Ugh! Are we sure this is not a halfway house for recovering drug addicts instead of a home for the mother of a young boy?
Just check out this backyard. I would not allow my dog to play in that craggy looking sand pit.
She better have a lot of band aids on hand, because Tripp is going to be hemorrhaging blood from his knees everytime he stumbles or loses his balance.
I have heard from a number of people living in Arizona who are defending their state, and I respect your decision to live there, but you cannot possibly compare this barren wasteland to the beauty of Alaska. My state is breathtaking and chock full of endless possibilities for fun filled activities and opportunities to commune with nature. Arizona is the place we send our prisoners when our jails get full.
And even the Arizona real estate agents believe that Maricopa is the dingleberry on the anus of the state.
From Gawker:
Today we checked out the swanky new stucco digs — fresh out of the foreclosure mill — that college-bound Bristol Palin bought in Maricopa, Arizona. Our Arizona real estate experts then weighed in: Is Maricopa a "good" place to settle?
Maricopa is one of the many examples scattered across AZ and Calif. of overspending and overgrowth during the housing bubble. The city is in the middle of nowhere, connected by a under-serviced highway. It's at a minimum 30 minutes from Phoenix by car.
Living out there is for people who want too much and cannot afford it or trashy people who think living in a stucco subdivision in the middle of the Senoran desert is classy.
Now I have no actual proof that Bristol is planning on moving herself and Tripp down there, though we HAVE been hearing about her plans to move for quite some time now. (And of course we know that Palin family attorney and Sarah's favorite lap dog Thomas Van Flein packed up and made the move recently.) Nor do I know for a fact that Sarah or any of her family are planning on following Bristol out there if she does go. However a recent poll might suggest that the Grizzled Mama in particular is not exactly feeling much warmth up here in our coldest state.
We've polled Palin's favorability in ten states over the last couple months. In Alaska just 33% of voters have a favorable opinion of her to 58% with a negative one. The only place where fewer voters see her positively than her own home state is dark blue Massachusetts.
Democrats hate Palin in Alaska but they hate her everywhere so there's nothing newsworthy about that. What makes her home state numbers unusually bad is that Republicans see her favorably by only a 60/30 margin. In most places she's closer to 80% favorability within her own party. Also while independents don't like her anywhere their level of animosity in Alaska is unusually large- 65% unfavorable to only 25% with a favorable opinion.
I guess news like that would be enough to make anybody to want to run and hide in the middle of the desert. And as far as I'm concerned GOOD RIDDANCE!
But why do they have to drag that sweet little boy with them?
BTW I also have no idea if Levi has been paid off or not. I know that Sadie and Sherry have not, and I don't THINK Levi has, but I am far less convinced about Rex and Tank. From what I have gleaned it is bad advice that has kept Levi from believing he has a chance of receiving a fair court hearing and having more access to his son.
I think the house is ok.. It s not that bad Gryphen as per Sarah would say.. Arizona is good for the Palins, because they have rascist who worship them there. So Bristol can hide well with her pregnancy inside that house.
ReplyDeleteThe only bad thing here is taking the child away from the father.
Just remember there are rumors that this house is just a decoy.
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ReplyDeleteI've been to both AK and AZ and they're both beautiful in their own way. I found the desert amazing- but would never want to live there. Living in Slate's "America's Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster": the area in and around Storrs, CT", I can't imagine living where there is so little water. Heck, a week of drought has me worrying about my well.
ReplyDeleteBristol is lacking in the personality department. I'd be surprised if she actually picked something with some character.
ReplyDeleteLook, I'm not fan of this family, but this particular post is just flatout mean. There are many Americans who would love to live in the house you just called a "shitpile," too. It's not my cup of tea, but there are people living out of their cars and in tent camps in this country.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Southwest, while different than Alaska, has it's own unique charm and beauty. Personally, I don't see how people can stand the freezing weather in Alaska, but I wouldn't call it all kinds of names just because it's not a place I would choose to live.
That house isn't that bad; I think it's the location that's the problem. Being out in the middle of no where in Sunshit, AZ, is not a great situation. For anybody...
ReplyDeleteAs for the yard, I live in New Mexico and you rarely see a backyard with grass. It's just considered too wasteful from the water-standpoint. Arizona is the same way, though I think a lot more people have swimming pools in their yards than we do here in NM.
I'm surprised that the yard doesn't have "desert" greenery, though maybe the former owners didn't want to invest a lot in their foreclosed house.
decent house....pretty ugly not kid/dog friendly backyard.
ReplyDeleteI've lived in Arizona, and it's not too bad. Good weather, except for the summer. Easy to get to LA, Vegas, and Mexico. I left there because there were too many people, and not enough water (reference the Palin's new backyard).
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for the new neighbors in the 'hood' though.
@12:43 PM
ReplyDeleteI am not going to be mean but I am going to side with Uncle G on this one: MOST of AZ IS a shit-hole-Scottsdale is a McMansion filled gated community (gotta keep those brown people out)! Sedona is full of crystal squeezers and Alien watchers, Flagstaff-eh it's pretty and okay.
IMHO- IF there is no sustainable water there should be NO DEVELOPMENT, period.
I saw this happen as a kid in San Diego Co. They should have stopped the urban sprawl in LA...now they have to take water from NorCal and there isn't enough to go around!
Sorry bud- you are wrong-this IS a shitpile...
Maybe that is where they will 'put' Track...
She just needs to put a pool in the backyard and some fake lawn and all will be OK.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, a lap pool.
And Bristol
ReplyDeletewill not be attending ASU.
There are several articles posted at Media Insider Gossip: http://mediainsidergossip.wordpress.com/ where the gossip seems to be that the house that is pictured isn't where Bristol is going to actually live. Bristol emailed pictures of her beautiful backyard pool to her friends, and that pile of rocks doesn't seem to have a pool.
ReplyDeleteThe Palins allowed the address to be made public and publicized Bristol's move to Arizona and desire to go to school to distract us from the original statement which involved Bristol's wanting to have a baby in 2011. We'll have to see where Bristol hides out in Arizona, and whether she's still pushing a stroller for one or two babies.
There's even gossip that Sarah wants to buy a place in Arizona to be near them. I guess that Sarah's next show on TLC will be Sarah Palin Moves to Arizona. Watch out, gila monsters!
