Why did Palin reveal daughter's pregnancy NOW?

[jjr5]

When you think about it, this week was the worst week to send out a statement that your 17 year-old daughter is pregnant, while you were the VP pick of a major party. This was the RNC week. Why did governor Palin release that statement on Monday of this week? The media hearing the news at any time would have made it detrimental, and maybe revealing the information this week gave Gov. Palin a chance to correct any negative viewpoints during her VP nomination acceptance speech. However, ruining the RNC's celebration right at the beginning of the week was such an unusual move and put a damper on the whole convention.

She said that they released the statement after seeing stories on the "left-wing liberal blogosphere" about her newborn son Trig actually being the son of Bristol, her 17 year-old. Apparently she wanted to "correct" the rumor. However, ambiguity still rests on many of the details of young Trig's birth.

I'm not ruling out the possibility that she told the press about her daughter's pregnancy, during this critical time, to assuage suspicions about an even larger problem. I think Trig is Bristol's son too and that Palin is trying to cover up this fact with publicity focused on the fact that Bristol is pregnant again. Why?:

1. The fact that Bristol is pregnant does not explain why Palin was never showing in the months leading up to his birth.

2. The dates don't line up. Bristol was out of school for a period of time before Trig was born. If she left Catholic school not because she had mono, but because she was pregnant, how could she be pregnant now. Little Trig was only born in April of 2008.

"Bristol Palin left school for an extended period of time, due to mononucleosis according to her family for the last 4-5 months of Trig's pregnancy. Some classmates claimed later that they had seen Bristol Palin pregnant." http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-69834

Apparently down syndrome is common both in young mothers and in older mothers

3. Why did they choose this week to say that Bristol is CURRENTLY pregnant? Of all weeks to break this, why this one? I think it is because they wanted to quiet ever growing rumors that Trig isn't actually Gov. Palin's.

Now why do I or should you even consider this possibility or care?

1. With Gov. Palin's crazy track record on abstinence only education and ridiculously conservative values (and may I just add her very quirky decisions ie troopergate) Really, why not? She would probably do this, hey, she didn't know she was going to be chosen for VP and have this become a problem, no one knew she was going to be the Rep. VP pick. Plus with these new revelations about her cultural insensitivity( recent racial slurs) who knows what she'll do next.

2. Most importantly, what does it say about her the kind of leader she could be if this is true? I mean, we don't know if it is, but people have done ugly things in the past, and we shouldn't rule this out as a possible reality if there are no facts to COMPLETELY refute it. The baby is so cute, I really don't want this to be the case, but Palin is turning out to have an ugly mind - very similar to Bush and you know what he has done.

[TomInTib]

1. To get out in front of the National Enquirer. nt

[napi21]

2. I think I read somewhere that someone in the media got the story,

and I guess they decided it was better for them to release the info themselves than let it get out through the media.

[Bucky]

3. They announced before the convention because the story was about to break anyway

The original plan was for a real hush-hush wedding in early september followed by a return to house bound isolation until after the election. I guess the girl would be credited with "taking care of her little brother while her mom was out campaigning.

They're due in December I think. Excellent timing all around.

[Serial Mom]

4. because it was becoming apparent (she was showing!!) n/t

[CJCRANE]

5. Repubs can hide anything in plain site.

The more way out and bizarre it is the better.

[Vinnie From Indy]

6. It's quite simple actually

The GOP and McCain chose Palin HOPING that these issues with her family would become the topic of discussion. Every minute the world discusses Palin's family problems is one less minute that the focus is on the disaster of the GW Bush presidency and the GOP's role in it all.

Don't be distracted by Palin and who really gives a shit about her qualifications to get on a Jerry Springer Show?

[LisaL]

7. The daughter started to show.

For crying out loud, how difficult is that to figure out? They appear to have tried to hide the pregnancy by having the daughter to hold baby Trig and a blanket, but there is only so much you can hide.

[abumbyanyothername]

9. Bristol is definitely PG

or else she took a trip down here to Beverly Hills to visit Britney's surgeon.

[DFLforever]

8. Because the National Enquirer was going to break the news of

Bristol's pregnancy, so the campaign decided to get ahead of the story.

[Kahuna]

10. At five months (if true) it will be hard to hide for much longer. nt