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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I honestly can't believe this started on basically gossip and high 
school kids' rumor..lol..I would have thought that some nurse or some 
worker somewhere spilled the beans.
When I was in the 10th grade, I took World History. My WH teacher always 
wrapped up in a blanket as it was cold in that part of the school.  She 
would sit at her desk, wrapped in a blanket, and lecture.  She would 
always pre-write proper names and places and important information on 
the board, so she never got up.  When Mrs. Dooley was out of work one 
day, the big shocker was that she had a baby.  Everyone was shocked.  No 
one, not even her coworkers, knew she was pregnant, and that was here in 
the South!  I can imagine that happening in the North much easier 
because of the clothing people wear.  Not everyone gains a huge amount 
of weight.  I gained 16 pounds with one and 21 pounds with my second. 
My 'bump' was basketball sized and confined to my belly.  I have also 
known people who have had children literally 8 months apart.  If Sarah 
was pregnant and Trig is hers, then her behavior after going into labor 
seems suspicious to me

And Moon writes
> Why would they go to those lengths to cover up a Bristol's pregnancy  
> with Trig, only to announce she is pregnant later? That's  
> headscratching, to say the least.

Maybe she got pregnant twice and decided not to do this a second time?


> And a Down's Baby is something that happens primarily to older Moms.

http://www.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=78

At age 20, the risk is 1 in 2000
At age 40 the risk is 100.
It apparently can happen to younger women.



> Palin is just an irresponsible liar, no matter what way you look at it.

Maybe.   If her water did break and she did fly back without getting 
checked or without notifying the authorities, then I would say she was 
irresponsible.  If the baby is Bristol's, then I would say she is a 
liar, but ultra responsible.


B



Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> Apparently this rumor of it being Bristol's baby was floating around Alaska 
> from the moment Trig was born. People who worked with Sarah every day had no 
> idea she was 7 months pregnant. There were also rumors that girls in 
> Bristol's school knew Bristol was pregnant, but I don't put much stock in 
> that; you know how high school girls can be.
>
> Anyway, if Bristol got pregnant around the time Trig was born, as the McCain 
> campaign told us, she couldn't have been Trig's mother. I guess it depends 
> on the timing of Bristol's baby.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Sarah's Choice
>
>
> Okay, so what are we saying, but not saying?
> Are we saying that Bristol had a baby in April, and that Sarah wore a
> fat suit during those last months, totally faking her water breaking,
> and that a physician somewhere(maybe 2) will soon lose his license to
> practice because he lied about 1. the mono and 2. Palin's medical records?
> So, lets say for the sake of this, that Trig is Bristol's.
> If you are the mother of 4 and your teenage daughter is carrying a baby
> with Downs syndrome(you know they knew) and your belief set is that
> abortion is wrong, and you truly believe that family is first....and as
> a mother, you want to see your daughter fulfill her dreams of her
> future...then what do you do??  There are four options
> 1. Abortion, which we have determined was not an option for Palin,
> nevermind that Bristol is underage
> 2. Adoption
> 3. Keep the baby, have Bristol marry and raise it as her own
> 4. Keep the baby, pretend it is yours-raise it yourself because as a
> mother, you sacrifice for your children.
>
>
> Because of my bias on Adoption, I will spare you a diatribe and suffice
> it to say that like abortion, adoption is not always an option.
> IMO, knowing Palin's religious beliefs and being a mother myself...I
> would choose #4.  I could go into a lot more detail on these numbered
> options for Bristol, but I won't in this post.
> I can honestly say that I would have chosen #4 in that situation.
>
> > Around here, a pretty backward area where medicine is concerned, I
> > asked a school nurse and was told that when they are diagnosed with
> > mono most kids are out about 2 weeks at most. Many don't miss any
> > school, depends on how soon diagnosis is made and treatment started.
>
> I suppose everyone is different.  I don't know whether Bristol had mono
> or a baby, but I can tell you that I was out of school with mono for
> over 2 months, almost 3 months.  I had good days and bad days, and while
> I was too young to drive(I was 12), I probably could have driven on good
> days. Some days, my lymph nodes would swell up so much I could hardly
> move.  Sometimes I had a fever and flu like symptoms.  It would go away
> for a day or two, then come back.  I really was sick for a whole school
> year.
>
>
> > > > Coincidence, huh? Then Palin didn't release her medical records
> > > > during the campaign. I liked that theory.
> > It's also odd that there was no hospital account or note of  Trig's
> > birth.  He wasn't even listed on their birth register, which is
> > strange indeed.  Other children are listed there but no Palin, of any
> >  flavor. Usually that is big news in a small or isolated town,
> > especially if any sort of celebrity is concerned.  Very unusual, at
> > the very least.
> >
> > It doesn't seem to add up, no matter which way.  But it's history,
> > for now.  I already didn't intend to vote for that ticket.
>
> You know what is weird?  There are multiple news circles in America.
> You apparently hear news that I never hear, and visa versa, I'm sure.
> Blacks apparently are listening to a different channel as well.
> Anyway, until today, I never heard anything about Trig not being Palin's
> son.  I do recall seeing some offhand comment about it here on the list
> months ago, but I gave it no further thought.  At the time, I could have
> cared less.  I really don't care too much now, but it is important to
> determine the truth of the matter considering that Palin will eventually
> emerge from the wilds of Alaska.
>
> If you pin me down, I will say that Trig belongs to Bristol and Palin
> took responsibility, but I have done no research on this whatsoever and
> only know what I have read here...that is just my gut based on the
> 'facts' expressed here.  It does say a lot about her, the lengths she is
> willing to go to for her family.  While I would have probably made the
> same choice, I don't think I would have resorted to the water breaking
> lie.  I might have worn a fat suit, though, to protect my daughter's
> reputation and to convince people that I was the one who was preggers.
> It is really a sad situation for all involved, but it could have been worse.
> Does it mar Palin's judgement with respect to her being a possible vice
> presidential/presidential candidate?  Of course.  I don't think it makes
> her trash or 'common as dirt' though.  I think it makes her human, and
> very pragmatic, a trait shared also by Obama.
>
> Bev
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