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Originally Posted by ana21  Truble is more then able to defend herself but IMO some have taken what she said way out of context. If I'm not mistaken she was addressing the fact that the governor would be away from her baby for extended periods of time. Downs babies frequently have health issues and even if the baby were perfectly healthy constant travel with a baby that young is hardly healthy. The norm for a working mom is go to work in to morning, come home at night -- not constant travel as will be the case with the governor for the next 2 months to say nothing of her responsibilities as VP if McCain wins the Presidency. Not impossible for any mom but much more difficult for a mom with a handicapped baby stay at home dad or not. Additionally she lives in Alaska, not an easy state to get to and from so there may be weeks between visits and the baby is I believe less then 6 months old.
I'm sure the governor has a handle on her homelife now but what is ahead for her and her family is a whole other matter.
I wish her much luck in her endeavor. |
PLEASE, show me where the question I asked was taken out of context?
In an ideal world, all babies would be able to be taken care of by a loving mother and father. This world is far from ideal--in case you haven't noticed!
How insulting is it for anyone to say "well, she should do her motherly duty and stay at home w/ her handicapped baby"? No one would blink twice if it were the FATHER of a Downs baby--NO ONE!
ETA- I see attacks on this woman as a desperate attempt to deflect from the fact that she is probably a very good choice for McCain, and has increased his "value" exponentially in some people's view. I mean wasn't just a few weeks ago that people were commenting on his hate and disdain for women?? Well, this kind of screws that argument all to hell now doesn't it!