McCain camp prays for Palin wedding

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Times.co.uk

In an election campaign notable for its surprises, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice- presidential candidate, may be about to spring a new one — the wedding of her pregnant teenage daughter to her ice-hockey-playing fiancé before the November 4 election.

Inside John McCain’s campaign the expectation is growing that there will be a popularity boosting pre-election wedding in Alaska between Bristol Palin, 17, and Levi Johnston, 18, her schoolmate and father of her baby. “It would be fantastic,” said a McCain insider. “You would have every TV camera there. The entire country would be watching. It would shut down the race for a week.”

There is already some urgency to the wedding as Bristol, who is six months pregnant, may not want to walk down the aisle too close to her date of delivery. She turns 18 on October 18, a respectable age for a bride — and the same age as Barack Obama’s pregnant mother when she married his Kenyan father. The Democrat has already declared Bristol’s private life off-limits as far as his campaign is concerned.

The selection of Palin, 44, the moose-hunting governor of Alaska, as his running mate was one of McCain’s biggest gambles. It paid off handsomely at first, but she could benefit from a fresh injection of homespun authenticity, the hallmark of her style, provided by her daughter’s wedding after appearing out of depth away from her home state.



Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4837644.ece

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Like the supposedly "suspended" campaign, this will be seen as just another political stunt by McCain.


I feel very sorry for these two teens.

[liberalmuse]

1. Oh dear god.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[GodlessBiker]

9. Will she wear white?

[Fearless]

30. I'm assuming it will be a tinge of black to symbolize the oil drilling which will fix this nation...

:sarcasm:

[roguevalley]

42. shut down the country for a week. I don't think so. But I'll come. With my sign.

[Joe Bacon]

64. Are they gonna sing WHITE TRASH WEDDING?

Sure sounds appropriate :evilgrin:

[RamboLiberal]

84. White Trash Wedding

You cant afford no ring
You cant afford no ring
I shouldnt be wearing white and you cant afford no ring

You finally took my hand
You finally took my hand
It took a nip of gin
But you finally
Took my hand
You cant afford no ring
You cant afford no ring
I shouldnt be wearing white and you cant afford no ring

Mama dont approve
Mama dont approve
Daddy says hes the best in town
And mama dont approve
You cant afford no ring
You cant afford no ring
I shouldnt be wearing white and you cant afford no ring

Babys on its way
Babys on its way
Say I do and kiss me quick
cause babys on its way

I shouldnt be wearing white and you cant afford no ring

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dixie+chicks/white+trash+wedding_20041021.html

[osmium]

2. Hmmmm...

"...she could benefit from a fresh injection of homespun authenticity..."

Ya mean she hasn't spun enough to this point?

So, Palin's lies are 'homespun authenticity?'

If she spins any more authenticity, an addition to the lexicon will be required.

It's all like just, whacky, ya know?
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On Edit: Speeeling error cleaned up.

[crossroads]

23. Welcome to DU osmium! nt

[aquart]

3. Are they nuts? Cameras on a shotgun wedding?

[Lorien]

12. A teenage wedding at that. In some states Bristol isn't even legal

looks way to white trashy if you ask me.

[girl gone mad]

47. My thoughts, too.

They're high if they think some teenage shotgun wedding is going to boost her popularity.

[wordpix]

86. that oughta make the fundies think twice

[rocktivity]

4. There's nothing "wholesome" about a forced wedding.

It would be as sick, cynical and desperate as timing of the execution of Saddam during the last eleciton. And it would be obvious that it wasn't the kids' idea. Why make the situation worse by forcing them into marriage?

x(
rocknation

[PaDUer]

76. You can bet McCain paid for

the rock on her hand which he probably gave him to put on her hand when he met him at the airport because he wasn't there..they sent the private jet to pick him up..remember how uncomfortable Levi looked sitting there w/ Bristol..no way did he want to be there..The 1st time the reporters went to his home, his mom didn't want to give much info..then all of a sudden, Levi appears..you can bet there was heavy pressure applied there, or else..

