Hail to the Chiefs – Malia and Sasha Obama

That. Was. Awesome! LOL You go girl.

Dave Bales< Bristol's the one who's evolved, she's smart. It is people like you who are taking this country backwards, Dave, you're ignorant.

Congratulations and thanks for such a concise and insightful article.

Best wishes
Gabriel

Name calling and attacks? Wow! I believe in healthy debate not mean spirited name calling and condescending diatribe . It is hard to try and understand and respect one’s point of view when it turns mean and ugly. Sway me with your knowledge, not attacks.

Interesting how when Romney asked his wife’s opinion on women’s issues, they were vilified because she never worked outside the home. However no one seems to think poorly of Obama who asks his children their ideas of gay marriage. Double standards and media biase alive and well in America.

Bristol, your post really disappoints me. Even as a homosexual and an atheist, I have always been a conservative and a Republican. I vehemently supported your mother’s and Senator McCain’s bid for office. I’m also a strong supporter of Governor Romney’s campaign. A family is a family, no matter who is a member of it. Families share ideas, children influence their parent’s thinking, and parent’s teach their children how to be compassionate and responsible adults. Perhaps at your age, you haven’t seen how your life affects your parents way of thinking. Your argument about family intervention is disingenuous and I think your observations about the way female Republican politicians are treated is way off base. Michele Bachmann didn’t get the question about being submissive simply because she was a woman, a Christian, or a Republican. She was asked that question because she insists on using a thousands of years old collection of stories and parables as a rulebook for all of us, rather than a guidebook for herself. With 312 million of us having varied beliefs and faiths, it is unconscionable to govern based on one set of religious beliefs. The liberal media, which I generally abhor, posed that question in defense of the millions of Americans who don’t believe in the same things as she. They sought to clarify her beliefs. When she uses the literal teachings of the Bible to fight for legislation, why would it not be logical to assume that she uses the literal teachings of the Bible to shape her daily life? Do I believe the liberal media used that question as a veiled attempt to discredit her based on her Christianity? Yes, I do. I also believe that, for more reasons than not, it was a very valid question. The issue of marriage is a very sensitive topic to many. However, the issue of religion in government is a far greater one. I personally believe marriage to be a religious ceremony, a sacrament meant to unify a man and a woman for all of eternity. I also believe that our government has no business sanctifying religious sacraments. If I know anything about religion, it’s that the deity is the only with the power to truly sanctify something. I love my Christian friends and family, but for them to insist we all model our lives after theirs is foolish. I love my country and it’s guarantee of freedom for many beliefs, but shaping it according to one set of unwavering beliefs is equally foolish. Christians are generally good and kind people. You all just need to understand and accept that you are not the only good and kind people.

Otherwise, you rock lady! Keep doing what you’re doing!

Exactly! He is a divider instead of being a leader.

Bristol, I think you are not quite representing how President Obama came to this decision. He has talked with many, many friends and family about this issue. He didn’t come to this decision by simply asking Sasha and Malia what he should do. Personally, I believe in tolerance, and that should homosexuals choose to marry we should not prohibit them and they should be allowed all the benefits of opposite-sex couples. Most Americans are fairly tolerant of gays, shouldn’t our government also reflect that? Bristol, as a Christian I certainly believe that marriage and family function best in opposite-sex marriages, but isn’t it also a Christian attitude to allow everyone equal benefits under the law?

Bristol, this is such a great blog! I especially liked your thought, “So let me get this straight – it’s a problem if my mom listened too much to my dad, but it’s a heroic act if the President made a massive change in a policy position that could affect the entire nation after consulting with his teenage daughters?” God bless you, your son, mom, dad & the whole family! Go Bristol! Go Sarah!

Excellent and great points and reasoning. How any Christian could think that homosexuals marrying is ok or acceptable is beyond me as the Bible is very clear that their lifestyle is an abomination to Him. It doesn’t matter what our personal opinions on this are as we stand before Him in judgement, not each other. When the voters were allowed to vote on allowing homosexual marriages, they voted against it. The majority of states that have allowed same sex marriage got the law passed by the house and senate of their states. When very liberal California voted on same sex marriage, they voted no. It was a liberal judge that changed this,not the voters. At least 30 states have voted against same sex marriage and unlike our president who thinks we have 57 states(yes, he said that he had been to 57 so far), 30 is more than 1/2 of the states that are against same sex marriage. Even animal families are headed up by male and females, not 2 males or 2 females. Keep their feet to the fire Bristol as you are right on regarding this issue.

Acts 15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
If you are married in church by an appointed representative of God on Earth, doesn;t that count?

Thank you for saying this Bristol. I’m sorry to say that we have an evil, morally bankrupt imbecile in the White House. Thank God for people like you, Bristol!!

We received an email from Obama explaining why he was supporting gay marriage NOW and ASKING for a political DONATION. He has been POTUS for over 3 yrs but now that he has OFFICIALLY started his campaign, he needs gay’s money, votes, & time. This will help him in Hollywood as I think Obama sees Hollywood as his own personal ATM machine.This is the 2nd time he has brought in his CHILDREN on a stance. First was gov. paidf birth control for college students and now this. I think he has not only failed as a President but as a father too.

Bristol, you are dead on. Parents need to be parents, not friends. Yes, it’s lovely to sit at the dinner table and discuss current events, and listen to their opinion and reasoning, but as a parent it is your responsibility to guide your children and point out any flaws in their thinking.

Clearly, Obama is using Malia & Sasha to justify his pandering for votes.

Bristol. Thank you for posting this!!! It needed to be said. I mean, first the African Americans are freed, then women get to vote, and now the audacity of the left to say that gay marriage is ok? As the unwed, single mother you are, I look to you for moral direction and you came up with aces on this blog post. Why the President thinks he can look to his own kin to help him see the world through the next generation’s eyes is beyond me. He should just stick to listening to the old, crotchety old men and women in the Senate and House. Now THEY know what the younger generation wants. I can’t wait to move to Alaska. Maybe I could come over and watch the sun set over Russia from your back porch?

Bristol. I am one of those who has had a position on gay marriage evolve too and it is because of my own children. When you find out that the teacher your child loves and has helped make her into an intelligent and wonderful person is gay and does not have basic civil rights, it changes the way you view things. When you find out that your daughter’s college roommate has been in a relationship with his boyfriend for 8 years and the two of them together are obviously committed but cannot get married, it makes you question things.
If your son turns out to be gay, you will have a choice. You can either shame him or support him and want what is best for him. But HE will make you see things in a completely different light. I am sorry that someone who is as obviously immature as you are now is writing things like that that will be forever on the web for your son to see. You shame him by belittling the importance of our children in the way we view the world.

Bristol–I know you are strong enough to ignore the many rude and ignorant and hateful comments some people have left to this post. The fact that they are attacking you means that you are doing something right. Also, to all the haters out there–I guess your ignorance blinds you to the fact that Obama perfectly timed his “announcement.” Interesting that he announces his endorsement of same-sex marriage one or two days after North Carolina voters voted AGAINST same-sex marriage, which caused an uproar amongst many Americans. Timing means everything. He’s using the uproar against the NC vote to gain votes for his presidential election. DUH. Even my many gay friends saw through that one. Also–to all the haters–if all you have to do with your time is write hateful things about someone else, GET A LIFE. Okay, I feel better now.

“we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home”

This is absolutely not true. There are longstanding, well-established studies that show that parents do better in TWO PARENT homes, not mother/father homes, as much as I’m sure certain people would love to read them that way. There are also studies, quite recent ones actually, that show that kids raised in homes with two parents of the same sex do just as well as their peers.

You’re entitled to your opinion, but don’t you think you have a responsibility to stick to the facts?

So… ” kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. ” Really??? How’s YOUR child’s “mother/father” home ? I don’t even LIKE Obama, but I’ll defend him against your type of hate speech any day of the week.

There was one thing that popped out instantly in your blog post, Ms. Palin – the fact that your mother was questioned on whether or not she would submit to her husband when she was running for president. You also noted that liberal candidates were not asked the same question, only Republican candidates. Does that not make you see something? You seem to say that any female candidate should not be questioned about whether or not they would ask their husbands for permission before making any sort of serious decision, and the fact that female Democratic candidates to not get questions like this should show you one thing very clearly – the Republican way of thinking is extremely outdated. How can you support the Republican Party and their belief that homosexual relationships are wrong when you’re also sitting there saying that they shouldn’t be questioning female candidates about their subservience to their husbands. Wake up and smell the java, Bristol. The nation, and the world, are changing very rapidly.

Personally I think it takes a very strong person to be able to look through the eyes of their children and have their vision changed because of it.What will you do with your son decides that he wants to be a homosexual relationship? What would you do if your siblings wanted to be in a homosexual relationship? What if tomorrow morning you woke up and realized that all men suck and you wanted to be with a woman? If you truly want to be someone that other people can look up to, you have to be willing to open your eyes and to look at things differently than you may have before.

