tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30761342.post495520558392778084..comments2023-11-09T00:37:40.824-08:00Comments on Fosco Lives!: My Favorite PalinFOSCOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238391886095765453noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30761342.post-44215329350319008182009-02-21T16:14:00.000-08:002009-02-21T16:14:00.000-08:00"And so, on behalf of America, I'd like to apologi...<I>"And so, on behalf of America, I'd like to apologize to Bristol Palin. Bristol, I'm sorry your mom is a hillbilly idiot who didn't want you to learn about how not to get pregnant.</I><BR/><BR/>Untrue. Sarah Palin has never backed abstinence-only sex education. In fact, she supports contraceptive education in public schools: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/06/nation/na-sexed6<BR/><BR/>And from a radio show debate: "...I’m pro-contraception, and I think kids who may not hear about it at home should hear about it in other avenues. So I am not anti-contraception. But, yeah, abstinence is another alternative that should be discussed with kids. I don’t have a problem with that. That doesn’t scare me, so it’s something I would support also.”<BR/><BR/><I>"And I'm sorry that people like your mom were in charge of your education in the state of Alaska, thereby preventing you from receiving meaningful sex ed.</I><BR/><BR/>Untrue. Bristol Palin attended Wasilla High, a public school in Alaska which <I><B>does</B></I> teach contraceptive use: http://joannejacobs.com/2008/09/02/sex-ed-and-the-single-alaskan/#comment-82693<BR/><BR/><I>"And as much you love being a mother (and as rewarding as it no doubt is for you--and I sincerely believe that it is rewarding), I am sorry that you didn't get to make that choice ten years from now--when you had a career and a stable relationship and a life.</I><BR/><BR/>Untrue. So, despite receiving "comprehensive" sexual education, Bristo Palin <B>still</B> got pregnant! How can this be? Shall we use draconian terms like "personal responsibility," or shall we chalk up her pregnancy as failure of "comprehensive" sex ed?<BR/><BR/>I look forward to your corrections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30761342.post-80261245660854932482009-02-18T23:28:00.000-08:002009-02-18T23:28:00.000-08:00Word UP, Maggie!Word UP, Maggie!FOSCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238391886095765453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30761342.post-12484571596752534282009-02-18T20:22:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:22:00.000-08:00Thanks for the transcript link. It infuriates me ...Thanks for the transcript link. <BR/><BR/>It infuriates me that the sex education in this country denies women (and men) the rudimentary knowledge of how reproduction actually works and how to prevent a pregnancy. While I wholeheartedly support a woman's right to choose, I just wish we lived in world where she didn't have to make that choice because she is knoweleable about her own body and her birth control options.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742864013140298659noreply@blogger.com