[ncteechur]

5. Her "pregnancy" will not get that far. No wedding, no VP debate.

And even if they do get married, Obama will continue to campaign. McCain is going to say that the shotgun wedding of the daughter of his unqualified running mate is more important than his campaign??

Yeah, right.

[Politicalboi]

17. Of Course

MaGoo will suspend his campaign. Again :rofl:

[Fridays Child]

That she would do that to her child should tells everyone what they need to know about her.

I'd be amazed if Bristol Palin didn't hate her mother's guts forever.

[renate]

51. exactly

This is beyond sad. What kind of mother would use her child's future this way?

[trashcanistanista]

73. True, according to the Enquirer, Bristol and her

boyfriend are no longer a couple, both have moved on. The poor kid needs to leave the country to get away from this MIL from hell. This is disgusting, noone should want this for their daughter. Maybe we should do a save Levi and Bristol anti-campaign, kind of lika a save the whales thing.

[Danmel]

6. Maybe they shoud get married on Little Diomede Island

Then the whole wedding party and the media will be able to see Russia!!!!!


Pretty telling that they want to shut down the election for a week -maybe they're not all the confident in the message and the messengers!

[SmokingJacket]

7. Shotgun weddings are SO heartwarming!

Gaaack!

[GodlessBiker]

8. Great. She's 17 and pregnant, and she's going to make it worse by marrying the guy.

[chefgirl]

10. Knocked up and dragged to the altar to help Mom's career

Oh yeah, how dainty!

-chef-

[intheflow]

33. Family values at their finest.

:puke:

[PaDUer]

77. Jamie Lynn's mom spoke out

saw on the news last nite about how they slammed Jamie Lynn being pregnant and how they're treating Palin's dgt differently..the news commentators stood up for Jamie Lynn and said that once Palin threw her hat into the circle, they're treated as celebrities also, so Palin will be on a witch-hunt for all the media now..Palin should get out now before the water deepens and take care of her family, and yet dragging the family around for photo-ops is beyond disgraceful.

[rocktivity]

11. The McCain campaign is divided over how to handle Palin’s appearances,

which have been so limited and over-rehearsed that...a CNN anchor, accused (them) of sexism. “Stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower who will wilt at any moment,” she said. “If she were a man, would we be putting up with this?...Would she be coddled this way, cloistered this way? I don’t think so.”

I don't agree. Any man who came across like that teen beauty contestant would be also be so cloistered. I don't think it's a sexism issue at all, but an competence/credibility issue.

:headbang:
rocknation

[CGrantt57]

13. So...

The whole of America will come to halt for another red-neck, trailer-trash shotgun wedding?

My Lord, I thought Bush was inbred.

Jebus, please us...

Regards,

[Tyler Generation]

14. And this has to do with the election because?

Pathetic.:wtf:

[Politicalboi]

15. WTF?

The entire country would be watching. It would shut down the race for a week.”
Are they kidding. LOL! Besides I thought the children were off limits. They shouldn't have any news cameras there. It's family and private.

[notadmblnd]

16. Oh goody, a new episode of "My Redneck Wedding"

[Whoa_Nelly]

18. Run, Levi! RUN!

[ClayZ]

31. LOL

:rofl:

[LiberalFighter]

35. They probably have Levi locked up so he can't escape.

[BlueJessamine]

71. lol!

:rofl:

[Dystopian]

19. Prays? Muthee presiding?

This is horrible....I feel bad for those kids.

peace~

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

65. Another WTF picture!

:hi: Cute one at that!

[Dystopian]

69. I'm glad you like it!

:hi:

That would be me, had I been born a kitty!

peace~

[harmonicon]

20. "It would shut down the race for a week.”

That's what they're really after. Stop focusing on what the candidates actually propose to do as president, because when that happens, the outlook isn't so good for McCain.

[wordpix]

85. that jumped out at me, too---shut down the race! It's another Palin baby!

How about the economy, stupid, and the Iraq War you supported all these years? :banghead: sheesh

[gauguin57]

21. And shall we remind everyone that this is second-generation preggers-when-wed?

Sarah was preggers when she and Todd got hitched. Like Mom, like daughter.

Abstinence only. Uh...
Holy-roller Christian family values. Uh ...

