Without comment, Levi Johnstons finger...

[mcctatas]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/03/levi-johnstons-tattoo-bri_n_123748.html

[Placebo]

1. Oh my god.

Talk about trashy. Although that boy certainly is that. (He described himself that way and he wasn't kidding.)

[EmilyAnne]

2. He's a maverick!

[Name removed]

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[rurallib]

4. It'll hurt getting that off after the divorce

Maybe Todd will just cut it off for him.

[JBoy]

7. Getting the "McCain/Palin 2008" removed from his nutsack won't be any picnic either.

[TornadoTN]

26. BRAVO!!!!!!

That's the best ever - and its more true than most of us would like to think about.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

32. I am laughing

so hard at what you wrote that I must rec this for a DUzy.

Haaaaaaa-haaaaaaa...... :rofl:

[ShortnFiery]

44. Arrgh!

:rofl:

[panAmerican]

48. WHEW! Lemme tell ya! Last night I saw a boy who sowed his last wild oats FOREVER!

Can you say TRAPPED?!

[LiberalFighter]

56. How big is his nutsack?

[Not the Only One]

11. It will be Bristol having to do it. He's smart enough to know he hit the jackpot.

Levi will get some plum, cushy job through his MIL's connections to support Bristol.

[ShortnFiery]

46. Something tells me that "Levi" is not the sharpest tool in the drawer.

They're going to have to spirit him and Bristol off somewhere RE-MOTE lest he open his mouth and embarrass the hell out of the GOP. :eg:

[Heather MC]

53. OMG could we be witnessing the groom of the next JOHN McCAIN!!!

[HereSince1628]

5. perfringo ut hic

Just saying...

[mcctatas]

10. latin is a little rusty...

is that something about breaking something?

[patrice]

18. something " . . . to such" or "... to here"

[HereSince1628]

27. Indeed it is...

Sure looks to me like that name marks a high water mark, er something.

[HereSince1628]

24. No.

[patrice]

6. When do you suppose he is enlisted and goes to Eye-rak?

NOT!

[bushisanidiot]

8. wonder when he got it done?

in the last week perhaps?

[SIMPLYB1980]

9. Classy.

[stranger81]

12. Since when, in the repug worldview, did pretend marriage get elevated to the status

of the real thing?!?

Even my own mother would not have approved of this kind of sham . . . .

[Enrique]

17. since this pregnancy was announced

everything's changed.

[TomClash]

13. Who cares?

Let's get back to the candidates.

I'm not exactly fond of the term "trailer trash" used in this thread.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. well said

talk about a non-issue.

[onenote]

39. yep.

Some folks here may think that they're "trailer trash" -- but I guarantee you that a lot of working class families -- union families with four or five kids living in parts of Ohio, PA, West Va -- they can and will identify with the Palins. The fact that the Palins and the repub part y don't represent these voters best economic interests is what needs to be the message, not stupid labelling.

[angel823]

55. totally

agree.

Out here in the real world, that just shows that these two young people have a bond (not just a hookup).

They are up against enough (including their families). Let's wish them and their child well and stick to the issues.

[kwenu]

14. So what's the holdup on the real ring? Aren't they engaged per the mother-in-law to be?

[moriah]

34. Do many men wear engagement rings?

I dunno. When I was handfasted, I did give my fiance' a ring. But I didn't think it was necessarily traditional. It did give some of the vulturous chicks who saw how lucky I was pause, though, because they thought it was a wedding ring.

The relationship didn't last, but he and I are still friends. He's married now with two little girls -- and didn't get married until his wife was 6 months along. That's because she swears she didn't realize she was pregnant until they were six months along. (I don't know if that's true or not, but she had been taking the mini-pill, and many women taking it stop having periods altogether. So it's possible she really didn't know until she started feeling movement that couldn't be explained by gas, and the weight gain couldn't be explained by eating too much. Although it does explain why he was complaining about her mood swings and her inability to stand going to places where people smoked cigarettes...)

I personally don't think it is necessary or good for kids to get married that young, even if there is a baby involved.

My relatives feel the same way. My second-cousin once removed (I had to look that up on Wikipedia to make sure I had the relationship right... weird Arkansas families) got pregnant a few years ago. She was a junior in high school. She wanted to keep her baby, and her boyfriend, who was also a junior, wanted to marry her.

Her mother and grandmother, despite believing that in an ideal world children should be products of a loving marriage, absolutely refused to give permission for her to get married. They got together with his parents, and they all agreed that the most important thing was that the kids both finish school and go to college. The kids had only known each other a few months. Her mother and grandmother were very concerned that if they allowed the marriage that one of them would resent it -- but by refusing to grant permission for the marriage, it gave them the freedom to love each other and let the relationship grow if it would, without feeling like they HAD to stay together.

The grandmother, who is retired, is taking care of her great-granddaughter during the day, and my second-cousin once removed is living with her and going to college. The father of the baby is also going to college, spends more time at the grandmother's house than his own, and they are engaged. He loves his daughter and they have a good relationship. While they are engaged, they have decided not to get married until after college. (Oh, and my second cousin once removed is on the Pill now -- even though her mom had told her she would take her to go get the Pill if she wanted to have sex, she had been afraid that she would be judged or that they would refuse to let her see him if she took her mom up on the offer.)

