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I think it is terrific. It is really brave and good of her to help others to take personal responsibility. This is one message at least that democrats and republicans can agree upon and both can support Bristol in her effort.

Oh the old "Do as I say" not "Do as I do."

Perfect for right-wing Christians...

It is interesting that a perosn dont make the NEWS for being sought after for doing something outstanding. Would this Organization have chosen an unknown teen from the projects? What credibility does Bristol have; her Mother Sarah Palin. What a laugh.

A teen preganant to promote "teen pregancy prevention...", Here is news falsh... how about start with yourself.... It sounds to me like:
* A theif to promote NO ROBBERY
* A drug dealer to promote NO DRUGS
* A liar to promote DON'T LIE

Wow, Sarah will remain in the spot light using every tool possible even throwing her children out there like she did on the campaign. Hope the Palin's also comment that Levi as the father of this child has rights especially since the Governor also threw him in the public eye as the Fiance of her 17 year old daughter.

Bristol and Levi need to get off the talk show and public speaking circuit for a few years and concentrate on furthering their formal education and getting good jobs so they can take care of baby Tripp. I don't know if prancing around the country is the thing for them to be doing right now.

Is she gonna tell that truth? That abstinence education doesn't work?? No child could've gotten more education in abstinence than Bristol Palin, and we know how that turned out. Saying "Don't do it!" is too enticing.

Hello pot have you met the kettle?

Man nice example! Mom is really pushing her family into the gottcha media!

Hasn't the mantra of the GOP been "do as I say, not as I do" for the last 8 years or so. How is this a surprise to anyone.

The Palin's have no shame.

Goes to show the Palin's have no shame and will do and go beyond any limits to be in the media spotlight. Bristol Palin no better than many poverish unmarried teens got caught with her belly swelled. This is nothing more than hypocrisy, double standards, and a slap in the face to the unwed teens who fell into sin just like Bristol and been ignored to have the chance for redemption. But this is nothing more than a public redemption for Bristol Palin. Give the platform to poverty teens who can tell the REAL story.

Not sure why the media is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo determined to make a superstar out of this confused teenager. Hey CNN , a slow day today?

FreeNLovIt -
I'm confused. Are you saying that sex can only happen after 7PM, or that sex only causes pregnancy after 7PM?
I think, if your teenage children want to have sex, they will do it when you are not around, no matter what time of day it is.

I know life is getting stranger all the time, but this lives in the realm of theTwilight Zone.

Whether or not Bristol Palin thinks for herself, she certainly has the right to believe and do whatever she wants, within the limits of legality. Her right to freely exist in our country is guaranteed.

But why share her story regarding any part of her life, as if it deserves telling to a wider audience? If you have a guy sitting on a bench in Central Park staring drunkenly into the ozone, why ask him what he is thinking...or what he plans to do next?

I am not saying the girl is sitting on that bench. I am specifically saying why not just ignore this girl? There are more significant things happening elsewhere, and she does not deserve to be ridiculed any more than she deserves to be quoted.

Now you have got to be kidding me !!!...How the heck can she call herself a spokewoman for teen pregnacy prevention...does she think she is that unique, and that she is the only person to get pregnant w/o being married???? what is the world coming to...haven't we seen enough of the palins..they are becoming just as bad as the Bush's..They just don't know when to quit !!

This is just too good to be true...how about some other promoters???

David Duke for Racial Tolerance
Xaviera Hollander (the Happy Hooker) for Abstinence
Dick Chaney for Gun Safety
Mohammed Atta for Safe Piloting
The Taliban for Religous Tolerance

oh, I give up. None are as good as Bristol Palin for Pregnancy Prevention.

Come on. If they really want to get into the minds of teens, have teens who have AVOIDED getting pregnant talk to other teens. And what's Bristol gonna say? "It's so horrible getting pregnant as a teen... oh, but I also love my kid." Sending mixed messages!
Really, do these organizations think before they act?

God bless you Bristol Palin.

Ouch, basically saying that your child was a big mistake is not going be good for him in the future. Also, it really doens't seem like Bristol Palin is the right spokeswoman for this. Most of the "consequences" of teenage pregnancy are financial, because it hampers your ability to get an education and start a career. Bristol won't have those consequences because she has all of the financial resources and connections of her family, in addition to the fame she already has. So what are the "consequences" she is complaining of, just having to take care of her child?

HA! "If I can prevent even one girl from getting pregnant, I will feel a sense of accomplishment." I think she ALREADY helped prevent thousands if not millions of kids NOT to follow her path.

Hopefully this girl was doing this on her own and is not being used.

good for her.....as long as it is her idea and not her mom's .

This is almost as laughable as the idea of Ricky Williams joining a program to teach kids to stay away from drugs...

Honestly though, I feel bad for Bristol, I'm sure her mother is forcing this on her.

Thank you for the biggest laugh I have had in months.

If I remember correctly, candidate Obama was crucified by the Republicans and the Religious Right for saying something like young teens could have their lives ruined because they make one mistake (getting pregnant). Wow, I guess it's okay for a Republican's daughter to call her pregnancy and birth of her son a terrible mistake? Now that's hypocrisy at its very best!

I agree with her. If her efforts help avert one teen pregnancy it will have been well worth the try!!!

Let's hope this program isn't based on "abstinence only". Clearly, that got Bristol in the predicament she's in today (and let's not forget that her older brother is the result of unprotected premarital sex too). Would it be great if kids abstained from sex? Yes. Is it realistic for the majority? No.

I hope Bristol is able to learn from her mistakes and teach other kids about the importance of safe sex all the time, not just sometimes.

Whoa! People, icky Dem here but I think what Bristol is doing is great. She screwed up and by going out "there" and saying this is not a good thing just might help. There are polls that show 1 out of 5 teenage girls wants to have a baby NOW! Maybe Bristol is the one they'll listen to and not screw up their life.

I don't like the Palin's but I give Bristol a big thumbs up on this one.

Besides... give the kid a chance, she's not her mother.

Oh c'mon !!! How does getting pregnant and having a baby qualify anyone to be the "pregancy prevention" spokesperson ?!?! Do as I say and not as I did ?

Have anyone stop to think what about Tripp. He is the innocent one in all of this and one day he will grow to be a man. who is going teaching him? It seems like everone in this family is thinking about theirselves. If you don't like someone go to the media and destroy their character instead of trying to work out our differences because we have a child. I wonder will Tripp grow up to resent his family. So many children are screwed up because of the actions of their parents and in this case grandparents too.

WHOSE THING ABOUT TRIPP?

To Robin and her fellow Republicans,
The hypocrisy is on your side. Why is that Republicans are so anti-abortion but yet when a teen mother like Bristol (without the wealth) gets pregnant with a baby she cannot afford, you want her to keep it but miraculously not rely on welfare, if she may need it. It always amazes me how anti-welfare Republicans are but then they expect women/girls who have unexpected pregnancies to be rich and not have to rely on welfare. You can't have it both ways. If you are pro-life then I hope you are pro-government funding for social assistance and social services to help these girls/women during their times of need.

Where is Bristol's credibility? She didn't listen to her mother. Why should anyone listen to her?

How much is she getting paid? Single mom, no job, no college degree, how DO you support your son???

Bristol should be advocating for comprehensive sex education. As the best way to prevent teenage pregnancy is have factual information available.

We can all blame John McCain for this dreadful nuisance!

1. Let us not be unkind to this young woman who seems to be a nice kid who has been thrust into the spotlight at a difficult moment and who appears to have handled it gracefully. Let her make her own reputation, apart from her mother's. And let us be tolerant of youthful mistakes, and by mistakes I do not refer to her pregnancy. I refer to any errors in judgment that may occur in the next few years. I would not like for all of the things I did when I was less than 25 (or 35, or 45) to appear on the front page.

2. Forty percent (!!!) of the babies born to American mothers last year were born to single moms. These girls and young woman need nothing but support, encouragement, and compassion. Many of them are destined to have difficult lives unless we do something about it. These girls and young women will raise, for better or worse, the generation of Americans that will be forced to live in the overheated, indebted globe that we created for them.

I applaud her for leading by example. You libs should understand since because of you we also have a leader by example in tax cheat Geitner telling us that no one is above the law if you don't pay taxes. It's also kinka like the telemprompter in chief preaching about transparency.

Promote it how, by example?

Well...if Bristol says that listening to her Mom's advice didn't help her, and then proceeds to talk about how hard it is to be a teen Mom and how important the use of birth control is if you make the decision to have sex...then...I'll be on board.

Sadly...I'm not going to hold my breath.

I wonder if she'll be allowed to even mention birth control (which she apparently neglected to use). She'll probably just be telling the kids "Don't have sex. Not worth it." Yeah, because that will work...

