Opinion: Let Levi Johnston's Sister See Baby Tripp

Even assuming that the story is true, so what? Since when has a child been ruined by seeing his aunt "only" once every 2 months? I have a great relationship with my siblings and their kids, but I am lucky to see the kids several times a year. There are plenty of kids who never see some of their relatives at all, not because of family strife, but simply because of logistics. Big whoop.

And furthermore, it's up to Bristol whether or not she wants the child's aunt (maternal or paternal) to see her child.

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Just because a father has the right to visit the child whenever he wants to (and unless you are privy to the judge's ruling on that I would not believe all that you read) does not mean that his relatives have ANY rights. A very close friend of mine has had to fight for the rights of his family when it came to being allowed to visit his son...and his parents and brother and sisters have no felonies/past criminal behavior/etc.; the mother of his child just decided that she wanted to make it as difficult as possible for him financially and emotionally. Heck, in the beginning he had to fight every time it was his turn to visit because she tried to make it as difficult as possible for him to see his son and that was with court ordered visitation rights.

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Glorious is right. The Johnston family wants to get in on the glory that Levi got in by modeling in Hollywood etc. Mercede is trying to do what Levi did, get in the spotlight. I am truly sick of 'the Johnston family. When Bristol saw what a jerk Levi was and she was carring his child, that hurt her when he left her, then she went throught the pregency and delivery without the so called 'love of her life' , his turning away from her. Then, after Tripp was born, Bristol went through the same thing most women do after child birth as well as the hurt of having that so called love-of-her-life low life desert her and there he was posing down in Hollywood making headlines and then his mother started making noise. The entire Johnston family should just go away. This baby does not need such trash in its little life.


Seems to me that Amy Hatch may have a crush on Levi added to that, Mercedes wants the spotlight like Levi had. The Palins are classy people as well as down to earth and likeable.

Leave the Palins alone. Yes he as visitation rights as well as the family, so the family should act like grownup's should. They seem bratty. Bristol, you can do better.

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If I may clear up a couple of purposeful misconceptions here.

The Johnston family originally went on to Larry King and the Tyra Banks show because even then they were not allowed to see Tripp. They were not seeking fame, they were seeking justice.

When Mercede talks about not being able to see her nephew she is not just speaking for herself, but for Levi as well. This myth that he can visit his son anytime he wants to is a complete lie. And if somebody is using the Palin's as a source, then you should immediately consider it suspect. Or have you never bothered to apply critical thinking to the constant barrage of disinformation that comes out of the Palin camp?

And by the way Sherry is not a drug addict. She has a prescription for her pain pills as well as the pump that constantly provides pain medication which numbs the pain she still suffers from a botched operation many years ago.

She made a mistake (Though there is so much more to the story) and unlike Palin she readily takes responsibility for it.

Sarah supporters may want to vilify the Johnstons but I have met them and they are an exceedingly kind and generous family. Exactly the kind of people that little Tripp would benefit from spending more time with.

Mercede and Sherry came to me because most people are afraid of the Palins and will not side against them for fear of attack. And as you can discern from the comments on this blog, that is not mere hyperbole.

Thank you Amy for picking up this story. And don't worry Mercede has much more to talk about. You see SHE is not easily intimidated either.

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OK The big mistake Khrystal made was getting involved with this cute jerk. Why didn't she use bc? Probably because she wanted to hook him. That is so naive on her part. i see so many young girls
screw guys thinking that if they get knocked up., the bf will step up to the plate and marry them (just like THEIR Dad did). What they fail to realize is that these guys are SO immature, the very last thing is they want a pregnant girlfriend, they can just move on to the next twat . Sorry to be so frank, but this is the reality...

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The was the father and his family react to news of a new baby sets the tone for the next 18 years.

The Palins did NOT go on TV and trash these people, even though the grandmother WAS arrested for buying drugs that were not hers. She may have paidn, as do I from an injury that will never heal, but I don't go out and find a dealer because the doctor doesn't give me pain pills.

Levi's sister went on TV and was in several print articles trashing the Palins. In what way did she think this would help in future family relations with this child?

