I am pretty confident that at the very least Levi's team was paid off.
I have met both Tank Jones and Rex Butler a number of times and these guys would never allow their golden goose to be stolen away without some serious financial compensation. (I have some other suspicions about these two as well, but I will save that for a later post.)
Levi had essentially run out of options. "Team Levi" had so badly managed his "career" that people with money had simply stopped calling them with offers.
So the only thing that Levi had going for him was his association with the Palins. Now I totally believe that Levi still loves Bristol. But that does not mean that the pot was not sweetened to lure him back into the fold.
Somehow I simply cannot believe that ultimately Levi will be happy with his situation regardless of how much money they threw at him.
Update: Well it is official!
Levi and Bristol are planning to get married in six, count them, six weeks!
Invitations are being sent out as we speak, and so far neither Sherry nor Mercede are on the invite list. Does it get any tackier than that?
And even more shocking, you may want to sit down for this, I have not received an invitation either! I know, can you believe it?
But perhaps I am overeacting, After all it could simply be lost in the mail, don'tcha think?
FWIW, found this tweet. It may or may not be bogus - registry is at Wal-Mart.
ReplyDelete"Look what I found kiddies... The Bristol #Palin Wedding Registry ... guess where?!? http://bit.ly/bD1YeD #bristolpalin
@anthonyderico Thu 15 Jul 10:40 via web"
Anyone who is naïve enough to believe this wasn't orchestrated by $P's PR handlers is an idiot:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/blackberry/p.html?id=647371
The two HS dropouts from Wasilla could never have orchestrated this. Too bad for Levi, he'll never get his soul back. He is the condom use poster child.
I am still not certain about this. On the one hand, I agree that this will work better for SP in the long run if her daughter is actually married to her baby's father (and perhaps claim he is also baby #2's father). On the other hand, I think Levi really does want to be w/ his child and came to the conclusion that he will never win a battle w/ the family in Alaska -- they simply have too many people in that state in their pockets. In the end, I think it came down to "if you can't beat 'em, join em." I don't really blame him for that. He wants to be in his son's life and that is all there is to it.
ReplyDeleteHowever, SP will leverage this in anyway that she can because that is who she is. I only hope that they can set some kind of boundaries as a couple. If they were smart, they would move out of Alaska. They will never have any real independence there. I know Levi loves the "outdoorsy" thing. Maybe Montana or something like that would work, but get the hell out of there or you will not be able to stay married long.
Team Levi.... should be called Team Joke.
ReplyDeleteThey could not get book deal done, could not get TV show, could not get visitation or partial custody for Levi and could not steer Levi away from the disaster of returning to Bristol & Sarah.
How much should they be paid for Playgirl shoot or one TV commercial?
Go Team Joke!
Excellent pic, Gryphen!
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for some time for the "Levi's lawyers" post, but if the result is a highly-paid reality series can the lawyer not take some credit?
After all, neither of these kids has shown any interest in bein' "these good hard-workin' rill American patriots" ...
US has a video online w/ Bris telling how Levin put rose petal in a heart shape on the bed. He proposed IN the bedroom. She says yes, IN the bedroom. And we are to asume they left the BR without celebrating? Right.
ReplyDeleteShe also has a super fat face and a double chin. Preggo. For sure.
Thanks, Gryphen, for all these wildly entertaining and informative posts. You clearly put a lot of time into this blog. It's got to be almost a full-time job for you.
ReplyDeleteHave y'all shown your appreciation lately? I pay for two magazine subscriptions that I barely read, but I'm on here every day. Think about it. His bills don't pay themselves!
If Bristol Palin's love is as vast as her mother's stupidity, then her marriage to Levi Johnson will last forever.
ReplyDeletePart of me thinks Palin orchestrated this, but on the other hand, it looks so "white trashy" having Levi's sister and mother find out from a magazine cover about the wedding.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it really looks bad for them to plan such a quicky wedding and can only lead to a lot of speculation of another pregnancy. I think that this would ultimately turn into more ammunition for the competition in any bid for 2012. It's just too much Soap Opera!
