Single Abstinance Spokeswoman Bristol Palin Pregnant. Again.

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The first time* Bristol Palin got preggers, it tarnished her mother's bona fides as a "traditional values" candidate, and made Bristol's mama bristle at the press, starting a political sideshow that continues to rear up its head every so often to this day. Since then, the younger Palin's hastily arranged nuptials to the first baby's father was cancelled, she's become an abstinence only spokeswoman, and has continued--along with the rest of her trashy family--to be a political Kardashian. I stopped paying attention years ago, but apparently there have been other beaus, a near-marriage (to someone who was already married, did I get that right?), and now is still married, and preggers again.

*And while I'm reporting on this tawdry tale, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that it's possible that the first time Bristol was actually pregnant, there may have been some subterfuge to pass the kid off as Sarah's. There's still an awful lot of weirdness around that particular nativity story.

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Looks Like God Knocked Up Bristol Palin Again

 

Oh my stars, it seems America’s most virginal born-again virgin is with child. Again:

"I wanted you guys to be the first to know that I am pregnant. . ."

Read more at: Wonkette

Dorks! In Alaska! (A Rocky Mountain Mike Song Parody)

The drunken, bloody Palin family brawl has been a gift from the comedy gods. And true to form, Rocky Mountain Mike has packed it all  into a superb song parody! To the tune of North to Alaska by Johnny Horton, naturally. For more Rocky Mountain Mike, go here.
 

Bristol Palin Opines About Obama's Parenting

Oh, do shut up, Bristol. Image from CNN.

Noted single mother and stupid twit, Bristol Palin, would seem to be as irony impaired as her mother. This girl's claim to fame is getting knocked up as a teen, not marrying the (also dumb as a box of rocks) baby daddy, and somehow turning that into a money-making career. All while she and her mother tried to declare that "Palin bashing" was off limits, out of bounds and unfair.

Bollocks. This dolt keeps shooting off her mouth about political subjects, putting her squarely in "fair game" territory. Listen up! Nobody needs parenting advice from a Palin! Not the first generation or the second. And, it might be nice if you learned a thing or two about the subject you're braying about:

- Marriage has not been defined consistantly for "thousands of years." Read up.

- There has been no evidence that "in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home." You pulled that straight out of your hoo-ha.

I could go on, but I shan't. She's too easy a target, and too stupid to spend the time on.  And perhaps I'm contributing to her oddly extended 15 minutes of fame by putting this here. But let's face it, when Bristol's mother is still one of the biggest conservative superstars, and Joe the freaking Plumber was nominated to run for the US Senate. . .well, sometimes you can't just leave it there. Sorry, Wolf Blitzer.

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Bristol Palin: Too much 'Glee' in Obama decision

President Barack Obama's endorsement Wednesday of same-sex marriage didn't please Bristol Palin. The daughter of former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took to her blog Thursday to slam the president for taking political cues from his two daughters, who she suggested were watching too much television. . .

Read more at: CNN

Is Sarah Palin "Over?"

Don't get me wrong, I'm not actually counting Sarah Palin out. She's proven herself to be many things, not the least of which is "good at self promotion." But could she be entering the Ann Coulter portion of her career, where she'll have to mud-sling, fire-bomb or poo-fling in order to get attention? I sure hope so.

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Palin Family Leaves Empty Mall of America Book Signing Half Hour Early

IS THIS THE END OF SNOWBILLY GRIFTING? The jihadist conspiracy of elitist liberal shopping mall patrons struck with merciless force yesterday at Minnesota’s Mall of America: only 300 people showed up to attend the Sarah and Bristol Palin book signing of Bristol’s new memoir about her life as a drunk pregnant teenager. . .

Read more at: Wonkette

Sarah Palin Makes Stuff Up, Just Like the "Lamestream Media"

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A constant issue when blogging, is whether or not something deserves attention. Goodness knows, I've put up a lot of Sarah Palin posts. Why do I do it? She quit her last job in politics some time ago, only half way through her term as Governor of Alaska. She's become nothing more than a political celebrity, a political pundit right in league with what she calls the "lamestream media." Unless you don't consider FOX "News" or FaceBook mainstream.

