I posted this over on the NYTimes article on Palin’s daughter’s pregnancy, announced “after a swirl of rumors by liberal bloggers that the governor’s fifth child, who was born in April, was in fact her daughter’s” where they allowed comments, http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/09/02/us/politics/02PALINDAY.html . I posted it at 8:34PM, long before they cut off comments. The NYTimes chose not to release it…moderated my comment out, in other words. Hmmm. Why? Too close to the truth?
Here’s what I posted, and, you tell me, what reason would the NYTimes have for refusing to allow the comment, especially considering all the other fiery, contentious comments, 1108 of them, a great many posted long after I posted mine.
I’m suspicious. How about: With rumors getting too close to truth (Trig is actually Bristol’s baby), in order to cover Palin’s original lie claiming Trig is her son, how about the Republicans and Palin throw the dogs off the scent by claiming Bristol is five months pregnant (pregnante 2 weeks befor Trig’s birth)? What if the truth is, Bristol is NOT pregnant, but now they get her one of those “tummies” actresses use to look pregnant? Everybody will now lay off seeking the truth about Trig being Bristol’s. Sarah’s deceit claiming the boy as hers will never be discovered, because, overnight, they had the medical records scrubbed. Then, magically, just about a week before the election, Bristol will have a miscarriage, and everybody will be oh so sympathetic…which will bring McCain/Palin some more sympathy votes, right? And no one will ever be the wiser about Sarah’s deceit about Trig. Just me suspicious about all this, mind you, but it is possible. Since it is obvious that Palin and the Rove guided McCain team have enough influence to do it, I’m betting Sarah Palin’s and Bristol’s medical records have already been “fixed.” Only a DNA test of the boy by some unimpeachable lab (hah!) would ultimately convince me that Sarah and her husband are the true parents of Trig. Do I think the Republicans and Sarah Palin truly capable of such deceits and going to such lengths. Most certainly.
COVER-UP/CENSORSHIP POSSIBILITIES UPDATE: I went to Google, typed Bristol’s Pregnant and found this:
MyDD :: Bristol Pregnancy = Cover-Up
www.mydd.com/story/2008/9/1/125317/7644 – 23k – 10 hours ago – Cached – Similar pages
Going to the link: http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/9/1/125317/7644 got me a “Sorry. I can’t seem to find that story.”
Going to Google’s Cached version got me: “Your search – cache:XcMNMdPr0eIJ:www.mydd.com/story/2008/9/1/125317/7644 Bristol’s Pregnant – did not match any documents.”
Going to Google’s Similar Pages got me: “Your search – related:www.mydd.com/story/2008/9/1/125317/7644 – did not match any documents.”
Wow. Somebody is very busy with the dust pan and broom, aren’t they?
Husband and I just discussing this probability over the weekend, and I had a gripefest on my blog about it, too.
Obama’s taking the high road, of course, and waving the ‘family is off limits’ banner. Can’t say I blame him. He doesn’t need to get his hands dirty on this one; plenty of people taking up the cause.
Family is off limits: Well, that depends. Didn’t Palin invite us into HER children’s personal business when she campaigned relentlessly to tell us we can’t teach OUR children how to protect themselves against pregnancy and HIV in OUR children’s schools, funded by OUR tax dollars?
Isn’t she getting her shit ALL UP in OUR, and OUR daughters’ business when she tells US policy should dictate what WE can and cannot do with their bodies? Isn’t that family? Isn’t that PERSONAL?
Bristol’s pregnant: Uh huh. You bet. I’ll bet Mama Palin never dreamed four months ago, when she swept her daughter’s placenta under the rug and claimed that beautiful baby as her own, that she’d be campaigning for Veep right now. Never dreamed it would come back and bite her in the arse in such a big, big way.
Has anyone talked about what kind of EGO you’d have to have to believe you could get away with these kinds of deceptions (talking about firing of the safety commissioner, too, here). I suppose it’d be the kind of ego you’d have to have to think you could tell everyone else on the planet how to live their lives, what to teach their kids, what they can/can’t do with their bodies, and what kind of god they’re allowed to believe in-not to mention that they have to believe in any god at all.
As I said on my blog: Call me kooky, but I don’t want this right-wing, fur-wearing, hypocritical nut anywhere NEAR the big house.
Liz
Ack. No edit feature.
*what we can and cannot do with OUR bodies*
I meant to say. : )
Thank you for your honest opinion and for posting it here.
I can’t believe they’re actually moving forward-she’s formally accepting tonight and giving a speech. What a train wreck.
Liz
I shudder to think if the American people vote this ticket into office in November. These people are bound and determined to disenfranchise anyone not supporting their policies.
You know, I have to add/amend: Not just disenfranchise, but RUIN — cause to lose their jobs, silence, “run out of town” (in this case, country)…. In short, the U.S. becomes a tyranny where, “if you ain’t with us, you’re our enemy, and we’ll destroy you.”
The more poor (poorer!) and downtrodden people are, the less they think/talk/act on things like politics, policy, etc…Control the people through depression and desperation (loss of jobs, inability to sustain lifestyle whether you have a job or not, etc…)
They’re wiping out the middle class.