British government begs Prince Harry not to invite Barack Obama to his wedding for fer of angering the orange tyrant in the White House.

Courtesy of The Sun: 

Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle have told aides they want the former US president and wife Michelle at their big day on May 19.

The 33-year-old prince has become good friends with the Obamas since bonding with them during the Invictus Games. 

But Britain’s relations with Trump’s White House have sunk to their lowest ebb since his election last year.

There are deep fears among senior Foreign Office and No10 officials that another perceived national snub will make it impossible for Theresa May to meaningfully engage with Trump. 

A senior government source said: “Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it’s causing a lot of nervousness. 

“Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a Royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen.

“Conversations are ongoing about and ministers will eventually have to decide. If the PM lays down the law, Harry will just have to suck it up.” 

As the wedding is not a state occasion, the Government only have a consultative role in its organization and heads of state will not be invited.

First off can you believe you just read that?

Quite literally the British government is trying to dissuade a prince from inviting a personal friend to his own wedding, because it might anger the sitting president of the United States and may negatively impact foreign relations with our country.

That is literally insane.

Of course the thing is that Prince Harry is well known for breaking the rules, so I imagine that Brits will have a hard time convincing him to make a decision like this.

And he absolutely SHOULD NOT!

This is HIS goddamn wedding, Obama is HIS goddamn friend, and this should be NOBODY'S goddamn business.

I still think that Harry and Meghan should make Obama part of their wedding party, and send a huge "fuck you" to Tangerine Hitler.

The wedding of the decade is coming soon, and while Donald Trump's invitation will likely be lost in the mail, his predecessor could be a guest of honor.

Courtesy of Newsweek:  

The guest list hasn’t been set for the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but a number of things could stand in the way of President Donald Trump getting an invite. 

But a former U.S. president might make the list, due to his friendship with the young British royal: Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle, who appear to have amiable relations with Harry and his elder brother and future king, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.

Much of the reason that Trump may not make the guest list is focused on the added security and possible disruptions from protesters:

If Trump were to appear at Prince Harry’s wedding in spring 2018, it would likely spark protests. When Prime Minister Theresa May offered Trump a state visit early this year, polls showed that 2 million people intended to take part in a protest against him. The risk of embarrassment, were such a protest to occur at a royal wedding, might put the couple off inviting such a controversial figure.

However the bride has also expressed much disdain for the Orange tinted fuhrer:  

As for President Trump, Harry's wife-to-be revealed that she was not a fan. In an interview on The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore during the 2016 election, Markle said she might decide to stay in Toronto—where her show, Suits, is filmed—if Trump were to win. 

“We film Suits in Toronto, and I might just stay in Canada. I mean, come on, if that's reality we are talking about, come on, that is a game changer in terms of how we move in the world here,” she said. 

Markle supported Democrat Hillary Clinton during the election, calling Trump “misogynistic.”

You know this is going to burn Trump's ass, who before he won the election was notorious for crashing A-list parties that he was not invited to attend.

I can hardly wait to read the Twitter tirade that this will inspire.  

First official Pastafarian wedding to take place in New Zealand.

Courtesy of RadioNZ: 

Toby Ricketts and Marianna Young will be married by the leader of the New Zealand Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and attendees - bride and groom included - will be in full pirate regalia. 

Pastafarians believe in an airborne noodle god, wear colanders on their heads and practice a gentle form of piracy. 

The couple are recent converts to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and the bride-to-be Ms Young said a conventional marriage and all the traditions that went along with it did not appeal. 

"So this offered an opportunity to do something different that fitted for us."

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster started as a parody to protest the teaching of creationism in Kansas public schools.

And now look at how it has evolved.

And to be honest, is it really any more ridiculous than any of the other religions that it was created to mock?

Dylann Roof's sister has a Go Fund account to pay for the wedding that was so inconveniently preempted by her brother's killing spree.

Courtesy of Radar Online:  

Amber Roof posted a photo of herself with her fiancé Michael Tyo under the headline “A Fresh Start For Michael and Amber.” The page shows a goal of raising $5,000. 

“As many of you know Michael and I had to abruptly cancel our wedding day, due to the tragedy that occurred in Charleston,” she writes in a message on the page, referring to the day her brother gunned down nine people in their Charleston, S.C., church. 

