Post by ladeda on Apr 8, 2009 11:44:25 GMT -5
Once again the Wassilla hill billy and her dysfunctional family are in the news.
Levi Johnson Bristol's ex showed up on the The Tyra Banks Show this week with his mom and sister in tow much to the surprise of Palin who wasn't happy about it and publicly attacked the Johnson clan.
We're Not White Trash
CBS News
April 8) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate in last year's presidential race, is a new grandmother.
But a war of words is escalating between her camp and Levi Johnston, the father of Tripp, the baby Palin's teenage daughter, Bristol, had in late December. Levi and Bristol have broken off their engagement.
On "The Tyra Banks Show" earlier this week, Johnston said Sarah Palin almost certainly knew the two teens were having sex before Bristol got pregnant, and he admitted the obvious -- that they didn't always practice safe sex.
Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez sat down with Johnston Tuesday night to get more of his side of the story, and it appears the bad blood in this family feud is getting thicker.
Johnston insists the Palins won't let him take Tripp out alone. He says he was heartbroken he and Bristol split -- and the campaign contributed to the breakup. He also says the Palins are lying about him.
Johnston told Rodriguez, "We're not trying to cash in on their name, you know. I'm just trying to get my side of the story out there. Letting people know who I am. Not what the magazines say I am."
Asked what the biggest misconception about him is, Johnston said, "Umm, probably that my family's white trash."
And he said Tripp already means the world to him, remarking, "Tripp's my family, my little boy. I don't know what I'd do without him. When I hold him, it's an amazing feeling. I just shake, you know?"
Was having Tripp a mistake?
"Not at all," Johnston replied. "I wouldn't call any baby a mistake. I mean, I love him more than anything. I wouldn't trade him for the world."
But now that he and Bristol have split up, Johnson continues to say, he isn't allowed to have private time with Tripp, even though he once lived in Sarah Palin's house.
Palin's camp says Johnston is lying about those former living arrangements.
Palin's Sister-in- Law Arrested
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (April 3) - Police say Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's sister-in-law is accused of breaking into the same home twice to steal money.
Deputy Wasilla Police Chief Greg Wood says 35-year-old Diana Palin was arrested Thursday after she was confronted by the homeowner in the governor's hometown of Wasilla. She faces two counts of felony burglary and misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and theft.
Levi Johnson Bristol's ex showed up on the The Tyra Banks Show this week with his mom and sister in tow much to the surprise of Palin who wasn't happy about it and publicly attacked the Johnson clan.
We're Not White Trash
CBS News
April 8) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate in last year's presidential race, is a new grandmother.
But a war of words is escalating between her camp and Levi Johnston, the father of Tripp, the baby Palin's teenage daughter, Bristol, had in late December. Levi and Bristol have broken off their engagement.
On "The Tyra Banks Show" earlier this week, Johnston said Sarah Palin almost certainly knew the two teens were having sex before Bristol got pregnant, and he admitted the obvious -- that they didn't always practice safe sex.
Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez sat down with Johnston Tuesday night to get more of his side of the story, and it appears the bad blood in this family feud is getting thicker.
Johnston insists the Palins won't let him take Tripp out alone. He says he was heartbroken he and Bristol split -- and the campaign contributed to the breakup. He also says the Palins are lying about him.
Johnston told Rodriguez, "We're not trying to cash in on their name, you know. I'm just trying to get my side of the story out there. Letting people know who I am. Not what the magazines say I am."
Asked what the biggest misconception about him is, Johnston said, "Umm, probably that my family's white trash."
And he said Tripp already means the world to him, remarking, "Tripp's my family, my little boy. I don't know what I'd do without him. When I hold him, it's an amazing feeling. I just shake, you know?"
Was having Tripp a mistake?
"Not at all," Johnston replied. "I wouldn't call any baby a mistake. I mean, I love him more than anything. I wouldn't trade him for the world."
But now that he and Bristol have split up, Johnson continues to say, he isn't allowed to have private time with Tripp, even though he once lived in Sarah Palin's house.
Palin's camp says Johnston is lying about those former living arrangements.
Palin's Sister-in- Law Arrested
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (April 3) - Police say Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's sister-in-law is accused of breaking into the same home twice to steal money.
Deputy Wasilla Police Chief Greg Wood says 35-year-old Diana Palin was arrested Thursday after she was confronted by the homeowner in the governor's hometown of Wasilla. She faces two counts of felony burglary and misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and theft.