Anyway, I clicked on Halcro's site. Couldn't believe it! Sarah's pick for Senate actually was in a Humvee in the 4th of July Parade being followed by GUN TOTING SUPPORTERS/CAMPAIGN WORKERS! I changed my voter registration from DEM back to NON PARTISAN in case I really do follow through with my threat to Murkowski to support whoever runs against her. The guy is an absolute nutcase, which means that the Democrat could beat him! akbatwoman
If levi and his team were paid off, My one hope is, get the money before the wedding. get it in the bank,now!
ReplyDeleteWho was that Steve guy?
ReplyDeleteBeing 19 explains getting engaged - again. Even allows for a flexible definition of "engaged."
Being 19 doesn't explain why they do a photo shoot to announce it to the world before their family and friends. Something else explains that - not sure what yet.
As I remember, being preggers makes your stomach & breasts swell. I don't think it makes your arms swell. Sometimes maybe a face swell? I'll have to go look at Audry's pictures to see if all those models have big arms and rounder faces when pregnant.
ReplyDeleteRex slammed Mercede in ADN this morning saying she is not part of "Team Levi".
ReplyDeleteIs Levi going to go to the tabloids and let the world know his appreciation, respect and devotion to his sister as she has shown him?
If not I hope Mercede cashes in just like the rest of them do for a hellof a lot more.
Levi, God help you cause noone else will be able to.
Here's the US Weekly vid from Huffpost: Levi proposes with rose petals
ReplyDeleteLove the picture, but the title just not seem to fit....
ReplyDeleteAnyone who does not $Carah written all over this publicity stunt just crawl out from under a rock!
And not doubt LOTS of money was thrown around to get it done.
The question is who going to talk? I am sure that for the right price SOMEBODY would be happy to!
I don't have enough information, but it seems to me that Bristol might still be rebelling against Sarah. Getting pregnant again is another way to say F you and so is getting back together with Levi. Nineteen year olds often rebell against parents such as Sarah and what better way than to go rogue. I also understand the arguments about Sarah controlling every piece of this but somehow it doesn't ring true given the wording in US. Please tell me why I am off base here. I think Bristol will do anything to get her mom's attention and show she is a big girl and can do and say anything she wants.
ReplyDeleteAn abstinent boy proposes to his abstinent girlfriend in the bedroom on a bed with rose petals? The Palins think the average person is stupid. In the US video, she's indoors in the middle of summer in a zipped up jacket. Like mother, like daughter. But in this instance, daughter is trying to hide her condition with US magazine's help. What a 3-ring circus of a family. I for one do not want them within shouting distance of the White House. I bet she doesn't know the President is presented with a bill each month for the family's personal expenses. It's not a 4 year free ride paid for by rill murcans. They'd have to have the Secret Service pat them down on the way out to make sure they didn't try to steal the silver.
ReplyDeleteIf she really is preggers, this could have something to do with the court case in Sept. Bristol can't go into a public court hearing asking for custody being preggers again with no husband in site..best the hook onto Levi and stop the custody hearing..
ReplyDeleteThis whole mess is bringing back flashbacks to my own shotgun wedding with my ex. Neither of us fared well in it, but my family wasn't manipulative. (My ex's was.) You try to marry to win support and it it only makes you closer so they can say, "We can say things to you like that! We are family and you know we love you!" (Funny how I couldn't even sigh without his mother blubbering and me getting slapped across my face for not respecting her.)
ReplyDeleteSo you divorce and the only thing that works is a custody arrangement and barely speaking while the other side calls you ma'am and acts uber polite when they aren't-- if they call you ma'am or sir while twisting a knife, it's OK. The judge thinks you are a jerk for not realizing how polite the other side is.
The kids turn 16 in a few short years, Levi, just bide your time and GTF out. You'll still be young.
I have nothing but sympathy for Levi and the mess he has dragged his mother and sister in to.