I know this is off-topic, but I can’t believe Bill Mahar is attacking you yet again, Bristol. You are more than half his age, yet you have far greater grace and class. Hold your head up high, girl!

Bristol Palin you are a twat. Go thump some bibles somewhere else. Have you ever heard of the theory of evolution or you seriously believe the venom that spouts from your mothers mouth. Seriously- Alaska isn’t even on the same standards as other states in the US so get the f*ck out and bring your douchey family with you. I’m from NY. One of the most important states in the US that actually stands for something. LEAVE. no one wants you here.

This is the most incredibly offensive post your ghost writer has posted here yet Bristol.

What the hell are you talking about?

Reading this comment thread is like going back to a time before civil rights.

You remember the dred Scott case? Blacks were denied basic freedoms afforded under our constitution because they were deemed not to be citizens of the united states. Nobody would even think that this idea should be upheld in todays society. But when you swap blacks with gays, it’s suddenly ok to strip them of rights afforded to other people.

The fact that gay marriage is even a legal issue at all is shameful.

I am truly sad that so many people seem to think this way. The education system in the united states clearly is falling behind. Our children are too indoctrinated by religion and its circular reasoning that they cannot hold their own in a logical conversation without referring back to the comfort of that circular logic

Dreadful, really.

If your argument on two women raising a child together is, “Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview”, your own kid is in big trouble. How dare you judge anyone, and how dare you think that heterosexual relationships (you’ve done so well at those), are the only unions worth protecting. This is a civil rights issue, and you are a bigot.

to my knowledge Michele Bachman is the only female candidate ever asked if she would submit to her husband as president (or governor/senator/etc) because she is the only female politician to state publicly that she resisted entering politics in the first place until her husband told her to do it. After that she had no choice, as she was biblically compelled to submit to his wishes. Bristol, you’re entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.

She’s right! Thousands of years of marriage = this: http://innertubes.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/how-the-bible-defines-marriage.jpg

“I guess we can be glad that Malia and Sasha aren’t younger, or perhaps today’s press conference might have been about appointing Dora the Explorer as Attorney General because of her success in stopping Swiper the Fox.”

Seems like someone has some growing up to do. In case you’re too stupid to figure it out, (like your mother) it’s you Bristol!

You might be the eldest Palin daughter but you are too young to know what it is to be humbled by your children.

Young lady you make me laugh. I thought motherhood matured unmarried young women after they go through the judgements of society. But clearly having unprotected sex before marriage, having a baby, surviving all that didn’t give you a change of heart for equality and love. Gay people are born gay, they don’t just want to be evil and decide to be gay. But we all know that one thing is for sure. What goes around comes back around and all the hatred that you harvest will come back to haunt you.

Dear Bristol Palin,
First of all, you have no right judging President Barack Obama for his support on gay marriage. Just because you are in support of peoples rights does not mean its wrong. I do not beleive in gay marriage but I do believe people have the right to do what they want and on their judgement day the have to answer to their higher power not you. Besides, are you going to be the poster child for unwed mothers who have sex before marriage. I do believe fornication in the bible is a sin. Also, have a child out of wedlock is even worst. Secondly, you have no right taking about Melia and Sasha at all. They are kids and smart ones at that. Lastly, as for calling the President of the United States Barack Obama stupid, think back on your mother’s campagin or look at “Game Change” she was and still is far from being the smart cookie in the cookie jar. Maybe the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when you wrote your blog….I almost felt sorry for when everyone picked on you about being pregnant and not married but now I feel even more sorry for you when you have the nerve to bring up other people’s children. It shows you have no character what so ever about yourself. If your going to talk about the President…then OK but to bring up his children…shame on you. But you don’t know any better, it’s in your blood line.

What an astonishingly ignorant post, Bristol. He didn’t “do his daughters bidding after consulting them”–they influenced his way of thinking by showing him their perspective.

You’re for “traditional marriage”? You, and conservatives like you, want to return to the 1950s–or earlier–which is *incredible* given your personal history. Do you know what your hypocritical community would have done to you if you’d had a child out of wedlock as the result of pre-marital sex if we’d kept the “traditional” view of marriage for the past few “thousand years”?

Your family would’ve either A) disowned you, B) carted you off to a remote abortionist or C) carted you off to a distant community where you could have your baby and then give it up for adoption. Or WORSE.

Be grateful you live in a more *liberal* time, less dominated by the forces of theocracy that your parents and their ilk would have us return to living under. Astonishingly ignorant, Bristol. Astonishing.

“Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview.”

That’s funny because you’re a single mother.

“we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home.”

….So I guess YOUR kid won’t be doing so great either, because he’s growing up in a single-parent household (without the full-time presence of a father)? I’m sorry if that’s harsh of me to say, but you deserve to hear it after writing this article. Seriously, how can you be so short-sighted, saying that same-sex parents aren’t as ‘fit’ as hetero parents, when you *yourself* don’t even fit that mold? Hypocritical much?

The single mother who had a child out of wedlock is trying to talk about “family values” and what’s “right” for the children?

Lmao… That’s rich.

So when your father taught you about marriage and how sacred it is, you took that to heart and kept yourself pure for the man you would eventually marry?

Pretty sure Jesus had something to say about men and women who sleep together out of wedlock. Yet he said nothing about homosexuality. Looks like Malia and Sasha are smarter and more open minded than you.

Blow it out your ass Bristol.

Sweetie, please get a good education before posting your uneducated opinions for the masses to see. You just may be taken a little more seriously.

so…where’s Levi in your child’s life?? where’s the ring on your finger? Who is the male that is shaping your child’s life?

Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually have.[1] Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie.[1]

Hypocrisy is not simply failing to practice those virtues that one preaches. Samuel Johnson made this point when he wrote about the misuse of the charge of “hypocrisy” in Rambler No. 14:

Nothing is more unjust, however common, than to charge with hypocrisy him that expresses zeal for those virtues which he neglects to practice; since he may be sincerely convinced of the advantages of conquering his passions, without having yet obtained the victory, as a man may be confident of the advantages of a voyage, or a journey, without having courage or industry to undertake it, and may honestly recommend to others, those attempts which he neglects himself.[2]

As Jesus said it best: take the log out of your own eye before you take the speck out of someone else’s.

And Honey you got a forest!!!!

I’m going to continue to beat the dead horse and point out that you’re a single mom whose baby’s father just impregnated another women who he isn’t married to. I also don’t see the two of you living together – so who is the father in your baby’s life?

Maybe you haven’t realized this yet, but normal, sane, mainstream American doesn’t respect you or your family. Your comments are neither appropriate, warranted, or wanted – if you really wanted to show your Christianity you should talk about acceptance and love, not hate and separation.

Let me get this straight – Bristol, an unwed mother who had her child when she was a teenager, is saying that children need to have a mother and a father, rather than two mothers and two fathers? Where’s your baby daddy, Bristol? Last I heard is that you’re not married yet you still have a child. As far as I’m concerned, you are the LAST person to be criticizing anything to do with parenting. Yes, having two parents is going to be best for the child, but it doesn’t matter if its a man and a woman, two men, or two women. If they love the child and teach them respect and morals, then what’s the problem?

Obama will flip flop on any issue that he thinks will help him get re-elected and it is also yet another distraction from the economy and the debt.

Oh my! I am literally laughing my *ss off.
This has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life.

Bristol – get a grip. You, your family and your baby daddy are all a joke. Do you really think anyone takes you seriously? Really?

Thinking women (you call them “liberals”) don’t need to be asked if they will be “submissive” to their husbands…A well informed questioner already knows that they will not be automatically “submissive” to their husband…and, I’ll bet any amount of money that Michelle Bachmann is not submissive to her husband. I’ll bet it is the other way around! What Michelle wants, Michelle gets!!! Is that Biblical?

Gee, Bristol, the libs have come out of their closets today. If gay marriage is so popular, you would have thought the great Obama would have evolved before the vote in NC, in order to sway all the rednecks. But no, he evolved, or rather flip flopped, when it was more convienent. If Sasha and Mahlia are starting to influence policy then they are just as accountable. Good point Is their Dad leading or following?

Growing up in a two parent household sure worked for you. Where is your baby’s daddy at again? Oh yea….never mind.

“We know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home.”

You forgot to mention they also become teenage mothers. Where did you pull this info out of?

“…it would’ve been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage.”

How’s your marriage going Bristol? Thousands of years of thinking about marriage and family would say that you should be married and THEN consummate that relationship and begin a family.

Clearly you have a lot of authority and knowledge on this entire subject. Your wisdom is beyond your years and your views certainly make you a role model for young girls today.

PS – According to the bible, shouldn’t you have been stoned to death by your community by now?

