"She is preaching family values, now she has this confirmed slut daughter"

A 17 year old girl getting pregnant does not mean she is a slut. Maybe it was just an accident, or who knows, it could have been a cry for her mother's attention. The fact is we just don't KNOW the facts, and if she and her boyfriend had a baby that doesn't make her a slut.

As far as the media getting involved in the candidate's personal lives, I think it is absolutely necessary. The American public should be able to make informed decisions about who they are voting for to lead them for the next 4 years. Obviously I don't think the media needs to take this to the extreme- I don't think the Bristol situation is a "scandal" but I DO think that this reflects a bit on Sarah Palin. Palin's family situation perfectly illustrates what WOULD (not might) happen to many American families should she be elected, based on her view that abortion should be completely eradicated, even in cases of rape. According to abortionno.org, in 1996 (most recent I saw) there were 1.37 million abortions. Think what would have happened if abortion were not an option for these 1.37 million cases- while people might have been more careful, the number of abortions is nonetheless enormous. Just something to consider.

Back to the whole media-scrutinizing-families thing, the public has a right to know details about the people they are electing. I'm trying to keep this post objective, but just as an example lets look at Obama. He has a stable family situation, with a wife and I believe a daughter..? Anyways, my point is, would you look at him differently if he had 6 divorced wives and 2 sons out of wedlock? OF COURSE YOU WOULD! We as US citizens expect reassurance that the presidents, VPs, congressmen and women, etc. that we elect have stable family situations themselves, before we put them in control of even more people, say like, a country.

Palin says Bristol made the "choice" to keep the baby. If Palin had her way, we wouldn't have that choice in the same situation. The government would make it for us.

It's pathetic to get upset over an internet post. It's called a blog, you can post what ever the hell you feel like, so chill.

You can't really tell anyone what to do or say, and I think you are taking other people's comments on here way too personally, possibly because you're looking to make someone wrong, and yourself therefore in the right.

Go do some yoga, geez…

It isn't always about arguing with other people and asserting that your beliefs are more correct than theirs.

This ISN'T the place to post crap about either candidate either. It asked specific questions, which were to be answered. Period. So here's my response-

IT DEPENDS. Yes, we need to know about the families, but NOT to such extremes (i.e. tabloids).

What her daugher has and hasn't done is her business, not the worlds. And, just so this sentence is noticed, I will put it in all caps- WHO HASN'T MADE SOME STUPID MISTAKES AT SOME POINT IN THEIR YOUNG LIFE? I made a lot of them when I was around her age, and I have since then done a 180 and straightened out without permanent scars, BUT- sometimes I am still reminded of what I've done in the past.

IMAGINE the trauma to poor miss Bristol when she hears anyone or any big-shot news anchor or sees a headline of some newspaper proclaiming BRISTOL IS PREGNANT, OMG. I'm sure that's helping her a lot. Not. So if you've never screwed something up in your life, go ahead and bag on Bristol. If you have, then clam it!