14 DAY TRIAL // The other day, President Barack Obama became the first sitting President of the United States to go on the record with his support of gay marriage. As Hollywood continues to applaud Obama's decision, Bristol Palin is anything but happy with it.
In a blog post on Patheos, Bristol, the daughter of Sarah Palin, the former Governor of Alaska, notes that Obama justified his decision of officially supporting gay marriage by saying he spoke with his family and friends about it, and realized it was the only way equality and justice could be achieved and maintained.
As Bristol sees it, Obama shouldn't be listening to his daughters when making decisions that will influence the lives of millions, especially when it's a negative impact we're talking about.
“So let me get this straight – it’s a problem if my mom listened too much to my dad, but it’s a heroic act if the President made a massive change in a policy position that could affect the entire nation after consulting with his teenage daughters?” Bristol writes.
She's trying to argue that a female religious candidate to the Presidency, such as her mom, is more likely to be accused of being “submissive” by the people, while a man who supports the gay community is embraced as a hero.
Nothing could be more wrong, in her opinion.
“While it’s great to listen to your kids’ ideas, there’s also a time when dads simply need to be dads. In this case, it would’ve been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage,” Palin continues.
“Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview,” she says.
Just because something is popular with teens (kids) doesn't mean it's right, Bristol continues. If it were, Obama would appoint “Dora the Explorer as Attorney General because of her success in stopping Swiper the Fox.”
“In this case, it would’ve been nice if the President would’ve been an actual leader and helped shape their thoughts instead of merely reflecting what many teenagers think after one too many episodes of Glee,” Bristol concludes.
Judging by how people reacted to her post in the comments section on the aforementioned blog, few are those who agree with her on that.
Below is a video of President Obama stating his official stance on gay marriage.