Comments on: Palin Doesn’t Have It In Her http://donklephant.com/2008/11/09/why-doesnt-palin-have-a-future-in-national-politics/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rachel http://donklephant.com/2008/11/09/why-doesnt-palin-have-a-future-in-national-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-424194 rachel Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:07:57 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/11/09/why-doesnt-palin-have-a-future-in-national-politics/#comment-424194 Downs babies generally have iffy immune systems. Why was that baby being carted around and exposed to all those germs like that? Downs babies generally have iffy immune systems. Why was that baby being carted around and exposed to all those germs like that?

]]> By: Dollface http://donklephant.com/2008/11/09/why-doesnt-palin-have-a-future-in-national-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-424171 Dollface Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:12:32 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/11/09/why-doesnt-palin-have-a-future-in-national-politics/#comment-424171 I definitely agree. Besides all that, her educational record shows that she was not very studious to begin with (and did not study government or history). It seems pretty clear to me that before she was selected for VP, she did not have much interest in international affairs. I definitely agree. Besides all that, her educational record shows that she was not very studious to begin with (and did not study government or history). It seems pretty clear to me that before she was selected for VP, she did not have much interest in international affairs.

]]> By: Mike B. http://donklephant.com/2008/11/09/why-doesnt-palin-have-a-future-in-national-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-424167 Mike B. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:09:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/11/09/why-doesnt-palin-have-a-future-in-national-politics/#comment-424167 <i>Alaskans love her and it’s clear she’s a wonderful mom.</i> She is? Why doesn't she send her kids to school? This is among the weirder things about Palin and yet among the least-mentioned. Her youngest kids were everywhere on the trail instead of in school. Her oldest two are high-school dropouts. It's not like every affluent family has to send its kids to the Ivy League, or to college at all, but the two of them couldn't muster the parenting skills to insist that they get through public high school. And it's not like she's a part-time dental assistant, she's the bloody governor of a state--a background that most young people would <i>kill</i> for. Through the family's money and her exceptional contacts, her children could have achieved a lot. This fact escaped the entire Palin family, and four of the kids are now on target to go on to careers in retail sales. Trig may yet be the highest achiever in the family. I'm not generally much for "character" issues, but I bristle a little when her parenting skills are brought up as a plus. If anything, they should signal a troubling detachment and poor priorities. Alaskans love her and it’s clear she’s a wonderful mom.

She is? Why doesn’t she send her kids to school?

This is among the weirder things about Palin and yet among the least-mentioned. Her youngest kids were everywhere on the trail instead of in school. Her oldest two are high-school dropouts.

It’s not like every affluent family has to send its kids to the Ivy League, or to college at all, but the two of them couldn’t muster the parenting skills to insist that they get through public high school. And it’s not like she’s a part-time dental assistant, she’s the bloody governor of a state–a background that most young people would kill for. Through the family’s money and her exceptional contacts, her children could have achieved a lot.

This fact escaped the entire Palin family, and four of the kids are now on target to go on to careers in retail sales. Trig may yet be the highest achiever in the family.

I’m not generally much for “character” issues, but I bristle a little when her parenting skills are brought up as a plus. If anything, they should signal a troubling detachment and poor priorities.

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