Sarah Palin, whose conservative moral values is one of the main reasons John McCain chose her to be his running mate, is officially on the record as supporting abstinence-only education, but it is an opinion that stands in direct contrast to her own kin’s sex life. Excuse me for saying it, but Palin obviously didn’t do a very good job of imparting these values in her own house. As the Daily Kos suggests, Bristol may have done well with some sex education.
The news that her 17-year-old daughter Bristol is 5 months pregnant came as quite a shock. Though liberals and open-minded individuals may have an easier time making sense of teen sex, it’s feasible to imagine that Sarah Palin and many, many other conservatives might be outraged. But Palin isn’t mad at all. In fact, she said in a statement, “We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.”
So, Palin thinks her conservative values should be forced on others but her own daughter, having gone against her mother’s (and God’s?) wishes, is in no way being made into an example.
Female members of the GOP are rallying behind Sarah Palin, saying the media treatment of her is sexist. This is spin beyond control.
Palin is supposedly going to attract a lot of people because of her conservative positions. But the idea to teach abstinence-only sex education may not be one of the positions she’ll thrive on. On whereIstand, only 22 out of 274 people, public figures included, think it should be taught. And the Huffington Post reports that many states are rejecting Federal Funding for abstinence-only education.