Is this for real? I suppose slaves should have never been given rights either, huh? What a joke… every american, black, white, gay, straight, fat, skinny, man, woman, unmarried teenage mother, married adult mother….every single american should have equal rights! Part of freedom is making your own decisions based on your own values, opinions and beliefs… This is no place for politics! Being gay is not illegal so why would gay marriage be illegal? I think there are worse things that need to be ironed out rather than wasting time on blocking rights of equal americans. If these idiots took the money they spent on political ads and traveling to bad mouth each other, I bet our economy would be pretty good right now. I would vote for someone who actually cared enough about the country to take the high road. Bristol, this is not your place and not your business… you have no right to judge..take a look in the mirror and spend your time worrying about yourself and your son. Such a disapointment…

“…in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home.” Perhaps we should pass a law that requires you and Levi to live together and raise Tripp. According to you, you’re doing him a disservice by raising him as a single parent, and it’s all about the kids, right?

Bristol Palin delivers a great smackdown of Barack Obama. Excellent and logical piece. Barack Obama is full of crap and his reasoning and is pathetic and his story and justification are absurd and young Bristol tears hims shreds. Well Done, Bristol. You make your mother proud.

Ummmm…you were knocked up out of wedlock (at 16). Did your Dad teach you that or was the a poor decision you made on your own (like making the above post)?

I think you need to spend more time thinking about how you are going to explain that getting pregnant at 16 is bad idea to your children, and leave the rest of the world alone.

Are you kidding me? Who are you to talk about marriage? Your mother talks about abstinence and you have a baby out of wedlock. Where is your righteousness there? Who the heck cares about your opinion? Because you are some flavor-of-the-month’s daugfhter? Why don’t you just go away.

Did growing up in a household with a father’s influence prevent you from being an un-wed teenage mother?

Bristol,

I believe everyone is entitled to create their own opinion, and I am upset that you believe there is a “right” way to think. President Obama did not make this announcement based off of solely what his daughters said, and even then, consulting big issues such as these should be a family discussion. Clearly your family has discussed and grown up with the belief that gay people should not have the option to marry. I disagree with you whole heartily. There are many ways to make a family, as you should know as a teen mother. Family is family, and love is love, regardless of whether it is a heterosexual or homosexual relationship. I assume that your belief that only and a man and woman can get married is taken from the Bible. Again, coming from your background and experiences, I would hope that you would be more open minded to the fact that not everything written in the Bible is set in stone. I do not want to make this a personal attack, but what does the Bible say about conceiving children out of wedlock? I say this only to have you think about the ways of living life, and not all of them are wrong. I am proud of what the President said yesterday, and I am proud to be an Alaskan Democrat.

Very sad that Obama is hiding behind the backs of Malia and Sasha in order to explain his flip flop.

Wow, it looks like a liberal rag has tagged this post. People, no need to spew your hate. Just don’t read if it offends you so very much.
Bristol, you are an inspiration. You have been kicked and made some bad decisions, but you are a strong young lady. Don’t let the “media Matters” crowd get you down. Keep your chin up and don’t even bother to read the comments.

If the Obama’s watched one too many episodes of Glee, I guess you watched one too many episodes of 16 and Pregnant.

This is the most inane and hypocritical crap I have heard in a long time. Not that I’m terribly surprised since we are so familiar with where you come from, Miss Bristol. Since you’re so hip to the bible, I might remind you that ‘he who is without sin, cast the first stone’ – that’s a close approximation. You are a SINNER (not that I care). You had a baby out of wedlock. You’re a single mother. No FATHER????!! Dear baby jesus. And you’re planning on living in sin with a man and FLAUNT it? Again, not that I care, except that I find you loathesome and insipid.
I got another quote for you – Genesis 38:24 “And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”
There is a special place for hypocritical, self-righteous, bigotted imbeciles like you. And, indeed, I do hope you burn in it.

I’m usually one to use intelligence to make a point, but that seems to be a waste of time in this situation and based on who I’m directing this to.

Bristol Palin, you are a goddamned idiot.

Obviously, you are entitled to your views. I disagree, but you are entitled. I think my biggest qualm is that you’re comparing two different things. You’re criticizing the President for taking advise from his daughters and comparing it to a female Republican politician receiving advise from her husband. That is a problem of sexism which is an issue for another day… But it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that Sasha and Malia are not the only influence that led to his decision. His point is that the argument for prohibiting same-sex marriage is becoming outdated. Because when we get older, we somehow forget that when we were kids, people are just people. Not black or white, gay or straight. Now, I have been critical of the President for waiting so long to come out and support it, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with using his daughter’s perspectives to influence his decisions. We all need to take a look and reflect on why we are truly for or against same-sex marriage. I know I am for it because I am sick and tired of living in a country that continues to put its people in chains despite its core values. Are you really going to lose sleep over allowing same-sex couples to wed? I am not asking you to allow people to marry abitrary obejects. I am asking you to thoroughly consider why it makes sense to keep two people who love each other out of the incredible roller coaster that marriage is. Because really, what are you going to gain by keeping same-sex couples quarantined from marriage? I can’t foresee anything.

So Bristol, let me understand this by your logic…If the president raised his daughters correctly, and by that I’m assuming you mean in the same way your Mother and Father raised you, then both of the girls would be currently pregnent out of wedlock and while still in highschool. Seems having a mother and father present certainly didn’t help you make the best choices.
Did they cover the word “Irony or Ironic” in any of the vocabulary classes you attended while in school?

Dear Bristol,

You are absolutely correct that kids need both parents. So, why don’t you work on that and stay out of other people’s lives. Maybe your family shouldn’t talk or write about family values until you all get some. Being against pre-marital sex while being pregnant kinda doesn’t make sense huh?

Boom goes the nightstick! Go Bristol Go!!

One couldnt insult that four flush of an imposter O enough… ~ !

Is Bristol gonna be on Dancing Because I got knocked up and my mom was a vice presidential candidate again?

I think the phrase “people in glass houses…” is appropriate. Before you use your ill-gotten fame to slam an intelligent and caring President perhaps you should question your own upbringing and how successful a mother-father parent team were in stopping teen pregnancy.
Furthermore, to insinuate that it is somehow a negative that a popular show may have built a higher level of tolerance and understanding across today’s youth is narrow-minded and shows just how prejudice you are.

I definitely agree with you Bristol that there is a double standard at work in D.C., and in the press, when it comes to their criticisms of conservative Christian women like Michelle Bachmann. It actually has become so predictable that it’s funny. But, you know as well as I do that Democrats seem to love emasculated husbands. However, I don’t see President Obama as emasculated in any way. His claim that his view on gay marriage “evolved” due to his wife and daughters’ influence is just his way of putting a happy face sticker on what I believe is a calculated political move. I strongly believe that this has been his view all along, and now he sees that it is politically expedient to “evolve”. Honestly, he and his advisers must believe that this election will be dangerously close. He knows that he’s lost many average American voters who probably aren’t in favor of gay marriage. So, how do you make up the loss? You make a dramatic announcement that will surely win the entire homosexual community, and you try to win women (young and old) with the cute back story that this evolution was all due to the women in his life. In his mind this risk may be worth taking if it manages to squeeze out another win for him in November. It will be interesting to see how it works out for him.

Bristol, I like that you are trying to be thoughtful about politics, about how politicians come to decisions, and about how women and man can be partners in leading both our homes and our country. I agree that there are some venomous comments on your blog, although admittedly, when you review the rebuttals, they land in the same category of dismissive generalization. Republicans are the only ones to get criticisms. Liberals spew rags. As a public figure – even though you are young and not necessarily a politician – you could use your role to do more than cast sweeping generalizations. You know that Liberal women receive just as much absurd criticism as Republican women do – or must we rehash the “news story” that Hillary Clinton wasn’t wearing makeup?
I part ways with you though, beyond the sweeping generalization merely meant to push liberals’ buttons and rally Republican’s cheers, on a couple of points. Though Obama referenced listening to his children (something I’m sure your mom does, from time to time), you know that this isn’t the only method that he used to make up his mind, right? You know that listening to your children (as I do) doesn’t preclude listening to others, doing research, praying to god and even searching your own moral compass for an answer. For you to position it this way is only to rile people up and not to make thoughtful criticism – and it’s ok for you or I or anyone to feel differently than the President does about this issue.
Second, as someone who knows that there have been thousands of years of thinking about having children out of marriage, do you not believe that our society evolves? The Bible recounts thousands of years of stoning, animal sacrifices and other barbaric practices that we have evolved as a culture to new ways of thinking. You have bravely pursued single motherhood as a new way of thinking, and in your case, you are one of the lucky ones who has resources, loving parents and a village to raise your child.
I think it would be nice for you to consider a leadership role in toning down the rhetoric and enhancing the conversation.

