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Sara Palin's daughter: Do you believe the pregnancy of vice presidential candidate Sara Palin's daughter should be an issue in the campaign?
Comment: I believe that family matters are family matters and the only people who should be concerned with this is the daughter, her future husband and his family and the Palin family. from Navarre, FL by Tiffany
Comment: Families should be off-limits in presidential campaigns!!!! from Niceville, FL by Christine
Comment: This is a personal matter & should be handled privately. from Orange Beach,AL by Sandra
Comment: Of course it's a political issue, how can it not be? As the party that professes to be the "Party of God" and to exist on a higher plain, this situation demonstrates that the GOP can not claim the "high road" in family values any more than the Democrats. Did not McCain and crowd vet this person deeply enough? from Pensacola, FL by James
Comment: NO from Pensacola by David
Comment: We elect a candidate on
the basis of political exper=
tise (hopefully) and party
lines. The morality of fam-
ly members should neither be
an issue nor should it be med-
ia fodder. The days of the
scarlet letter or long past. from Pensacola, Florida by Robin
Comment: It should not be an issue. It should not even be a question on the news. The news media should be ashamed for continuing to ask about her pregnancy. You notice I said 'her' pregnancy. This is a private matter. from Walnut Hill, Fl by MaryAnn
Comment: Being even the best parent doesn't stop teens from experimenting with sex. The media needs to drop the subject rigth now and let the voters decide for themselves. from Pensacola, FL by Janice
Comment: I feel that since the young ladies Mother used such poor judgement as to put her poor daughter up for public abuse, the rest of us should show better Judgement. from Pensacola.Fl by Iva
Comment: i think if a person can run from his/her duties to service their country, to be president of the united states, then anyone should be able to service in that office, this just proves that Sara Palin's is no better or no less than anyone else. just proves she did not have the control , and did not teach good moral valves to her daughter, she is human. from Bay Minette, Ala. by Shan
Comment: No ones business but their own from Orange Beach by Eddie
Comment: why should she be treated any different than a person who is unknown.nobody makes a big fuss unless it makes news or to hurt someone from pens by troy
Comment: No...the issue with her daughter should not be the focus on if she is going to be a good presidential candidate. Yes....families should remain off limits.
This should not be a huge issue about her daughter having a baby. People need to wake up and stop living in the dark ages of TABU. I am not saying that it is right. All I am saying is that we have BIGGER issues to focus on. from Pensacola , Fl by Elaina
Comment: This only makes her more human like the rest of us. Who among us has not had this happpen in our family. Would the news media like for everyone to drag up all of their imperfections. Our elected officials are human they are not perfect gods. Bury it!!!!! from Summerdale by Patricia
Comment: No, it should not be an issue. Families should be off limits. Anyway, it was not Sarah Palin who made a bad decision - it was her daughter that did. However, the most important thing is HOW DOES SARAH PALIN HANDLE THIS SITUATION from this point on. I think she is handling it the right way - saying she will uncoditionally support her child (Bristol) and the child's baby. I think if the media is looking for a story- it should center on the constitutional right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Sarah Palin wants to support the unborn child's right to life - good for her! from Gulf Breeze, Fl by Paul
Comment: No I don't believe it should be an issue but..... if "they" can't find another issue than it will. There is nothing we Americans like better than to tell others how to live their lives and then critize the way they do it. Gossip is mosts motto. I say leave families alone. from pensacola, fl by toni
Comment: No it should not be an issue especially since most of society condones immoral life styles and shames mothers for being just a housewife. I do not believe in abortions and I do not believe in sex before marriage The Bible condemns both. But God also forgives and restores and this is good news. Let the first without sin cast the first stone. from Pensacola,Fl by Lela
Comment: It shows she is a good mom from Pensacola Fl. by Todd
Comment: McCain, Obama, Bush all feel the children of candidates should be off-limits. Please respect this. Sometimes the less said, the better. As my mother-in-law used to say, the more you stir a pile of s---, the more it stinks! from Pensacola, Fl by Marge
Comment: This is about her as a VICE PRESIDENT. Not a MOTHER. from ---- by ----
Comment: This is pretty low and shows
how much some people obviously
fear Mrs. Palin's chance of
becoming vice-president. from Pensacola,Fl by Mildred
Comment: I do not think it has any bearing on the candidate. from Pensacola, Fl. by Mick
Comment: no, i do not think the teens pregnacy should be an issue. keep the children of the incumbants out of the races. its wrong to even consider them in the races. from pensacola, fl by georgia