The back yard is paradise if you like to have gravel fights. When Tripp gets older he can take some to the front yard to throw at cars and pedestrians. You got this move all wrong, you just don't have the vision to see the opportunities for a toddler.
ReplyDeleteSo what that he has to leave the rest of his family in Alaska. Did Tripp ever see the Johnstons enough to get to know them? Other than Trig are there any playmates his own age he was attached to? I think the families are both huge. I don't think they exposed Tripp to other kids his own age. A little with Trig and Piper. The Johnstons left him out of their family. That would be one thing that would really effect my nephew. If he had to leave his cousins and go off with his two loving parents. Even at a young age it is a special relationship.
I think Tripp is use to parental type people tossing him from scene to scene, adult to adult. He may have detached from them all by now. They pain of abandonment is hard for a kid his age. He may find security and love in young cousins if he was allowed near them.
My husbands family lives in Glendale, AZ so I have visited the area plenty of times. I hate to break it to you, but that backyard looks like standard AZ desert landscaping. It isn't practical to have grass unless you have a sprinkler system and want a really large water bill. My in laws are well off, live in a house worth 5x that one and they have a 20x20 section off grass, the rest is gravel *which isn't sharp and won't cut btw)
ReplyDeleteBristol is mimicking the Octomom. That looks like her house. It is rather ordinary. The main problem I would have with it is the area. I've never liked new houses unless they are something Cindy could afford to have designed and built. I love the old authentic adobes but you need to bring them up to date or they fall a part.
ReplyDeleteI usually like your site, Gryph, but I am calling you out on your pissy, mean-spirited attitude on this one. I was born and raised in Arizona. I left at age 30, spent 26 years in Alaska, and now am home again. The house shown here is by no means a shitpile. I've seen much worse in Anchorage. The grounds are "xeriscaped", which means they require little water. This is the environmentally approved kind of landscaping for a desert area. I grew up running around in rougher country, and came out fine. The Sonoran (not "Senoran", as you call it here) is a rich ecosystem which has sustained human life for thousands of years. Arizona has some gorgeous country, once one gets outside of the cities. (Much like Alaska, in fact.) Although people mock us for being racist and for "worshipping" Palin, let's not forget the state that produced her nor the people that voted for her. Yes, we currently have Brewer and McCain and an entire parcel of rogues, but don't forget that you have Palin, Don Young, Joe Miller, and a host of others. You really should be ashamed of yourself, Gryph. Instead of speaking from a position of reason and fairness, you have resorted to name-calling, labeling, being quite Alaska-centric, and sounding quite ignorant. I'd expect this of Ms. Palin, and not from you.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is flatout mean is what it appears that Bristol is doing to Tripp in regard to this house. The odds are that it is a decoy, but who can say for sure? Mean, mean, mean Bristol is not thinking of Tripp with whatever is going on.
Family Law in this country and the bias and corruption is out of control in this country. I have NO doubt that Levi will get screwed, as the Palins will pay off family courts to get their way.
ReplyDeleteToo many horrifying stories. The Palins are also MASTERS at Parental Alienation with the games they play with Levi, Sadie and Sherry. It's disgusting and it should be exposed.
BTW: Just so everyone knows, ALL indications and direct response from ASU says Swag-Hag Junior WILL NOT be attending college at ASU... WILL NOT...
ReplyDeleteHere's the link...
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/2010/12/28/20101228bristol-palin-wont-attending-cronkite-school-asu.html
Again - ALL lies...
Wow, Gryphen, I'm surprised by this post. A lot of people in this country live in a lot worse places than this. They'd probably be thrilled to have a house this nice. It certainly looks like a reasonable house in pretty good condition. That's a good choice for a mother with a young child.
ReplyDeleteAs for living in the desert, it might not be your cup of tea, but it has it's own charms. Maybe try reading Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitaire" to get a feel for why people find the desert so compelling.
I'm no fan of the Palins, and Bristol's taking her son away from his father is awful. But disliking them and her for this choice is not a justifiable reason for slamming the house and the desert environment. It might not be your preference, but the house and desert are okay in their own way.
While I would never want to live in Arizona, I'd be willing to go on DWTS just to own a house like that! Dis the Paylins all you'd like, but realize there are folks living in much worse conditions that that house.
ReplyDeleteBeing a resident of Alaska, I agree with Gryphen that Arizona (and to be quite honest most other areas of the lower 48) don't hold a candle to the majesty and grandeur that is Alaska's scenery and wild life. As the quote goes, "God was having a good day when he made Alaska".
ReplyDeleteSure we get blown away in other aspects by the lower 48 (metro life, warmer temps, etc) but you don't come and live in Alaska for those creature comforts.
Having said that, I think Arizona and many other places have their own special kind of beauty that can be appreciated as well.
12:43 PM:
ReplyDeleteI agree. There are many people who would die to live in that house, that kind of house.
In AK as well are countless other areas of this country, there are real shitpile places; this is not one of them.
Would I buy it or live in it? No, not my style. But it is far from shitpile even being out in bumfuck desertAZ.
AK trailer parks are shitholes.
There are plenty of them,
everywhere.
I lived in N/WA for some time.
You couldnt drag me back there dead to that dark cold.
Its one thing to say bristle is a con, another to condemn all people who live in those subdivs; and those people
who lost their homes, in them.
With Tanks statements about Sarah, I sincerely doubt there's been a payoff. Plus thats future ammunition against her. She's also cheap as fuck.
ReplyDeleteI actually think the house is nice looking and the backyard is what one would expect in the desert. Green is the enemy down there. We have facebook proof she has started fixing up A house. I don't really think it matters where she's living, as opposed to that she picked AZ and is happy about it.
I sincerely doubt Levi has received ANY money from anyone. He would have definitely made that public by now. I think he just wants semi regular visitation, I don't think he wants the responsibility of raising a child fulltime. He's immatureand still seeking fame.
Do we have proof he's actively seeking a GED?
Is May when we'll need our popcorn, or will they manage to wipe the incriminating stuff??
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No doubt a property that Bristol's 20-year-old real estate dabbler picked out based on his extensive experience in that kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteI see this house as a decoy, Gryphen. There is no way someone as notorious as Bristol and with her new wealth would buy such a cheap house in the middle of a normal neighborhood. The real house will be in a nice gated community, it's purchase shrouded by the fog of one of the Palin LLCs.