If the old saying ‘ignorance is bliss’ is true, you must have reached nirvana by this point. It’s really scary how indoctrinated you are. You are an unwed, single mother, and yet you are espousing views that essentially dismiss single parents as effective mothers and fathers. As for your false assertion that ‘we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home’, studies have shown that the genders of the parents raising the children don’t matter as much as having two active, loving parents in the child’s life. (Not saying this cannot be accomplished with a single parent raising a child. It’s entirely possible for the other parent to be involved and for the situation to be civil, if the parents put the child’s needs over their own. I’m just saying.) And if you think thousands of years of thinking about marriage has all been endorsing male/female marriages, you need to pick up a history book and educate yourself. You talk of dads who should help shape the thoughts of their children and lead them in the right way of thinking. That’s not parenting; that’s called indoctrination. What President Obama, and Mrs Obama, did in letting his daughters form their own opinions is exactly what more parents should do – rather than pass own their own biases and prejudices. The right way of thinking is not to deny any other human beings their basic rights. It always amazes me that the most Bible verse-quoting Christians are often the most judgmental and hypocritical. I thank God every day that the 2008 election went the way it did.

Bristol, the apple did not fall far from the tree. Your sense of humor is so much like your mother’s. You and your mother poke fun in the same way at the absurdity of the Left, and especially Obama. Your post was a riot! Thanks for that most welcomed laugh today!

According to you… your child is doomed because of the lack of a father figure… I am glad you are big enough to admit it out loud.

To have him shape his Daughters thoughts would make him a dictator, and we all know what happens to countries and their population when run by a dictator, i think instead of running someone else down who wants to take his country forward in to the 21st century you should be re-shaping your opinion.

Hey Bristal, so sad to read all the negative comments to your post. Emotion based with out thought or ponder; typical of short sided liberals! Ungrateful unforgiving and a debased mind creates a lost soul. Romans Ch 1 clearly contrasts Barry’s public opinion on this topic. My final thought, who is right? Barry or the Bible? In my view, a battle between dark and light.

You say that liberal women would not be asked questions related to their independence from their husbands when it comes to decision-making. There was a well publicized news story in 2009 where a university student asked Hillary Clinton what Mr. Clinton thought about a financial issue. Fox and NBC among others reported on this issue (do a quick search for “hillary bill congolese”). She disassociated herself from him in response, saying that she was not her husband. Ms. Palin – when you make a claim like this, do you not perform even a modicum of research to back up your assertions?

There are so many flaws in your argument I honestly don’t even know where to start. You’re an unwed, single mother, who had her child out of wedlock! Do you realize exactly how ignorant you sound right now?

Obama’s fighting for the rights of hardworking, intelligent, good people. He’s standing up for people who don’t have anyone to stand up for them. He’s fighting for the rights of the minority. Simple put, he’s doing the right thing. If you can’t wrap your head around that, I’m sorry, but you just don’t understand the bigger picture.

We’re all human. We all deserve to be happy. I may be black, you may be white. I may be an agnostic atheist, you may be a…whatever you are, but, above all else, we’re HUMAN. That’s all we are. It doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, fat, skinny, gay, straight, short, or tall. We’re all simply humans, trying to find a sliver of happiness in this crazy, messed up world. We’re given a short time on this planet, so why not make the best of it? Why not give everyone the chance to be happy?

It’s people like you that make me think there’s no hope for humanity.

It’s people like Barack Obama that make me think there’s good in the world. It’s people like Barack Obama that give me hope for humanity.

We need to move forward as a country, not backwards. More importantly, we need to move forward as a SPECIES, not backwards.

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Dear Bristol Palin,
You are positively the WORST example of good parenting because – as many people before me in these comments have said – you are an unwed mother! I am not a Christian but I do know the Bible and you thoroughly and completely go against nearly every teaching in it with your baby, your hatred of everyone who is not exactly like you and who doesn’t like your Mommy Dearest, and the fact that said Mommy Dearest even ran for President! Don’t you know she’s supposed to be back in the hut cooking a meal over a hot fire for your daddy and brothers while you run along and help her? Also, you REALLY need to check your facts because it is (and beware I’m about to say that bad S word!) SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN that children brought up in gay and lesbian households do just as well if not BETTER in school, have better social lives, and are happier than those in straight homes. The idea that you spew hatred and then say it is in the name of Jesus is appalling. I do good things because they are the RIGHT THING TO DO, not because of the threat of Hell or the bribe of Heaven. I really pray that you grow up and learn to open your eyes to how good all these people are that you call evil or bad because they happen to love someone with the same genitals. I also pray that you don’t end up as ridiculous or as bad of a laughing stock as your mother, but as of now you’re heading down that sad path.
Sincerely,
I’m 19 and more mature than you are. Get over yourself.

You are a fucking moron Bristol.

This blog post is very poorly argued, and the title is ridiculous. There is no equivalence between a woman being overly submissive to her husband and a father learning from his children. Didn’t you watch that “one of these things is not like the other” song on Sesame Street? One thing is for sure, Obama would not follow his children’s advice if they were really really stupid. And if they were really really stupid he wouldn’t let them embarrass themselves by showing in a public blog that they cannot do analytical thinking.

You don’t even understand the issues behind same sex marriage. We want equality in government. Like taxes, partner support and medical insurance. If you think its all about raising kids in a household, you are sadly mistaken young lady. You know, you really have a lot of room to talk because your life is such a prime example of how hetero couples raise kids and have a family. Why don’t you do your research and THINK before you say something else so irrational and make yourself look even more stupid! I guess the apple doesn’t far from the tree. At least your family is consistant!

Are you serious? I’m not sure if you’re really in the best position to comment on other people’s lives and the opinions they have.

stick with dancing with the stars. ooops. i forgot.. you were eliminated!

Says she of single motherhood

So Bristol Palin takes umbrage of President Obama’s acceptance of gay marriage. It is this very prejudice that impedes our constitutional rights of which all of us as Americans hold so dear. Heterosexual couples are allowed to marry while gays and lesbians are not. Bristol Palin got pregnant by her boyfriend and had a child out of wedlock so who is she to come off as the holy almighty? She made a conscious choice, as did Levi, not to utilize birth control and her religious beliefs prohibited her from aborting the child. She could have put the child up for adoption and petitioned the court for legal rights to see the child but she instead opted to have the kid and continue to live at home with her parents for financial and emotional support. There are many responsible gay and lesbian couples who have been together for a number of years who would like nothing better than to enjoy the benefits of marriage that their straight counterpoints possess but because it is illegal in most states, they are prohibited from doing so. Bristol Palin needs to widen her mind and embrace the fact that there will always be gays and lesbians abound and to be grateful for the freedom our country allows us. And yes, there may come a time when we have a president who is female or Asian, or Jewish, or Indian or Hispanic — what difference does religion and race have to do with doing a good job? Bristol Palin needs a lesson in humanity but I doubt she will get the message because of her ignorance and shallow beliefs.

bad mom, bad celebrity, bad values, bad logic.

good publicity stunt.

Let’s look at what Obama ACTUALLY said, not your faulty interpretation. He said that his children’s experiences had an impact on his own perspective. He did not make “a massive change in a policy position that could affect the entire nation after consulting with his teenage daughters,” as you say. He never CONSULTED them. It’s not like he said, “Malia, Sasha–what should I do here?” NOT AT ALL.

Are you telling me that being a mother and all that you’ve experienced with Tripp and all that you’ve watch Tripp experience hasn’t shaped the way you see the world? Are you kidding me? Being a parent gives us a new perspective as we start to place new value on how we live in the here and now–we realize that our decisions and choices go beyond us and shape the future world our children will inhabit.

That’s what Obama did. You may disagree with the sort of world he imagines for his children, but don’t falsely accuse him of being a powerless man who lets his children make his policy choices.

There are so many things wrong with this blog posting it’s ridiculous.
First of all, it’s not at all true that children benefit more from having a mother and a father, and if that were true, would it mean that single parent households shouldn’t be allowed to raise children? What a stupid, unfounded and hateful statement.
Second of all, how dare you minimize something as important and monumental as marriage equality to an episode of “Glee?’ Supporting gay marriage has to do with granting all citizens their basic civil rights and liberties and the fact that you would link it to an hour long musical only expresses just how ignorant you are concerning the matter.
I applaud President Obama on keeping an open mind and evolving; I don’t value stubbornness and close-mindedness in a person, and especially not someone who is supposed to be representing our nation.
If more people chose to remain uninfluenced by changing perspectives and times, none of the progress we’ve made as a nation would have occurred; this includes the same kind of progress that enabled women to participate and make strides in the political field.
Lastly, I don’t even understand what the point of that sad comment about Dora the Explorer was. It feels like this posting was written by a child. One who certainly is not as well-informed or progressive as Malia and Sasha.

Ms. Palin (Ms., not Mrs., since you aren’t married), you are a single mother, correct? Most Christians frown upon having a child out of wedlock or at least not marrying your child’s father after the kid is born. So while you’re talking about President Obama’s lack of concern for a two parent household with a mother and father, how about you focus on your own life and your own child who is currently growing up without that same two parent household with a mother AND father in his life. Now Levi is a douche but if all children need a mother and father in their life, why doesn’t your own son have the same? Just something to think about. A little self-awareness goes a long way in you not being shown to be the biggest hypocrite and out right idiot on the planet. If you’re going to preach about a righteous life, you might want to live one yourself.