I do it because despite all odds and reason, Palin is still considered a strong contender for the Republican candidate for President in 2012. Having just gotten through one of the craziest election cycles we've ever had--where fortunately, most of the extreme candidates lost--I have tremendously mixed feelings about that. Palin is extreme, nutty and gaffe-prone as Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle, Joe Miller and the rest. And like Harry Reid when he ran against Sharron Angle, there's probably no candidate that President Obama would rather run against.  But I also know that though Reid defeated Angle by a good margin, that I was still living in dread that the crazy lady would win.  I still think Palin would lose (probably lose big) to Obama, barring a hugely negative occurrence in the next year and a half. But I don't want to be on those pins and needles in 2012.

So, the problem remains, does focusing on Palin give her more power? It's already been proven that she can't do or say anything that turns off her base, no matter how jaw-droppingly wacky.  But what about those outside her base? I maintain that it is important to point out her foibles and her hypocrisy for the people who might not otherwise know about them. So, I'll continue to use my little (teeny, tiny) corner of the internets to shine a light on Palin when she flubs.

And flub, she did. In the story below, Palin is doing damage control on a story about her daughters. The kids (off limits, don'cha know, unless Palin finds them useful) got involved in a nasty FaceBook fight about Sarah Palin's Alaska. In it, Willow used the word "faggot," rather quickly and off-handedly when trying to slam an opponent who didn't like Mom's show. Bristol joined in, and neither were saying things a mom would be very proud of.

So, does Palin make apologies for the comment? Nope, I don't believe she's even acknowledged the inappropriateness of the word. She did spin like a top to make it someone else's fault, and even threw in at least one outright lie to make it better. Strange for a person who regularly criticizes the "lamestream media" for "making stuff up."

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Palin On Willow’s Antigay Rant



. . .“While Palin correctly points out that the national media should not have exploited the musings of a 16-year-old, the balance of her response reveals important things about Sarah Palin, not as a parent, but as a media critic and human being,” reports Mediaite. “Not only does she undermine her claims of media ‘lies’ by making stuff up herself, she also displays a disturbing attitude about the use of the word ‘fa**ot. . .’”
 
Read more at: The Advocate
 
Thanks to my friend Tracy for the link.

Dancing With the Stars Spoiler Alert

I don't watch Dancing With the Stars, nor do I care who wins it. I even wrote a post recently expressing a small measure of glee whenever a silly reality show gets punk'd by its own rules. And while I seriously doubt anyone will land on this page who could possibly be spoiled for the revelation of who the winner is, I also don't wish to spoil anyone's fun. So, I'm putting the rest of this post low down on the page. Scroll on down to read more.

Now that you're here, I'd fist like to point out that Bristol Palin didn't win. Despite the best efforts and nearly mentally unbalanced effort given by conservatives such as Tammy Bruce and the whole of FreeRepublic.com, Jennifer Grey managed to pull out a win.  This doesn't give me any real joy. The results of the contest are usually completely off of my radar. But given the all out, insane push to stuff the ballot box as some delusional "payback" for the nonexistent voter fraud by the left in actual elections, I do have a small bit of satisfaction.

But what if Bristol had won? What exactly would that have proven? Nothing, not really. But it does speak to a trend.  One of the biggest reasons expressed by people voting 1,000s of times for Bristol was "to see liberals' heads explode." This was all about making the left angry, frustrated or otherwise get their panties in a twist. If you read any of the online chatter about it, you'll quickly find that there is far more talk about how many times they voted, and how great it would be if Bristol won--than anything about her skill as a dancer.  Check it out here if you don't believe me.  This situation is nearly exactly mirrored in just about any discussion around Sarah Palin's prospects for the Presidency.  They talk about her chances. They spin away her gaffes and malapropisms. They pump her up, and tout her as the ultimate candidate. But she's about as good a politician as Bristol is a dancer. No, scratch that. Bristol's better than that.

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Jennifer Grey is Dancing with the Stars Winner 2010: Did She Deserve It?

There was a lot of controversy on Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars and the controversy is continuing even after the winner has been announced. While Jennifer Grey has been given the title of Dancing with the Stars 2010 Champion, there are many viewers who think (for one reason or another) that she wasn’t deserving of the win. . .