Comment: no - not a political issue from pensacola by peggy
Comment: When our children become old enough to make their own choices about things like sex, THEY are responsible for their actions, not their parents. I'm very proud of her, as I am of my niece, for making the choice to give birth instead of chosing abortion. I believe that choice proves that her parents raised her well. I think McCain made a wonderful choice in Palin and I pray they will be elected. from Pensacola, FL by JRoAnne
Comment: Candidate's children are off-limits. from Crestview/FL by Fred
Comment: Why should that even matter to anyone. That has nothing to do with the campaign anyways. from Jay, FL by Samantha
Comment: Sarah Palin's daughter's choices have nothing to do with Palin's ability to be 2nd in command. We're not electing her daughter, so her daughter's choices should not be an issue. from Pensacola, FL by Sarah
Comment: I think it should be a issue. Since this is a big issue in todays world with unwedded teens having babies and not yet ready to take care of them. Especially with all that is going on with the young mom here is florida and her missing child this just adds to the growing concern of young parnets just not yet ready for the though road of taking care of a child. from Pensacola,FL by Daniel
Comment: The way you staged this poll during your broadcast reveals your implication that it does, just by keeping the story alive. You should be ashamed of yourselves. from Powder Springs, Ga by Bill
Comment: if her own daughter would not listen to her, IF she was told that unmarried sex is not what God intended, how can we expect world leaders to pay any attention to what she may ask of them.
If her daughter had had some sex-ed. maybe she wouldn't be in the shape she is in.ily values?
from pensacola, fl by james
Comment: It isn't and issue, it souldn't be an issue and wouldn't be if the media would stop hyping it at every opportunity. from Pensacola, FL by Trenton
Comment: THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THESE POLITICAL FAMILIES SHOULD NOT BE ANY OF THE BUSINESS OF THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. IT'S A GOOD THING TO KNOW WHEN A CANDIDATE IS A MORAL PERSON OR A GOOD FAMILY MEMBER, BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT WHO IS MOST QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB, BESIDES IF YOU DIG HARD ENOUGH YOU MIGHT FIND PLENTY OF DIRT ON THOSE WHO ARE MAKING A PROBLEM OF THIS SITUATION. MY QUESTION IS WHO WANTS TO CAST THE FIRST STONE????? from MILTON, FL by BOBBY
Comment: No, it should not be an issue. It shouldn't even have been brought to national attention. It is their personal business, and shame on you, WEAR TV and ABC and all the other networks who have treated it like a scandal. No doubt the family has struggled to face and accept this, and it's certainly nothing the entire world should be commenting on. from Niceville by Tina
Comment: No more than any other person that is in office and has a child that has done something wrong and they are out there. from Milton, Fl by Terri
Comment: I am 82 years old - and I do not believe that this should be an issue - it is a private matter and I support Gov. Palin supporting her daughter!! from Gulf Breeze, FL by Caroline
Comment: It is no one's business but the 17 year old and parents... from Crestview,fla. by Lewis
Comment: Absolutely not; this is an issue that any parent has the possibility of facing - whether the parent of the girl or boy - and is a private issue that has no bearing on their professional capacity or qualifications. I agree with Obama's remarks on the issue and also wonder if this would have made such news if Palin were the parent of the boy involved in the pregnancy. from Daphne, AL by M
Comment: no no I thank the damm press is for obama I no wear is... from Pensacola by Randy
Comment: Absolutely not, this is totally a private matter and shold not even been brought up. Political issues do not trump a person's right to privacy in matters such as this. Let's stick to issues that are really important to all Americans and quit waisting our time on distractful emotional issues. from Gulf Breeze, FL by George
Comment: The only thing about Sarah that we focus on is how good of a vice president she will be. Not her parenting skills. Her daughter won't run the country, will she? Sarah Palin will NOT make us parents tell our kids to go off and have a baby at 17, will she? No. The subject of the decision is vice presidents. NOT mothers. I think that Sarah would be a very good vice president, and we do not need to care about her daughter. She is not going to help run the country. from Robertsdale, Al. by Vicki
Comment: I think the news needs to drop the issue and get on with something alot more important. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ELECTION. The news is making a big thing about it. from Milton/FL by Freddie
Comment: It doesn't matter what we, the customer/consumer of your news product think, you exercise no discretion in these matters, by airing this tripe. Why ask at all? from fort walton beach by bill
Comment: That is a private family matter and has nothing to do with the capabilty of Gov Palin as a VP candidate from Milton, FL by Jim
Comment: I do not thinck it should evean be brought up.Whene you look at a presidential candidate you should look at them not thire kids mustaks.How many parints today had kids as teens they should not juge others for mistaks they themselvs have made!!!!!!!! from Pensacola FL. by Jon