While I am no fan of Sarah's and think little of the Republican Right for which she stands, if Bristol wants to educate other teens on the hardship of pregnancy and the reality of a baby that is 100% dependent for all of his needs, to promote the value of waiting and/or the necessity of birth control education and accessibility, I say more power to her.

"...the devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy..."

Welcome to the world, little boy. This is your mother's assessment of you.

and say what?Go back to school

The poster child for unwed pregnacy. When will the Pain's just go away???

Getting Bristol Palin to promote the prevention of teen pregnancies is like getting Britney Spears to convince us she always sings live....comical if not sad.

Great idea! She can be the "poster child" on how to finish school, get married and then have a baby with the father living home raising a family with a decent job.

What is Bristol going to say to prevent other teen pregnancies since her mother is for abstinence....look at me kids and see how miserable I am..can't go out and party any more, stuck home caring for this kid. Now I am being forced to go to school and come home care for my kid and the rest of the family while babys daddy is nothing but a pain in the butt and I don't want him around and my dad is off hunting and fishing and iron racing and mom is galavanting around giving speeches while I run the house and kids and I am only a teenager and a girl who just wants to have fun!

Yep....this has become quite a freakshow.
I wish they would just cut to the chase and start their own reality TV show that features them as dysfunctional and camera cheezing group they are. We could do the moose hunt thing with Sarah, follow the daughter as she lectures us on teen pregnancy, view the young hockey player dude as he chases girls. Heck we even have a brother in law trooper dude with a violent temper. This show would have it all!!

"If I can prevent even one girl from getting pregnant, I will feel a sense of accomplishment." Umm, yea that girl's name was Bristol. Looks like you failed miserably.

The fact that beautiful children are so many times the result of poor decisions is proof that there is a God.

I hope she will talk about parent's responsibility in advising their children about contraception ?

little late isn't it?

Good for you Bristol! It takes a mature person to own up to their mistakes and take responsibility while at the same time loving and nurturing an unplanned baby. It's good to see young people get involved in their communities and take up a cause. Teen pregnancy is a serious issue and the solutions to this problem will take a wide diversity of people and ideas - solving this problem won't be a one-size-fits all solution.

Mom just pulled some strings to get her a job

This is like hiring Dick Cheney to promote torture prevention.

And to think, her mother was selected to become "one heartbeat" from the presidency, she did such a great job of raising her own daughter, like mother, like daughter. If that party's only hope for return to the White House is found in Sarah and the message of abstinence is found in her daughter, they will be away for a long, long time.

She is eighteen, has an upper middle-class family that is supporting her, and has a father of the child that wants to be involved. I am not sure she is the best spokesperson for the "devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy"!! If she is used in combination with girls whose family offered no support and was a younger teenager – not a near adult, perhaps it might work. If they are going for a "scared straight" effect, I don't think Bristol Palin is it.

When will this trailer park family ride off into the sunset?

I mean really Bristol is going to speak about teen pregnancy? Can she even read a sentence without having to use a dictionary.

What a joke it will be if Sarah Pallin runs for President.

I live in a trailer down by the white house!!

How about finding a teen mom who knows what its like to really suffer?

I just visited the site for Candie's- there is no mention of birth control anywhere on the main site or the one it asks teens to visit. Instead, it offers statistics on teen attitudes towards sex (I am not a statistician and so can't comment on that) and the main message seems to be "wait." Sounds like abstinence-only to me.

CNN hearts Palin.

What else could explain their borderline obsession with a failed VP candidate?

I mean, I don't exactly remember CNN sending love notes to James Stockdale, or all-but-stalking Lloyd Bentsen.

Shouldnt teens are ARE NOT pregnant be the ones to speak about how to prevent teenage pregnancy?

She tried to abstain and couldnt. What does this tell us?

Maybe Bristol can stop out-of-wedlock conception from reaching a third generation of her own family.

Bristol said that abstinance doesn't work so I "assume" she will be talking about different forms of birth control...or maybe, knowing the Palins and their socalled "values" perhaps a chastity belt.

Thats like putting a fox in charge of the hen house

Isn't this something like getting Rick James to be your spokesmen in the evils of cocaine?

oh god does it never end with this family?? too funny, too funny

lets hire a few pedophiles to talk about child abuse while we're at it
hey, maybe they can help someone one who is tempted to do such a thing
by discussing their failures......

too funny, I love this country and have fought for it and would again
but some of the stuff we do is just plain embarrassing and ANYTHING
to do with this pathetic white trash family seems to fall in that category

Wow – what can one say about this in so little space? Is she seriously joking? That is like having Jeffrey Dahmer perform meat inspection for Oscar Myers. That is like having Philip H. Markoff be the new censor at Craigslist. That is like making George Bush president of Princeton. That is like Sarah Palin being the new spokesperson for K-Mart fashions. Things must be going well in Alaska if all the attention is going there.

I just hope this organization isn't dumb enough to promote 'abstinence only' education. Bristol herself was quoted as saying it's not realistic, so this would be a huge sell out on her part if she's all of a sudden for it now.

Has anyone else noticed that Bristol Palin, as limited intellectually as she may be, seems more mature and sensible than her mother?

if these comments are reflective of the reception Bristol will experience, I advise her to skip the public apearance.
apparently the "morality" of this public does not forgive indiscretions and mistakes of the Palin offspring.
surely, these people will be more supportive with their own friends and familiies in similar circumstances

It is amazing that the culture warriors would choose to use somebody like Bristol Palin as their voice.

Why would anybody listen to somebody who doesn't practice what they preach?

Har-dee-har-har-har

Naturally it depends on what approach the campaign takes.

If they simply push the abstinence-only approach, then the campaign will be a complete bloody waste of time.

If they push education on condoms and birth control, then it could be worthwhile.

Einstein once defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."

Reality: teenagers have sex. The success rate of abstinence-only education in reducing the number of teen pregnancies can barely be calculated. Promotion of safe sex and birth control is the only option, short of chastity belts and padlocks. And it's the only sane or realistic option.

I think she's about a year and a half too late....

And Liberals are supposed to be the ones with heart? I guess none of them leaves comments. All I ever read anymore are hatchet jobs from the supposed party with a heart. I beleive Sarah or Bristol Palin could donate blood and most of those leaving comments would find something wrong with it

Typical Republican do as I say and not as I do.

Eh, well she should talk about what NOT to do and the consequences of poor judgement. This family should really step back, and Mrs. Palin should stip blaming the media for her shortcomings. Part of the problem with McCain-Palin was that John McCain threw her in the spotlight and she's from the sparesely populated state of Alaska. I'm still an Obama supporter!

that birth control were retro-active... maybe even a couple of generations retro-active!

FreeNLoving it ... dating inside a house is not dating... it's hanging out with the family.

Didn't she realize the sexual intercourse with Levi could result in pregnancy? This is like the pot calling the kettle black.

Like Mother Like Daughter – Bothe of them love the media spotlight. By the way has she even finished school? Does she take care of her kid? Will the kid be travelling with her when she goes on this gig? Will she be preaching abstinance only?

Did anyone pick up on the fact that Sarah Palin's first child was born 8 months after she married Todd? Imagine that a hypocrite.

Oh good grief, thats like Jimmy Swaggert becoming the spokesperson for fidelity, or, the republican party as crusaders for morality and "family values." What hypocrites.

A high school drop-out that ignore her Mother's values is now a spokesperson for Teens!!

How dumb???

bristol is the perfect example of the crazy right wing. they find a girl who got pg - a plummer with no lic to work–a preacher who is againt gays, bit is having an affair with one, and this is great - they have them do the hair shirt thing and then pat themselves on the back about how God has brought them to the light–ugh!!!

Sorry, Bristol. You're a bit late. Besides other teenage girls don't need lessons in your family's trailer trash values. Stay home and change your baby's diapers.

A'int this a bit–, how can this creature or her mother be be spoke person for anything worthy of serious consideration. Her mother became pregnant before marriage. Both are perfect examples of the hypocrisy the "moral majority."

Considering Bristol's recent comments, I'm betting this isn't an "abstinence only" program.

As Bristol said, "abstinence just doesn't work."

We have a mother who does not have a clue where Africa is and a daughter who either does not know what conservative values her mother was preaching or does not care or knows her mother does not mean what she preaches. This is good material for This is Late Saturday Night Show, not for Teen Preganancy Convention.

This is a waste of time...she knows it and her mom knows it, is a freaking joke!! Prevent what, huh? "Love?" Is that what she is trying to prevent OR just use the same argument over and over again to think about it and save it for marriage? And she's having a Town Hall meeting for this? You guys are playing, right?

Why doesn't she just live her life and take her of her child, huh? Maybe it'll be better for her to show a good example how she is and learned, not use her as an bad example...

No offense but what is she gonna say? Don't do what I did and you'll end up like me?

I swear, you people are a waste of time...

So she is going to be the role model to other teens eh? I smell political opportunism all over this.....

