If We Were Them (Or, WWKD? What Would Karl Do? Karl Rove Would Say Ms. Palin's Daughter Is "Fair Game")

So Ms. Palin's teenaged daughter is pregnant. Obama says, leave her family out of it. Of course we will. Who does he think we are, Republicans? Or worse, Conservatives?

People should be approached with compassion, that's been the Progressive point since the beginning. Imagine if we were Conservatives, or part of the Republican Echo Chamber, we'd be calling Ms. Palin's daughter all manner of nasty vile things, when really she's just a kid who got pregnant like thousands of other kids.

Can you imagine if one of Obama's daughters were a pregnant teen? Ann Coulter would even skip her female hormone injections just for the chance to be the first to call the poor girl a crack whore. Rupert Murdoch would pay Jerome Corsi to write a book about how the Obamas were pimping out their children. Rush Limbaugh would be screaming about "Where are the parents? Where are they? W-w-w-where are the parents?" Bill Kristol would insist the USA immediately launch a military strike against China. (That's because Bill always gets it wrong and is always focused on war.)

The usual herd of dickheads at Faux News would be immediately spitting out the talking points they were faxed that morning by the Republican leadership, and nothing would be off limits. No vicious insult against a young woman's character would be too far. Karl Rove would declare the young girl is "Fair Game."

So yes, Ms. Palin and yes, all you suddenly respectful-of-others'-misfortune Republicans slash Conservatives. Young girls not running for office should be left out of campaigns. They should be free to live their lives.

That's exactly why, Ms. Palin, I am pro-choice for a woman who is pregnant, unlike you, who are against choice even in the case of rape. That’s exactly why, Ms. Palin and Mr. McCain, that I support a party that doesn't make a habit of pandering to the most violent anti-gay bigots.

Ms. Palin, your daughter's life has no bearing on why I think you'd be a heinous VP, because what a person does with her life and the decisions she makes is her business, not yours or mine.

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