[tricky_k_1972]

I'm not gay but, well he's a hunk (I didn't say that and will fight to the death anybody who says I did).

[valkyry1]

My Grandmother and Grandfather on my mothers side were only 17 and 17 when they got married, only death separated them in their 90’s

[Rome2000]

State troopers popped Johnston last year for snagging some King salmon out of season in Moose Lake

Sounds like Congressional Hearings are in order.

[SevenofNine]

You want see the photo of Bristol Palin baby daddy here he is LOL!

[maggief]

State troopers popped Johnston last year for snagging some King salmon out of season in Moose Lake, records from Alaska wildlife enforcement show. He had to pay $370 bail.

The witch hunt sinks to a new low.

[snarkytart]

That guy is a hottie. I’m not condoning premarital teenage sex, but he’s very good looking.

[defconw]

Well he is a good looking kid.

[KantianBurke]

Never thought I’d witness this kind of thread on FR. Unmarried teens having unprotected sex with a pregnancy as a consequence is now something to be cheered and celebrated?

[goldfinch]

Besides his hard play on the ice, Levi Johnston was also a bit of hell-raiser off it - another reason Bristol may have been smitten.

State troopers popped Johnston last year for snagging some King salmon out of season in Moose Lake, records from Alaska wildlife enforcement show. He had to pay $370 bail.

Some hell-raiser, that Levi. Fishing out of season. Just imagine that!

Hope things work out for them. It won't be easy.

[psjones]

These kids should be left alone, sheesh.

[avacado]

"I'm not gay but, well he's a hunk (I didn't say that and will fight to the death anybody who says I did)."

[Arkinsaw]

Okay, with these stories it is apparent that the parents knew before the pick, and thus McCain knew and picked her anyway. I had figured that was unlikely.

So it looks like McCain picked her anyway knowing this would come. I have to say that most politicians would not do that. Heck I wouldn't have done that. I have to give him credit on being politically gutsy in this decision.

I have certainly not been a McCain fan but that is a kind of Reagan decision.

[ikka]

It’s not something to be celebrated, exactly, but, it happens. Personally, I have a problem with hotshot “jocks” but time has shown me that a bunch of them do turn out to be good solid guys.

[Harry Wurzbach]

So she fell for the star athlete at her high school.

Yes, the result is not ideal, but it’s not exactly uncommon. As for how this is relevant to a presidential campaign, it’s not. Other than it will probably make the Governor a sympathetic figure.

Anyways, it’s apparent that the media is ticked that it didn’t see this pick coming and is not trying to make McCain pay for pulling a surprise on them.

And I will say this...if you suddenly became famous and had the media looking into their background they could probably find something nefarious sounding. Especially if the media found someone that had a bone to pick with you back in the day. Jealousy is not uncommon in any community, especially in small towns.

[lonevoice]

This media witch hunt is getting sicker by the minute. Now the NY Daily News and the Chicago Tribune are invading the privacy of not only Bristol Palin, but her boyfriend, his parents, his coach, his friends and their parents. These outrages need to be stuffed straight down Barack Obama’s throat.

[SMCC1]

This article is incorrect!
On Daily Kos, they said it was a 30 something year old guy.

[CedarDave]

96 hours ago we were wondering what could top the MSM adoring Obama in Denver. Well, now we know - an 18-year boy and a 17-year old girl from a small town in Alaska whose pictures will no doubt be on the front page of the NY Daily News in the morning. Jeez...

[ari-freedom]

it's also a city in Alaska

[Charles Henrickson]

They say girls marry their father. Todd Palin and Levi Johnston at comparable ages:

[gost2]

So the kid has the stones to schtup the governors daughter AND not use birth control. Probably thinks he’s a god. I don’t give this marriage much of a percentage of making it.

[Bryan24]

Two things about this:

1- NANCY DILLON, VERONIKA BELANKAYA and TINA MOORE Staff writers for the New York Daily News.

I see the news media is letting it be, huh?

2 - “Wasilla mom Jennie Johnston, whose son Jade played hockey with Levi, saw the young couple in January at a game.....

She said her son told her the two were already engaged.”

I don’t condone fornication. But it appears these are 2 teens who have been dating a long time and were already engaged before the pregnancy. I was engaged in HS and I know how strong the urge can be.

The kids made a mistake, but are determined to do the right thing. It doens’t take 3 NY staff writers to report on that.