ReplyDeleteAnd I suspect the whole gang is moving down to Arizona to get away from the cold, and the overzealous oversight of the people who know them, and to have a base in the lower 48 from which to launch Sarah's run for the presidency. Van Flea moving there, too, was just way too coincidental.
I'm very suspicious that the Paylins let this info out, complete with address. Maybe Brystil will rent the house out, but I find it hard to believe she'll live there, the Paylins are way too secretive. I think it's either a decoy or a big fat distraction. If we've learned nothing else in the last two years, we've learned this: NEVER trust a Paylin!
ReplyDeleteMy that backyard looks inviting. I can just hear it now.....keg party at Bristol's. IMHO this house is a decoy. Bristol is living somewhere, probably in Scottsdale (must nicer) in a gated community. You almost have to live in a gated community in AZ if you want to keep you big screen TV & computer. Break ins are prevalent. After all it is in the middle of the god forsaken dessert. On the positive side AZ has nice early mornings then the afternoon turns into a living hell.
ReplyDeleteMore on the delay releasing Sarah's emails
ReplyDeletehttp://motherjones.com/politics/2010/12/sarah-palin-emails-governor-alaska-delay-wait
This entire thing with the House in AZ is a Bright Shiny Object.
ReplyDeleteThey have released way too much info. Not a PEEP out of $arah regarding their privacy. Think about it. She would have jumped all over this by now if it was on the up and up.
The shit is about to hit the fan for The Palin KKKlan. So Gryphen, you absolutely need to be sleuthing for us! I am convinced that something else is going on and has nothing to do with this house. She may have taken the opportunity to make some money off of a foreclosure, too. But I believe there is something wrong with the phony Palin smiling faces that they felt the need to invest in Real Estate right now.
mary b
O/T - Why do people keep posting links to MI's blog? Please...she doesn't know what is going on ( & admits it) so she is no more of an authority than, well, anyone else who randomly starts a blog anonymously from New Jersey.
ReplyDeleteMI asked that folks stop posting clips of her blog here, so...
I think your condemnation of the entire state of Arizona is a bit harsh. There is plenty of beauty in that state. Politically it is currently less than tolerable, but the desert has a beauty all its own.
ReplyDeleteMy brother and his family live in AZ. when I first went out to visit them I didn't understand the gravel for yards, with one little patch of grass. It was explained to me that it is too expensive to water grass, but they want some, so the little patch surrounded by gravel.
ReplyDeleteTo a midwestern eye the whole place looks awful. So brown! But then when you look beyond that you see that there is beauty, especially if they had a wet spring. Then the cactus & such are blooming and the colors are gorgeous!
As to Bristol's house: the Palins bring their own ugly.
1:09 - how can you make the statement you did regarding the Johnsons re Tripp?
ReplyDelete"The Johnstons left him out of their family."
That just doesn't make sense considering the situation. It seems clear that the Palins - Bristol in particular - made sure that Tripp could not see his Aunt and Grandmother Johnston.
I don't think that either Sadie or her mother "left out" Tripp. On the contrary, from what I've read, they'd be thrilled to be able to spend time with him
Doesn't Levi's dad live in AZ?
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with all the others, this is a decoy/distraction device. If they're moving there at all, you can be sure it'll be gated and guarded housing. That's how people with multi-millions and their families live - very protected from life as the rest of us know it. I know this from having been a PA to very wealthy couple with a large family. So, will season 2 on TLC be Sarah Palin Sees AZ For The First Time? LOL!
ReplyDeleteIf you think that backyard is bad you should see what most of the folks in these instant suburbs get. Hers is much larger than most. Most folks don't plant grass because of the expense of putting it in and maintaining it. This *is* a desert. Most of our water down here comes to us by way of a long canal from the Colorado river.
ReplyDeleteHer house is typical of what's being built for the middle class in these subdivisions. Just about all of them are variations on the same depressing theme. It does get worse. There's an ersatz Southwest theme that you'll see around here that's even uglier. They're basically stucco boxes with a little ornamentation.
I have to agree with you about Maricopa. I've never been able to understand why anyone would choose to live here. So far you haven't captured the depth of just how bad it is. I found this link from a link you posted. It's a revealing description of life in Maricopa.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/realestate/keymagazine/406ariz-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
"Once the sun went down, the street was very dark and very quiet; the blank faces of empty houses were only occasionally lit by garage lights. There was nowhere to go and no one on the street. The brick walls on both sides of my house meant I couldn’t see my neighbors and they couldn’t see me. So I began to spend my evenings at Fry’s, the supermarket in the main strip mall on Highway 347. Fry’s had couches and wireless Internet and a flat-screen TV — and, more important, people. As it turned out, I was not the only person in Maricopa who thought Fry’s was a pretty great place to spend an evening."
Fry's supermarkets are part of Kroger's. (For anyone who doesn't want to sign up to read the article I would suggest getting a password from www.bugmenot.com)
I have to agree with those who think you've gone a bit over the top on this one. You need to take a deep breath and relax a bit. Just like AK we have our problems, but it's not all that bad. The Tea Baggers aren't running the place. In fact John McCain easily beat the Tea Party loon who was running for his seat. There is a lot of beauty here and, while the weather isn't everything the Chamber of Commerce would like people to believe, it has AK beat by a long shot.
So the local press are starting to bring up Trig Truthing again??
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If you think that backyard is bad you should see what most of the folks in these instant suburbs get. Hers is much larger than most. Most folks don't plant grass because of the expense of putting it in and maintaining it. This *is* a desert. Most of our water down here comes to us by way of a long canal from the Colorado river.
ReplyDeleteHer house is typical of what's being built for the middle class in these subdivisions. Just about all of them are variations on the same depressing theme. It does get worse. There's an ersatz Southwest theme that you'll see around here that's even uglier. They're basically square stucco boxes with a little ornamentation.
I've never been able to understand why anyone would choose to live in Maricopa. So far you haven't captured the depth of just how bad it is. I found this link from a link you posted. It's a revealing description of life in Maricopa.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/realestate/keymagazine/406ariz-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
(For anyone who doesn't want to sign up to read the article I would suggest getting a password from www.bugmenot.com)
I have to agree with those who think you've gone a bit over the top on this one. You need to take a deep breath and relax a bit. Just like AK we have our problems, but it's not all that bad. The Tea Baggers aren't running the place. In fact John McCain easily beat the Tea Party loon who was running for his seat. There is a lot of beauty here and, while the weather isn't everything the Chamber of Commerce would like people to believe, it has AK's weather beat by a long shot.
