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December 29, 2008 6:30 PM

Sarah Palin Welcomes Grandson

America's most famous "hockey mom" is now a grandmother.

Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter Bristol has given birth to a healthy baby boy, People Magazine reports.

Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston was born in Palmer, Alaska, and weighed in at 7 lb., 4 oz.

"We think it's wonderful," Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, told People. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited."

Bristol Palin's pregnancy caused a stir when it became public soon after her mother was tapped to be the Republican vice presidential nominee.

The father of the baby, former Wasilla High School hockey standout Levi Johnston, had announced plans to marry Bristol in 2009.
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by hazelknows December 29, 2008 7:56 PM PST
Wow, how uninteresting. A co-workers neighbor had a baby yesterday too, that couple was married though.
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by airboatboy1 December 29, 2008 7:58 PM PST
I bet he''s a cute little ba$!ard!
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by sgtstedenko December 29, 2008 8:07 PM PST
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the future of the Republican party! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:14 PM PST
Is Sarah going to take the baz **** to see his other granny in prison?

LOL!!

(where''s Levi?)
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by shanev137 December 29, 2008 8:14 PM PST
Tripp?

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It goes well with Trick, Trak, Trig, and Trog.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:19 PM PST
sorry, I meant to say ''little'' baz ****... sounds better
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by jerryspoor December 29, 2008 8:24 PM PST
"announced plans to marry Bristol in 2009?"

He should wait until 2010 to make sure the baby is healthy before he marries her.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:24 PM PST
You are all hypocrits. leave the kids alone


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Posted by jedi23231


Where''s Levi??

LOL!
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by redtrash December 29, 2008 8:26 PM PST
Notice that only religious nutt case families as are the Palins have grandmammys at the age of 44, or younger.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:26 PM PST
How long before they can take him home to the trailer?
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by opedanderson December 29, 2008 8:29 PM PST
Vile, evil, nasty Democrats.

The amount of venom that you spit out towards this woman and her family is incredible.

If only you showed as much disdain towards one of your own in Illinois who REALLY has tried to corrupt the system......

But no, stick it to the woman who had the audacity to run for office when she should be at home barefoot, pregnant and making dinner.....

What enlightened people. What an enlightened party......
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:29 PM PST
How exciting!!
I wonder how old he will be when he gets his tooth.

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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:32 PM PST
Dammm this is funny!!

Where''s Levi?

LOL!!
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:36 PM PST
I guess grandpa ''First Duuuuude'' better fix the flat on their house.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:41 PM PST
The kid will be OK, he was born with a silver Copenhagen can in his mouth.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:43 PM PST
Where''s Levi?
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:46 PM PST
The thing that is really funny is that Granny said, "I''m really glad Bristol ''CHOSE''
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by dburfears December 29, 2008 8:49 PM PST
Abstinence education works! Oh wait... maybe not if you are related to Sarah.

So now that that their other Grandma is in jail, do the kiddies get to move into Granny''s trailer? Which family business will they take up? Drug dealing or politics? In Alaska it''s hard to tell which involves more illegal activity, so it''s not much of a choice.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:55 PM PST

Oh please, Obama was dealing crack while Palin was having her first kid.

You guys need to get a life


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Posted by jedi23231


Hold on... that would mean Obama was dealing crack when he was twelve years old.

Where''s Levi?
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 8:57 PM PST
The baby is fine and able to hold a pistol.


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Posted by BRdeckard


And a beer can I understand.
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by tawpdawg111 December 29, 2008 8:57 PM PST
I feel sorry for the father should he feel he would really rather NOT marry into this ''''family''''.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:00 PM PST
I feel sorry for the father should he feel he would really rather NOT marry into this ''''''''family''''''''.


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Posted by tawpdawg111


He''s gone!!

He took some of grannie''s drug money and split!!
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by monitutonka December 29, 2008 9:00 PM PST
The only reason there was so much fuss raised when it became known tht Sarah Palin''s daughter was pregnant was because the liberals were looking for any dirt they could find and the media jumped on it.
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by debinok1 December 29, 2008 9:01 PM PST
The ONLY thing about this article that bothers me is the fact that once again a single teen mother is in the headlines. We don''t need to hide them in the attic or send them off to some unwed mothers home but can we at least keep them out of the spotlight.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:05 PM PST
Hold the PHONE! Sarah Palin believes in witches, right? Maybe a Demon Spawn done invaded her daughter and "Levi," the hockey-playing high school droput never TOUCHED her!!! I bet that''''s IT!! Let''''s all lay hands on that demon child and pray for his redemption!!!


