Levi Johnston to join Palin family at convention

[kskiska]

Source: AP

Bristol Palin's boyfriend left Alaska Tuesday morning

WASILLA, Alaska - Bristol Palin's boyfriend plans to join the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the convention in Minnesota.

Levi Johnston's mother said her 18-year-old son left Alaska on Tuesday morning to join the Palin family in St. Paul.

Sherry Johnston also said there has been no pressure put on her son to marry Bristol Palin, the pregnant daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

"Absolutely not," Sherry Johnston told reporters outside the family's Wasilla home. Johnston said the two teens already had plans to marry before they knew she was pregnant.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26514440

[Parche]

1. Call Jerry Springer

:woohoo: :hi:

[gateley]

2. Oh, God -- THAT I will tune in for! nt

[IndianaGreen]

3. Well, the TV ratings will go through the roof

The GOP Convention is turning out to be quite a good reality show.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

7. Will Maury Povich be there?

With the results of the DNA test?

[dysfunctional press]

58. levi- you are NOT the father...

nt

[saigon68]

72. Shame ful

http://web.archive.org/web/20021128194647/www.wasillaag.org/



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...in the imminent return of Jesus for all Christians

[saigon68]

83. ~

[PaDUer]

78. His mother's

not commenting on anything when she was approached by reporters.

[George II]

71. I think they should test Todd Palin, too

[corkhead]

4. when the cameras pan up, will he wave from the cheep seats or sit with the jewelry?

:rofl: this has been another hilarious day I am getting punch drunk and my sides are sore

[Skinner]

5. No way!

This is spiralling out of control. Has the McCain campaign gone batshit insane?

[CC]

9. I am beginning to think they have gone

beyond batshit insane. Guess they have to get people to tune in somehow. :rofl:

[harmonicon]

14. did you really have to ask that question? I think you knew the answer was 'yes'. (nt)

[Divine Discontent]

19. his myspace page

boasts, "I'm a f - - -in' redneck" who likes to snowboard and ride dirt bikes.

"But I live to play hockey. I like to go camping and hang out with the boys, do some fishing, shoot some s- - - and just f - - -in' chillin' I guess."

"Ya f - - - with me I'll kick ass," he added.

He also claims to be "in a relationship," but states, "I don't want kids."



Seriously, I agree with others, call in SPRINGER! This is hysterical. They're trying to make a huge negative like it's a huge positive - sorry that doesn't float in today's world... lol

[roody]

56. Born again Christians are not supposed to say f---.

Maybe he is not one, which makes the marriage wrong (in the eyes of the "Christians")

[saigon68]

73. I don't think she met him "In Church"

Can't wait for the "Insider" Tonight

[kayell]

66. "Any publicity is good publicity"

Someone took that one WAY too literally.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. They already have my attention w/o adding more theatrics to the show

However, if they insist I won't stand in their way.

Wow.

[jimshoes]

28. Well if they want to give him his

15 minutes of infamy, oh well.

[ben_meyers]

8. Have these people no shame?

And how can we be sure he's the real father? Maybe still a cover up for something.

[IndianaGreen]

11. Will he be wearing his hockey uniform?

It wasn't enough for Sarah Palin to throw her daughter under the bus, she now is throwing this reckless teenager under the bus as well.

[Pastiche423]

27. Levi Johnston in his hockey uniform...

[Athletic Grrl]

55. Nice mullet dude.

Looks like a young Jaromir Jagr. At least Jagr realized how dorky he looked and cut his hair to look like a regular guy.

[amandabeech]

76. Jaromir had a skinnier neck, and usually posed for his hockey cards

with a smile on his face. I used to be a hockey nut and collect cards.

This one looks like he's trying to be a tough dude.

We'll see if he cleans up well tonight.

I wonder if he had to go to Anchorage to get a decent sports jacket and tie for the big event.

[saigon68]

77. Well he is a "red neck" you know

[amandabeech]

79. Yeah, I know the type. I grew up with them

in a small town in western lower Michigan.

