Meadows: A Cynic's Take on the Palin Family Tableau

re: Meadows: A Cynic's Take on the Palin Family Tableau

Reality-based — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:24:46 GMT

I have two daughters, one adopted and one with special needs (she's mildly autistic). And I’m pretty turned off by the use of Palin’s family members as campaign props, both literally and figuratively. The Democrats do this sort of thing too (Biden yammering constantly about his family, putting children at the front of demonstration processions, etc.). But the Palin case grates on me more because her family choices are being presented to us in lieu of qualifications or positions on the issues.

re: Meadows: A Cynic's Take on the Palin Family Tableau

exposethislie — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:50 GMT

Thank you to the CBC for covering this story!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Coy1OAQXY

If you would like to see more mainstream media coverage of this story, please email me! I will send you a list of talking points and contact information for popular news outlets. The fact that this is not being covered is outrageous and there's power in numbers. Let's work together to get some answers.

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re: Meadows: A Cynic's Take on the Palin Family Tableau

MillarM — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:48:23 GMT

As the mother of a happy, successful (she had a mainstream education, can read, write, has held down a job as a kindergarten assistant for 3 years, a social life and major amounts of enthusiasm and fun) young adult with Down Syndrome, and having worked over the years with a number of new parents, I can assure you the biggest challenge for people with Down Syndrome (infants on up) is not being taken to noisy political conventions, but being ignored, shut away, forgotten by parents who are humiliated that they have a child who has a recognizable disability.

Let me explain. Rather like closet gays, many parents of kids who have disabilities (kids with disabilities make lousy fashion accessories, you know) prefer to guard the child's "privacy" (or their social embarrassment), hiding the reality of who they and their child are. By doing so, by preferring to keep their child discreetly hidden away, they - like closet gays - contribute to making their numbers seem politically insignificant. Arthur Miller is a good example of how NOT to be the proactive parent of a child with Down Syndrome.

Sarah Palin's actions of putting Trig 'in the American public's face' is a God-send for all parents of kids with disabilities.

I'm a Democrat. I don't agree with what I know of Sarah Palin's politics. But I totally agree with her belief that Trig is a perfectly beautiful baby.and worth bragging about.

re: Meadows: A Cynic's Take on the Palin Family Tableau

PalinBaby Question — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:46:46 GMT

Here are two thoughtful sites that are trying to collect and publish information on the (still open) question of the parentage of Trig Palin:

<a href="www.geocities.com/palinbabyquestion">www.geocities.com/palinbabyquestion</a>

<a href="www.palindeception.com">www.palindeception.com</a>