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Why I Hate Palin.
Governor Palin has a Down's syndrome kid.
I know, I know, that doesn't seem like a reason for me to hate her. After all, I grew up with a handicapped sister, taught special ed kids, and am generally highly in favor of rights for disabled people.
But the thing is, Palin doesn't just have a Down's kid. She chose to have one. Early screening meant that she was warned that her baby had Down's syndrome but due to her stance on abortion, she decided to go ahead and have the child anyway.
STUPID. Stupid, stupid, stupid and selfish. So you're pro-life and refuse to abort this kid on principle? Congratulations, you've doomed him to a lifetime of suffering. A short lifetime, mind you, because most Down's kids have shorter lifespans and are highly susceptible to anything going around, but it's still pretty much a given that they're going to suffer for as long as they live. They won't be able to keep up with the other kids, they'll be developmentally stunted both physically and mentally and it's all your fault for having brought said kid into the world, knowing what he'd have to face.
In the class I taught, one girl called Sandy had Down's syndrome and about a month after I finished with her class, she died of pneumonia. Before that, she had to wear diapers all the time, and the aides had to take her into the bathroom to change her and wipe her ass, because she couldn't even manage that on her own. She couldn't talk normally, she was short and highly obese and even in the classroom full of special needs kids, she stuck out as even more hopeless than most. Sandy was 22 when she died, but she was about at the developmental stage of a 2-year-old, if that.
And this is the sort of child that Governor Palin thinks is a gift from God. This is the sort of life that she's going to cause the boy to lead, because she's too selfish to put aside her own views and think about what's honestly best for the child.
Apart from which, you know what? She has no business running for VP if she has a disabled kid.
Nobody with a disabled kid should be taking on a public office job that has a huge time commitment, because there's no way that they can do that and take care of their child at the same time. My parents both worked full-time, had a live-in nurse, a live-in maid and an older daughter who took care of herself (me), and even they worked themselves to the bone to take care of my sister. I refuse to believe that Palin can juggle four kids, a Down's syndrome kid, and the job of being VP all at once; there's no way she can manage it and still give her kids the attention they need, especially the disabled one.
Obama's choice of VP is 'meh', because for a guy who talks about CHANGE all the time, he went with a really traditional Old White Male choice.
McCain's choice? Thoroughly despicable. Even putting aside the anti-abortion, anti-contraception (wtf, has she never heard of AIDS?) issues, I have no respect for anyone who would deliberately bring a child into the world, knowing that child's life will be filled with nothing but suffering. No respect AT ALL.
Edit: If you want to know more about the political stances that Palin has, check out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ilyena_sylph's post here where she lays out on the line all the reasons why no liberal female should think that Palin's likely to be on their side.
I know, I know, that doesn't seem like a reason for me to hate her. After all, I grew up with a handicapped sister, taught special ed kids, and am generally highly in favor of rights for disabled people.
But the thing is, Palin doesn't just have a Down's kid. She chose to have one. Early screening meant that she was warned that her baby had Down's syndrome but due to her stance on abortion, she decided to go ahead and have the child anyway.
STUPID. Stupid, stupid, stupid and selfish. So you're pro-life and refuse to abort this kid on principle? Congratulations, you've doomed him to a lifetime of suffering. A short lifetime, mind you, because most Down's kids have shorter lifespans and are highly susceptible to anything going around, but it's still pretty much a given that they're going to suffer for as long as they live. They won't be able to keep up with the other kids, they'll be developmentally stunted both physically and mentally and it's all your fault for having brought said kid into the world, knowing what he'd have to face.
In the class I taught, one girl called Sandy had Down's syndrome and about a month after I finished with her class, she died of pneumonia. Before that, she had to wear diapers all the time, and the aides had to take her into the bathroom to change her and wipe her ass, because she couldn't even manage that on her own. She couldn't talk normally, she was short and highly obese and even in the classroom full of special needs kids, she stuck out as even more hopeless than most. Sandy was 22 when she died, but she was about at the developmental stage of a 2-year-old, if that.
And this is the sort of child that Governor Palin thinks is a gift from God. This is the sort of life that she's going to cause the boy to lead, because she's too selfish to put aside her own views and think about what's honestly best for the child.
Apart from which, you know what? She has no business running for VP if she has a disabled kid.
Nobody with a disabled kid should be taking on a public office job that has a huge time commitment, because there's no way that they can do that and take care of their child at the same time. My parents both worked full-time, had a live-in nurse, a live-in maid and an older daughter who took care of herself (me), and even they worked themselves to the bone to take care of my sister. I refuse to believe that Palin can juggle four kids, a Down's syndrome kid, and the job of being VP all at once; there's no way she can manage it and still give her kids the attention they need, especially the disabled one.
Obama's choice of VP is 'meh', because for a guy who talks about CHANGE all the time, he went with a really traditional Old White Male choice.
McCain's choice? Thoroughly despicable. Even putting aside the anti-abortion, anti-contraception (wtf, has she never heard of AIDS?) issues, I have no respect for anyone who would deliberately bring a child into the world, knowing that child's life will be filled with nothing but suffering. No respect AT ALL.
Edit: If you want to know more about the political stances that Palin has, check out
ilyena_sylph's post here where she lays out on the line all the reasons why no liberal female should think that Palin's likely to be on their side.
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She, though, doesn't sound like she's doing that. I've never been fond of women who go back to work immediately after childbirth. Pregnancy leave is there for a reason. Of course, I understand the people who just can't afford to take time off, but I seriously, seriously doubt she was in such a situation. I do feel very sorry for that child, and I don't blame you one bit for being upset over the issue.
On a slightly different note, I read part of her acceptance speech before I got mad at her (and before I saw this entry), and I will never understand a politician's need to relay... I guess, their life story? It wasn't really even that though. Just her talking about how she met her husband, how she adored her husband, etc. I was just sort of like, "Congratulations...? What does this have to do with running my country?"
With Obama, I really need to look deeper into his policies before I even decide on him. My parents, who are planning to vote for him (??), think he's more idealistic and has little idea of actually how to carry out his plans, and if that's the case... well, that's no good. I also know next to nothing about Biden, so I need to research him as well. Your link didn't work, though, when I tried to click it, but I'll just google it and read up on it myself. Thank you for pointing the policy out to me. (=
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Her baby was born in April, making him only 5 months old now. If she's neglecting him now already, that's not exactly a good sign for the rest of his life -- my mother took a year off work to take care of my sister, in hopes that it might make a difference in my sister's condition. Palin's not even trying.
As for her acceptance speech, I missed it. I just Googled 'Palin + abortion' to see what her stance on abortion was, and came across this little gem. Kind of a shame -- I'd been momentarily excited by the idea of a chick VP, until I found out that there's not a single political stance she has that I agree with and she's a lousy human being by my standards.
Obama, I just don't want McCain and can't risk throwing my vote on a third party. Sorry about the link not working!
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I do know that most of the parents around here who have disabled children (or at least the ones I see go through the school system) usually have one parent as a stay-at-home person, so the child always has someone there. I can't really picture doing it any other way.
With McCain, I feel like he chose a woman VP solely to steal the voters that would have voted for Hilary. He's relying on the hope that most women won't look into her policy and will just be happy to see a woman in office. Chances are, a lot of them will do that, too.