<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sarah Palin Information Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://sarahpalininformation.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Shane Vander Hart]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://sarahpalininformation.wordpress.com/author/shanevanderhart/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Levi Johnston: Sarah Palin is an&nbsp;Alien]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><a href="https://sarahpalininformation.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/bristollevisarah.jpg"><img title="bristol-levi-Sarah" style="display:inline;border-width:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;" height="190" alt="bristol-levi-Sarah" src="https://sarahpalininformation.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/bristollevisarah_thumb.jpg?w=157&#038;h=190" width="157" align="right" border="0" /></a>He might as well have said that.&#160; Vanity Fair released some excerpts <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2009/09/levi-johnston.html" target="_blank">of an &quot;essay&quot; that Levi Johnston &quot;wrote&quot;</a> that will be published next month.&#160; Entitled “Me and Mrs. Palin” discussing his “insider knowledge” of the Palin home is designed to be yet again <a href="http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/?p=3159" target="_blank">another smear</a> of Governor Sarah Palin by Vanity Fair.&#160; According to Levi:</p>
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<div>There wasn’t much parenting, no cooking, no cleaning, laundry.. the kids did it all.</div>
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<div>She wanted to adopt her grandchild.</div>
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<div>She talked about quitting right after the 2008 elections, and pouted around the house.</div>
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<div>In a press release that Vanity Fair sent out Johnston <a href="http://thepage.time.com/excerpts-from-levi-johnstons-vanity-fair-interview/" target="_blank">also alleges</a>: that she fought with Todd all of the time and there was talk of divorce (at least we know <a href="http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/?p=3437" target="_blank">who started that rumor now</a>).</div>
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<div>Then he even <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2009/09/levi.html" target="_blank">challenges her hunting cred</a>.</div>
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<p align="justify"><a href="http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/?p=2493" target="_blank">Johnston is at it again</a>.&#160; Here we get a glimpse into his character and find it wanting.&#160; It’s also sad that he has pretty much destroyed any chance of a relationship with the mother of his child.&#160; I hope the 15-minutes of fame and the money (yes <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2009/09/rs-levi3.html?hpid=news-col-blog" target="_blank">he is getting paid</a>, would they pay him if it were to be a positive story?&#160; I doubt it) is worth it.&#160; I’m sure his son will be proud.</p>
<p align="justify">Regarding the parenting claim… let’s see they have two teenage daughters… so they do the cooking and cleaning… it’s called learning responsibility.&#160; My kids cook, clean and do laundry and they are younger.&#160; I guess that means my wife and I are not doing any parenting.&#160; Wait a minute… they’ll know how to cook, clean and do laundry when they are on their own.&#160; They’ll be prepared for life.&#160; Isn’t that parenting?&#160; Also teenagers in general tend to exaggerate, “you never do this.”&#160; “Everybody will be there.”&#160; Etc.&#160; I guess <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A689LO1&amp;show_article=1" target="_blank">he isn’t used to that style of parenting</a>.</p>
<p align="justify">Regarding the claims about her wanting to quit.&#160; Well you didn’t see it on the job.&#160; I’m sure in the privacy of her home she likely did complain about the ethics violations and mounting legal debt.&#160; What I doubt is that it was discussed much around Levi.</p>
<p align="justify">Wanting to adopt her grandchild, perhaps it was discussed as an option.&#160; Looking at him I’m sure that she didn’t see him as being capable.&#160; But in an attempt to hide the fact it was Bristol’s?&#160; Please.&#160; Nobody is that stupid.&#160; I mean you had people accusing her of Trig not being hers, do you think that would fly?&#160; Perhaps we now have a glimpse of the source of the Trig Truth rumors that got started.</p>
<p align="justify">Regarding fighting that may occurred.&#160; I’m sure they did and do have arguments, what married couple doesn’t?&#160; But I think the divorce rumor has been pretty well put to bed and debunked by people who know them far better and for longer than Johnston.</p>
<p align="justify">I don’t even want to comment on the hunting allegation, and that she doesn’t know how to handle a rifle.&#160; <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fusnews.feedroom.com%2F%3Ffr_story%3D0a904178619785ad71a572808f8ffdb5a89ddcb8&amp;ei=W_ueSoDAOpfnnQewvuTpDQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlNxe-Hj9vJJg0LEKPR12zLIP0uA&amp;sig2=R6P-IFFAayhjX2ECg6wfBw" target="_blank">It’s</a> <a href="http://www.fieldandstream.com/node/1000022649" target="_blank">just</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7UzxXv8p4" target="_blank">ridiculous</a>.</p>
<p align="justify">I’m sure the Palin family has flaws, who doesn’t?&#160; The problem with Levi Johnston is that <a href="http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/09/levi-liar.html" target="_blank">he has a lying problem</a>, and even Politico, not known to be a friend of Governor Palin’s, <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0909/Levis_latest.html" target="_blank">sees some inconsistencies</a>.</p>
<p align="justify">So we essentially have a he said, she said situation, but Governor Palin has far more credibility, believability and character witnesses.&#160; Again, she’s not perfect, but he paints a picture that is completely the opposite of what we are told by her friends, coworkers, and family.&#160; </p>
<p align="justify">Governor Palin <a href="http://www.adn.com/3437/story/919771.html" target="_blank">will not respond to his Vanity Fair article</a>.&#160; I think that is wise.&#160; She’s got better things to do, and he certainly doesn’t need more attention.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Update:</strong> I have <a href="http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/?p=3742" target="_blank">updates over at Caffeinated Thoughts</a> on this.</p>
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<p align="justify">Shane Vander Hart is the editor of <a href="http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/" target="_blank">Caffeinated Thoughts</a>. You can <a href="http://www.twitter.com/shanevanderhart" target="_blank">follow Shane on Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/shanevanderhart" target="_blank">friend him on Facebook</a></p>
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