Comments on: Bristol Palin Gives Birth To A Baby Boy

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:54:51 +0000

I agree with JMH. I just want the celeb gossip not the potitical commentary from a one sided person. I would have thought Trent would be more open to an individuals way to live.

By: jmh

jmh — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:01:59 +0000

i really wish i could just read celebrity gossip and not have trent insert his one-sided, political opinions into everything.

By: mimi

mimi — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:12:21 +0000

i find it HILARIOUS that some people are failing to see the why this situation is ridiculous!
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it just shows that what sarah palin preaches is completely bullsh!t. if she cannot even maintain some semblance of control and implement her beliefs into her family, how in the world was she going to help run the country? THAT, people, is hypocrisy at its most blatant. its hard to keep an open mind towards people who sit on their moral high horse and judge others but in reality are no more moral that the common human being.
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good on you trent for this post!
and what kind of name is TRIPP, anyway??

By: Joanne

Joanne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:51:15 +0000

I don’t know why people believe that having a stupid wedding ceremony will somehow make it all better??!! WTF …

By: geana

geana — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:55:22 +0000

it doesnt matter if you black white or hispanic….having a baby as a teen has got to be hard, and if people dont like you their gonna talk about you. its a fact of life. and for everyone that wants the palins to fade into the background…stop talking about them and bringing them to the forfront. and they will maybe go away like you all hope for.

By: G TAylor

G TAylor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:10:31 +0000

Hey H! So you’re more concerned with the cost over anything else, huh?

Wow, how moral of you.

By: G TAylor

G TAylor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:09:04 +0000

Now we can find out if the baby’s father really is black!

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:01:52 +0000

@ackeegirl. Very well put

By: H

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:29 +0000

Yeah I see the point about abstinent only education. it doesn’t work, but thats why you should mock Sarah Palin not the poor girl who had to get raised in that situation. She should have our sympathies.

And for the comment about white girls getting away with being pregnant, your examples are bad. Juno gave hers for adoption and Katherine Heigls character had plenty of money to support the child. None of these people used welfare to raise the child and thats what annoys people, regardless of race.

By: ackeegirl

ackeegirl — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:19:26 +0000

@paz. Yes, imagine if one of the Obama daughters were old enough to get pregnant, did get pregnant, and the mother of the father of the baby was arrested for dealing drugs.

Pop culture IS political, whether we like it or not.

By: ackeegirl

ackeegirl — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:17:57 +0000

i think the problem, Sam and H, is that Palin favored abstinence-only education, as did the Republican platform as do most Repubican politicians.

Bristol, as the daughter of Sarah Palin, and who clearly did not adhere to the tenets of abstinence-only education got pregnant.

The problem is that not all teenage girls have families who will support them, not all teenage girls have consensual sex when they are impregnated.

abstinence-only, as supported by Palin and the Republicans, clearly doesn’t work. Yet, this policy has become exported all over the world (i.e. family planning funding cut unless abstinence-only is taught) and it harms women worldwide. That is the hypocrisy. Cheers to Trent for highlighting it.

By: Paz

Paz — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:13:39 +0000

The hypocritical part is not that she had the baby, it’s that Sarah Palin opposes sex education and preaches “abstinence only” and yet it clearly didn’t work for her own daughter. Goes to show that withholding info and preaching Just Say No does not work!!
By the way, I’m a bit annoyed that white girls can get away with having a baby in their teens out of wedlock, but if a Black or Latina were to get pregnant, they’d be called welfare queens. It’s not just Bristol Palin, it’s also Juno and Katherine Heigl in “Knocked Up.” Just my two cents.

By: H

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:59:52 +0000

Eh. Its not hypocritcal, Sarah Palin did not have the baby out of wedlock, and the baby has not been aborted.

Since when have parents been able to stop their kids from doing things they disapprove , particularly have sex? And are we to condemn them all or just the ones that we don’t poltically agree with.

Disagreeing with Palin is one thing (I’m glad shes no vp) but continually mocking her for things out of her control is petty. If you really don’t like her let her fade into obscurity.

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:51:05 +0000

@Sam — Paz is right, gettin’ $300,000 from People magazine for the first baby photos prolly assuages any ‘harassment and ridicule’ that may come with teenage pregnancy

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:04:06 +0000

Is that not what you just did Sam? Come back- look at the comments- and post again? So let’s not throw around the classic highschool insult of “must have some time on your hands”.

I guess I just don’t understand why you would read this blog if you so disagree with Trent and his beliefs. Yes we are all entitled to our own opinions and I agree that if you do not want to be judged, you shouldn’t judge others. I personally would not read a blog on opinions I disagree with then blast the person in the comments.
Seems a little childish to me. But I’m sure you have your reasons and will comment after this expressing them. Which is fine- do your thing.

I just disagree.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:50:19 +0000

Katie and Presley – is this what you do all day? Troll Trent’s comments board to find people you disagree with? Wow…must have some time on your hands.

My point is simply that for someone that has probably endured much harassment and ridicule for different life choices than main stream society deems “acceptable” (trust me – my brother is gay and has dealth with horrendous and horrible things through out his life) I would have hoped that Trent would have had a much more open mind and been less judgemental. Furthermore, I am fairly confident that when Trent throws his personal beliefs into his commentary, he is very serious about what he writes. One should only expect to receive serious responses.
If you don’t want to be judged, do not judge others, as we are all human and we should take responsibility for our choices; which I believe she is doing.

By: Presley

Presley — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:31:22 +0000

Sam get off your high horse and don’t take everything you read so seriously.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:27:50 +0000

I say to Sam what I said to Steph…
If you have a problem with Trents blog or opinions- dont read it!
It’s really that easy.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:21:58 +0000

I don’t see how having your daughter get pregnant makes you a hypocrite. I think it would have been hypocritical if she’d wanted her daughter to run off and have an abortion so it wouldn’t affect her political aspirations. And I wouldn’t write Sarah Palin off just yet. Most conservatives were less than enthusiastic about voting for John McCain until she was added to the ticket.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:16:48 +0000

I think it is time that Trent stay out of politics. Your political commentating is very one-sided, uneducated and comes across extremely hypocritical. Further more, who are you to say that they would not have gotten married? I didn’t realize that you knew them personally well enough to make such a bold statement like that. By the way – Only the daughter of the PRESIDENT can be the First daughter.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:11:36 +0000

Yes, Bristol Palin screwed up in spite of her parents’ teachings. Imagine that–a teen who screws up. But, unlike so many families in this country, Bristol’s family is dealing with the situation. And you want to call them hypocrites for this?

By: geana

geana — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:07:57 +0000

@ pink is the best blog…how are they trashy? im a little curious as to why you think that?

By: Marshy

Marshy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:59:46 +0000

Only the children of the President gain the moniker of “First” children, not the children of the veep. =P

By: PinkIsTheBestBlog

PinkIsTheBestBlog — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:42:50 +0000

The spoof poster is hilarious! but who gives a shit about these people? Sarah Palin and her trashy family will all be forgotten about this time next year anyways.

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:26:00 +0000

@Cristina — yes, the artwork is pretty fab but I didn’t make it … it was created by this guy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/s.....819518087/