Mary Mitchell nails it re: Palin's/conservative hypocrisy about teenage pregnancy. . .

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. . .I think this column is good because its not about the daughter its about the hypocrisy of how Palin and the GOP are handling the issue of teen pregnancy when it affects them during an election year:

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Malarkey.

When an unmarried 17-year-old girl comes up pregnant on the South Side of Chicago, Republicans don't make it sound like a beautiful thing.

They call it tragic and a moral failure, and they often blame the teen's parents.

There's no way to put a positive spin on a teen in this kind of trouble.
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"Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family," Palin said.

More malarkey.

This is not good news, nor is it something the average woman wants to deal with, especially in the public arena.
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http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1139356,CST-NWS-mitch02.article