“June 21st was suppose to be the happiest day of our lives. It is the day every girl dreams of, it was the day we dreamed of. We had each other, we have the perfect venue, and we had our vows ready to be read. We were ready! We had planned out every detail for months and months. It was going to be the PERFECT day!” she wrote. 

“Our day was the exact opposite. Our wedding day was full of sorrow, pain, and shame, tainted by the actions of one man,” Roof, 27, notes, saying her sibling’s sick actions were responsible for “destroying the first day of Michael and my life together.”

Gee, how sad for her. 

Here she is trying to start a life with her soon to be husband and her brother goes and slaughters nine people in a church in an effort to start a race war.

I can only imagine how much she has suffered.

Now if you will excuse me I have to step outside and do a little primal screaming.

New York City wedding guest accidentally injures five people after gun in his pocket goes off.

Courtesy of ABC News:  

A guest at a wedding reception at New York City's swanky Waldorf-Astoria hotel was playing with a gun when it accidentally went off, injuring five people, officials said. 

A 42-year-old man had a gun in his pocket, and while wedding pictures were being taken on the first floor of the hotel, it went off, police said. The bullet ricocheted and grazed the head of a 55-year-old woman, who was conscious, alert and expected to be fine, police said. 

The other injuries were to a 50-year-old man, a 38-year-old woman, a 48-year-old woman and another person who was not identified. All of them were hit by shattered glass or debris, police said. Their injuries were considered non-life-threatening and one person refused medical attention. 

The gun was recovered by police. It was unclear whether the gun went off after it fell or whether it fired and then the man dropped it, police said.

The man had a limited gun permit, and so far there have been no charges filed. 

Besides I heard it on good authority that the groom started a conflict with the man by throwing a garter in his direction.

Yep, those guns are certainly keeping us all safe, aren't they?

The post Bristol Palin's ghostwriter put up about her cancelled wedding goes viral.

Not to brag but I actually knew this whole thing was doomed when I first saw this picture.

So yesterday, as you all know, Nancy French typed out a completely flat and uninformative post about Bristol's cancelled wedding. 

Today the various online news outlets took notice.

Those included the Huffington Post, US Magazine, Radar Online (Who insist on calling Levi a "deadbeat dad," which is not remotely true.),  Fox News, People Magazine, and the list goes on.

Most of the articles are fairly cut and paste, but the comments are a potpourri of Palin bashing and outright mockery.

For my part I have kept my ear to the ground since Bristol stumbled back into Wasilla, and from what I have heard Bristol seems to be mostly relieved, but also not at all certain about what comes next.

She is also treating herself to various extravagant purchases, and outings with friends, to take her mind off of all the online publicity.  And possibly to thumb her nose at her mother.

However if past is prologue that will mean that Bristol will soon focus all of her attention on her son, and that does not bode well for anybody who she feels keeps them apart.

You know like his dad, who of course now has court appointed time with him. 

Levi and Sunny might want to batten down the hatches, because this could get nasty.

Bristol Palin's ghostwriter weighs in on the cancelled wedding.

Courtesy of Bristol's Enjoygram account.

Courtesy of Brancy's blog:

I feel like I need to address the elephant-in-the-room on this blog, since you guys have been with me through thick and thin. When I first got engaged, you were the first ones I wanted to tell. 

I guess you have seen by now that the wedding — that was supposed to happen last weekend — was called off. I’m sure you’ve seen this has been all over the media, but this is a painful time for family and friends and I would just really appreciate your prayers. 

I know God’s plan is greater than anything else, and Tripp and I are in Alaska beginning to rebuild our lives under much different circumstances than we anticipated. (So does this mean that Bristol DIDN'T know about the secret wife? Because I am quite positive that she didn't know about the secret wife.)

Thank you for all of your love and support. 

I have little doubt that posting this is Sarah's idea and I would not be at all surprised if Bristol did not even know it was up. 

In fact the message I got from the pictures that Bristol shared on social media this weekend, instead of joining her mother in that pathetic attempt to save face in Kentucky, was that she was done with the charade and seemed to drive that point home by letting he world know that she was hanging out with her exotic model friend.

Which of course got the internet all abuzz.

In fact today's post was the first one since the 16th, and THAT one, and the one before it, were simply old pictures taken from Bristol's Enjoygram account followed by a one sentence blurb.

I got the feeling that Nancy French was trying to meet her obligation to her employer to put up posts but was getting little or no help from the person who she was paid to impersonate.

