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Palin: McCain's Daughter Blogs

September 02, 2008 11:55 AM

Ap_meghan_mccain_02_080327_main Meghan McCain, the Senator's daughter, blogs today about Bristol Palin's pregnancy...including about a moment that she says "single-handedly changed my life." Here's her post:

"The first political convention I ever attended was when my mom was pregnant with me in 1984 and the Republican Party nominated Ronald Reagan for a second term as President. I have been on political stages and in campaigns since before I could walk or talk. If there is one thing I have learned, it is that it is difficult to establish your identity and independence as the son or daughter of a politician. When I was 14 years old, a reporter questioned my father about me having a hypothetical abortion, had I been pregnant at 14. This reporter's question single-handedly changed my life. This story comes up in almost every profile written about me and in almost every interview. It's a rough go being the son or daughter of a politician. I have not known Bristol Palin very long, but there is a certain kinship I feel to her as I do other political daughters such as Chelsea Clinton, Jenna and Barbara Bush and Mary Cheney. You can't fully understand it unless you have lived it. So I just wanted to let it be known that I support Bristol and the entire Palin family."

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I am amazed at the support for Palin. I am a mother of an autistic child and 2 other children. There is no way I could have a full time job and meet the needs of my son and family. She does not have the experience and I do not feel her priorities are where they need to be.

Posted by: Maria | Sep 3, 2008 10:52:18 AM

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