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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 12:36 AM
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Levi Johnston quits oil field job
Source: Anchorage Daily News

Levi Johnston, the Wasilla teenager planning to marry Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, has quit his North Slope oil field job over questions about his eligibility to participate in an electrical apprenticeship program, Johnston's father said today.

Johnston this fall began working at the Milne Point oil field through the ASRC Energy Services apprenticeship program.

However, radio talk show commentator Dan Fagan, in a newspaper column published Sunday, questioned how Johnston could take part in the apprenticeship program without the required high school education.

Johnston's father, Keith Johnston, said in a telephone interview that his son decided to resign today and return home to work on his education.

(snip)

Keith Johnston also said the governor had nothing to do with getting Levi Johnston the oil field job. Keith Johnston said his own position as an ASRC construction engineer accounts for any help his son received in landing work.

Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/643519.html
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Idealism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 12:38 AM
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1. Those are some scandal-ridden Wasilla hillbillies.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 12:40 AM
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2. His next job: Gold digger.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 12:40 AM
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3. Guess he'll have to grab some of that 300K for the baby pics.
I can see a fight for the proceeds as being the next installment of this soap opera.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:09 AM
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41. They should have named that baby Gold Mine.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:46 AM
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48. Exactly! With $300K he can chill for a few years. Maybe even go back
to school. We'll see what he does now that he has "options."
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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:47 AM
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55. I don't know that they got 300 thousand
Magazine denied there was any payment for baby pics and so far I haven't seen any baby pics surface.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 12:45 AM
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4. That's pure affirmation
of the rumor that he had been given the job ahead of 100 qualified (they had high school diplomas) candidates.

Jesus, does the unethical crap ever stop with these Palins?

I'm just surprised the father didn't say "He's leaving to spend more time with his family." I guess the poor kid's avoided that wedding as long as he could.

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Janice325 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 12:50 AM
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5. Good grief. Weren't those two children supposed to be married by now?
???
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 12:53 AM
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6. We already knew he was a dumb-shit, gun-toting, sexually-irresponsible mutton head.
Now it seems he can't hold a job.

I wish I had a daughter so I could forbid her to marry an ass-clown like him.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 01:01 AM
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7. Time to get your GED Levi! For the sake of Tripp!
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Aviation Pro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:44 AM
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17. And "uncle" Trig....
....
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Joe Bacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 01:03 AM
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8. Give Levi a few weeks and he'll wind up like this!
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Career Prole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:38 AM
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15. *gasp* They'll be calling Tripp
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WaukeshaDem Donating Member (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 01:04 AM
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9. Doesn't he
Just look like the kid who feels completely trapped by this whole situation?
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Tinksrival Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:14 AM
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14. Trapped by his own penis!
Sometimes hormones trump brains. He's got no one to blame but himself and mother nature.
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 06:55 AM
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26. Would that be the Lenis? n/t
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GinaMaria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:44 AM
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47. Trapped would make a great baby name
:sarcasm:
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:47 AM
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49. They could call him, Trapped, Jr....
}(
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we can do it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:59 AM
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50. WAAAA Poor Baby - Irresponsible Little F*&ker
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 01:15 AM
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10. I can see presidential material already. nt
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Politicalboi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 01:54 AM
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11. Maybe he can work for
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 01:56 AM by BecauseBushSaysSo
Joe the Plumber. Two losers who deserve each other. They can start their own Mario and Luigi business.
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earcandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:03 AM
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12. Poor Kids. Kinda sad. But then again, they are privileged, huh?
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Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:11 AM
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13. There's more money in Oxycontin anyway.
Plus, he's got an in with the authorities.
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Career Prole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:40 AM
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16. And they can parlay that into a meth lab.
Be entrepreneurs. Pull themselves up by their snowshoe straps.
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mackerel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:47 AM
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18. Yeah but he'd probably smoke/snort the profits.
The Carnival is just waiting for him, no GED requried.
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iandhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:06 AM
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19. who the F*** cares
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:48 AM
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35. Me! Me! Me! I do!!!
Beats hell out of watching "American Idol," don't it?!
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lady raven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 04:49 AM
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20. Hmmm- A dropout AND unemployed...
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 04:49 AM by HereKittyKitty
A conservative dream.
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Eagle_Eye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 05:26 AM
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21. He looks like good material for the Marine Recruiter
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BumRushDaShow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 05:56 AM
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22. Yeah, he can join his future brother-in-law.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:00 AM
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27. He needs a HS diploma for the military too. nt
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 06:19 AM
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23. Typical republicon - all talk, no delivery, skewed 'family values'
Republiconism = hypocrisy.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:46 AM
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33. "Republicrite."
Another DUer came up with that one, the other day.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:25 AM
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44. I came up with "republicrite" years ago. It's just the perfect description
of what they are. Duh.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:31 AM
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45. Was that you? You rock!
Guess I just read it the other day!
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:33 AM
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46. No, not me. I haven't used that term on DU for quite a while. I used to though...
Great minds.... :hi:
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Sen. Walter Sobchak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 06:27 AM
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24. did he really quit? or did he fail a drug test?
hmm...
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 06:28 AM
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25. Wasilla must be the sleaze capital of the U.S.A.
Or is this just how it is in Alaska? Seward's Folly, indeed.
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Rebubula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:03 AM
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28. I hope we are all happy
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 07:05 AM by Rebubula
Yeah!!! A young man with a young child (both innocent of the crimes of the parents - but we do not care) just lost the chance to help out his family during a hard economic time.

