re: #340 sagehen

Thought experiment:

What if it were instead the black liberal democrat who had a pregnant unwed teenage daughter onstage with him at campaign appearances?

How many on your side of the aisle would defend the wonderful young lady trying to make the best of a tough situation? Do you really think nobody would hold that that against the candidate and his daughter?

Bigots and idiots would attack the young woman just like bigots and idiots of other stripes attacked Miss Palin. I don’t think AJ is a bigot or an idiot, so I wouldn’t expect him to behave badly.