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Old 10-22-2008, 10:30 PM
 
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And her new son-in-law just dropped out of high school as well.
I think he'll finish high school. And the training he's getting now as an oilfield electrical apprentice is worth far more on the job market than most college degrees.

If my own son--who was born close to Wasilla--wanted to remain in Alaska and live his adult life there--I wouldn't be too upset if he went the route that Levi Johnston is. But my son is pursuing a degree that requires proficiency in five different languages, and if he were to return to Alaska, Levi would most likely outearn him.

As far as Bristol, who knows. With any luck she'll join some kind of witness protection program for children of politicians and have a life.
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:30 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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She didn't have a campaign approved answer. Anything she would have named would be scrutinized. She knew enough to not say anything. But that blathering on about Alaska went over the line.


Now, the real question about her kids, why weren't they in school instead of traveling with her on the tax payers' dime?
Any newspaper she named, including the Socialist Worker's Daily would have been better than the answer she gave!
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:32 PM
 
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I think he'll finish high school. And the training he's getting now as an oilfield electrical apprentice is worth far more on the job market than most college degrees.

If my own son--who was born close to Wasilla--wanted to remain in Alaska and live his adult life there--I wouldn't be too upset if he went the route that Levi Johnston is. But my son is pursuing a degree that requires proficiency in five different languages, and if he were to return to Alaska, Levi would most likely outearn him.

As far as Bristol, who knows. With any luck she'll join some kind of witness protection program for children of politicians and have a life.
I think every kid should finish high school. Call that judgemental if you want, but you never know where life will take you!
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:32 PM
 
Location: Baltimore
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Any newspaper she named, including the Socialist Worker's Daily would have been better than the answer she gave!
The Wall Street Journal would have been a pretty safe bet.
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:32 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Her son is a drop out? Her teen daughter is pregnant? We can do much better than that in picking a VP. McCain had much better women to choose from too. Now she's dragging him way down.
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:34 PM
 
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How intellectual is a bed post?
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:39 PM
 
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I think every kid should finish high school. Call that judgemental if you want, but you never know where life will take you!
Excuse me, but I said that I think he'll finish high school. That's probably going to be a requirement to become a full fledged electrician. Since he's a senior, he might not need very many credits, and I'm pretty sure that at the high school in Wasilla, he can pick them up online.
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:43 PM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
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The Wall Street Journal would have been a pretty safe bet.
Yep. She could have also named a few liberal papers, a few conservative papers, the Federal Papers for god's sake. She could have handled that so much better than she did. Unfortunately for McCain, she's not experienced enough with handling those softball questions. She flubbed and even katie looked like she wanted to leave.
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:08 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Excuse me, but I said that I think he'll finish high school. That's probably going to be a requirement to become a full fledged electrician. Since he's a senior, he might not need very many credits, and I'm pretty sure that at the high school in Wasilla, he can pick them up online.
Sorry, I misread your post. But I was also talking about Sarah's son, and Bristol for that matter.
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:21 PM
 
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Who told you that Track Palin was a high school drop out?

The OP?

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Her eldest son is a high-school drop-out.
Track Palin graduated from Wasilla High School in 2007.
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