Feminism took a step backwards this week. After being told for decades that women are being held back by the proverbial glass ceiling the left is looking to repair its most recent cracks with duct tape.
Apparently a mom, the once dispensable facet of the nuclear family according to many a card carrying liberal, is now so indispensable that she should actually feel guilty for seeking the job as Vice President of the United States. And you should be guilty too for recommending her for the post. This is the new theme as demonstrated by Liz Hunt of the Daily Telegraph and repeated by others that seem to have a new found problem with successful conservative mothers.
Hunt actually appears more desperate than most when attacking Sarah Palin by implying that Palin's daughter Bristol is getting married instead of getting an abortion for reasons of her mother's "political expediency".
Love and support are all very well. But what about choice. I just hope poor Bristol had a say in it too and that she isn't becoming a wife and parent at such a young age for reasons of political expediency and her mother's soaring ambition.
I suppose that Hunt could be implying that Bristol put the child up for adoption. But when left to poinder the phrasing, "what about choice", the left usually means "what about choice (for abortion)?"
No surprises here. This the the correct line that must be taken by the new watchers at the gates of choice that are also predisposed to oppose conservatism. Forget all that feel good rhetoric about breaking the glass ceiling, forget all the ambitions for achieving what had previously been reserved for men. Everything is different now. If the left towed that line today then it might be accomplished by A REPUBLICAN! Abort.
So Barack Obama's supporters in the media have a new task in the face of a new dilemma. But they must be crafty about it. Especially the ones that also had a dual role in once characterizing women as victims living in a man's world. How in the world are they going to campaign for their preferred candidate while keeping at least one toe in the koolaid so as not to offend women? Naturally Liz Hunt and others like her must infer that Bristol Palin is being forced to become a mother. Just as it is natural for them to attack Sarah Palin using the narrative that she is neglecting her family. It is the old "defend one insult another" tactic.
Again, Hunt doesn't disappoint.
It is only since Palin's selection last week that their dollars have started to tumble into McCain's campaign coffers. But whose family values is she enthusiastic about?
How can she reconcile such a high-profile job as "veep" - a "heartbeat" away from leadership of the free world and all that - with bringing up five children, the oldest of whom is about to serve in Iraq and the youngest of whom is just five months old and has Down's Syndrome?
Her husband, known as "The First Dude", has been described as a stay-at-home Dad, but he gave up his job with BP only briefly and returned to work earlier this year for financial reasons.
Now that we know Palin's 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, is pregnant, the question is even more pertinent. This is a teenager whose unplanned pregnancy has been announced to the world.
Everything about her is under scrutiny, and she will need her mother as never before. I am not much reassured by the statement issued on Monday by the family: "Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realise very quickly the difficulties of raising a child which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family."
Everything old is new again. Women should no longer seek a family and dare to dream about becoming President, or Vice President for that matter. It is time to rediscover your place. Suddenly that place is back in the kitchen. Welcome to the new progressive media narrative.
Terry Trippany is the publisher of Webloggin and holds the post as The Watcher at Watcher of Weasels. All emphasis in the article is mine.
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I imagine if Palin was
September 3, 2008 - 10:09 ET by BDI imagine if Palin was pro-abort and had encouraged her daughter to kill the baby - Liz Taylor would be singing the praises.
Libs desire life without consequense.
Libs
September 3, 2008 - 10:13 ET by iveseenitallOf course, now that the "wrong" woman has broken the glass ceiling, she's not a good "mom". And when Bill Clinton became the classic sexual harasser, "feminists" were quiet. "Liberals" have no principles at all. They are not to be believed or trusted. They are disgusting, spineless cowards.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Media Knuckleheads
September 3, 2008 - 10:11 ET by NotafraidThere is a line that Renee Zellweger says in the movie Cold Mountain, "You create the clouds and then when it rains you say 'Oh no, it's raining!" The media inappropriately intrude into a personal matter not related to the candidate's suitability and then they say "Isn't it a shame that the daughter as to suffer media scrutiny because of the ambitions of her daughter?"
Lets
September 3, 2008 - 10:14 ET by cvgbuckeyeLets see now;;;;the liberal solutions:
1. Lie and the MSM will let you skate
2. Kill the Baby
3. Combination of #'s 1 & 2
The political expediency of the left
September 3, 2008 - 10:33 ET by c5thenThey would rather kill a baby then put up with the bad press. Can't understand another viewpoint. They would rather demean and degrade another woman than let the Republicans actualy be the first with a female VP.
They exude hypocrisy.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
i hope at some point ...
September 3, 2008 - 10:38 ET by pmohbuckpalin just comes out and tells the media the truth and says: "my family is none of your business" or "when you confirm the validity of rape accusations against bill clinton ... we'll talk."
it would also be nice to have her state that, contrary to hillary clinton, who sports permanent treadmarks on her back courtesy of husband bill and his proclivities ... she's in charge of her family and life ... not the media. there comes a point in which these politicians say too much in order to defend themselves ... words they often regret later. i hope palin is candid, but prudent in her effort to define who she is to the american public.
"none of your (damn) business" ... a simple phrase that could have done wonders in eliminating the word "impeached" when describing the country's 42nd president.
Major differences between libs and conservatives...
