Bristol becomes professional speaker
Bristol Palin has signed a contract with a speaking tour company in which she will be paid between $15,000 and $30,000 per speaking engagement. Bristol’s supposed message, her verbal message, is that becoming pregnant and having a child out of wedlock (she’s against abortion of course, and is to be admired for it) is a bad thing to do that will mess up your life, so don’t do it. But her real message, her non-verbal message, is that having a child out of wedlock leads to fame, stardom, travel, fun, and easy wealth, so why not do it? If she were serious about her supposed message, she would have expressed regrets about the mistake that she herself says she made, made the statement that she made about her intent to remain celibate until she marries, and then retired from the scene to straighten out her life. Instead, she’s high on the hog, in our faces constantly, completely contradicting her supposed message of remorse. That’s the Palin family for you—the jewel in the crown of American conservatism.
N. writes:
I see the article at VFR regarding Bristol Palin. Unhappily you are likely to be correct that this will be well received by far too many people who call themselves “conservative”.Laura Wood writes:
Bristol did not have an abortion. That is admirable and undeniably good. But, as you say, she conveys the message that single motherhood is fun, easy and glamorous. She has also sued the father of her child, an indirect affront to her son and something that should automatically disqualify her from serving as a model of motherhood or fortitude. She’s a young girl having a great time. She’s going to have a hard time appearing convincingly sober as a speaker even at $30,000. Posted by Lawrence Auster at May 18, 2010 12:26 PM | Send Email entry |