Palin asks Debate Commission for permission to breastfeed baby during debate.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

Just saw a scrawl on one of the TV stations.
I predicted this, if you recall.

[Bicoastal]

1. NO friggin way. That's the Onion, right?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

45. I fear my mind is a onion.

[redwitch]

55. You have nothing to fear but Putin's head rearing up.

And even if that happens, Sarah is on the job. And you don't live in Alaska anyway.
Minds, like onions, have many layers. But there the resemblance ends. I think.

[redwitch]

2. Get out!

said with an Elaine Bennis shove.

[JuniperLea]

41. LOL!

There must be a way to make that happen!

Get out (EBS)!

I love that shove:)

[redwitch]

57. Me too.

Never fails to crack me up. :hi:

[TornadoTN]

3. Please tell me you are kidding

Doesn't she pump or express milk even when she's not feeding? Bottle any of it?

If true, she's just playing the sympathy factor to the extreme. This reeks of desperation.

[trueblue2007]

79. LOLOLOL.....She is just gonna whip out her boob on National television

BIG SNICKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lucky 13]

4. Tell me you are kidding.

Please. Seriously.

[Bigleaf]

5. Please keep us poor office folks abreast of the situation.

;-)

[HeeBGBz]

73. It might refresh her mammary

On those tougher questions

[mikelgb]

92. lol

love avatar too!

[Kurovski]

104. Lol.

Oh lord. the perfect distraction, akin to a "lifeline".

It's not true of course. Baby will be asleep by then, and Sarah has probably stored up some milk in advance.

[Tarc]

6. Source? I hope this is a joke

[marlakay]

7. My husband says if this is true they win the "breeders"

as he calls them will all vote for her. My husband has a warped sense of humor and calls all people with lots of kids breeders.

[mamalone]

8. OK... I am a former breastfeeding mom,

And a former La Leche League leader... you don't get too much more pro-breastfeeding than me. But even I am offended by this. She can easily go for a couple of hours without breastfeeding that child- even a newborn could go that long. I am hoping that this is a joke.

[thereismore]

11. Plus, she can store enough milk for that hour so that Bristol can feed him. It's an insult. nt

[indie_voter]

14. me too.

I had a difficult time pumping enough milk. However, she has known in advance she had somewhere to be tonight, why didn't she pump over a few days and freeze so her child would have enough for a couple hours?

If this isn't a joke, I hope they let her, it'll backfire.

[mamalone]

24. This is utter absurdity.

She surely can't mean to be telling us that this child has never had a bottle up to this point? And if she cannot be unavailable to him for a mere 90 minutes then what in the name of all that is reasonable is she doing running for VP??

[marlakay]

18. I forgot to say i breast fed two kids and you can definitely

go for 1 1/2 hrs...that is sooo stupid if they agree to this. I already heard she was expressing her milk for her job so why not now????

[mamalone]

31. Seriously...

The child is.. what? 5 months old by now? Obviously he can go for 90 minutes without being fed. And if he can't then she shouldn't be vying for such a demanding position as VP.

I am positive that this is a ploy for attention and to show that she is "balancing" her roles as mother and candidate. If there is one criticism she has been getting from the religious right, then it is that she could not possibly be giving her children adequate attention. I'll wager she is doing this to show what an amazing mama she is... we're all supposed to admire her devotion ... or something:eyes:

[treestar]

53. And all the mothers she is supposedly so like are going to realize that

I knew it and I've never had a baby. My sister used a pump and went to work all day! And that's what Palin has done too, if she works at being governor!

[Dulcinea]

Doesn't she have a breast pump?

Then how does she function as Governor of Alaska, if she can't go without breastfeeding for 2 hours? This has to be a joke. I breastfed both my kids, and this is nuts!

[jbnow]

110. That was my reaction until I realized it must be a joke. She

hasn't had the baby with her all of the time campaigning.
Going back to work after 3 days, even though she may have brought the baby, there is no way that baby hasn't had bottles. I don't know that she nursed at all because I am sure we'd have heard about it, the super-mom thing. The nursing governor...

In any case 2 hours would be easy enough to arrange like you said. (I do recall starting college and during 3rd or 4th hour of the CLEP tests I heard a baby cry outside the window suddenly the front of my shirt was sodden. My son was 3 months old and that was the first feeding I had missed...and didn't know that could happen. Now that would make for an interesting VP debate...)