Read more at: Twirlit

Bristol Palin, Dancing With the Stars and "Reality" TV

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I don't watch Dancing with the Stars. I also don't watch The Biggest Loser, The Amazing Race, Sarah Palin's Half-Baked Alaska, So You Think You Can Dance,  The Real Housewives of ANYWHERE, America's Got Talent or a host of other so-called "reality" shows. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an insufferable elitist who takes any sort of pride in not watching them (I don't even own a television, they sniff).  I've been a Survivor fan since the beginning, though I've bailed out of this season, as I have a few others. I've caught a few other shows here and there, and have watched full seasons of American Idol.  So I'm not beyond watching bad television. Hey, I've even watched The A-List New York.

So, though I have a confirmed case of Sarah Palin Derangement Syndrome, I don't begrudge her daughter Bristol having a slot on DWT (not so much) Stars.  I'm not even beyond a little sadistic glee when viewers "stuff the ballot box" on those shows that allow unlimited viewer voting.  Hey, they set the rules.  There's a site called Vote For the Worst that each year tries to do just that to American Idol.  So, let the viewers promote the--allegedly--untalented Palin daughter to the gold crown or whatever it is.  I guess.

The motives for doing that are a little blurry though. Vote for the Worst does it to AI just to put a stick in the spokes of a show that they think is silly.  But what are the Palin fans doing it for, exactly? When you've got a nationwide right-wing political talk show hostess, Tammy Bruce, spearheading an effort to vote for Bristol, my natural inclination is to be against that. But I guess I'm not. Whatevs, y'all.  I still wonder what they think it'll prove. And I wonder what it will do to future "vote for your favorite" reality shows.  Will they change the rules? Will future contestants on DWTS be dissuaded from even trying if there is an obvious "fan favorite" in the mix?  You watch. I don't really care!

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Bristol Palin's Dancing With the Stars' run fuels conspiracy theories

Bristol Palin in the finals of ABC ballroom competition Dancing With the Stars? Shocker!Conspiracy theory. The Palin Effect. Tea Partiers and other grassroots conservatives gaming the vote. . .

Read more at: KSDK.com

UPDATE: A new wrinkle I wasn't aware of, is that conservative sites are encouraging vote tampering of a sort in order to get Caribou Barbie Jr. more votes than she'd otherwise be able to get.  That's a horse--or moose--of a different color. It still isn't enough to get me too excited, but I'll bet it will inspire a new voting system next season.

Read about it at: Jezebel

Kathy Griffin Reacts to Levi Johnston & Bristol Palin's Engagement

Every woman has been where I am today. Raw, emotional and in full hair and makeup. For you broken-hearted people across the world and in parts of lower Wasilla, this one's for you! Keep the faith, keep your swagga.



Kathy Griffin

Palins Continue to Rake in the Money, This Time Bristol

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It's good to be a Palin! Most of America is still struggling with financial uncertainty, but the family-of-the-people, Sarah Palin and kin, are rolling in it. Now, far be it for me to disparage somebody for making an honest buck. But I can sure as hell disparage those people willing to pay to hear anyone from this brood speak.

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Bristol Palin Signs Deal For Up To $30,000 Per Speech

Bristol Palin has signed with a speakers bureau for a tidy sum of between $15,000 and $30,000 per speech, RadarOnline reports.


[UPDATE: Palin family attorney Thomas Van Flein confirmed with the AP that Bristol Palin has signed a deal with the bureau and that is indeed her fee range, but said the cost may be adjusted based on her target audience and the preparation required for a particular speaking engagement.]. . .

Read more at: Huffington Post

Bristol Palin to Play Bristol Palin

Oh, brother. Also.

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Bristol Palin Makes Acting Debut as Teen Mom

Bristol Palin, arguably the most famous teen mother in America, will make her acting debut playing herself on ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," the network announced today. . .

Read more at: ABC News

Thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet for the link.

Sarah Bristol Palin Responds to "Retarded" Family Guy Episode

Image from source, Think Progress

Oh, I just knew this was coming. On Sunday, FOX-TV aired an episode of Family Guy, where the main plotline dealt with Down Syndrome. Chris Griffin wanted to date a girl with Down Syndrome, since he'd heard they were nicer than ordinary folks. This culminated in a Broadway-style song by Stewie called "Down Syndrome Girl," followed by an actual date with the girl who--surprise!--turned out to be just as mean to Chris as all the other girls are.

Seth MacFarlane being who he is, he couldn't resist a little dig at Sarah Palin. When asked about herself, the girl tells Chris that her mother is the former Governor of Alaska. That was the extent of the joke. Never knowing when to ignore something, and going against her rule that "satire is OK," Palin--through her daughter--just had to comment.

