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 Greetings! You are reading an article from The Mudville Gazette. To reach the front page, with all the latest news and views, click the logo above or "main" below. Thanks for stopping by! September 1, 2008 Palin says her 17-year-old daughter is pregnantBy GreyhawkThe 17-year-old daughter of the Republican vice-presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, is pregnant, Palin said Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.Story here. Good luck with that "liberal bloggers" thing. Update - Andrew Sullivan, post-announcement: "Now all we need is confirmation from the obstetrician who delivered Sarah's baby, Trig." He's been one of the most intense followers (some might argue "proponent") of the "Trig is Bristol's baby" story. If the Palins really want to "knock down rumors" they might have to do just that. I respect rights to privacy, and have a 17-year old daughter myself, so I empathize. But I must note that had this info been released prior to the veep announcement it would be every bit the non-story that it absolutely isn't right now. (Or will be tomorrow - during a break in the wall-to-wall hurricane coverage.) FWIW - odd that with all the effort put forth by "liberal bloggers" to prove Bristol Palin was pregnant months ago they missed the fact that she is now. I suppose it's true, as a wise man once said, that "to see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." And Barack Obama: "This issue is off limits". "And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories," he said. "You know my mother had me when she was 18, and how a family deals with issues and, you know, teenage children, that shouldn't be the topic of our politics and I hope that anybody who is supporting me understands that's off limits."The Senator can empathize, too. Posted by Greyhawk / September 1, 2008 4:20 PM | Permalink 9 Comments |
March 19, 2010Dawn Patrol 03/19/2003 [Greyhawk]
"Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs and various sources around the world." Mudville was founded in March, 2003. Our efforts to bring the thoughts, words, and deeds of milbloggers to a wider world evolved to become The Dawn Patrol in March, 2005. With today's entry we're going to reset the clock - but not re-write the history - and recreate the world as it was - on a day the world changed...
Updating... more to follow.... MILBOGSAndrew Olmsted, 19 Mar 2003, Stateside: It would appear that the liberation of Iraq has begun. Greyhawk, 18 Mar 2003, Germany: A united world could have, just maybe, brought down Saddam without firing a shot. We will never know. 19 Mar: We'll never know what a united world could have achieved... the UN could not agree on anything, the situation degenerated, and here we are. Status quo was not working. The French were too desperate for oil and trade at any cost. Well-intentioned Americans were led into the streets by Communists (and others) with an agenda. The media distorted the split. Many in America and abroad thought they could manipulate the situation to their personal gain. They miscalculated. The fire is lit. Pontifx ex Machina, 18 Mar, undisclosed location: Rolling out the gate, the guard gets a quick "hook-em, horns" sign as we weave through the barricades. Then we're off, cruising through the desert in a battered-up SUV. On the eve of war, only one thing passes through our minds: is there going to be any appropriate music on the radio? Lt Smash, 19 Mar, undisclosed location: Read the President's speech today. The clock is ticking. Chief Wiggles, 22 Mar, Kuwait: The war started Wednesday morning for us right after the president gave a speech to the American people that lasted about 4 minutes. We were all very anxious for this whole thing to be either over or get it on its way. Will, 22 Mar, en route: I am going to Baghdad to personally shoot that paper hanging son of a bitch! Lt Smash 20 Mar, undisclosed location: Sgt Stryker, 20 Mar, Stateside: Iraq to File U.N. Complaint About Attack Primary Main Objective, 30 Mar, undisclosed location I Dare Kofi to Come Get Me.
