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Bristol Palin Introduces Baby Tripp, Talks Teen Pregnancy

Sassy Smith — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:03:00 GMT

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's oldest daughter, Bristol and her boyfriend Levi Johnston, welcomed their first child, Tripp, on December 27, 2008. Although Bristol can't imagine her life now without her son, she says "everyone should wait 10 years."

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Bristol and mom Sarah spoke with Greta Van Susteren from FOX News:

Bristol, 18, would like to become an advocate for preventing teen pregnancy.

"Everyone should wait 10 years," said Bristol. "I hope people learn from my story... It's so much easier if you're married, have a house and career. It's not a situation you want to strive for."

Bristol said that her mom's view on teen abstinence is "not realistic at all."

She added, "It was my choice to have the baby. It doesn't matter what my mom's views are on it. It was my decision."

Bristol said she found it hard telling her parents that she was pregnant. She, boyfriend Levi and her best friend broke the news to Sarah and Todd Palin and said it was "harder than labor."

The teen mom said her boyfriend Levi is a "hands-on dad." She adds the two would love to get married someday.

Sarah Palin appeared later in the interview, carrying baby Tripp. She said of her daughter's pregnancy, "Hey life happens. Not the most ideal situation, certainly you make the most of it."

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Why Did Sarah Palin Name Her Daughter Bristol?

Sassy Smith — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:02:00 GMT

Alaska Governor and former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has gone the 'unusual' baby name route when naming her children. There's Track, 19, Bristol, 18, Willow, 13, Piper, 8 and Trig, 10 months, and while it might not be clear why she named them what she did, she has mentioned the reason for choosing "Bristol" for her oldest daughter.

Palin told Esquire magazine, that as a teen in high school, she wanted to be a sportscaster and when she learned where ESPN was located (Bristol, Conn.), was very disappointed.

It was too far from her, so, instead she chose to name her oldest daughter Bristol a few years later. Which, isn't horrible - not a name I would choose personally, but hey it could be worse. Sarah could have went with Smackover (Arkansas) or Clapper Gap (California), so in the grand scheme of things, Bristol's not all that bad.

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Sarah Palin, TV Star?

Karl Erikson — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Word is out that Sarah Palin may be a TV star. You know, if the Vice President thing doesn't work out on November 4. She's already locked herself into the media with all the coverage she's getting on the campaign trail and at Saturday Night Live. Heck, we at Famecrawler love her, too. And according to the Hollywood Reporter, "producers and agents across the entertainment world" want Sarah to star in a daytime talk show, news program, or reality TV series.

Nobody has made her an offer yet. I'm sure they'll wait until after the election. It's McCain's sliding poll numbers that have producers frothing at the mouth, though. The favorite idea is a talk show similar to Oprah's. If not that, then a Sean Hannity-type news and opinion show. In third place is the reality show idea - sort of "The Osbournes meets Northern Exposure."

Now THAT I'd pay to see. The mother of 5 and her family might make for really good TV. The adorable moose hunting from a helicopter scenes alone would be priceless.

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Karl Erikson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:31:00 GMT

Lindsay Lohan offered to help Barack Obama by hosting events for younger voters. And Barack, being of infinite wisdom, told her he wanted none of her whorebaggery ways. Well, he put it more diplomatically than that, of course. He said, "she is not exactly the kind of high-profile star who would be a positive for us."

Right, like I said...whorebag. Maybe the Republicans will take her. They'll take anybody.

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Sarah Palin Loved the SNL Skit, But Didn't Listen to It

Karl Erikson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:20:00 GMT

By now, the entire world has seen the hilarious SNL skit of Tina Fey channeling Sarah Palin. What? You haven't? Well, then, click here to see it for yourself. It's brilliant. It was the only funny thing in last week's premiere of Saturday Night Live.

Even Sarah Palin loved it. No shit. She laughed her ass off, which proves she has a sense of humor. Except - get this - she tells Fox News' Sean Hannity that she didn't actually LISTEN to the skit. "I watched with the volume all the way down," Palin said.

"I didn't hear a word she said, but the visual was spot on. It was hilarious. In fact, I dressed up as Tina Fey once for Halloween."

Sarah Palin, I call bullshit. There's no way in hell you didn't listen to that skit. Nobody has that kind of self control. Then again, maybe you're not lying your ass off. After all, Bill Clinton never inhaled or had sexual relations with that woman.

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Did Barack Call Sarah Palin a Pig?

Karl Erikson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:48:00 GMT

The latest in the polls shows John McCain is ahead of Barack Obama by a couple of points. So the mudslinging is kicking up to high gear. The latest in potential controversy comes with the following video snippet, in which some people seem to think Obama is calling Alaska governor Sarah Palin - mother of 5 - a pig. What do you think?

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Sarah Palin is a Liar?

Karl Erikson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:47:00 GMT

If you watched Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention, you weren't alone. Over 40 million people saw that speech. Maybe a handful of those people were tuning in to see if she'd talk about her pregnant daughter, or get the chance to see her future son-in-law, Levi.

Regardless, it's time to talk about that speech in a little more detail. Because, folks, Sarah Palin didn't just stretch the truth.

Sarah Palin lied.

There's a story on ABC News' web site that goes through some of Palin's quotes and then does a little honest fact-checking against those statements. Here's some of what she said, compared with the facts.

LIE #1: "Obama is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting, and never use the word 'victory' except when he's talking about his own campaign."

FACT #1: On July 15, Obama used the word "victory" twice in reference to Iraq. He said, "I want Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future, and to reach the political accommodation necessary for long-term stability. That's victory. That's success. That's what's best for Iraq."

A week later in Germany on July 23, Obama used the word "victory" three times describing Allied successes during World War II.

LIE #2: "There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform -- not even in the state senate."

FACT #2: Of course it depends on how you view the word "major." Obama worked with Republicans to pass legislation that would expand efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction. As a state senator in Illinois, he sponsored two bills, one that studied racial profiling by police and another that made it mandatory to record interrogations in death penalty cases.

LIE #3: "I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history. And when that deal was struck, we began a nearly $40 billion natural gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence. That pipeline, when the last section is laid and its valves are opened, will lead America one step farther away from dependence on dangerous foreign powers that do not have our interests at heart."

FACT #3: The big project? Yeah, not yet approved by the Feds. The proposed pipeline would ship natural gas from Alaska to homes and businesses across the U.S. The Alaskan legislature, with Palin's help, just agreed to pay Canadian energy company TransCanada $500 million to build the pipeline.

LIE #4: "And I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending: nearly half a billion dollars in vetoes. I suspended the state fuel tax, and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' for that Bridge to Nowhere."

FACT #4: As mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin hired a lobbyist to get earmarks from Congress. Wasilla, with a population of 10,000, got $27 million in federal money, about as much as Boise, Idaho, with a population of 200,000. The money went to sewage improvements and roads connecting the town to a local ski resort. With the "Bridge to Nowhere," Palin supported it at first. It would have used federal funds to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to Gravina Island, population 50. It was after the proposed plan was ridiculed that she pulled out.

So there you have it. It's always interesting to hear the other side of the stories that politicians tell. Sarah Palin may have given a good speech, but it wasn't exactly accurate.

But isn't that par for the course with politics? Hard to believe a word any of them say. Thank God this shit will be over in a couple of months. The campaigning, at least. We still have to put up with whoever gets elected.

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