A lot of them grow up to be decent, hard-working people who continue to hunt and fish throughout their life. And yes, many of them enjoy a beer on the weekends.

Some work blue-collar jobs, a few become small businessmen or learn a trade. In my area, some farm.

My Dad was a lot like that. I suspect that Todd Palin is like that, too.

And, yes, they're mostly Republicans. At least until they depend on Social Security and Medicaid which the Republicans are always trying to cut.

However, you usually don't find them running for high office or as members of a family living in the Naval Observatory.

If, heaven forbid, McCain wins, the Palins will present a real learning experience to the beltway crowd.

[habitual]

10. wow, their story, for some odd reason, couldn't possibly

work out any better for the repubs.

and they wanted to keep this matter private! what were they thinking?

[TwilightGardener]

12. Free Republic excited, thinks it's great for the Republican party to exploit

two hapless teenagers' sex lives for ratings and political gain (warning--these are some truly sick fucks--only two voices of reason in the whole thread):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073300/posts

[Catch22Dem]

43. All Hail Queen Palin?

"When we lost Reagan, we lost a King. We now have our Queen. All hail Queen Palin."

[Frisbee]

13. I hope someone here knows the laws better than I do...

but here in Missouri, an 18 YO father and a 17 YO mother is called statutory rape. Now maybe age of consent in Alaska is different, and maybe pops was only 17 at the time, but I am hoping someone here knows the details.

[MissB]

35. age of consent is 16, and can be with one of any age.

[Frisbee]

48. Thank's for the info. n/t

[zuzu98]

36. in MO it is not stat rape

one person has to be 21 or over and the other party 17 or younger. Someone else posted earlier that Alaska has a similar so-called "Romeo & Juliet" law that only criminalizes conduct if there is more than a 3 years age difference.

[Frisbee]

47. Thank's for the info. n/t

[IndianaGreen]

15. Is Levi Johnston going to get a job with the state of Alaska?

Teen parents can't get good jobs, particularly if they are minorities. Oh, wait! Todd Palin gets $50,000 a year for a job that he has been absent from for months, so why not get the hapless Mr. Palin-Johnston get a job with the state?

[customerserviceguy]

23. They'll let him fish

in Moose Lake for king salmon anytime he wants to now. State troopers will look the other way.

[Arctic Dave]

24. Were did you get the 50,000 a year from?

Todd is an operator for BP, he makes between 100-140,000 a year. I work in the same oilfield as he does, there is no operator anywere making that small of a salary.

[IndianaGreen]

29. According to a DU thread posted over the weekend, Todd is a no-show at his job

What we call a "ghost employee" down here in Indiana.

[Arctic Dave]

34. Sorta, from what I understand since Sarah became Gov.

he gets time off for official stuff. However, where we work it is shift work, 1 week on, 1 week off or 2 on, 2 off. Also, Todd may be part of the Steelworkers Union but he in now way does steelwork (it is just the umbrella that his job is under). Todd is actually what is called a "facility operator" and makes over 100,000 a year. Nice bank, huh. If he only made 50,000 a year he would be a house keeper(no offense, just saying they are some of the lesser paid workers).

[Regret My New Name]

63. I'd be a house keeper for 50k year in Alaska....

[Regret My New Name]

62. Wow, really? What exactly do operators do?

[Arctic Dave]

65. Thisn't the exact job he has but you can kinda get an idea.

https://careers.bpglobal.com/2057/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?SID=^tkrGYEAdv7BsKyLEnJ3JDNEH/IvCVT_slp_rhc_WccDSipx1GfoiJYeSt3ro75ob8aLdrHDFneWB10ekmlvD_C_R__L_F_wI4/FGFq3PuL24glwTwK6dqib56U/xM=&jobId=4489&type=search&JobReqLang=140&recordstart=1&JobSiteId=5012&JobSiteInfo=4489_5012&GQId=0

I hope this link is good, if not try going to BP's website and look under jobs.

[Rebellious Republican]

16. So , is this a stop off on his way to Iraq! When his he shipping out

to go fight the war on terror?

