Palin daughter, fiance consider summer wedding

[kskiska]

Source: AP

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — The teenage pregnant daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her boyfriend are considering a summer wedding.

Bristol Palin, 17, and Levi Johnston, 18, haven't set a wedding date yet, his mother, Sherry Johnston, said Thursday.

The two have been considering getting married next summer, "but that could change," she said during a short interview outside her Wasilla home. The baby is due in late December.

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gKRZxLyeifiDv3EMzX4Q7zNveXAgD93IMMJO0

[livetohike]

1. Maybe they are hoping for a White House wedding

:eyes: I'll bet they get married Nov. 5.

[Finite]

26. And a Spring divorce perhaps..

[polichick]

2. I'll bet Levi high-tails it out of there as soon as McCain-Palin loses.

[HillRodWins]

5. What if this young man does not want to get married?

I feel sorry for him.  

[polichick]

9. He doesn't want to (supposedly), that's why I think he'll split.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. What if Bristol doesn't want to get married?

What if she doesn't really want to have this baby?

I feel sorry for both of them. :(

[polichick]

18. I still think Trig is her baby.

[pointblank]

40. I do too

what happened to that?

the evidence I saw speaks for itself.

[Teacher in SC]

42. That would explain what so many of us have said about...

the utter lack of maternal connection between Palin and Trig. Not that I see her have any emotional connection to any of her children -- maybe Piper, but that's it.

[customerserviceguy]

22. Screwing he gets

for screwing he got. He wasn't raised by brainwashing fundies, I'd bet a mooseburger that he's heard of condoms.

[George II]

31. What if?? He already said in his Myspace page he wasn't interested in marriage or kids!

[renate]

47. then he shouldn't have had sex with the daughter of a vindictive governor

He's just stupid if he doesn't want marriage or kids and then engages (no pun intended) in an action that is precisely designed to have exactly those consequences.

It's Bristol I feel sorry for. I really don't want to see her forced to marry some lout who doesn't want to be there. That would be so sad.

[Demeter]

24. I'm With You!

This couple has nowhere to go but down.

[George II]

32. It's a "marriage to nowhere"

[Journeyman]

3. I can't get beyond the sad thought these "plans" hinge on the outcome in November . . .

[LeftyMom]

4. Post-baby, post-election?

Yeah right. That kid's going to take his payoff and move far away faster than you can blink.

If they were getting married they'd have done it already.

[cosmicone]

6. and a fall divorce? n/t

[hamsterjill]

12. My thoughts, too!

n/t

[Political Tiger]

7. So much for protecting "traditional marriage."

After all, aren't you supposed to get married BEFORE the baby comes?

[thereismore]

8. I bet Sen. McCain won't send a present. nt

[merwin]

23. I bet McCain was the father!

:)

[moriah]

43. Hey now....

Surely she has better taste. (Daughter, not Mom.)

[rocktivity]

11. Don't the summers last longer in Alaska?

Hands up who DOESN'T think this story is a plant.

:woohoo:
rocknation

[truthisfreedom]

13. McCain's crew must not be too happy with that idea. I'm sure they hoped for wedding hoopla before

the election.

[Indenturedebtor]

14. In a completely unrelated story - shotgun sales have skyrocketed as people around the nation

identify with the Palin family story :eyes:

[WatchWhatISay]

15. Can we stop picking on these kids?

With Sarah's narcissistic personality disorder, whiny, nasal intonation, and snide sarcasm, I thinks there is a decent chance her daughter got herself into this situation intentionally in order to get out of the house. I bet life with her mother is a nightmare.

I hope these kids are truly devoted to each other, and if so, I don't care when and where they get married. And if they are not, then I hope they don't get married, thinking that will make things right.

[NoQuarter]

17. Devoted? There's no connection whatsoever.

Bristol and Levi sat shoulder-to-shoulder. But not once did they look at each other, speak to each other, or in any way acknowledge each other's physical
presence. Not once. For an entire hour. Instead, Bristol stared straight ahead and Levi had the glazed look of a trapped feral animal.

Then when Sarah wound up her autograph signing and the people sitting in front of him on the bleacher began climbing down, Levi stood up and, without
looking at or speaking to his betrothed, turned in the opposite direction and walked away.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donald-craig-mitchell/this-weeks-palin-primer-f_b_127074.html

[llmart]

27. Very astute.....

I thought I was the only one here that was aware of the fact that Sarah Palin is a classic case of narcissistic personality disorder.

[WatchWhatISay]

36. I can't take any "astuteness" credit

as I first read about the possiblility of this in other threads here, along with excellent support of why she fits the definition so well. This is one of those threads:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6973668

which includes this excellent post by Morning Dew:


Narcissitic personality disorder

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

has a grandiose sense of self-importance
is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
believes that he or she is "special" and unique
requires excessive admiration
has a sense of entitlement
is interpersonally exploitative
lacks empathy
is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her
shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

[George II]

33. well, it worked...

