I have one word of advice to the newborn daughter of Mark Ciptak: Emancipation.
Sure to be nominated for the Republican Husband of the Year, Mark Ciptak decided that his newborn daughter shouldn't be called the lovely name Ava Grace, the name his wife picked out. He wanted his daughter to be named John McCain. And while his wife was recovering in the hospital from labor, he went behind her back and filled out the birth certificate form. Without consulting his wife or even telling her before telling the national press, Ciptak named his daughter Sarah McCain Palin . (My advice to Mrs. Ciptak: Divorce.)
Here's what the genesis had to say for himself:
"I went ahead and asked my wife about it and let's just say that's not an option."
"She wanted Ava Grace."
"With a clear conscience, even though I know I was kind of going behind her back, I kind of secretly put down Sarah McCain Palin instead of Ava Grace on another set of forms I acquired from the front desk."
"As we were walking out the front of the hospital, I went ahead and gave those to the nurse."
"My wife actually found out the next day when I found out that it looked like it was going to make national news, so, for her fairness, I wanted to get that taken care of before the news hit nationally."
"At first she didn't really want to believe me. She sort of didn't want to talk about it."
"When she did realize it was the real deal...speechless. I felt a lot of cold air come from her way."
Ciptak said his wife is still speaking to him, but some relatives aren't. He said he does feel bad about going against his wife's wishes but said they're both excited at the hope of giving the McCain campaign a breath of fresh air.
He also said if his daughter grows up to be a Democrat, that's her freedom as an American, and he wishes her the best.
Mr. Ciptak? This election will be over in about 20 days. And if, just if, by the slightest of slight chance McCain happens to Bush his way into office, his days are limited to 8 years, tops. And Palin? Please. Yeah, there's a real role model for a girl. How long do you think Palin will last?
A name you give a child stays with them forever. Or at least until they hit 18 and legally have it changed.
Way to think ahead.
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You can actually have your name changed as a minor with help from your parents. Hopefully Ms. Ciptak will refile the birth certificate at the hospital. (Mine had to be, because they didn't give me my mother and father's last name.) In any case, I hope little Sarah grows up to be a lesbian pacifist community organizer and marries an Alaskan Native.
Wow...so...this isn't a joke. Eeeeeeeeeek.
I certainly hope a little bell went off in Ms. Ciptak's head. If she doesn't dump her husband for this stunt, hopefully she'll file this incident under "things my husband does behind my back" and remembers this the next time he betrays her when he, say, gambles away his new daughter's college fund or cheats on her.
Holy crap.
That is all.
What a fucking shithead! Why wouldnt the mother change the name for her daughter? Or are republicans women simply docile and passive receptacles? I can't imagine a woman being strong and self-assured and being republican or married to a guy who would disrespect her like that. Its especially revolting since she had to go through the horrible labor and was recuperating and in a very vulnerable state of body. Its disgusting that even a stranger wouldnt have exploited her situation like that.
My partner and I both had to sign our daughter's paperwork before the hospital would accept it. Did he forge her signature too? Now there's a winner for ya.
When my mother was pregnant with my youngest sibling, I was five. I badly wanted to call the baby 'Walking Penis Dick', because I had just learned the awesome power of swear-words.
I see a parallel between this situation and the one described above.
"...I was kind of going behind her back, I kind of secretly put down Sarah McCain Palin..."
But only kind of.
He's kind of a fucker, you know? And I'd kind of castrate his ass if I were her.