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In her new book, Sarah Palin doesn't address the family drama with Levi Johnston, but said on 'Oprah' that she would welcome him to a turkey dinner. Credit: Amazon
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told Oprah that she is willing to bury the hatchet with Levi Johnston, baby-daddy to her first grandchild, and says that he is welcome at her Thanksgiving table.
Palin told Oprah that she's trying to move past the negative and concentrate on life without drama. Johnston, she says, is part of the family and she's willing to "bring him into the fold" and under her wing.
"And he needs that, too, Oprah, I think he needs to know that he is loved and he has the most beautiful child and this can all work out for good," she says in the interview, which is scheduled to run Nov. 16. "It really can."
But it doesn't look like he'll be taking a bite of her sweet potato pie anytime soon, according to Gawker. In an interview he did today with Playgirl, Johnston says of the former vice-presidential candidate's invitation, "You could tell by her laugh she was full of it." So much for that reunion.
The Palin family generates reams of tabloid coverage, and Johnston is among the principal players. From his mother's arrest for drug dealing to the infamous "Vanity Fair" interview wherein he did his best to further tarnish the already endangered reputation of the former vice presidential candidate, Johnston has done a lot to engender Palin's wrath.
Her willingness to forgive and forget got us thinking: What is it about the holidays that makes us open our hearts? The cynic in us wonders if all the warm fuzzies are just an effort to divert attention from the more sordid aspects of the Palin clan's family history, but the holidays do offer plenty of reasons to reflect on family and what it really means.
Susan Stiffelman, Califorina-based family and marriage therapist and ParentDish's Advice Mama, said that the costs of alienation must be weighed against the benefit of keeping our distance from family members who may upset us.
"Regardless of the who-did-what-when-and-why, in the end, no one wins when families splinter and disconnect," she says. "The holidays offer all of us a chance to weigh the benefit of maintaining our righteous position versus the cost, and inspiring us to -- hopefully -- discover that reconciliation and forgiveness offer us a chance to wrap up the year with more love, connection and more peace of mind."
Johnston and Palin are odd bedfellows indeed, but they are forever linked through DNA in the form of Palin's grandson, Tripp. Perhaps this unusual grandmother recognizes that fact.
We do, however, wonder what Bristol Palin had to say to her mother behind closed doors about the impromptu invitation.
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 40)
11-15-2009 @ 4:01PM
Becky said...You are one who voted for Obama. If she is not ready for the Whitehouse neither was he and we see who is there. If he was so great she is really a gem. Your an idiot.
11-15-2009 @ 3:59PM
busheydanbushey said...That kid Levy, is a complete DUMB-ASS JERK!!!!!!! If I ever see him, I WILL bust him in the mouth!!!! SIGNED: DANIEL LEONARD BUSHEY HOLIDAY, FLORIDA
11-15-2009 @ 11:17PM
Grey Elk said...Tom, Tom, Tom.. obviously you don't really watch the news and you voted for one of the most inexperienced people in all of Congress. Tom I hopeyou are not maried and have children. WIth decisions like you have made for the demise of their future along with everyone else's..... you are to be pitied. You poor thing... you don't really know what is happening in this country do you. DId you know Obama never had a real job. Did you know, as a lawyer , he had 1 client and it was ACORN...Did you know, he doesn't care 2 cents about you or your future, but then, if you voted for him, you didn't either. Yes we all had high hopes..the he might really work some good magic...but alas he daily stomps on them daily. By the way Tom, did you know that the Fort Hood soldiers were on our side. DId you see how he is handling that? He doesn't like America and Tom, he doesn't like you.
You poor thing.. I assume, you probably just voted for the first time didn't you. Next time, if there is one, read and find out for yourself... don't let your unemployed school friends talk you into things and voting for someone you haven't investigate all by your selfy. Okay. GROW UP
11-14-2009 @ 6:42AM
marc said...This lady has class. Something which is painfully lacking in the current Obama administration.
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11-14-2009 @ 7:51AM
J. Segura said...Hello Steve and Marc,
If you really believe your statements then explain.
Steve, explain your statement that your present President is
is not as smart as sarah.
Marc, expalin how she has class.
These are generalized statements, but those that do not
think will probably fall for these type of statements.
If she is smarter, how come she lost the bid for VP?