Personally I am kind of interested in what Bristol chooses to do next.

If she is finally tired of being controlled by her mother, and having her dictate who she should or should not marry, and who she should or should not hang out with, then things might just start to get very interesting. Very interesting indeed.

And let me just say Bristol that if you REALLY want to get back at your mother, well you know how to contact me. And trust me there is literally NOTHING you could do that would piss her off more than that.

The Daily Mail has a photo of Sarah Palin with Dakota Meyer in Kentucky, and it's awesome! Update!

Sarah Palin unloading on Dakota Meyer in Kentucky.

Courtesy of the Daily Mail:

The eleventh hour cancellation of Bristol Palin's Memorial Day Weekend wedding left mom Sarah with little alternative but to go ahead with the already planned reception - although significantly her daughter chose not to attend. 

The bizarre set of circumstances mean't that while the former vice presidential candidate hung out with her daughter's ex-fiance and ex-Marine Dakota Meyer and his family in Kentucky, Bristol made a very public showing of her non-attendance by posting a series of photos of her enjoying a 'weekend getaway' back in Alaska with her best friend who is an exotic model. 

....


But the 'celebration of life' appears to have quite heated at one point as this photograph showing Sarah Palin raising her finger in what appears to be a heated exchange with the man who was supposed to have become her son-in-law. 

Days earlier Meyer had put out his own statement on Facebook page around the same time as the elder Palin and bearing striking similarities to her message, suggesting a concerted public relations offensive. 

But if both sides were supposed to be maintaining a united front someone forgot to tell Bristol.

The Daily Mail then shares with its readers the same pictures of Bristol with Marina that we shared with you on Saturday, and even goes into detail about Marina's exotic moneymaking pastime.

Bristol and Marina, with some folks I don't know identified only as "family."

They also point out that this attempt to re-package the now called off wedding as a "family picnic" failed miserably with only about a hundred people showing up and a rather less than festive environment.

They even mentioned that Palin parked her " massive 'Dynamax Cruising Tour Motorhome' right on the party lawn. Alaska plates and all."

Way to blend in.

All in all it was fairly clear that his was a public relations ploy designed to save face for Palin, and that it failed miserably.

Like I said, I could not have planned this outcome better myself.

Update: Sorry I used the wrong photo.

 This is actually the one with Marina in it.

Awww!

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The caption read:

Stop growing my little chicken nugget 😩😖 only thing I need in life ❤️❤️

I'm still refusing to feel guilty about exposing Dakota's first marriage. It was the right thing to do.

Besides Bristol will get over it, just like she got over Dylan, Ben, Gino, Joey, and of course Levi.

Ahh who am I kidding? She NEVER got over Levi.

Well folks it's official, the wedding is off! Update!

Courtesy of Palin's Facebook page:

Bristol and Dakota couldn’t be more thankful for the love and support of family and friends over the past months while preparing for their wedding. They have informed loved ones that unfortunately the announced celebration planned for May 23 will not be held. Many friends and family still look forward to getting together that day in Kentucky anyway – and the Palins and Meyers are happily looking forward to still being at "the old Kentucky home" on May 23 to celebrate life, in general! Family members and close friends know they are welcome to share a great bar-b-que on the farm that day. All involved, especially Dakota, Bristol and Tripp, and their parents and grandparents, thank supporters for the love they've expressed. 

And friends, please see Bristol's message clearing up rumors that tabloids salivate over: 

“Regarding salacious headlines in recent days about “secret wives”, Dakota and I discussed our past relationships prior to our engagement. Dakota was legally divorced years ago, as any good reporter could and should have disclosed to readers. As usual, false stories and dramatically written headlines begging controversy should be disregarded, and we have faith that our privacy will be respected at this time by those with decency. Thank you! – Bristol”

 - Sarah Palin

Well if that's true then why is the wedding off now?

Hmmm?

Well I think this is good news for Bristol, better news for Tripp, and great news for Levi.

Update: Well this is from Dakota's Facebook page:

Bristol and I couldn’t be more thankful for the love and support of family and friends over the past months while preparing for our wedding. We have informed loved ones that unfortunately the announced celebration planned for May 23 will not be held. Many friends and family still look forward to getting together that day in Kentucky anyway - and we are happily looking forward to still being at "the old Kentucky home" on May 23to celebrate life, in general! Family members and close friends know they are welcome to share a great bar-b-que on the farm that day!

