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December 20, 2007 2:59 PM

Huckabee's Happy Spears Is Keeping Her Baby

By
Steve Chaggaris
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Mike Huckabee
From CBS News producer Mary Hood:

DIKE, IOWA -- Baptist minister and anti-abortion supporter Mike Huckabee was asked today about 16-year old celebrity Jamie Lynn Spears' decision to continue her unplanned pregnancy.

While the candidate has been notably caught off-guard by breaking news events recently, today he passed a test of pop culture with flying colors.

News of Britney Spears younger sister's pregnancy broke this week and now graces international tabloids including OK! Magazine. While the candidate's answer may have fit any out-of-wedlock teen in the same situation, he commented with knowing confidence:

"It's a tragedy when a 16-year-old who is not really prepared for all the responsibilities of adult life is going to be now faced with all the responsibilities of honest-to-goodness adult life. I respect it."

"Apparently, she's going to have the child and I think that is the right decision, a good decision, and I respect that and appreciate it. I hope it is not an encouragement to other 16-year-olds who think that is the best course of action."

"But at the same time I'm not going to condem her. There'll be plenty of people in line to do that and I always look for the shortest lines. I just hope that she will make another right decision and that's to give that child all the love and kindness and care that she can."

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by docean2 December 21, 2007 11:10 PM EST
GETTING MARRIED WILL NOT TAKE AWAY THE FACT THAT SHE GOT PREGNANT OUT
OF WEDLOCK. JAMIE MET THE BOYFRIEND IN CHURCH, SO THEY BOTH KNOW IT
WAS WRONG. MY MOTHER HAD 3 KIDS OUT OF WEDLOCK STARTING AT THE AGE OF
SIXTEEN, AND THANK GOD SHE NEVER MARRIED OUR FATHERS. JAMIE AND HER
BOYFRFIEND MADE A BAD CHOICE, AND NOW THEY HAVE TO GROW UP REALLY
FAST. HAVING A CHILD YOUNG DOES NOT MEAN LIFE IS OVER. THE THING JAMIE
WILL HAVE UNLIKE MANY YOUNG TEEN MOMS IS A CONTINOUS RESOURCE OF
MONEY, SO SHE CAN HIRE NANNIES AND STILL GET A DEGREE. FEEL SORRY FOR
THOSE GIRLS THAT HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO FEED THEIR KIDS. I WAS ONE OF
THOSE CHILDREN, AS I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HOLES IN MY CLOTHES, AND
CHRISTMAS WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME ALMOST EVERY YEAR.

La Vonda Gollner, author of "Never Say Never" The Survival Journal
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by docean2 December 21, 2007 11:08 PM EST
GETTING MARRIED WILL NOT TAKE AWAY THE FACT THAT SHE GOT PREGNANT OUT
OF WEDLOCK. JAMIE MET THE BOYFRIEND IN CHURCH, SO THEY BOTH KNOW IT
WAS WRONG. MY MOTHER HAD 3 KIDS OUT OF WEDLOCK STARTING AT THE AGE OF
SIXTEEN, AND THANK GOD SHE NEVER MARRIED OUR FATHERS. JAMIE AND HER
BOYFRFIEND MADE A BAD CHOICE, AND NOW THEY HAVE TO GROW UP REALLY
FAST. HAVING A CHILD YOUNG DOES NOT MEAN LIFE IS OVER. THE THING JAMIE
WILL HAVE UNLIKE MANY YOUNG TEEN MOMS IS A CONTINOUS RESOURCE OF
MONEY, SO SHE CAN HIRE NANNIES AND STILL GET A DEGREE. FEEL SORRY FOR
THOSE GIRLS THAT HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO FEED THEIR KIDS. I WAS ONE OF
THOSE CHILDREN, AS I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HOLES IN MY CLOTHES, AND
CHRISTMAS WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME ALMOST EVERY YEAR.

La Vonda Gollner, author of "Never Say Never" The Survival Journal
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by amanda0802 December 20, 2007 8:31 PM EST
I think That it is her decision and i am happy for her. I am 17 years old and i''d hate to be the bearer of bad news but teenagers are having *** and i can seriously say i have 5 friens that have gotten pregnent and had their kids. Mainly the reason for this is because they everyone is saying how wrong it is for teens to have *** so they don''t get any form of BC so it is partly our societys fault we need to stop preaching abstinece and start teaching safe protected ***!
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