[indie_voter]

9. I can't tell if this is a joke or not. n/t

[thereismore]

10. She should be allowed to do it, but by the same token, what the hell is she doing

debating when she should be home nursing.

[BklynChick]

12. bullshit, she's been apart from that baby for days on end.. no way she's been pumping. this is BS

[countingbluecars]

13. So with the campaigning

she has done so far, she has not been away from the baby for more than 90 minutes? Am I missing something here?

[Elidor]

15. Man, you're reeling them in with this one

Too many credulous people in this thread.

Good laugh, though.

[glitch]

100. Expectations are so low for Republicans now, especially Palin, even the absurd is believable.

It's not like they haven't reached absurdity many times already, all on their own.
This is a DUzy though. :rofl:

[David__77]

16. Obviously this is joke people!

Lol! I wish it weren't though!

[renie408]

17. PEOPLE! This is embarrassing....IT'S A JOKE!. n/t

[indie_voter]

22. It's a testament to how bizarre this campaign has behaved

that a request like this isn't immediately discounted as satire...

[renie408]

34. Good point n/t

[nam78_two]

99. Why? Why would it be obvious?

Look at their campaign so far...this is one instance where our gullibility says less about us and more about the train-wreck of a campaign, McDumbass is running...

[hedgehog]

19. And once again , something is said about Palin that is utterly absurd,

except no one can tell if it's true or not!

[targetpractice]

25. did you mean "udderly" absurd? n/t

[CakeGrrl]

20. This HAS to be a joke. HAS to be.

Link if it's not, but if she tries to pull that while schlepping in there with a hand bandage, even some of her Freep followers would have to roll their eyes.

[TornadoTN]

21. So its a joke - but let me ask this

Why bring the baby to the debate aside from using it as a prop? If the baby cries during the debate are we going to be greeted with an "AWWWWWWWWWWWW, oh shucks" kind of moment?

[pnwmom]

23. Wouldn't THAT make Putin rear its head!

Whatever that means . . . .

[Elidor]

47. It means this

Stolen from Michael Berube's blog
http://www.michaelberube.com/

[A-Schwarzenegger]

49. Now that's funny.

[Mad_Dem_X]

26. Wait, WHAT? In the middle of a debate, on live television?

Please tell me this is a joke. Nobody can be *that* goddamn stupid.

[Mad_Dem_X]

28. Okay, it's a joke. Thank Jeebus.

[DearAbby]

27. Ever heard of a BREAST PUMP???

It's how I did it, I breastfed all four of my children. I wasn't chained to them. Christ, she will try anything for an advantage.

[JackBeck]

29. Last night, in my living room, I predicted

No one would get sent home on Project Runway.

Where's my chyron shout-out?

[KansasVoter]

30. Wow, is this place Gullible!

[grace0418]

60. Well, you gotta admit, Palin is capable of staggering amounts of stupidity and absurdity.

I'd be inclined to believe just about any ridiculous story about her.

[onenote]

32. gullibility factor on DU again hits extreme levels

Geez people. Its a JOKE.

[Ichingcarpenter]

33. Palin asks Debate Commission for permission to have live sex with Todd

while breast feeding a moose

[Voice for Peace]

83. Permission to have the first dude & dudette duet debate

[TexasObserver]

35. She's also asked to take a break to change McCain's diaper.

David Vitter to assist.

[dchill]

36. I refuse to comment in this thread.

I also refuse to kick it.

[lolamio]

37. Please tell me this is a joke...

Ugh. Looks like it was a joke. Never mind! :o

[Not a robought]

duplicate n/t

[LibraLiz1973]

38. ha ha ha, I WISH that were true. It would be cannon fodder for years

[Not a robought]

39. I guess some of you aren't familiar with A-Schwarzenegger's wit

He's no wet nurse, very dry.

[JuniperLea]

40. What BS!

She can pump and refrigerate like the rest of us!!

[EstimatedProphet]

42. The Aristocrats!

Good one dude!

[lady raven]

43. My issue with it IF it is true...

I am breastfeeding twins. They are only slightly older than Trig Palin. For MONTHS now, I have been able to go more than 90 minutes between feedings, and I am NOT tandem feeding- I just could never get the hang of it.

