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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Re: Lefty Bloggers Go After Palin's Daughter
Posted by: Matt Lewis at 7:30 PM
Palin_family

Andrew Sullivan posts this picture and asks:  "Where has Bristol Palin (far right, holding Trig, with a ring on her wedding finger) been for the past year?"  He also says what he's doing isn't a "smear," but rather, "asking questions" ....

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drokmed writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 7:40 PM
Shameless
Keep it up Andrew. Offend all of the women in America, and watch them all vote for McCain/Palin.
vonryansexpress writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 7:40 PM
Let just be sincere about Downs
For the left, proper 'pre-natal' care of a Downs Child is a quick trip to the OB and abortion on demand.

They can't accept having the child, so they seek to create a chimera around it to make it appear to be something other than pure love.


Joe writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 7:49 PM
This is truly shameless
This is one of those rumors you think--I am not even going to dignify it with a response and before you know it Andrew Sullivan is running with it.

You know Andrew Sullivan, who questioned McCain's cross in the dirt story, the Swiftboaters against Kerry (siding with Kerry of course) and who said not a word about John Edwards being qualified to be Veep (John Edwards has less experience than Palin).
drokmed writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 7:51 PM
Does Andrew have a wife and daughters?
I hope another public figure implies Andrew Sullivan's wife and daughters are sluts. He deserves it.
Joe writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 7:57 PM
This is one of the lowest things I have
seen. For these so called journalist-commentators to say this it had better be true. Because if not, this is disgusting and dishonorable behavior.

This is completely unsubstantiated rumor and speculation. For shame.
Joe writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:00 PM
drokmed
Andrew Sullivan is gay and has no children. He has a husband.

But that is not the issue, he is not some diarist at the Daily Kos (not yet anyway). He is a blogger for the Atlantic, which is a very legitimate publication. You do not attack a poltician's children and you do not raise wild rumors and publish them without proof.
Perceptor II writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:00 PM
Shame what's happened to Andrew
I used to enjoy reading his blog back when he was so good at making the conservative case for limited government. Even back then he was in favor of gay marriage, which I oppose, but I appreciated his well written position and he gave me plenty of food for thought. I also thought it remarkable that he, as a gay man, could find nice things to say about Pat Robertson, something *I* have a hard time doing.

That changed during Bush's first term. He got unhinged and hateful toward "Christianists" (read: evangelicals). It soon became clear that if we were to meet each other, he would dislike me not for who I am, but *what* I am.

And now this. Keep in mind that Governor Palin is an evangelical Christian, which in Sullivan's bigoted mind means "sub-human". So he just doesn't extend to her the common courtesies of human decency that we should expect. It's very sad what has happened to this once gifted man.
Brittany writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:11 PM
Attacking Palin's daughter
Oh, it's about to get much worse. There's an e-mail circulating that, not only is the daughter the baby's mother, but the FATHER is Palin's son who was sent to Iraq. This, the libs contend, accounts for why the baby has Down's Syndrome, as he was purportedly a product of incest. I have an urge to use a lot of profanity right now, so I'd better go.
Bill writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:18 PM
Sullivan unhinged
It's obvious to me that it is a purity ring but a self obsessed and out of touch jerk like Sullivan and other "metro-sexual enlightened" boobs like him wouldn't know that.
RC writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:37 PM
Downs
For those that don't know, as a woman passes the age of 34 statistically the chance of a child with Downs increases. Pre natal care has nothing to do with it. It is a side affect of getting pregnant at her age. If you look around, the number of Downs children has decreased. This is due to the absolute narcissism of society. Instead of having the child many decide to kill it so as not to be an inconvenience.

