Is this the kind of message McPalin wants to give the kids of America? That it’s OK to get pregnant as a teenager and OK to drop out of school? That’s the message of hopelessness and despair I associate with the rap music the Republicans always seem to be criticizing...I'm likewise curious to understand how it's better for him to take off for an apprenticeship in the north fields, leaving Bristol Palin at home alone with the baby. Of course she'll get family support, but baby will miss out on having dad around, and dad will miss out on baby's early nurturing and development. I don't know what Alaska GED and teenage parenthood programs are like, though. Maybe there's no real option for him to stay in Wasilla and get his GED while actually co-parenting his child. But I did find an AP interview with at least part of the answer; it seems to indicate that Johnston is not planning on getting his GED.
Also, in addition to Brendan's point about the message that the McCain-Palin campaign is sending here, there's a point buried at the bottom of the article, in sort of a "isn't that cute?" type of coda:
What about Johnston's politics?
The young man said he wasn't an expert on politics by any stretch. Asked about Barack Obama, he replied: "I don't know anything about him. He seems like a good guy. I like him."
Johnston [who is 18] didn't register in time to vote, according to the Mat-Su Division of Elections Office in Wasilla. But he's still rooting for John McCain and Sarah Palin.
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