
Yes, the Juno pun is a little too clever to ignore completely. And besides being a nation of whiners, America is also the nation of tabloids, blogs and TMI regarding celebrities and the kind of shits they've been taken recently. But this Labor Day weekend was all about Sarah Palin and her daughter and the states of pregnancy they might have occupied at one time or another. Is Sarah Palin's youngest son Trig actually her grandson by way of her 17-year old Bristol? The same Bristol that was just revealed to be five months preggers? Alaskan politics is more Days of Our Lives than anyone gave it credit for.
But isn't it just so misogynistic to have, within two days of a historic nomination of a woman on the White House ticket, a giant can of theoretical worms open on the topics of body rights, abortions, and teenage mothers?
The problem with Palin Preggersgate is that it's very easy to play Devil's Advocate and be all "Leave the Palins alone!" instead of "Sarah Palin would make a horrible VP for reasons that have nothing to do with her personal life." CONTINUED »