Maybe some of you guys need to get a life then you won't be so concerned with the Palins. I think it is great that Bristol is willing to admit to many of her peers that the TIMING of her pregnancy was a mistake. A BABY is never a mistake, just a beautiful gift. As a young mother myself (many, many years ago) it was very hard and you give up your youth and I thnk it will be very informational to young girls and boys to know the responsibility involved.

Good for her – I don't know that her life will be altered much – her family has resources – but her heart is in the right place.

This whole family needs counseling. For Pete sakes the Bundy's and the Bunker's are more functional than these idiots. The Palins are the new poster child for DYSFUNCTIONAL family.

Let's see, she is the governor's daughter.... icon of the right wing religious wacko's..... so she will represent the "role model" to other unwed teens? I smell political opportunism written all over this.

What tacky sadness in this thread. I am a liberal, but am embarassed by those of you who chose here to slam Bristol or the GOP unnecessarily.

How is Bristol doing this going to hurt? It makes sense to me that she, as a victim of teen pregnancy, would speak out about it. Mary Tyler Moore, who has diabetes, does the same for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Patrick Dempsey, whose mother had cancer, does the same for a cancer charity.

Give the girl a chance. She is not her mother, and her mother may have nothing to do with this. It is unlikely to cause harm, and it might help some.

This is pathetic. Bristol should graduate from high school and go to college and get out of the environment she is living in. There is nothing for her in the Palin household but Jerry Springer material, and I hope she rises above it. I wish her the best.

Never put yourself on a pedestal unless you walk the walk. I am a liberal who most right wingers consider immoral, yet my daughter is 23 still in college without a child. I have committed no crimes regardless of what the right wing thinks. This is the very thing people are sick of when it comes to the GOP. They think we are holier than thou and everyone that thinks different or is different is a blasphemous sinner.

Is there no end to how annoying this family of clueless moralizing jerks can be? The whole family should put a sock in it.

I am disappointed by 'adults' who resort to hurtful, high-schoolish comments that are better served up with a bowl of milk. She may well be Mommy Dearest's pawn, but I applaud her courage in speaking candidly about her experience though I think hers is buffered by privelege.

Nonetheless, The Candies Foundation, out to consider a more powerful spokesperson: one who does not have the financial and social wherewithal enjoyed by Ms. Palin. A teenage mother who lives in a culture of poverty has a far more compelling story to share.

Although I can't stand Bristol's crazy mother, I must commned Bristol on educating young girls on the impact of teen pregnancy. Bravo Bristol.

I give her credit for participating....especially with all the negativity that people feel compelled to throw at an 18 yr old.

There happen to be plenty of ways to prevent teen pregnancy that actually work – these just don't happen to be the ones Mom or Grandma approve of or employ – with predictable, tragic results. Will they and their ilk EVER learn? The house advantage backs a NO bet...

The article is about Bristol Palin – not Sarah Palin so I think that it's unfair for so many on here to be so nasty about Bristol just because they don't like her mother. If Ms. Palin can persuade one teenage girl to take precautions to prevent an unwanted pregnancy then she will have been successful.

Since I don't care anything about this racists dysfunctional family, I am going to sit back and enjoy the other comments and wait for a REAL news story.

Is this a joke? Am I the only one that sees the blatant hypocrisy/contradiction?

How does one teach something they don't know. She obviously doesn't have any expertise in avoiding teen pregnancy, so how is she going to teach others to be successful? Perhaps a spokesperson whose life was devastated by an unwanted pregnancy might provide a more realistic example than the daughter of a very well-to-do family who can easily provide for their teen daughter and the fatherless baby involved.

Good for her...trying to help others avoid the mistakes she has made....I just don't see what this has to do with the political ticker here on CNN!

If you think it's news worthy, post it under general news...not political news...she is not a politician and this has nothing to do with her mother.

I think it is a good thing Bristol is doing, she knows first hand the consequences of unprotected marital sex, who better to help other young girls. I applaud her guts.

she can't give away what she doesnt have.

It is really funny that the NEW Republican party wants the Palin family to be front and center in it's NEW message. Just exactly what is that message? Is it abstaining from sex or not having an abortion? There of course, will be no discussion about education for our teens.
I agree with Rush for the first and most likely last time that the Palins are an embarrassment to the Republican party.
The Palins need to stay in Alaska and raise all of their children.

Keep the Palin circus in the news, CNN, it makes the Republicans in general seem more and more clownish and will help us to continue to defeat the Republicans in elections for years to come as any former Republicans with an ounce of intellect will continue to leave the party.

What? Are you kidding me?

So is Lindsay Lohan also going to do outreach on drugs and alcohol? Michael Jackson going to give a seminar on how to avoid dangerous child predators? Republican Senator Larry Craig going to teach a seminar on how to avoid having your foot tapping signals in the restroom misinterpreted? John Edwards a seminar on family values and inexpensive haircuts?

I think she means the 'consequences of having unprotected sex' not 'consequences of pregnancy.' Unless her new baby is considered a 'consequence.' Kind of sounds like her mother. She needs to stay out of the press, get an education....and get a job.

As mentioned by some other commenters, teen pregnancy doesn't necessarily have "devistating" consequences. I hardly think that Bristol is in a situation that would cause her teen pregnancy to have "devistating" consequences on her. If you have a strong social circle for support and can get help financially you can still get a good education and be able to make a good life.

That being said, she can speak out about how teen pregnancy can have adverse effects which in certain circumstances could be devistating to the individual. But she could not speak of the devistating consequences first hand.

Someone that gets a DUI but doesn't hurt anyone can talk about the adverse effects it had but cannot comment first hand on how killing a pedestrian while driving drunk has devastating consequences.

"devastating consequences"?

Its all about the freaking chuth chuth and chuth!!!

Palin – you THRIVE and AMerican will Thrive!!

I have a friend that had 6 beautiful daughters all within about 18 month of each other. I remember asking him, "what will you do when these girls are reach puberty-how will you deal with that."

His response was, "Well my wife and I have already decided, it really isn't a big issue." "We'll just put birth control pills in their Wheaties each morning and make sure they all eat their breakfast. "

It worked for him, maybe Sara should have done the same thing.

She should also educate teens about dead beat fathers that don't work or pay child support like Levi Johnston.

I'm really surprised so many are critical of such a good thing. There should be no surprise to anyone that a Christian has problems. We are all sinners by birth. The difference is what you choose to do about it. Criticizing someone's beliefs is lower than low....unless you're a leftist. It's okay then to destroy people like Ms. Palin, Miss California, etc. But let's let code pink and all the other violent leftist organizations be catered to. Just shameful.

In other words, she has a high-profile job advocating against the only thing that qualifies her for a high-profile job.

Let's see if Bristol will do this her way – by saying that the best way to prevent pregnancy is abstenance, but use contraception if you aren't going to abstain.

Or, is she going to do this the way that her mom and the GOP want her to do it.. by saying "ONLY ABSTAIN".. and continue the charade that got her and many others pregnant.

Miss Palin should have taken the Morning after Pill.

How about some parental birth control. Honey if you don't use a condom, or some kind of protection, or your friend with benefits doesn't. use something, I will break both his legs for even touching my daughter, and then I will see too it that you don't go out of the house for six months. That logic seemed to work for my 4 sisters all of whom waited until they were married. My mother made sure they knew how to get and use all of the options available. My neighbors parents didn't, and their daughters were spitting out babies like PEZ dispensers. Go figure..

Well, Bristol Pain is already on the record stating that abstinence doesn't work and it's not a realistic option for teens. So, what is she going to talk about. Will she actually defy the religious right who pays her families bills and just got them out of legal hawk and talk about the benefits of using condoms?
Let's hope so.

will this be another example of the "media" exploiting the family ?

This is so funny this girl is talking about not having sex c'mon give me a break the palin family needs to stay in alaska stop telling people how to live their lives because looking at their history they need to work on themselves.

I quess Sarah is not through using her kids.

President Obama said during this campaign that conservatives and liberals alike could at least find common ground by helping to prevent teen pregnancy and he was laughed at. I am sorry, but it is hard to listen to the other side when all they do is criticized until they decide to join the real world. I hope Bristol well, but her mom sucks!

My dear Bristol, shouting to the lion without holding a gun in hands, is extremely dangerous and the survival is only 0.00009% or none at all.

Telling teenagers to take care of themselves without showing them what to use in prevention, I am afraid it won't help!

You mean the baby wasn't planned? Shocked!!!

Too Late.

At least I finsh high school when I was pregnant. She doesn't even have a GED and why would anyone let there daughters listen to her. And she knew what she was getting into. She should fix her problems before fixing other girls problems. Like GED, job, your own place and stop living off of your parents.

Next thing we know, Sarah Palin will be teaching a workshop on ethics and family dynamics.

That is rich. Has this family no shame?