The power of the 'progressive' blogs is big.

Seriously....you all (yes..everyone that is happy about this) - pretty much suck in my eyes. To take joy out of the misfortune of a young family is pretty sick. Rejoice all you want over the trials and tribulations of Sarah Palin - but to be gleeful over this is misguided at best - mean and spiteful at worst.

Yeah...fuck you all (again...just those that are happy about this)....this place it pretty fucking sick and petty sometimes.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:25 AM
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30. Boo hoo hoo for Levi...
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 07:34 AM by Kahuna
NOT!!!!! He will be fine. The 100 candidates with the proper credentials he jumped in front of, maybe not.

On edit: You probably approve of bush getting preferential treatment when he usurped thousands because of his connections to get into the Texas Air National Guard. I have no quarrel with Levi or Bristol. But, he should not get preferential treatment because he knocked up the governor's daughter. Give me a break. :eyes:
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Rebubula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:48 AM
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34. Preferential treatment
Well....he sure gets preferential treatment on this site for knocking up the Govs kid. I mean how many other young fathers get main page discussions at the rate this kid does?????

Let's pose a question...has anyone here EVER gotten a job due to knowing someone at the company; got into a club because they 'know' someone or any preferential treatment due to connections or good references?

Do you think that Bushit was the only asshole that got bumped up due to his daddy; do you think only Repubs got those deferrals? Is this the only example of preferential treatment in America?

Look...I have no problem pointing out the problems in the system - but the constant klaxon on the offspring and peripherals to Sarah Plain and Tall is just silly.

You say that you have no quarrel with Levi - then why respond to me?

The sins of the father and all that...
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:01 AM
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39. I responded because this a (now follow along..) DISCUSSION FORUM.
How old are you? <scratches head>
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Rebubula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:00 AM
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51. Nice....
...epic comeback.

Listen...I was not trying to start a war or even defend this kid...it just amuses me that so much attention is being paid to a nobody. Sarah will be gone soon enough...she will not be a player in future games. This stuff is a distraction, but considering all the painful shit that is going on around the world - I should not begrudge anyone for finding a way to focus on something less painful.

That is all.

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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:04 AM
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52. You know, you have a point about the venom towards "kids." That's
not my style either. But when you defend his special treatment, especially in light of accepting a huge payment for his baby's pictures, that's where DUers are likely to give you the business.

Have a nice day. :pals:
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olegramps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 10:20 AM
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59. A nobody?
This "nobody" was paraded in front of the nation as if he had performed some heroic deed by sticking his dick in the Palin's daughter. Rather than quietly dealing with their problem they stuck it right in our face. I believe that most Americans would have treated them with respect for their situation if they had not tried to misrepresent a difficult situation as an example of their moral superiority.

It appears to me that the Palin family should be nominated for the Dysfunctional Family of the Year Award. If you think that the Palins are going to disappear, you are delusional. They represent the best that the Republican Party has to offer. Your sympathy for these poor unfortunate kids is misguided. You should reserve it for some young people whose situation is truly tragic and don't have the resources to cope with their hopelessness.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:12 AM
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42. Trig? Is that you?
How'd you get here?
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comtec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:29 AM
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31. self delete
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 07:30 AM by comtec
nvm.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:43 AM
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32. Thanks for being a better person than me.
Thanks also for pointing it out to me.

As far as Levi is concerned: waaaaaaah. He ain't hurting.
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Rebubula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:50 AM
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37. Nah...
...I am a complete asshole in my own way. We all are.

Thanks for posting though...Too bad you could not respond to anything I wrote.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:54 AM
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38. And thank YOU for the classic example of disingenuousness.
Class, I hope you paid attention.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:04 AM
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40. He responded. You just didn't pay attention. Has it escaped your attention..
that Bristol and Levi just SOLD pictures of their baby for $300k? As the poster said in response to your post, 'he ain't hurtin.' What part of that don't you get?
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:12 AM
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54. Welcome to DU. /nt
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TheFarseer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:49 AM
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36. Those other 100 that were qualified
are trying to put food on the table too and to get this job they stayed in school. His qualification is that he got a 16 year old pregnant. Who sounds more deserving? I think the governor's daughter and grandchild will be fine. I'm not cheering because I don't have any ill will toward a highschool age kid in Alaska but let's keep it in perspective.
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ogneopasno Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:13 AM
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43. Well, there are a lot of young families (and not-so-young) that could use a good job like that, he
just needs to stand in line and earn it the way everyone else does. That's all.
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we can do it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:06 AM
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53. Call the Waaaambulance. Asswipe Should Not Get Preferential Treatment
What about those kids who are qualified and were passed over for Palin's idiot SIL, don't they matter? Fuck that shit - they got caught pure and simple. He needs to get his GED at least - minimum requirement for apprenticeship, not screwing the governor's daughter for christsake. Enough unqualified idiots have run the country into the shitter the past 8 years.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 10:00 AM
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58. You're blaming his screw-ups on progressive blogs?
:rofl: I do believe he had a hand in doing this all by his onesies.
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susu369 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 07:24 AM
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29. Thank you, Dan Fagan
Fagan, who also maintains a journalistic Web site, said Monday he wasn't out to take potshots at the governor.

"I'm just doing my job," he said.

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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:58 AM
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56. off to a great start....good thing they sold those baby pics for 300k.
man o man, stupid doesn't fall far from the tree.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:58 AM
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57. JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY!!!
JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY!!!

:rofl:
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