We know they are not hicks. SP could never handle SJ's problems-- she'd fold like a lawn chair. What?!! Chronic pain? She'd drug herself to the gills and watch soap operas all day. I won't blame Mercede if she suddenly gets all Palin-y and takes a secret pay-off. We know the Johnstons have been screwed in more ways thatn one.
My only comment to the uweekly/engagement thing is, it is totally feasible for Bristol to have done this on her own. She calls Momma Bear to say shed like to marry Levi, Levi dukes it out at the kitchen table, Mommabear arranges Peoplemag shoot, Bristol arranges counter usweekly shoot. If you have the clout, media will listen. Look at Levi. His only connection to the world is Sarah Palin and look at how many appearances he made.
ReplyDeleteNo, usweekly was purely Bristol's doing.
dont publicly achknowledge Lauden's fb page. you may have seen the new prof pic of bristol and tripp
ReplyDeletepregnant or just weight problems? her legs are fluctuating the most id say
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001162494239&v=wall
Re: anonymous @ 7:59 AM
ReplyDeleteExactly! - proposed in the bedroom!! And Levi was already in said bedroom when Bristol came home from "work".
Hmmmm...sounds like someone has been shacking up with Ricky Hollywood AND doing the nasty ALOT. Sister Sarah must be PISSED.
BWahhahahahha
Yes, this is her backing into the safety of her corner, falling onto her own tried & true methods of emptying her coffers, paying-off her "political advisors". In her flawed thinking, it worked last time: she won the VP nomination, so she needs to go bigger! But this is when she forgets the many, many mistakes ("wild ride" that didn't ride, lipstick on a pig, under reported half mil shopping spree, erratic diva behavior that was the ugly, mean, jealous girls, etc). Well, at least one thing is for certain: she'd be a helluva lot richer without all these pesky payoffs -- and by now, there must be a couple unhappy people on that payroll? Even the unsinkable Titanic sunk!
ReplyDeleteOne day all the scales will fall and the real, true Palin will stand before us and one can only pray the day is soon so that every real American can see the Quitter Empress has no clothes.
6 weeks, meaning theyll tie the knot pretty much the same date (give or take ;o) as Sarah and Todd did
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I don't blame Levi for wanting to be with Tripp. I totally believe that he never stopped loving Bristol, but his treatment of his family is reprehensible. He will live to regret that when the Palin's throw him under the bus.
ReplyDeleteWill Todd be invited to the wedding? He seems to be missing in action lately -what happened to him?
ReplyDeleteI still suspect this is all Sarah's doing. Daughter, Bristol, shows up pregnant with child #3 and no husband. Boyfriend Ben won't do because Daughter is supposed to be the abstinence queen. Levi might be made to look ok, after all they are in "love". Levi has not been working. He has lawyer bills and back child support to pay, and no custody hearing until September. Lets talk about a "deadbeat dad" going to jail for awhile. Maybe he can be bought off to make Daughter look ok, not good, just ok. The apology was pure mean Sarah. So its all love and kisses, a quick overdone wedding, and no-one will notice how soon the next "happy event" happens. That is my speculative opinion.
ReplyDeleteI speculate in the near future a "premature birth".
ReplyDeleteWhen I heard on the news how Levi proposed I thought these people are so dumb..in fact retarded to BS about abstinence then blabber about rose petals on a bed, in a bedroom. They say one thing or claim one thing and their actions contradict them. I apologize to people born with a genetic defect due to con artists who play other people as stupid spewing their lying garbage.
It was reported Bristol wants to wear a "Carolina Herrara gown like she wore in the Harper's shoot" and Levi (?and guys) wear camo vests...how trailer park..can they go? Heh, maybe the guests can paint their necks red and Joe the Plumber will be the officient..they can read their vows off their hands..Sarah wear her fake boobs, biker jacket and cap she blotted out McCain's name..everyone be "rul Amerikans..liberty lovin' patriots and Todd shoot his shotgun. No people of color or race allowed and as many "lamestream" media that will come for the reaslity TLC show subtitled Wasilla Hillbillies:)
Maybe they took a lot of stuff in Hollywood for wedding favors! Watch that swag bag boxes of wine show up to serve with bull shit and moose stew.
