Alaska Governor Sarah Palin – Mom of 5, and Our Next VP?
On Friday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced his choice of running mate in the upcoming election. Sarah Palin is the Governor of Alaska, and a mom of five children, and if the Republicans win the election, she’ll be our first female Vice President.
Palin has five children, Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. Her oldest, Track, is 18 and serving in the army, and will soon be deployed to Iraq. Her youngest baby, Trig, was born in April and was diagnosed as having Down Syndrome. Palin didn’t take maternity leave when Trig was born, preferring to bring him to the office and take time off for Trig’s medical appointments. The Palin family knew about Trig’s condition when she was pregnant.
“We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives,” the Republican National Committee quoted her as saying. “We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed.”
Much has also been made of that she’s a former beauty queen and pageant winner – she competed in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant. But she’s clearly not the type to worry about breaking a fingernail. She’s a member of the National Rifle Association and a hunter. Her official website has a photo of her with a dead moose. Hunting isn’t my style, but I admire her mettle.
Are you excited about the possibility of having a woman Vice President?
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Melissa H says...
I am in awe of this woman. She is truly the type of woman I want too be… and hopefully can help my daughter to become. She is so inspiring!!!
MrsH says...
I am soooo excited. I am not a hunter myself but everything else that has been written about her is very inspiring.
Kimberly says...
I am also in awe of Sarah Palin. I work for a political magazine and we have been tracking her political career for a while now. What a wonderful surprise to hear that she was chosen to run for VP!
Lauren says...
While this woman may be great as a VP, I’d hardly say she’s a great mom. So she decided not to abort her child with special needs. She also decided to NOT take maternity leave (do you know anyone who does NOT take maternity leave??!!!) and now she’s so busy running with McCain that there’s no way she can be a mom to this 4 month old. That’s a sorry mom if I ever heard of one.