September 3, 2008 - 10:38 ET by Baltimore_BethOne of the major differences I've noticed between liberal women and conservative women is that libs think of children as an inconvenience, and conservatives think of them as a blessing. Michelle Obama talks about her acheivements in terms of what she's been able to do despite having children. Her whole attitude is "And I did this while raising two children!" and she says it with a sort of grim expression. Conservative women, aside from seeing children as a blessing, simply accept that there will be sacrifices but having children isn't going to hold them back from success.
Another thing the MSM and Obama's frothing-at-the-mouth supporters are overlooking is how important babies and marriages are to small-town America. In Louisiana, a lot of high-school age girls think of having children as the main goal of their lives. They might be pregnant when they get married (and they might be 17 or 18) but they do get married, to the 'baby daddy,' and they raise their children together, with their extended family around them to help out. That's just how it is there. Obama slings mud at this constituency at his own peril. Family values isn't abstinence and oppression, as the left wants to believe, so much as it is taking responsibility for one's actions, and accepting that responsibility without bitching and moaning about it for years and years.When I was in college in Lake Charles, a lot of my classmates were women in their mid-twenties who returned to school when their children were old enough to go to first grade. They take child-rearing very seriously there, and while I won't argue for sexually active teenagers, I can applaud them when they take responsibility for their actions without a visit to the local Planned Parenthood.
Brits
September 3, 2008 - 10:40 ET by rick007LOL The Brits with their inbreeding need to shut up.
Doncha love it...
September 3, 2008 - 10:52 ET by cest moi...first, Bristol keeping her baby was to be the big bye-bye for Governor Palin.
That didn't work, so now they're floating that Palin is making her daughter keep the baby for her political expediency.
Can't have it both ways, faux newsies - or do you all have ADD?
We don't. And we're keeping track of all your, uh - floaters.
Heres what i dont understand
September 3, 2008 - 10:54 ET by rotylrand i dont understand why its not being asked of liberals. If Obama's mother was only 18 when she was pregnant (maybe 17 when she became), would the logical choice of the liberals be to have her abort her child. Which means that they would have been in favor of killing Barack instead of letting him lead their party.
I find that kind of ironic now that they are saying that Bristol should be considering that but cant because of her mothers politics.
So why aren't they leading the charge saying that in their world they would have aborted their new leader............classic
Irony...
September 3, 2008 - 10:57 ET by cest moi...is totally lost on the faux newsies. They don't have the attention or the wit to recognize their own hypocrisy. Same goes for their mouth-breathing followers.
They live in the moment, doncha know...
And another one...
September 3, 2008 - 10:55 ET by Baltimore_BethAnd why was it when Pelosi took her oath, surrounded by children, the MSM had an orgasm about how she could "Run the country and raise the children!" but they don't have that reaction for Sarah Palin?
WHY!?!?!?
The answer is really this
September 3, 2008 - 11:23 ET by taterThe answer is really this simple...
one has a (D) the other has an (R).
www.theholyrosary.org
"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we can not resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary." -Sister Lucia
They just can't help giving
September 3, 2008 - 11:01 ET by motherbeltThey just can't help giving themselves away:
Notice that she refers to "poor Bristol." ("punished with a baby"- Barack Obama)
and this:
Everything about her is under scrutiny, (we will see to that!)
for reasons of political expediency and her mother's soaring ambition.
Did anyone ask Elizabeth Edwards if she was sacrificing for her husband's "soaring ambition"?
There isn't enough time in the day to point out all the venom and hypocrisy the media are exhibiting.
They really are shameless.
Shameless?
September 3, 2008 - 11:04 ET by cest moiSouless.
I've seen Porkies. I want to
September 3, 2008 - 11:46 ET by Jack BauerI've seen Porkies. I want to know is Liz married to Mike Hunt, who was so famously paged at the kegger.
High School Sweethearts
September 3, 2008 - 12:34 ET by Secret ConservativeAs someone who had the good sense to marry my high school sweetheart, I applaud both Sarah Palin (who married hers) and Bristol Palin, who is about to marry hers. I can't believe the MSM doesn't think it possible that Bristol actually LOVES her boyfriend, that they may have been talking marriage BEFORE the pregnancy, and that this isn't the end of Bristol's life! They would prefer that it be the end of the BABY'S life! Well, I have news for the MSM. MILLIONS of women marry their high school sweethearts and stay happily married for life. This is especially true when they come from a strong marriage, which Sarah Palin seems to have. Many of these women also go on to get college educations and have fulfilling careers - as well as being good parents. I say, every woman who married her HSS (or wishes she had) should work hard to elect Sarah Palin Vice President of the U.S.
Edwards
September 3, 2008 - 12:54 ET by rick007How many love children does Edwards realy have??
For every one the MSM will give you 10 points.
Liz Hunt v/s Peggy Noonan
September 3, 2008 - 13:52 ET by HillbillyKingLiz, "But what about choice. I just hope poor Bristol had a say in it too
and that she isn't becoming a wife and parent at such a young age for
reasons of political expediency and her mother's soaring ambition."
Peggy, "And leave her kid alone, bitch."
OHHH Hunt is down....That's it the ref stops it. Ding, Ding. Ladies and Gentleman still undeafted, undisputed, champion of the world.....Peggy Noonan. (crowd goes wild)
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