I think what has everyone upset is that, in addition to these things, he also comes across as disrespectful to special needs individuals. He sounds like he is ashamed of his situation and mad that he has to deal with it. He calls his child his special-ed daughter, he has her in a separate non-inclusive school, he says “Down syndrome baby” rather than a child with Down syndrome and he talks of the suffering such a child brings.

I feel this man has not allowed himself to know what joy any child (yes, even one with a disability) can bring to one’s life. I think he needs counseling.

1. If Trig Palin didn’t have Down syndrome, would he be considered a political prop? He was there because he is part of the Palin family. I can only imagine the commentary if they chose to keep him away from the convention and/or cameras.

2. He nor anyone else is a Down syndrome baby. He is a baby who has Down syndrome.

3. I hope the author doesn’t introduce his daughter to anyone as his “special ed daughter.”

It sickens me that someone could look at Trig Palin and only see a ‘thing’ that should have been aborted.

Maybe the reason that people condemn the Palins for having Trig on stage with them is that the very idea of being proud of your child w/Down syndrome is so foreign to them? It was and is very obvious that the Palin family is totally in love with Trig, and it is the most natural thing in the world that he would be with them at the RNC.

When we are urged to write our Representatives about funding for government programs, we are often told to relate some story about why the funding is important to us…to our child..why is that not seen as using our children as political props? Why are other candidate’s children not being singled out as political props? Is it just because Trig has Down syndrome, and presumably, shouldn’t even have been allowed to be born?

Whatever happens in November, only the most biased person can fail to see that Sarah Palin has already done a lot to increase Down syndrome awareness just by showing everyone that life doesn’t stop, and families are not torn apart due to having a child with Ds. It is obvious that his sisters love Trig as well. It is sad that people with an agenda are being so harsh in their comments about this family.