A girl named Bristol
I have no view on Sarah Palin's teenage daughter's pregnancy, other than enormous indifference. Who gives a shit? Who cares if she gets married or not? Does it matter? Not really - surely the presidential race should be about policy rather than this sort of thing. Only if Palin were to attempt to make any capital out of it (which she hasn't yet) should it be subject to scrutiny - even then without a hysterically judgmental attitude.
However, the reason I'm posting on the subject is this:
Mrs Palin, a social conservative who is opposed to abortion, said in a statement her daughter Bristol would keep the child and marry its father.
What in the wide world of sports...? Bristol? Bristol...? Bristol? How on earth could my beloved adopted home town be used as the name for a child? First there was Britney Spears calling her kid Preston - those of us who've been to Deepdale can testify to the horrors lurking in that particular arse-end of England. And now a child called Bristol. Yeugh. I mean, I love Bristol, but I wouldn't name my child Avonmouth.
What next, children called Swindon? Bradford? Middlesbrough?
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September 1st, 2008 - 17:53
You’re too late for Bradford.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_(disambiguation)
September 1st, 2008 - 22:37
The reason that you should be interested is that Americans are supposed to judge this woman on her ability to lead by consensus. Her drive as a governor has been towards abstinence-only sex ed. Now it seems that she is unable to lead her family by consensus. What chance the nation (and a good ole portion of the world)?
Now it is true that this is not necessarily a show-stopper. If it was set against a background of wise decisions, and a proven track record of dependability then I’d be inclined to write it off as a silly girl’s unfortunate mistake. But it is not.
It is set against rumours of other familial impropriety in hiring and firing, an on-record stance of treating ‘intelligent’ design as scientific theory. It is set against a woman who, we are told, was mayor of a township two years ago, and whose major formal political experience is roughly equal to that of Boris Johnson, maybe less.
All the information that I can get shows a fierce, determined woman with flawed judgment, and an inability to be strong when confronted with personal problems.
I dislike career politicians intensely, and I feel that we should be more forgiving of politicians’ flaws. I just wonder how suited this candidate’s personality is to understudy the largest political appointment in the world. Especially with a main candidate who is known to have prior health issues.
September 1st, 2008 - 22:50
AAAAAARGH DON’T MENTION SWINDON!!! Bugger. I have it in my head now…
September 1st, 2008 - 23:29
It would seem that Palin has some fairly weird taste in baby names. Her youngest is called Trig.
September 2nd, 2008 - 17:40
Just wait until we Americans figure out how funny it will be to pluralize her name. Bristols! Haw haw!
September 6th, 2008 - 17:46
J. Bradford DeLong turned out all right.