How does smearing a teenage mom, address the real Issue?

Question

Is it because Obama doesn't offer a solution about the economy the press has to smear a teenager. 64 days left and we keep hearing about a teenagers problem. who is going to fix the economy?

Answer 1

Here's a quote from your candidate:

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.”

– Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.

Anybody who wants to complain about what is being said about Palin's daughter can eat it, cause McCain stooped that low first! This came from the horses mouth. I don't see Obama making comments like this. In 1998 Chelsea was 18. Was this an appropriate comment to make about an 18 year old girl?

Answer 2

the only people I see talking about that are republicans.

Answer 3

When did the Neocons become "anti smear"?  Seems you had no problem attacking Obama's wife and daughters over their looks, their hair, their speech...  

Don't expect a lot of sympathy now.

Answer 4

Your right it does not, our country unfortuantly has become obsessed with gossip news, that they cannot see the real issues only the drama..

Answer 5

I think the real issue goes to family values.  How is it that a mother allows their 17 year old daughter get pregnant.  Had she stayed home and read the bible to her I'm quite certain we would not be having this discussion.  I can not believe you people call yourselves republicans.  I am so outraged that there isn't more outrage on the way this "woman" has raised her children.  Should she of left this up to her alcoholic husband?

Answer 6

Wow. This coming from a Republican. I'm sorry I can't really answer because I need to take the time to let this soak in.

Answer 7

If you want to stop the press from obsessing over stuff like this, stop talking about it and MAKING a divisive issue out of it. The press reports it because they know it presents another opportunity for Americans to beat up on other Americans who have an opposing view. Drama creates job security for the press. Stop giving them what they want and stuff like this goes away.

C'mon people! Divided we fall. Remember? If we all had the same opinions, we'd be like North Korea. Be respectful to one another.  

Answer 8

smearing a teenage mom does not address anything. she's human like all of us and made a mistake. we need to drop that and move on to the real issues at hand.

Answer 9

They are runnin sacred, and the media is too. Even the Republican VP candidate has more experience than Obama. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Answer 10

It's sad,isn't it.  We've become a giant soap opera.  

Answer 11

It is to bad the young girl finds herself in this situation but if she had just listened to her parents this never would have happened. I don't think she should be picked on but her Mother is a whole different story! If you are going to run around telling others how to live and preaching abstinence and calling anyone that doesn't agree with your choice a murder then you and I'm sorry but your family will get an earful. If your going to throw c**p you better be prepared to smell like it yourself!

Answer 12

Actually, Obama has declared Palin's daughter off-limits, which I find admirable.  We JUST heard of this "scandal" so I think that's why it's still news.  I don't see why...so she's 17 and pregnant.  Happens every day.  Big deal.  I wish politicians on BOTH sides would actually talk about the issues instead of stupid tabloid stuff.

Answer 13

It doesn't, but now you know how us Democrats feel when John McCain's people are putting out ads that have the irrelevance of her current story.

Answer 14

Agreed the smearing of the child needs to stop.

But it is not about smearing the child to most Dems, it is about the judgment of McCain and her mother, for putting her into this situation in the first place.

Answer 15

Obama says babies are punishment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNzmly28B...

Answer 16

It doesn't that is why we should move on to the real issues.

Answer 17

who cares!

Answer 18

By "vetting" the family values McCain and Palin will impress on this country.

Garbage in, Garbage out

Answer 19

Wow.  Did you read your question before you posted it?  "the press has to smear a teenager"  The key phrase there is "press" see that?  

It's the "press" making a big deal of it, not the Obama camp.  He has already stated very clearly that candidate's families are off limits.  You contradict yourself my friend.

Answer 20

it doesn't...but its a left tactic, and has been forever- don't address the issues, cuz you have nothign to stand on, and whatever you DO have to stand on will only hurt America.  so deflect, deflect, and point the finger at non-issues..

first it was McCain's (wife's family's) houses, and now its Palin's daughter...the Dems are such a mean-spirited group...its appaling and sickening.  

and the Obama attack dogs (a.k.a. CNN, NBC) ran stories on that, and ONLY that, for over an hour this morning...

Answer 21

The Liberals cant win,They know Obama is a loser,What do you expect them to do.They better hope that they can come up with a way not to hold debates with McCain,Maybe a Earth Quake this time, The Dems are done

Answer 22

Hey now! Before this entire issue of Palin's prego daughter, seems as though the man for the job OBAMA was being hit below the belt -

?? white/ black - what does it matter??

?? the lad had issues at the age of 8 - he's grown up and so ?? what does that matter -

we could go on all day but the point is none of it is fixing our world so let's all put everything but true value aside.  Bashing goes both ways and we all have our right to our opinion.

VOTE OBAMA *******  OBAMA - 2008 ***********    VOTE OBAMA

Answer 23

It doesn't and should have no place in this campaign

Answer 24

The smear tactics involving Bristol Palin are really low.  Obama was born when his mother was 18.  She got pregnant with him at age 17.

Answer 25

That is the liberals' objective - stay the h**l away from the REAL issues because they can't support them when the come under scrutiny.

Answer 26

Hussins followers are empty evil people.

They show how 'tolerant' libs really are. Libs are really intolerant, bigoted sexists who are the scourge of civil society.

Answer 27

Teen pregnancy is a real issue in this country and it is a problem that is on the rise.  Political candidates, who are advocates of abstinence-only education as opposed to comprehensive s*x education and who are against birth control for teenagers, are not facing reality.