Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Wait I thought the kids used Affleck's last name... Ohh they could use Gardner as the middle name...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Remember Frank Zappa? He had four kids with his wife Gail -- Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains LOL! My husband went and saw Zappa does Zappa - We were just laughing about his kids names. But in this the year of interesting names.. really Tripp is rather mild.
Originally Posted By mele But the question remains...why the extra "p"? I think it's kind of in bad taste to name your kid "Tripp" right after your mother is arrested on drug charges. It also is funny considering Palin being mayor of Alaska's meth capital. It's like naming your kid "Amore" right after your famous dad is arrested being arrested for hiring a prostitute.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I kinda thought the extra P was because she thought it was a Tripp that her mother wanted to be v.pp. - Or simpply based on the turkey ppardon! I think we should add an extra p to everything... pplease!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder As much as I loathe anything Palin, the name Tripp really isn't all that unusual. Out of the mainstream perhaps, but not really weird. One of the judges I appear before on a regular basis has a first name of Tripp. There are other people with the name, but right now, when you google people named Tripp, all you get is page after page of the Palin baby.
Originally Posted By DAR <<As much as I loathe anything Palin>> Really you loathe her children too? I get loathing her and the husband, but let's leave the kids out of this.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Really you loathe her children too? I get loathing her and the husband, but let's leave the kids out of this." Jeez. Way to start the New year, DAR.
Originally Posted By markymouse Given the history of how their family names their kids - like how Track was conceived during a high school track meet, Trig during a trigonometry exam, and Piper in the family airplane, I do find it pretty interesting that they named this one Tripp. Especially given his mom's recent arrest. Makes you think.
Originally Posted By markymouse In the spirit of starting the new year positively, I should mention Palin's many contributions over the course of the past year. She has brought immense pleasure to me and to many others. Or was that Tina Fey? So, lets wish a good year to Sarah, Todd, all their kids, all their kids' kids, and the supporting cast - Joe Six Pack, Joe the Plumber, Joe Turkey Killer, and most recently Joe Oxycontin. Bless them all.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal This is a blurb from an AOL article about the birth of baby Tripp. <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/palin-says-daughter-fiance-not-dropouts/291163" target="_blank">http://news.aol.com/article/pa...s/291163</a> "In the same statement, Bristol Palin said she "obviously discourages" teen pregnancy and understands previous plans have been forever changed. "Teenagers need to prevent pregnancy to begin with — this isn't ideal," the teenager said. "But I'm fortunate to have a supportive family which is dealing with this together. Tripp is so perfectly precious; we love him with all our hearts. I can't imagine life without him now." <><><><><><> So is Bristol Palin supportive of comprehensive sex education? Or is she saying that abstinence only teaching is the only way to prevent pregnancy? It sure sounds like she wishes someone had discussed birth control with her. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I am thrilled that she's happy and raising her baby with support from her family. Many teen mothers are not so fortunate.
Originally Posted By mele <<understands previous plans have been forever changed.>> Hm, something her mother seems to have difficulty grasping in regards to her own life...
Originally Posted By mele <<understands previous plans have been forever changed.>> Hm, something her mother seems to have difficulty grasping in regards to her own life...
Originally Posted By KaNgArOo <----- Wonders if baby Tripp is named in reference to Linda Tripp? And wonders why no one else has mentioned this yet!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Put me down for "against" throwing stones at pregnant unwed teenage moms.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<Sarah Palin's daughter having a baby out of wedlock is about as interesting as Jamie Lynn Spears having a baby out of wedlock.>> <<Put me down for "against" throwing stones at pregnant unwed teenage moms.>> I don't think I've read any comments that are personally critical of Bristol. I know I'm certainly not making any negative judgements against her. But do I think her mistake warrants attention? Hell, yes. Her mother is a policy-maker who has used her legislative power to impose her own morality-based position upon the people of Alaska. Sarah Palin believes that providing good Christian "family values" is THE appropriate and effective solution to the problem of unwed teen pregnancy. And she has done everything she can to make sure that her religion-based position -- as opposed to the approach of providing simple, honest, biological truth to students -- is enforced by the schools of her state. Bristol's getting knocked up is majorly newsworthy because it is the perfect example to show that Sarah Palin's position is ridiculous, untenable and ineffective. It's somewhat analagous to the phenomenon of married guys soliciting other men for sex in public restrooms. Honestly, I feel sad for these guys, not judgemental toward them. And, unfortunately, it's such a common occurence that no single case stands out as being newsworthy. Except... When the guy who's actively approaching a male stanger for sex ALSO happens to be a senator who is virulently promoting anti-gay legislation, that's newsworthy.
Originally Posted By Mr X Yup. Don't attack the young woman who decided to get pregnant? Sure. (I find it interesting that her Mom still calls her a "kid" though...kids don't have kids in my book, once you are a parent you are no longer a "kid" imho) But I have NO problem attacking Grandma hypocrite, who is a community leader and advocates all kinds of crazy, religious stuff which generally leads to harm FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. So, Sarah Palin is DEFINITELY fair game and it's fair to talk about the results SHE has personally come up with, yes even in her own family (maybe even "especially"??).
