Thursday, 21 May 2009

Palin wisdom



More tidbits from Bristol Palin's interview to People magazine:

"Girls need to imagine and picture their life with a screaming newborn baby and then think before they have sex. If girls realized the consequences of sex, nobody would be having sex. Trust me. Nobody."


The babies of older mothers scream too. If that's the horrible consequence of sex, to be avoided at all costs, nobody would have babies. Trust me. Nobody.

Everytime the Palins speak about anything, it's always with such alarming superficiality that it makes me want to scream! Since she became the anti-sex ambassador, she hasn't said a single useful, remotely relevant thing.

All we see is a glossy Bristol with a semi-comatose cute baby in her arms.

Todd Palin offers a glimpse into the dynamics of the family:

The magazine also quoted Todd Palin saying he had never spoken to his daughter about sex or contraception.

"She had enough information out there and enough examples out there. If she had questions, they would be answered," Palin said.

What does he mean, "enough information out there"? What kind of parenting is this? I suppose her questions would have been answered by someone "out there" as well.

Bristol lies as expertly as her mother:

Money is a concern for Bristol Palin, who said she paid for the baby's diapers and formula by working part time at a cafe and baby-sitting for other families while one of her relatives looked after Tripp.

We're expected to believe that she has a screaming baby, two jobs, worked on her high school projects and...

Bristol said she does go regularly to the gym and tanning salon.

"My dad lets me go tanning quite a bit. That's the one thing I can do. And I try to exercise," she said.

Oh well, tanning is safer than sex...

Article on Newsminer
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