Obama, and Bristol Palin
Call it ironic. Call it poetic justice. Call it a simple twist of fate. Call it truth that’s stranger than fiction.
Yesterday, the same day that President Obama signed an executive order creating a panel devoted to issues facing women and girls, and made particular mention of the difficulties facing single mothers, Bristol Palin, 18, announced her breakup with fiance Levi Johnston, 19, the father of their 2 month old son Tripp.
Obama made reference to his own mother, saying “growing up, I saw my mother put herself through school and follow her passion for helping others. But I also saw how she struggled to raise me and my sister on her own, worrying about how she’d pay the bills and educate herself and provide for us.”
Bristol, sounding somewhat obtuse, said that “unfortunately, my family has seen many people say and do many things to ‘cash in’ on the Palin name. Sometimes that greed clouds good judgment and the truth.” She also mentioned that she was devastated. She did not mention the degree to which she was manipulated during the campaign through the later stages of her pregnancy, possibly because she’s not fully aware of it yet.
I’ve spoken to men and women from both the left and the right, who, while watching the Republican convention, agreed that the show put on by Johnston and the Palins was fairly transparent and that, in all likelihood, things were not going to end well for Bristol and Levi.
To the chorus of ‘how dare you”s the above is bound to provoke, let me remind one and all that if the RNC had simply let the teens stay out of the spotlight and work on their situation, rather than twist it into a strained display of “family values”, this post wouldn’t be here now.
We’ve lost our better selves. Let’s hope Bristol finds hers. Perhaps with the help of the President and his executive order.
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The saddest thing about Bristol is that she had no choice…she had to live by her mother’s rules.
Sarah Palin does have a rather large supporter base. Its hilarious when some of them are interviewed and cannot explain why they support her. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/23/palin-supporters-struggle_n_367800.html