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| Bristol Palin's pregnancy and engagement was no secret back home |
| 2008-09-02 |
| 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. And the pregnancy? An open secret in the close-knit town of 9,780. Bristol's pregnancy was no secret in the town that lies wedged between two mountain ranges. The mother of one of Levi's friends, who asked not to be named, told The News that locals knew about Bristol's pregnancy for weeks. Bristol Palin, now a senior, was frequently seen cheering her young beau from the stands. Levi is also a senior. "She was in a cute little outfit like young girls wear," said Jennie Johnston, who is not related to Levi. "She was with Levi." Wasilla mom Jennie Johnston, whose son Jade played hockey with Levi, saw the young couple in January at a game. She said her son told her the two were already engaged. Game, Set, Match - end of story |
| Posted by:OldSpook |
| #3 I like what Instapundit said: "HOW THEY COULD HAVE KEPT THE PALIN PREGNANCY STORY OUT OF THE PRESS: Leaked it that John Edwards was the father . . ." Yeah, that woulda dun it. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-09-02 22:09 |
| #2 Thats just the thing - the Palins are definitely not "upper crust". Union steel worker in the oil field, hunters and commercial fishers, kids in the public schools, son of a fisher daughter of a school teacher. Maybe that's why the pissed off so many on the left and the right - they don't aowe anyone anything, and they don't need nor do they respect the insider privelege that so many of those in DC cannot live without. And what makes it worse - Sarah brought down a ton of corrupt GOP officials in Alaska, and made government a lot more transparent so back-room deals are harder to pull off. Palin is threat to the "go along get along" Beltway/CountryClub set. Especially if, in 4 years, she becomes president with a strong conservative corruption fighter like Jindal as the VP. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-09-02 15:45 |
| #1 I've known several families that thought they were immune to this sort of thing because they were "upper crust". It always brings them down a notch or two when the word gets out. The Palins don't seem at all snobish, so I think they wont have to take too much heat on this. It's the people that say it could never happen to them that get laughed at the most. |
| Posted by: Black Bart Snusotch1262 2008-09-02 13:42 |