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Thursday, May 28, 2009

News Incentivizing the Creation of a Fatherless Family

Posted by on Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:53 AM

Social conservatives usually oppose offering young mothers financial support—welfare benefits, food stamps, health insurance—because, they insist, this kind of "support" can lead to creation of fatherless families. But social conservatives do things differently in Alaska.

In an yet-to-be released interview with GQ, Levi Johnston, the ex-boyfriend of teen mom Bristol Palin (and father to her son, Tripp) reveals even more details about the dynamics of his relationship with Bristol and her family. Johnston told GQ that Todd Palin, on multiple occasions, offered to buy his daughter a car if she would break up him.

 

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Cracker Jack 1
She was holding out for a snow machine, ya-know!
Posted by Cracker Jack on May 28, 2009 at 9:01 AM
2
What #1 said.
Posted by Mr. Poe on May 28, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Loveschild 3
Those people are all kinds of wrong.
Posted by Loveschild http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_haiti_earthquake/ on May 28, 2009 at 9:07 AM
muggims 4
He should have offered Levi the car. The baby would have never been.
Posted by muggims on May 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Dr James 5
Have Levi's comments on how they used birth control 'almost' every time been dragged up to counteract Bristol's sex=babies abstinence whining yet?
Posted by Dr James on May 28, 2009 at 9:13 AM
6
Palin family: keepin' it classy!
Posted by au_gout on May 28, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Urgutha Forka 7
Levi is the gift that keeps on giving!
Posted by Urgutha Forka on May 28, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Katie B 8
Brilliant!
Posted by Katie B on May 28, 2009 at 10:18 AM
9
Todd Palin totally strikes me as Levi all grown up.
Posted by keshmeshi on May 28, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Lily Fluffbottom 10
You can help make this go away: stop posting about it.
Posted by Lily Fluffbottom on May 28, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Max Solomon 11
the more we hear about it the less of a shot she has in 2012. or 2016 when the real tussle will occur.
Posted by Max Solomon on May 28, 2009 at 10:58 AM
12
I will break up with Levi right now in exchange for a car. I will never go near him again.
Posted by Learned Hand on May 28, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Vince 13
The really frightening thing is they're breeding.
Posted by Vince on May 28, 2009 at 11:27 AM
crazycatguy 14
Maybe that's why the baby's middle name is "4-wheeler."
Posted by crazycatguy on May 28, 2009 at 12:14 PM
watchout5 15
Considering the boy in question I'd go for it.
Posted by watchout5 http://www.overclockeddrama.com on May 28, 2009 at 3:42 PM

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