Boy that sounds awfully familiar. Almost as if both posts were written by the same person.

Now take note folks, it does not say the wedding is postponed, it says it is cancelled.

Update 2: Well the news is spreading quick.

The Hill has it.

As does the Huffington Post.

And the Washington Post.

Update 3: Wow the Daily Mail did a deep dive on this one.

Well Bristol Palin's newest Instagram pictures raise a few questions.

This is dated today, with the hastag #allmybabes.

And I did hear that Tripp was definitely going to be back in Alaska this weekend. So this photo could be from today.

Anybody notice what's missing?

Here's a hint.

Now before the trolls start accusing us of jumping to conclusions, let me say that I am just making an observation.

However there was this post from earlier as well.

Yeah it's just a coincidence. Probably doesn't mean a thing.

Let me just say that if the digging into Dakota's first marriage made Bristol either cancel her upcoming wedding, or put it off for awhile, I am not going to feel badly.

In my humble opinion this was moving much too fast, and it had trainwreck written all over it.

And let's face facts it would be far better for Bristol to find out NOW that there may be problems with trust, then to find out after she has already been married for a couple of months. Or years.

I'm just saying.

Bristol Palin: Nothing to see here, let's move along.

This showed up on Brancy's blog the other day with this caption:

My mom made homemade cinnamon rolls! #weddingprep #onemonth

If this seems very familiar it's probably because we discussed this pic here on IM over a month ago.

One has to wonder why Nancy French would recycle an old photo off of Bristol's Instagram account and attempt to make a new post, when she has spent most of her time attacking Hillary Clinton, or pushing a Christian or military agenda.

I of course have a theory.

After all that post about Bristol's exotic friend garnered almost 500 comments and seems to have changed the narrative quite a bit.

Kind of hard to sell yourself as a former abstinence spokesperson and born again virgin, about to marry a war hero, with connections to a friend like this:

Who has videos available online like this, and this.

And it's not like Bristol can do anything to hide their friendship.

Which once again is no big deal, UNLESS her mother wants to continue marketing Bristol as a proponent of family values, a Christian blogger, and the wife of a future Senator or Congressman.

Because you KNOW that is where this whole thing is heading.

They have even started to transform Tripp into a new version of Track.

(Possibly the most disturbing picture so far.)

Two months? Update!

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Under the photo this is the caption:

my mom made homemade cinnamon rolls 🙌🐷💕 #weddingprep #twomonths

The two months tag has a lot of tongues wagging that this rush to marriage indicates a different kind of bun in the oven.

I have no idea if that is true or not, but I did just hear that she quit her job with the dermatologist, so she is burning bridges faster than a pyromaniac on meth.

With this kind of breakneck speed if this train goes off the rails the explosion is going to be seen for miles around.

P.S. It looks like Radar Online and TMZ have picked up on the selling of the house. (TMZ seems highly doubtful that she will actually move out of state, but from what I hear that is definitely the plan right now.)

Update: Bristol has posted her house for sale on her ghostwritten blog. And is asking if any of her crazy followers want to buy it.

Well they probably are the only people crazy enough to pay half a million dollars for it.

She also claims to have moved out in fear of the stalker that showed up at her house back in September.

Uh huh.

Track Palin gets married. Well this is the Palins, so that can only mean one thing right? Not necessarily. Updated!

From People Magazine:

Sarah Palin's eldest son, Track, 22, recently married his high school sweetheart, Britta Hanson, 21, in a small ceremony in Hatcher Pass, Alaska.

"Our families couldn't be happier!" the Hansons and Palins tell PEOPLE in a joint statement. "These are two hard working, humble, active, studious young adults who grew up together. We're tickled that after two decades of friendship we proudly witnessed their marriage, knowing their new life together will be blessed."

The couple will have a larger wedding celebration this winter at Alaska's Alyeska Ski Resort "when extended family and friends from the Lower 48 can travel north for a long ski weekend," says the statement from Sarah and Todd Palin and the Rev. Duane and Elizabeth Hanson.

Now I actually have NO information about whether or not Britta is following the Palin family tradition, and carrying a little Palin fetus around or not.  They have been together for some time, so perhaps they just felt it was time. (Or maybe they just felt the baby kick, and THEN knew it was time. Beats me!.)