BruceR, Flit, 19 Mar, Canada: AND SO IT BEGINS. Godspeed, Yanks. Come home safe and soon. Andrew Olmsted, 20 Mar 2003, Stateside: The most important thing to remember over the next few days is this: the first reports are almost always inaccurate. First reports are generally submitted in the heat of battle before any real analysis can take place. Therefore, they're highly subjective, based on limited information, and rarely hit the mark. So as the first reports of 'surgical strikes' on Iraqi forces come in, it's best to take those reports with a grain of salt... Iraqi BlogsSalam Pax, Baghdad: The bombing aould come and go in waves, nothing too heavy and not yet comparable to what was going on in 91. all radio and TV stations are still on and while the air raid began the Iraqi TV was showing patriotic songs and didn't even bother to inform viewers that we are under attack. at the moment they are re-airing yesterday's interview with the minister of interior affairs. THe sounds of the anti-aircarft artillery is still louder than the booms and bangs which means that they are still far from where we live, but the images we saw on Al Arabia news channel showed a building burning near one of my aunts house... Other BlogsAndrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish: How much more morally indefensible is appeasement when we also have complete international authority to do what must be done? I think we will look back in the future and not ask, as so many now are, how it was that diplomacy didn't get unanimity on this matter. We will look back and see the moral obtuseness of Chirac and Putin and Schroder and Carter and feel nothing but contempt for them, and their preference for state terror over the responsibilities of the free world. That's why I felt enormous pride tonight in the stand being taken by Blair and Bush. The president's speech was measured, firm, just. Blair's political risks - in order to do what he believes is plainly right - will confirm him in history as a great prime minister, the conscience of his party, and the leader of his country. I say that before this war begins, because the cause is just whatever vicissitudes of conflict await us... Glenn Reynolds has a ton of links. Newpapers
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How long before this becomes Thomas Eagleton all over again? He lasted 18 days before withdrawing his name from consideration. I doubt Sarah Palin will last that long.
John McCain will come to his senses soon and nominate someone who's actually qualified.
I'm not sure how her daughter's pregnancy demonstrates the Governors lack of qualification to be veep. Did you mean to leave this comment on the "Foreign Policy" post? Please clarify.
Well this is the only sensible thing BO has ever said. Sarah Palin will resign from the campaign for lack of experience right after the three others that have less executive experience than she resign before her.
Class move by Obama. (Less so by Ed).
We await Sullivan's response to Obama. Andy already had about 12 posts up on this topic today before the Senator weighed in - he might be worn out.
Of course, he's not in the Obama camp, so as a neutral observer concerned only with, uhh.. well... whatever it is he's concerned about he can press on.
But if the Palins release a statement per GH above, how long til he demands youtube video of the birth?
Obama better find a bunch of pink slips then. His people have been running smear web sites about Palin linked right back to his web sites. Obama's is just one big lie after another. Or he's just plain stupid. "Charles Johnson busted the Obama Camp for setting up anti-Palin websites".
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/08/busted-obama-camp-behind-palin-smear.html#comments
Obama is absolutely at least partially responsible for this GARBAGE. What he says and what his 'supporters' do are entirely different things.
He is the one after all who has made it a habit to suck up to the foulest of the 'progressive' blog sites and attend their 'functions'. Did he not praise Kos just recently ?
If he wants to 'empathize' perhaps he might do the right thing and declare the 'Daily Kos' to be persona non grata in his campaign. But he won't actuallt DO anything. He NEVER does. Bill Clinton had his Sister Souljah moment, and now Obama has his.
But Obama is no Bill Clinton.
And that will speak more truly about his 'motivations' than his usual meaningless 'verbiage'.
As to Sullivan --- one needs a shower just for mentioning him. Actually going to his madhouse to read his poison requires industrial grade disinfection . What a shabby spectacle of 'politics'. No wonder people are fed up with the whold thing.
I'm with Irish Gal, why would McCain dump his running mate who has more executive experience than all other candidate's combined.
What I admire about Gov Palin, her ambition was never to be a politician but to confront and reform bad government. She didn't play the policical suck-up game to do it, she walked the talked and along the way she discovered she had a talent to led and make tough decisions.
None can get her experience by sucking up to political machines in Chicago or Washington DC, being a Senator is easy...all one has to do is be present.
I think Palin is not perfect but she is honest and hard working standing for what we want and need. She is no less experienced than Obama. And what is with Biden? He almost seems under the influence at times.