Levi Johnston: World, meet the most famous high school hockey player of all time

So if the president dies in office, we can count on our sharp shooting VP to deal with our international enemies with the same bullying tactics that didn't work under Bush and Cheney. As Cheney could tell her, those big shot, take no hostage approach to diplomacy works only in Podunk, Alaska.

If the VP dies in office, we can count on sharp shooting take-no-hostages Sarah to nuke our US enemies. Only problem, Sarah, as Cheney et al learned the hard way, you don't get away with that bullying mentality in foreign policy, only in Podunk, Alaska.

Who can blame Bristol. Levi is HOT!

How old is Levi? 17 or 18. And due to all of the comments made we are all aware that he stated on his myspace page he did not want kids. How many 17/18 year old boys actually sit around and say, hey I wished I had a baby right now. Just because his page stated he did not want kids now, that does not mean he never wants kids. It happened, no matter how bad anyone talks about them, all the crude things that are made, there is still going to be a baby. Instead of making judgments that we are should not be entitled to but are still going to make, lets GIVE THEM A CHANCE. Who are we to judge???

Obama's mother was married but only 18 when she
had him. If she didn't have him, Lieberman would not have made this quote.

"The gifts that God has given to Barack Obama are as enormous as his future is unlimited. As his mentor, as his colleague, as his friend, I look forward to helping him reach to the stars and realize not just the dreams he has for himself but the dreams we all have for him and our blessed country."

-- Sen. Joe Lieberman, introducing Sen. Barack Obama at the 2006 Jefferson-Jackson-Bailey dinner in Connecticut.

Kiss your hockey playing days goodbye Levi!

WOW.... The "MORAL RIGHT" has spoken!!! What a FINE example Ms. Palin is going to set for this countries young UNWED children!!! "Oh yea, it is OK to have SEX (UNWED), and it is OK to get PREGNANT, IF and ONLY if you KEEP the baby AND have a "shotgun wedding"!!!! I think she will make a FINE VP...... Just what OUR country needs.... MORE kids that NO ONE WANTS!!! No MORALS, drinking teens (ie; Levi Johnston), No jobs (afterall, the young parents will have no education after quiting school to "raise" a family) WELL, WELL..... I wonder if Bristol wants "kids" more than Levi does! I really feel sorry for these two kids.... They needed love and support 5 months ago, not a "shotgun" wedding NOW!!! Lets stop pretending Ms. Palin had done her job, because she has failed miserably. She needs to reflect on HER policy AND her FAMILY.
God Bless these kids and protect their baby from any ill will or health issues.

Give me a break, they are obviously forcing this "redneck" Levi to marry the girl ONLY because the mother is running for VP. He would have been out of there in any other circumstance. And how about those Republicans tonight? Pretending to unite in public when we all know darn well that many are PISSED with McCain's choice. Well, the South Lawn of the White House is pretty big...their trailer should fit just fine in case the Republicans do win.

When you vote, remember that if McCain croaks in office(highly likely), Sarah will be President, could you trust her???? NO!!!!! And what world leader is going to take her seriously when she can't even take care of her own family.

I have 6 children, and none of them are perfect. Not to be a Bible thumper here, but doesn't it say "Let he who is without blemish cast the first stone"? Children are our responsibility--they grow up into adults who make their own choices. God gave us freedom to choose. Levi & Bristol made a choice. Now, they've made another choice to keep the child. Kudos! I'm sure Sarah Palin preached the same message to her kids that she preached to the American people. But, we are all given free will by God. To those of you badmouthing the Palins for their choice, I've always wanted to meet a perfect person. Look me up, won't you?

Hypocrisy is abound . Check Joel Connelly's blog regarding Governor Palin's slashing the fund for unwed mothers in the State of Alaska by 1.1 million dollars .Double irony ,since the state of Alaska not only has a budget surplus , be she has an unwed mother in the state house !! She considers it to be wasteful spending as stated in her speech tonight . I wonder what kind of trailer she has picked out for the "kids" out behind the "double" White House. Shameful hypocrisy . Being prolife , you would think she wouldn't need to make this a line item veto as she did. Sorry , but this person is an insult and a slap in the face of ALL Americans !!