Wait... what? How is Bristol Palin a sensible spokesperson for abstinence-only sex ed? Does it really make sense to have the program's most public failure be the role model for future generations?

I think most teens age 14 and over, could probably teach Sara about sex.

I am so sick of this Hillbilly freak show.

I still can't believe there are people who support Palin.

Ah, the old "do as I say, not as I do" angle~ Good one! Rarely works.

Just as long as she's in favor of preventing it including the use of birth control, NOT abstinance only. I would think, or at least hope, that she's fully learned her lesson.

What kind of message is that sending to your own child? Hey son, thanks for ruining my life?

Sarah Palin should promote "Kidnap Prevention". I mean if you are going to have a teen that was pregnant try to prevent it, you may as well go all the way with the hypocracy of this twisted family and have a kidnapper, that does not allow a baby to see it's REAL father unless the dictator (Palin) is present, promote kidnap prevention.

This family is just SICK. So much for family values. I would NOT want to model my family after this sick twisted womans failed troop of lunatics!

Unfortunately for you, Bristol, your son will hear about his illegitimacy long before you get around to telling him. He will always be a laughing-stock. This will always hang over your head and will be like a dagger in your heart. Unlike today's lowered morality (if any!), since you were so public with your pregnancy you will always be thought of as stupid to have done what you did. Young girls should not engage in adult activities until they are ready to accept the responsibilities that come too and things so often do not go the way we hope, as you have already learned. This from a gramma who has seen our country's morals go from decency to anything-goes, but there is always a high price to pay.

This is a good thing but how much is she getting paid and will her mother try to persuade Bristol not to participate?

republicans will do anything and say anything to get in front of a camera. you have mitt, mcsame, hannity, rove and the fat guy on the radio, you know the gop leaders saying what they will do but never ever do. When it comes down to it once they get the keys to white house its all about religion and pissing off countries all over the world and bombing countries that complain and don't fall in line. That's the only change you can expect from the gop.
Oh ya, they need some minorities to through under the bus just in case things go bad, i.e. Steele.

Wil this family please go away this just one way she the mother using her family to keep her name anface out in the media that she hates.

In order for this prevention effort to have the potential to be effective, Palin will have to demostrate to her target audience that have this child at her young age has negative consequences on her life. Is Palin really going to stand there and say how having this baby at a young age has ruined her life? This message has already been somewhat discredited by her mother's campaigning (although this doesn't fit with their Christian values, Sarah Palin is supporting her and her decision in many ways) and thus this message of "young motherhood, bad consequences" is already mixed. To make matters worse, young girls who want to have families at a young age are going to listen to Palin, then go home and watch her on TV and see how glorious her life is–she gets media attention, she has the loving boyfriend, the supportive family...what message does THIS send her targeted audience? It is my opinion that Palin will not keep even one female from getting pregnant, thus crushing her dreams of this being worthwhile.

Poor little rich girl, made a little mistake....yea right!

Hey Bristol, make sure you take a copy of the magazines you and Levi were featured in right after the baby was born.

You know – the ones that showed your little family in a lovely kitchen with homemade muffins and fresh coffee on the counter, the two of you gazing lovingly at each other while the sweet baby slept peacefully nearby...

Then make sure you point out to everyone how it was a total crock of crap and everything was posed and fake.

Also, I'd like to hear what you're recommending. Certainly you won't be promoting abstinence-only education, right?

the hillbilli Palin's should of thought about teen pregnany before their family was affected by it. Sarah wipe that stupid smile off your face and let these young people know what Bristol did was wrong.

Bristol needs to sort out things with the father first before speaking about babies, and not letting her mom coach her how to be the mean girl,

Levi, is the father and he deserves to see and take his child out. Yes, Palin is not the right poster child for this one.... I rather see a someone who actually don't put on a facade! She's is fake like her mom!

How can she get up and say with a straight face, "I know what you are going through"? Unless the other teenagers have mothers running for VP and have the father of the baby on every other talk show, there is no way Palin could understand what other teenage parents are going through.

I love Palin. I would like to see her as President just to make you liberals more miserable. Theirs to much hate in your party for me. You seem to hate anybody that has something that you don't, but you don't want to go out and work for it yourself. If you worried about your own life and stayed out of mine you would be happier. All you see is the death of America under the democrats.

And Mom is running as a role model to fight abuse of power in office. Bet Mom put her up to this.

I believe that Bristol Palin's efforts to recognize teen abstinence are commendable, but futile. She is not the best spokesperson for the organization due to her current situation. There is no point in acknowledging and attempting to correct mistakes after they have been committed. The image she currently exemplifies does not contribute to Candie's Foundation's efforts to promote this cause.

will she talk about the relationship she had with the black kid from LA,Kevin?????

I don't give a rip what Bristol Palin does, but I don't want to hear her mother squawking about Brisol's right to privacy anymore.

I think the family really need to stay away from the public. This family dysfunctional behaviors are not what we need.

Oh, great message. Get pregnant, be on TV!

I admit, I admire Bristol for putting herself out there...there is no better teacher than experience. However, I must agree that if the only form of birth control that the group is touting is abstinence, then their poster child is absolutely wrong.

Sexuality is a strong urge starting in puberty, and to assume that kids will see the value of abstinence is absurd. While I have no problem with teaching kids that abstaining from sex is the only way to 100% guarantee freedom from pregnancy or sexually-transmitted diseases, not teaching other reliable and effective forms of birth control/disease control is criminal. I appreciate the fact that Bristol completed her pregnancy to term - but she had the choice not to. Her Mother wants to take away that choice altogether. While Bristol comes from an affluent enough family that can support her choice, taking away alternate forms of birth control AND abortion, leaves the poor no alternatives at all.

Bristol,

Please do your baby and yourself a favor and get a JOB. You're 18 which means you are an adult and should be supporting yourself and your child which you chose to have. GET A JOB!!!!!

Will Bristol tell all Americans that she's got two children,Trig and Tripp and expose her mother's lies for the cover-up.

Ok, 2 things...First, the organization is using the WRONG message to use a young mom to sale, the effects are DEVISTATING??? Not really what you want your child to think he is, devistating. Second, I DO commend her for trying to talk to young girls about the trials, and how hard it is to be a single un-wed young mom. She is blessed to have a family with money, normally the young unwed moms are not so lucky to have this back up. I hope she keeps her looney mom out of this.

@jm May 5th, 2009 12:36 pm ET
What a bunch of haters you people are. Maybe she would be a good spokesperson since she knows first hand the difficulties of being a teenage mother.Hate has nothing to do with this......The party of no say no to Bristol

Terrible role model. Bristol is ignored by her mom until she gets pregnant, drops out of school, lives at home on her parents' dime and public welfare, and all eyes turn to her and say "How sweeeetttt!!!"

Sure...girls will get the lesson - Have a baby, get attention from Mom and money!

As expected, nothing but hate and vitriol from the left-wing bloggers. CNN, why do you keep baiting them??????/

My whole life, the conservative right has done nothing but criticize and demonize premarital sex, teen pregnancy, and single mothers. It is so rich that now that "one of them" has been through it, suddenly its a positive thing and a great opportunity for them. Hypocrites, all.

Bristol has been a good example for everyone of the failure of her mother's advocated approach to teen sex. We need education and reality instead of wishing thinking.

Bristol Palin has no room to talk when it comes to pregnancy prevention. her efforts to educate others are honorabnle, but if she was so concerned she should have made an example out of her own behavior, instead of displaying an image of a big, happy "pregnant teen family". leave it to more qualified individuals to teach about abstinence and pregnancy prevention.

Bristol talking about abstinence is like David Vitter talking about faithfulness.

Gee Owen, I would think if someone were poor, they could 'fix' the problem by some personal responsibility. You don't need to vote Democratic to know where babies come from, and you don't need to government to stop teenage pregnancy. This isn't about rich vs. poor or Republican vs. Democrat. It's about irresponsible vs responsible and smart vs. dumb. The only rational argument for abortion is that it prevents stupid people from passing their genes on to the next generation.

I love CNN. They won't post anything anti-Obama, but let Palin bashers talk about "hoohoos" while demeaning a teenage mom who is trying to help others. Ah, the unbiased press...

How about you take a class on equality of rights between a baby's father and mother. You know, you didn't get that baby by yourself. I hope you will at least have the decency to let the baby spend time with his father while you are spouting off about teen pregnancy.

Why are people saying she wouldn't be a good spokesperson? Who, in your opinion, would be if not her? The girl is living it right now, do you think other teens are going to listen to her or some self-righteous adult? They're probably going to listen to Bristol because she's their peer. PS - I cannot stand the Palins and I'm as liberal as they come, but cut the kid a break. She did say in interviews, however, abstinence just doesn't work - I hope that is a message she will reiterate and talk about using birth control.

Bristol Palin teaching abstinence is like Michael Jackson teaching about child predators.

Gee Bristol, how come it was ok for you?

