Entire Palin Family Now Giving Autographs!

I think anyone who requests a 14 year old candidate's child for any autograph is creepy. But that doesn't mean allowing your child to give an autograph is okay. And what is a 14 year old doing campaiging in the first place? Shouldn't she be in school? Having the candidates family on the stage at the time of a nomination or coming to congratulate the candidate after a debate is one thing but allowing a 14 year old to actively campaign is another and U just don't think it is appropriate. So far none of the other candidates appear to be usoing their children or grandchildren this way and I hope they do not follow suit.

To some extent, every member of the family becomes a celebrity when a parent runs for such an important public office, and while I don't really see the thing of getting autographs, I guess some do it to have something to sell - as a collector's item.

I guess it's that 15 minutes of fame thing that Andy Warhol said we'd all have. Boy, I'll bet he's laughing in his grave over this one.

Not really true. Yes, presidents have kept their kids out of the political limelight, but a lot of the kids of presidents have become minor celebrities. Bill and Hillary Clinton (much to their credit) made it very clear that Chelsea was "off limits" to the press, but she was often sought out by "fans" when she was out and about. Press=participation. Anyone who gets their name in the paper (good or bad) becomes a bit of a celebrity. We also grant celebrity status to anyone connected to celebrity. Did you know that there are fans of roadies?

I think the people who would ask a celebrity's child for an autograph are a little creepy also. Still, most of our presidents and presidential candidates have until now, done such a good job of protecting their children from the limelight that no one would dare to ask the kid to sign autographs. Now we have parents standing right there and encouraging it.

Off limits to the press... like Amy Carter, Chelsea Clinton and to a more limited extent, the Bush twins were kept from the press, but each of these kids of presidents became minor celebrities, but people didn't complain about them.

Taskr, am I now the enemy? "Looking" for what kind of excuse? They were on TV signing autographs, the whole family. Does that say anything to you or not? I didn't start this discussion but I think it's a good one. Annie

Wow Annie, even you won't stop looking for an excuse...

That's exactly the mental image I have of them - The Beverly Hillbillies. Can't you just see the entire clan trotting into Georgetown for a Sunday brunch? LOL

LMAO Shooting birds along the way since there aren't any moose in the East. Admiring all the cement ponds and crazy city folk. Oh geeze who would have known the Republican party would go back to the days of Lincoln with it's "folkiness" instead of it's "Warren Buffets" of the world.

You did know that Warren Buffet is a Democrat, right? No matter, you get the best response anyway for giving me some fun here.

I have no respect whatsoever for someone who would use their child this way. Allowing a picture to be published in a magazine is a far cry from putting a 14 year old on the campaign trail signing autographs. If Madonna any other Hollywood movie star had their nonp-performing child out there signing autographs, there would be a hue and cry about unfit parenting and this is no different.

Here's another of them campaigning in Oregon...a long way from Chicago. [b]~~IN SEARCH OF PEACE WITHIN~~ **AGAINST THE STORMS, I WILL STAND STRONG** [/b]

Obama's children are not signing autographs and neither are the children of any other candidate. If some moviestar had their children do this, they would probably be declatred an unfit parent.

It gives a warped sense of values. Children need to know that respect is something you earn and people who have earned nothing should not go around signing autogrpahs as if they were celebrities. If this wer Madonna putting her daughter on the street signing autographs, you would be screaming about how unfit she was as a mother. But it's not Madonna. She would never be this tacky.

That's a load of crap. How does it make someone and unfit parent to allow their child to sign an autograph? Does it somehow injure a person when they sign an autograph? Do you believe they lose part of their soul when an autograph is signed? Granted some used to believe that about photos, but never about autographs. Just let me know what damage it does to sign an autograph. I really want to know.

Taskr, we're not discussing anyone's children being allowed to stay up late for something special, we're discussing children being paraded on stage signing autographs; that's a pretty major difference. Rose, your implication that any woman who isn't a fan of Sarah Palin is black, is jealous of her and doesn't have a "man of her own" is getting very old and it's flaming, totally offensive and against the myLot TOS. There are lots of white people, including white women, who have not problem supporting Obama totally and there are just as many white women who have lots of problems with Sarah Palin. If you don't like that and can't accept it please keep it to yourself because your racial remarks will be reported if they haven't already been. Annie

"I also had misgivings when after the debate the other night all her kids appeared on stage ........ shouldn't the six year old and baby be in bed by then." You didn't have any problems with Obama's children being on stage. Do you have children? Have you NEVER allowed your children to stay up late for something special?