For those of you who are criticizing Sarah for this, or for not educating her daughter, how in the world do you get off saying that? Were you there with her and her daughter ever time they talked? How do you know what was or was not said?

Tell your kid all you damn well please, he or she will make his or her own decisions. They're not puppets or dolls, they're human beings, capable of thinking and acting on their own.

Ray, you are proud of this kid making an honest woman/child out of her? Paaaaleaseeee! Dont you realize hes being forced to do this so it will look good for the entire family? If he was a nobody id bet money that boy would run and leave her to raise that baby on her own.Anyone care to disagree?

I wish I could be invited to the Palin wedding. A NRA hosted shotgun wedding with the fresh meat provided by the bride's mom. A Marriage so sacred it must be kept out of the hands of gays. God bless america!

Sarah Palin disregarding the statutory rape laws in her own state if Levi is 18 and Bristol is 17?

" Alaska statutory rape laws declare that anyone who is 18 years old or older who has sex with a person who is 16 or 17, or who is at least three years younger than the offender, can be charged with sexual abuse in the third degree. This is also a felony."

Is this another example of where she's using her office to serve her family's purpose. Men allegedly lose their jobs for her sister. Levi gets a break because he happens to be the guy her daughter loves and having a felon in the household looks a whole lot worse for her political aspirations.

Am I right or wrong here?

Surprise!!!

His myspace page is now gone and account has been deleted. Guess his new family is running him. What be he was under pressure to marry Bristol.

BTW, you can still get hsi myspace page using the google cache feature.

Who are the people that are criticizing this young man based on MySpace content that is over a year old? I do not allow my teenagers access to MySpace for this very reason. What you put online as a dumb kid can haunt you for life.
But, still - my oldest used language similar to Levi's in his friends' company when in high school. He is now a US Marine, very responsible and respectful, and has been taught about the importance of birth control since he has a 17-year-old girlfriend. I am a conservative Catholic who believes in premarital abstinence, but I am also a realist when it comes to teenager's often rebellious behavior in all of its incarnations.

WOW!! I cannot for the life of me understand why people want to be so ugly to other people. Why wouldn't everyone want nothing but the best for these two young adults and the baby they are brining into this world? Calling names and passing judgement on them and on Sarah does no one any good - no matter what side of the political aisle you are on. The world would be a much nicer place if everyone could speak kind words to each other. I'm sure each and every person posting on this board have things in their past that they would have done differently. I'm also so surprised at all the comments posted from these people who seem to know very intimate details of these peoples lives and in reality never heard of them until last week. Stop judging others - you too, are not without flaws.

God Bless the entire family.

Er. Doesn't his MySpace page say that he doesn't Want kids and he is "a f****** redneck". Direct quote. I'm sure you do believe that God provides but I think to superimpose your situation on these guys is a little naive?

This young man has stated, using the f word repeatedly, that he does not want children. (And I heard today that he may have fathered another child.)So now, since his mother-in-law is a big shot at the republican convention, he wants to marry her? Nice timing. And where do you suppose the happy family will reside? In the VP mansion with the servants? At taxpayer expense? Nice setup.
I pray for them, too, that they really do grow up and become responsible parents. However, since neither has even a high school diploma (Bristol missed 5 months of school LAST year), the child's future does not look too rosy to me. And for evangelicals to applaud these irresponsible children appalls me. You should be ashamed. I am.

Let's be real. Your families failed you. They taught you abstinence only, didn't educate you on the consequences of sex (including possible STDs and, obviously, pregnancy.)

I wish you both luck. Obviously, her family will be able to financially support you. Again, teaching you nothing.

I hope all is well for you and the baby. Enjoy the most famous pregnancy in the USA

Levi, as someone who spent his youth in Ketchikan, I hope you do us proud. You are doing the right thing sticking around and making an honest woman of her. I remember many others who wouldn't marry afterwards. Above all, hold you head high and give that liberal media HELL!

