Slog - Comments on This Should End Well http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well NYT: But last Friday night, two longtime and once promising young players—Ms. Palin’s eldest, Track, and her soon to be son-in-law, Levi Johnston—were absent from the hockey arena in Wasilla as the coaches made the final cuts for the new season of the area’s elite amateur team, the Alaska Avalanche. Track Palin, 19, is being deployed this week to Iraq with the Army, after separating his shoulder and abruptly giving up on a hockey career last year. Mr. Johnston, 18, who is about to become a father, has dropped out of Wasilla High School and also quit hockey. “He... Copyright 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:13:00 -0800 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:16:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave and this is why abortion should be an option!

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139964 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139964 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:17:43 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Can't wait for him to leave her once Obama takes the office.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139973 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139973 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:22:57 -0800 Comment by Carollani Or at least adoption! If you don't want to "kill" a "baby" you could at least insure that the child will grow up in a stable, healthy environment (i.e. not with two stupid teenagers and a crazy fucking grandma).

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139975 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139975 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:23:25 -0800 Comment by Ziggity Look, Dan, it's like Levi said: He's a fuckin' redneck. Anyone fucks with him he'll kick ass.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139979 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139979 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:25:05 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage And don't forget... "I don't want kids."

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139984 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139984 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:27:10 -0800 Comment by Plan B Lets see..eldest son ends hockey career to join the military and it all plays out just as mommy is running for VP, I think PR stunt. Wouldn't a shoulder injury that ends a hockey career also pose a problem in all the physical activities required of military personal?
As for the hottie who spooged up in Plains daughter when will he be joining the military? It seems like the American thing to do and he really does not have that many options other that gay for pay porn. I would bet it will be some time before the end of this election. I also want to know if Plains son receives any special treatment and protection while in the military?

]]> Plan B http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139986 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139986 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:27:20 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe @3

That isn't part of God's plan. Not here. M-hm.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139987 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139987 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:27:22 -0800 Comment by DOUG. "Lost his way" my ass. He fucked his way to the White House and left that hillbilly town behind. It's the American Dream!

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139988 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139988 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:27:29 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie I suppose there's some small comfort in this. Even if we do elect President Grampa in the fall, at least Sarah Palin's personal life is turning into tabloid hell.

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139990 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139990 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:29:55 -0800 Comment by lark Dan,
Granted, Levi & Bristol have a poor chance at a successfull marriage. But, it's probably the same chance that Aun Dunham & Barack Obama, Sr. had in 1961 when they married and she was carrying Barack, Jr. Sure, hammer away at Levi & Bristol's situation but it is beating a dead horse. I can appreciate totally why the Obama campaign doesn't even want to go there.

]]> lark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139993 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139993 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:34:42 -0800 Comment by max solomon this will only further endear the Palin family to the independent redneck undecideds. hey, my teenage daughter is pregnant, too! hey, my teenage son knocked up his GF & dropped out of HS, too! hey, my teenage son got caught stealing vodka & had to sign up to be cannon fodder, too!

that palin family is just like our family!

idiocracy.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139994 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139994 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:36:23 -0800 Comment by SeMe DOUG nailed it, no pun intended. this kid has a promising future in the GOP. high school drop out? no problem, hell, he will be in DC attending catholic university in no time.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139996 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139996 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:39:21 -0800 Comment by cressona Isn't that wonderful. It looks like Levi here is responding to fatherhood much the same way Dan Savage is responding to a one-week dip in Obama's poll numbers.

]]> cressona http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1139999 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:42:01 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop I actually feel bad for that kid. Here he is, a proud redneck, playing hockey, drinking beer, and nailin' his girlfriend. Minding his own beeswax, basically.

Then, ka-boom, dude is thrown into the national spotlight, and will no doubt be married by the end of the year. No more hockey, no more Myspace.

Yeah, Levi shoulda wrapped that shit up. Stupid. But, god, he's just a kid. He's not even related to Sarah Palin. I bet that motherfucker isn't even registered to vote.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140000 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140000 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:42:23 -0800 Comment by Karla On one hand, I'm thinking the kid has it made. He knocked up the gravy train, got a nice haircut, and doesn't have to get a high school education because he's too busy showing America the blessed power of choosing life.

But I also wonder if the poor guy's in a terrified panic, plotting his way to escape the claws of Clan Palin and the GOP before the (presumably red, white & blue themed) shotgun wedding. Is anyone laying odds on the kid just up and disappearing?

FREE LEVI!

]]> Karla http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140001 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140001 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:42:46 -0800 Comment by GK
I bet he wished he used a condom.


But, unfortunately, he didn't learn about it in his abstinence-only sex-ed class.

]]> GK http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140004 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140004 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:46:52 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO “He just lost his way"

No, he found his way...to bristol's sweet 17 year old pussy.

NO SYMPATHY!

Also, LMAO @ 11...

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140019 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140019 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:56:34 -0800 Comment by max solomon @15: when you make that bumper sticker, i'll take 10.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140025 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140025 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:58:18 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
Sounds like the American Royals are at it again...

