The Republican National Committee’s 2008 convention draft platform pledges to continue waging the right’s war on sex education. The platform reads: “We support abstinence education and oppose school-based clinics that provide referrals, counseling, and related services for abortion and contraception.” These words seem ironic in light of revelations that the 17-year-old daughter of Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin, Bristol, was impregnated by her boyfriend, a self-described “fuckin’ redneck” who will “kick ass” if anyone messes with him.
“Juno From Juneau,” a video report from the floor of the Republican National Convention
Republican abstinence-only policies have been disastrous for teens across the country. A 2007 study by the Government Accountability Office found no evidence that the Bush administration’s abstinence education programs, including those that have falsely claimed that AIDS can be transmitted through sweat and tears, have demonstrated any effectiveness. Could Bristol Palin have benefited from the sex education and contraceptives the GOP seeks to deny to public school students?
In my latest video, “Juno From Juneau,” I probe the GOP reaction to this question on the floor of the Republican National Convention. Republican luminaries including Rep. Roy Blount and John McCain’s 20-something daughter, Meghan, tried to elude my line of questioning (Blount complimented Barack Obama’s handling of the matter, however). But members of the Alaska delegation were forthright about their enthusiasm for faith-based abstinence-only programs and restricting abortion even in cases of rape and incest. One delegate, Grace Van Diest, told me she is so fervent about abstinence education that her three daughters are only allowed to go on dates with their father, who lectures them on chastity and makes them wear “purity rings” to remind them of their vows to not have sex until marriage.
If Palin moves into the Vice President’s mansion, she will serve as McCain’s liaison to the Christian right, and can be expected to promote the Bush administration’s radical social policies with renewed vigor — even though these policies, and the radical mentality behind them, may have harmed her own family.
16 Comments Received
September 3rd, 2008 @10:22 am
Nice Work! One Question: If my daughter is raped by an Black Iraqi, would an abortion be considered part of the War on Terrorism?
September 3rd, 2008 @5:53 pm
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September 4th, 2008 @1:33 am
I would respect you more if you went after other people of faith like Muslims and try asking these questions to them. This shtick is getting old. Ask Muslims what they think of abortion. Ask them how Muslims feel about people who support abortion.
It’s my body! Now what part of the body is the fetus? Obama is for infanticide.
September 4th, 2008 @8:16 am
Isn’t the Republican party also supposed to be the “law and order” party? Well, last I heard, it was not legal to have sex with a person under 18. Don’t know when their respective birthdays are, but if he was 18 five months ago isn’t that statutory rape? I remember hearing about an African American guy who was under 18 when he received oral sex from a 15 or 16 year old and he was in jail and possibly had to register as a sex offender. Then again, maybe I just answered my own question there…
As for asking Muslims - do you really think there were any inside the RNC? Not that there couldn’t be republican Muslims, but would they be let in?
September 4th, 2008 @8:40 am
But if it’s ok to kill innocent Muslims in Iraq in the name of the War on Terror AND if abortion is “killing a baby”…then it would be justifiable as part of the war on Terrorism, right? Female soldiers need to understand this before they go into battle.
Seriously, the point is: Palin and her rightwing buddies favor a law criminalizing abortion and making abortion illegal for ANY reason…even rape or incest.
And they do this while also opposing Birth Control and Sex Education. And despite the knowledge that some countries have populations that, without birth control, sex education and family planning, will soon start literally busting at the seems. They will need more land and more resources. Following a extreme right wing religious ideology like Evangelicals and Radical Muslims do, will not only destroy lives but will eventually destroy our country.
September 8th, 2008 @11:52 am
“went on a date with their dads”
CREEPY
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Palin has really dug herself into a deep hole. I cant wait for her debate this thursday, she had a hard enough time at the interview with katie currie let alone a mediator thats going to redicule her approach to questions.
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