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“Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned,” the statement said. “As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows that she has our unconditional love and support.”
Sarah Palin - Governor of Alaska

The study of literature, that is, the systematic study of how language is used creatively is surprisingly useful. It is perhaps one of the most powerful tool one has at one's disposal when it comes to fleshing out hidden intentions, tensions, fractures, and silences in how language is used even in non-literary contexts.

Today, thanks to the work of the good people who run the McCain/Palin campaign we can enjoy some true gems today (See article below)

Palin’s Teen Daughter Is Pregnant; New G.O.P. Tumult

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

Published: September 2, 2008

The 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, John McCain’s running mate, plans to marry the father, according to the campaign.

Contrast the tone in the article's quotes with these other pearls of wisdom:

"How many people really think it's in the best interest of young people to be sexually active outside of marriage? Does anything positive ever come from that?" Coburn piously asked on the Senate floor. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

John McCain has voted against funding teen-pregnancy prevention programs (Lautenberg/Menendez amendment to Child Custody Protection Act, S.403, 7/25/06)

John McCain voted against legislation that would have prevented unintended pregnancy by investing in insurance coverage for prescription birth control, promoting family-planning services, implementing teen-pregnancy prevention programs, and developing programs to increase awareness about emergency contraception.
( Clinton/Reid amendment to FY’06 Budget Resolution, S.Con.Res.18, 3/17/05.)

Sex Infections Found in Quarter of Teenage Girls

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

Published: March 12, 2008

Rates are particularly high among young African-Americans, according to new federal data.

The teen pregnancy rate, abortion rate and overall number of pregnancies declined from 1990 to 2004, according to a report released on Monday by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, Reuters reports (Fox, Reuters, 4/14). The teen pregnancy rate dropped 38% from 1990 to 2004, the abortion rate decreased by 50%, and the overall birth rate decreased by more than one-third in the same time period, the report found (AFP/Yahoo! News, 4/14).

Teen-Agers Learning to Say No

By MELINDA TUHUS

Published: June 21, 1998

TEEN-AGE pregnancy is an integral part of the loop of urban poverty: it is caused by, and in turn causes, many of the other problems that prevent young people -- especially young women -- from realizing the full potential of their lives. In an effort to prevent such pregnancies, and knowing the advantage of peers reaching out to peers, the state established the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in 1987, now in place in nine cities.