Miss Palin, how unreasonable is it for society to ask teens to wait until marriage for sexual activity do you now think?

I applaud Bristol. Instead of parroting her mother's "abstinence" nonsense, and instead of feeling sorry for herself and whining about the mistake she made, she's getting active and trying to get the word out to her teenage peers. She obviously has a lot of strength, and an IQ much higher than either of her parents. If we had more young people like her around, there'd be a lot fewer problems with kids that age.

There is not one among us who either hasn't found themselves in Bristol's situation, or doesn't know someone who has made the same mistakes. And anyone who knows anything about support groups knows that the leaders of the groups are usually people who have been through the rough patch themselves. They can relate. Bristol is one of those people, and will no doubt provide great advice to her peers.

Oh my God - please make them go away!!

It's like finding Jesus after being sent to prison. Be sure to mention how much child support you are getting from the neighbor boy. Look on the bright side... Playboy won't want to do a pictorial now....

*shaking my head* *exits comment section slowly*

Who cares? Bristol obviously had contempt for her mother's stance on abstinence with obvious results. Now she can get on the stump and tell others not to? Oh please, go back to your double wide and shut up.

Atleast one Palin will stand up and admit that they are idiots, but still their only focus is getting attention for their Family.

That pic is disturbing on a lot of levels. Definitely some "Mrs Robinson" in it. You've got Bristol standing awkwardly off to the side, her cougar mother, babe in arms, staring into the eyes of Bristol's baby-daddy, a hand seductively brushing his cheek. Makes you wonder who is actually the father of the baby she's holding, and that would certainly explain some of the recent hostility towards him.

sniffit, I had to laugh about that...but it DOES make some sense...

There's no harm in calling a baby an "accident".

From what I have read, 50% of babies are OOPS babies.

We all know what it's like, trying to balance our sex drive with logic and reason.

It's not easy.

Hormones control all of us.

Obviously, she wanted her baby.

That is what her child will know.

Can she expose John Edward's baby too?

Angie said:

"But the Govenor of Alaska Doesnt Believe in Birth Control only unrealistic Absentism"

Why is abstinence unrealistic? Kids today simply have no will power. They are just a bunch of wimps. If you don't want to risk having a kid or getting an STD, then use ABSTINENCE.

Rush Limbaugh thinks Sarah Palin is the new Ronald Reagan.What does that tell you?

I thought this was an article from The Onion ....

Look at this beautiful bounsing baby boy I created and look at all the attention I got as a result ... but dont do it!!!!!

Who cares about Bristol-freakin'-Palin? Why is it that we give a hoot about what the children of famous politicians think or do? Since her mom was a vice-presidential candidiate I guess now she is some great "oracle" or "sage" now. I guarantee this was something her mom ask her to do to sort of "tidy up" the image of the Palin household before mom runs for president in 2012.

I agree mary, this is sarah palin pushing her daughter up to do this just to let her mother image looks good when she lose again in 2012. Bristol you need to make your own decision, the same way you made the decision to have your son that God have given you. Your mom is only trying to make herself look good.

I'm sure this is very noble, but I'm more sure its to make her mother look good in 2012.

Sorry, I just can't see good prevention advice coming from folks that think ANY kind of birth control is a "sin". If they're going to get out of the Victorian era and join us in the real world of science and preventative measures, maybe. But I can't see anyone in that family evolving with the rest of us any time soon.

Abstinence-only teaching with hormone-crazed teenagers hasn't truly worked in any period in history and it won't work now when sex is more widely talked about and out in the open. Best bet is to talk about all the aspects of responsible behavior.

Robin,
That would be a valid argument, except that the Palin and in fact the Republican party line is "abstinence only".
Could there be a more hypocritical bunch than this? Family values my eye. All the Republican party wants to do is tell everyone else how to live while they don't abide by their own edicts.
Are you pro contraception for teens? If so, you are not following your party's command. So, are you for abstinence only, or abortion?
Not a fair question, is it? But there you are.

FreeNLovIt May 5th, 2009 1:04 pm ET

Look, after 7pm, you shuoldnt be alone with a guy
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Does that mean that kids don't fool around BEFORE 7pm in your part of the country?

Bristol Palin is not doing this by choice. Look at the fact her mother is pushing this young team mom to focus on some like that so it would not let Mrs. Palin feel bad. Bristol you need to make up your own mind what you want to do in life. Tell your mom stop making it a campaign thing.

@Only 21% of Americans trust republicans to lead them into the 21st century!

It is sad to see people like you who are so bitter and angry even though your party has won both congress and the white house. Aren't you ever happy with anything? Probably not. Liberals usually are not happy, and you prove it every time you type on here. I feel sorry for you. You are probably one of those "poor, woe is me" Democrats that tend to blame all of your life circumstances on everyone else but yourself.

Hey Brian G. in Sugarland, Texas.... I can do. And I can teach. Find some other tired cliche to express yourself, if you're able. And if you can, you have a teacher to thank. Think before you write.

Oh my goodness, the best thing for Bristol Palin to do, is to learn from her mistakes, raise her son, get an education and move on with her life! We have an epidemic of teen-pregnancies, because there is such dysfunction in the family.

Kids will seek what they are missing in their lives, love, etc., by having sex and thinking that a baby will provide the love they are missing.

A teen girl who is pregnant is clearly missing love, intimacy & support in her family unit. I am old enough to have seen this over and over and over again.

A young woman who has goals, is confident, feels loved and treasured by her family, will not become pregnant, she will care enough for herself to prevent pregnancy and get an education.

LOL. Bristol is going to be the "poster girl" for unwed mothers!
Whatever happened to the June wedding? Guess Levi went along with the pretense as long as he could--he didn't want to play house with Bristol after all.

I hope they are paying her to do this, because obviously any single parent should really be WORKING to take care of his/her offspring, and not parading around the country saying ... yes I had sex got a baby but you shouldn't... or maybe you should but you aren't important enough to get a gig like mine, so your life would probably suck as a teenage parent.

I'd really be uninterested in hearing [or having my teenage daughter] listen to anything anyone who would deprive her child's father of time alone with him. Get off the stage!

I'd rather hear from Solange Knowles or Jamie Lynn Spears, those ladies at least have JOBS that allow for them to take care of their kids.

Where's the gong with we really need it.

Well Robin, aren't you forgetting that conservatives preach against sex education in schools, as they believe only in abstinence only education. Maybe if we educated young people regarding condom usage, maybe we could decrease the number of unplanned pregnancies, which would therefore, decrease the number of abortions performed in this country.

This is something she should do when she's older and more mature. You don't just have a baby as a teenager and then pretend (while you're still a teenager) that you know everything about preventing teen pregnancy. It would make more sense at age 25 or 30.

Wow – no matter what she does or what the Palins' do they are critizied. I am glad that everyone on this site has such perfect families and lives. Give the family a break. At least she is not abandoning the baby like so many others do in this country.

Let's hope the pro-lifers are now going to fight for funding to support prenatal care, WIC, postnatal care, day care, etc etc. As soon as Bristol Palin and her mom start advocating for these things, then I'll support her speaking out about the consequences of teen pregnancy. We need to teach people to be responsible with their bodies from early childhood on. This must include frank, honest education about sexuality and how to protect yourself against pregnancy (birth control, abstinence) STDs, etc. We need to give teens the tools to make appropriate choices. We still haven't figured this out. It's amazing that European countries figured this out and have much lower teen pregnancy and abortion rates.

Hey I think this has been done before. I guess she wasn't listening to the sucessful teen moms before her. The Palin's need to find another topic to shape their political future on. How do you justify this behavior there are enough high school dropout teen parents already to stage a platform on prevention. To make it a abortion rights issue is just as wrong. It time for a change. It is time to hold parents responsible for their lack of parenting. The Palin should be trying to guide their daughter towards compeleting her educations, helping her set some short term and long term goals for her son and herself, aiding her in gaining independence. At this rate she will either have another child soon or leave this one for them to raise. Get the girl out to the public life. The need to find a hard working, hard studying sucessul teen to put forth as a positive role model. Then maybe the teens will see what sucess really looks like. People like the Palins have set the standards. So everything else has walk through the door under the fence and in the back yard. Time to clean the garages for sure.

Robin May 5th, 2009 12:43 pm ET

Its so funny that all the liberals here are screaming that Bristol did not take precautions, use a condem, and practice safe sex.
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Robin it sounds like you and the "liberals" are screaming the same thing. Perhaps you have more in commom with "us" than you care to admit.

HAHAHAHAHA!! Another Palin, jumping out into the public spotlight, trying to make a name for herself.........all the while putting her family priority further and further down the list. Hypocritical....the only way to decribe them both....."practice what I preach, not what I do"

Nice Red really nice!!!