Oh and btw, just because it’s a practice that’s been done for thousands of years, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be changed as society changes. If the rules of society didn’t change, we’d still have slavery (a practice that’s been done for thousands of years), women would still be treated as second class citizens (a practice that’s been done for thousands of years), and we’d still be hunting and gathering our food (a practice that’s been done for thousands of years). Learn your history before you start a blog on the legitimacy of practices that’s been done for thousands of years. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to go back plowing the fields, instead of living in your cushy home in Arizona, like women have done for “thousands of years”.

Why couldn’t you have just given up your child for adoption, so that it could have been adopted by a gay couple who would actually raise it better than you ever will?

I was raised by a single mother! never saw my dad and look at me! I am just fine! Perhaps you could get your baby’s father to shape your view of the world better ! Can you see Russia from your window too?

I wish that all the Obama supporters here that are criticizing Bristol Palin would be honest enough to admit that Obama’s decision was entirely political.
In 1996, Obama completely supported marriage equality. However, when he ran for the Senate, he dumped that support and dumped on the Gay Community. Palin, for her part, has never wavered in her opposition to gay marriage (a position I happen to disagree with, at least on a Federal level-I happen to think it is a question of State’s rights) no matter how many headaches it brings her. He also softpedaled the entire gay question during the 2008 election, becauase of the rampant homophobia present in his black base. He threw the Proposition 8 Opponents in California right under the bus.
And watch, he won’t have the Democrats boycott North Carolina because of their vote against BOTH gay marriage AND civil unions, as extreme a step as ANY state has ever taken. He’ll throw the gay community under THAT BUS too.
Obama is a complete opportunist. The only reason he announced support for marriage equality was to make sure that the gay dollars flowed into his campaign. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder how many gullible gays and lesbians are born every minute.
But there’s this: Obama cares about you when you give him money, so at least the gay community will get something out of this.

you are ridiculous and embarrassing. are you just jealous sasha and malia have parents who people actually respect and listen to (unlike yours who people laugh at and ridicule) and these parents, being the good parents that they are, actually value their children’s input? making sure that no matter how high profile they are in the world, they don’t forget their vital obligation as parents to educate and nurture their kids – particularly when they’re about to make decisions that will revolutionize the social climate of the future?! NOWHERE in Obama’s statement does he say he “CONSULTED” his daughters – he lists CONVERSATIONS he’s had between ‘college republicans’ and his family to illustrate how relevant this issue is (was that too complicated for you to understand?)!
do you REALLY think adults, make decisions by consulting ONLY their kids? is that how YOU make your decisions? no…you must consult the adults around you, right? so can you explain to me, WHO did YOU consult when you decided to get knocked up out of wedlock? mom? dad? or maybe god? fyi, i’m pretty sure he’d be a little peeved about your decisions up to this point.
and when you state ‘we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home’ – sooo….exactly where is YOUR husband?
it seems to me maybe you’re the one who should be taking some life lessons from sasha and malia. they’ve certainly done a lot better than you so far; but i guess, that’s a being a little unfair, cuz i mean, look at who their parents are, and, well, look at yours.

Yeah… how is that whole letting the father run the show working out for your kid, you raging hypocrite? You and the rest of your grifter family have made a fortune out of bashing anyone who does not adhere to your narrow extremism. Who cares what you think about ANYTHING?

What a stupid and poorly-argued post. Do you REALLY believe that his DAUGHTERS were the sole cause of making such an important decision? Or did you simply take a bit quote out of context to make a stupid point?

While he is citing his daughters as helping him reevaluate his perspective, he is NOT saying that they were the sole crux that changed his mind. He has said in previous interviews, time and time again, that this was an issue that has always been on his mind, and over the years he has discussed it with advisors, friends, and, yes, family.

Also, in this “thousands of years” of marriage, property consisted of women and slaves, where women usually had no voice or any legal standing. Something tells me that we don’t disagree that these were positive changes that – gasp – did indeed change the “way of thinking” of marriage that came before it.

I won’t even touch upon what you believe to be “the right way of thinking”, but I will ask if this thinking is in fact the product of family intervention? Or, rather, religious intervention? Separation of Church and State? No?

Also, I’m my quite sure where you can back up that “in general, kids do better growing up in a mother/father home,” when there are tons of articles over the past two decades establishing that your claim is, in fact, bullshit. (for more, actually verifiable evidence, check out the sources cited in the Wikipedia article “LGBT Parenting).

You’re misinformed and it sucks that people actually listen to you.

It’s pretty obvious that the President of the United States doesn’t literally defer to teenage girls for political advice, and to infer otherwise is frankly stupid. It’s pretty normal for an open-minded human being to let their life experiences shape their feelings on certain issues, in this case, Obama has simply realized that most young americans (yourself excluded, obviously) are opposed to legislation that supports bigotry and inequality.

You are merely trying to twist his words to validate your point of view using rhetorical logic worth of a tabloid magazine.

Oh, and
“People automatically assume that a Christian female President isn’t capable of making decisions without her spouse’s stamp of approval. (I should add female Republican candidates –liberal women don’t get the same kind of questions.)”

As a woman, I don’t understand how you can support a party that so clearly undervalues equality.

It’s because of this kind of attitude that so many people in the developing world now consider America to be a laughing stock.

The only reason that we don’t completely deride you is because, even though the far right shouts loudly, we are aware that there are still plenty of intelligent voices making progress.

Bristol,
There are many many people who like yourself believe in the importance of one man one woman marriages. Americans still believe in that one man one woman making a family is God’s plan for us. At 75 years of age I have learned that God’s way is always the best way.
Thank you for taking this strong stand.

How dare you comment of the “thousands of years of thinking of marriage” when you yourself had a baby out of wedlock? Doesn’t your tradition encourage marriage before sex? As a Christian, maybe you should brush up on Matthew 7:3.

Bristol Palin, world class idiot.

You had a child out of wedlock and still there is no father to help shape your child’s views. Does that mean that your child should be taken from you? I feel sorry that your child is raised by such a hypocrit with such a pathetic, narrow view of the world we live in today.

Oh Bristol , If you think we forgot that your stupid ass got knocked up as a teenager by a man who you are not married to and later appeared in playgirl , your stupid ass is wrong.
Don’t think that trying to knock down progress will help you land a spot on “Teen Mom”

“(I should add female Republican candidates –liberal women don’t get the same kind of questions.)”

This is Bull. Hillary got plenty of questions of how much Bill was going to be involved in her Administration, should she be elected. Implying that she didn’t have the capacity to do it herself. This is in no way a liberal/ conservative issue.

Its a shame your kid is so young, because children sometimes see the world through different eyes. They see a world not bound by politics and personal baggage. Adults can learn a lot more from, and about their children by listening to them every once in a while, and by treating their children with the respect and dignity they would (and should) treat adults with.

By the way, we could learn a lot from Dora about how to be a leader. Not only is she bi-lingual (a great trait in this world of international business), she also asks questions when she doesn’t know how to do something, becomes informed, and makes smart decisions how to accomplish her goals.

“Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview.”
Oh yeah? How’s Levi as a dad? I’m sure he has a great influence on your son.

Ugly inside and out. It’s wonderful to see how well a child from a “Mother/Father home” can turn out. Bigoted, ignorant and devoid of human compassion. Bravo Palins!

You’re a freakin’ hypocrite, aren’t you? Isn’t it also against your religious beliefs to have a child out of wedlock? Perhaps you should have focused more time on keeping your legs shut than decrying the evils of gay marriage– which, by the way, should be allowed in every state and has nothing to do with your crappy religion. Marriage is a union initiated by the state; keep your freakin’ God and all that nonsense out of the process. It’s people like you that disgust the crap out of me. I’d rather have two women or two men raising a child in a stable, healthy, happy home than have a million airheads like you with no fathers who are unable and unwilling to care for those they have brought into the world. I guess your child is screwed– by your own logic– since you don’t have this mother/father dynamic, huh? And I guess that automatically means that an unemployed, unmarried, and self-absorbed little brat like you is infinitely more better than having two parents who can afford their children and have jobs and are intelligent enough to be able to parent.

And by the way, talking about the President’s daughters is a low blow. No one wants you or your mother to be in charge of anything, let alone a county position. I’d take Sasha and Maliah over you any day. How about you and your mother learn that if you don’t want to be talked about negatively, you’ll shut up about other people. Feel how you want about the President; at least his daughters have better heads on their shoulders– and better morals– than you obviously did. You’re trash.

Ignorance is bliss
Words even can’t describe how horrible you are for ranting on children
Next time you want to give a lesson on traditional, how traditional we’re you when you got knocked up?

All I can do is shake my head at your hypocritical idiocracy. Really? If Obama should have stopped Malia and Sasha from watching Glee, your mother probably should have stopped you from watching too much “16 and Pregnant”.