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Posted by raflin0010


That''ll work!

Hey Sarah, when people ask you ''where''s Levi'' you can tell them the witches got him. Beats alien abduction.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:15 PM PST
RIP
GOP

LOL!
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by idnnsg December 29, 2008 9:18 PM PST
"The only reason there was so much fuss raised when it became known tht Sarah Palin''s daughter was pregnant was because the liberals were looking for any dirt they could find and the media jumped on it." -- monitutonka

There are actually TWO really good reasons why this became a story:

1. The hypocrisy! Another "good Christian girl", raised by a born-agin'', bible-believin'' mother, has illegal, underage s3x, producing another b@st@rd child, and they all pretend to be "happy" about it! As if being trailer trash was something to be proud of!

2. The idiocy! McCain didn''t spend more than about 10 minutes vetting his running mate. He made an extremely bad choice, and that reflected very poorly on his judgment.

See, ***? It''s not just some kind of conspiracy amongst the "liberals" and the so-called "liberal media"! When you''re running for president and your incompetence and hypocrisy are exposed by your own bad choices, THAT''S NEWS!
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:27 PM PST
Too much fun.

Good night wingnuts, sorry your heros are all trailer trash losers. Let us know when Levi turns up.
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by lemonskink December 29, 2008 9:29 PM PST
Tripp, Ripp, Flipp, Gypp, what''s up with these names the Palin rednecks come up with? Here''s more to see of the new baby right here:

http://www.ronnierayjenkins.com/topics/education/The_Ballad_of_Caribou_Barbie/
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by nanc12 December 29, 2008 9:29 PM PST
So, there''s no such thing as a GILF, is there? Sarah must be totally bummed to not be a MILF anymore, you betcha.
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by lemonskink December 29, 2008 9:32 PM PST
Thank God, the baby wasn''t born on Christmas. It would surely have been a sign to the GOP to have her run in 2012. The bright shining star of Bethlehem would have been a crackling bug light in their backyard.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:33 PM PST
So, there''''s no such thing as a GILF, is there? Sarah must be totally bummed to not be a MILF anymore, you betcha.


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Posted by nanc12


I was leaving but you caught my attention. In answer to your question, yes there is such a thing when you''re my age. The females in that family are breedin'' stock. Just have to be careful when you mess around with that class.
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:37 PM PST
You libs can go to H*ll and we look forward to trashing the Sewer trash from Chicago for the next 4 years.


Posted by mccain08nc



We own the White House, congress and soon the judicial... and we own you!! What happens in your life will be determined by us for the next sixteen years (at least).

YOU BETTER BE NICE, WINGNUT!!
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:42 PM PST
You libs can go to H*ll and we look forward to trashing the Sewer trash from Chicago for the next 4 years.


Posted by mccain08nc



CHICKEN!!
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:45 PM PST
See unlike whining libs I don''''t beleive it is anyones fault but my own if I fail in life. So I no fear of libs having control of teh country for a while. It won''''t take long teh US to see how screwed up your views are.

Just like in the nineties you all will screw it up and republicans will get back control it has happend evry time libs have had control. But now they are incontrol who are you going to blame for your miserable life.




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Posted by mccain08nc


WOW!

You''re not from here!

You''re al Queada, aren''t you, hoping McCain would be elected and keep this crazy war going to drain our economy, aren''t you?
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:47 PM PST
You got Me!!!!!! Dumb*ss



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Posted by mccain08nc


LOL!!

Where''s Levi?
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:50 PM PST
You telling me your favorite meal?




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Posted by mccain08nc


Kinda like yours is crow.

mccain08.... LMAO!!

Maybe you should change that to GILF08
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by bjcone8559 December 29, 2008 9:53 PM PST
Kinda like yours is crow.

mccain08.... LMAO!!

Maybe you should change that to GILF08


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Posted by nowaymcgoo

I meant GILF24
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by homespunlady December 29, 2008 9:53 PM PST
So, have they sealed that "deal" with CMT for exclusive wedding coverage on that "redneck wedding" show?

Hope they have bridal party mudrastlin'' like one of the other weddings that show had or maybe we can watch them get wedding band tattoos!

If they wait a little longer little Tripp-Lite can be ring bearer or tattoo thingamajig holder.

Why did they name him after so many companies? Did the companies pay for the publicity or is that some odd NEOCON ritual?

