More great news: Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston reportedly shopping reality show
posted at 4:50 pm on July 16, 2010 by Allahpundit
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … a Gosselin-esque bit of child exploitation? Granted, it’s TMZ that’s reporting it, but this isn’t the only data out there pointing towards a show of some kind. Ricky Hollywood’s lawyer was conspicuously noncommittal when asked about it by the NYT, saying ominously, “I can’t talk about that until the end of the week.”
What could go wrong?
Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin are already looking to bring outsiders into their upcoming marriage — in the form of a reality TV crew … this according to a source very familiar with the negotiations.
TMZ has learned the couple has been shopping “multiple reality shows” around town — some of the ideas involve the couple AND their two-year-old son, Tripp.
We’re told the leading concept involves all three people — and will focus on “parenting issues.”
I’ll give you three possibilities. One: Palin’s gone mad and has secretly blessed this freak show on the assumption that the buzz will somehow help her politically. Verdict: Doubtful. Two: Palin hates the idea but fears that Levi really might air some of her dirty laundry, in which case having him back inside the tent and essentially gagged by the promise of a weekly TV paycheck isn’t the worst outcome in the world. Verdict: Possible. Three: Bristol’s gone rogue and is doing this utterly against the wishes of her mother, who’s tearing her hair out at the thought of being followed around by the odor of reality-show trashiness. From a distance it’s hard to believe that Bristol would be quite that rebellious, but her ex-boyfriend seems to think it’s in character for her. Verdict: Plausible!
Exit question: Who’s the jackass that gave Levi the idea for this thing? Oh — right.
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No, idiot, U.S. Weekly is on Soros’s payroll.
Frankly, I have no idea how U.S. Weekly got the story but I have rather a hard time seeing Bristol “shopping” it.
Jenfidel on July 16, 2010 at 9:21 PM
These two whatever you want to call them deserve each other. I still cannot believe how much attention these two have garnered for achieving absolutely nothing of significance in their lives other that having a child out of wedlock.
devolvingtowardsidiocracy on July 16, 2010 at 9:25 PM
How is she supposed to stop it? They are over 18; they can sign any contract they want. All she can do is refuse to participate herself, and refuse to allow the younger siblings to participate (in which case, I’m guessing ratings will not be what some bottom-feeding TV exec would want; Sarah is the real draw, not her kid).
I’m not disagreeing with you; I wouldn’t sugarcoat it either. I’m inclined to think it could only reflect poorly on Sarah and her career (tho I think that’s unfair; as others have noted above, she wouldn’t be the first pol with an unruly relative). However, 1) we don’t even know if there’s any truth to it, and 2) conventional wisdom has declared her finished and over with several times before and that’s turned out to be wrong every time so far. I guess we just wait and see what happens.
I do have to wonder, tho, if there isn’t some tension between Bristol and Sarah. Not anything truly malicious or anything, but just typical mother/daughter strife. It’s a completely natural thing, I think. I clashed with my mother quite a bit as a teen. I think when you have two strong, independent-minded women, it’s bound to happen.
NoLeftTurn on July 16, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Watch who you are calling an idiot, Jenfidel. Are you trying to explain Bristol and Levi’s antics by saying George Soros is the culprit behind all this? Are you for real?
Soros has bigger fish to fry. Palin is no threat to him or his progressive agenda. Plenty of people in the country outright hate her, and always will. Even more think she’s a dolt. And the MSM will spend its last breath undermining and ridiculing her.
As I said, the sad fringe group of Palinistas here will say and do anything to excuse her and her joke of a family. ANYTHING.
Meredith on July 16, 2010 at 9:38 PM
I provided a link (in that post)to an interview with Us Weekly who said Bristol and Levi came to them. But I’m just an idiot, so maybe I did it wrong. Let me try again.
LINK TO INTERVIEW WITH US WEEKLY ——>HERE<———
ramrants on July 16, 2010 at 9:45 PM
This is the crown jewel of this thread.
Schadenfreude on July 16, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Are you saying Us Weekly made this up? Are you serious? They quoted Bristol as saying she had not told her mother because she was “scared and intimidated”. Did they make up that quote? And if so, how come Bristol or Sarah hasn’t said so? What part of this narrative do you not get?
