And while we are looking at 17 year old mothers, look at this

Both campaigns have an issue with an unmarried 17 year old mother. Bristol Palin is pregnant. Barrack Obama's Mom was preggers with him at 17 and not married. When you read here, there really should not be any comparison -- from the UK Telegraph: From the "It's a small family matter -- we will deal with it at home really"

Pakistani women buried alive 'for choosing husbands'
A Pakistani politician has defended a decision to bury five women alive because they wanted to choose their own husbands.

Israr Ullah Zehri, who represents Baluchistan province, told a stunned parliament that northwestern tribesman had done nothing wrong in first shooting the women and then dumping them in a ditch.

"These are centuries-old traditions, and I will continue to defend them," he said.

"Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid."

The women, three of whom were teenagers and whose "crime" was that they wished to choose who to marry, were still breathing as mud and stones were shovelled over their bodies, according to Human Rights Watch.

The three girls, thought to be aged between 16 and 18, were kidnapped by a group of men from their Umrani tribe and murdered in Baba Kot, a remote village in Jafferabad district.

According to some reports, Baluchistan government vehicles were used to abduct the girls, and the killing was overseen by a tribal chief who is the brother of a provincial minister from the ruling Pakistan People's Party.

Some accounts said that two older relatives had tried to intervene, but they too were shot and buried alive with the teenagers.

So "cultural relevance" is all about supporting pig-ignorant 9th century thugs and giving them their way. Hey -- sound like a Democrat to me... (cheap shot I know but I am tired and feeling good