Levi, your my space content is crude and insulting to women and men alike. The threats and foul language stand against Republican (and Democratic) principles. I respect these kind folks who provide well wishes, but they also should pray that you change to a more loving person and kind man.

I have to wonder how a woman running for VP would not know how to teach their children about safe sex? I was also a young mother having my first baby at 19 and married at 18. I have 3 boys and have ALWAYS talked to them about the safe sex subject. They are going to have sex so why not help protect them by giving them options?
I also know from experience that this marriage will not last. Maybe 1 year, maybe 10 (in my case 15 yrs)but those young days these kids are going to miss out on will eventually take its toll.You cant tell me this was planned. If Sarah Palin was not in the spotlight, I bet the outcome of this pregnancy would be different. Having/Forcing Levi to marry this girl and give it a shot does not make it ok. When you vote for a VP you also vote for their familys and morals.
I can only offer my prayers to this family in hopes that this lesson is a well learned one. Mine sure was....

I have to wonder how a woman running for VP would not know how to teach their children about safe sex? I was also a young mother having my first baby at 19 and married at 18. I have 3 boys and have ALWAYS talked to them about the safe sex subject. They are going to have sex so why not help protect them by giving them options?
I also know from experience that this marriage will not last. Maybe 1 year, maybe 10 (in my case 15 yrs)but those young days these kids are going to miss out on will eventually take its toll.You cant tell me this was planned. If Sarah Palin was not in the spotlight, I bet the outcome of this pregnancy would be different. Having/Forcing Levi to marry this girl and give it a shot does not make it ok. When you vote for a VP you also vote for their familys and morals.
I can only offer my prayers to this family in hopes that this lesson is a well learned one. Mine sure was....

Sorry to tell you, dear, but Levi dropped out of high school.

Rush Limbaugh on Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy:
CALLER: Would you tend to think that a family in this position,
though, wouldn't you think that there would be a more watchful eye as
a parent to be watching over these kids so this doesn't happen to
them?
RUSH: I would certainly hope so, but it's long past time for this to
happen. The parents here are the culprits!
Laura Schlessinger (on same topic) :
I feel sorry for children who are robbed of their childhoods of
innocence by parents who are negligent or voyeuristic. I feel sorry
for the unborn baby, whose precious life is bound to be a toy in the
hands of these young people.

A professed " blankity...REDNECK and a boozing underage teen make a baby out of wedlock, and MOM could potentally become VP of the U.S.. I guess this is also a story that could "only be possible in america". Canada, here I come...

OMG! I can not believe this. The teenage couple has sex, doesn't practice Abstinence like her Governor Mother preaches and we applaud them for having a baby? Only thing this says to me is these two high school students practiced poor judgement. You don't have to be in Sex Ed to realize one thing... USE A CONDOM!

I am not saying for them to have an abortion or give the child up for adoption but come on people. If we are going to preach abstinence and thump the bible every minute of the day we can't be making exceptions to the rules. The bible is clear, no sex without marriage.

And just by saying "She is going to have the baby and they will be getting married...." doesn't change that fact these two kids had sex outside of being legally married.

But I guess this is OK for Bristol but Jamie Lynn Spears is a different subject.

Yes, this is a family issue but lets not give them kudos for a stupid decision.

My only prayers are for us who have to listen to this issue day after day. Isn't there a war going on?

Right on Rick Saunders ! Haters, leave these two kids alone. to Bristol and Levi ; God bless you guys, this too can work out for the glory of God. My prayers have been for strength through this very public time. Children are a blessing from God, pull yourself up and fly straight for your own and baby's sake. Love from a mom who has been there, and later soared like an eagle !

Oh for pete's sake!....the Republican party has gone from Eastern Establishment, Yale/Harvard/Princeton, Council on Foreign Relations statesmen to barefoot and pregnant and redneck. I'm fed up with this! - as well as with Republican lies, low-life nasty campaigning instead of honorable statement of lofty principles, debt instead of frugality, etc. etc.! The GOP has not only destroyed itself, it has virtually destroyed the country.