On another note…about calling me an idiot earlier…haven’t you and I talked before about you and the name calling? You discredit yourself when you call other people names. Especially when you don’t thoroughly read what they have written. (Of course your whole Us Weekly conspiracy theory isn’t helping you out in the credibility department, either..) But none the less, something to think about.
Just some friendly advice, my friend.
ramrants on July 16, 2010 at 9:53 PM
Bristol and Levi are not serious people (ducking)
clnurnberg on July 16, 2010 at 10:17 PM
ramrants on July 16, 2010 at 9:53 PM
Ram, no worries. EVERYONE knows you’re the credible one. Everyone.
Gob on July 16, 2010 at 10:21 PM
I’ve got it! How about starting a rumor that that the couple is trapped in a runaway balloon. that publicity stunt has been tried before? Neverrrrrr mind.
MaiDee on July 16, 2010 at 10:36 PM
Exit question: Who’s the
jackassthat gavethe jackassthe idea for this thing? Oh — right.Sorry, got my jackasses mixed up
Here is my rule on President’s children, and wannabes – keep them away from me, I have enough problems
I don’t even want to see them at conventions. They scare and disgust me. All of them.
entagor on July 16, 2010 at 10:41 PM
I’m still trying to get over the name Bristol.
lexhamfox on July 16, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Thanks!
You recognize my ability to cut through the MSM buzz crap!
(Well, you don’t, actually, but the smart people do.)
Jenfidel on July 16, 2010 at 11:13 PM
And you are just the flip side of the same coin.
Cindy Munford on July 16, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Sarah and the values, goals and ideals she espouses and represents are a HUGE threat to Soros, his puppet Obama and their Progressive agenda and you know it.
Hate her for what?
Hate’s an awfully strong emotion to have for a pretty, sweet lady who’s never done anything to them…and it’s certainly too much strong emotion for folks to hold “always.”
And you’ll help them!
Awesome!
Jenfidel on July 16, 2010 at 11:32 PM
I feel for the Palins, sometimes kids just don’t turn out like you expect them to, mine certainly haven’t.
The younger two are still forming, but my eldest… I have to keep telling myself, at least he’s employed at a job he likes, has benefits, and doesn’t get into trouble with the police (that I know of). It could be worse. Hopefully, his skanky former? girlfriend will eventually fade into the woodwork.
I always expected at least one of my children to go to college and have some kind of career like engineering or science or even auto mechanics. It’s not going to happen despite my best efforts.
Now I can also say, at least they’re not like Bristol Palin and friend (Ewwww!). It’s very sad.
Common Sense on July 16, 2010 at 11:44 PM
Downside: We hear about his cheating on his wives for 10 months.
Upside:We can donate all our money to Congressional candidates because theres no way hes winning.
Speedwagon82 on July 16, 2010 at 11:52 PM
Aside from having sex when they were still minors which produced a baby, I really don’t see what Bristol and Levi have done that’s so very awful.
Levi didn’t even pose fully nude for Playgirl…
They’re not in jail, either and Bristol, at least, has been working at a job and supporting herself and her son on what she makes.
I don’t know about Levi and his plans, but so far, they seem like good kids, no matter how often Levi had to be Kathy Griffin’s love slave.
Any “badness” attributed to them has been purely by rumor, innuendo and a public penchant, fed by the tabloid MSM, to rush to judgment on public figures.
Jenfidel on July 16, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Dude, you don’t have to be such a jerk. If you don’t want to face the increasing reality that Sarah is starting to cause concern amongst her supporters, so be it. Instead of attacking me and everyone else whom you disagree, why don’t you attack what we are saying. Tell me what she has done to bone up on foreign policy issues. Tell me what solutions she has offered regarding Afghanistan, which is losing support even among Republicans. What is her solution to the ever increase cost of government programs that have been promised to people paying into them and don’t want to give them up? What is her solution for solving Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and our new wonderful Health care program?
Sarah has star power and is great when it comes to conservative activism. However, so far she hasn’t done anything to present herself as a serious candidate for President…unless I’m missing something.
I agree with Krauthammer’s comments he made about a year ago about Sarah and I don’t see that much has changed in the last year:
This is why I don’t think she plans on running. She has not done the things necessary to prepare herself as a serious candidate. She has several hurdles to overcome: the media hates her with a burning white passion, she uses un-serious phrases like “lamestream media” (that is what an activist would say, not a statesman/diplomat/President), she hasn’t demonstrated a solid understanding of the problems of the world, and now the continuing family drama.
