CNN'S JOHN ROBERTS: You know, there's one other issue -- we've talked about her experience and what depth of experience she has; the fact that maybe she tries to peel off a few women voters on the Democratic side, who really wanted to see a woman in the White House in some way, shape, or form. There's also this issue that on April 18th, she gave birth to a baby with Down's Syndrome.

 

CNN'S DANA BASH : Yes.

 

ROBERTS: The baby is just slightly more than four months old now. Children with Down's syndrome require an awful lot of attention. The role of Vice President, it seems to me, would take up an awful lot of her time, and it raises the issue of how much time will she have to dedicate to her newborn child?

Get over it. It's a legitimate question to ask any presidential or vice presidential candidate. They're asking whether she will have the time to take care of both her baby, who demands a lot of attention because of his disability, and her responsibilities as vice president. I would be thinking the same thing if either Obama or McCain had a baby with down syndrome.

Get over it. It's a legitimate question to ask any presidential or vice presidential candidate. They're asking whether she will have the time to take care of both her baby, who demands a lot of attention because of his disability, and her responsibilities as vice president. I would be thinking the same thing if either Obama or McCain had a baby with down syndrome.

She has a husband, and three other children in the household (not including the one in the Army). They can take care of the baby while she does her work. Did she quit as Governor when she had the baby?

Umm...wow.

 

"Bash" is definitely not the word to use in this situation.

 

In no way are they "bashing" her for having a baby with Down Syndrome.

 

All they are saying is that it may be an issue since Down syndrome children require a lot of time to care for.

It's a moronic but typical comment from the political "experts".

 

Even so, it's not "bashing" her, thus the topic title is completely misleading Orlando. I'll edit it if you don't want to.

It's a moronic but typical comment from the political "experts".

 

Even so, it's not "bashing" her, thus the topic title is completely misleading Orlando. I'll edit it if you don't want to.

No need. It was what I first came up with, but I had difficulty at the time figuring out something else to put there.

It's a moronic but typical comment from the political "experts".

Yeah, pretty much.

She's an evangelical... what do you think the odds are that she used contraception?

Well, if that's the case, then I am wrong... but it just seems that she wouldn't be using it, like a dumbass.

I'm sure track, twig, trail, piper, leaves and grass can take care of the little babe while she is in the office

She's an evangelical... what do you think the odds are that she used contraception?

I could have sworn I read/heard it earlier today that she is pro-contraception.

That she is. She described her fifth child as a "miracle", which is a code word for something unexpected.

 

She probably missed a pill by accident, in her hectic life as a Governor. Or if she doesn't use the pill, Todd just "slipped up". :mischief

Even still, I highly doubt many of those evangelicals actually practice what they preach.

 

Furthermore, I also think she is being mislabeled as ultra-religious simply because of her positions on abortion and gay marriage. However, these issues become tricky because there are underlying scientific and Constitutional issues at play. For example, I am staunchly libertarian but I am pro-life because scientifically believe it results in the protection of liberty. This isn't a discussion I feel like having at the moment because there is so much else to talk about, but I feel it is a worthy point to make.

I take a centrist position on abortion: permit it to a certain point (4 or 5 months), then when the baby is able to survive birth, no more.

 

I know, virtually everybody is all or nothing. I'm an oddball like that. :mischief

Being in office doesn't mean your neglecting your children. Obama has children and he's always campaigning. Sarah does have a husband who helps take care of the children. Is CNN too sexist to realize a family can have a working mother and a father doing the larger parenting workload?

Even still, I highly doubt many of those evangelicals actually practice what they preach.

 

Furthermore, I also think she is being mislabeled as ultra-religious simply because of her positions on abortion and gay marriage. However, these issues become tricky because there are underlying scientific and Constitutional issues at play. For example, I am staunchly libertarian but I am pro-life because scientifically believe it results in the protection of liberty. This isn't a discussion I feel like having at the moment because there is so much else to talk about, but I feel it is a worthy point to make.

 

I think you're giving her more credit than she deserves. Although you and I disagree on many issues, I think you're a thoughtful person. I don't think she's thoughtful.

I do wonder why she was having a child that late into her childbearing years, because the Down syndrome risk gets really high by that time.

 

Does this have much to do with the campaign? No, not really.