Asking Bristol Palin to give ANY kind of remark on the subject of marriage or even relationships makes about as much sense as asking a monkey about space flight.

well said Zoocritter! When I saw the article about what she said in her blog, unfortunately it really did not surprise me-the Palin’s have made a career of sticking their foot (you know where). How can she judge other people for their lifestyle when she is now a single mother seeing a man that is not her son’s father. Hey Bristol, even though you have a right to your unintelligent opinions, does not give you the right to insult the intelligence of two innocent young girls who just want equality in the world. Isn’t that what we should all be striving for?

Bristol, you are an un-wed teen mom. You are in no state to preach about the values of traditional families.

Hey Bristol-

Here’s a thought, Obama isn’t changing his policy- he has always been supportive of the LGBT community. He even made an “It Gets Better” video. It’s not like he had a conversation with his daughters and was suddenly “converted”. The conversation showed him the simple perspective of a child (why shouldn’t people who love each other be able to be together?). Which apparently is way over your head. Obama has probably been debating how to publicly take a stand on the issue with the upcoming election and simply realized he has to do the right thing- even if it will fire up some right-wing wack jobs.
Next time you should just make a blog post about what you’re really getting at and just spout off some of your hatred and prejudice towards gay people. You’re such a good Christian role model.

Sincerely,
A Free Thinker

Bristol must be trolling all of us. The jokes on everyone. There is no way someone can possibly be this much of a hypocrite. Stupidity at a level I can’t comprehend.

I was going to come on here and state how absolutely ignorant you are, but it seems that many others have already done so. I will say this though, why cant your family just stay out of the spotlight? Is your desire for attention so strong that you will blatantly play the fool, simply setting yourself up for a wave of negative flame comments. You and your mother have a very very small following. I’m proud that our nation puts your views in the minority. Your backwards ideals will never be in a position of power. You and your mother have absolutely no impact on society, with the exception to heated non-nonsensical debate.

Wow, really Bristol? You were an unwed teenage mother & you have the audacity to say that? Homosexuality has been documented & accepted since Ancient Greece. You have no room to talk, you are hypocritical in every respect. I hope Tripps father doesnt hold down the law & I don’t know make it to where you can’t see him since you know…he’s the dad & he should lay the law down. Obama is a good dad to sit & listen to his children’s opinions & learn from them. That’s a GREAT father. You have no right to judge anyone’s parental skills nor do you have any room to talk about morals. You’re a hypocrite, seriously. It’s disturbing, it really is, how closed minded you are considering your situation. Were you two even REALLY in love when you had your son or was it just a fling? Cause to judge someone else’s love aswell? I’m starting to think you’re a bad person overall.

Ugghhh… Firstly, it’s a legitimate question to ask religious women if they submit to their husbands, because the church literally says that wives should submit to their husbands. Secondly, you’re twisting Obama’s allusion to his daughters. He’s commenting about modern society: now children are growing up seeing for themselves that gay people are normal people and not sexually-obsessed weirdo monsters. In fact, you yourself are really twisted and I feel sorry for you. I would run very far away from politics if I were you. You should mind your own business and tend to your own problems, and maybe read a few books while you’re at it. Maybe gossip about your neighbors; that’s what your narrow, trash-fed mind is more suited for.

Wow, what an insipid argument. You are indeed your mother’s daughter.

To pick out Malia and Sasha as his go ahead on theories is a) not crazy because you should know your children are your life and they do help shape your decisions and open your eyes and mind to new things and b) is incorrect anyways since he listed several reasons why he’s “evolved” even though I personally think he always felt this way but was not brave enough to go public with it (sad).
The argument about Glee doesn’t stand either since the argument was previously made a decade ago regarding Will and Grace. Your late. Also, think, Glee is on and is popular because this is our culture now. It is acceptable by most of America. The America that doesn’t accept it are usually uncomfortable with change, uninformed, or bigots. Which are you?
Before you start making judgements regarding how fathers should shape children’s lives and how it should turn out, maybe you should think quietly to yourself how others could incorrectly view your life situation. Many would view your life and upbringing unbecoming, and I’m sure you would vehemently argue that. And rightfully so. No one knows the joy/sadness/craziness that you’ve truly experienced in your life to make you proud to be who you are. Why would you do that to another person/family?
I don’t believe in God, although I know you do. I am not an expert, but I was brought up Christian, attended church for many years due to my family, when I was trying to find my way on my own to make sense of the world, when I was lost, confused and then I went to college and majored in Religious Studies. I was in a position that I wanted to learn more and took pride in looking deeper into many religions, including what I was brought up in and around. I know that you either have read the Bible, or know key parts of it. So this is for you Bristol: Romans 2:1 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
I will always consider what my husband, my children, my family and friends have to say and believe. To close them out of my mind and keep to my own thoughts or my upbringing would be a sad thing. I love what I stand for and believe in, but I’m not so high and mighty to think that I myself can’t evolve after learning things that I didn’t know about before. I respect my past, although different from now, and that’s how it should be in my future. I can only wish that will continue until my last days. You should hope for the same.

“we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home.”
Who is “we”?
So, your kid’s father is where…?

Miss Palin, you said, “that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. ” Did you know that there was a time in this country when people of different ethnic back grounds were not allowed to marry? Did you also know that during the formative years of this country there were sects or religions in which members could legally have more than one spouse? Miss Palin, do you know the reasons that laws were enacted to change those realities?
Miss Palin, do you realize that for thousands of years and even today in many countries women are stoned for having a child out of wedlock?
Miss Palin, leave the children out of it! How is you son doing any way!

Bristol, its like you took the words right out of my mouth. Thank you for your boldness! Don’t pay any attention to the hateful comments and stand firm in what you believe in. And remember, if you have a major decision to make…always consult you children

I understand your frustration here, cupcake. You are just feeling terribly ignored because no one inside or outside your family has ever really asked you for your opinion on anything. [I suppose that this blog-like fiasco of yours is a direct result of that fact and reflects your own personal need for mental masturbation]
Well, don’t be taking your frustration out on President Obama or his wife or children just because you were raised in a dysfunctional household. That’s just the way the cookie crumbles, sweetpea.
And you really didn’t have to let us in on the secret that you are full-out in favor of “traditional” marriage and opposed to the rights of others to marry whomever they love. After all, we all know that you married the guy who knocked you up . . . oh, er, that’s right . . . you didn’t!
Once again, however, it is so wonderfully and pathetically amusing to read your bloggy little opiniony thing here. You prove once again that you and your family are truly the Kardashians of the Trailer Trash Crowd. It must really suck to be you, pant-load.

Bristol, thank you for writing this piece. As I am sure you know, there are 30 states who have already passed laws defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. In fact, the handful of states who do allow “gay marriage” never had a vote. It was done through legislation and lefty activists judges. When the American people are allowed to vote on the issue, they say “NO”.

The haters who are here today are no doubt GLTB and their sympathizers. Hang in there. They will move along to their next big drama as soon as one comes up.

“we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home.” Wait wait…are you not a single mother????

and Bristol must watch too much 16 and pregnant

After reading this blog post and two pages of the comments, I find the whole thing — in fact the entire debate writ large — deeply saddening. People on both sides are so hurt, scared, angry, cynical, frustrated that they treat one another as symbols rather than as fellow suffering, ignorant humans who reach out for happiness and try and avoid pain but who are not very good at knowing which is which for their own selves let alone others.

Bristol, I am a gay woman your mother’s age and I have lived through a lot of discrimination and persecution at the hands of people who believed all the stereotypes and prejudices their fathers taught them were “the right thing,” and at the moment my inability to marry the woman I have loved in a relationship virtually indistinguishable in character from my parents’ marriage for the last fifteen years is hugely hurtful to our quality of life. The company she worked for shut down a year ago and she therefore lost her health insurance and has had to buy it on the private market. As is the case with many middle-aged people, she has several “pre-existing conditions” and serious health problems that need ongoing treatment/management, and so the only policies we can afford are astronomically expensive, have staggeringly high deductibles, and worst of all provide no coverage at all for any pre-existing condition going back five years, so she’s having to go without treatment and she is rapidly becoming disabled as a result. She is already having to cope with severe and constant pain, and I honestly fear she might die for lack of healthcare.

The worst of it is, if I we were able to marry one another I could easily and affordably add her to my own health insurance plan at work, just as all my straight coworkers are able to do if their spouses suddenly lose their jobs and insurance. But, because she is a woman and not a man, that is not an option.

I am far, far from alone. In the last thirty years I have personally seen real horror stories endured by loving, committed same-sex couples simply because they were unable to civilly marry one another, and if you venture out to read the glbtq press now and then, I’m sure you’d quickly encounter dozens of of them — people whose houses and property were taken away by the unsupportive “birth families” of their deceased partners, families broken up by immigration since their marriages aren’t recognized by the federal government, people prevented from visiting their loved ones in the hospital, children being taken away from their same-sex parents… I could go on and on. But there is real discrimination going on against gay and lesbian people, and it leads to a lot of pain and anger and unfortunately some of that is being directed at you because of your mother’s stance on this issue that you now have taken up as your own in attacking the first president in my lifetime who has treated me like a REAL American entitled to the same “special rights” as straight people enjoy.