I think she will continue her activism work, but pass on running for President.
ramrants on July 17, 2010 at 12:10 AM
@ramrants,
I agree with you – Sarah Palin will not run as she has too much baggage and she has not shown any serious inclination to discuss policy in a whole range of issues. I do think she is smart enough to know that she cannot run for President in 2012 with all the negativity she instantly attracts. Besides her daughter Bristol is a known liability and an embarrassment to her and her whole family.It reflects very poorly on Palin’s parenting as well.
Levi and Bristol can now join Kevin Federline, Eminem and a few more well known members of the White Trash community.
Mitt Romney and other GOP hopefuls must be really happy that they dont have to do much to attack Palin – her family readily obliges to do just that. Social conservatives are going to find themselves embarrassed to pick Sarah Palin when there is Mitt Romney with a very decent family behind him.
nagee76 on July 17, 2010 at 12:34 AM
i’ve noticed that a particular subset of the conservative movement has jealously held up a character named sarah palin as their standard-bearer and as the figure who should be regarded as the conservative movement’s standard-bearer. they asserted this position both before and after it was shown that she possessed all of the social, historical and political awareness one might expect of someone who’s only professional experience prior to entering politics to govern a 1/3 of a horse town with a population similar to some nyc high schools, was as a sportscaster. which is to say an awareness which is insufficient to qualify one to the office of vice president. they asserted this position both before and after palin’s daughter got knocked up on the sticky carpet of an actual meth-lab. they asserted this position both before and after palin quit the political office she held before her first and only term was out to cash in with a large-type, small-word tabloid tell-all book, which she was unable to compose on her own, despite having had no other day-job at the time. she then arranged to promote the book over the dead bodies of the fort hood massacre, having booked a book-signing at fort hood.
these people are not primarily conservatives any more than palin is primarily a conservative. their worldviews are not sufficiently developed to resemble political ideas, or even ideas. she and her cult are part of a cultural movement of stupid redneck losers. worse, they are post-millenial stupid redneck losers, who have watched the liberal establishment jealously defend any pathology the ghetto black community has chosen to belly-flop into and rub into their cracks and holes as serious and meaningfull cultural rituals which are bound to be respected or else. so the stupid redneck loser community has gotten it into their heads that they are owed some of this deference, and that they should have their unwarranted self-esteem recognized and reflected by society by a stroke of the self-esteem pen.
but, no. they are just stupid redneck losers. and, to the extent that three in four commenters at this site is a stupid redneck loser, or a suburban, blue state poseur of such, and the larger conservative movement and the party it is part and parasite to caters exclusively to the the stupid redneck loser demo, this “conservative movement” is not bound to be respected by anyone respectable or taken seriously by anyone who is serious. it is a clown car act in which the car blows up and half of the clowns burn inside, but the people in the audience can’t decide if they are moved by the tragedy or just disturbed by the odor.
eh on July 17, 2010 at 12:39 AM
ummm…what?
ramrants on July 17, 2010 at 12:44 AM
QED.
“wharts that fancy-talkin’? englich or some kinda mexican?”
eh on July 17, 2010 at 12:48 AM
@Jenfidel,
Hate her for what?
Hate’s an awfully strong emotion to have for a pretty, sweet lady who’s never done anything to them…and it’s certainly too much strong emotion for folks to hold “always.
It is not as much the “hate” that hurts as much as the outright sneering condescension that people have come to have for her (Tina Fey simply ripped her apart in SNL) – and this is among people who are not liberal.Liberals of course see Palin as the female version of George W Bush and do hate her, but that was to be expected.
Also, being a “sweet lady” does not help when you are trying to run for President.It only makes people to take her less seriously.Why do you think Hillary went to all the trouble of trying to make herself look tough? Women who run for President cannot afford to behave the way Palin does – it is unfair, but thats what it is.
I dont think she is going to be President with a daughter like Bristol and a son in law like Levi.This is going to be a cicrus a la Michael Jackson reality show. It is also going to be the campaign that Mitt Romney & Co can silently watch from afar without having anything to do about it.