AA does work for those who WANT to use the method. The keyword being WANT. Hmmm, are you related to Perez Hilton by any chance. He likes to use the B* word and c* word and you like to knock Christians. NICE!!!

Thanks for being a living example of intolerance.

Have a nice day, sweet spirit!!!

The reality is that while teenage pregnancy shoud be avoided, the simple fact of it is that a conservative teen mother is much much more likely to raise a child with sound morals and values, a productive member of our society, than middle aged liberal women.

One only has to compare the different areas of this nation to see this reality.

oops-the word is feel not fell.

I invite you to look at the article, Teens in Alaska Demand More Sex Education, posted here: http://www.truthout.org/100308HA . You can bet that Gov. Palin will be opposed to this proposal in Alaskan schools.

The irony of this subject is lost on the Palins. If Bristol were toeing the party line espoused by her mother, the baby would have been given up for adoption. Wouldn't that be a great opener to Bristol's speech? Imagine that she speaks about being a pregnant teen who selflessly gave the baby away for the benefit of both of them.

Unfortunately for myself and other disgruntled Alaskans, our governor will most likely be headed for re-election, as the Rabid Republicans are firmly entrenched here.

thats rich

Let's see, there's 365 days in a year, and cnn will have 365 tickers about the palins come say new year's day 2010
but you idolize barbara walters who has an affair with a marrried man...personally, i dont think following an 18 year around is cool you know what i mean:) but, on that note, thanks for keeping the dream for many of us that Gov. Sarah Palin will be running and defeat barak in 2012

This a joke right? Kinda like taking interview tips from her mother. "I read ALL the books!"

When she does this town hall meeting I hope she talks about the use of birth control because abstinence don't work no matter who your parents are. She knew her actions would put her mother in a bad limelight but she did it anyway so birth control should be number one discussion that she has.
It's sad that Palin is making her do this just so she can fulfill her ambitions. This is the main reason why she probably got pregnant. Her mother lacked giving her the love she needs so she went to find it from someone else. He probably told her she would give her the world and that they would be together forever. Please talk birth control at this meeting.

Boy oh boy-do the Dems really fell threatened by Bristol Palin-let this woman/child do what she wants-I guess all of you who are posting your immature comments-HAVE NEVER SCREWED UP-Who's not to say she did not want the child.

Stop your nonsense young Dems-you're all sounding like the people you're making fun of!

I was a OBGYN nurse and have seen many babies born as young as 13. This family has not morals and SP thinks that we still care. This woman is so narcisstic she can only see herself. She has stayed in the media since day one (and blames the media) and dragged her kids across the media, I have a feeling your mom may lose an election I can see with others the end of her career out my window.

Another "do as I say, not as I do" Republican........they must crank these people out of a factory somewhere.

and this is news because? To me it is Palin who is trying to stay in the news until 2012. Go away already

The hypocracy is thick enough to cut with a knife. This is but one reason why all who can think, should think twice before allowing the republican party access to positions of authority. I dont know how any person living through the years from 1999-to-2009 could deny the mis-management of our nation that allowed the problems of today. What really makes no sense is the mindset of the republican party, that the memory of the people can be wiped clean with a few denials and redirecting peoples attention through the corporate news media.

After reading these posts, all great examples of the forgivness of a Christain nation....NOT. Who here is so knowing to question his will?
My wish is live, long and prosper Bristol and Tripp.

I can really see a bunch of teenagers relating to her.....she's being held up as a role model, her family has money so she doesn't have to worry about financial issues, she doesn't have to worry about daycare, she doesn't have to worry about housing or working, she doesn't have to worry about clothes, diapers or milk BUT this is the person this group thinks will relate to......geesh.

Didn't she say "expecting teens to abstain from sex was unrealistic"? How will she address the sex education portion without opposing mama Sarah's stance on this topic? I hope that she talks about how teen pregnancy is a generational curse that MUST be broken. I said it!. Babies are blessing but unwed teen pregnancy is a menace to society. Parenting is the toughest most satisfying role you will ever have. Parents have to be EXTREMELY attentive to their teens and must be realistic about what is and can happen when they are left unsupervised with members of the opposite sex. I'll bet she wished mom had paid a little more attention to her and supervised her and 'baby daddy' a little better. How honest can she be without contradicting Gov. Palin?

Poor Levy should be doing the seminar. Look at what happened when HE had premarital sex! He was drafted into the GOP, marched around on the world stange for all to see, and then dumped like a sack of crap. All because he didn't use a condom.

Kids, wear a condom!

Because of the nature of humans, birth control methods must be available. Remember Bristol's words about abstinence not being realistic?

Yea, add that to another class she didn't graduate from. How can she teach what she does not know?? This family is getting dumber all the time. IF she were to do something with her life, other than the all important job of being a Mom, why does she have to tell the media?

Just why do they insist on telling us? I, for one of millions, don't give a moose (*)
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OMG it's like the girlfriend that won't go away. For someone who said she doesn't like the spot light its big and bright. Please just do us all a favor/ Stop preaching your values and use some of them. Remember practice makes perfect. BTW Bristol you could use them too.

Bristol's advice: Don't be like me. Don't be like me. Don't be like me...

Palin, Palin, Palin again???? won't these people go to spleep??? Bristol Palin now on stage, value added – ZERO. There will be no value added in what she has to say because we all know it already. Her child may even start feeling like a reject or a mistake, she better go on reverse gear.

That poor kid in the photo looks a lot like Rush Limbaugh,mmmm,Sarah is being pushed as the new Ronnie Raygun by Limbaugh today?

OOOh, hurry hurry everybody! It's the CNN hate Sarah Palin hour! Don't miss out. Get your chance to be manipulated, quickly, or you'll have to wait till tomorrow...

Obviously no one wants their children to turn out like the Palins. Our children should know OF the Palins, however. Perhapse a little required reading about the Palins in SexEd would be appropriate.

-Dave

I don't think this young lady should be faulted for trying to turn a negative into a positive. I'm a Democrat, and I feel that this child, such that she is, should be left alone. At least she is bringing light to an issue typically ignored by Republicans. Hopefully, she can provide viable educational resources other than the "abstinence only" appraoch which clearly did not work for her.

I hope she plans to talk about contraception, rather than just abstinence. Obviously that didn't work for her.

Actually Susan, it did work for her, until she stopped using it.

It's hard to believe some of the things that come out of people's mouths just to insult others.

Look, after 7pm, you shuoldnt be alone with a guy. My former boss used to allowhis daughter to date, but it had to be in his house when the family is around.

CNN It does not mention in your article whether this would be an abstinence only education course. This information is crucial in making a judgment about the program. I do believe that making a mistake can be a helpful warning to others. If this were not the case AA would be a failure instead of the success that it has been. I have no problem with Bristol using her experience as a basis for warning others. My problem is that just telling teens about what it is like to be a parent without offering them advice on birth control is doomed to failure. It would be like drivers ed telling about how to put on the brakes and put it in park "because that really is the only way to avoid accidents" while not mentioning how to steer, what a seat belt is for or what laws pertain to driving.

So she's saying that having a baby as a teen is not ideal huh? I think it's GREAT! She will be the LIVING EXAMPLE of why ABSTINENCE ONLY EDUCATION DOESN'T WORK! Even she openly admits they used birth control *sometimes*, so that's just another tally against her Mother's idiot Christian teaching.

Yes Sarah is for sure trying to stay in spotlight now by throwing her daughter out there, just like she did during the election. Wonder if she will take her along while she is campaigning with Jeb, Mitt and the rest of them. If they want to rebuild their party they better do it with out Sarah, it should of sunk into them what it did for them in Nov. Well at least the boys will have something to look at, and I suppose Rush will be there too so he can have a look.

That's kind of like her mother teaching a class on ethics.

Great, that's just great. Weep for the future.

HA-HAHAR-HAHARHAR-HAHA-HAHARHAR-HAHARDYHARHAR!!!

This is just TOO RICH!!!!

I can't IMAGINE anyone more qualified to discuss their topic.....unless perhaps it would be Foster Brooks leading the charge on a campaign to encourage responsible alcohol consumption, or maybe Manuel Noriega promoting "Just Say NO to Drugs!"

And I'm SURE this will be an abstinence only pitch!

Dare we hope they offer replays of this thing on Saturday mornings, somewhere say between Sponge Bob Square Pants and Jimmy Neutron? Great comedy this is gonna be: bring your bibles for reference and a legal pad to take notes!

Unless Palin will be passing out condoms, a lot of talk about abstinence will have no impact whatsoever. It would be like Bristol giving speeches about fathers' rights.

Good for her! Maybe she will be able to reach someone that otherwise may go down the wrong road. I applaud her.

The Palins standing up as an example of failure is their first action that I can agree with.

Yikes, this is a great way to make their kid grow up feeling like he was a mistake, a problem, a regrettable error. Given the public feud with the dad and the Palin's trashing of him, for the child's sake they need to get out of the public eye. This is a disgrace! Selfish people!

