Posted on 04/07/2011 8:59:44 AM PDT by FreeManDC
Many high school-educated, twentysomething mothers struggle to make ends meet and lack sufficient funds to provide for their children. This isn’t the situation for 20-year-old Bristol Palin, a Candies Foundation representative and advocate for teenage pregnancy prevention.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the Dancing With the Stars finalist cashed in $262,000 in 2009 for her role in raising awareness about ending teen pregnancy.
Palin and former boyfriend Levi Johnston are the parents of a 2-year-old boy named Tripp, to whom Palin gave birth when she was 18.
Last year, Palin told the AP that most girls would probably think twice before engaging in sexual intercourse if they understood how hard it is to take care of a child.
“I don’t think anyone realizes how difficult it really is until you actually have a screaming baby in your arms and you’re up all night,” Palin said.
In addition to giving speeches about teen pregnancy prevention and serving as an abstinence ambassador, Palin has even worked with Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino to produce a safe sex campaign ad. Palin also has a memoir titled Not Afraid of Life due this summer.
Some aren’t so pleased about Bristol’s massive paycheck. Celebrity gossip fiend Perez Hilton blogged Tuesday that Palin shouldn’t be given lots of money for having a baby.
“As it is, she’s rolling in dough despite getting knocked up in high school, but its [sic] BECAUSE she got preggers that she’s as rich as she is,” Perez Hilton wrote. “Yes, this girl barely made it out of high school, has no college education and has no life experience except giving birth at a young age. Yet, she is making more money than most us [sic] will see in our lifetimes. Teachers sure as hell don’t make that much. Neither do nurses or police officers or fire men [sic] and women.”
According to an E! News report published Tuesday evening, a source close to Palin said her earnings are “not out of the ordinary for a celebrity.”
“But because it’s Bristol it makes news,” the source told E! News. “She shot PSAs, print and Internet ads and did town hall meetings as well, and the money she made was an accumulation of all of that. This is not out of the ordinary for a celebrity to make an income off of a charity they represent. If you do your research you’ll find that most nonprofits compensate their celebrity spokespeople and Bristol’s no different.”
And in other likely news: Levi sues for his share.
Breathlessly awaiting news of how Chelsea Clinton manages to pay for her drinking binges.
If there is a market for what she is doing and she gets paid, so what?
There must not be a market for Perez Hilton.
Which pales in comparison to what Obama earns annually to do nothing but golf, vacation and have parties and date-nights, all under cover of pretending to be “President.”
And it's because of his pathetic confusion about human anatomy that this poof hasn't been pounded into the ground for his aggressive disrespect for women.
How low must you go?
How did the AP find out what Bristol made?
This is simply a hit piece because of the MMs hated for her mother. Not like she sat home and said, “Send me your money.”
I just gave a FREE hair cut to an older shut in who told me she thought Obama was doing a great job and the Republicans should let him alone!!!!
say what lady...my answer to her...
Mama you are now getting a FREE haircut from a Republican, seems Democrat's always want something for nothing...
I gave her a good cut, and left thinking if I'll do a return to her place????? lol
She did the work for a non-profit....and they made a statement (maybe were forced into making the statement). I also heard they got a really great reaction to the ad she made....so, she is worth the MONEY! Plus, it’ll be interesting watch the libs play the JEALOUS card...when they’ve got their millionaire idiot girls out there.
But I'm sure Perez Hilton thinks it's just peachy that Snooki gets paid $32,000 for a speech at a college.
how much did AlGore make peddling HIS stuff?
Whereas Perez gets paid for being a flaming bacterial unit and spouting his hateful bile.
Bristol is doing a service, and couldn’t afford to do it without a paycheck. Besides, all these so-called journalists have made millions writing about her, whether it’s the truth, fiction, or rumors. So long as the bucks keep coming in, they will find something to write.
L O L !
Some people have a real problem with the success or well-being of others.
Perez Hilton shouldn’t be given lots of money for being a pushy fairy with a website.
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