Slog - Comments on Early Childhood Developments http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments WSJ: Similar reaction came from high-profile leaders on the religious right, including radio psychologist James Dobson, founder of the Focus on the Family ministry. Mr. Dobson routinely advises mothers to stay home full-time with their young children. But he has enthusiastically welcomed Gov. Palin's candidacy and hailed her response to her daughter's pregnancy. "The media are already trying to spin this as evidence Gov. Palin is a 'hypocrite,' but all it really means is that she and her family are human," Mr. Dobson said. Maybe the media should spin up a little something about Dobson's hypocrisy?Mothers of young children should... Copyright 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:41:31 -0800 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:17:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jiberish no, no, no....pull up, pull up! we don't need to go there about children with special needs.

]]> Jiberish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119107 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:05:48 -0800 Comment by max solomon hypocrisy is only an issue if you're a Democrat.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119114 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119114 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:10:08 -0800 Comment by ellarosa why, jibberish? i think this is the first truly valid point yet about sarah palin's family affairs. i've listened to the gawdawful dr. laura enough to know that the religious right is supposed to disapprove of exactly the kind of putting-your-career-before-your-baby-(you-selfish-bitch) decisions palin is making.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119121 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119121 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:15:23 -0800 Comment by Toe Tag What the hell is a radio psychologist?

]]> Toe Tag http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119146 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119146 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:31:00 -0800 Comment by reverend dr dj riz dan
i'm absolutely LOVING the coverage of the whole shebang so far so don't stop there. but i do believe that this might be the case where calling the referring to the kid as 'retarded' might be counter productive. the terms - from 'down's syndome' to developementally disabled - exist so that people experiencing these the difficulies that arise from coping with these conditions aren't lumped together as a group and dismissed as stupid, the definition used in tandem with the term. the stigma makes it more difficult to deal with, which makes it worse.

]]> reverend dr dj riz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119156 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119156 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:38:35 -0800 Comment by Jiberish i was referencing the retarded bit...but with the evengelical branch of the right it doesn't really matter. left is right, up is down. they can spin anything. remarkable really that they think of themselves as being tough thinkers who can't be fooled.

]]> Jiberish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119171 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119171 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:45:02 -0800 Comment by Nixor @1 and 5:

Dan wasn't referring to the child as retarded in his own opinion... he was pointing out what he interprets as Dobson's contradictory position.

Regardless, the last sentence made me choke on my sandwich

]]> Nixor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119174 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119174 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:46:26 -0800 Comment by Jersey Oh Dan please, not even in jest. There is bad juju karma attached to such indiscretion.

]]> Jersey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119182 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119182 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:49:31 -0800 Comment by Jersey Beside the fact that the little guy doesn't deserve such treatment.

]]> Jersey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119189 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119189 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:53:58 -0800 Comment by Jiberish @7 go after dobson for his real hypocrisies not his imagined ones it weakens the argument and leaves it open to attack.

]]> Jiberish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119204 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119204 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:04:16 -0800 Comment by Hernandez The hypocrisy...just staggering. It's not just Dobson, either. Richard Land and Tony Perkins are trying to make Bristol Palin the poster child for the pro-life movement, no mention of the fact that she's pregnant out of wedlock. Can you imagine the shit they'd all be talking if this happened to one of the Obama kids, or one of the Bidens? These asshats are only relgious in the sense that they worship power, so they'll say anything to further their political agenda, which in this case is four more years of Republican bullshit in the White House.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119212 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119212 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:08:39 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle So why are we taxpayers going to foot the bill for this four-month old anyway?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119228 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119228 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:17:32 -0800 Comment by chorizo what's the worst that could happen...it could grow up to be president?

]]> chorizo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119245 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:26:58 -0800 Comment by Erica T. I've read & heard the statement several times now that it's inappropriate to ask if Palin can care for a special-needs infant while campaigning for VP and that no one would ask the same question of a man. I'd like to point out that people did ask a very similar question of John Edwards: how could he campaign for president when his wife was undergoing treatment for breast cancer, especially with two small children to care for? It's a question of morals, because most of us mistrust people who toss aside sick or needy family members in favor of their own personal advancement, and it's a question of ability, since we need our leaders to be able to focus their undivided attention on the important issues facing our country.

Sarah Palin's baby illustrates a classic Republican focus on the first trimester of "life" while ignoring everything from prenatal care to health care for infants and small children to maternity leave for working mothers. My biggest question about a leader who goes to work three days after giving birth to a child is, is she going to expect the rest of us to do that, too?

]]> Erica T. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119293 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:58:03 -0800 Comment by WTF I feel bad for the little guy. He has become a political pawn, for both the left and the right. Poor baby.

]]> WTF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119320 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/early_childhood_developments#c1119320 2008 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:17:55 -0800