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Me neither. And yet here we are</p>
<p>Point, set and match, swimcatsmom! (Though I liked the original way you wrote your post better!!!)</p>
<p>"Was it the Playgirl article that got everybody fired up? "</p>
<p>Sarah Palin’s pimping her daughter is what got me fired up during the campaign. </p>
<p>I feel sorry for Bristol. She didn’t ask to be in the spotlight, the last thing that a high school student teen mom needed. But once her mom put her and Levi there for political reasons, lots of people – including me – were interested.</p>
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<p>I have it saved, swimcatsmom. You owe me :)</p>
<p>Lefties seem to have a thing for accusing female politicians of “pimping” their daughters. Wasn’t it that neanderthal at MSNBC, David Shuster, who accusted Hillary Clinton of “pimping out” her daughter because Chelsea was on the campaing trail.</p>
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<p>No fair!!!</p>
<p>"Lefties seem to have a thing for accusing female politicians of “pimping” their daughters. Wasn’t it that neanderthal at MSNBC, David Shuster, who accusted Hillary Clinton of “pimping out” her daughter because Chelsea was on the campaing trail. "</p>
<p>I don’t have a problem in general with politicians taking their offspring and relatives on the campaign trail. I do have a problem with a politician putting her pregnant high school teen daughter and her daughter’s high school drop-out fiancee in the public eye. I think teen parents have enough of a challenge ahead of them without having to be in the international spotlight like Palin put those teens. An example was how photographers were there when McCain greeted Levi at the airport as if Levi was a dignitary.</p>
<p>I really dont have a dog in this fight . But if I remember correctly it was the press that first exposed Bristol, Levi and the pregnancy to the public. SP was pretty much forced to bring Bristol front and center. It was a no win situation for SP and all of the Palins. Once SPs name was out there as a possible running mate, the press made sure no stone (not matter how private) was unturned. Even if SP had turned down the Republican VP candidacy, it was too late to protect Bristols privacy.</p>
<p>The fact is for whatever reason the Bristol - Levi saga sells; they are ALL over the media (print, TV, on-line ). Im not sure its possible for them to ever regain their privacy - whether they sell their story or not.</p>
<p>At this point, Bristol and Levi have chosen to be very public. Yes, originally, the parents put them in the limelight. True, they can never be 100% private, but they surely could opt out of the limelight by not granting interviews and all that they are choosing to do. </p>
<p>For instance, Chelsea Clinton cannot help that she is in the news given being the daughter of famous politicians. But she doesn’t seek out public exposure and interviews about her personal life and in fact, has gone to great lengths to try to obtain some semblance of privacy. </p>
<p>As for those who are shaking fingers at those who are discussing this news story, it is ironic that you are posting here and reading the posts yourselves.</p>
<p>Watching Palin Derangement Syndrome on College Confidential is like slowing down to look at a wreck backing up traffic on the highway.</p>
<p>If traffic were backed up, why would you need to slow down?</p>
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<p>To keep from rear-ending the car in front.</p>
<p>I hope they don’t get “re-engaged”; IMO they are not mature enough for a commitment like marriage yet.</p>
<p>I don’t mean that in a deragatory way. Different kids mature at different rates. Levi and Bristol and the baby will still be around in a couple years, they can get married then if they want to. But I suspect she may be interested in marrying him just because he’s the father of the baby–thinking perhaps that “proving” Levi is her True Love makes an unwed pregnancy less of a “mistake” since it just means having a baby with your husband sooner rather than later. </p>
<p>Well, maybe she and Levi are perfect for each other, maybe they’re not. I hope they’re both going into this with their eyes open in case they’re not compatible. The pattern so far does not bode well, IMO.</p>
<p>Just curious interesteddad-- it looks like you popped in to take over the chastizing of posters here when zoos took leave. Yet you said you have no interest in this topic. Were you called in to bat cleanup? Just wonderin’… Its ok. Its just curious. As sooze and swimcatsmom asked, if posters aren’t interested in the topic, what brings them to the thread? Just a hypothetical question…</p>
<p>^^somehow I think the engagement will work until Levi gets his money from the media (this time a music video) and then it will all far apart again.</p>
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I have no idea what Levi will do, but I still think it’s really ugly for parents to have been enjoying themselves when it looked like he had impregnated another girl. It’s just mean. If people are fine with leaving that impression, that’s certainly fine for them. I would just hate to put that out into the universe and have it come back in the form of heartbreak for my kid.</p>
<p>That said, I do agree that they shouldn’t be selling their stories and should be keeping their mouths shut for the sake of their child.</p>
<p>I’m not enjoying myself with these kids’ trials and tribulations. I am commenting on this news story, as you are, Zoosermom. We may have different opinions, but we are both commenting on what’s in the news. The fact that it seems like a soap opera playing out in the public view is commentary, not enjoyment. I find both their situation, as well as the fact that they have chosen to be so public with it, to be quite unfortunate.</p>
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I agree with you on that. It is beyond unfortunate, particularly when there is a baby involved and in this era of permanent media, none of this nonsense will ever go away, even if both Bristol and Levi mature into the finest adults anyone could know.</p>
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Maybe some posters enjoy constantly critiquing and bashing the posters who comment about Bristol and Levi. Ironically, it merely serves to continue to breathe life into this thread-- where other posters will see it at the top of the “new posts” list and perhaps bring more posters here to comment about Bristol and Levi. Seems counter-intuitive.</p>