Newborn named Sarah McCain Palin

by Sandy Maple (Subscribe to Sandy Maple's posts) Oct 14th 2008 3:30PM

Categories: Newborns, Just For Dads, Pregnancy & Birth, Weird But True

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How do you show support for your presidential candidate? Signs in your yard? Bumper stickers on your car? Maybe you just show up and vote on the first Tuesday in November? Whatever you do, I'll bet it doesn't compare to what this dad in Elizabethton, Tennessee did: he named his newborn daughter Sarah McCain Palin. Without his wife's knowledge. That's hardcore.

Mark Ciptak and his wife had settled on the perfectly lovely name of Ava Grace for their third child. But Ciptak decided that he needed to "to get the word out" about the Republican ticket for president and vice president and secretly filled in the birth certificate with a combination of John McCain's and Sarah Palin's names.

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And how did his wife and the mother of his child take the news? "I don't think she believes me yet," he told a local paper. "It's going to take some more convincing."

"I took one for the cause," he said. "I can't give a lot of financial support for the (McCain/Palin) campaign. I do have a sign up in my yard, but I can do very little."

Sarah McCain Palin is a nice name and all, but who does this? I don't mean who would name their child after political candidates - I mean who would risk the wrath of a mother by secretly changing the name of her child? If he really wanted to take one for the cause, perhaps he should have changed his own name. Any bets on how long he will be sleeping on the couch?

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Blznsun 10-14-2008 @ 3:38PM

What a dumbass! God help him when his wife finds out.............that isn't even a funny joke to play on someone.

DCM 10-14-2008 @ 5:33PM

These are the kind of people who vote for Mccain. Absolutely ridiculous.

Sarah 10-14-2008 @ 9:50PM

Yeah DCM, because the Obama-nation supporters are AWESOME! They just key the cars of McCain supporters. Wonderful, intelligent people...

Moron.

macpjc 10-14-2008 @ 11:25PM

I wish you liberal idiots would shut up for a moment and realize that you have been given the right to speak your mind, by heros like John McCain. But on the same note, your parents should have told you to mind your own business.

This couple is free to name their child whatever they wish.

rachaelb4321 10-15-2008 @ 12:43AM

I am sure that there are plenty of babies out thier that are being named Barack or Obama. And a note to virgett, calm down! You are soo filled with hate! Just because Sarah Palin has different views than yours dont get so consumed by it! I dont agree with Obama, I think he has lied about everything from financing his campaign to not ever hearing his spiritual leader preach hate and radicalism, but I dont think I would ever call him such names that you are calling Palin. Maybe you had better remember that you are speaking from the supposedly tolerant left. I am going to vote for McCain and Sarah Palin because McCain and Palin both have a clear record of working with both parties. I encourage people to at least look at the voting records and acctual government records that exist on each candidate. Don't just believe all of the crap the media spits out. Find out the truth and vote based on substance, not style or popularity. Too many people are just going with what is popular at the time. Same theory behind winning sports teams and riding the wave of popularity. If you research real records of thier service no matter who you vote for, it will be an informed vote.

Mary K. N. 10-15-2008 @ 1:40AM

McCain may not lose. He wrote a bill the democrats killed that would have prevented the democrat-caused financial meltdown.
Don't believe me?
See actual footage of Clinton Administration admitting their role in the financial collapse in this Youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1M1T2Y314&feature=related

Or Search Youtube for: "How the Democrats Caused the Financial Crisis"

Linda Webber 10-15-2008 @ 5:14AM

The dad didn't take one for the cause his poor baby did :(
And what a guy who would do this without the mother's OK? OH he must be The head of the house and the little woman doesn't really matter? Everything old is new again.

Jillian 10-14-2008 @ 3:49PM

If he were MY husband, the couch would be the least of his worries.

Jenni 10-14-2008 @ 4:12PM

I'm guessing that she will probably be shocked, but, since she is married to him, she probably won't be completely surprised and will either a) go through the process of changing it, or b) laugh, say "go figure" and enjoy something to laugh about for years to come.

Yes, I would choose B. I know my husband. Would he do this to our baby? Hm, I can't say he WOULDN"T, but I love him because of the uncertainty.

isisaquaria 10-14-2008 @ 4:32PM

I hope he has a good lawyer, or a cementery plot.

Tenn. must have different rules. When our two were born, we both had to be present to name the child--and the paper was notarized. This is for couples listing the father.

Karen 10-14-2008 @ 4:51PM

I named both of my kids after political candadates, very successful ones at that.

My daughter is Reagan and son is Lincoln. They are great names and while most people don't make the presidential connection right off the bat, it is always fun when they do.

Of course, my husband and I both agreed on this ahead of time.

the goddess anna 10-14-2008 @ 6:43PM

If we have another daughter, we're thinking of naming her Reagan Margaret, after the two political figures in our lives that really shaped who we are (our first daughter is named Sophia, from the Greek word for wisdom). I know of a couple others who have named their daughters Reagan, I think it's a beautiful name, and a wonderful tribute to a great man.

My own mother filled out the paperwork to name my daughter, and I was drugged enough I don't even remember signing it. She neglected to fill out the father's side, and so there is only one parent on the birth certificate. So I can see how he got away with this, although I do hope his wife has a good sense of humor. I have a feeling he'll be neck-deep in dirty diapers until little Sarah is potty trained. : )

stephendbruno 10-15-2008 @ 4:25PM

What a loser! Does he really care that little about his wife?

And the poor kid! She'll have to live with that for the rest of her life, or at least until she turns 18 and can change it.

Sheryl 10-14-2008 @ 8:12PM

That man need professional help. And a good divorce attorney.

ame s 10-14-2008 @ 8:27PM

I live in TN. Both parents (if applicable) do sign the birth certificate. Legally, if any changes are made, both have to sign it again. I'm not sure if he made a change or just had her sign it and then filled it in. She has grounds to have it corrected if she chooses to. As for him, What a doofus!

Bob Napieralski 10-14-2008 @ 8:07PM

WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO CALL THE CHILD ONCE MCCAIN IS BEAT ???
"LOSER" ?????

Mary K. N. 10-15-2008 @ 1:34AM

McCain may not lose. He wrote a bill the democrats killed. It would have prevented the democrat-caused financial meltdown.
Don't believe me?
See actual footage of Clinton Administration admitting their role in the financial collapse in this Youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1M1T2Y314&feature=related

Or Search Youtube for: "How the Democrats Caused the Financial Crisis"

Diana 10-15-2008 @ 2:52AM

BOBNAP: THE TROUBLE IS McCAIN ISN'T GOING TO LOOOSE, I HEARD HE IS AHEAD OF OBAMA AND I THINK THAT IS SO GREAT.. WE DON'T NEED A MUSIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE,NOR ONE WHO BRINGS IN THE KORAN AND ANOTHER THING, HE WON'T SWEAR ON THE BIBLE ... OBAMA IS THE ONE WHO IS STUPID..