Today marks the big “beginning” of the Republican Convention (was obviously late in starting due to Hurricane Gustav) so I feel I want to post on my two cents about his VP candidate, Sarah Palin. First and foremost, let it be said regarding what’s come to light about Sarah’s 17 yr old pregnant (and unmarried) daughter, that Obama has been the FIRST to respond that this is off limits to his campaign. Now, to me, that’s pure class and tact. I can bet my last breath on earth, that if the tables were turned, the GOP would be salivating with their “family values” tongues and literally licking the blood from Obama’s wounds.

Now, it’s my 2 cents. No one asked, but I don’t care. Do I personally care that Palin has a pregnant unwed daughter of 17 years old? Absolutely not. Is it any of our business as a Veep candidate? Potentially, and here’s why.

Look at her voting record folks. She’s voted continually against safe sex education in schools. She believes that abstinence is the ONLY way to reduce teen pregnancy. She believes safe sex education is immoral and irresponsible. Seriously? Irresponsible?

And thus my rebuttal: God has a way of showing ALL of us that we’re not the Judger nor are we God. And what I mean by this is can you truly tell me it’s coicidental that someone who is so against safe sex education has a 17 yr old child who gets pregnant? Do you not see the life lesson in this? That maybe God is teaching Sarah Palin that her view isn’t the only view on this topic? Maybe I’m going a bit overboard, I’ll even admit, but I just find hypocrisy in politics so amusing. And I will say that I am BIASED in this next statement: I feel the Republican Party is full of hypocritical leaders. 

My facts? Look at all who think being gay is sinful and an abominiation, yet they get caught having sex in public restrooms. Look at all who preach that being gay and being a pedophile go hand in hand, yet one of their own leaders in Congress gets caught sending absolutely inappropriate emails to teenage boys. It’s just too funny to me that people refuse to see the hypocrisy.

So that’s my point, my fellow Republicans who are reading this… don’t call Democrats jerks or sexist or anything of the like when they raise their eyebrow with the news that Sarah Palin’s 17 yr old daughter is pregnant. We’re not judging her daughter. We’re judging Palin’s refusal to see that safe sex education is absolutely needed and required and that NO MATTER WHAT, teens are teens and will have sex regardless of what you preach at them. So WHY NOT show them the safe way?

Thoughts?