NyDailyNews: Bristol Palin's pregnancy was an open secret back home - Father revealed

[sabra]

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


Levi Johnson


He's a superhunky bad-boy ice hockey player from cold country; she's a chestnut-haired beauty and popular high school senior.

Soon the all-American teen twosome will make GOP vice presidential pick and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a grandma at age 44, just in time for Christmas.

Doe-eyed Bristol Palin, 17, and ruggedly handsome Levi Johnston, 18, have been dating for about a year, locals in their hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, told the Daily News.

And the pregnancy? An open secret in the close-knit town of 9,780.

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The campaign released word of the teen's pregnancy to knock down claims on Internet blogs that the teen - not her mom - secretly gave birth to Trig, who has Down syndrome.

Wasilla Warriors' coach Bill Sturdevant said he never believed that talk.

"Knowing Levi, from having him as a kid on teams, something like that, it would show on anybody," Sturdevant said. "He was the same kid from the beginning of the season to the end. No signs of anything like that.

[wndycty]

1. getting married is such a mistake

:kick:

[Olney Blue]

2. He's a cutie, and so is she. They are just babies themselves.

[Alhena]

3. Could Bristol Palin be carrying the Demon Seed?

It's at least something we should consider. :)

[FarCenter]

4. Palin Daughter's Babydaddy: Some Dude Named Levi, Reports Enquirer

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/09/palin-daughters-babydaddy-some-dude-named-levi-reports-enqui.php

[calimary]

8. This part is interesting:

"The Enquirer has seemingly been on the pregnancy case all weekend, going so far as to ID Johnston and get comment from his parents. Rather than let the tabloid break the story, however, McCain's campaign decided to force Palin into releasing the details."

Indeed. They forced her to cough it up to beat The Enquirer. She wouldn't have done so voluntarily?

[AlCzervik]

5. "Super hunky" and "Doe eyed", are you kidding me? Is this a write up for People Magazine?

where did all the journalists go?

[JI7]

6. so he is only 18 ?

not 24 or 26 or older as people had been saying.

[IndianaGreen]

7. The tabloids are running with the story. Sarah Palin is toast!

The last thing McCain needed was another distraction.

[Jokinomx]

9. Does Anybody know when Bristol turned 17? Just wondering....

If she is five months pregnant.... could she have been 16 at the time of conception. If so... he should be in a lot of trouble. I have a buddy that got his girlfriend pregnant (consensual sex) and he ended up spending 3 years in prison against the wishes of the girlfriend and her parents. He was a good guy who got railed by our system of idiotic laws that give no room for this kind of mistake.

Just wondering....

[dailykoff]

10. The exact birthdays would reveal a lot.

Does anybody know them?

[Lucinda]

11. AK age of consent is 16