Gryphen, I think you are mistaken. Everything about this home screams Palins.
ReplyDeleteI have been lucky enough to have traveled and spent time in every state in the USA, out of all of them I choose to make Alaska my home and have lived a few decades in very rural Alaska. Arizona is a magnificent state with some of the most wondrous scenery I have ever seen. Like the Grand Canyon the Painted Desert, Montezuma's Well and many other spectacular Native American Indian Ruins. Proud and beautiful peoples have populated this land for centuries. Your harsh judgment is unfair. Yes Bristol seems to have picked an area that I would not consider for my self in any way shape or form, but I promise you I have seen much worse. Is there a certain population of people who seem to be the most ugly of Americans there, why yes there do seem to be a lot of them, though we have our fair share up here also.
ReplyDeleteThat house not my style either but I know people who would consider that home a palace.
Gryphen I am a big fan and daily reader but this one was just a little harsh.
Really, there're several other problems with purchasing a house in that area. You've already mentioned location and it's reputation as a major failure. The other problem is she purchase one of the highest priced homes in the development, which usually means she'll be proping up the other homes in the development, but at the cost her house will suffer from it in appreciation in the future. Also, there is a major development being planned next door where the roads have already been surveyed and mark out so further work can commense almost immedately if the developer decides to proceed. You really don't know what the price range of those homes will be, but with the economy and housing market as it is right now, the developer could easily decide to put in cheaper homes in order to unload the development. People buying a home also often prefer a new house they can build to their own specs. This development will also play a facter on how Bristol's development will be priced in the future. Boiling all of this down, it'll be a long time before Bristol can hope to see her house increase in value in the future, and it also stands a good chance of even decreasing in value. In an area like this, I would also expect to see an increase in vandalism and crime because of all the empty and abandoned homes in her area.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's a decoy house and Bristol is really living with Gino already. Maybe the pool photos are of his home.
ReplyDeleteAll the Arizonans now are taking up for Arizona, after many of them have posted in the past calling Wasilla a shithole. See how it feels Arizona, to have your state defined by the worst family ever? Perhaps you will be more kind in writing about Alaska in the future, since the Palin Plague has made people dump on your state. It is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there, Arizona, that is.
ReplyDeleteThe Grand Canyon is in Arizona moron. So is Sedona. I realize you aren't well traveled but look it up. Sorry it is as beautiful if not more so than Alaska. How would you know? You sound like such a complete fool and this is exactly why the media ignores your blog and it's lost credibility in blog land.
ReplyDeleteAnd her house is not ugly. Let's see your house. Does it have granite countertops like hers. Maricopa is ugly yes and it's in the middle of nowhere, but Arizona is a gorgeous diverse state with more lakes than Minnesota.
What's very curious is why you are going on and on about this. Do you think you are getting to the Palins or something? Not so. People are correcting you because you sound as uneducated as Sarah. What's the point of this stupid post? To put down Arizona, a place you have never been. Because you sound like a 10 year old.
Try looking up Arizona Highways and then see if you think it's such a horrible ugly state with no nature. At least syphillis and incest arent the problem they are up in your frozen ugly state. If it's so great, why don't more people live there. Nope, they come here. Why is that?
I agree with anonymous #6. Look - what the Palins have done is horrible, but it does not bolster your arguments or help build the case against them in any way to slam a town, an area and a state just because one of them happens to move there.
ReplyDeleteIt just looks petty and mean - the kind of thing someone else we all know about would do.
Scottsdale is Americas most livable city. It is a beautiful resort town and within a few hours are gorgeous red rock mountains and pine forests. Come visit. I can tell you haven been here. Do you think New Mexico is ugly too.
ReplyDeleteArizona has gorgeous areas. The desert and Grand Canyon are ugly?
This blog is simply sounding like it is written by someone who isn't well traveled.
The house is nice. Grass is wasteful here. I thought you were a greenie?
There are strange things going on with this family even on Huffington Post. Arianna has comments on Palin heavily moderated and lots are scrubbed before ever being posted. Either Arianna H. is being paid for the Palin stories on her blog or someone working for Arianna is protecting Palin. I am also positive that RAM is posting there with most posts under (AnninTexas) or (AnninCa) and some other names.
ReplyDeleteI post on HP and have listed this blog link many times before and it went through and was posted. Now my posts linking IM are scrubbed and never see the light of day. Sometimes one of the other Alaska blogs are under the blog section on HP with a story on Palin. I will post on that but 99% of the time the posts go to pending and then the article just keeps on down the page and disappears completely as if there were no interest in the story.
It is strange that RAM got in on the side of HP so fast and she posts such nonsense as Palin is adorable and trashes President Obama.
It is way past time the Palin family went away and stopped their nastiness in the public.
As far as this house, I feel sure someone else will live there and it is just another snow job by the Palin family. Bristol is surely hiding out somewhere, wonder how they will spin any more babies?
Gryphen, I love reading your blog. And usually I agree with you. After reading some of the comments, I have to disagree with your calling the house pictured here a shitpile.
ReplyDeleteArizona is one of the poorest states in the country. http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/article_e161ef98-d714-5d50-adff-96428dd3cfba.html
Near the Mexican border, there are families for whom home is an adobe one room dwelling. Some of the Navajo, Hopi and other Native Americans live on land that can't be farmed, again in some of the poorest housing you have ever seen. They would love to live in that house.
Because the weather is warm while much of the country is cold, there is big homeless problem. Homeless spend their time in the public library, passing out in the bathroom. There are also beautiful gated communities and beautiful mansions. John McCain doesn't know how many homes he has, including a ranch in beautiful Sedona.
The reason that you are making fun of this ordinary house is because of the claim that a 20 year old girl paid cash for it, and she came by hundreds of thousands of dollars for been the unwed teen mother, and daughter of Sarah Palin. Compared to the Palin compound in Wasilla, it's quite a step down. But, for many people, that would be the biggest dream house.
Icstraights-- I live in Scottsdale in a normal house. I live next store to a gay Hispanic couple. 30% of Scottsdale is Hispanic. There are six Jewish synagogues, and every religion is represented. Most of Scottsdale is not gated. Did you visit once for a week? I'm not rich and ni one in my neighborhood is. At our watch meeting, I found out about 1/2 my neighbors are Democrats.
