Lynn Spears: "Hypocrital" How Pregnant Bristol Palin Treated Vs. Jamie Lynn

Lynn Spears is not happy with the way the world attacked her and daughter Jamie Lynn, 17, over the teen's pregnancy, and celebrated that of Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin. Jamie Lynn is now mom to 3-month-old daughter Maddie and engaged to the baby's dad, and Lynn is promoting her book, "Through the Storm." She sat down for a Q&A with Newsweek to promote the book, and eventually the talk turned to the Palins.

You and Jamie Lynn got some negative press when she got pregnant so young. But more recently, 17-year-old Bristol Palin, and her mother, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, found themselves in a similar situation. And the publ ic reaction has been different. It's a totally different reaction. It's as if [Sarah Palin] became celebrated. I mean, the mother, Palin, was celebrated for this. Every woman in the world has applauded her strength and her convictions and poor little old Jamie Lynn--you saw how she was crucified. Everybody did, firsthand ... I just feel like it's been a very hypocritical situation.

What advice would you give the Palin family, having been through a pretty similar situation?
I really can't give advice. I wouldn't give advice because everybody's situation is different. I would never tell anybody else what to do with their child. I would never attempt to make them think I knew more about their child. Even if they were to ask, I would tell them dig deep, what do you think?

Whole Q&A here

Comments

[Rictracee]

Lynn is right, it was played in the media that like some outrage that Jamie Lynn was pregnant , but Bristol is put up like this is some kind of new revelation, that is honorable to be a teen pregnant forced into a shot gun wedding for political purposes.

[LoveComesInSpurts]

Forget about Bristol vs. Jamie.......just stop and think for about 3 seconds how completely batsh*t the Faux News network would have gone if Barack Obama had a teenage daughter who got knocked up. I may be white, but I ain't stupid. America's true racist face would have emerged like the Kraken rising from the sea to battle Harry Hamlin. Every. Single. Night. the conservative media would have been beating to death the fact that a young black girl was irresponsible and got herself pregant, and what does that say about her daddy? Of course, every comment would be preceded by what a shame it is, and we don't want to judge anyone, BUT.....

The Palins shouldn't have to bear any judgment about their situation, except that the conservatives have made it their business to make hay with other people's misfortunes, poor decisions, etc. when it suits them. Bristol Palin should be left alone, but the conservatives should be taken to task (every single ONE of them) for calling on all of us to show some respect to the Palins, just because she's on Their Team. They don't deserve a pass on this.

[malibumadman]

... and speaking of daddy's, what DOES that say about Bristols daddy. Has anyone ever heard from her daddy. I don't think her daddy has said peep about anything.

[loggerboots]

IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO GET KNOCKED UP,IS JUST STUPID, BIRTH CONTROL,CONDEMS,ABSTINENCE. NO BETTER THAN FARM CATS

[cheesypoofs]

FOX News' Bill O'Reilly on Jamie Lynn's pregnancy & parents: "On the pinhead front, 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant. The sister of Britney says she is shocked. I bet. Now most teens are pinheads in some ways. But here the blame falls primarily on the parents of the girl, who obviously have little control over her or even over Britney Spears. Look at the way she behaves."

FOX News' Bill O'Reilly on Bristol Palin's pregnancy & parents: "Millions of families are dealing with teen pregnancy, and as long as society doesn't have to support the mother, father or baby, it is a personal matter. It's true that some Americans will judge Governor Palin and her family, and she will have a hard time running for vice president if there is much more chaos. For the sake of her and her family, we hope things calm down. This country needs a vibrant policy debate, not a soap opera."

When called on his double standard, O'Reilly said in part: "I said that Britney Spears and what's her sister's name who's pregnant, their parents were irresponsible - Jamie Lee - because they were running around unsupervised. Yeah, I said that and I believe it. It has nothing to do with the Palin situation, okay?"

So then, using O'Reilly logic, the Palins must have been supervising their daughter having sex?

[emilalaly]

I think that it is a different situation because Bristol is not the celebrity and should not be attacked publicly. Jamie Lynn on the other hand is a celebrity. She made her money off of children younger than her idolizing her. She should have taken her place as role model more seriously. But, they were both living their lives and this day and age sex is a part of a teenagers life. I wish it wasn't so, but it is.

[Mewcatone]

I disagree. Sarah Palin has made her entire family into celebrities. They now appear on people magazine just like every other celebrity, they receive celebrity treatment and soon they'll be receiving all the perks ie money, job opportunities that go along with celebrity. Mrs. Palin should get her own house in order before holding the Spears up as the antithesis of good values and start practicing what she and the rest of the Evangelical Republicans Preach.

[meegs0420]

100-200 years ago you would have been on your third pregnancy at 17, when and how did it become odd?

[dora_rice]

I only read the headlines, and who cares what Bristol Palin says or the other one. I forgot her name already.

[LRM216]

Will someone please put a sock in this woman's mouth, once and for all??? I am sooooooo sick of her.

[Hedonist88]

It was not the world that celebrated Palin's daughter's pregnancy.

It was the repulicans and their evangelical, fundamentalist Christian "base". Hypocrites of the highest order

[klandish]

Maybe there's a little bit of political karma going on. I remember when Britney publicly defended Bush when he invaded Iraq. She went on and on about how important it was to support our President Bush. She didn't get that from her Hollywood "friends" and producers i'll bet. It probably came from some good old fashion Southern family hand me down belief systems. And then the right wing talk shows attacked her sister and later looked the other way with the Palin daughter.

[6bd]

Not every woman in the world. I was appalled by the hypocrisy. It served to introduce Sarah to me, and the more I learned, the more distressed I became. The lies, the misrepresentations........the staging....
while they suggested transparency. Nonsensical.

[samandally]

The lies, the misrepresentations......the staging......while they suggest transparency....Obama!

[Faxus]

Obama's gonna win!

[mnkors]

"The older son signed for Iraq to escape a possible jail-time for using drags and for vandalism
The older daughter is pregnant out of wedlock
The newborn was left with the hired hands on day three after delivery"

Sounds like a Hollywood story of a libertine woman neglecting her parental duty
And this woman Sarah Palin is idolized by the GOP lunatics. So Christian!

[Faxus]

Do as I say, not as I do. (Republican mantra)

[samandally]

AHHHHHHHHHH, the Huffington Haters are out in force, what a scarey bunch of Moon Bats you are.

[Max01]

Ohhhh, you'd better be scared and return to the rock that you crawled out from.

[meegs0420]

They don't agree with it, they are just putting up with it for the sake of winning! Not to defend the republicans.

[gretcheno]

Well according to a video on you tube a guy is stating that he is Bristol's baby daddy.


Go to "you tube search "draftpickhits" and he claims that he is the daddy.

[hilaritee]

i have the strangest feeling...a lightheadedness of sorts...i think i am actually agreeing with lynn spears. i feel a bit funny in my tummy now....

[molsongrrrl]

I hear you on that ... I think I might be getting lightheaded too!

[kevingiampa]

Lynn Spears is exactly right. That will probably be the only time I ever right that sentence.

I understand that John McCain is suspending his efforts to pass bailout legislation so that he may concentrate on the problem of unwanted teenage pregnancy. Thank you, John McCain for you inability to think about more than one thing in a week.

[Faxus]

McCain is old and tired. But he's a red-blooded American hero, of sorts, so give him a break. If he needs a nap sweet Sarah can fill in for him... Right? She's up to speed, speed dating world leaders that is...

[meegs0420]

As long as the kids don't have hockey practice lol