...the story is that once Sarah Six Pack found out she was knocked up she threw her out and shipped her off to her aunt's house.

[kskiska]

16. According to the Enquirer, Palin tried to force the marriage

before the VP announcement was made. Bristol refused. Reports are that the mother-daughter relationship has a stormy history. The daughter was known as a rebellious party girl with numerous boyfriends. Friends say the boy is a drug user - oxycontin, cocaine, etc..

[chelsea0011]

19. Now what are those stats of teenage marriages lasting how long?

[screwfacecapone]

20. I hate to bring race into this but...

If Sarah Palin was black or latino, then she'd be called irresponsible, a welfare queen, or just about any other disparaging remark. However, she's the daughter of a republican, thus she deserves our sympathy and support.

[librechik]

21. Oh, Goody! Maternity Gowns! n/t

[Tangerine LaBamba]

25. How very Christian.......

A traditional white wedding, I assume, complete with veil and Daddy Tawd walking his little princess down the aisle to her betrothed, who will be waiting there with a gun stuck in his lower back?

Maybe if they wait a bit longer, their spawn could be IN the wedding, serving as, maybe, ringbearer?

[FarCenter]

28. Will the little bastard be born before then?

[olddad56]

34. cheap shot, it isn't the baby's fault.

[lady raven]

45. That's uncalled for

And I say that on behalf of my "bastard" twins, whose father I married after their birth because I wanted my brother to be home from Iraq to attend my wedding (Got pregnant AFTER the engagement, as if it matters).

I'm sure I'm not the only DU member who got pregnant out of wedlock, and I'm probably not the only one offended by the "bastard" comment.

[lady raven]

48. I apologize for my tone.

I still feel offended by that terminology. It's outdated and judgmental, and it labels an innocent child. That said, I had a moment of thin skin and lashed out. Now it's too late to edit, so I'm just going to apologize for the tone of my post.

[Hekate]

49. I understand

:hug: :hug: One for each of the twins and one for you :hug:

That particular cheap shot is almost irresistible under the political circumstances, but best refrained from anyway.

That said, I hope your wedding was as gorgeous as the one my SIL threw for her son, her pregnant daughter in law, and their toddler. Better late than never, and the bride wore white with a bouquet of scarlet roses, and all the bridesmaids wore scarlet as well. Everyone was there and love was in the air. My SIL has a heart as big as all outdoors, and is the most wonderful Mom, MIL, and Grandma I think I've ever known. May you be as blessed.

Somehow I don't think the Palin daughter and her boyfriend are going to be that lucky, nor is their baby. It's gone from "Okay they're not hiding anything" to "Jeez, could they just send all the kids on back home with a nanny so they can lead a semi-normal life away from the campaign?!" Every one of those kids is a prop, and I think that boy is going to run as far away as he can -- possibly even join the Army. :-(

Hekate

[ladywnch]

29. is it just me or did Bristol not look pregnant at the debates last night?

unless I was looking at the wrong daughter (which is possible) she does NOT look 6 months pregnant. Was she the one who was holding the baby at the end of the debate? And I thought when her pregnancy was revealed she was already 6 months pregnant at the end of Aug.

[beac]

35. That was 'Willow" the middle daughter.

Bristol wasn't there.

[NotThisTime]

39. The pregnant daughter wasn't on stage at least, she must be 32 WEEKS pregnant if she's due in Dec...

She isn't five months pregnant if due in December...

I'm still wondering why Palin is sitting around the table to pay tuition, who is she paying it for? She's zero for 2...

[George II]

30. Come November 6, when McCain-Palin lose, my bet is he loses her like....

...a bad penny!!

[Jennicut]

37. I hope they think long and hard about it.

My husband was the result of a teenage pregnancy, his parents eventually married at 19 and 18. Needless to say it was a disaster and my husband's father ended up as a miserable alcoholic and his mother was afraid for her safety and that of her child. Sometimes the best option is not to get married. Very tough decision to make at 17 and 18 years old. I do wish Bristol the best. Its her mother I don't like, not her.

[Elidor]

38. .

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOxhzAm7fY

[Javaman]

41. better than even odds that after winky and blinky lose the election

levi either gets shot gunned in to marrying this kid or he vanishes only to turn up on a fishing boat in Thailand 5 years from now.

[Cali_Democrat]

44. FREE LEVI

http://freelevi.org/Real_Time_with_Bill_Maher.html

[gauguin57]

46. Sorry, but I still expect the "miracle miscarriage" after the election.

Which would add fuel to the rumor that Trig is really Bristol's.