President Barack Obama's endorsement Wednesday of same-sex marriage didn't please Bristol Palin. The daughter of former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took to her blog Thursday to slam the president for taking political cues from his two daughters, who she suggested were watching too much television.
In an ABC News interview, Obama explained how his family helped influence his "evolution" on the issue of marriage, saying his daughters Malia and Sasha have "friends whose parents are same-sex couples."
"It wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently," Obama said. "And frankly that's the kind of thing that prompts a change of perspective - not wanting to somehow explain to your child why somebody should be treated differently when it comes to the eyes of the law."
Palin, in her blog post, expressed a different view.
"While it's great to listen to your kids' ideas, there's also a time when dads simply need to be dads," wrote Palin.
She continued, "In this case, it would've been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that's not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids' worldview."
Palin bemoaned the fact that Republican women running for office are sometimes quizzed on the role their families will play in their governing, but that Obama isn't pressed on acknowledging the impact his children make in his decision-making.
"So let me get this straight – it's a problem if my mom listened too much to my dad, but it's a heroic act if the President made a massive change in a policy position that could affect the entire nation after consulting with his teenage daughters?" Palin wondered.
The decision to back same-sex marriage was a missed opportunity for Obama, Palin wrote.
"In this case, it would've been nice if the President would've been an actual leader and helped shape their thoughts instead of merely reflecting what many teenagers think after one too many episodes of Glee," Palin wrote, referencing the popular television show about high schoolers.
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"Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids' worldview." Oh yeah? How's Levi doing with that whole child-rearing thing these days?
In an ABC News interview, Obama explained how his family helped influence his "evolution" on the issue of marriage, saying his daughters Malia and Sasha have "friends whose parents are same-sex couples."
"It wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently," Obama said. "And frankly that's the kind of thing that prompts a change of perspective - not wanting to somehow explain to your child why somebody should be treated differently when it comes to the eyes of the law."
Palin, in her blog post, expressed a different view.
"While it's great to listen to your kids' ideas, there's also a time when dads simply need to be dads," wrote Palin.
She continued, "In this case, it would've been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that's not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids' worldview."
Palin bemoaned the fact that Republican women running for office are sometimes quizzed on the role their families will play in their governing, but that Obama isn't pressed on acknowledging the impact his children make in his decision-making.
"So let me get this straight – it's a problem if my mom listened too much to my dad, but it's a heroic act if the President made a massive change in a policy position that could affect the entire nation after consulting with his teenage daughters?" Palin wondered.
The decision to back same-sex marriage was a missed opportunity for Obama, Palin wrote.
"In this case, it would've been nice if the President would've been an actual leader and helped shape their thoughts instead of merely reflecting what many teenagers think after one too many episodes of Glee," Palin wrote, referencing the popular television show about high schoolers.
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"Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids' worldview." Oh yeah? How's Levi doing with that whole child-rearing thing these days?
too many people forgot she existed (myself included)
Omg, I can't......
i agree, bristol. slaves and concubines for everyone!
(That's right Bristol, some people have attention spans and were thinking about issues for decades before a popular TV show got made.)
(oh right unless they want to be political props)
Hey, see this? This is the point, you're missing it. The reason why people took issue with your mother taking advice from your father, was because he's a member of a political party that wants Alaska to secede from the Union.
Because you're such a leading example in that field, hon.
Wow....
This is the anti-marriage equality argument that always make me angry. Because it's completely, factually wrong. Heck their own Bible tells them that. Yes, same-sex marriage has been at best extremely rare throughout history, but look at the context. Marriage in the West has been ~traditionally about enforcing patriarchy and gender norms and ensuring that a woman's children belong to a particular man (making same-sex marriage completely moot.) In the past couple of centuries, this has shifted. Most people would consider marriage to be a union of two people who are in love and want to spend their lives together. Our thinking about marriage has already changed - same-sex marriage is just a natural progression from that.
I mean this isn't doctorate level anthropology here. Surely someone with just the briefest knowledge of history or literature could grasp that marriage today is different from marriage in the 19th century or the 16th or 7 B.C.
And frankly "well we've always done it this way" is a horrible argument when you have nothing else to back you up. If we held onto this philosophy, tons of awful or stupid things would still be done. We'd never incorporate new technology or medicine or ideas. How about ask the question - "well why have we always done it this way?"
Also, love that unsourced "we know." Actually, I'm pretty sure I could give more evidence for religious zealots and/or homophobes being unsuitable parents.
Now, however? My patience with this whole thing is so frayed that I want to slap her hard enough that she'll see stars and tell her to sit her privileged straight, rich ass down. -_-
...yeah, I thought so. How's that for a stunning real-life example of privilege, folks? Let's give her a lovely parting gift!
Oh, to be a fly on that wall when Sarah Palin realizes her kid basically threw her under the bus...
The stupid.
It hurts.
Rarity>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>