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Say What? Letterman Apologizes to Palin

TresSugar — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:08:51 -0700

"I told a bad joke. I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception . . . So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke. I'm sorry about it and I'll try to do better in the future."

David Letterman apologized again last night on his show for a series of sexist and crass jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter last week. First, he described Sarah Palin as having a "slutty flight attendant look." Next, thinking her 18-year-old daughter Bristol was at a Yankees game (in fact it was 14-year-old Willow), Letterman joked that in the seventh inning she got "knocked up" by Alex Rodriguez. Letterman admitted that, ultimately, even if Bristol had been at the game, the joke was not acceptable.

I have to say, it's refreshing to know that sexist humor will get called out. (There were protests outside his studio, contributing, no doubt, to his need for an on-air apology.) I wonder if this public outcry signals an increasing intolerance for low-blow sexism, or is this politics piggybacking on an issue that people are actually immune to?

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Levi Johnston Bares All in GQ Profile

TresSugar — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:00:00 -0700

Well, well, look what we have here. Levi Johnston is back in the press, and this time with his shirt off. If I didn't know better, I'd say this was Penn Badgley from a cut Gossip Girl scene where we learn Serena had a baby and left it on the doorsteps of the Met. But, no. It's the bumbling father of Tripp Palin Johnston, grandson of Governor Sarah Palin.

The father-son photo comes from an interview with Levi running in July's issue of GQ. What have we learned besides the fact that Levi can change diapers with his shirt off?

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To find out read more.

The highlights:

Todd Palin told his daughter Bristol he'd buy her a car if she'd dump Levi.
Since we heard about Levi's strained relationship with ex-girlfriend Bristol Palin on The Tyra Banks Show and Larry King Live, things have improved. Bristol brings their son over for visits, and they exchanged flirty texts during the interview.
Don't get too excited! Getting back together is "not even in" his mind.
Right now he's just focused on hunting bears and, according to his attorney, "taking the chance to tell his story."

Photo by Ture Lillegraven for GQ

Say What? Bristol Palin Ignores the Safe-Sex Option

TresSugar — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:30:59 -0700

"Girls need to imagine and picture their life with a screaming newborn baby and then think before they have sex . . . If girls realized the consequences of sex, nobody would be having sex. Trust me. Nobody."

In the new issue of People magazine, teen mom and recent high school graduate Bristol Palin says that if girls realized that sex can result in pregnancy, they'd practice abstinence. I don't really follow Bristol's argument that nobody would be having sex. Doesn't the risk of pregnancy also make women consider contraception?

Meghan McCain: Republicans Need Some Sex Ed

TresSugar — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:57:32 -0700

It's McCain vs. Palin, round two! Meghan McCain and Bristol Palin, that is. In response to the young Palin's somewhat confusing new role as an ambassador for teen abstinence, McCain has responded with a column arguing that the Republican Party is out of touch when it comes to sex and sexual education.

McCain acknowledges that Palin is her own person and not necessarily representative of her mother's party. But in her column, she asserts that the recent publicity surrounding Bristol only reinforces the GOP's unrealistic attitude toward all things sexual. To read her reasoning, read more.

McCain's main gripe: abstinence shouldn't be the only option offered to teens in place of actual education:

Here’s what I’ve never understood about the party: its resistance to discussing better access to birth control. As a Republican, I am pro-life. But using birth control and having an abortion are not the same at all. Actually, the best way to prevent abortions is to educate people about birth control and make it widely and easily accessible.

She admits that abstinence is the only foolproof way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and STDs, but - and this is a big "but" - it only works if teens practice it. If they choose not to, they may find themselves lacking understanding about "all the issues they face if or when they have sex - physically and emotionally."

So whose side are you on, McCain's or Palin's? Do you wish they'd both just stop talking about it, or, as young women, are they precisely the ones who should be?

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Is Bristol Palin a Good Role Model For Teens?