If you have never been around someone with Downs you have missed out. I worked with a group while in Med School. A very kind, loving group of people.
londongrl writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:39 PM
I'm speechless!
Completely speechless. I thought the left had stooped to the lowest of lows when they accused the Clinton's of racism but this defies all belief. Sullivan has been slowly moving to the left. To figure this out all you have to do is watch him on Bill Maher. He hates Bush and I'm sure he hates McCain since he is dead set against gay marriage. But leave the children alone!
londongrl writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:44 PM
By the way
as someone who is in her early 40's and tried unsuccessfully to have a second child I can tell you that pregnancies at 43 are considered high risk. Hell, any pregnancy after 35 is considered high risk. One of the risks? Giving birth to a Down Syndrome child. But I wouldn't expect a numb nuts like Sullivan to know this let alone acknowledge it as a possibility. No, the alternative story is just too juicy to pass up.
miss vicky writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:54 PM
Shut up Sexist/Dems Hill bashed now Sara
The next complaint we will hear is, America can't have a Woman leader getting pregnant, who may have to take over the Presidents job! Surely, Sara would pick a vice President capable of following in McCains shoes until she could rebound! Furthermore, she would want one with foreign expertise to help, just like Obama needed his Joe Biden! Go John/SARA
londongrl writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:59 PM
Oh Vicky
We are already hearing the question "Who's going to take care of her kids when she is VP?" Sexist pigs. NO ONE asks that question when the VP pick is a man. Once again Dems want to have it both ways. Women's lib but only if those women are Democrats.
historyteacher writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 8:59 PM
Sullivan is unhinged
Such speculation is disgusting in the extreme. Sullivan should know better. As a gay man, I wonder if he's ever asked himself, if Democrats knew they would be giving birth to a gay child, would they choose to abort it? Palin's choice was admirable. Speculation like this is only going to earn her sympathy--from normal, un-unhinged people.
animalgirl writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 9:01 PM
Andrew Sullivan
Used to be a right-winger, since he agreed with them on economic issues, but I think got tired of Republicans scapegoating and abusing gay people. So he turned away from them.

Kind of like the way Republicans lost black voters (Nixon's 'Southern Strategy') and in 2006, Latino voters.

Please, keep it up, Republicans. You only seem to be able to attract voters by driving others away. And the demographics are NOT on your side.
sheryl writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 9:19 PM
Oh it's a smear Andrew
Propigating a vicious lie is the very definition of a smear. Andrew should have his sanity checked.

Here is the statement Sarah & Todd Palin issued after she gave birth:

“Trig is beautiful and already adored by us. We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives. We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed.”

Because it's Obama supporters (The Daily Kos/Andrew Sullivan) are spreading this ugly lie the Obama campaign should tell them we renounce your support because we don't want to be associated with this kind of advocacy and hate filled dialogue.


douglas writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 9:53 PM
of course its a lie and they know it.
There are pictures of sarah palin pregnant, definately showing, and of course it is a smear, dont you understand that obama and keith oberman and all of them know they are lying and distoreting things, but there is a reason keith oberman can have a tv show and obama can burst into limelight and sweep away a vast group of people , that they are liars and complete idiots isnt it, its that they truely count on the fact that we are as well.And from some of what Ive read about all of this , they are right, sadly.Obama said just the other day that mccain was out of touch because he thinks rich starts at 5 mil. but the truth is on tape , its from the saddleback town meeting with both mccain and obama, so I guess barrack cant claim he was never there as he did with wright , and he knows its not the truth, but he hopes one of two things is true, first you didnt see it so I is true because we should believe him, or that you truely are as big an idiot as he and oberman believe, so even if you happen to see it well, you wont believe you own ears but will accept his lie.This now is the same, and I am not just angry, i am outraged and will do everything I can to expose obama and the rest and to defeat them as well, and not just for president but the congress and the senate as well. Why is this " the dems" year to sweep the election, what cuz they say its so,cuz the polls say its so, no its because they convince people and they give up, not me and I pray not you as well. I dont want people who work this way running my country I didnt spend my service in the jungle in viet nam for this crap,obama is right about one thing "enough is quite enough".These cowards attacked a child and smeared her name to try to beat down an opponate in an election, and they want too lead my country and speak to the world for me, I think not, never!!!!.
jbeuk writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 10:03 PM
the left
This is what will assist in losing this election for Obama. The left cannot control themselves. The Democratic party is the party of hate. They know nothing else.
miss vicky writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 10:08 PM
DEMS.,SORRY WISH THEIR LADY WAS BACK?
DEMS., NOTORIOUS FOR SLAMMING THE COMPETITIONS DAUGHTERS, CHELSEA AND NOW SARAS! THE FAKE OBAMA HAS THE NERVE TO BRAG ABOUT BEING A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEADER, ONE WHO DOESN'T DO BUSINESS AS USUAL, A UNITER, BRINGING IN A NEW KIND OF POLITICS! EXCUSE ME, LETS HOPE HE DOSEN'T HAVE TO EAT HIS MISLEADING WORDS OR HE WILL IMPLODE!
GIVE IT UP DELUSIVE OBAMA, YOUR WORDS RING HOLLOW! EX DEMOCRAT
Steve-o writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 10:26 PM
Dems will get hurt by this one...
The baby, the mother, the time and place of birth, and the delivering doctor are matters of record. Keep it up, Democrats.
E. writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 10:59 PM
Wow! That's low!
Glad I opened this site first. I'm so ticked off that I'm gonna donate more $$$ to McCain.
Today's the last day. Thanks, Andrew Sullivan. Keep up the vitriol (no matter how you camouflage it, it is still vitriol). Low, Low, LOW!!!