SO I'm spending double the time breastfeeding than she is and I would be able to make it through the debate tonight without popping out a boob.

If my babies COULDN'T go that long and I was pumping for work already (Which she supposedly has been doing so she could be Governor), I'd pump an extra bottle so someone else could feed the baby during the debate.

I'm NOT pumping because have never been away from my babies for more than 10 minutes or so at a time, but if I were in a VP debate tonight, I'd make sure there was pumped milk available for them.

If true, This is a ploy to bring attention to her status as "Supermom" (She's not, but that's how the Repugs portray her). "Breastfeeding AND running for VP- This woman can do it all!"

I hope that people will see if for the silliness that it is.

[mamalone]

44. Well, Mr. A-Schwarzenegger...

You got me with this one, which is pretty embarrassing:blush: However I must say, in my own defense, that this whole campaign has been so ridiculous that even something like this isn't pushing the limits much further than they've already done!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

59. Sometimes when I'm sitting there, I mutter to myself, "Stop resisting this, Chum. Go with it!"

I put their shoes on, so to speak. :hi:

[mamalone]

66. Actually.. it was very humorous...

as was my reaction, lol. I just got so irked, I wasn't thinking logically- seriously this woman brings out the worst in me.

Thanks for the laugh:hi:

[indie_voter]

109. Ditto!! It was funny

And shows what a farce the McCain Campaign has become that you reeled so many of us in!!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

46. Is the debate on the TV set?

[npincus]

48. can't be.... too absurd.

[bushisanidiot]

50. Obviously, this is a joke. Palin would alienate the fundies if she tried to breastfeed

her baby on national television. The religious right considers breastfeeding to be an indecent act. They don't want women to do it in public at all.

It work very well for Obama's poll numbers if Palin did try a stunt like that. Too bad it's not going to happen.

[jberryhill]

51. They didn't let McCain do it, so they shouldn't let her do it either /nt

[A-Schwarzenegger]

52. Exactly.

[ronnykmarshall]

54. She's gonna blind Biden with breast milk.

Palin will just "happen" to slip one feeder out the baby's mouth and aim it at Biden.

[AspenRose]

75. .

:spray: :rofl:

"She Blinded me with Breastmilk"



ew Ew EWWWWW

[Rocknrule]

88. Like Matt Stone in BASEketball

[cali]

56. lots of suckers on this thread. pun intended.

[davsand]

58. Are they holding the debate at an Olive Garden? n/t

:shrug:

[myrna minx]

61. You sir, have really outdone yourself with this thread.

:patriot: I can't believe how many additional threads this one has inspired. This is a true testament of how surreal this campaign has been. :hi:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

74. I saw the thread how her whole family was going to be there...

so I thought what if she asked to have them all be on stage
during the debate, standing around her chatting and carrying
on, and I thought that's going too far, and then I thought
what if she asked just to hold the baby, and then, well ...

[myrna minx]

80. LOL.

Well, with this campaign, it easily *could* have happened. Thanks for the snicker. Oh and the reaction threads are hilarious. This is a great thread. :hi:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

82. I just read that thread & props to bushisanidiot!

He/she thought of it first! Like I said,
brilliant minds sink alike.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7282233#7282412

[A-Schwarzenegger]

76. Um, also: Not Responsible for Copycats.

[Alter Ego]

62. Ahahaha this has to be fake. Maybe she means during a 90-second spot or something

because there's no way they'll let her do it on stage in front of a camera.

Seriously, where is Candid Camera?

EDIT: Asshole. You had me going there, though--I guess that truly is a testament to the parody the McCain campaign has become.

[LiberalAndProud]

63. So folks are ... A-Schwarzenegger, shame on you!

You have started a blizzard of threads on breastfeeding, and we're not in a restaurant, or even in the Lounge. Apologize right now!

[maseman]

64. ...and field dress a moose on live TV?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

65. There would go all the uptight R-Wingers votes.....

n/t

[SoonerPride]

67. Will we get a baby malfunction ala janet Jackson and see nipple?

oh the drama

[NewJeffCT]

68. While I know it's a joke - it would give her the chance

to have a ton of men straining to see her boobs...

and, anybody who complains would be labeled a hypocrite if female, or sexist if male.

[jberryhill]

69. No the McCampaign said "We are going to put that boob on stage"

The comment was misinterpreted.

One boob will be plenty here.