Eastern Establishment, Connecticut Yankee, Ivy educated, soon-to-be-former Republican

Why is no one encouraging Bristol and Levi to give the child up for adoption? Wouldn't that be a more loving, pro life thing to do in this case?

Are you kidding me Rick Saunders??? You'd speak like this had it been Osama's 17 year old daughter in this mess???? You republican hypocrites are just too much.

So Sarah Palin is Pastey McBush's VP choice. �Wow! �What a testament to women and the "no experience" argument. �I know I'll certainly feel calm if he's elected because now we know if the old geezer croaks in office, the most powerful leader in the free world will be pretty AND ready to serve. �After all, the Big Mac lists her accomplishments as: �current PTA member, NRA lifelong member, former mayor, governor of our 48th most populous state, and working hockey-mom. �Whew! �That mayor's job of less than two years is a comfort. �If we get in pothole discussions with Iran or North Korea, she's our gal. �If there is a dispute over the size of business signs in Pakistan, she'll know how to resolve it. �And with her experience in redrawing boundaries and annexing neighborhoods for better revenue, all our Middle East conflicts will evaporate.�

Since her state legislature only meets 90 days a year, she�s had time to exercise AND work on that resume. So what if she can�t list all those things on Joe Biden�s vita like: Harvard Law Review,�longtime member of the Senate Judiciary Committee,�constitutional law professor, author of the Violence Against Women Act (which federalized domestic violence as a crime) state senator, and is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? Heck, she looks smart, and she�s young, too. We can cross our fingers that she can do OJT.

And thank goodness she has five kids, one of whom is five months old with Down's syndrome. �Can�t beat that. As a 44-year-old who doesn't believe in birth control, maybe she'll even have a few more. Take her �abstinenance only� stand. That sure is the way to go; just ask her 17-year-old-daughter! �Mrs Palin (she�d never go by Ms) will have a big heart about making sure all our children in the USA have health care, and that all our single moms will have the benefit of a husband who can stay at home while they're working out of town. Come to think of it, she'll probably throw in a nanny tax credit for the poor. �Now that's progress!

I'm also so happy that finally we have a politician that hasn't frequented prostitutes or had affairs. �Between salon appointments, she's been too busy seeing that schools teach creationism, and that is just ducky. �Now that we know the Earth has only been around for 6,000 years (it says so in Genesis), no child will be left behind, and their test scores will go way up because they won't have so much history to learn. �Yippee! �

Best of all, she's a former beauty pageant runner-up which ensures that the Miss America and Miss Universe competitions will once again get the major network Saturday nights' exposures they used to have before those damn feminists messed things up. �I'm so glad Johnny Mac realized that any broad is a broad, and what their position on any issue is is irrelevant. �Just think, one can vote against the major women�s issues of the last two decades and still make it to runner-up Prez! As long as dames have designer glasses, good legs and a regular period, they're interchangeable. �And I'll betcha a Starbuck's gift card that Palin can whip up a double light espresso with a touch of cream and cinnamon faster than you can say, "June Cleaver."

Choosing Anita Bryant, er, Sarah Palin was a stroke of genius. That'll show them damn Hillary fans that can't make up their mind. Attention everyone.... good ole maverick John McCain IS progressive and anti-Washington, and when that call comes at 3AM, he has now shown that he�s not afraid to make a quick decision and take a risk.

Lord help us.

Kids: Do your best. You have had tough childhoods with often negligent parents who put themselves and their ambitions first. Try your best--STRIVE--to be better parents than your parents were. Shed the tawdriness and squalor of your all-too-brief youth and, with this pathetic moral lapse behind you, live upright and irreproachable lives, and give your children something wholesome to aspire to.

Don't worry dude if she looses the election you might be able to get out of the marriage since she won't be in the public eye anymore

I bet that Valley Urology, not even in their wildest dreams thought their ad was going to garner such a wide audience!