To those hurling hateful words at this girl, it is easy to see how this girl has come to hold the point of view she has — she was raised in a deeply conservative, fundamentalist family whose views are ideological and treat us as “perversions” and sinners and all the rest. This is unfortunate, and I hope with all I have that people like this can get to know us as people just like them who are struggling to provide for and protect our families just as they do but who happen to walk in very different shoes than theirs, but repaying ignorance with hatred only hardens the hearts of our opponents more and instills in them the sense that they “are the real victims here” which they then use as ammunition against us. If all these people see of us are howling people throwing hateful names in their direction, I don’t see any chance they’ll ever be able to empathize with us as fellow humans. Let’s take the higher road and be the bigger men and women, especially when we’re dealing with young people still very much in the sway of ignorance and callousness. There are issues on which we are all blind to the sufferings of others, and in which we could all stand to open our minds to other points of view. Use all this angry energy to work for change in a constructive way rather than by attacking someone else with the same kind of viciousness as we have been shown over and over again.

The best way to defeat an enemy is to make them your friend.

Hopefully your son is gay & you will then have to face the real world. You can either love him & want the best for him, and support him in his “gay” marriage. Or you can be as small minded as you are now & possibly disown him. Hopefully with age comes maturity, otherwise you will be a replay of your dear old mother (gasp).

People like you disgust me. Where in the Bible does it say that being an unwed mother is an okay thing? Don’t get me wrong, I grew up with an unwed mother, but she is not ignorant like you are. She is accepting and loving. By having an attitude like yours, you will raise your child to be a bigot just like you. Now, the child with two dads? That child will more than likely grow up to know unconditional love and acceptance. From TWO parents. I am not condemning you because of you are a young, single mother. I am condemning you because you are a buffet-line Christian who is going out of her way to keep others from being happy. I pity your child.

What a surprise to find a Palin, who admittedly I’ve never heard of before, expressing there view on the “gay marriage” issue. I won’t bother mentioning the father issue of your child as I see many other people have. I will however would like to know how you came to this conclusion….

“we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home”

What evidence do you have to suggest this? I’m not American but I find it a damn disgrace that such a small minority have some backwards views on their fellow Americas. Who gives you the right to dictate what other people can do? What harm does it do to you if 2 men or 2 women want to be married and start off a family? Wouldn’t a child be better in an environment with 2 loving parents than just 1? Also the following quote…

“In this case, it would’ve been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage.”

Thousands of years of thinking about marriage? Well lets back track a bit. Wasn’t there a time when white people had more rights in America than other people? Wasn’t there a time when woman couldn’t vote?

Just 2 similar instances where the greater good for a country was foreseen and changed in order to grow. Your views maybe of your own but being honest they are just as bad as being racist or sexist as you are discriminating against a group of people who only want to live their lives in peace.

I thank god that Sarah didn’t get into office in any form, although seeing as though she had trouble describing what a vice-president actually does I’m quite sure she wouldn’t have a clue what to do with such responsibility. I hope that you can enjoy the future as times are changing and it such a shame you are still living in the past.

So, how does it feel to be the (2nd) most ignorant airhead in Alaska? You can probably find the first one out back staring out towards the Moscow skyline.

I think we all should learn from Sasha and Malia, especially Bristol Palin. I remember driving listening to cable news on satellite radio. There was a debate about gay marriage and my 6’3″, 16 year-old son turns to me and says,” Are they arguing over gay marriage?” and I said, “yes”. It blew his mind and he said , ” What does it matter if they want to get married, if they love each other go for it!” I just smiled and I felt proud.

Catholic and Latina

Bristol, I’m not sure where you get your information on what makes for a good father, so please allow me to correct you. “Dads simply need to be dads”? Meaning what? Controlling your kids’ feelings and opinions? WRONG. A GOOD father – a father worthy of the children in his care – LISTENS to his children and UNDERSTANDS that they need to be able to form their own opinions – NOT carbon copies of his own. Until you’ve been there – until you’ve been a dad and raised children and seen what it’s like as they grow and mature, you don’t have a clue.

I’m proud that not only is Obama courageous enough to state his opinion for all to see in an election year, he’s also MAN enough to talk to his kids and see what their take on it is too. That’s the only “right way of thinking” – to listen to the future of this country.

In listening, and in giving voice to his thoughts AFTER he listened, he proved himself the better leader. And that’s yet another reason why I’ll be voting Obama this November.

- Rich, proud father of three grown, wonderful, and thoughtful young women

So if kids need both parents, how’s Levi doing? Or rather, how’s Tripp doing with one parent rather than two? You’ll be on the wrong side of history, congratulations, you’re pathetic.

Notice the strident, right-wing bias of this blog? You would think the right to free speech would belong to all, not just under-educated, spoiled, little conservative girls who were so plastered they couldn’t remember who fathered their bastards.

You are on the wrong side of history here. It’s unfortunate that instead of working to make real change in your party, you’re hiding your light under a bushel. Realize that those people who are oppressing gay people right now will never be considered great. One day, they will be in a paragraph in the history books with the racists from the 1960′s.

Ephesians 5:22 is why people bring up the question of submission with Christian women candidates. And with regard to a parent allowing their child to transform their mindset, please read Psalm 8:2-4 and Matthew 21:16. Lastly, John 15:11-12 — This is my commandment that you love one another that your joy may be full.

L-O-f’n-L!
Dora the Explorer. Watched too many episodes of Glee.
My, my. You are smarmtastic and smugtacular today, Bristol! You exceed even your mother’s level of snideness — you must be taking lessons or something.
I always know that your mindless ramblings will be hilarious but you have clearly outdone yourself with this one. You passed the turn-off to Crazy Town about a mile ago and you’re heading straight toward Self-Satire Gulch at light speed, deary.

Hey there Bristol … the haters have only begun to arrive, but you knew that was coming. Kudos to you for your courage. Of course, nobody believes that Obama really has any particular moral convictions … it’s all about the polls and donations … I so pity those innocent girls. Lovin’ you and your family … praying, too.

http://www.yidio.com/news/bristol-palin-attacks-barack-obama-kids-gay-marriage-and-gleeall-once-6051

Read it carefully, thats how america feels about you

Bristol, you are scapegoating gay people for your own vanity–to stay relevant with your pig-ignorant fan base. You lacked the talent and charisma to make it in show business and you are bitter, just like your mom–loser beauty queen mentality.

I’m not surprised at the President’s comments; more surprised that an uneducated, politically motivated young woman thinks she is qualified enough to dissect the President’s words. Applying the same level of critique one might say, “Is anyone really surprised that Miss Palin continues to demonstrate such a high degree of ignorance?” Perhaps she forgot about what the good book says about Pre-Marital Sex. Stick to what you know best…

Are you going to mind one of son’s friends’ parents saying, “We have no doubt that she’s a lovely person, but that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about parenting.”? “As great as Tripp may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview.” (Actually, studies show that children can thrive in any two-parental-unit household- it makes no difference if it’s one mother and father, or two of each.)

How’s your son’s two-parent house working out for him?

As far “thousands of years of thinking on marriage”, unwilling arranged marriages weren’t that uncommon as recently as 150 years ago- fathers would sell their daughters off to the highest bidder. It was cloaked as being part of “polite society”, but we can see it now for what it was. 70 years ago, interracial marriage wasn’t even legal.

Umm, how can you say that kids are better when raised by a mom and dad when you cut your own kid’s dad out of the picture? Clearly you’re not even living to your own outdated and discriminatory standards.

Well thats just it Bristol. “as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview.” The operative phrase is “in general”, do we need to make POLICY on “general” or do we make it on “rights” the right to choose and apply the specific to the specific situation. If a loving home can be created for a child, even in an unusual way, why does that need to be prohibited to protect the general? The whole idea is that we have conscious choice to use our wisdom to the needs of the real people involved.

Could you be any more ignorant, Bristol? Everything that exited your mouth in this post is absolute rubbish. I agree wholeheartedly with all those above stating that this will haunt you for a very long time. Who are you to say that children flourish in a household of both a mother and father? And if that is the case, then how’s your son holding up? Furthermore, Obama did not state that his daughters formed his opinion, rather it was influenced by the innocence of his daughter’s, representing the up and coming generation. Quit living in the stone age, and realize that we’re moving towards equality and away from narrow-minded thinking. Give your head a shake.

As the parent of a gay child I am saddened by people who attempt to justify their bigotry and narrow-mindedness by attempting to cite bible references. When this is done by supposed “Christian Scholars” it becomes irresponsible. Quite frankly I don’t care how anyone gets there as long as they come to see that my child is not different from any other and deserves all the sames rights and attendant responsibilities as everyone else in this country.