This is a good example why I'm a FORMER Democrat.
E. writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 11:10 PM
Just made a donation, Andrew.
Instead of donating on the internet as I did the last time, I just called 1-866-775-2008 for John McCain's election fund. Do it fast, folks. Today, August 31st is the last day.

Tea Party writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 11:43 PM
Despicable
toads. My mother had my sister at age 42, I was 15. We went to my Aunts church bazaar, and I carried her proudly up the aisle of the auditorium to show her off to my Aunt and her friends. One silly old biddy actually asked me,
"Is it yours?" I was stunned and it devastated me, for awhile I didn't want to take my baby sis anywhere for fear someone would think she was mine. This was in the era of shot gun weddings.
So I can empathize with this young girl, it's going to hurt and hurt badly..my situation was
just a silly old woman..but Bristol has been attacked by the evilest people in this country.
And smeared her and her BROTHER..she's in the public eye.
I'm so mad I'm chewing nails and they aren't attached to me.
THIS has to be attacked ferociously..that girl
should be defended.
These foul inhabitants of the sewer don't know what decency and chastity is, they are so befouled with their own evil lives..they think
everyone is like they are.
Jan writes: Sunday, August, 31, 2008 11:46 PM
Blogger Trash Talk
This is garbage and a blogger at his worst. If the MSM picks it up, then it becomes a problem. Otherwise, I'm not paying attention to this idiocy. If anything, bloggers should make a stand on this type of titillation and voice their dissension. Peers going after the offender will most likely have more weight, especially if bloggers are trying to elevate their work and create credibility among journalists.
stormie writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:18 AM
Sullivan is a Conservative blogger
But like FoxNews, the RW likes to mislabel Party dissenters not in lockstep or indicted GOP sex scandal 'preverts' as "lefties", "loons" and "(D)".

But that aside, there is serious stuff out there concerning Palin's "pregnancy" and birth of her 5th child, and these are very legitimate questions considering the woman is would be a heartbeat from President if elected. DO we want liars AGAIN in the WH? If this is not her baby, why lie? If this is her daughters child, again - WHY LIE?

It's all very unseemly from this unvetted VP choice.


Joseph writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:20 AM
The Fury of Andrew Sullivan
Hell hath no fury, does it, Mr. Sullivan?
You are beneath contempt.

Karma will come your way.
LauraG writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:29 AM
Give the Dems enough rope, and they will
hang themselves. Their jealousy over McCain having picked a woman, and such a qualified one at that when Obamessiah picked an old, out of touch, inconsequential bum such as Biden is eating them up.

They will stoop to new depths to smear Palin. they are evil pure and simple, and their agenda has proven that over and over.

Evil usually cancels itself out, and these people are in for a rude awakening when the Conservatives shove it down their throats in November. Vote Mc Cain/Palin.
Lerxst writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:37 AM
Isabella
The name may change but the bile remains the same.

I hope they pay you well to spread this junk.

