Note to self:

[busymom]

I should make sure that my daughters know how to cook and clean and tell them to be teachers and nurses, but not doctors, lawyers, executives or God-forbid try and be president or vice-president if they have children? Perhaps I need to send Howard Dean my registration card for the democratic party back? Is this what we believe in?

Seriously, I am going to stick to the actual issues that I disagree with when it comes to the McCain/Palin ticket. She is an extreme pro-life, creationist with ties to the oil industry. Suck on that....not on her choice as a woman.

How can any pro-choice dem support abortion rights but not the rights of a woman to work if she so chooses..at the job that she chooses?

This absolutely baffles me.

[TwilightGardener]

1. There was one--count'em--ONE thread on that that I saw, so don't

go off on a big rant on that basis. Most DUers don't care.

[goldcanyonaz]

4. There have been at least 10 threads on her NOT staying home to care for her child.

[TwilightGardener]

9. OK, the point was brought up, discussed, and nothing was concluded--

most people will pass their own judgment. I'll be damned if DUers make this woman out to be some sort of feminist martyr on this basis alone.

[busymom]

5. Wrong.

There have been multiple threads all morning either directly about this or that start about something else and then go right into the working mom bashing.

[TwilightGardener]

I've seen very little "working-mom" bashing. The only issue that seems

to be the sticking point for some on DU is the fact that this is a very young infant with developmental problems--that's not an indictment of working moms, that's just a question of judgment in choosing Palin. I juggled working part-time while my oldest was an infant, and that was tough enough. People are just projecting their own experiences onto this issue.

[busymom]

14. I disagree

Though there has been a focus on the fact that the child has Down's Syndrome, there has also been an indictment about her working due to the age of the infant.

Here's the ironic twist. I stayed at home after the births of each of my 5 children, gave up a professional career and can't imagine leaving such a small baby. That being said, I absolutely support other moms who want or need to go back to work...without hesitation...regardless of the age of the child.

I also have a good friend who is a physician. She has 3 children and her youngest is developmentally challenged. She continued to work after his birth and hired a wonderful caregiver who provided this little boy with good, loving care. She pumped breastmilk in her office and spent as much time as possible with him. I thought she was a good mom...and her little boy is now 11 and is doing very well.

[TwilightGardener]

15. I can see both sides to the argument. I don't think it's that big a deal--

it's something that voters will decide for themselves.

[clear eye]

2. To Whom Are You Responding?

Is there a post that I missed criticizing her choice because she's a woman? If there was, you really should have posted this as a reply instead of flaming the whole board with it.

[goldcanyonaz]

3. I never knew the Democratic party demanded women stay home to nurse children.

I'm glad I learned this on the board today.

[busymom]

6. me too.

[demokatgurrl]

7. Say it with me: anti-choice, anti-choice, anti-choice

Sorry but I am on a personal mission to stop allowing these right-wing neocons who don't give a damn about anyone's life once they are born to take the name "pro-life".

[BrklynLiberal]

8. She is going to use her position as a "mom" to gain votes..

I have no problem with a woman doing any job she is qualified for...and it better be for equal pay. I was a single working Mom.
BUT..VP of the US is in a category all by itself..especially for a mom of 5 children, one of whom is a special needs baby.
I believe think she is going to use her "motherhood" position, and it will be used by McSame, to gain support she does not really deserve.

[SoonerPride]

10. How about she's an unqualified hack?

Who cares if she's a mom or even a woman?

She hasn't the experience to answer that 3AM phone call.

[busymom]

13. exactly

[Occam Bandage]

11. I see McCain's choice is already bearing fruit.

Let's band together, overreact whenever we can, and drive that wedge deeper!

[cliffordu]

12. Those idiots don't speak for the entire board or the entire party.

They are idiots.

And you are right - we have to stay with the truth: She is the same kind of "pro-life" creationist oil shill the rest of them are.

[AlCzervik]

16. She's unqualified for the job whether she has no kids or 20, period, end of story.