I suppose I would feel the same way about having a child who pretends to vow abstinence and then almost immediately ends up with a child, no marriage vows and no husband.

Far be it from me to suggest that one looks to oneself before judging judging others. Of course this comment will probably be deleted.

“But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not. So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground.”
John 8:2-11

Wow. What an asshole.

Your head is so full of air, you’re a waste of space in this world.
You know something about history? Probably not, if that was the case, you’d know about condoms and how to avoid TEEN PREGNANCY.
Let my tell how history and the BIBLE treats women that have sex before marriage:
YOU’LL BURN IN HELL!
In history, its was said that womens voters were ruining America, guess what? THEY WERE WRONG! And that was a thousand years tradition.
Another anecdote, thousand years of slavery does not mean that it was “the natural order of things”. Because is slavery is the worst thing that humans create. IT SUCKS! And that was a thousands years tradition.
Please! Stop writing about stupids things and THINK FIRST! I know is hard for you to think, cuz you know, YOU HAVE NO BRAIN, but at least try.

Seriously? Where’s YOUR baby’s daddy? What do YOU know about children doing better in a mother/father household? You’re basically white trash.

Well, if those girls have watched too much Glee, maybe you should have watched less “16 & Pregnant”.

I’m proud..
I LOVE, LOVE, L-O-V-E how much people hate you

Bristol, you have obviously hit a nerve. Just listen to them squeal…The Truth is hard for liberals to handle. I hope you are sitting back and seeing what evil has done in this world. It appears they are all here right now.

You hang in there sweetie. When you have the Truth on your side you can rest assured and have peace and calm in your life. Sadly, the haters posting here only have the dreaded drama. They thrive on it. They’ll move along as soon as something else comes along that catches their fancy. Maybe that story about Obama shoving a young girl around will set them off next. Or not……;)

When will this ignorant family ever disappear from public view?? Just leave already. And by the way wasn’t Bristol one of her mother’s “advisors” on foreign policy? The ignorant blind leading the ignorant blind.

“…that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage.” Obviously you have no idea what you’re talking about- or else you wouldn’t reference a time in history when women were legally considered as property in a marriage. I would say something about evolution of ideas here, but reading the word “evolution” would probably just make you burst into flames rather than help change your opinion.

nice to see, Ms. Palin, that your supposed spiritual enlightenment and hard-won “know-how” (?) haven’t diminished the ability to offer ignorant misrepresentations of reality OR hypocritical posturing (which is breathtakingly insipid, juvenile AND ballsy, considering your own history)…sad, too, to note that they have not provided you with the ability to comprehend more than the most simple-minded misreading of the President’s statement. thanks for the laugh.

This is disgusting. First of all, you are no role model yourself. Get off your high horse princess. Stop trying to put yourself in the limelight because once again, you have faded out. Your whole argument is has no intellectual thought supporting it. In fact, you argued in a judgmental, assumptive manner. Open a book sweetie. How can you knock the role of fathers when your own child’s father is running rampid impregnating the world? Maybe you need to preach to him about being a role model. Also, who cares if he consults his daughters? You cannot say that your mom never consulted you on anything. Good parents talk openly with their children! Everyone is so ignorant and contorting his words. He said he talked about it with them, not that he let’s them dictate his choices! Also, who are you to say who should marry who? Love has no gender. Love is love. Kids who grow up in loving homes are better off; the argument could be made against single parent households just like against gay couples. Like you not choosing single parenthood, they did not choose who to love. Marriage is both HOLY and LEGAL. In a legal view, all unions should be recognized, but in a holy view, let each religion decided. Separation of Church and State. Times change and everyone needs to stop being ignorant. African Americans and Women were historically viewed as subserviant and that has such changed. Change is good. Allowing gays to marry will not run our nation based on equality into the ground. Ignorant thinking will though. Love is love.

“…that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage.” Why is it that Christians continually believe that they corner the market on how marriage should be defined? Marriage predates Christ, it even predates the Jews! Many cultures have had many differing beliefs in regards to it. Hell it was legal in Rome until 243 AD, unfortunately Constantius II and Constans converted to Christianity and ordered all the gay couples to be killed! How very Christ like of them. There you go though when ever Christians have gotten a hold of power blood, death, bigotry, and the eventual decline of that society closely follow. If you are supposedly a Christian why not actually follow the teachings of Jesus, read Matthew 22:34-40 if you need to know what HIS rules were.

What is wrong with you?
You are clearly the least intelligent person in the United States. “FAMILY VALUES”? You were a pregnant teen who is famous for her equally unintelligent mother and having plastic surgery. Where is your child’s mother/ father home? Maybe you should stop giving parenting/running the country advice until you actually do something for the world, or for your own child. GET A JOB.

This is an indictment of her own father who screwed up so badly he let Bristol become America’s most famous whore.

She should not be talking about what god would have wanted when she committed a sin by having a child without being married. I don’t care that she did that but that makes her a hypocrite. Marriage should be equal. In the constitution they say that everyone should be equal but obviously that isn’t true if they are discriminating against gays. We live in 2012 Bristol. Get used to the fact that opinions are changing for the better. The younger generation won’t put up with your very very wrong rude and hurtful opinions.

And Bristol how active a role does Levi play in shaping your child’s views? Was it your father’s views that lead to your having a child out of wedlock? If so, those are some great values Todd espouses. And what does the Bible say on premarital sex? You’re as dumb and ignorant as your mother. Gay marriage is a civil right and well on its way to becoming federal policy.

Bristol,
Did I miss the part where Bristol said gays were going BURN IN HELL…or that she HATED GAYS? Where is all the evil, violent, disgusting, hate-filled vitriol, the angry people on this blog are referring to?
Seems to me that the only people who are posting hate-filled comments are the unhinged Obama supporters.

Didn’t you have a child out of wedlock? Look up “The Rock” on Google and look for one of his many catchphrases, specifically the one where he says, “Know your role & Shut your mouth.” Your 15 min of fame ran out and you’re just looking for a way to get back in. Don’t ruin whatever good karma you have left little girl.

It’s impossible to argue with Christians, especially those that are more interested in telling people what to do than actually following their own faith. Bristol, you’re a shining example of everything wrong with the world. Why do we still have to live in this miasma of unrealistic beliefs and even more unrealistic expectations?Marriage is a sacred institution?! Interrobang… That’s a laugh.

Ummm… “Sometimes Dad’s should lead their family in the right way of thinking”?

Are you saying your mother is unfit to lead the country because she didn’t teach you not to have unwed teenaged sex and allows you to wear pants in direct contradiction to Deuteronomy 22:5? Because it kinda sounds like you are.

If Palin’s characterization of the scrutiny that (apparently only) Republican female candidates face with regard to the balance of their marriage and their presidential responsibilities is correct, how does one explain the media response to Hilary Clinton’s bid for the democratic nomination in 2008? I recall many reporters’ concerns about the role that Bill Clinton would potentially play if Hilary Clinton were to win her party’s nomination. I agree this speculation is completely unfounded and has no place in educated political discourse but I simply cannot understand Palin’s characterization of this as a partisan issue. It is a deeply polarizing problem that affects female candidates from both sides of the aisle. To dismiss a large percentage of female candidates is simply ignorant. Perhaps she should pay closer attention to political news coverage.

I’m no Bible expert, but I’m pretty sure if Bristol eventually decides to get married, the fact that she’s not a virgin means she is to be stoned to death.

You (and/or your ghost writer) are demented. Your comparison of President Obama talking with his daughters about their friends’ parents to “consulting” them for his position is just absurd.

For Bimbo-Bristol and the Palinistas who love her.
Before you repeat the “let’s keep marriage as it’s been defined for thousands of years” meme, you might want to read this –> http://anthropologist.livejournal.com/1314574.html

I highly advise enrolling at a university. ONE LOVE!

looks like someone needs to realize that its 2012 not 1960′s love is love. homophobia and racism are dead. deal with it.

Standing with you Bristol. Ignore the haters that have the vocabulary of a sailor and the self-control of a two-year- old. Temper-tantrum throwing bullies- that is all the libs are.

Wow Im really not against gay marriage nor am I for it. What I find more interesting is you have nerves. It has never been ok to have a baby as a teenager. That what fast-acting little girls did. You are a contradiction and had the nerves to write a book as if you can speak on anything influncial. Wow is all I can say. Glass house glass house. In what bible did you read it was ok to have a baby out of wedlock? I know it deoes speak on men taking men as lovers.

Yes, let’s listen to a high school graduate (late), who got knocked up by a former boyfriend whom she is no longer in a relationship in, who had plastic surgery. She is a mentor and leader to all of us!

The LGBT agenda is just another part of the Marxist coalition. Excellent article ,Bristol. Thank you, Bristol for making the rotten scumbags on the psychotic left’s heads explode. I remember when that demented Homosexual scumbag came up to you and started insulting your mother and you. I stand with Bristol, Sarah, and the Palin Family.