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To: longnshort who wrote (115507)	9/3/2008 10:13:40 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Smart, he didn't vote for pork with earmarks that the likes of Palin had put in the bills.

To: longnshort who wrote (115507)	9/4/2008 9:28:32 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Newt Gingrich gets snuffed on last night's "The Daily Show." Repeats are on "Comedy Central" at 10 AM, 2 pm and 8 pm Eastern time. To his credit, Newt was both funny and a good sport. Sadly, he was trying to defend impossible, Republican base, ideas.

To: longnshort who wrote (115507)	9/4/2008 9:35:54 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 132070

Can these moms vote? lol Mcmoron Locking up the teen mothers vote!!! ============== Teen mom: John McCain VP pick won me over By Jessica Heslam \| Thursday, September 4, 2008 \| bostonherald.com \| Local Coverage Photo by Stuart Cahill A teen mom from Gloucester - the seaside city thrust into the international spotlight for its high school baby mamas - is urging pregnant 17-year-old Bristol Palin to “hold her head up” - and praising John McCain for standing by his running mate’s family. Lisa Spilman was 16 years old and a student at Gloucester High School when she learned she was pregnant with her now 2-year-old daughter, Julia. “She needs to hold her head up,” Spilman said yesterday of Bristol Palin, who is unmarried and five-months pregnant. “She just needs to focus on herself, her baby and having a good environment for that child to live in.” News that the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expecting has ignited fierce debate. Spilman, an accounting major raised in a Republican home, said she had been undecided but the Arizona senator earned her vote with his VP pick. “It definitely convinced me to vote for McCain,” said Spilman, who planned to watch Palin’s much-anticipated speech last night. “This is a normal family. This is an American family and you can relate to these people,” Spilman said. “I’m glad he picked Palin.” Spilman called Gov. Palin a “working-class person” who can relate to Americans and the fact that she has a pregnant teen daughter means she can relate even more so. “I don’t think it’s a hindrance at all,” Spilman said. “I feel like I can relate to her way more than anyone else in the government right now.” She said Bristol needs to tune out all the put-downs. “There are a lot of teenagers that this is happening to,” Spilman said. Spilman isn’t in a relationship with her child’s father but said he’s a big part of their daughter’s life. As for Bristol’s plans to marry her baby’s daddy, Spilman said: “She is still very young. She needs to think about what is going to be best for her and her baby instead of what everybody else thinks she should do.” Like Bristol Palin’s pregnancy, Gloucester made worldwide news this summer after Time magazine reported that 17 Gloucester High students had made a pact to get pregnant. While no evidence of a pact was found, officials are working on addressing the city’s teen pregnancy spike. Now 19, Spilman graduated from Gloucester High in 2007 and is a sophomore at Endicott College in Beverly, where she lives with her daughter on campus. “(Bristol) needs to continue doing what she wants to do with her life,” Spilman said. “Having a child so young shouldn’t hinder you from doing what you want to do.” Article URL: bostonherald.com