Great, another generation of the poorly educated GOP out to crusade; "do as we say, not as we do"!

I don't think Bristol understands or cares about the situation she is currently in. She is probably going to lump her baby with the rest of the many kids in the house and no one will be none the wiser. You know how these trashy families do it. We saw that after we found out that Bristols baby daddy had dropped out of high school to shack up in the Palin house. Palin is probably making Bristol speak about teen pregnancy as an effort to increase her efforts of not looking as bad during her 12 presidetial run. Momma Palin probably blames Bristol everyday for her fail white house run. Bristol needs to be taking a class not teaching one. She can start with a Family Planning Class. Maybe then she will learn that you cant prevent the farther of your child access to the child because you were upset that his sister was hooking him up with females while Bristol was preganant. She needs to get over it and chalk it up to being a teen!

Those that can't do, teach.
Those that can't teach, administrate.
Those that can't administrate are named Palin.

Another example of the GOP's philosophy of "a blind leading the blind"!!!! What has she got to offer anyone?? Other than that if you have unprotected 'relationship', you gotta have a bun in the oven. lol

I don't want to hold anything against Bristol. I wish her the best of luck, but I hope that she realizes that not every teen mother has the full support (emotionally AND FINANCIALLY) of their family. Its a pity that her mother ( and Im using the word mother in the loosest of definitions) is so naive to believe that abstinence works. It didn't work for Bristol, it didn't work for her, and it doesn't work for probably 99% of the world. God gave the intelligence to care for ourselves, not to breed like animals.

HAHA! She had to have that dopey kid!

Did she just flat out called Tripp an accident? And if so... I wonder how he would feel when he gets told that...

I think this is great. She did something wrong, learned a lesson, dealt with the consequences, and is not teaching others from her experience.

Bristol doing this is similar to the person that is in a drunk driving accident and teaches others to not drink and drive!

Who better to teach these types of lessons than someone that has been in that situation and lived with the outcomes of their actions.

OMG! This family will NEVER get out of the limelight now. Whether it is Mom using HER baby as a prop or daughter using HER pregnancy as a prop, it all stinks to high heaven.

The political calculations are disgusting. Shame on the Palins!

Bristol Palin could tell about the devastating affects of teen pregnancy, if she in fact suffered some devastating effects of teen pregnancy. Bristol Palin will never know what is like to make the tough choices like whether you go on with school or start working to support your child, finding and paying for childcare. Palin is no poster child for teen pregnancy prevention. If we were hearing about her having to get a minimum wage job to buy diapers and formula, or having to get a voucher for subsidized childcare expenses, she might be more credible. I do not have anything against Bristol Palin. I sure she is a lovely young lady, but she is not the typical teen mother. Most teen mothers do not come from priviledge.

From this picture am I the only that thinks Levi was bedding both the half-wit AND Bristol?

Of course, one or both seems to lost the need for a boy toy or he has been replaced.

What is she going to talk about now is to late now. She really has it hard in life. lol

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Refuse to contribute to the dumbing down of America.

Neither Jamie Lynn Spears nor Bristol Palin should be spokespersons "about the devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy".

Neither will ever have to struggle to put food in their children's mouths or clothes on their backs. Neither will ever have to choose between going to work and staying home because they can't afford daycare. Their lives will continue with very little impact from their pregnancies.

I truly hope, as others have stated, that she does not simply spout talking points about abstinance and admit that teens are sexually active and need to be educated and protected BEFORE the act so there are no consequences AFTER.

Unfortunately Montel and Maury provide more education than The Candies Foundation.

CNN Posted -- Group says Bristol Palin to promote teen pregnancy prevention

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MMmmm......her motto could be: "Just say no".

Or maybe: "Don't do as I do, do as I say".

Or maybe......just maybe: "Don't bother with the sex.......it ain't that good".

Me thinks this is one of those "Do as I say but not as I do" moment for Bristol. Preaching what she does not practice just to make some dough. But, she's just a Palin and a good one at that.

Yes and Sarah can give speeches about stop interfering with Levi's rights as Tripp's father.We know why Bristol is going to talk about teen prevention..because Sarah told her so...unfortunately it's too bad that she couldn't talk to her daughter about this before she became pregnant because as the saying go "the horse is already out of the barn"

Yes, the neo-cons will think Bristol is the perfect person for pregnancy prevention, since is obviously, a subject she knows NOTHING about.

She will then demonstrate how to swallow a pill and chase it with water, and since it is NOT a birth control pill it will be the "morning after" pill.

You neo-con bible beaters will fight to save a zygote, but then start wars that will kill and maim thousands of 18 year olds in the name of Jesus and democracy.

Pro-Life? Please, explain.

If she handed out condoms she may prevent a pregnancy.

Unless she's touting openess on sex education and birth control she can bring nothing to the table to prevent teen pregnancy.

I'm sure the Candie's Foundation will pay for Bristol Palin's trip which is really a waste of $$$ because she doesn't need to be their spokesperson. Then you know Sarah will want to accompany Bristol because she's too immature to travel that far by herself. So who's gonna pay for Sarah's expenses? Candie or Alaska!!

Betcha Sarah asks to say something at that town hall meeting. This family gets more laughable every day!!!

Its so funny that all the liberals here are screaming that Bristol did not take precautions, use a condem, and practice safe sex.

20-30 million abortions are performed yearly in the US. But when libs scream this is the woman's "right". I scream.....take precautions, use a condem, and practice safe sex. Will the double standard ever end?

I see this as just another ploy to keep Palin in the limelight! Again, using her kids! I truly believe that this girl should be left alone to try to repair her life.
Things she should tell the teens are: The father won't marry you! You will be under the control of your parents forever! Gone are the friends you had! You will be patching, patching, patching for many years. No new boyfriends! A boy won't come near you because you're tainted. Your poor little baby, you love him, but wish he never happened!

Better to have the teens listen to Meatloaf's record- Paradise by the dashboard lights. Best birth control advise ever.

Who can better teach an alcoholic that wants to stop than an ex-alcoholic.

Who better to teach a smoker that wants to stop than an ex-smoker.

Who better to teach a drug addict than an ex-drug addict.

You may thank and talk bad about Sarah Palin, but why not give her daughter a chance. Maybe she learned something along the way and can, maybe, give some insight to teens about what their getting into.

Who knows, maybe some of your daughters could learn from her experiences and think before she acts.

Abstinence. So easy, a caveman could do it.

So are they going to play tapes of her saying "it was the biggest mistake of my life" for Tripp?

How will she approach this?

"I'm living proof of failure to use birth control."

"I hung around with the wrong crowd and was too immature to recognize it."

"My Mom made me do it."

I think Bristol will be a very effective voice at that town hall meeting. Hopefully, people will learn from her mistake, and will take caution before proceeding with sexual affairs.

Wow. This girl is brave. She gets it straight from her mother. She can speak more of the struggles than almost anybody that has a name.

What a bunch of haters you people are. Maybe she would be a good spokesperson since she knows first hand the difficulties of being a teenage mother.

Want to help a teen prevent an unwanted pregnancy? Tell him or her the value of waiting. Then tell him or her about birth control.

If I can prevent even one girl from getting pregnant, I will feel a sense of accomplishment."

So says Bristol Palin. Has she thought what her son might think of this statement some time in future?

I tell ya', the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. You betcha! Wink, wink.

i think Levi would do a better job of educating with:

"look what could happen to you if you knock up a Republican Governor's daughter who believes her family values are superior to everybody elses!"

But the Govenor of Alaska Doesnt Believe in Birth Control only unrealistic Absentism

What a joke why her and not someone who actually knows the real consequences of teenage pregnancy she has her mom and dad for support monetarily, this is just to give the Palins publicity, can't the Palins just go away.

This is a joke. Teen pregnancy has been a concern for numerous. Now we have Bristol Palin speaking on behalf of the Candies Foundation to discuss the consequences. Candies Foundation – you don't need Bristol Palin – she's not a spokesperson. You're exploiting the fact that she is a teenage mom. However, she has the backing of her mother – who also exploited her.

If you really want to know the consequences of becoming a Teenage Mom – then seek out teenagers (age 14 – 16). Listen to there story. It's not always pleasant.

Bristol Palin made a choice.

I think Candies is using this Palin teenager because she is at the moment in the News.......bad choice......a better choice would have been a teenager that is struggling trying to raise their child.......Palin isn't having to struggle, living at home (a comfortable home at that) parents helping support this child.........they should have picked a girl that could talk about not having health care for her child, how expensive it is to have the child and then support it........Palin isn't having to do any of this......bad choice

Here we go again Sarah using Bristol for political purposes.I can bet any sum of money that if we heard nothing of the Palins she would not have her daughter advocating teen pregnancy.Geeez what won't
these people do for the greed of political status

Well I guess that is pure capitalism, make money off of your teen pregnancy. I guess Sarah can't scream that the media is getting into her children's lives anymore, as her child is putting hers out there. She is about as prevalent as Heidi and Spencer Pratt, and has the same nausea effect.