Sarah Palin – done in by her own family.
nagee76 on July 17, 2010 at 12:49 AM
C’mon, who DID NOT see this coming??
Dancing With The Stars can’t be far behind.
mistythestripper on July 17, 2010 at 1:10 AM
Sarah is sweet when that’s appropriate and extremely tough when she needs to be in goverment: if you don’t believe me, check her record!
The lady can be plenty tough.
(Hillary’s “toughness” is all fake–she’s never been tough except when it comes to lying about Whitewater and hiding the FBI files of Republicans in the White House private quarters.)
I still fail to see what Bristol and Levi have to do with Sarah being an effective President.
Interesting that you would say this…so maybe it’s Mitt and his large fortune behind this tabloid propaganda campaign and not someone like Soros?
Friendly fire?
Who knows? But it’s certainly one of Sarah’s political enemies.
Jenfidel on July 17, 2010 at 1:19 AM
Looks like the troll bait buffet is really out on this thread…
Ah, anti-Palin threads on HA.
What could go wrong? (Plenty.)
Jenfidel on July 17, 2010 at 1:23 AM
I’m voting for Palin, not for her family. You give birth to the child but with the best of will in the world, you can’t have the child think and act the way you want, no matter how well you rear the child. Bristol is a twit. I’m not going to hold that against Gov. Palin.
SilentWatcher on July 17, 2010 at 1:28 AM
well that definitely clears up your rambling mess of verbal diarrhea.
ramrants on July 17, 2010 at 2:15 AM
My take on this:
- Bristol loves Levi still (even if he is a DB).
- Levi loves the spotlight and media attention. He got a taste but being a DB does not keep you in the spot light.
- Levi hooks up with Bristol again and make all kinds of promises to win her back.
- Bristol believes him because she loves him (can’t be for cash as parents have money now).
- They shop for TV show to be “Self-suffentent” for money and fame.
- People expect show to damage Palin political carrer. Libs back the show as long as Mommy is part of it.
- Sarah has nothing to do with this (remember Bill Beer).
- Show fails but does its work during critical primary season.
- Palin presidental bid neutralized.
- New Pres is Mitt or god forbid, Hillary. Obama is toast as he will be primaried.
mechkiller_k on July 17, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Look at what you have written, compare it to what the so called Palinistas have written. You are the people in your rant.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2010 at 9:05 AM
FIFY.
Johnny Carson joke at the time….”Mr. Carter, we are sorry to report your horse has Diabetes.”
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Poor Sarah and Todd. I guess being a parent in an era of utter tackiness and shamelessness sucks even more than I thought.
I am so grateful that I have no children.
disa on July 17, 2010 at 9:11 AM
This is one of those situations where nothing anyone says or does makes a difference. It will be painful to watch this unravel–especially for Sarah and Todd. Bristol and Levi have lost any compassion I might have had for them. Do worry about the baby though, not good.
jeanie on July 17, 2010 at 9:36 AM
As in the cases of ee cummings, k.d. lang, bell hooks, and others who are not worth remembering: if someone makes a point of it not to use capital letters, it is a perfect indication that they ought not be taken seriously.
I might suggest that you were “pwned,” but that wouldn’t apply because nobody wants to “buy.” You’re like someone who is too hideous to make a living streetwalking.
P.S.: “eh”, you misspelled your name. It’s “ah”, if you know what I mean and you probably don’t.
L.N. Smithee on July 17, 2010 at 9:52 AM
As a stupid redneck loser, it’s gratifying to know that suburban blue-staters would bother to pose as members of my particular demographic.
Man, I’ll be the party you envision is HUGE. Actually, I guess it is, being the Democrats.
ddrintn on July 17, 2010 at 9:54 AM
Bristol acting solely out of emotions. Can you blame her? She was a teen mother who decided it might not be too bad to raise her child with her baby’s daddy.
Still, I give their marriage under 5 years tops.
V-rod on July 17, 2010 at 11:02 AM
@Jenfidel,
Lets face it. If Bristol and Levi were on the “other side”, conservatives would have a field day calling them out as trash- and thats exactly what they are.
Sarah Palin is not going to win a Presidential election with this kind of a media circus around her family. It makes her look terrible when she does not have the respect of her own daughter.. and make no mistake, Bristol Palin has been terribly disrespectful of her mother since the announcement of her candidacy.