Levi also trashed the Palins on TV and in print. He was not trashed in return. How did he think his actions would help with HIS future relations with his child? One day this child is going to grow up and read these articles, and see these video clips. That's the WHOLE problem with that family. They DON'T THINK. They do not think about the baby, and how what they say and do all come down on, and back to the baby in the end.

The best gift a father could ever give his child is to love his child's mother. If he is unable to do so, then he should at least be respect her, be civil, and demand his family do so also.

The Palin have NEVER kept his child from him. The are under a microscope every day of their lives. Think!

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Tell me Mary Hatch, would you let " a village to raise YOUR child" if the village was dealing drugsw, driving drunk, posing in soft porn, and going on any talk show that would give them money just to trash talk you?

It does NOT take a village to raise a child. It takes PARENTS. Too often, it ends up being A PARENT, but even THAT is better then you not being in control of who is teaching your child what.

Grow up. "It takes a village" is a bunch of nonsense. It takes a village parents often like that approach because it means they don't have to be the ones always making the tough choices and doing the hard work.

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"Gryphen 5-03-2010 @ 10:13PM
If I may clear up a couple of purposeful misconceptions here.

The Johnston family originally went on to Larry King and the Tyra Banks show because even then they were not allowed to see Tripp. They were not seeking fame, they were seeking justice.

When Mercede talks about not being able to see her nephew she is not just speaking for herself, but for Levi as well. This myth that he can visit his son anytime he wants to is a complete lie. And if somebody is using the Palin's as a source, then you should immediately consider it suspect. Or have you never bothered to apply critical thinking to the constant barrage of disinformation that comes out of the Palin camp?

And by the way Sherry is not a drug addict. She has a prescription for her pain pills as well as the pump that constantly provides pain medication which numbs the pain she still suffers from a botched operation many years ago.

She made a mistake (Though there is so much more to the story) and unlike Palin she readily takes responsibility for it.

Sarah supporters may want to vilify the Johnstons but I have met them and they are an exceedingly kind and generous family. Exactly the kind of people that little Tripp would benefit from spending more time with.

Mercede and Sherry came to me because most people are afraid of the Palins and will not side against them for fear of attack. And as you can discern from the comments on this blog, that is not mere hyperbole.

Thank you Amy for picking up this story. And don't worry Mercede has much more to talk about. You see SHE is not easily intimidated either."

I'm not going to hit as hard as I can here. There are a lot of things I can say about both you and the Johnstons, but lest they consider they be considered low blows I'll stick with what we all know to be factual.

Levi Johnston is an adult now. He has also taken many opportunities to attack the Palins in the media and has cashed in on their name. There is no disputing this. He has done these things. The response from the Palins has been very mild and restrained, and I challenge anyone to find on derogatory remark made by them against Levi Johnston. You can't because there are none.

The fact is, there are always two sides to a story, and in family concerns, there can be many more. This a private issue between two parties. It is none of the public's concern.

We also know that Gryphen here, aka known as Jesse Griffin for those who do a little research, has ties to the Johnstons, given he talks to them regularly and blogs about them frequently. He also purports various theories about Sarah Palin, and two of them are better known than the rest. First, he is a Trig Truther. If someone doesn't know what that means, type it into google as I won't explain that vapid conspiracy theory here. Suffice it to say, there is no proof of it and it is smear designed to increase traffic to his blog in addition to hurting Sarah Palin. How well did the ear story work for you, Griffin?

Second, he was also the one behind spreading the rumor the Palins were divorcing. That was never true (and good old Griffin has gone as far to say he actually prevented the divorce by breaking the story) and he was exposed as the liar that he is.

These are the facts. You can all double check them if you want, but you can't refute them. The people the Johnstons associate with are known liars and slanderers of the Palins, and as far as we know, they could have had a hand in the rumors spread by "Gryphen".

After all, you should know, justice is sought in the courtroom, not the television studio.

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jesse cornish, whose painfully dull blog has no readership, is deeply obsessed with the ever-charming jesse griffin. denied the honor and responsibility of pubic hair, crippled by social retardation and lacking real relationships, mr. cornish has little to do but contemplate wasyphilis's vagina. sad.

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