[Parker CA]

70. Yeah, and she also asked if Biden would mind wearing an enormous set of Antlers. n/t

[anigbrowl]

71. DU adbot strikes again

'Bebe Au Lait' and 'Hooter Hiders' nursing covers.

(Euro mode)
WTF is wrong with you Americans? Why do you have this pathological obsessions with tits and nudity. I'm sick of hearing Americans babble about 'inappropriateness' whenever they see exposed breasts, genitalia, or asses. This society has an absolutely pathological disconnect with biology.

Americans install 'neuticles' in dogs that have had their testicles removed because their owners feel threatened by it, go into paroxysms about wardrobe malfunctions, and are hopelessly neurotic about sex. This is a non-partisan failing, half of the comments here at DU are as neurotic as anything posted at Freeperland. Y'all need a giant mental enema, folks.
(/Euro mode)

[jberryhill]

77. Only if we can give her that enema on stage /nt

[anigbrowl]

78. I suspect we'll get more than enough verbal diarrhoea for one day.

[MrCoffee]

72. Rec for glory

:patriot:

[1corona4u]

81. Are you friggen kiding?? She can't pump or wait for 90 minutes??

[Froward69]

84. Really!!! I wonder if the FCC

will fine all the networks, cable channels etc.... All to fund the mcSame campaign???

:popcorn: :spray: :wow: :patriot: :popcorn:

[Rocknrule]

85. Hell, I thought she was going to

let her hair down, throw off her clothes, and start pole-dancing if someone in the debate room turned on some rock music

[danielet]

86. Let her daughter breast feed...

Being near the end of her pregnancy, Palin's daughter could have been induced to lactate by tactile or suction stimulation over two weeks to cause the pituitary to release oxytocin. However it is too late now so maybe she can send her pregnant teen daughter to debate while Palin breast feeds. At any rate, Breast feeding during the debate is out because from lapel mike we will only hear slurping instead of her arguments...maybe that would sound better!

[flvegan]

87. My cat's name is Mittens.

[mitchum]

89. LMAO!!!!

beautifully done :)

[danielet]

90. VETS FOR IRAQ DEBATE FOR EAST PENN!!!!

NJVETCAUCUS campaigning for Obama has done as much as could be done in NJ. If anyone in E. Penn. needs debaters or presenters on Iraq and Afghan war, please place contact number on this site.

[barack the house]

91. Yeah but isn't predicting stuff throwing ideas out there to Republicans. I might be wrong >

Not that I think you menat to but I really think they get our best ideas form us. Yes, it is a Democratic site but lurking is straight forward really. I just personally feel that we should arm our side with ideas than predict wha they will do.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

93. OMG we have a winner.

As if they didnt think of it first. :*

[krabigirl]

94. If baby is there, she could nurse before and after the debate. Or just pump OMFG.

[npk]

95. If Palin gets to breast feed during the debate...

Then Biden should get to take a shot of whiskey whenever he feels like it.

[LSK]

96. Palin asks Debate Commission for permission for a moose hunt during debate.

[PerfectSage]

97. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wanna breastfeed on some Joe 6 Pack BullShit Beer.

:sarcasm:

[nam78_two]

98. Wait ...what?

Edit: Ok I bought it and I am not ashamed -I would totally expect something like this after everything else that campaign has done :D. I wish they would do this!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

101. It would be hard to think of anything that is beyond them at least considering it.

"She's been kidnapped by aliens--sorry, no debate."

[robertpaulsen]

102. Can I raise a practical question at this point?

Are we gonna do "Stonehenge" tomorrow?

[myrna minx]

108. OK, your quote made me do a spit take.

:spray:

[bamacrat]

103. McCain ought to rename his bus "The Pander Express"

I hope this will not happen, if it does for some retarded reason, hopefully Biden will tactfully put it that there are things leaders do and things they dont.

[mtnsnake]

105. Maybe she can save a little to make some Ben and Jerry's ice cream with it

:shrug:

[opihimoimoi]

106. Never underestimate desperation...them Pubs migfht just do it...ole Joe would be mortified

[4lbs]

107. Treat it like a teacher treats chewing gum in class. You better have enough for everyone!

:D

[FlyingSquirrel]

111. ******** Link right here! *********

She's had trouble mammarizing her lines but she wants to make sure she can express herself during the debate.