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• Are Shotgun Weddings the Best Answer to Teen Pregnancy?

  Teen pregnancy is certainly foremost on the nation’s brain these days. With one in three girls in the U.S. pregnant before the age of 20, this is not a bad thing. But many commentators are concerned that the national dialogue about teen pregnancy that has resulted from the Palin affair has made teen moms seem like heroes. I’m concerned, more specifically, that few have questioned whether shotgun weddings between teen parents-to-be are the best way out of a very difficult situation. Read More... Posted Sep 09 2008, 03:11 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: teenagers, babies, divorce, teen pregnancy, engaged, sarah palin, pressure, redneck, bristol palin, levi johnston, RNC, republican national convention, teen marriage, hurry-up marriage, shotgun wedding, doesn't want kids

• What Do Special-Needs Kids Actually Need?

  At the Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin promised “the parents of special-needs children all across this country” that, if elected vice-president, she would be their advocate. Since this is an issue that has not come up in any other presidential election, many Americans don’t know what Palin’s promise entails. What exactly, Slate asks, do parents need in order to help care for their special-needs children? Read More... Posted Sep 08 2008, 04:07 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: parents, care, sarah palin, universal healthcare, trig, RNC, republican national convention, special needs children, advocate

• Palin's Children: The Best Part of the RNC

  There's nothing like adorable children to take the edge off of soul-crushing political events. By far the best part of the RNC came last night when Piper Palin gave her baby brother Trig a spit bath during their mother's speech. Unfortunately, to watch this clip, you do have to withstand Sarah Palin bragging about her city council days in the great state of Alaska (because serving on city council is sort of like running the country….), but at least you don’t have to hear the part of her speech when she jokes that hockey moms are pit bulls in lipstick. Read More... Posted Sep 04 2008, 03:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: children, spit, John McCain, governor, sarah palin, Vice President, trig, hockey mom, pitbull, lipstick, inexperienced, grooming, lick, piper palin, RNC, republican national convention