Abstinence simply was not in the cards for our trailer tramp from Wasilla. It's just too hard. She's really not in a good spot to be sleeping around. Levi was most likely her only option.
ReplyDeleteHow can Sarah cover up for the non-abstinent abstinence spokesperson? As my minister would say, the only way to contain the flesh is through the holy covenant of marriage.
At least Levi is a known quantity for Sarah. He really is one of them--conniving, backstabbing, devoid of any traces of integrity. Yes, he'll make a fine son-in-law for Sarah. It's also convenient for Sarah that he has no balls.
I totally believe this whole thing was orchestrated by SP.
I'm thinking that the only reason both have made those abstinence statements is because there's a morality clause in Britol's Candie's spokesperson contract and if she breaks it the contract is immediately void and no money. So of course, she's been abstinent all this time and of course they'll remain so until the wedding, which is why it's so soon.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, the next baby will be a full term "premie".
I wonder if she'll be showing in six weeks?
I'm thinking that the only reason both have made those abstinence statements is because there's a morality clause in Britol's Candie's spokesperson contract and if she breaks it the contract is immediately void and no money. So of course, she's been abstinent all this time and of course they'll remain so until the wedding, which is why it's so soon.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, the next baby will be a full term "premie".
I wonder if she'll be showing in six weeks?
Anonymous at 7:48 The joke was on Levi, get it?
ReplyDeleteIn the end, however, perhaps Levi will simply use Sarah Palin. He'll live off her dime, lap of luxury, have sex with her daughter (or someone else if he wishes), funnel money to his mom & sister, hunt, fish and disappear into the cabin in the woods, like his new dad-in-law. He may have the last laugh. Of course, if Mrs. Palin doesn't want her new sonny-in-law sending the cash back home to his pretty sister, there are always those paternity tests to be done. Does she really think she can break the bond between these siblings? Not gonna happen in the end.
Unfortunately skater boy isn't that bright and his "team" arrived from somewhere (?) just in time to help him turn himself into Ricky Hollywood. Silly boy. Hook, line & sinker.
Things that make you go hmmmmm.....
Anon 8:35, "I don't think it makes your arms swell. Sometimes maybe a face swell"
ReplyDeleteWell, if you put on a lot of weight in general, your arms will get bigger - pregnant or not. I'm not saying Bristol is definitely pregnant, she could have just put on weight. But many pregnant women's arms, legs, butt, etc. get bigger when they're "preggers".
At .44secs of that vid it certainly looks like Tripp wears a hearing aid.
ReplyDeleteBlogger mlaiuppa said...
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that the only reason both have made those abstinence statements is because there's a morality clause in Britol's Candie's spokesperson contract and if she breaks it the contract is immediately void and no money. So of course, she's been abstinent all this time and of course they'll remain so until the wedding, which is why it's so soon.
And yes, the next baby will be a full term "premie".
I wonder if she'll be showing in six weeks?
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Already showing....I don't think they will be able to hide it until January. This wedding is being rushed because she's already showing and needs to entrap Levi as $P did to Todd.
my dad used to say that you are on your good behavior during courting. bristol's behavior does not bode well for levi's future. is there not a passage in the bible that says what is done in secret will come out into bright daylight? the whole family needs to be tested for dna to see who the "grafted" children belong to!
ReplyDeletemocha@9:02am:
ReplyDelete"They'd have to have the Secret Service pat them down on the way out to make sure they didn't try to steal the silver."
True that! LMAO!!
sorry folks, bristol doesn't have enough brains in her head to think of calling the magazines. this was totally orchestrated by sarah's handlers.
