My Response on the Mainstream Media vs. Sarah Palin Controversy

What are you talking about?

California Divorce Lawyer of AL 4:01AM February 02, 2009

I have to disagree with that last comment...doesn't make sense

Liposuction of AL 1:30PM January 06, 2009

the reason for the season

rich of IN 1:35PM December 11, 2008

I am the mother of a 10 yr old son with Ds, I was glad to have Ds awareness at the national level. Many reporters wrote very fair and accurate articles about individuals with Ds and their families. I agree with Mr. Barone's comments, however, because I was amazed at the hypocrisy of the media when they suddenly became concerned about Palin's "Down syndrome baby' and who would be taking care of her child while she worked. Excuse me? Did they ask that of ANY other candidate? We have a sitting Congresswoman who had a son born with Ds while she was in office, and she is doing very well. What is wrong with Todd Palin being a caregiver for his son? I also read comments about how wrong it was for her to have a baby in her 40's. Since I was 44 when I had my son, I found that remark particularly distasteful.

There was a lot of hysteria about Gov Palin 'forcing' other women to have babies since she had her child w/Ds, which made me sad, because already, over 90% of babies who have a prenatal diagnosis of Ds are aborted. Instead of being seen as a loving mother who made a natural decision, she was depicted as some as some sort of freak for continuing the pregnancy once she had the diagnosis. What has happened to us that we are so callous when it comes to human life? I see the statistic of 90% abortions for babies with Ds, and I look at my son, and I can't understand why people are so afraid of having a child like him? He is a great kid. I can't understand why people who pride themselves on being tolerant and celebrate diversity in other forms are so quick to condemn those with disabilities to death?

It isn't just the media. There are comments on many of these blogs that are just hateful.

Why? What have people like my son ever done to any of you that you should hate them so?

What makes it worse is that you cover it up by trying to say that you are concerned for the child, and that you believe it is more loving to terminate a pregnancy rather than condemn the child to a miserable life. Well, you obviously haven't met my son. He enjoys his life and he, like Trig Palin, will bring joy to everyone who takes the time to really 'see' him.

Sarah Palin has her priorities in order. Those of you who complain about her being ignorant are just swallowing what the media fed you. Or what you wanted to believe because you were threatened by a strong pro life woman. I believe that if she had not been pro life, if she had not been a Conservative, she would have been a liberal favorite. As it was, the 'choice' crowd proved once again, that only one 'choice' really matters to them.

Kathy Ratkiewicz of IN 1:20AM November 17, 2008