Still Whalin’ on Palin: CBS Helps Levi Johnston Smear Sarah

Culture and Media Institute ^ | November 4, 2009 | Colleen Raezler

[Bean74]

It’s no secret that the media loathe Sarah Palin, but the recent attention given to Levi Johnston proves how far they will go to smear her name.

Johnston is the father of Palin’s grandson, ex-boyfriend of Palin’s daughter Bristol and future Playgirl centerfold. He penned an article for the October issue of Vanity Fair in which he accused the former vice-presidential candidate and governor of Alaska of diva-like behavior, poor parenting, hiding a troubled marriage and repeatedly calling her youngest son the “retarded baby.”

To CBS, this was more grist for the anti-Palin mill. It seemingly confirmed every media-generated caricature of Palin – and provided the extra nuggets of gossip about hypocrisy and a troubled marriage. “The Early Show” booked Johnston for a two-part exclusive interview that aired Oct. 28 and 29, the third interview with him in six months. CBS’s nightly gossip show, “Entertainment Tonight,” booked him for another two-part interview that aired Oct. 29 and Oct. 30.

Back in September, the “Early Show’s” Maggie Rodriguez told co-host Harry Smith that she “didn’t know” if Johnston “seemed credible.” But a month is a long time – enough time for Rodriguez to get comfortable enough with Johnston’s dubious credibility to conduct an exclusive, two-part interview with him last week about his allegations and his upcoming plans to pose for Playgirl.

CBS Correspondent Kelly Wallace reported as fact in September when the Vanity Fair piece hit newsstands, “Johnston debunks the popular image of Palin as hockey mom and moose hunter, telling Vanity Fair that ‘she doesn’t hunt, doesn’t read, doesn’t work hard, doesn’t spend time with her family, but instead spends all night alone in her bedroom.”

[icwhatudo]

Yet when Juanita Brodderick accused clinton of rape, where was CBS?

[John Leland 1789]

No one who exposes themselves in pornographic magazines should be though credible.

[sten]

amazing.

we seem to have a 3rd hand account from an ex-boyfriend of the daughter. yea, that’s a reliable connection... no axe to grind there.

meanwhile, the ‘press’ cannot seem to actually investigate ANYONE on the left. funny how that is

[Guyin4Os]

No one who exposes themselves in pornographic magazines should be though credible

I am told that very few women read "Playgirl." I hear that its readership consists primarily of homosexual men.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

hahahahahaha...hahaha

This little turd has no idea what he is doing. lol

[John Leland 1789]

I am told that very few women read “Playgirl.” I hear that its readership consists primarily of homosexual men.

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Now that I would believe.

[LibFreeUSA]

He’s just advertising and confirming to most people that HE was just ONE BIG MISTAKE to come along! In a strange sort of way - the center/right portion of the country will actually come to loath and see his behaviour for what it really shows about him.

[TexasCajun]

Here's Levi's drug addict mom who had been charged with six felony counts earlier in the year.

Sherry Johnston, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston's other grandma -- besides Sarah Palin -- pled not guilty for charges of selling OxyContin. "I was in pain, and I'm still in pain," she told People.com.

[The Wizard]

You though Reagan had teflon.....Sarah will not be smeared.....like Rush....they didn’t make her, they can’t break her

[frankenMonkey]

I am told that very few women read "Playgirl." I hear that its readership consists primarily of homosexual men.

Kinda gives a whole new meaning to what a 'Levi Johnson' is.

[BubbaBasher]

They will be giving Larry Sinclair equal time won’t they?

[riri]

Weren’t there stories of Levi’s drug use also, back when the left was trying to smear him to get to Sarah. I think it was oxycontin.

[nikos1121]

Problem is, that what he’s doing is working. Her polls are down, and more people are questioning her ability to govern.

I don’t know why she can’t put a gag order on this guy, as I think he’s crossed the line, but to sue him would allow discovery.

[sunny48]

CBS. Crying bull sh**

[wilco200]

will she be posing for Biggins?

[chae]

Well, I am a female, 33 years old, and I can tell you that in all that time,the only people I know who “read” playgirl are gay.

[TexasCajun]

Levi Johnston's Mother Speaks Out

Levi Johnston's Mother Tries to Explain Drug Arrest

Levi Johnston Quits His Oil Field Job

Levi Johnston quits oil field job - PUBLIC SCRUTINY: Rules say he needs diploma for apprenticeship.

[ArrogantBustard]

I don't know anybody who "reads" Playgirl ... or at least admits to it.

But I don't hang out with poofters.

[chae]

I dated a guy whose sister owned a dinner theater once. Kinda hard to avoid poofters in that environment

[ArrogantBustard]

Kinda hard to avoid poofters in that environment

What???

Fags in theatre?

You're kidding!

[uncbob]

Well it does make you wonder why the Palins would allow this creep in their home or why he was paraded out on the stage at the convention

In any case it is not a good situation

[carton253]

It is not the Palins' fault that Johnston is pulling this crap. They are the victims of a young man's immaturity, which the media is taking advantage of and exploiting.

It's a tired game to blame the victim.

[mendedheart]

I head from my friend in Alaska the jerk never pay a penny for child support.
What a dumb a—hole...

[Beloved Levinite]

Soros-types prolly promised this fraud punk millions to spew his lies.

[Vaduz]

“retarded baby” must have been talking about Obama.

[SunkenCiv]

Johnston is the father of Palin's grandson, ex-boyfriend of Palin's daughter Bristol and future Playgirl centerfold. He penned an article for the October issue of Vanity Fair in which he accused the former vice-presidential candidate and governor of Alaska of diva-like behavior, poor parenting, hiding a troubled marriage and repeatedly calling her youngest son the "retarded baby.