ReplyDeleteput yourself in the shoes of sarah's handlers. what would you tell sarah to do when she comes to you and says "my daughter is pregnant again, this time by someone else." what is happening right now is exactly what would be done. this isn't just random.
bristol's promiscuity is going to continue to be a liability for palin. her handlers know this, so now is the time to begin sending messages that shift the blame of sarah's failure as a parent to "bristol is an adult and is responsible for her own decisions." bring levi back in, make it appear as though the new kid has the same father as the old kid(s), have them get married and not just shack up together, etc. etc.
it's all manufactured. bristol is doing what she's told. she's being made to look like an idiot, so that sarah no longer has to take responsibility for bristol's decisions (nevermind that bristol's decision making abilities are STILL a direct reflection on palin's parenting). subtle-ly, bristol is being thrown under the bus, being let-go, so that sarah can continue to claim that she's the common sense, good parent, mama grizzly.
I am convinced that bringing levi back in was something that sarah hated to do. there's just NO WAY she wanted that kid back in her family. due to the circumstances, she really didn't have a choice, and I am sure she is seriously pissed at this turn of events.
I will say it is amusing that bristol sure seems throw a lot of wrenches into mama's plans. reap what you sow, sarah, hahahaa.
It's not a publicity stunt, it's a political stunt. Pathetic.
ReplyDeleteAm stepping back real real far and trying to see this from a rill perspective.
ReplyDeleteOK, normal couples tell their normal folk families the good news. Then they plan a wedding. It takes time to plan. But this couple tells the world they are marrying, but supposedly not the parents. 2 days after the bombshell, they already have invitations in the mail?
I don't buy at all that the Palins didn't know about this. Of course SP knew. I doubt that Bristol had any idea how to plan a last-minute wedding. It takes a few weeks if not months to order and have invitations printed.
Unless she's getting Piper to make em' out of construction paper, which would be fiscally conservative.
Seriously, this publicity stunt with photos of the happy couple holding happy child is just that - a publicity stunt. If it was a true love redemptive, forgiveness-driven love story, the couple would have been so joy-filled and excited, it would have been proven such by including all family and celebrating privately.
Obviously any happy bride-to-be who won't put her future MIL and SIL on the guest list, is not, not, repeat NOT a very content young woman. This first divisive choice is a poor sign of things to come if they don't mature and overlook grudges. Doesn't look hopeful.
Anonymous 8:35 &10:13:
ReplyDeletePitting edema (unusual swelling, particularly of the hands, feet, arms, legs, ankles or face, notable by leaving an indentation when pressed on) can occur during pregnancy. If she is between 20-32 weeks preggers then there is always the unfortunate possibility of pre-eclampsia. That would account for the 'swollen' appearance.
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ReplyDeleteI would totally bet that the wedding pictures - the ones that will be SOLD to the media - are being taken right now or already have been. get those pics taken before bristol has another 6 weeks of pregnancy behind her, sell them to the media in september and viola, now there's proof that bristol wasn't pregnant at her wedding!
as we've seen, sarah has all kinds of experience staging pictures.
If there really is another child on the way, what do you want to bet that the wedding is actually more like three to four weeks from happening?? They'll just say something like - "we were so excited we couldn't wait!" just wonderin'...
ReplyDeleteThose of you in Wasilla, Anchorage or any other part of Palin/Heath family Alaska. Get your cameras out and keep them ready. Take as many photos of the not-abstinent Bristol as you can as often as you can.
ReplyDeleteWe know what happens to Bristol when she gets pregnant. She gets 'disappeared.' You can bet that soon we will not hear or see Bristol or Levi for that exact reason.
BTW, if you're in TriCities WA, have your cameras ready there too. Aunt Katie lives there.
This was a complete political stunt by SP.
Did anyone consider that Bristol is maybe pulling the same stunt on the clueless Levi as her mother did years ago, nailing Toad for the Menard child she was carrying?
ReplyDeleteThere is NO WAY that I remotely believe that this was not all arranged and planned by Sarah. Bristol is a known liar. She lied about Levi, and she lied under oath in court. If she really went rouge then she would have dropped the pretense of being abstinent. And she would NEVER have cared whether or not Levi apologized to her mother.
ReplyDeleteThe quickie wedding is for one of two things: (1) a pregnancy or (2) as a part of the reality series. Weddings bring in BIG ratings.
As for how Levi treated his mother and his sister, it really is the "final straw." For their mental and emotional health, I think that they should cut him out of their lives. The way he treated them was cruel. And no one should have to suffer such abuse.