Comment: NO it should not the daughter is not the one running for the V.P job there are alot of teens out there that are pregnant also she is planning on marrying the daddy that isa good thing.im sure the mom and dad are very happy about it im sure they were shocked when they found out but now they are embracing the news and the baby as a joy :-) from milton /fl by Regina
Comment: Shows Mc Cain didn't do a proper back ground check on his V P selection. from Navarre, Fl. by C J
Comment: If Mrs Palin use her record in this campaign to make herself look a certain way to appeal to certain groups of people then this teenage pregnancy is in play. She opposes teen-pregnancy. from pensacola by larry
Comment: IT's nobodys Business. from Pensacola by William
Comment: I think it shows that she is pro-life, but also seems to be supporting teen pregnancy. The republicans should be doing more to teach teens about sex. It is everywhere around them and if we don't have programs to teach them then they will learn it from tv and peers. We all see how well that is working. from Pensacola, Fl by Jennifer
Comment: The daughter isn't the one running for political office. from Milton by Jim
Comment: If Palin can't even keep her kids in line and out of trouble how is she gonna help our country? I think McCain made a big mistake in selecting her as his running mate and is going to suffer because of it! from Shalimar, FL by Martha
Comment: Of course it is not an issue. This is a question that should not even be asked. But to make things fair, find out what Joe Biden's children have been up to. Make an issue out of that! Families are not perfect, and Sarah Palin and her family deal with the same situations millions of families go through. This subject should be left alone. from Milton, Fl by Marian
Comment: Although, it does definitely lend creedence to the fact that Governor Palin is pro-life and has encouraged her daughter to be as well. from Pensacola, FL by Jennifer
Comment: I believe that it speaks to her family's inability to properly supervise their 5 children while being so involved in their professional careers. I believe that Gov. Palin and her husband already have their hands full with family obligations and responsibilities to have enough time to become vice-president, much less President of the USA. That is a full time, 24-7 commitment. from Pensacola, FL by Judy
Comment: No. Just because your child has chosen to go against the beliefs that you have taught him/her, that does not mean you have bad character. My daughter is a teenage mother and it does not reflect on me or how she was raised, or my beliefs. Voters need to focus on the candidates themselves....not members of their famlies. Their family members are not running for office, nor are they making any decisions for the country. from Daphne, AL by Angie
Comment: NO.... This is a family matter and has nothing to do with HER mom running for any office. from Pace/Florida by Steven
Comment: This is a private matter and should remain that way. It has no bearing on Palin's polical abilities. from Pensacola FL by Ernest
Comment: If an 18 yr old gets an17 yr old pregant, isn't that statory rape, or at least around here? by LARRY
Comment: i think that that absolutely does should not matter. that we should not even be looking at the kids because our focus should be on sarah to make sure she fit for the job! from fort walton beach by jessica
Comment: If the Democrats want to open that bucket of worms they had better pay heed to the old adage, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Afterall, Presidental nominee Barack Heusan Obama was born to a teen age mother also out of wedlock and his choice for VP has a son and brother up on federal charges for fraud. from Pensacola by Oscar
Comment: she is not running for any office. she is off limits for the dems. admired for not aborting and her family for standing by her as well as mccains support openly. dirty politics but they are in the public now.. from gulf breeze f.l. by gordon
Comment: Absolutely, why should she be an exception? If the shoe were on the other foot, the McCain camp would have a field day with the issue. also, particularly in light of her political views re social issues and a red flag pertaining to poor judgement, denial, etc. I found it particularly distasteful that she was "proud" that her daughter decided to keep the baby. Supportive would have sufficed. from gulf breeze, fl by julie
Comment: well, i think it is a private matter but then again, it pretty much shows the hypocracy from the religious right and the republican party. if the kids of these "influential" right wing people are getting prenant...then how many more are being hushed? i guess what bothers me is that they want to dictate their morals upon us and not doing anything substancial to curb this problem...i'm just glad that this girl has wealthy parents to help out...not all of them do... from p'cola by h
Comment: Stupid, assine question that is totally irrevelant to any parent, regardless of them seeking public office. Kinda like the hotel in Pensacola that refused to house a family from New Orleans who had 3 dogs. No wonder P-cola is not going anywhere - closed mines for the few that have one that is intelligent.