After all it is not actually a RULE in the Palin family that it is pregnancy first, THEN marriage is it? (What am I saying?  The Palin family does not have any "rules," only secrets.)

However one does at least have to wonder WHY they quickly got married at Hatcher's Pass instead of waiting for the big wedding in Alyeska. I mean what could be the rush?  Even if the water breaks, Sarah can quickly teach Britta how to hold that damn kid in for at LEAST 12 to 14 hours, until they can get through the ceremony and then drive from Alyeska to the Mat-Su Regional Hospital. (The staff at Mat-Su are the ONLY people equipped to deliver a Palin baby, don'tcha know?)

P.S. By the way I am a little frustrated that so many of you sent this link to me, as if you were completely shocked by the news.  Don't you read my posts?  Like this one from May 7th:

(By the way Track if you are reading this congratulations on your engagement, and upcoming wedding. I am sure that you and Britta will be very happy together. Yes I know about it, but don't worry I am not going to tell anybody. Oops!)

Apparently I really DID keep it a secret.

Gee I wonder if that will get me an invite to phase two of the nuptials? I have not been to Alyeska in years!

Update: I just got off of the phone with Phil Munger who made an excellent point.

It is easy sometimes for all of us to paint the Palins with a broad brush (Lord knows Sarah and co, have given us plenty of scandalous paint to work with.), however Phil knows the Hanson family personally and says that Britta is a wonderful girl, and that Track is damn lucky to have her.

So instead of assuming that the Palins will corrupt Britta, it might very well be that Britta redeems Track, who by the way has taken the high road and avoided his mother and sister's tendency to pimp themselves out to the media at every opportunity.  Track had a lot of fairly serious difficulties growing up, but this might just be the start of a brand new life for the young man.

It is fun to speculate and take cheap shots at this cartoonish family, but let's give Track and Britta the benefit of the doubt and wish them a happy life together, hopefully as FAR from the Sarah Palin sideshow as humanly possible.

However Track, if I turn on my television and see you as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, the gloves come off!

Message to Sarah Palin: This is how your children turn out when they are loved and nurtured and NOT used as political props!

From the Huffington Post:

Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky were officially married on Saturday night. Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton released this statement:


"Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends. We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together, and we are so happy to welcome Marc into our family. On behalf of the newlyweds, we want to give special thanks to the people of Rhinebeck for welcoming us and to everyone for their well-wishes on this special day."

Gee no strategically placed sash to cover an embarrassing baby bump, no camouflage vest for the groom, no child born out of wedlock serving as the ring bearer, and no shotgun to make sure things run smoothly.

I guess this is about as far removed from a Palin family wedding as one could possibly imagine.

By the way for all of those interested in checking to see the state of Sarah's mental health, she will be on Fox News Sunday tomorrow.  Shall we take bets on how big her wig is this time, and now many times she makes those odd grimaces while listening to the questions?

As anybody with half a brain could have predicted the Levi/Bristol reunion is already beginning to crumble. Update!

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I have heard from a number of sources that Bristol is having second thoughts, and as her stress level increases she is accusing Levi of all kinds of past dalliances that he is having to explain away or refute completely. 

As you know the lovebirds vacated the Anchorage love nest in an attempt to hide away from prying eyes, and supposedly Bristol is putting the kibosh on plans for a reality show.  Possibly because she realizes that she will constantly be on camera and that people will not be able to miss her dramatic weight gain.

By the way as you learn conclusively from this clip Sarah did NOT learn about this engagement from the Us Weekly story as everybody reported, but which I knew was complete bullshit.  However Levi's mother and sister absolutely did learn of it that way.  Just in case you were wondering who was pulling whose strings.

Just to wrap up a few other Levi/Bristol/Sarah stories circulating around the web:

According to Popeater the reason that Sarah has not welcomed Levi back into the family with open arms may be because nobody will pay to see pictures of her doing that.

According to People magazine part of the reason that the deal for a reality show has not been finalized is because Levi and Bristol want a full season deal before they will sign on the dotted line. And perhaps Gawker is right that nobody is willing to do that because, let's face it, Bristol and Levi are simply "too boring." Though if we take the Guardian's word for it, Levi might be willing to spice things up by inviting his mom and headstrong sister to make appearances on the show as well.