[shanti]

70. true, but it won't play

too many were or know of someone in that position, and pointing this out will only make them defensive. Failin has a plethora of other negatives that we can use instead.

just saying...

[PfcHammer]

22. Nasty

PWT. That is all.:(

[and-justice-for-all]

24. If the election is halted because of this shit...

this country is truly fucked in the head.

[LiberalFighter]

36. What is their priority? A shotgun wedding or the future of our country?

I thought McCain advocated country first.

[ellie]

25. What the hell?

[eagertolearn]

26. Anything to take up time so Sarah Palin doesn't expose herself

in too many interviews before the election. This would very sad if they pulled this stunt before the election. How is Sarah going to have time to help with the wedding? Oh yeah, that must be the point again....can't interview because she has to go home to plan the wedding.

[LiberalFighter]

37. Does that mean Palin will now have to suspend her campaign

so she can focus on making all the arrangements for the wedding?

[cui bono]

27. Truly despicable.

[irish.lambchop]

28. Okay, this was my prediction of an "October Surprise" -

as a response to a thread a couple of weeks back. Granted, it may not be THE October Surprise, but if certainly would be something that would get her out of the debate with Senator Biden.

[The Woodpecker]

29. Bristol Palin: The Next Generation Lorelai Gilmore

Fox Network should hurry and develop a new series based on Bristols life story. Maybe they can get Jamie Lynn Spears to play the teenage pregnant mother and Anita Bryant to play her mother.

Would be cool. C'mon Fox, get this done!!

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

32. O'HELL!! They are gonna treat her like a damn Queen!

n/t

[Olney Blue]

34. And they lived happily ever after.....

[bmbmd]

75. Ce' la vi say the old folks.

It goes to show you never can tell.

[LiberalFighter]

38. The media should tell the McCain campaign that if they attempt to have the wedding then...

they will do everything negative.

While Bristol walks down the aisle. Show what a shotgun wedding looks like and have narrative.

Demonstrate the effect of a shotgun blast.

Explain the law when one reaches the age of 18.

[Xipe Totec]

39. I'm dreaming of a white wedding

The sun is shining, the snow is thin,
The spruce and pine trees sway.
I've never seen such a day, But the baby bump starting to show
I don't think we can wait much more.

I'm dreaming of a white wedding,
Just like my own I faked before,
When my lipstick glistened
And Bristol listened,
and heard church bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every wedding card I write,
Though my SIL, Tod, isn't too bright,
still I hope, the baby turns up white.

[Frisbee]

53. It's a nice day for a white wedding

Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun!

It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.

Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
I've been away for so long (so long)
I've been away for so long (so long)
I let you go for so long

It's a nice day to start again (come on)
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.

(Pick it up)

Take me back home
There is nothin' fair in this world
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
Start again
Come on

It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again

[XemaSab]

40. If my daughter was knocked up by that hick

I'd PROHIBIT her from seeing him.

Yeah, that f***'er's going to make a terrific husband and dad. :eyes:

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

56. Yeah that would work.

[K8-EEE]

41. I base my vote on: Is there a doomed, loveless forced shotgun wedding involved?

Wow what a dealmaker.

[judasdisney]

43. Levi Johnston -- Palin's first political prisoner

Many more to come

[olddad56]

44. maybe it will co-incide with the vice presidental debate...

and she will have to postpone the debate until after the election.

[Arkana]

45. Oh my God.

Will the bride and groom kill and quarter a moose with their bare hands?

Seriously, who is going to be moved by a shotgun wedding? The base? Big fucking whoop.

[tinrobot]

46. Will Blackwater provide the shotguns?

[TNMOM]

48. the opposite is true: they don't want a shot-gun wedding photo/headline

Imagine the fun the National Enquirer editors with have with this one.
The swirling helicopters, the paparrazzi hiding in the bushes just wating to capitalize on a photo that shows a VERY pregnant Bristol passionately kissing (gasp, a sin!) the ne'er do-good redneck boyfriend, while the VP-wannabe smiles approvingly.

I can see it now: "Beauty queen governor parties hearty at her pregnant teen's shotgun nuptials."

