Bristol Palin: Media Maven with a Message

Huffington Post by Cristina Page | Feb. 18, 2009 (News Report)

In a stroke of media mastery, Bristol Palin harnessed the Palin-family-doting Fox News last night to announce a powerful (and decidedly non-Fox News) message for policy makers: abstinence only is "not realistic." The new teen mom also told Great Van Susteren that she would "love to be an advocate to prevent teen pregnancy." Making this announcement on one of the most watched, and most conservative, news stations in the nation is already a pretty good ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Living, Health, Religion
Topics: U.S. Congress, Religion and Politics, Health Care, Parenting, Youth, Abortion
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Feb 18, 2009 - 10:32 AM PST
Reviewed by: Barry Grossheim (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Brittany Hopkins (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Feb 18, 2009 - 10:32 AM PST
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 18, 2009

Bristol seems real. Sarah seems superfical and overbearing. Nobody ever specifically addresses science-based sex education and the benefits of availability of birth control knowledge and means.

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Barry Grossheim
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 by Barry Grossheim - Feb. 18, 2009

A savvy move by teenager Bristol Palin to advance the prevention of teen pregnancy on Fox News.

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Feb. 18, 2009
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Brittany Hopkins
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