CWO4 Houfek - USN retired from Gulf Breeze, Fl. by Harold
Comment: It is a private family affair and she evidently was not aware as millions of parents are of the girls extra activities. from Wallnut Hill Fl by J. D.
Comment: The only folks it is an issue with is the media, who won't give it a rest. It is not an issue with Obama (who, himself is the illegitimate child of an 18-yr-old mother, according to his book)so why is it such and issue with you? from Pensacola, FL by Mike
Comment: Candidates children should not be an issue in campaigns.
It would be nice if they would stick to the issues that matter and give information about what they will do to make the problems we have better and stop slinging mud at each other from Molino, Fl, 32577 by Mary Ann
Comment: Because the Bush Administration has spent millions of dollars promoting abstinence instead of sex education, this situation supports the need for sex ed information in schools. from Pensacola Fl by Ginny
Comment: It's none of our business what Sara Palin's daughter does. But federal money would be better spent on teen-pregnancy prevention programs then on foreign countries. Our children should come first. from Pensacola by Helen
Comment: FAMILIES AND KIDS SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN TALKING DOWN A CANDIDATE.I APPLAUD HER FOR KEEPING THE BABY. from MAGNOLIASPRINGSALA by TAMMY
Comment: Her daughter's pregnancy has nothing to do with her ability to do her job, it is a private family matter. from Pensacola, Fl by Gloria
Comment: No it's nobodys business, tax payers money should not be spent in trying to educate children on how to prevent pregnancy, this is the responsibilty of parents, not the government (it's not the village responsibilty). It's a waste of tax payers money, need to teaching science, math, foriegn langauges.
from Niceville, Florida by Andrew
Comment: This shows that the Palin family is an everyday normal family. I respect their decision to keep it pivate. It is outrageous that it would even be considered of political importance. from Pensacola FL by Anna
Comment: Like Bush said, this is a private matter. Its bad enough that the family has to let the whole world know. Look at how many young girls in the spot light get pregnant. It can be prevented, yes, but there is nothing anyone can do about it now. Nobody should bring this matter up during campaigning its just not right. from Pensacola,Fl by Ashlee
Comment: For once I agree with Barack Obama! Presidential Parties children/families should be off limits and not part of the dirty politics. from Cantonment, FL by Lisa
Comment: Family issues should be off limits! This is the first time in a long time that I have felt hope in the Republican ticket. Now the opposition is looking for dirt everywhere to discredit Gov. Palin. from Cantonment by Dorothy
Comment: This is a private family matter and should not be part of the political discourse. If the Democrats and or the liberal national or LOCAL press attempt to push their secular progressive agenda on the back of this young lady it will be done at their own great peril. from Milton, Fl by Jim
Comment: Family and children should be off limits. Shame on you, ABC,CNN,NBC. You have sunk to an all time low. I have heard more tough questions and seen more vetting on Sara Palin in 5 days than in the 19 months you have followed Obama's every move.
Why don't ABC try to run a story on Obama, and leave children alone. from pensacola by shawn
Comment: In this context, it is as though she is unreasonably and unsuccessfully trying to simultaneously "serve two masters." Because her family situation will divide her attention more so than other candidates who are equally or more qualified, her family situation should be considered. She has a very young child as well as a pregnant adolescent—tough stuff, especially for one who needs to dedicate full attention to the Vice Presidency of the U.S. from Pensacola, FL by Branda
Comment: Family and children should be off limits. Shame on you, ABC,CNN,NBC. You have sunk to an all time low. I have heard more tough questions and seen more vetting on Sara Palin in 5 days than in the 19 months you have followed Obama's every move.
Why don't ABC try to run a story on Obama, and leave children alone. from pensacola by shawn
Comment: Family situations should never be a political issue. from Pensacola by Trish
Comment: i CANNOT BELIEVE HOW FAR THE MEDIA HAS TAKEN A PERSONAL FAMILY ISSUE. iT IS RIDICULOUS! from Cantonment by Charles
Comment: Sarah Palin has given us all the hope we need, it is unbelievably
sad that the bloggers and liberals have taken so much time to smear her. from Pensacola by Lillie
Comment: Governor Sarah Palin is running for Vice President not her daughter. Her daughters pregnancy has nothing to do with Palin's qualifications for VP if anything it shows what a mother does for their children. We stand by them and support them in all situations. from pensacola,fl by belinda
Comment: NO it should not be a campaign issue. from Gulf Breeze, Fl by Sarah
Comment: with more single women haveing children out of wedlock, ending up on welfare i feel this seems to say its okay go ahead,get pregnant , the recent story were 17 girls middle school teens, planned to get pregnant an raise babys together, are we saying this is okay? from pensacola fl. by dee
Comment: No way. It has no place in politics. Stick to the important issues. from Gulf Breeze, Fl by Ryan
Comment: Thousands of unmarried teenage girls are pregnant in the USA - why should a particular one be any more of an issue than the others. from Milton, FL by Paul
Comment: Thousands of unmarried teenage girls are pregnant in the USA - why should a particular one be any more of an issue than the others. from Milton, FL by Paul
Comment: Bristol and her siblings and children are entitled to their privacy just as many Presidents' and Vice Presidents' families have had in the past. The public should respect this.