This could easily backfire. The photos would be forever used in every "values" debate/election from now to eternity. Every woman who has a daughter knows this scenario well -- as a recurring nightmare to be avoided at all costs.

I say bring it on.

[Pastiche423]

49. My favorite paragraph...

The ice-hockey player wrote on his MySpace page he was a “f****** redneck” and stated, “I don’t want kids.” But a McCain insider predicted he would marry Bristol whenever his future mother-in-law wanted. “It’s a shotgun wedding. She kills things,” the source joked.

:rofl:

[joewicker_TX]

50. Is this really a surprise

These are the "Family Values" folks after all.

[renate]

54. welcome to DU!

:hi:

[BlueJessamine]

72. Welcome to DU!

[IndianaGreen]

52. Are the Johnstons being paid out of campaign funds to go through this charade?

Or will McCain use some of his gambling winnings?

[Ferret Annica]

55. And I pray for an Obama Tsunami

on election day. Wash the ex-Navy trash out to sea. Or at least back to the Senate Chamber where he belongs.

[prayin4rain]

57. omg.... as the white house turns..... . n/t

[Ian_rd]

58. The weirdest arranged marriage in history

How surreal.

[tomg]

59. At this point, I think McCain just wants the

whole campaign over. "It would shut down the race for a week." Economic crisis, Alaskan shotgun wedding. What's next - "McCain, concerned over energy crisis, decides to change all the light bulbs in his houses. Suspends campaign for a week."

[PuppyBismark]

60. Wedding Scheduled for Thursday Night - No VP Debate

[Buns_of_Fire]

78. Better still -- have the wedding DURING the debate!

Might as well -- Ms. Mooseburger hasn't had anything new to say since the convention.

Senator Biden gets two minutes to outline his position. Moderator poses the same question to Gov. Clueless.

After she's outlined everything she knows about the subject, spend the next 1:55 on the wedding.

Back and forth, back and forth.

BOFFO ratings, I tell ya!

And if we can only arrange for Bristol to go into labor during the last half-hour, we're looking at a 65% share EASY!

[NeoConsSuck]

61. If there is a bachelor party

with Levi, Todd and alcohol all mixed together, I'm sure this has the makings of a future Cops episode.

[Magleetis]

62. Ha

A visibly pregnant repug teen walking down the isle in a white dress.

Its the next best thing to abstinence.

Go ahead repugs, turn it into a circus. I dare ya.

[Eurobabe]

63. Will she jump over a shotgun? This is fucking insane.

What these people won't do for a photo op.

[Lorien]

66. www.freelevi.org:

http://freelevi.org/Real_Time_with_Bill_Maher.html

[tanyev]

67. Shame on the evil libruls who want to exploit Palin's children!

Conservatives are the only ones allowed to exploit them. They've got 'em trademarked!

[Best_man23]

68. Imagine Levi having to call Sarah Palin

MOM!

Forced shotgun wedding, like the closing scene from the music video from the Georgia Satellites "Keep your hands to yourself."

Sick, sick, sick.

[ryanmuegge]

74. Seventeen and she's got one kid and another on the way. Wow.

[Desertrose]

79. Obviously its all just one big game to her....

she plays with her children's lives and she thinks she's gonna play with our whole country.


This is one messed up woman.Didn't think there could be anyone worse than Dubya, but by god, McCain found one!


...and yeah, I feel real bad for ALL her kids.(Wasn't there a new baby in the mix somewhere? Wonder what happened to that poor little soul....)

[daleo]

80. What the hell - why not televise the wedding night too

That might swing a few votes.

[RamboLiberal]

81. The cake topper till we get one of you to photoshop Sarah

with the shotgun.

[Raine]

82. How PATHETIC of McINSANE

it seems that he doesn't take anything having to do with this country as serious. :silly: It's all just a big game and photo op for him and his team. SHAME ON HIM! :-(

[dawgmom]

83. Ghastly

There are no limits to how much Palin will exploit her daughter's situation.

[cap]

87. so... who's paying for the health insurance now?

After Oct 18, will Bristol Palin still be listed as a dependent on her mother's tax-payer supported health insurance? Isn't that the couple's own problem now?