If she has more "class" (trailor word) where is it?
11-15-2009 @ 5:05AM
sieben13 said...Amazing ,that your STILL HATING,
11-14-2009 @ 9:10AM
David said...Sure she has class....low class
11-14-2009 @ 9:48AM
susan said...Marc............Palin has class?
Is she teaching now or did she go back to college?
11-14-2009 @ 9:54AM
cindi said...Sarah Palin is up to no good---for someone that was upset because her family was in the spotlight (during the campaign)she has done a complete about face now, she's letting it all hang out. She cannot bear to relinquish the spotlight. The woman is devious, cruel and, to put it bluntly, not the kind of person that I would associate with. She has no respect for the lesser forms of life, such as the wolves that she shoots from aircraft as they run in terror. I usually judge a person by their compassion when it comes to lesser forms of life. Sarah Palin fails miserably. Inside she is not a good person.
11-14-2009 @ 10:00AM
Greg said...First of all Segura, lets learn how to spell. Trailer. T R A I L E R, no O. Now, go pass your citizenship test and post again.
11-14-2009 @ 10:26AM
turner5ofvinla said...Any person with a brain cell would realize that she for the sake of her grandson is trying to make it possible for him to get to know the one who donated his sperm. This sleaze bag of a man will have to explain to this child why he didn't want to be part of his life, not the Palin family. For those who say that Johnson is so wise for distancing himself from this family are on the same level as this worthless piece of humanity. Men should not have SEX with women they don't want to share their lives with. What about the innocent children they leave behind? It takes a person of class to try to include a looser like Johnson in their holiday plans for the sake of the child.
11-14-2009 @ 6:46AM
Jenn said...WHO CARES what Sarah Palin, Miss Trailer Trash of America, has to say about ANYTHING??!!
She couldn't answer simple questions while running with McCain about GEOGRAPHY and now I should care about what her new set of "RULES" are for the poor kid that got her daughter pregnant and now has to deal with Palin for the rest of his life???
CLASS???!!! There are A LOT of things Palin has, class is certainly NOT one of them.
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11-14-2009 @ 6:55AM
N. Lindley said...You might be a little short of class yourself. Have you ever been elected governor of anything? Sara Palin is a work in progress. You, on the other hand might consider how you process information.
11-14-2009 @ 7:12AM
Tom L'Estrange said...Jen, 10.5 % umemployment. Trillions more in debt. How's that working for you class lady?
11-14-2009 @ 8:12AM
wayne said...Jenn dear
It sounds as if class is what's missing in your life.
And as far as questions answered, have you ever listened to the babbling idiot we have for a VP now ?
His nose grows as he speaks, and he can't even tell a good lie, he has told so many he can't keep track.
But Jenn you hang in there sunshine you are something special.
11-14-2009 @ 9:05AM
ruthsgardens said...She answered many questions quite well.Especially when she said she can see Russia from her house.She can't help it if people like you believe the SNL spoof instead.The Big Diomede Island in Russia and the Little Diomede Island in Alaska are 3 miles apart.It was funny how the dems and the media kept pitting Obama against Palin instead of Biden.Or Obama against Mccain.So when all else fails,trash talk her huh?
11-14-2009 @ 10:46AM
Cindy said...What questions? Are you sure you have not confused her with Tena Fey? Happens allot with liberals.
11-15-2009 @ 11:15AM
Ro said...Jenn you have it ALL wrong. The only person who is white trash in this entire matter is this stupid young kid going on all these talk shows telling all his family business. what a low life, no class at all individual. Sarah is being much better about this matter then I would if this jerk were to have become my son in law. He would be a NOBODY no one ever heard of if it weren't for Sarah Palin whom he should kiss the ground she walks on. She is the one making him popular. No one would have ever heard of him or cared about this jerk. You are definatly taking it out on the wrong person.
11-14-2009 @ 9:42AM
Greg said...Don't be a hater because you know your husband would drop you like a bad habit if he had a shot at Sarah Palin, even if she wasnt on the political scene
11-14-2009 @ 10:05AM
Greg said...Thats right Jenn, there is alot of things Palin has, and your husband would take any one of them. Quit being a hater. If you arent married, its because you wear comfortable shoes. Now, stop, go away.