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Palin attacks Family Guy’s ‘satire’ after excusing Limbaugh’s.

. . .People are asking me to comment on yesterday’s Fox show that felt like another kick in the gut. Bristol was one who asked what I thought of the show that mocked her baby brother, Trig (and/or others with special needs), in an episode yesterday. Instead of answering, I asked her what she thought. Here is her conscientious reply, which is a much more restrained and gracious statement than I want to make about an issue that begs the question, “when is enough, enough?”. . .

Read more at: Think Progress

Thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet for the link.

One More Bit on Sarah Palin - Andrew Sullivan

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Back when we were first introduced to Sarah Palin (lo those many. . .months ago), there wasn't much known about her. She never gave a press conference, and was late in giving interviews (and what fun those eventually were!). So, outside a few tidbits, the media and bloggers didn't have much to go on. Very shortly though, came a flood of rumors and innuendo, originating from Alaska.

It was during this short time period where the myth was born that Palin's family was savaged. The media barely touched the rumors, but bloggers did, at least until more current information came to light. It really was just a few days that the "babygate" rumor--the unlikely story of baby Trig's birth, and possible maternity issues--was lobbed about the blogosphere. Even on this blog, I didn't write much about it. But the issue really is kind of newsworthy. And for all this talk about friggin' birth certificates, what about Trig's? None of my business? Okay then, what of all of this talk about Palin's honesty?

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Beware the powerful fantasy world of Sarah Palin, Warrior Princess

What can one say about one of the most compelling and bizarre works of “non-fiction” on the market, Going Rogue by Sarah Palin?

I have to say it stymies me somewhat. Treating it as some kind of factual narrative to check (as I began to), or comparing its version of events with her previous versions of the same events (as I have), and comparing all those versions with what we know is empirical reality, is a dizzying task. . .

Read more at: TimesOnline (found at AmericaBlog)

Levi Johnston to Leak Embarrassing Palin Secrets?

You know, it's funny. When America first met Levi Johnston, Sarah Palin's almost future son-in-law, Democrats rolled their eyes. Republicans made excuses for why this didn't wreck the "abstinence only" plans, and Palin's standing as a "family values" advocate. Now that Johnston is removed from the Palin family, Republicans have stopped making excuses for him, and now make excuses for why he's irrelevant and is no reflection on Caribou Barbie.

Democrats, mean time, are still rolling their eyes. But we're also clapping our hands! Because the entertainment value is priceless.


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Kathy Griffin Interviews Levi Johnston

More blog-bait for me! Kathy Griffin filling in on Larry King Live, interviewing her "date," Levi Johnston. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol's baby daddy, if you aren't up on Days of Our Lives: Wasilla.

Letterman Apologizes to Palin

So, what do you think, does this apology put it to rest? I don't really think that David Letterman was under any obligation to apologize for these relatively tame jokes. Especially when others have unearthed similar jokes by Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno along the same lines. Where was the outrage then? But I've got to wonder, now that Letterman has issued a definitive apology, will this be the end of it? We'll see.



UPDATE: These are David Letterman's words:

"I told a joke that was beyond flawed and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception. And since it was a joke I told, I feel that I need to do the right thing here and apologize for having told that joke. It's not your fault that it was misunderstood, it's my fault. So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke. I'm sorry about it, and I'll try to do better in the future."

And yet, even though they know this, the right-wingers are still in a lather, falsely accusing Letterman of making a joke about statutory (or just ordinary) rape. Ludicrous. You really have to read some of it to believe it:

FreeRepublic

Olbermann & Margaret Carlson on Letterman/Palin Fight

Bravo to Margaret Carlson for pointing out that it was Sarah Palin who drug her family onto the political stage, and continued to push them out there, most recently with Bristol acting as an abstinence ambassador (talk about completely unqualified) for Candies. And the best metaphor yet: calling Bristol and Levi the "Charles and Di of the Klondike."

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Quote of the Day: A FReeper's Take on Bristol & Levi

Photo from source, Huffington Post

I wasn't going to do a post on the Bristol Palin-Levi Johnston breakup story. First, because the source was the Star, second because the delight I've taken in making fun of Sarah and Taaahhhd Palin has waned. Even after I saw that the story had been confirmed in the mainstream media by Levi Johnston himself, I thought, nah.