Btw, this makes Todd Palin look bad too. Not just Sarah.
As far as Mitt Romney goes, i dont think he has anything to do with this reality tv show -this is all Bristol Palin trying to get embarass her mother. And Romney can just sit back and watch the Palin campaign crumble even before it starts.
Bristol is now approaching Roger Clinton levels of toxicity.
nagee76 on July 17, 2010 at 11:59 AM
OK, so the Palin campaign crumbles before it even begins. And then we’re left with Romney, Huckabee, Pawlenty, Gingrich and Daniels. Whoopee. Actually, that might not be a bad thing. Then all the anti-Palin folks can guide us to victory and start whipping up that excitement.
And “Roger Clinton levels of toxicity”? Strange, considering that Clinton was elected twice.
ddrintn on July 17, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Sarah and Todd are absolutely freakin out by now. Levi is showing Sarah just how easy it is that he can control Bristol. He’s a smug little bastard I’ll give him that. Obviously Bristol is more rebellious and gullible than anyone could have guessed,and this whole thing stinks of manipulation by Levi. The democrats have got to be loving this. I think the longer it goes on the worse Sarah’s chances of ever being President. If Sarah presses her to break it off she’ll just cause the two of them to circle the wagons even tighter. Perhaps if they are close enough they can intervene with her and convince her of Levi’s motives. It’s hard to believe Bristol could be so stupid after what Levi’s already done. I bet Todd wants to bust Levi’s little a$$ so bad he’s going nuts.
G. on July 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Lets face it.
I just think you’re plain wrong.
There’s nothing trashy about 2 people who love each other and who have a child together getting married!
Todd and Sarah, and one hopes Levi and Bristol, are strong Christians: instead of labelling them “trash” and counting them out, let’s pray for them and hope that Bristol, Levi and Tripp can make a happy life and family together.
Bristol is Sarah’s daughter, not her proxy.
Jenfidel on July 17, 2010 at 12:24 PM
This has absolutely nothing to do with Sarah’s career in public service.
Wish them well and stop gossiping!
Neither Drudge nor Conservatives4Palin.com find these gossipy stories about Bristol and Levi worth posting.
Jenfidel on July 17, 2010 at 12:26 PM
I agree with you Jenfidel but I think you’re being naive here about their motives, their actions speak for themselves.
G. on July 17, 2010 at 12:29 PM
I can’t find their actions described by a single reliable source.
These stories are based on Media gossip and innuendo and AP should think twice about posting them as “news.”
As for their motives, can we really know those?
Do you even know your own motives completely for doing anything?
I often don’t.
Look, we can’t read Bristol’s and Levi’s minds and we can’t live with them–I think we should give them some private space, wish them well and lay off with calling them “trash”
and judging their personal lives.
Jenfidel on July 17, 2010 at 12:34 PM
She would be a very effective and good president, if elected. That isn’t the issue. The getting elected part is what may now be more difficult.
a capella on July 17, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Which is exactly why the check-out stand MSM is running these stories…
the same week that the polls come out showing Sarah as very strong for the Presidency in 2012.
Jenfidel on July 17, 2010 at 12:51 PM
Proof please. Or is there such a dearth of screwed up offspring of the Left that you can’t find any. I am particularly interested in any where the media participated in the publication of said behavior leading to unflattering labels to be attached to said offspring. Or do they just move to other states and become members of Congress?
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2010 at 1:03 PM
That’s it in a nutshell.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Someone political got to Levi and is behind this to discredit Sarah and get back into the Palin inner circle as a mole. Bristol still can’t resist him. I’m not trusting Levi at all. And he’ll be trolling for dirt the whole time he’s there.
Mr_Magoo on July 17, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Lets face it. If Bristol and Levi were on the “other side”, conservatives would have a field day calling them out as trash- and thats exactly what they are.
nagee76 on July 17, 2010 at 11:59 AM
As I recall, it was the Teddy Kennedy-loving media that made a big deal out of Billy Carter. Conservatives shrugged and felt that he was a lot more “authentic” than his sanctimonious and ineffectual prig of a brother.
Roger Clinton also didn’t get much play, either. There was more than enough for critics of Clinton to criticize when it came to Billary to worry about him, or make a scene about things.
ebrown2 on July 17, 2010 at 1:25 PM
QED.
