Sarah Palin should not be the next Vice President of the United States, but it is not because she is soon to be the grandmother of her unwed high-school-aged daughters child. This is far from the first time that reporters and the people of this country have struggled to decide if the family members of public figures are public figures themselves. The answer to this question is that Britol Palin's personal life is off limits for any type of personal attack against Sarah Palin or her family.
In 2004, I discovered an article written by Sue O'Brien that addressed a similar situation concerning the daughter of then CU Buff head coach Bill McCartney. Unto Bill's daughter Kristyn was born a child fathered by none other than Colorado star quarterback Sal Aunese. As if this story was not juicy enough, Sal was dying of cancer. With a real life soap opera on their hands the Denver media sat on the story, as far as i can tell, out of sheer journalistic integrity. Eventually, the story came out and at Sal's memorial service McCartney made a public statement worthy of publication. I commend the journalists that decided the story was inappropriate for instant publication. There example should live on in instances such as the Britol Palin story of this week.
As for Sarah Palin, anyone who would sink low enough to decide their vote on the pregnancy of her daughter is clearly too stupid to realize she is running on the platform of being "hockey mom," who supports the war in Iraq as God's plan, and is prepared to drill oil from the ends of the earth no matter the environmental impact.
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