ReplyDeleteAlso mcCain lives in Phoenix.
Unless you have really lived here how could you know? Gryphons only been to what 3 or 4 states in his life, LOL.
What percent of Alaska is white Gryphen? Any Hispanics there? Jews? Vietamese restaurants?? Scottsdale has 5 or 6. It's a great town. Very pretty with a lot of middle class people who come here for an active, outdoor lifestyle.
It's all a matter of taste. AZ is a large state with various climates and land formations. Personally, I think the desert and surrounding mountains are beautiful; although, I wouldn't choose to live there year round with the oppressive heat.
ReplyDeleteThe stucco house is very typical for the Phoenix area. It's a big house -- almost 4000 sq ft on an 8000 sq ft lot and it wouldn't take much to make the yard more livable. It might cost 2 to 3x as much for a similar house in Scottsdale. The house itself is certainly not a shit pile; I don't know anything about the location.
What do you know about where the Palins (except Bristol) had Thanksgiving? That could be the actual house the Palins will use. I also wonder if any Palin or Heath relatives already live in the Phoenix area.
Have you considered that maintaining houses in more than one state could be one way for Sarah and Todd to quietly increase their distance from one another.
After all this, it would be amusingly unsurprising, if Bristol ends up hiding away in AK for the next few months...or in Texas.
Nothing wrong with the house. The back yard is xeriscaped, which it should be given the desert location. As for taking Tripp away, I have never been convinced that fatherhood was high on Levi's list of fun things to do and it might serve Tripp better to be with just one parent than to be in the middle of what is likely to be a nasty, long-term parental fight.
ReplyDeleteGryphen, shame on you!! There are thousands of homeless families in America and you put down a new 3000 sq foot 5 bedroom home that is very nice, just in a barren area. Do you know how many people would love any home, let alone that one. In LA or San Fran wherevI live, that's a 2 million dollar home! I love the ocean but the desert sunsets are breath taking.
ReplyDeleteGryphen,
ReplyDeleteI was almost angry with you about this post, but then, I realized that you weren't trashing all of Arizona, just the ugly parts, and the parts about to get a lot uglier.
I've lived in Tucson since 1969. I can assure your readers that the house bought by the Phalins is a gussied up dump.
Here's the thing. The area they're in should never have been developed. The houses are built with the cheapest, least energy efficient materials, cheek by jowl with too many others in an area just south of Phoenix where temperatures exceed 117 degrees in the summer.
In addition, they have massive life threatening dust storms that can be seen from space, that pass right through this area of the state. That's because of poor farming practices and drought.
The house has an "appearance" of modernity and aesthetic, but it is a new dump.
It is quite comical to me that these eejits have sentenced themselves to hell by living in such an awful part of the state. Oh, yeah. They are just west of Florence--the location of the state and federal prison.
We Tucsonans know for sure that they have been conned. Isn't that fun?!
Now let's see what havoc they can bring to an already politically, economically and socially decimated state.
P. S. The backyard is ugly. Arizonans prefer the natural desert, xeriscaped yes, but there isn't anything nice about this. It's just something they do to cover up the dirt, for sale.
We lived in one of those type subdivisions in Ahwatukee, south of South Mtn. in Phoenix. It is a good place to hide; we knew there were 75 children in the neighborhood because that is how many candy bars we gave out at Halloween. We never saw them. People work all day, drive up, use their garage door opener, drive in and that is the last you see of them. Those backyard walls are six foot concrete block. We left Phoenix area in 2001. At that time Maricopa was starting the planning to provide schools for the soon to be built homes. At that time, Maricopa consisted of a few homes, some mom and pop type businesses, and a Indian casino. The housing that was built in the area is either built right up to the Indian reservation (Gila river) or on reservation land. There is not much out there and the two lane road from the freeway is narrow, but it really isn't as bad as some are saying.
ReplyDeleteGryphen, love ya but stop dissing AZ. Yes Alaska is beautiful but so are many parts of AZ. Maricopa is a dung hole but many parts just outside of Phoenix and even PHX itself (Camelback Mtn) etc. are beautiful. Perhaps you have heard of the Grand Canyon or maybe Sedona, or Monument Valley where hundreds of westerns have been filmed. It's a beautiful state and really sad that this horrible family and the state's new immigrant laws are going to spoil it.
ReplyDeleteG, I read your blog because you generally stay on the high side. Please don't start to crawl around in mud puddle hole with the Ps. It is a house that millions would love to live in & not a hole.
ReplyDeleteWow - pretty mean comments from all of you. I live in AZ - and I love it. I moved from the PacNW and it took me years to get rid of the mold and the moss.
ReplyDeleteSome of us love the desert. Two nights ago, we spent 3/4 of an hour watching a huge great horned owl sitting in a tree next door hunting. I have quail, bunnies - sometimes javalina. I back into a preserve.
To each his own.
I have visited Alaska and it is beautiful - but it truly is a different kind of beauty. Most of us don't have grass .. we are water conscious here down in our desert.
I also think the house is a huge distraction. I know where this house it - there is NO freeway access for miles and she is 45 min to 1 hour away from Tempe so I figured she was't going to school.
As far as the lot .. someone did say the pool had been filled in (it does happen). She is in an area filled with coyotes, snakes, scorpions - klller bees, fire ants - you name it we got it!
I realize the AK people think their state is the most beautiful. In its own way I will take the desert any day. You guys are bitter cold - we spent 4 hours at the zoo on Sunday and Mon/Tue we have enjoyed 70 degrees and sun.
I give Alaska credit for it's awesome beauty ... but I love my AZ and PalinPollution isn't welcome down here.
Before you slam us, maybe visit us? I have visited your state and it is lovely.
We have so many problem - Brisdull is simply one more - and I agree it is the bright shiny object to distract from something.
Ah, I guess I just have to join in the "pile on Gryphen" day. I don't think the house is bad at all. I'm not crazy about Arizona landscaping, don't like the brown and dry look, but I understand the reason for it. It's pretty much everywhere there except northern Arizona which really does appeal to me. I love the water, greenery, mountains, snow, and wilderness here in Alaska and would never trade that for the desert climate, but I do have friends who live there and just love Arizona. That said, I will be very glad if all the Palins go away from Alaska forever, and that's as good as any other place. I also think a big motivation for the move is so SP can try an end run on McCain's senate seat.