TresSugar — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:00:00 -0700

Now that Bristol Palin is a teenage mother, she's promoting abstinence as a "teen ambassador." Never mind that she told Fox News back in February that abstinence is "unrealistic." Today, on the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, she appears on Good Morning America to express her ~~unwavering~~ somewhat wishy-washy belief in abstinence. When the interviewer asks if abstinence vs. protection is a black or white issue, Palin wanders into a gray area. Check it out.

Do you think Bristol Palin's personal experience makes her a good or a bad spokesperson on the issue of teen pregnancy? And what do you think of the PSA from Candie's - which apparently understands the issue because it makes sexy shoes?

Briefing Book! Levi Johnston Opens Up to Tyra Banks

CitizenSugar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:00:15 -0700

Levi Johnston talks safe sex with Tyra Banks. - Huffington Post
Birth control and grapefruit diet don't go well together. - Jezebel
Michelle Obama's euro style. - FabSugar
The return of riches to rags tales. – Good
Senator threatened to strip University of Maryland of $500 million in funding if it screened a porn on campus. - The XX Factor

Rod Blagojevich gets harassed at Disney World. - Wonkette

The Palins! Group Drafts Sarah While Bristol Ditches Levi

CitizenSugar — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:30:07 -0700

Love it or hate it, it looks like this might be a four-year presidential campaign. The "2012 Draft Sarah Committee" has started collecting donations for a Palin 2012 run for president. The funds raised by the Connecticut political group will be used for grassroots organizing.

Meanwhile, Levi Johnston's sister is making sure all the Palins stay in the news (or tabloid magazines, same thing). Levi's sister Mercede told Star magazine that Bristol Palin broke up with the father of her son Tripp a month ago, and won't bring the baby to the Johnstons' house because she doesn't want him around "white trash."

If Palin throws her hat in the ring, I'm sure we'll be hearing all about the Palins for a while. Let's just hope the presidential campaign waits more than two months into Obama's term to begin. That's probably wishful thinking.

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Do You Agree With Bristol Palin That Abstinence Is Unrealistic?

DearSugar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:30:00 -0800

When Sarah Palin was running for vice president, it was all over the news that her daughter, Bristol Palin, only 17 years old, was pregnant and engaged to marry her high school boyfriend. Now 18 and a new mom, she's speaking out in hopes of preventing other young teens from becoming parents. In an interview with Greta Van Susteren on a recent FOX News segment, Bristol said she wants to be an advocate against teen pregnancy, and encourages all teens to wait 10 years until they're married, living in their own home, and stable in their career before starting a family.

Even though her mother is a staunch "right to life" advocate, Bristol believes that in this day and age, her mother's view on abstinence is "not realistic at all." So what do you think? Do you agree that sex is acceptable at a younger age now and pregnancy prevention is what should be the main focus in schools? Or should educators still try to push teens to be abstinent?

If you're curious to see a video of Bristol's interview, read more.

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Bristol Palin: Abstinence "Not Realistic"

CitizenSugar — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:30:12 -0800

Last night 18-year-old Bristol Palin sat down with Fox New's Greta Van Susteren, revealing one policy area where she might disagree with her mother: abstinence-only education. The new mom told Greta: "everyone should be abstinent or whatever, but it's not realistic at all."

Bristol concluded that the abstinence message does not resonate with today's youth because teen sex is more accepted in society. But she does think that stories like hers could change the reality. She said: "just wait 10 years, it'd just be so much easier."

While I respect her opinions and experience, I'm a little surprised to see Bristol on the cable news circuit. What about you?

Bristol Palin Gives Birth to Healthy Baby Boy

CitizenSugar — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:58:07 -0800

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter Bristol Palin gave birth to a healthy 7 lb., 4 oz. baby boy Sunday in Alaska. The baby's name is Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, according to a family member who also said the baby and Bristol are "doing well."

The baby's father, Levi Johnston, is an apprentice electrician who has been dating Bristol for three years and has said he and Bristol plan to marry in 2009 and raise the child together.

The teenage mother announced her pregnancy during Palin's campaign amid rumors that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for Bristol.
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