“wharts that fancy-talkin’? englich or some kinda mexican?”
eh on July 17, 2010 at 12:48 AM
You might try learning how to write English before lambasting an entire set of people as “stupid,” while only revealing your own ignorant bigotry.
ebrown2 on July 17, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Well, nothing really new here. He’s pulling her down to his level.
AnninCA on July 17, 2010 at 2:09 PM
I still don’t think this will either prevent Palin from running or winning the GOP nod. It will cause her to take some extra grief for the time being. I am irritated with Bristol for doing that.
I admit that Palin agreeing to be VP caused her daughter some grief for the time being. Maybe she’s getting even. Or maybe Bristol only agreed to announce the engagement, and then Levi’s team used the opportunity to dump some news about a show that Levi had been shopping independently of her. Or maybe she really wants to do a reality tv show, maybe she’s just that stupid. I have no idea what’s going on. But it will pass.
alwaysfiredup on July 17, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Nothing new here.
They want to be rich, famous and in the public eye.
AprilOrit on July 17, 2010 at 3:18 PM
I am beginning to suspect that Allahpundit’s real name is Andrew Sullivan.
Lothar on July 17, 2010 at 3:26 PM
This puts Bristol in a class with the balloon boy’s family and the WH party crashers. Of course it will hurt Sarah. SNL will have a field day with it. They’ve probably got a send-up ready to go. Maybe they can do weekly installments following the newscast. Prominently featured, of course, will be Levi’s batty mother-in-law who says things like “I can see Barack Obama’s death panels from my house.” SNL did plenty of damage last time out and this time the stakes are even higher. I’d go so far as to say that if this reality show becomes a reality, any presidential ambitions Sarah Palin might have will be toast.
SukieTawdry on July 17, 2010 at 4:16 PM
eh responded with QED, so I guess he’s offering a philosophical point and we are just too stupid and “redneck” to understand the writings of a true intellect.
I just feel blessed s/he graced us with his presence on this board of peasants.
ramrants on July 17, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Don’t tell that to Jenfidel!
In all “reality”, I feel very bad for Sarah Palin and do not wish this upon her. She’s a good lady.
scotash on July 17, 2010 at 4:51 PM
I like reality shows but if Sarah Palin makes one, even ONE appearance on this dopey show I am pulling any support I might have had planned.
If she shows up on the 2012 ticket I would vote for her over President Narcissus but I won’t help her get there.
Enough of this trailer trash hillbilly Levi dumb a$$ character and her less than smart girlfriend.
FireBlogger on July 17, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Sure you don’t. And a year from now — when this is pretty much forgotten — I’m sure you and the other anti-Palin types won’t be bringing this up, now will ya? Nahhhhhhh.
ddrintn on July 17, 2010 at 5:11 PM
After this week I’m satisfied that Romney is kind of a putz and he’s supposed to be the GOP’s class act. So unless there’s some dark horse waiting in the wings I’d say Sarah has no more liabilities than any of her rivals once you get to know them as well as everybody already knows Sarah or think they do.
Seth Halpern on July 17, 2010 at 5:23 PM
So Levi “Deep-Throat” Johnston is going to receive loads (no pan intended) of money for sabotaging Sarah’s political career?
Michelle Dubois on July 17, 2010 at 5:53 PM
I think(hope)that won’t happen. It might cause a kerfluffle amongst those who make a living downing Sarah anyway. Most people out here, especially those with children, all know that the next person this could happen to is them. No one is immune to the errant child no matter how good a family. Looked at another way, it just makes her one of the folks even more with the same problems and worries and disappointments and search for solutions. There’s probably millions of parents and grandparents out there who feel the Palin’s pain and can relate. I can, for one.
jeanie on July 17, 2010 at 6:02 PM
My worry is leaving about 6 weeks for counseling. And at the end of it, perhaps they will realize it was impulse that got them into parenthood; impulse should not get them into marriage. They need to wait for this one. But Levi perhaps can’t wait?
I give this marriage 2 years, tops. One year Bristol will discover how dumb and unhelpful poor Levi is (I really feel sorry for him – he has no future) and another year to get the divorce in order. The old saying is true: two wrongs do not make a right.
