Du, maybe its just me..Does it seem like the Palins treated Trig like a football last night?

[Obamarulz11]

Its been bothering me since last night. I have to get it off my chest

If im wrong for saying that DU, let me know.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Is that an upgrade from a bong at Burning Man?

[TomInTib]

2. Is Trig the Down's kid or the vandal?

[yardwork]

3. No, you're not wrong, and there's another thread on it here too.

There's a long thread with DUers expressing their opinion and the last time I read it nobody disagreed. Palin treats her children like props and she's neglectful of her special needs infant, who doesn't need to be dragged around the country in front of huge loud crowds in the middle of the night. Nor does he need to be handed off to a six year old who ought to be in bed herself.

The Palins are lousy parents. They treat their children like props. There, I said it too.

[BOSSHOG]

5. But the slut daughter is "off limits"

[WatchWhatISay]

14. Slut?

Please explain

[BOSSHOG]

23. I'd be happy to.

the 17 year old unmarried pregnant daughter of a holier then thou religious zealot who spews on about abstinence training. If palin's daughters failings (in the eyes of her parents and other zealots like her parents) are off limits then why should she be able to drag out her other kids and brey about family values for political reasons. Her slut daughter should be paraded out as well.

Those with christian conservative values make me want to puke. I hope this explanation is satisfactory. If not, let me know and we'll talk about bibilical manipulation by pukes in this country who think the constitution exists only to protect them.

[yardwork]

26. Great rant. Can't disagree with a word.

[lamp_shade]

6. Wait right there. I've got that thread.

I'll be right back. Watch my stuff.

Here...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7298214#7298243

[BOSSHOG]

4. I agree with you and maybe my logic ain't right

but if the slut daughter and her failed abstinence training are "off limits" then all candidates children should be invisible for the election cycle. It did seem that palin wanted to make sure the camera caught her holding the baby. Shameless exploitation. There values suck.

[DCBob]

7. Has anyone ever seen that child move?

[2008]

9. that was funny

and to answer your question: come to think of it, NO

[Venceremos]

10. Down babies

are generally pretty still. My sister had a Down Syndrome daughter.

[DCBob]

11. I suspected that was the reason. It just looks odd.

[2008]

21. I didn't know that

I take back my earlier comment (when I said, "that was funny") -- I thought the person I was replying to was suggesting the baby was not really a baby, but a doll

[NMDemDist2]

8. a DUer commented last night "WTF, don't these people know about strollers??" LOL n/t

[livvy]

12. My particular irrational concern is

why they can't put some damn shoes or booties on the poor kid!

[appleannie1]

27. I am howling. That was my first thought. Where the hell are the kids shoes? Socks even?

[livvy]

28. I have never, never, never seen any type of foot covering on him.

As a person who hates to have cold feet, I am protesting on his behalf! We progressives must speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves!

PUT SOME DAMN BOOTIES ON THAT POOR BABY, SARAH!

And it might help to get a nanny to make sure he's comfortably tucked into bed at a decent hour. And stop tossing him from person to person like a football. And I don't think a 5-year-old should be holding him unattended all the time. He's not a trophy, or a campaign poster. He should be treated like the precious little bundle that he is.

Seriously, there seems to be a real lack of respect for that child. I am surprised that more hasn't been made of it. There should be.

[WatchWhatISay]

13. Until yesterday, I was thinking about how I hadn't seen him aound her

since she was first introduced, and that the poor baby probably need to spend more time with his mom.

Even if he is a prop, it is better for him to be with her (or his dad)

[librechik]

15. yes, and you can join up with the several other miffed "football" threads

That Sarah Palin is a bad motha...Shut yo mouth!

[sandyj999]

16. It appears that the baby is brought out as a trophy.

He doesn't need to be there and no one would criticize them if he wasn't.

[kestrel91316]

Yep, little stage prop, just like at the convention.

[secondwind]

17. unfortunately, yes.....however, DS babies and children have no clue what is

going on, and Palin probably has been informed of this.... they have no emotion, really.

BUT, BUT, what is called "early intervention" is critical to help DS babies and children develop as much as they are able. I don't know if this child will be a "high functioning" DS youngster, or the other.

She surely doesn't seem to care about any of this, however.

[kestrel91316]

18. Being raised by tundra trash in greater downtown Wasilla is not

likely to result in a "high functioning" Down's child. Especially with a mother less clever than a box of rocks.

[Arkansas Granny]

19. It seems to me that Palin wears that baby as an accessory. I was also bothered

by the thought of an infant being subjected to the noise, glaring lights and who knows what kind of germs in a crowd of that size. It would have been much better had they left the baby at the hotel with a nanny instead of hauling him around for show and tell.

[mitchum]

20. They are changing his name to "Prop"

[Bucky]

24. .

[Bippity Boo]

22. I cannot find a photo of Trig with his eyes open online

Has anyone seen this baby awake? In huge gatherings when its being passed around from person to person with loud noise and not a singly cry? Would they bring out a comatose child to show off in the same way? Or are they sedating him so he doesn't cry during these public appearances and embarass them?

[mnhtnbb]

25. You are correct. The kid is hauled out for "look at me. We're righteous and holy"

and when the show & tell photo op is done, he's handed over to big sister.