ReplyDeleteC'mon, Gryph, you're better than this. Who really gives a crap where Bristol lives other than her immediate family? This is gossip rag low brow nonsense. This is not news, just mean spirited commentary - please leave that type of stuff to SP and her minions.
ReplyDeleteOkay I have reread my post after spending the day buying furniture with my daughter, and I will admit it does come off a bit harsh.
ReplyDeleteAnd perhaps I am doing a little projecting of my own very painful custody battle onto Levi and Bristol's situation. However I am still adamant that the idea of Bristol taking Tripp all the way to Arizona to keep him from Levi and his family is FU.
I am also still adamant that Alaska, despite its long winters, is still a more kid friendly environment than Maricopa. And being around his family would be mentally healthier for him as well.
As for this being a decoy house I have no information about that one way or the other. But I do know that Bristol has no compunction about taking Tripp as far away from Levi as possible and making him jump through hoops to see his own kid, and that flat pisses me off.
My daughter and I discussed this today at length, and she said she would gladly talk to Levi and explain how extremely important it is for him to fight for his boy now, and how that will positively affect his relationship with Tripp later.
If I were Levi I would take her up on it. He doesn't even have to talk to me, he could just talk to her and she would set his ass straight in about five minutes.
She's not going there.
ReplyDeleteThe area around Maricopa is really the armpit of Arizona, but there are many, many beautiful areas of the state. Don't knock it until you've been there. A lot of people have gravel yards there too. And it's smart to do that in the desert....it's a desert. Having a lawn is expensive because it has to constantly be watered. However, there are a lot of parks and a lot of indoor play areas. And who knows, maybe she'll re-do the back yard. I'm no failin-palin fan, but you're being kind of snarky about her yard for goodness sake. Just be happy that while the Palins may never officially leave Alaska, it looks like they won't be around nearly as much....
ReplyDeleteUgly and desolate are perfect descriptive words for this post of yours. Really, Gryphen, this is so beneath you. I've lived in NM, AZ and the CA high desert and each place had it's beauty. This kind of Alaska is just more awesome than anything you lower 48ers have is disgusting and Palinistic. I've been to Wasilla and while the scenery was gorgeous it was a hole to me. Now I live in the Northern middle of the country and I love it, fresh live lakes, forests, animals and wouldn't think of disparaging a whole state based on 1 crappy area. With posts like this do you wonder why some folks think Alaskans are assholes and act as though they are better than others? If not you should. If this is the way the people of the "last frontier" describe the rest of the nation don't be surprised when many of us cast a disdainful eye on you.
ReplyDeleteIf it wasn't for irrigation (and the socialist federal programs that built the dams that made irrigation possible) most of the western USA would look more or less like Arizona (and be virtually uninhabitable).
ReplyDeleteThe desert has it's own kind of beauty. The fact that you don't see it does not negate it's existence. Many people love it. I've learned to love it.
Just because you hate all things Palin, now you have to hate the whole state of Arizona? WTF?
Gryph,
ReplyDeleteGreetings again and a big smile to you for rereading your post and taking the high road instead of the low road earlier.
We need for you to remain fair & balanced and help keep all of us sane. Please keep up the research.
I agree with the poster who said both AR as well as AZ have their won beauty. Desert life is fascinating. However, I bet you they did not think about the rattlesnakes, the scorpions, and the tarantulas...
ReplyDeleteGryphen :(. I'm a loyal reader and am disappointed that you are dissing my beautiful state.
ReplyDeleteI was born in Seattle and as a child moved to Portland, OR but spent the majority of my childhood in SF. As an young adult I lived in Boston and then San Antonio and eventually was transferred to Tucson in 1974 where I still reside. I am a graduate of ASU's School of Law.
I think I can speak with a bit of authority on my state since I have hiked, camped, and visited nearly every corner and would hope to clear up a few misconceptions that keep popping up in the comments here. First, AZ is one of the most geographically diverse states in the union: from dense forest in the northern half, the obvious magnificence of the Grand Canyon and surrounding lands shared by Utah to the lush Sonoran desert in the southern half and our beautiful sky islands. AZ has spectacular mountain ranges throughout the state, incredible desert landscapes and a very rich cultural heritage. I live here because it's open, friendly and diverse.
Someone said Arizona is the poorest state. Lord...where did that come from? Hardly! Phoenix (not my favorite place) is the 5th largest city in the country and boasts major sports teams, major universities and colleges and has a thriving arts center.
Tucson is now over a million people but still retains it's friendly, small town feel. Tucson is surrounded by 4 mountain ranges which provide a wealth of wildlife and wide range of climate. In my back yard I have had nearly every critter that lives in the desert and the surrounding mountains visit. Housing in AZ is also quite diverse ranging from the quick stucco sub-divisions to award-winning designs which honor our heritage and unique climate needs.
Our weather is scorchingly hot in the summer...yes...but we arent a wasteland here. The aforementioned mountains are our respite. Camping, hiking, biking...whatever sport you can imagine we can do here...Ok...maybe not surf!
Water is a huge issue and always has been. Someone stated that AZ has more lakes than MN...I doubt that seriously!
AZ has been one of the fastest growing states in the union primarily because of the weather but also for the lower cost of living. Many a refugee from LA in this area.
Culturally a very diverse state. Obviously we have a significant native american and hispanic population but also a growing population of other ethnic groups. Politically the state is red but Tucson is the bastion of liberal thought and the state has had its share of well-known liberal statesmen. The state is no more racist than any other state I've resided in. We've had our share of oddball politicians and Jan Brewer is just the latest in a succession of bizarre governors in this state. Thank you Janet Napolitano for taking the Homeland Security post...we're now stuck with her!
No...there are not decapitated bodies strewn throughout the desert although at the very desolate areas near the border there is an increasing number of immigrants who don't make it because of the heat and lack of water. Border issues are a huge issue here and have been ever since I've lived here...illegal crossings to find a better life and illegal drug traffic.
I'll close with this: I wager that I would be able to find in any state an area like Maricopa. A boom town with inexpensive and quickly constructed homes in response to a boom in a local economy. The house is no different than any house you would find in any number of areas throughout the country. I travel extensively for my work and I can tell you every large metro area has a Maricopa down the road. In many cases these are starter homes and the areas are quite transient as people move up economically. This is hardly a 'shitpile' and thats a huge insult to likely a number of your readers who live in similar homes.
