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Bristol's blessing & curse. Talking to kids about sex.

Here's how yesterday's Palin-style Abstinence Tour sounded to Gawker (link here.) And how it appeared to Keith Olbermann -- But, it got me thinking -- Is Bristol Palin a really a good role model? For what? Abstinence or more sex education? Wow. More mixed messages Palin style, this time they use Bristol to promote more useless conservative propaganda. I watched several of her interviews this week and here's how I heard her: "Sex is a blessing and a curse. No, I mean, the baby part. It's a curse not just a blessing." "No...Uh, the other way. " "Look, my Mom and Dad made me do this interview, I don't really even care what other teens do, I just know I have to say all this to you, so puh-leez, do not make me think on top of it all, okay? Because I'm a real mom now, and it's hard! And this baby isn't just an accessory on my hip. Okay?" Yeah, so yesterday Gawker posted a pretty great round-up of yesterday's really peculiar p