tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post51308204386616100..comments2023-09-23T02:16:11.746-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Foster Family: I really want to leave the kids out of it...Yondallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-5386402080014629932008-09-03T20:02:00.000-06:002008-09-03T20:02:00.000-06:00I disagree that the kids are being used as props o...I disagree that the kids are being used as props or as shields - if they hadn't made the announcement about Bristol, then some media outlet would have, and accused Gov. Palin and the McCain campaign of hiding it. Part of how she has managed to balance her career with her life is to bring her kids along when she can - she had the younger ones with her in Juneau last year while the older ones were at home with Dad in Wasilla. Having her kids around her is normal for her career. From a more political standpoint, having them around probably plays up the youth she's brining to the ticket.unexplainedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522833340690687151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-60399251097637729722008-09-03T11:36:00.000-06:002008-09-03T11:36:00.000-06:00As for Levi being a "good Christian boy", have you...As for Levi being a "good Christian boy", have you seen his MySpace page? Wow, the language coming from a 17 year old is enough to make this ex-US Navy sailor blush.Robert Rousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029114161553100445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-2125343850308833382008-09-03T10:14:00.000-06:002008-09-03T10:14:00.000-06:00The whole thing makes me nauseous. I am trying to...The whole thing makes me nauseous. I am trying to avoid all of the media coverage about it. Isn't there a center for exploited children? I wonder if that is mandated reporting?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348025510436659447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-83862883134362636102008-09-03T06:54:00.000-06:002008-09-03T06:54:00.000-06:00My husband's friend was shipped out recently. We k...My husband's friend was shipped out recently. We knew a few weeks beforehand when he was going. There was no secret made of it.<BR/><BR/>And I've seen newspaper stories in advance of the local guard units going out. I think they usually start a couple weeks early. Unless those have been "heading to place X in the US before shipping out to Iraq" type stories. Never read them that closely. Just remembering that there would be a number of stories about the shipping out coming up.AnnMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505967972774910106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-52335000915177218542008-09-03T00:08:00.000-06:002008-09-03T00:08:00.000-06:00Don't forget Bridget McCain being used as an examp...Don't forget Bridget McCain being used as an example of her parents' charity and colorblindness. It's part and parcel of their whole campaign.<BR/><BR/>Of course, Biden's military son was touted during the DNC, too. So it happens on both sides, but not to the degree it's happening with Palin right now.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05737780263679929983noreply@blogger.com