[Botany]

17. Oh this is a good move

I wish Bristol, Levi, and their child the best but as a father there is no way
on God's green earth would I allow my teens to be made part of this freak
show.

Who the hell is running the McCain Campaign? Sending a team to vet Palin
after she is picked ..... using music they don't have the rights to ..... urging
Obama to take a world tour and then he does and looks great. And now this?

After the Obama & Biden Families w/ "I love you Daddy" & Beau Biden's speech
and now here comes Levi, "I am a fucking red neck" Johnston. :rofl:



They have jumped the shark!

[Igel]

67. Most polticians are impotent when the media decides to make spectacle.

Bristol was dragged into the fray; she wasn't put into the fray by Palin, but by the cover-up/incest folk.

There are then two approaches: Tell them all to go away--like that would work. Or be up-front and be brutally open.

I'd also have gone the "open" route. If cover-up/incest with little evidence is a going proposition, when Bristol in October is clearly with child and it can't be denied, it would be a deja-vu moment minutes before the election. Not exactly good timing. Again, telling people--political adversaries and the press--to go away would be pointless; and the lack of a full confession in prior months would be seen as a failing of transparency and honesty.

That was one of the complaints about Edwards--he denied his acts, and while many forgave him is adultery, and declared the entire issue of whether Hunter's kid is his out of bounds, many others found his not being forthcoming a liability. Of course, in Edwards' case it's Edwards' behavior; in Bristol's case, it's her daughter's. It reflects on Palin like any other similar pregnancy that happens pre-marriage and entails a "shot-gun" wedding; for example, Miss Dunham married Mr. Obama in early 2/61, but had baby Barack in early 8/61, six months later (although reports are both sets of parents opposed the marriage). At least she was 18 when she got pregnant.

However, it says little about Barack Obama's grandmother, IMHO.

[Yavin4]

18. They're Keeping This Story Alive

If he's there, then he should be interviewed.

[bulloney]

21. Maybe they're figuring Levi can interviewed on the Repubs' terms if he's at the convention.

Can't have some wild reporter hunt him down and ask his/her own questions up in Alaska.

[customerserviceguy]

20. The way I see it

little Bristol and her sperm donor just made themselves fair game.

At least we can celebrate the fact that the fundies have just taken "shame" out of their arsenal of weapons against teen pregnancy.

[madrchsod]

38. no she did`t..her mom made her fair game

this girl does`t have anything to do with what her mom did to her. her mom threw her under the bus to save her ass. now they have to pay the "fucking red neck" who does`t want kids to play daddy for the media.

her mother is a ...well i won`t go there.

[customerserviceguy]

60. When the fundies

back up what Palin did, they also throw Bristol under the bus. If they really gave a shit about "family", they'd shame her into leaving the kids behind the stage, rather than invite their sexual playmates to the convention, just so they can pretend that everything is all right.

[peaches2003]

22. The Palins are guilty of child abuse

I wonder how much cash changed hands over to Levi's family. The whole bunch of them are trailer trash (and you know I mean nothing against everyone who lives in a trailer). How could these families do this to their own children?? I presume Bristol and Levi will be on the stage Thursday night with Mommy Dearest's arms around them. The woman is a power hungry bitch and the Palin Dude is looking for a payoff.

[bulloney]

25. Now, where will Levi and his new bride find a decent job under the circumstances?

Both barely have HS educations. She's gonna be tied to the baby for weeks, if not months, unless she follows her mother's example.

[LibDemAlways]

42. She won't have to worry about taking care of the baby. If she

follows her mom's example she'll let the kid fend for itself while she finds more important things to do.

[classysassy]

81. The U.S Army

want both of you and the baby.

[FVZA_Colonel]

26. I have no doubt they're going to try and cast all this as a "touching, heart-warming family moment."

Try to rally the base against those evil Democrats who would drag FAMILY into this.

[BadgerKid]

30. Exactly, the GOP never just puts on a show.

Doubt this is necessary but: :sarcasm:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. No pressure...

"Now Levi, let me tell you how thrilled we are that you're going to marry our Bristol. What's that you say? You haven't discussed it yet? Oh I'm sorry...My mistake. Say...as long as you're here, check out my latest toy..."