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140026 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140026 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:58:29 -0800 Comment by Eli Tough to tell Slog from Us Magazine these days. OMG AK teen makes poor choices!! Could we get a weekly condensed digest for this tripe?

]]> Eli http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140067 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140067 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:21:13 -0800 Comment by Give it a rest already Dan, your obsession with all things Bristol/Levi has rocketed past annoying and is closing in on frightening. Does someone need to scedule an intervention?

]]> Give it a rest already http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140112 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140112 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:53:22 -0800 Comment by Talldrinkofwater @14 "Here he is, a proud redneck, playing hockey, drinking beer, and nailin' his girlfriend."

Have they been together long? (I really don't know, nor do I care enough to do any research about it)

I mean, I know the media's been playing it up like they've been sweethearts for a long time but in my wicked imagination, I thought of him being like, "Bristol who?? You mean that girl from my math class?? I haven't seen her since that one night when we... oh, shit!"

]]> Talldrinkofwater http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140122 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140122 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:57:27 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind I wouldn't have thought it possible to feel sorry for Levi, but getting mixed up with the Palin family is the worst thing that could have happened to him. Within six months, I predict he'll either be dead by his own hand or holding down a six-figure job for which he's completely unqualified. Either way, his life is never again going to be his own.

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140197 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140197 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:33:48 -0800 Comment by Leslie N. I want a "Free Levi" sticker. I'm only a few years older than him, his stupid decision as that of a stupid, stupid teenage male makes me sort of sympathetic. If Palin wasn't in the national spotlight? He wouldn't be pressured at all. He'd either be an involved dad (which I see as unlikely, things given) or a deadbeat, but not shackled to that fucked up family. As it is...FREE the poor son of a bitch.

]]> Leslie N. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140200 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140200 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:33:57 -0800 Comment by inkweary He is all the requirements to become a popular televangelist preacher. If he does so he will make bank.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140209 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140209 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:44:24 -0800 Comment by Charm Hold the phone! I agree the family is messed up, and the last thing this girl should do is make another mistake and marry this loser, but that doesn't give Levi a free pass.

He should serve as an example to Republicans everywhere. THIS is what you get when you teach abstinence only.

He should also serve as an example to teenage boys everywhere. THIS is what you get when you don't practice safe sex.

And let's not forget the girls. Bristol (my god, what messed up baby book did this woman get her children's names from? Don't let her name the baby!!!) is serving as an example to teenage girls everywhere. HE is what you get when you don't get your sex education off the internet if they teach abstinence only in your sex ed. class.

If Sarah doesn't get the VP gig, I suspect Levi will disappear quietly into the night.

]]> Charm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140233 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140233 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:54:39 -0800 Comment by inkweary @25 should read "He *has*" not *is*.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140308 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140308 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:25:37 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV @ No. 1: This is why abortion retroactive to age eighteen should be an option!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140310 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140310 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:27:21 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @26,

The thing is, that's what Republicans want. That's at least one reason why they don't give a shit that abstinence only doesn't work. That's a feature, not a bug. They want teenagers to get pregnant and then get married. Then we'll all be as miserable as the average Republican, shackled to someone you can't stand for the good of the children.

At least until the husband gets a mid-life crisis and dumps his crippled/breast cancer survivor wife for a hottie millionaire/lobbyist.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140338 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:44:21 -0800 Comment by Sam My question is, WHEN did his grades start to suffer and he quit high school?

If it was around the time when Palin got thrust into the national spotlight, Levi Johnston is one child left behind by the republicans.

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140412 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:26:24 -0800 Comment by consider this can anybody explain why (grand) mama sarah palin does not charge this kid with statutory rape? after all, he is 18 and having sex with a minor? hello family values. must we all say in unison... HYPOCRITES!

]]> consider this http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140414 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:26:43 -0800 Comment by midwaypete Levi and Bristol are going to be contestants on the next season of Temptation Island.

]]> midwaypete http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140420 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140420 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:29:35 -0800 Comment by Karla For those who asked...you shall receive:
http://www.cafepress.com/runlevirun

(For the record, I worked up a pretty nice Levi graphic, but it got flagged by the higher-ups. I'm not sure how long 'til the Palin graphic gets yoinked.)

]]> Karla http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140556 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140556 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:51:46 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO @ 33: I just love the infant one-sie. So apropos

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140602 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140602 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:24:53 -0800 Comment by Free Levi theat poor poor kid, and Bristol too.

Free Levi

]]> Free Levi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140708 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140708 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:45:07 -0800 Comment by Brandon Burt I feel sorry for Levi--all he wanted was a little action in the back of his pickup after the monster-truck rally or whatever. And suddenly a bunch of joyless campaign operatives are getting his hair styled and dressing him up in a suit and tie so he can stand up with the family at the RNC.

A lifetime of abstinence-only education could not have prepared the poor lunk for this bullshit.

]]> Brandon Burt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140861 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/this_should_end_well#c1140861 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:16:08 -0800