I live here in AZ because I love the region, the culture and the people. The price I pay is extreme heat in the summer.
After having read all of these comments I think we should all agree that a place does not have to be defined by the people that inhabit it. In other words, people should not take a dump on Alaska and Alaskans just because the wretched Palin family (mostly) reside there.
ReplyDeleteThe same goes for Arizona. Just because there are alot of bigoted racists there (which seems to have attracted the Palins) does not mean that the majority of Arizonans are or that the desert landscape is somehow a reflection of that attitude.
Yes Alaska can suck at times what with the isolation and winter weather but it can also be one of the most strikingly beautiful places on the face of this planet (especially in the summer). Arizona with Sedona and the Grand Canyon is also one of the most beautiful places on this earth. Each place has it's own highs and lows but can't we anti-Palin Alaskans and Arizonans get along and not knock each other?
-Writing from Anchorage
OK Tripp, don't pick up the spiders with the long curly tails. Don't grab the rattles under the rocks. And as someone else mentioned, stay away from the big fat lizards.
ReplyDeleteBristol no doubt now resides in AZ. She will be back the first week of Jan (not sure when she is returning specifically) but her friend who's visiting arrives Jan 6th. They will go to disney
ReplyDeleteI don't believe Levi's legal team has given him bad advice.
ReplyDeleteI do believe Levi has refused to follow good legal advice; for example, I'm sure Levi was warned against becoming engaged to Bristol the second time around (July 2010).
Fence aint high enough. Better call in toady and his buddies.
ReplyDelete"wonder how they will spin any more babies?"
ReplyDeletethe same way they always do - they are COUSINS.
"...you cannot possibly compare this barren wasteland to the beauty of Alaska. My state is breathtaking and chock full of endless possibilities for fun filled activities and opportunities to commune with nature. Arizona is the place we send our prisoners when our jails get full"
ReplyDelete"Okay I have reread my post...and I will admit it does come off a bit harsh."
C'mon Gryphen, just a bit?!? The Palin never admits when she says something stupid. Is that how you roll too? Arizona is a fantastic state...you can drive an hour from Phx and be in the middle of a national forest. Of course the forest is made up of Saguaros but there you go! I like your blog but don't become what it is you hate.
-Fred
Give me one of those "shitpiles" please! In my neighborhood that house would go for around 370. There are plenty of them, built where people with money buy our little post-war cracker boxes and build those big ugly houses. It is ugly, and poorly built, but it is most emphatically not a shitpile. It's a version of a nice middle-class house for those who can still afford them.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever been to the Grand Canyon? Um, yeah, it's in AZ and it is amazing. How about Mount Lemon, where you can drive from desert to snow in a few hours? I've been reading this blog since the beginning, but have not been irritated as I was after reading this post. AZ is one of my favorite places that has been defiled by the Palins, and I really don't want to read your negative comments on top of it. Alaska is beautiful, but the dramatic weather conditions simply are not every person's ideal living condition. Some of us actually love the desert.
ReplyDeleteBristol thinks she has to move to Arizona to attend the classy University of Phoenix. Who's gonna break it to her...?
ReplyDeleteIt is extremely common in these types of issues for the court to appoint an attorney to represent the interest of the child/children.
ReplyDeleteIt is not in the interest of the child to be permanently separated from either parent barring some probability of harm being done by one parent.
If Rex is not getting this issue before a judge and making sure that he fights for his client's interests and that his client's child is represented, he should be brought up for disbarment. He is not representing the interest of the father and is neglecting the interest of a minor.
I agree that if Levi cares about seeing his son at all, he needs to fight to get some sort of fair custody agreement. First of all, fire Rex Butler. He allowed his client to be totally screwed over. I watched my husband go through hell to have any custody at all of his daughter. The parental alienation is horrible and damages kids for life if it is not reigned in. The courts don't do much to help, so it is up to the target parent (in this case, Levi) to not give up, no matter how hopeless it might seem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with @1.08PM
ReplyDeleteThis is just a distraction for the baby bump story.
Gryphen keep up the good work, but stay focused.
The Palins and the gang think they will continue to outsmart Americans, not anymore.
We all have eyes on their moves.
This is a wild drama reality show.
I can't believe how McCain almost made this woman VP of this country. My goodness.
I am so proud of Americans, for their intelligency. You picked the right family for POTUS.
I think we should bring in flavor of love to spice it up. Bristol should hook up with Flavor of love. He he he that would be cool to watch.
Gryp,
ReplyDeleteGlad to see your last post. I love the intellect of this blog and try to visit daily. This Arizona housing development has the same foreclosure problems that plague the entire country, and now have a Palin infestation. Let's not do or say anything palinness that would add to these people's troubles.
Here’s hoping that one day you can experience the “silent eruption” of the desert.
I post here a lot, I am from Alaska, but I love Arizona and if it weren't for the snakes and scorpions and illegal aliens in Arizona who raid crops and things around the house, I'd move there.
ReplyDeleteSeems to be a difference in Maricopa, where this house is located, and other parts of AZ.
ReplyDeleteI'm heading out to Scottsdale on Thursday to spend New Years with a friend who has settled there in the past ten years. It's really not my favorite place - endless strip malls and chain restaurants - but it is home to a lot of nice people. And Tucson has a large, active Blue population, so that's not bad.
Anyway, it's better than New Mexico, about which it seems no one knows anything! Half the people I talk to when I travel think the climate of Santa Fe is like Phoenix (uh, no, it's not) and most of the other half don't seem to know that NM is part of the US! We are "high desert" here, with much different weather and vegetation than Phoenix.
In any case, quit the fuck criticising other places!
My backyard is low maintenance natural chaparral, I don't have to water it. Toward the house is Flagstone. She can spend another 30-40 thousand and have a nice yard. You don't have to only do gravel. They like the cement in Alaska. That might work for Bristol. That is if Tripp spends anytime there or wants to play outside.
ReplyDeleteUmmm love you love ur blog...as far as ur shit talking about MY great state of AZ...I think ur just jealous of our AMAZING weather! Sorry but you sound a lil bitter. I think you had something going with the Maricopa/Wasilla comparisons. She could easily become Mayor of Maricopa. Thanks for all ur hard work Gryph and remember if you ever need spys on the ground I'm in phx!! -E
ReplyDeleteSince Sarah had to leave Hawaii because of all the non white people how is she going to survive in Arizona with all the brown people?
