tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post7959591562364145284..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: SOUND OFF: WHEN ARE KIDS OFF LIMITS?Jeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-19917337667811277192008-09-22T02:32:00.000-04:002008-09-22T02:32:00.000-04:00I've read the posts thus far and in most instances...I've read the posts thus far and in most instances, that's exactly what most of the replies have been about: partisan politics. Most of the comments were couched in what appeared to be only trying to be "fair", but when the replies finally got around to the meat of the subject, =most came down to mouthing the reactions of the Democrat Party operatives in trying to "damn" Sarah Palin for having a normal family with children with problems, but used the argument that such indicated a weakness "vis-a-vis a supposed Republican agenda" . The Republican agenda is not basically about "family values", but about less government, so any comment criticizing Sarah Palin's children is simply going along with the Democrat Party reactions of trying to find any small thing wrong with Palin, when her presence on the McCain ticket is itself making a big difference in the losses in the polls of Obama vs. McCain. You cannot have a political question in a poll like "The Right Thing" and not expect replies to be anything but political answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-91897595111339986032008-09-17T07:23:00.000-04:002008-09-17T07:23:00.000-04:00I have mixed feelings about this one.A child is su...I have mixed feelings about this one.<BR/><BR/>A child is supposedly a reflection of our teachings, a product of our experience.<BR/><BR/>So when someone, who aspires to be a leader of our Country, has family issues with their offspring, is it because they cannot handle their own?<BR/>Can that person be trusted to handle their responsibility, like they handle their family?<BR/>Do we as a society (candidate) pick and choose which issues should and should not be held to the light?<BR/><BR/>Yes a childs age should be a factor due to the limited emmulation of the Parents, but the older ones should be open season to assess the parents.<BR/><BR/>Jon Akutagawa<BR/>Orange County Register<BR/>Costa Mesa, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-89797143320415466882008-09-15T16:01:00.000-04:002008-09-15T16:01:00.000-04:00A man or woman running for elected office becomes ...A man or woman running for elected office becomes a celebrity of sorts and should readily understand that the public considers all family members to be a major part of his/her life experience. As such, they are of legitimate interest to the public. Ordinary curiosity is reasonable, but “investigative reporting” is not. It’s one thing, for example, for a reporter to observe that a candidate’s daughter looks pregnant (married or not) and to ask the question; it’s another to start asking questions of schoolmates or others on the basis of a tip or speculation.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>If media people discover in a routine review of police records that a child of a candidate or official was recently arrested, sure, ask the candidate/official about it. If he/she says “No comment,” let it go. Don’t dig for more information. The age of the child is irrelevant. If a child falls down the stairs in the candidate’s house and people see an ambulance rush him/her to the hospital, OK, ask the candidate what happened. But do not chase the ambulance, and respect the right of the candidate or official not to answer questions about what happened.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> Best regards,<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> Phil Clutts<BR/><BR/> Harrisburg, NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-59692074235625999252008-09-14T15:17:00.000-04:002008-09-14T15:17:00.000-04:00I agree, in general, that children should be off l...I agree, in general, that children should be off limits. So should religion, and many other subjects which the press (and many politicians) chooses to make a huge deal of. However, when someone is basing a political campaign, in any part, on "family values," their own family values become fair play. Palin, for example, is a staunch supporter of abstinence based sex "education." She wants the government to tell me how to raise my daughter -- and how to "teach" the boys she'll be dating, yet her daughter demonstrates just how ineffective that form of non-education is. She is the one who brought up the subject, so she has no cause for complaint when anyone points it out to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-88826373015354984002008-09-14T14:00:00.000-04:002008-09-14T14:00:00.000-04:00I agree that children are off limits in most thin...I agree that children are off limits in most things, especially the dirty game of politics. Children are bystanders and would probably prefer more privacy. The media, God bless them, is so busy trying to fill the airwaves 24/7 with anything. When I think of how the quote regarding lipstick on a pig was talked and twirl and spun round and round, I simply laugh. John McCain said it first, and it was ok. When Obama used the same thought to make a point, suddenly it took on some negative meaning toward Palin. So, yes the media needs to check themselves about alot of stuff, and this includes other famous people. I don't need to know every time they sneeze or go to the restroom!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com