I agree with her on the first part of the quote you bolded.

I'm not voting McCain/Palin, but everyone going on and on about her daughter being pregnant is a little annoying and doesn't seem like an issue at all. I'd group it in with Obama not wearing an American Flag pin every other day, McCain forgetting how many homes he has, Cheney having a gay daughter, or anything that doesn't have anything to do with the lives of everyday Americans (especially the more personal topics). I understand the point in bring such topics up to make that person or people around them perhaps look bad to score a few extra points when running for office, but that doesn't mean you have to. I thought that US Weekly (I think US Weekly, that Archie posted) was stupid and unneeded. Just something else that isn't needed to distract people from the issues.

I don't agree with Palin on many, many issues, but she seems likable, and one of the very few who doesn't seem interested in pushing her views on others. An example being she is against same-sex marriage, but she vetoed a bill preventing couples from receiving health benefits. I don't think the DEMS are any better than the REPS trying to use her pregnant daughter (a non-issue that doesn't effect us) or who knows what else will be brought up as a reason why she isn't qualified to run the country.

Unfortunately, Palin is quite determined and vindictive. The benefit of the doubt I extended her didn't survive the first day.

Let's start with forcing the censorship of books -- when the village librarian refused to cooperate, she tried to get her fired. I can't list all of her questionable actions without appearing batshit crazy.
This devious person is so pushy on the issues, McCain looks docile by comparison (which he is, really - he doesn't talk issues forcefully).

The pregnancy fuss is not about the fact that Bristol is pregnant; it's about McCain's utter incompetence in performing due diligence on his VP candidate. Those that directly slander Bristol are tasteless.

Who said that it was not part of the plan? I doubt the McCain Campaign did not do a background check on Palin's and Co. before the nomination. That Palin's teenage daughter is pregnant would be and should be made known publicly. This is what the GOP candidate needed (and he found it): talking points. The emerging media "fact" that Palin is even more personable than Obama will help stir up the race.

But only to people with a similiar mindset.