcement takes the focus off of Obama and puts it on McCain.  Palin takes the heat for several days and decides her nomination has become a distraction.  She removes her name and either Ridge, Pawlenty, or Lieberman is named her replacement.  The left is blamed for Palin&#8217;s departure thus pacifying the religious right, and the few women dumb enough to support Palin only for her gender.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200296', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Badger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Badger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ABC News reports tonight that 10 Republican Operatives and Lawyers are headed to Alaska to deal with this teenage pregnancy problem.

Two Points:

1. They are  most likely going there to INSURE that no medical records or other relevant information are released without court action.

2.  If Sen. McCAin Knew about this weeks ago, why are these operatives just now going to &quot;Handle the Matter&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ABC News reports tonight that 10 Republican Operatives and Lawyers are headed to Alaska to deal with this teenage pregnancy problem.</p>
<p>Two Points:</p>
<p>1. They are  most likely going there to INSURE that no medical records or other relevant information are released without court action.</p>
<p>2.  If Sen. McCAin Knew about this weeks ago, why are these operatives just now going to &#8220;Handle the Matter&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200230', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Keith</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200154</link>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I heard it from Sheldon Bascomb.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I heard it from Sheldon Bascomb.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200154', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Keith</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200148</link>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Joe Cantwell, 
If I remember correctly, you had a little Alaska &quot;scandal&quot;
in your political career.  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joe Cantwell,<br />
If I remember correctly, you had a little Alaska &#8220;scandal&#8221;<br />
in your political career.  :)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200148', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: House of Roberts</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/01/sarah-palin-announces-her-teenage-daughter-is-pregnant/comment-page-5/#comment-5200122</link>
		<dc:creator>House of Roberts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The election is 2 months away and the baby is due 4 months away. As the Church Lady would say, &quot;How Convenient!&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The election is 2 months away and the baby is due 4 months away. As the Church Lady would say, &#8220;How Convenient!&#8221;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200122', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: IBTunion4obama</title>
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		<dc:creator>IBTunion4obama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OH and by the way, I respect Obama for not wanting to attack Palin on this. However, this is fair game. This is crucial. I mean do really want a VP who hides things and who is hypocritical with her &#039;christian-right values&#039;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OH and by the way, I respect Obama for not wanting to attack Palin on this. However, this is fair game. This is crucial. I mean do really want a VP who hides things and who is hypocritical with her &#8216;christian-right values&#8217;?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5200102', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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