ReplyDeleteUnless she imports white house keepers, yard men, nurses, and white people to go to the grocery store etc, she can't avoid the fact that there are lots and lots of people in the SW with not white skin. And they talk a lot in a not English language.
Yes anonymous 6:35, I absolutely want boots on the ground in Arizona!
ReplyDeleteJust contact me at gryphen2009@yahoo.com and we will set something up.
I know I just pooped on your state, but don't worry people give MY state the middle finger every single day.
Any house that is poorly constructed is a shit hole. This location doesn't make any sense. I've driven the area. Also, flash floods are a problem. Todd checked it out and the boyfriend whose family is in the real estate business. It doesn't sound like where you would want your daughter, a friend or fiance. The whole thing with the cousins is flaky for young Tripp. Bristol needs to act like a young unwed raising the boy on her own. If she plans on him spending most of the time in the familar envirnoment at the compound in Alaska, where he lives while she is doing the girly frat house scene that house could be trashed and repaired when she has her next whim or what it is that is going on. I do lean toward it being a decoy.
ReplyDeleteKids don't do well with abandonment. He is accustomed to the older Nanny that was also in the TLC show and went to LA. Piper and Trig are also around at times. If Bristol was to go to the Arizona house with him I hope she is thinking through the effect on Tripp. For the most part Tripp lost his Dad or was abandoned. If he bonded with Sherrie or Sadie those relationships are sporadic and far a part. It might be like going to Disneyland and fun, fun, fun for him for him. Not the stability a child needs. I hope Bristol is able to give some consideration to Tripp's well being.
As much I enjoy visiting your site I have to say that this particular post is just petty in its characterizations.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea why developers in AZ leave yards bare, but I think it's so that the homeowners can decide if they want to spend the money on grass/watering system or pool/landscaping. The color is fairly standard since the sun bleaches all brighter colors.
I have to agree with Uncle Gryphs statement that AK has been getting shit in for along time. Yeah we were negligent and unleashed the plain beast but we don't love her anymore, although I did my part in 06 and didn't vote for her. No, Arizona doesn't need or deserve the criticism but to be fair we're not exactly Palinnfans anymore.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha... That looks like my backyard... It's not just the gravel that's dangerous. The palm tree fronds have 1/2" teeth like a saw blade, the cactus needles are barbed so once they go in your foot they don't come out until there's an autopsy, there something called a roof rat which cant be good at all and at night the screams of the scorpions fighting the black widow spiders will keep even a sound sleeper up 'til dawn. The best thing you can say about Phoenix is that you can cook an egg on the sidewalk in the summer which sounds good until you realize that no one wants an egg cooked on dirty concrete...
ReplyDeleteAnd when you finally come to terms with the heat, the homicidal vegetation, the slow-moving old people in even slower-moving golf carts ON THE MAIN SURFACE ROADS and the hostile arachnids you discover that literally any psycho can - and often does - walk into a gun store and walk out with a warm .380 tucked into their jock strap without training, permit or registration. And THAT'S what people in Arizona are most PROUD of.... (well... that AND their growing reputation of being inhospitable to folk of a darker hue, also, too. wink!)
mary b 2:02 PM
ReplyDeleteYou got it. Sarah is not screeching. The deal with the boy who has a family in real estate in Alaska and Arizona and he is going to marry Bristol? She wants to have a baby? All that is weird. I think he is part of some scheme. May be they did hook up that last week at DWTS? You would think they would be seen together. Enjoying each other and trying to have a normal life. Not seeing her is like she is getting an abortion or hiding the pregnancy.
When they did the last Bristol and Levi together, remember someone leaked to Radar or another publication. They were quoting Bristol's former BFF that was Levi's girl and she was accused of sleeping with the several boys in town and Levi gave her a baby. Not true, but several people were anonymously saying all these things to media. Bristol was getting roses on her bed one minute and next her family was rushing her back home to Sarah's domain. She paid cash for that condo, I think. A big crazy messy story to confuse and distract. There maybe some tiny morsels of truth.
They must be relieved the e-mails are delayed.
I can understand why this post offends some, considering it looks like a nice house and many people don't have the means to even come close to owning something like it. But I also understand what you mean by describing it the way you did; it's uninspiring, lacks character, kind of sterile looking... I saw the listing on Zillow or Trulia, and looking at the map it sits in a sea of houses just like it, probably for as far as one can see. To me - that's ugly and claustrophobic. If I had no other choices, I'd live there but there are SO MANY BETTER choices IF one has the means. I don't get it... I'm thinking it is a decoy house.
ReplyDelete"The Johnstons left him out of their family."
ReplyDeleteThe Johnstons couldn't find a way to stand up to the Palins. If it was a marriage where one parent was beating or molesting the child, the other parent allows it to go on because they are not able to stand up to the bad parent. Unfortunate as it can be, the abused child sometimes grows up to blame the parent that didn't help them as much as the bad parent. It is not a situation where the Johnstons want to leave him out. They can blame Bristol. It may not feel that way to Tripp. It is a tragic situation. Levi comes from a broken home. The mother has serious health problems, the father abandoned the family but lived at the house and kept a woman on the side. Levi hasn't been guided by his parents for years, he does a lot of reacting I suppose.
Both the Johnstons and the Palins have big families, cousins, aunts, uncles and all.
Tripp spends time at the Palins and he has cousins near his age. They have certainly bonded and he feels good with them. Part of the price the Johnstons are forced to pay for not being able to fight for Tripp is that they couldn't give him that. There are no cousins he could get to know, no cousins for Tripp to grow close to in the Johnston family. He has rarely had time with his own Dad. Levi is the one that could have fought for young Tripp. He didn't and it is just what it is. The Johnstons have to stand behind Levi whether they like what Levi does in regard to the courts. If he had better guidance or may be Sarah does have something to hold him back? The Johnston marriage was over and Levi didn't have healthy rational guidance from them. He was ripe for McCain to pick him up and carrying him off to play the role they had in store for him.
Teddy Roosevelt would be proud of the National Parks in Arizona. With any luck Sarah should be able to get the govmint out of there and be building her own place with a look out view. Bristol can have her own turret.
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