Then, I happened upon a page on FreeRepublic, the far-right outpost of the blogosphere. Among the usual "blame the media" comments (remember, Sarah herself hauled those kids into the public eye), I found a gem. Oh, it's stupid, but I just had to share:

"But, the Johnson mother is allegedly a drug seller; the sister just came out and spilled it to the Star--- the Johnsons don't seem like a family that gives a hoot. My understanding is they are Democrats. . ."

Oh noes! Democrats!!! Well then of course Ms. Palin should remain one of those "unmarried mothers" that Ann Coulter rants about, but with dispensation due to those horrible Democrats!

Source: FreeRepublic

Red State Update: Bristol Palin & Abstinence

Hee hee! I just love these guys. Bristol Palin, abstinence, teen pregnancy, and Greta Van Whatsername are the subjects, and Jackie and Dunlap do their usual, hilarious banter. Check it out.

Sarah Palin: You Want Some Cheese With That Whine?

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The reports of Sarah Palin's never ending whining about the evil librul media keep trickling out. And she's doing herself no favors. First, she comes off as incredibly naive as to how a major political candidate is treated these days. She is also pretending that the slings and arrows she endured were atom bombs. Mole hill, meet mountain.

She's probably just irked that she left the impression in most American minds that she's a half-wit. And she keeps on proving it. She is also conflating internet gossip with actual reporting. Yes, her family was discussed in less than glowing terms, largely due to their own actions, or to bizarre stories that begged to be discussed. But that was far from the mainstream media's main story on Palin, which more often focused on her extreme rhetoric, and divisive politics.

Yes, Mrs. Palin, for the first couple of days of your campaign, the blog was abuzz about Bristol, Trig, Tahhhd, Track, Truck and the rest. We didn't know anything about you, and the eccentricities of your family bubbled quickly to the surface. But, please don't pretend that that was all, most or even very much of what was being reported. You gave rare--and terrible--interviews. You came off like a dolt, and a mean dolt at that. A dim-bulb with supreme confidence. That's far too close to a certain President who is soon leaving office.

But oh, that Barack Obama! The media that does his bidding! The bloggers! And that evil Keith Olbermann! The worst part of this is that the 25%-ers--those folks who would vote for a deck chair if it was a Republican--will buy Sarah's bullshit hook, line and sinker. To that group, she'll always be the beleaguered, unfairly accused Saint Sarah. And right-wing talk radio and FOX "News,"--apparently not part of the mainstream media--will feed that mindset, for as long as Palin remains newsworthy.

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Palin accuses media of 'personal, salacious' reporting

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s office accused the media Friday of habitually taking her remarks out of context “to create adversarial situations,” and of pursuing “erroneous and often outrageous leads on a variety of non-issues. . .”

Read more at: CNN

Bristol Palin Likes Weird Names Too: Baby Tripp Born

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Since the earliest days of Sarah Palin's nationwide introduction, the rumors and conspiracy theories have abounded about the maternity of Trigg Palin, Sarah's fifth child. The right seized upon all of the chatter, trying to imply that this was out-of-bounds. Then they tried to pretend all other negative Palin stories were somehow linked to this one, tainting them all.

But the stories did not originate in some "in the tank" (oh how I loathe that phrase) for Obama media. No, the gossip started in Alaska, and followed Palin to national prominence. And it started because Palin had a whopper of a birth story. It flat-out didn't make sense, and other pieces of the story fit pretty neatly together, making it not at all unreasonable to believe that Trigg was actually Bristol Palin's kid.

As this story percolated, it was soon released that Bristol was five months pregnant. This seemed to rule out the conspiracy theory, as she was too far along to have given birth in April. Maybe. I have no real investment in the theory, but others do, and I'll bet you anything somebody has a timeline that fits.

Anyway, Bristol gave birth to (at least) her first child recently, and named him Tripp. I don't know what it is with this family and wacky names. . .even Dad--Levi--has one. It could be worse. She could have named him Wrangler.

The strangest thing about this story is that Bristol is a teenager in high school, and is still not married. . .and yet right-wingers are gaga about this story. All of that unwed teenage mother stuff that they're always railing against? IOKIYAR. That's It's OK If You're A Republican.

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Bristol Palin Baby Son Tripp Born

Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Sunday to a healthy 7 lb., 4 oz., baby boy in Palmer, Alaska. . .

Read more at: Huffington Post