If the media wants to report on teen aged pregnacies they should report the other hundreds and thousands that occur every year. from FWB,FL by Betty
Comment: I don't think Gov.Palin's pregnant daughter shouldn't be an issue to this year's election. That is a private family matter. Besides, don't we have more important things to think about? Say the price of gas or the hurting economy? from Cantonment, FL by Erika
Comment: I dont think it should be an issue. I dont think should get into there personal lives. from Pensacola, FL by Sarah
Comment: Yes this is a big deal since Michelle Obama was ridiculed about a simple comment she made about this country. Now we have a raunchy out-of-control pregnant teen, plenty of photos on web, with an ultra conservative VP nominee mom who also claimed she had her 5th baby in April 2008. Funny nobody on her staff noticed she was pregnant. It might be her husband's baby but not Sarah Palin's baby, besides I have never seen her even hold the baby and she addresses it as "the New Born." Come on this whole family has a lot of skeletons in the closet and Sen. McCain should have found out who the "baby momma and baby daddy" is of child #5 before this revelation comes out at the GOP convention. Look's like a wild daddy and a wild teen child out-of-control in the Alaskan wilderness. from SRB FL by boo-boo
Comment: I think the news media is riding this story to death. I think children should be offlimit from mobile,al by ken
Comment: I believe issues will arise from one's past and present. These things should have been discovered before she was chosen from Pensacola, FL by Trina
Comment: Her family has nothing to do with politics, they should have privacy. At least they are honest and did not hide the fact. from Pensacola, FL by Victoria
Comment: It just shows that it can happen to any family! No matter who you are! We as parents need to support our kids!
Comment: We raise our kids the best way we know how. No one should bear the burden of their kid's mistakes. from Pace, Fl 32571 by Mary
Comment: The daughter's pregnancy has nothing to do with the stand either McCain or Palin has taken on issues. Besides that, teen pregnancy happens in thousands upon thousands of families across this nation and goes unnoticed by the general public. We should give this young woman the same respect and privacy. Leave her alone. from Milton, FL by Glenda
Comment: I can not believe that the news media would make such an ordeal of Mrs.Palins daughter being pregnant. Especially when this has absolutely no bearing on who or what kind of parent Mrs.Palin may be. from Pensacola Fl. by Jerri
Comment: This just shows what this families standards are! People make mistakes, but the worst mistake would be not to have this precious child. What a Brave Girl. And what a wonderful supportful family. from Pace, Florida by Barbara
Comment: This just shows what this families standards are! People make mistakes, but the worst mistake would be not to have this precious child. What a Brave Girl. And what a wonderful supportful family. from Pace, Florida by Barbara
Comment: Yes, it is a big issue! We are still talking about the Vice Presidency of the United States aren't we? This is not about the Emperor and his clothes. America has lost so much as far as dignity, values and morals goes, there are still a great many americans who still value all of these things. And I wish that people would stop looking me straight in the eye and telling me that the sky is no longer blue, because I know better.
by Vicky
Comment: i believe ABC and all democrats should bring it up every chance they get.each time you do will be 100 more votes for John McCAIN from pensacola by lew
Comment: It should not be an issue. Children should be off limits.
by making this an issue the Dem. have shown that teaching pro-life values to your children works. it shows that the Palins believe EVERY life is precious. We should be teaching abstinence in our public schools! I think that McCain made a good choice. God,Family,and Country is how we as Americans should prioritize from milton by debra
Comment: sex ed is very important. Now who is going to support this child, us (the tax payers)? And who will care for it while the parents are at school? Palin won't have the time if she does her job right (if elected). from milton, FL by shannon
Comment: The fact that her teen daughter is pregnant, how close was she watching her? Did she teach her morals and values? Did she tell her how difficult life would be now? What does this say to the teens across America? It's ok to do this? I think that is the message being sent by saying it is a private matter for a public official. from Florida by Mary
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