[mzmolly]

32. The 18-year-old self-described "f---in' redneck?"

Doe-eyed Bristol Palin, 17, and ruggedly handsome Levi Johnston, an 18-year-old self-described "f---in' redneck," have been dating a year, locals in Wasilla, Alaska, told the Daily News.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/republican_race/2008/09/01/2008-09-01_bristol_palins_pregnancy_was_an_open_sec.html

[Blasphemer]

33. They can't be seriously trying to sell this pile of crap

This a shotgun wedding... period. End of story. They just keep digging themselves deeper. It really doesn't make them look any better.

[FatDave]

37. I wonder if Levi wishes he'd stayed in his Levis?

Or sprung the $.50 cents for a Trojan.

[roguevalley]

39. this is the saddest thing yet that i've heard. I can hardly stand it.

[olddad56]

46. or at least kept his johns(t)on in his levis

[Politicalboi]

40. Who's the Daddy?

Who does that TV show?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

41. They'll schedule the wedding for November 5 and then quietly forget it.

[Tallison]

44. Since they had it all so planned out,

did she mention how the two intended to support themselves?

[olddad56]

45. Hey, wasn' t this guy the father of Anna Nicole Smiths baby also?

[all.of.me]

49. Do you think his head is spinning?

One day, he's hanging at home on MySpace, texting his friends, listening to his iPod. Next day he is headed to the RNC as the new son-in-law. :crazy:

[scarface2004]

50. Levi Johnston to join Palin family at convention

Source: yahoo news

Levi Johnston's mother said her 18-year-old son left Alaska on Tuesday morning to join the Palin family at the convention where Sen. John McCain will officially receive the Republican nomination for president. The boy's mother, Sherry Johnston, said there had been no pressure put on her son to marry 17-year-old Bristol Palin and the two teens had made plans to wed before it was known she was pregnant.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_palin_daughter

---

where are they registered....i need to get them a stuffed bald eagle or something.

[Iris]

51. Wal-mart and Babies 'r Us

[skooooo]

52. He's going to kick some ass when he gets there!!

:bounce:

[zbird]

53. I wonder if she got pregnant so she could get the hell away from her parents. nt

[TomInTib]

54. Maybe they will get married at the Convention.

I will guarantee you someone has already thought of it.

[mitchum]

57. Does he know that it's not a monster truck rally?

[customerserviceguy]

61. Sheesh, of course!

He thinks he's trying out for the Minnesota Wild NHL team...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

68. It's not a monster truck rally?

[pink-o]

75. yeah, you couldn't tell by looking at all the old and/or white faces in the audience!

[dysfunctional press]

59. i wonder if he's being "escorted"...?

by a couple guys with tasers and handcuffs...

[SarahPalinTooRisky]

64. Will this help or hurt McCain?

From an Independent perspective... do you think this move of having Levi on stage with the rest of the family is a good move by the republicans? Will it ease the concerns of Independents? Or will they see through it?

[Blue_Tires]

69. when he comes on stage, will the PA blast "American Badass?"

[George II]

70. The kid's a hockey player...I guess Palin's DAUGHTER will be a "hockey mom" TOO!!!!

[MaineDem]

74. This is very sad

These kids should NOT be paraded in front of the world to glorify unprotected sex and its consequences.

This is pandering at its best and child endangerment at worst.

[Psephos]

80. A contrarian view: the kid has more balls than John Edwards n/t

[amandabeech]

82. Well, young Levi doesn't have a wife at home.

That really complicated things, IMHO.

Edwards was my first pick. Thank heavens that I didn't get my way!

[Psephos]

84. Apparently, he's going to pretty soon. n/t

[amandabeech]

85. We'll see.

If the kids get married before November 5, we'll hear about it.

But then, when McCain/Palin go down to defeat, we'll never hear another peep about Levi Johnston.

Actually, I read around here somewhere that the marriage won't take place until the baby has been delivered so that Gov. Palin's health insurance policy will pick up the cost for her unmarried minor dependent.