SamHenry on July 17, 2010 at 6:28 PM
I sure hope you’re right. I like Sarah, the more they attack her, the more I want her to win.
Michelle Dubois on July 17, 2010 at 6:44 PM
Dayum, like we all say…
There’s always one in the family! *facepalm*
ProudPalinFan on July 17, 2010 at 8:03 PM
For the sake of these two and especially the baby, I hope they make it work! God Bless
byteshredder on July 17, 2010 at 8:56 PM
jimver on July 17, 2010 at 9:41 PM
You are SERIOUSLY underestimating Paris Hilton. She’s an entreprenour, designer of clothes, shoes and a business woman in a blonde package. She is a Hilton on her own. She does not need the Hiltons as far as I know. The only major perk she does have, along with her sis-she gets to stay for free in any Hilton hotels, just snap and the best of their suites are theirs.
She just plays the part b/c that’s the way she is. The one thing that rubs me the wrong way, is the men thing.
ProudPalinFan on July 17, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Don’t know much about Hilton but some time past I saw an interview with Donald Trump’s daughter and was mighty impressed. Quite the accomplished businesswoman in her own right with a degree from Wharton or one of those good business schools. Plus, very well spoken and attractive. Donald did something right with that one.
a capella on July 17, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Agree posters, if the idiot child gets a reality show, it’s the end of Sarah running for anything. It will be the final straw. Voters won’t vote for a running joke.
slickwillie2001 on July 18, 2010 at 12:00 PM
a capella on July 17, 2010 at 10:52 PM
She’s wonderful too, an entreprenour too. Beautiful, smart and can’t be taken advantage of. Pretty savvy.
ProudPalinFan on July 18, 2010 at 12:01 PM
I know we don’t like complimenting Kennedys around here, but Jackie did a very good job keeping hers from becoming embarassing fame whores. Better than Reagan in fact, judging by Ron Reagan Jr.
Speedwagon82 on July 18, 2010 at 1:44 PM
The difference being that the media would always insure that Kennedy fame whores would never be “embarrassing”.
ddrintn on July 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM
I find it hateful and nasty for you to call Bristol an “idiot child.”
This reality show rumor is nowhere to be found on the web today except for here–even U.S. Weekly doesn’t have it on their site anymore.
Sarah Palin is not a “running joke.”
That honor is reserved for the current POTUS.
Jenfidel on July 18, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Yeah, this is the end of Sarah Palin’s political career.
Just like her career ended when it was all over the news that she was shopping a reality show about Alaska.
And just like how her career ended when she resigned from Alaska as governor.
And just like her career ended when all those stories were released about her running up huge phone bills and thinking Africa was a nation right after the campaign.
If you haven’t picked up the sarcasm yet, I don’t know if a /sarc tag will help.
This whole thing is still a rumor, and the last rumor about Palin and a reality show turned out to be referring to a documentary. I’m sure there are those who would love to have a reality show, and it certainly seems right up Levi’s alley, but there’s no evidence for it yet.
Until it happens, it’s just gossip. Even if it does happen, I don’t know that it would make any difference. Billy Beer didn’t seem to hurt Carter, and Roger Clinton didn’t seem to hurt Clinton.
This seems like just more of the same people trying to declare Palin a joke, unserious, a dolt, etc.
No one’s just going to hand her the nomination. So why are people trying to destroy her chances before she even runs? Are they that afraid of her?
There Goes The Neighborhood on July 18, 2010 at 5:01 PM
And how about a little bit of mercy for Bristol. Obviously, she’s made some mistakes, and marrying Levi may well be another one. But she has a child with him, and wants to put the family back together. I’m sure she wants to believe it will work.
I just hope she’s right.
There Goes The Neighborhood on July 18, 2010 at 5:11 PM
It sounds to me that Ricky Holliwood just wants a comeback and unfortuantely Bristol and Child will be the ones to suffer.
CynicalOptimist on July 18, 2010 at 8:14 PM
I’ve never met Levi Johnston, but I’ve met lots of people like Levi Johnston, and they were all bad news.
The Palins should keep him out of the house and as far away as humanly possible.
Johnston is going for the easy bucks (and in a sense who can blame him since he has no real skills).
J_Crater on July 19, 2010 at 1:02 AM
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