Children aren't gifts from God. They're the result of a sperm and an egg uniting. Maybe if you studied real science instead of "intelligent design" you'd know this. Puppies, kittens, ducks and even snakes, it all works the same. And from the number of unwanted pregnancies every year, and the act which these kids should have been taught not to do unless they were married, God had nothing to do with it.

I wish them both the best of luck but...

I could never vote for a McCain/Palin now. She wants to lead in the second most powerful position in America but can't even control her own children? Shame on her!

Levi, you better hope Obama gets elected so that you can get some healthcare for that baby.

Rick,
Do you get paid per mention of "god"?

It's hard to believe that people are celebrating the fact that a 17 year old girl is pregnant! No matter who's daughter she is, what's the message to the rest of the nation?

When is the Wedding?

A small amount of information on Johnston could be found at his MySpace page, which has since been removed. The Wasilla, Alaska, hockey player's page listed him as being in a relationship, but under his "children" status, Johnston opted for "I don't want kids."

enough said?

Congats to Levi and Bristol? I believe that kids are a gift from God. However, having a shotgun wedding to preserve image is something totally I am against. Levi states that he did not want to have kids. What good comes out of this by forcing him to marry Bristol. This country is full of lots of successful moms. I think these kids should wait until they are older to decide whether they really want to get Married. Palin can afford to take care of her grand kid and have her daughter finish her education. Why ruin three lives? This is how bad marriages begin. God bless you all but I think we send kids the wrong message when we try to satisfy a public image.

Oh, please. You have no idea whether what they are doing is "the right thing." You don't know these people. What if one of them is incredibly immature and not at all ready to deal with the challenges of marriage and parenthood? What if neither of them is? Does following one foolish choice with another constitute "demonstrating love and courage?" I'm really glad it worked out for you, but in most instances, statistically, children having children is a really bad idea and the chances are that baby is going to end up bearing the brunt of it.

Rick Saunders, plase stick to kind words of encouragement and support. Your overboard pronouncements (about which you know nothing) only serve to cheapen your prayers.

Levi and Bristol,

Congratulations on your second child! I know we share prayers with you for Trig, and hope this new child will be born healthy and blessed! We didn't even know you're pregnant! God gives such grand gifts!

I am surprised that the news of Bristol Palin's pregnany and her keeping the baby has gotten such favorable acceptance because when Jamie Spears became pregnant and did not abort the press was all over her and her Mom very unfavorably.

Why was that?

Grandmother in Connecticut

Its a high school couple who got pregnant. And now they are being used as a political tool for the conservative evangelicals. Kid is going to have a rough life.

Will they be adopting his firat child ? the one with the girl from middle school?

To bad my mom wasn't running for office when I was 17, if she had, Bristol would have the privacy she deserves. As if this were the worse thing that a child could do. And for all of you thinking it is because there wasn't sex education in school...give us all a break. How many times did you have premarital, pre-legal sex? Was it because you didn't get sex ed in school or because you just wanted to have sex? I am excited for Sarah to run for VP and I wish the best for Levi and Bristol because after all they are bringing a baby into this world.

My wife, Josephine Washington Saunders and I are praying for you Levi and Bristol, your parents, siblings and loved ones. We thank God for you all. We were brought into this wonderful world the same way. Our parents were married as a result of our respective mothers pregnancy. We are enjoying great lives because we had Mother's and Father's like you two. Children are gifts from God. You both know this. We are confident your baby will be greatly loved too. God will bless you for standing tall for your new born babe and for each other and your new family. We pray you both stay in school, graduate from college and pursue your careers. God will enable you to do this and so much more just ask Him and watch what He does for you. Thank you for being an example of love and courage to us all in a world now that so infrequently demonstrates either. You are both so young and yet so mature. Stay forever young and in love. This is why the press can't understand you two or your expression of love and happiness. We get it. You got it. Go for it all. Don't look back, life is great. No one is perfect. You are doing the right thing and your baby will prove that to you and is going to thrill you both. Congratulations Levi and Bristol.