Anyway sorry to hear Levi''s mom got so busted for all those drug charges and had her trailer raided in such a crass way. Hopefully Levi''s doing well on his oil pipeline job his future father-in-law got him after he decided to drop out of High School.

Maybe they''ll hold off on more babies until after the wedding.

Best wishes and congratulations to the "happy" couple.
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by lemonskink December 29, 2008 9:59 PM PST
Too bad Johnston''s mother is in jail awaiting drug trafficking charges. That ought to go nice in the baby''s scrapbook.
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by homespunlady December 29, 2008 10:05 PM PST
Posted by mccain08nc at 09:59 PM : Dec 29, 2008

So wish the "happy" couple well and congratulations for their "achievement" and ignore those rude comments.
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by homespunlady December 29, 2008 10:17 PM PST
What you say about this teenage can be said about evry underage pregnant girl out there.
Posted by mccain08nc at 10:07 PM : Dec 29, 2008


and there are SO MANY of them lately...reflects so well back on this nation for the rest of the world as we nose dive into Third World status. Declining morals, declining education levels, declining income, declining employment, declining living standards, skyrocketing pregnancy rates, skyrocketing illegal drugs and nearly the HIGHEST imprisonment percentage in the WORLD - outdone only by some 3rd world "Banana Republic".

If it''s so bad that you have to either cry or laugh - I''ll take laugh. Heck that saga doesn''t even need any embellishment to make it ridiculous satire and ironically it actually is for real!
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by troutfisher4 December 29, 2008 10:26 PM PST
from MILF to GILF

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by homespunlady December 29, 2008 10:31 PM PST
Posted by mccain08nc at 10:23 PM : Dec 29, 2008

Yep or you can have a "shotgun wedding" and force BOTH of the KIDS into a lifetime of misery quietly beating or blaming each other until like that preacher''s wife''s shooting him in the Carolinas or that murderous "Santa" the other day happens and everyone wails that it was "surprise".

Strange world isn''t it?
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by homespunlady December 29, 2008 10:37 PM PST
Posted by ainttaken at 10:34 PM : Dec 29, 2008

Please stay on topic and NOT be so rude. I''m sure you can Rise above the such unacceptable comments.
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by homespunlady December 29, 2008 10:42 PM PST
The problem is 99% of the lazy welfare riders before Obama will still be lazy welfare riders after Obama.
Posted by mccain08nc at 10:36 PM : Dec 29, 2008

Are you referring to the TARP recipients getting their 700 Billion dollars of WORKING taxpayer''s money in "Wealthfare"?

I''ve heard they moved all that money to their OFFSHORE accounts and are now at their "vacation homes" in Paraguay and Bahrain.
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by homespunlady December 29, 2008 10:55 PM PST
Posted by mccain08nc at 10:45 PM : Dec 29, 2008

I was cheering when the House shot the First attempt down. Then there was a LOT of lies, threats and a warning of Martial Law being imposed. The result? Bush''s THREE PAGE with NO oversight bill got loaded with pork and stayed the same as HE wanted as far as handing over our nation to the Treasury Secretary and his CRONIES. It WAS supposed to be a bill to resolve the HOUSING collapse - NOT the DERIVATIVE GAMBLING DEBTS of the WEALTHFARE ELITE.
Par for the course - everything W has touched has turned into a crisis and disaster.

Personally I''d prefer Ron Paul as he defined this crisis over 2 years ago when the Presidential Beauty Contest began but the TRUTH about this nation is too "ugly" for EITHER major party to look at.
The result- we''ve elected airhead puppets in BOTH parties.
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by hennighg December 29, 2008 11:03 PM PST
Now, will she ever become a mother-in-law?
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by shanev137 December 29, 2008 11:04 PM PST
Guess they have to add on to the singlewide.
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by idnnsg December 29, 2008 11:24 PM PST
"So if this so called hypocracy was news why the did teh sqirmy libs not hting the Chicago Sewer trash sitting in a black KKK meeting for 20 years wasn''t news." -- mccain08nc

Well, that''s because there is no such thing as "a black KKK meeting", and the church services Obama attended were nothing like what you are trying to imply. Read what the pastor actually said sometime. Don''t just rely on distortions from O''Reilly and Limbaugh et. al., who take parts out of context and use them to spread hate and fear.

"Why did the sqirmy libs not think kicking your political career of in a terroist home was news." -- mccain08nc

Just like the above... no such thing ever happened. That was just 1 home of 10 or 20 Obama was in that day, and the "terrorist" you''re referring to was, at that time, considered an upstanding member of the community, one who sat on a Republican-funded educational board.
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