If this involves abstinence-only or no mention of contraception, I hope it gets tons of coverage so everyone can see how entirely stupid the whole Palin clan is – it doesn't skip a generation obviously...

Candies Foundation has stooped as low as the soles on it's shoes for this one.

Poor spokeperson

She needs to be home raising her unwanted child. Although like her mother, now she will parade her newly formed dysfunctional family all over the country. What an incredible role model to teach teens about birth control. I am Bristol Palin. I had unprotected sex even though I had been taught my whole life that abstinence was the best form of birth control. But I ignored that because, I, uh, um, uh, becau, well, my, boyfrie, mothe, because I was drunk, the jerk didn't have a rubber, and well I, um, oh, I, didn't think it would happen the first time. The only people that will take her serious are those who are as gaullible as she is.

WOW what a great choice to promote pregnancy prevention programs. So is the knocked up Bristol going to promote abstinence? Or condoms?
Those are the only choices.... The first does not work; the latter won't be promoted in schools. I bet Girls, Inc. stays far, far away from this one.

Get a big poster of Bristol in her 9th month, working on her GED "degree" (as moron Sarah calls it), and faking a relationship with Levi. That should scare off a few girls.

THis young lady has been trashed enough. She is not her mother, and I hope this gig gives her a chance to speak truth to power. Hiring her as a spokesperson is a good idea, as young women and their mothers will want to come and see her, simply out of curiosity. Now let's hope her message is a realistic one. If not, I withdraw my endorsement.

Remember when we were told they were " just kids ", and to leave them alone? Soon Bristol will be the Republican's " next rising star ". Smart as her mom when her boyfriend convinces her that he is allergic to latex.....what a role model!

WHY is Bristol Palin the poster child? I'm confused. This is a girl who GOT PREGNANT as a teenager. A teenager who didn't CARE about taking precaution or protective measures HERSELF while being sexually active. This is NOT the ROLE MODEL I want for my daughters or any of my grandkids. Are you serious?

This is like having a DIVORCED THERAPIST giving me advise on how to save my marriage. Americans need to GET A CLUE. STOP relying on someone else to be the ROLE MODELS for you and your children.

PARENTS NEED TO STEP UP and BE THE ROLE MODEL FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

PARENTS NEED TO STOP TRYING TO BE A "FRIEND" TO THEIR KIDS AND START ACTING LIKE THE PARENT.

I would NOT let the likes of Miley Cyrus, Brittany Spears, or Bristol Palin, etc. be the ROLE MODELS to my children. THAT'S DELUSIONAL!!!

I have an idea. Let's get Bristol Palin, a pregnant teen, to be our spokesperson to promote teen pregnancy prevention!!!
Whaaaa?!? Seriously?!?! What kind of tortured logic is that?

Do you see a running theme here?

It's called BIRTH CONTROL!

I would have more respect for the organization if they would use Jamie Spears instead of Bristol Palin.... LOL!

Ut oh...did this get cleared by mom and limbag?

So, do as I say, not as I do, is that how it goes?? Please, Palin family, go away...

I'm sorry but, there are just too many conflicting signals from the Palin clan on issues of teen pregnancy for children to follow. This story has too many bad weeds attached to it, to just be looked at in vein of the good message Bristol Palin is trying to promote. First we have S' Palin strongly advocating abstinence as a prevention for teen pregnancy. Then when her daughter B' Palin gets pregnant, the situation is viewed as the normal happenings of teenage life. Then B'Palin comes out and says that abstinence only as a policy dosent work, and teens are going to have sex. After which L'Johnson, B'Palins-baby daddy, says S'Palin knew about them having sex and that he lived in her house. Now we have B' Palin joining a talking forum claiming she's the perfect person as a living example for advocating against teen pregnancy. The common thread that all of these people have is that they are fame seekers-bottom line. It wont be too long before B'Palin launches a clothing and perfume line and L' Johnson is a model or TV personality. Sadly I think our culture promotes mediocraty and awards this social bad behavior.

the gop say they hate sara palin but its all a game their playing. like having this phoney soap opera with bristol palin and her ex boyfriend going on tv. the gop are trying to use the media to get the public interested in this gossipy stuff to sliver back in. I guess they think americans are so stupid that they would fall for this. sara palin is soo
uninteresting and the gop are washed up. the gop will not win back either the house or the senate in 2010. they will lose even more seats.
all they care about are tax breaks for the rich.

The Candie's Foundation is good at spreading the word on teen pregnancy, not so much on spreading information.

It's a lukewarm watered-down way to access teens. Sure, it's a decent compromise between the opinion that sex before marriage is a sin and shouldn't be discussed at all save abstinence and the opinion that sex and preventative measures should be discussed with teens. But the problem with those opinions is that it doesn't measure up with the FACTS that teens have sex, have had sex and wil continue to have sex. Since the Sexual Revolution is almost a generation behind us, and since teenagers have sex, it's a good idea to protect them for the act by telling them about CONDOMS which is something that is sadly lacking at the Candie's Foundation website.

You can throw all the celebrities you want at horny teenagers, but I don't think that teens will be thinking about Ciara or Bristol say when they are acting on pure impulse. There is a chance that they may reach for a distributed condom.

Gee...will this gathering even talk about any of the common sense approaches to preventing teen pregnancy like:
-use condoms
-new morning after pill now available

...or is this just another lip service try and teach teens abstinence (like THAT works!) seminarthat attempts to guilt them with religion, rather than teaching them real world responses to real world situations???

It seems like Bristol's mother might have practiced the latter solution instead of the former in relation to her own daughter.

As long as she's not promoting abstinence, there is no hypocrisy.

I anticipate that (like McCain) perhaps the next generation GOP can better articulate their thoughts, ideas and opinions than their parents. Though I'm a Democrat, I enjoy reading Megan McCain's writing and hope that she continues to develop her leadership skills. The country needs young people who are not closed minded to others' ideas, and are welcoming of people from all walks of like (not just the narrowly defined, wealthy, white, heterosexual, educated, etc.).

Well, better late than not at all Bristol. But then again, the morals of this nation have gone to waste with the last two generations.

Condoms... the obvious choice.

I hope she plans to talk about contraception, rather than just abstinence. Obviously that didn't work for her.

Bristol is a real poster child for pregnancy prevention, alright. What can she say: do as I say, not as I do? Go away Palins and go raise your children.

Now I am convinced the world has gone completely nuts – totally whacko – and unredeemably lost... Bristol Palin is going to talk about preventing teen pregnancy??? Hey now, thats a great idea, right? NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT !!!!!!!!!!

Whats next? Lets get Charles Manson to talk about safety and compassion when using kitchen knives to brutally murder someone...

Then we can get Scott Peterson to talk about how to love and respect your pregnant wife when drowning her in the San Francisco bay...

And maybe we can wrap up with Dick Cheney talking about how to launch a disasterous war in three simple steps (lie, lie, and lie some more) and how to profit from it!!!

Oh yeah, this country is not headed down the toilet – we were flushed decades ago and are now really floating with the sewage...

"Devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy" = your mom may loose an election.

I suggest the Candies foundation do a protest march against the "failed" policies in Alaska, where the governor of Alaska doesnt seem to be doing enough to prevent teen pregnancies.

"The Candie's Foundation, whose mission it is to "educate teens about the devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy," tapped her to be the teen ambassador for its National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy."

This is very interesting, considering how much the GOP and Bristol's mom blasted President Obama during the campaign for acknowledging that teen pregnancy puts a burden on the mother and expressed his hope that his daughters would wait until they were married to have children.

Whatever – we all know that Republicans are hypocrits.

While I think this is admirable of Bristol to do, I also hope that she does something more than support abstinence and is honest about the realities of the teens having sex: If you can't abstain, take care of yourself and use birth control (including a condom to prevent STDs).

The Candie's Foundation, whose mission it is to "educate teens about the devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy,"
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Hopefully this won't encompass abstinence only initiatives.

Ok! These people love the spot light and I'm not for one will have my teenage daughter listening to Bristol Palin. "She is as lost as her mom and a lier!

I guess she needs a job to help support that kid.

The slogan for this year's symposium... DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO.

And W. will start promoting education? Surely they could have found someone better.

Look at these "moral" repukes. If she would become poor and her baby would get sick with no health insurance then she would know what teen pregnancy is really like. Then she would vote Democrat so we can fix these things.

I really don't think she's the best example to be using.

The palins – palin (clueless pathological liar) and bristol (teen mother) = the true example of republican family moral values. hahaha

Just show them what it does to your belly and your hoohoo to have a baby and sit them down to watch a recording of a live birth. That should change a few minds.