Now just for the record let me just say that I have only met Levi twice, and both times he was as dull as dishwater.  However his mom is as sweet as can be, and Mercede.....well by now you ALL know how shockingly honest and genuine Sadie can be.  So in my opinion the ONLY hope that Levi would have to get a reality show, would be to include his sister and mother, and of course that darling son of his.  As for Bristol...well....I don't see how she adds too much to the entertainment value, unless of course a minor sub-plot would show her trying to find things to stand behind that hide that rapidly growing belly of hers from the cameras.

Update: Uh oh! Sarah got wind of the rumors and has released the Van Flein!

Bristol's ex-boyfriend Ben Barber speaks!

From the Daily Beast:

Speaking from Delta Junction, Alaska, where he is working as an electrician for the summer, 20-year-old Barber said he was blindsided by news that Bristol and Levi had reunited. Barber says he and Bristol got together just after Christmas last year, and only broke up two months ago. He maintains that Bristol did not leave him for her former flame—though he acknowledges that Bristol and Levi did begin dating anew about six weeks ago.

“She was totally anti-Levi. I heard from a friend and then Bristol told me the next day, ‘You’re going to be mad. I’ve been talking to Levi.’ I didn’t care, but this is really surprising, you go from hating Levi to marrying Levi in two to three months,” Barber said.

Barber, a Wasilla native, has known the Palins for years and says he’s close friends with the Palins’ eldest son, Track. Johnston and Barber were also friends; the two played hockey together, and Barber was set to be one of Levi’s groomsmen, as news that Bristol was pregnant by Levi was followed by wedding plans. Bristol’s struggles with her baby’s father led her directly into Barber’s arms, the ex says.

“Bristol called me angry about Levi and then we just fell into place. It was good and then went downhill. I helped her out with Tripp more than Levi ever did,” Barber said. “What does Levi have going for him? Nothing. He’s probably the worst person to give fame to anyways.”

Barber is clearly miffed that Bristol and Levi are back together. “I don’t understand how Bristol can go and spend her life with someone who can’t get his GED? What’s he going to do when all this stuff has run out on him?”

Well that interview pretty much backs up everything that I have written about this situation for the last several months.  Shushannah did a damn good job of getting his interview.  I had just started looking for Ben myself to interview him but she beat me to it.  But no hard feelings she did great!

Please take a moment to click the link and read Shushannah's entire piece. It is great! 

She even thought to ask Barber about the possibility of Bristol being pregnant. It appears he may be suspicious as well:

As Barber said quite succinctly, “They may go get married, make however much money and call it quits.” Barber says he texted Bristol last night, asking whether she was pregnant again. No, came the answer, Barber says.

Make sure to watch the Inside Edition tonight for Sherry and Mercede's response to the news about Levi's engagement.

From the Orlando Sentinel:

Johnston’s family has taken its reaction to “Inside Edition.” They aren’t happy, and you can see at 4:30 and 7:30 today on WKMG-Ch. 6.

Sister Mercede Johnston (left) complains: “You would think that a normal family would call you and say, ‘We’re getting married.’ We found out through the media, which is heartbreaking and rude.”

What about being invited to the wedding?

Mom Sherry Johnston (right) tells “Inside Edition”: “I would be absolutely devastated if I wasn’t invited to the wedding – it would be the last straw. They should elope if they can’t have the Johnstons and the Palins together. But don’t leave us out of it. That would kill me.”

I believe it might be a good idea to have hanky ready for this interview.

I am very glad that people are really starting to see just how poorly the Johnston family has been treated by the Palins.

Mercede discusses her feelings about Levi and Bristol's surprise engagement.

From her blog:

I looked up to see that my mom was very upset, with tears running down her face, yet still trying to console my other family members who were texting her and sending messages via Facebook saying they were very upset that they had to find out about this engagement from the media and not from Levi himself. I sent a message telling them not to feel too badly since even his own mother and sister had to find out that way.

Sadie does not hold back her feelings of disappointment with how Levi has allowed this very important event in his life to be turned into a media circus.  And like us she also has suspicions there might be more to this than just the flames of passion having been reignited.

By the way for those who do not believe that Sarah had anything to do with this engagement announcement remember this, Sadie and her family found out about this engagement from the media, which is EXACTLY how Sarah's family found about her fifth "pregnancy".

Hmm and WHO is it that does not believe in coincidences?

P.S. By the way inquiring minds would like to know how Ben Barber got his new job working on the North Slope? That was a rather sudden lucky break now wasn't it?