ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Bristol Palin says children do better with a mother and father.

The daughter of 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made the comment on the religious website patheos.com. She was responding toPresident Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage.

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Bristol Palin, responding to Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage,
said children would do better with a mother and a father

Palin quickly drew fire from critics who note she was an unwed mother at age 17.

Jersey Shore star Jenni "JWOWW" Farley tweeted, "Bristol should keep her uneducated ignorant mouth shut. If Ur living in the past u wouldn't have a kid w/out marriage (hash) hypocrite. It's 2012!"

Obama said his position evolved after discussions with his wife and daughters. He told ABC News his daughters would never imagine "that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently."

Palin is filming Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp for Lifetime. Tripp is the name of her 3-year-old son.