They wouldn't be able to do it if they didn't have the support of their families. And that, I think, is one of the biggest factors involved with the logistics of teen pregnancy -- so many families are completely unsupportive.

Edit: I no can type good.

[kwenu]

58. I'm so glad you can ask your question and then answer it. Some interesting stories I'm sure.

[Enrique]

hey, that's as good as being married!

new rules for the Cultural Conservatives.

[WeDidIt]

15. Well, that GUARANTEES that relationship won't last

The ONLY name you EVER tattoo on your body should be a blood relative because no matter how your relationship with that person goes, they will ALWAYS be a blood relative.

He has given himself the tattoo curse.

[berni_mccoy]

16. Why Is this News? It's really not important at all.

[progressivebydesign]

20. I'm more disturbed by high school KIDS getting married, than by the baby.

Anyone here who has a 17 year old kid knows exactly what I mean. Every week my teen daughter fills me in on the 'lasting love' of various couples at school, then within 6 months POOF they're off to someone else. Kids can't pick a hair color for more than a few months at that age, how the hell are they supposed to choose a life partner? Wish the media would show the real people behind this scrubbed up version.. and stop pretending these two are 20-something adults making this decision. Let them dress the way they always dress, and maybe even show Levi with the guns and alcohol to show who they really alre? But the repubs are all about illusions, and they cannot just let these kids be who they are (regardless of whether it fits in with the image they're trying to sell)

[Balderdash]

21. Gotta love how Progressives have become

such gossipy elitists. They are both very young and I think
it's kind of cute that he put her name on his finger. And it
doesn't look recent either. Leave 'em alone, find something else
to bother about.

[Chloroplast]

38. Please, stop the moral bandstanding.

You think it's cute that a member of America's future seems to have little, if no, prospects for himself, his baby momma and unborn child? Sorry but there's nothing 'cute' about this situation. Besides, I am very tired of you coming and having NOTHING of substance to add to the conversation other than your 'concern' and aggrandizing attitude. Really, just give it a rest. :eyes:

[marshall]

22. What would Don Imus say?

Interesting to find out what his comment about the boy's tattoo would be.

[terrya]

23. I think a cheap gold wedding band from WalMart would have sufficed.

[Left Is Write]

25. Is there some reason we should care that Levi has a tattoo?

[demmiblue]

28. Not that I am aware of.

[demmiblue]

30. Not that I am aware of.

[redqueen]

29. This thread is sad.

I don't know what these two people have done to deserve all the insults...

And I don't know what's wrong with that tattoo, either. I think it's fine.

I guess that makes me "trash" too.

Oh well.

[Left Is Write]

33. I amazed at this thread, actually.

I thought we were pretty laid back about things as mundane as tattoos.

My daughter has a tattoo - the kind that shows when she wears a lower-cut top. I hope that doesn't make her "trash" in DU's eyes. She's a Democrat, too.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

35. Do you

have Bristol tattooed on your finger too????? Pictures! I want pictures!

:rofl:

[redqueen]

36. No but I think a tattooed wedding ring is a cool idea.

So if I ever get remarried I might get one.

I'll be sure to log on and post a pic so y'all can mock me.

[lumberjack_jeff]

37. I feel sorry for both of these kids.

But a great deal of contempt for her parents.

[onenote]

42. delete - dupe

[onenote]

43. I agree. And while I'd never get one, tatooed wedding rings are hardly unheard of these days

including among Hollywood-types.

Its always so jarring when DU becomes a bulletin board for traditional ways of doing things.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

31. boy we are just as judgmental and petty as our enemy. nice one.

[mcctatas]

57. See...

in order to avoid accusations of being judgmental or petty, I offered it without comment. I could care less about his finger or his girlfriend or her family, it is the hypocrisy that bothers me, imagine if one of the Obama or Biden kids were in the exact situation, the wingers would riot in the streets. Maybe the high road is the right path, but it is exhausting...

[nini]

40. Well, I hope he does love her and they work everything out

And that she loves him and takes does things on HER schedule and not what politically motivated others want. If they choose to marry - good. If they don't, I hope they can work together and be good parents.

It's a shame they have to be under the microscope while dealing with all this.

[renate]

41. well, I think it's sweet

Eighteen is too young to be getting anyone's name permanently tattooed on one's body, let alone having someone's name typed onto a marriage license, but that's beside the point, the deed having been done. I think it's really nice that he did that.

[bigwillq]

45. Judge much?

:shrug:

Wow, many here have become what we as liberals have always fought against.

[ShortnFiery]

49. We are truly blessed to have those who "sin no more" remind us of our short-comings.

Thanks ;) :P

[Barack_America]

47. I think it's kind of sweet.

It highlights exactly how young they are, but it demonstrates that he at least cares for her.

[ShortnFiery]

50. Yessum, almost as much as Levi cares about his truck and huntin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VCHj2OSdw

[XemaSab]

51. Hey tat experts, how recent does that look?

If they weren't engaged until last week or so, and he got it, say, sometime last year.... :think:

[Forkboy]

52. I think it's pretty cool.

Sue me. :shrug:

[LostinVA]

54. Who cares

It's a stupid, but easily covered up tattoo.