Jan writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:41 AM
;Biden an aneurism away
Isabella, Obama is an aneurism away from being the most unqualified president in modern history. He doesn't even have Palin's leadership and executive experience. And, forget about telling me that Palin was the mayor of less than 10,000 people. Obama and Biden have no management and executive experience the size and scope for which Palin has handled. The heartbeat away cliché that you and the idealess MSM keep trotting out is inane. Biden has had his share of health issues too.
Shannon writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 1:05 AM
It's a lie
So, any bets on when Obama throws DailyKos and HuffPost under the bus?

NoQuarter has traced the Palin smear sites to the same IP address as Obama's Fight the Smears site. Is this the Chicago style politics we have been hearing about?


http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/2008/08/30/dailykos-rumo rs-debunked-here-is-sarah-palin-pregnancy-photo-on-feb-10th -2008/
Ron writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 2:43 AM
Shannon, can you provide a link?
I would love to see where NoQuarter has said the Palin smear sites go to the same IP address as Obama's Fight the Smears site. That would be interesting. I looked on NoQuarter and could not find it.
Ana Mus writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 7:36 AM
Ron, you can go to
gatewaypundit as well as noquarter and a whole host of other sites who have captured the IP and traced those Palin smear sites back to Obama.

These people take their marching orders and talking points directly from the Obama campaign and it is Obama who is directly responsible for all this trash.
Dottie writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 11:14 AM
Hey, swansong
What exactly is your point? What serious questions are there? Even DailyKos has abandoned this story! Maybe YOU have questions because you desperately want to discredit this woman.

I am proud that there is an accomplished woman running for VP of my party. We keep talking about how we want change, we want someone who is a "regular" person going to Washington, we are tired of career politicians, but when it comes to walking the walk--we sit down and sulk. Not me, and apparently not millions of others in this country who have been energized by her selection!

You want to talk about liars--look at Obama and his sleazy associations that he tries to cover up. Look at Biden who is a proven plagiarist. Come on, is that they best you can do?
Ron writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 11:16 AM
Please provide a link?
Shannon or Ana Mus,

Please provide a link to support your statement the Obama campaign is behind this nonsense. I am not disputing you, but I cannot find it. If it is easy for you to find, then it should be easy for you to copy and paste the URL.
Ron writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 11:20 AM
Dottie, please provide a link?
I have just visited DailyKos and cannot see where they "abandoned the story." What does that mean exactly? Did they repudiate the story? I could not find any evidence of that. Can you please provide a link?
Dottie writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:21 PM
check it out
Do you see this story all over the DailyKos? Go over and check out the muck (just make sure you take a shower afterward). Are you one of those people who wants to keep it going because it gives you some weird satisfaction to bully women and teen-aged girls?

Some sane posters over there have made some intelligent comments about the situation, and the left would be smart to heed what they say.
Joe writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:25 PM
Sullivan plays dirty gutter hack role
I am not one of those persons calling Barack Obama a mulsim or terrorist. Plus I am a Daily Dish Sullivan Reader from way back when Sullivan first started after 9/11. I defended Sullivan when he called Hugh Hewitt on his past excesses (although I never recall Hewitt attacking a politician's kids). I have also defended Sullivan in the past from Ace, HotAir, Michelle Malkin, Jonah Goldberg, John Podhoretz, etc. I often do not agree with Sullivan's take, but I thought he was an honorable voice. For me to attack him now is a big deal, but it is justified.

Sullivan crossed a line with this nonsense. You do not attack a candidate's children without good cause and solid evidence. A Daily Kos echo chamber is not a legitimate source. Sullivan played the role of a dirty gutter hack. And he did it all on his own.

John Podhoretz nails it with this article: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/jpodhore tz/24862
Timothy writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:27 PM
Ring
Andrew, she wears the ring to discourage losers like you from approaching her.

Some people wear "promise" rings to display their chastity until marriage.

Some people wear rings because it's their free choice and they like the ring.


If this is the best they can do....well.......
Dottie writes: Monday, September, 01, 2008 12:43 PM
Um, Ron
In light of recent revelations, if they don't repudiate it, they will look like the totally unhinged bunch of nuts that they are!
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