Read that Bristol wants a Carolina Herrera wedding dress. I didn't know that Carolina Herrera designed maternity clothes.
ReplyDeleteAnon at 7:59 AM. I'm sure Bristol (or, more correctly, the handler who is putting words in Bristol's mouth) saw the rose petal bit in a movie. I just can't think what movie right now.
ReplyDeleteUh, Anon at 8:21, Sarah Palin IS white trash. Exhibit 1: what she wore as a guest of Mary Lou (? Whitney) at the Belmont.
ReplyDeleteGood for Ben for speaking up. I have more respect for him and he is working.
ReplyDeleteI saw a Bristol Levi clip and they are not an attractive couple for TV. Her voice is bad enough on it's own. The Christian publishers did the right thing to hold off on Sarah's propaganda book for children. Reality TV with bad parents leading young followers down a primrose path to hell would do great harm to the moral fabric of our country. Rex said he can't talk about that until later? Is he the only lawyer helping them? What about Van Flein?
If she looks like she did on May 6 with Dr.Drew due to a pregnancy, IT IS NOT LEVI'S BABY.
ReplyDeleteMost sources are saying Levi and Bristol got together about two months ago. (Bristol says it was 3 months or mid April. I'm thinking she and Levi got back together right after she looked pregnant at the abstinent-only speaker event in Orlando (May 18).
She does not look 2 months pregnant with Levi's baby now. She looks much further along. If she was pregnant with Dr.Drew it is too late for a first semester abortion.
"Does it get any tackier than that?"
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate this crew, Gryph. They haven't sold the wedding photographs yet, for one thing.
I very much doubt that Sarah wanted this re-engagement to happen. Knowing her history of bitterness and revenge she'll probably disown Bristol and give her a nice trust fund to keep quiet.
ReplyDeleteThese are two kids still, just 19, and they change their minds and emotions very quickly. A 2 week relationship is long-term to them.
I think that Levi has finally realized that the only way he is going to get to see his son on a regular basis is if marries Bristol. We all know that $arah tried really hard to cut him out of Tripp's life completely. Now we have Levi, who has repeatedly stated that the Palins continuously blocked him from seeing his son, stating that he hasn't been there for Tripp or Bristol?! I felt like he seriously fought for his son in court.
ReplyDeleteI think that the motivations for Bristol are different. She moved off of Compound Palin for a reason. They built her an apartment there, but she moved out and moved away. I think that Bristol wants distance from her mother (who was behind bumping Levi from the fold initially and kept him away from Tripp and Bristol). I think that Bristol moved so that she could pursue whatever relationship she wanted to pursue. Now that Levi is back in the picture, she has help raising her son, her son gets time with his dad, AND Bristol gives her mother the biggest "Fuck You" Bristol could ever give to her mother.
This is about a father finding a way to see his son on a regular basis. This is about a mother settling scores with her parents and getting the help and hopefully the love that she wants.
Regarding the quick invites. The two claim that they have been engaged for 2 weeks. Micheal's craft store sells a do-it-yourself invitation kit that lets you make on your invites on your home printer. It is fast and affordable.
With enough $$, you can plan a decent wedding in 6-8 weeks (what bride doesn't start planning the moment she is engaged). As far as the camo groomsmens' tuxes. Look up "Camouflage Weddings". I was a bridesmaid in a wedding 3 weeks ago. When the other bridesmaid and I were trying on dresses, we were complaining to the bridal shop assistants about the colors the bride selected (they were really, really horrible). The assistant told us that here in rural Oregon, camouflage weddings are becoming the thing. The groom's party wears camouflage and the bridal party wears orange. Yep, orange.
You can even find camouflage wedding dresses now!
The Levi-Bristol wedding will be interesting......
Could this be another distraction from something far bigger? Haven't heard much about Willow since the booze/sex/house trashing party. Maybe the wild oats that were sown there are growing. As pointed out above, pregnant Palin girls get disappeared. Would be the capper to have two of them pg and unmarried at the same time
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