(Levi) Johnston says Palin had eye on the money

[sabra]

Source: ADN

Levi Johnston, the former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, on Thursday joined the crowd offering up potential reasons for Palin's decision to step down.

Johnston met with reporters to say that he heard her musing about a better life, one in which she could spend more time at home, reduce her stress, and accept the lucrative offers coming her way.

Back in December, a month after her election defeat as John McCain's running mate, Johnston said that Palin "had talked about how nice it would be to take some of this money people have been offering us and just run with it, and saying forget everything else."

Asked about Johnston's remarks, Palin's spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, said, "It is interesting to learn Levi is working on a piece of fiction while honing his acting skills."

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[CreekDog]

1. When Levi speaks, it's Karma for Palin

She is such a piece of work that it's nice to have Levi around to say things about her, things that people will generally believe because of his proximity to her.

[rocktivity]

2. Well, at least Levi IS working on working

Sounds like Sarah wants to be paid a lot for doing nothing.


rocktivity

[Jackpine Radical]

21. I'm all for paying her to do nothing.

As long as she sticks to her part of the deal, I'm sure it would work out better for all of us in the long run.

[saltpoint]

3. Sarah Palin's laundry is hanging out for all to see, right there in the back yard

on the clothesline.

Evidently it's tough getting wolves' bloodstains out of your duds.

Palin's political future is looking really bad when her daughter's lover is publicly commenting on her dark motives.

[Mrs. Overall]

19. Teen lover, at that.

[PassingFair]

40. Russia can see her dirty laundry....

[saltpoint]

41. LOL!

[TokenQueer]

4. Palin created that monster.

Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon.

[Mike Daniels]

15. I'm betting Palin's starting to regret bringing Levi on stage now.

If anything demonstrates the principle of unintended consquences it's Palin choosing to bring Levi to the convention in order to make Bristol's pregnancy and on-state presence tolerable for the attendees.

[TokenQueer]

20. Sure

"It's okay that my teenager got knocked up because, LOOK, she's ENGAGED."

Levi is a tool, but I hope he continues to expose the Palins for the money-grubbing, selfish, media-whoring opportunists that they are.

[Mike Daniels]

29. It's obvious that Levi's trying to up his "value" as well

I noticed that Levi seems to surface right around the same time that Sarah does something to kick-start the media beast.

Call me cynical, but I wouldn't be that surprised to find out if this is all some sort of staged back and forth routine.

[TokenQueer]

31. No, I hear ya.

I am ABSOLUTELY that cynical. Only trouble is......Sarah Palin is NOT that smart. Nor are her "PR" people. Have you actually listened to her attorney? That guy's ramblings eerily resemble Palinese.

This lady terrifies me. She is a danger to others.

[Arkansas Granny]

33. I tend to view Levi in the same way that I would a "former disgruntled employee".

He was used by Palin during the campaign and kicked to the curb shortly after that. As much as I dislike Palin, I would like to see this info would have a lot more impact if it came from a more credible source.

[Mike Daniels]

35. I think you've pointed out why nothing Levi says seems to damage her further

Truth be told, outside of a really big scandal I don't see Palin's support eroding from where it is at this time.

Her base will probably vote for her regardless of what may come out in the future unless they find out she has "666" tatooed on her somewhere.

[Arkansas Granny]

37. Even a "666" tattoo wouldn't phase them. They'd swear it was really "999"

and we were just looking at it upside down and trying to slander their dear Sarah. They are almost frightening in their blind devotion to her.

[KansDem]

5. It's really Ms. Stapleton who is "working on a piece of fiction while honing her acting skills"

And ex-Gov. Palin is a most-excellent teacher...

[onehandle]

6. I believe Levi. He has honesty on his side.

He's more of an "everyman" than the family of grifters will ever be.

A person like him is less likely to lie.

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. What does it gain him, really, to call her out on this

You know she said exactly that.

Gawd, her followers are such suckers. She grifts them for Gucci handbags and they come running back for more. As soon as she sees that she can clean up on a couple of mil before they even start asking questions about her running in 2012, she dives on the governor's office. It's truly amazing.

[bemildred]

7. So, then, a typical politician? nt

[No Elephants]

8. Quitting during your first term as Governor is far from typical.

[Lint Head]

9. Of course it's about money. Greed rules with Re-Pubic-Rats.

She cares nothing about other human beings. It's all about making Todd happy by killing animals and making money to 'feed the greed'.

[GodlessBiker]

10. Even this dope can see the real story.

[No Elephants]

11. So, she was looking after her own finances, not Alaska's? Shocked, shocked.

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. It's truly amazing that they have Palin's spokeswomen in open feud with this kid

Talk about beneath the dignity of an office. This is the new Conservative Hero?!? Amazing.

[Mojorabbit]

28. Still,

it was a great zinger the spokesman replied with. I hope the book puts the final nail in it for her.

[YOY]

13. Gosh Sarah...I guess you and Tawd should have been nicer to the boy!

n.t.

[rurallib]

16. She is a fucking Republican. That is what Republicans do.

[brooklynite]

17. Guess he's not being invited to see the family at Chirstmas...

[SpiralHawk]

18. Levi Vs. Esther

Republicon Reintarnation Regurgitation of retro-Biblical proportions.

[Richd506]

22. I have to say this

but kudos to Levi!

[mnhtnbb]

23. Can you imagine having her as your MIL? Dodged a bullet, he did.

[Robb]

24. I thought I'd be tired of all this by now,

...but I have to say it's still darned good theater.

[VWolf]

25. Keep talking, Levi!

[ronnykmarshall]

26. I LOVE this trainwreck!!

Go get 'em Levi!

[sofa king]

27. Nope. Money is incidental to having people look at her.

I'm pretty sure Palin falls into the B cluster of personality disorders, which includes antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic.

George Bush hits virtually all of the DSM-IV criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, needing only five of nine for a diagnosis. Those criteria are:

1 Has a grandiose sense of self-importance
2 Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty or ideal love (megalomania)
3 Believes they are "special" and can only be understood by, or should associate with, people (or institutions) who are also "special" or of high status
4 Requires excessive admiration
5 Has a sense of entitlement
6 Is interpersonally exploitative
7 Lacks empathy
8 Is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her
9 Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

Palin seems to hit a lot of those bells, too. But wait a minute! There's also Histrionic Personality Disorder. Someone at Wikipedia has included the cleverly arranged mnemonic by which one can remember the eight criteria of HPD:

* P - provocative (or seductive) behavior
* R - relationships, considered more intimate than they are
* A - attention, must be at center of
* I - influenced easily
* S - speech (style) - wants to impress, lacks detail
* E - emotional lability, shallowness

* M - make-up - physical appearance used to draw attention to self
* E - exaggerated emotions - theatrical

Yeah, that sounds a lot like Palin to me. If that's the case, money is only incidental to a larger plan of staying in the spotlight and basking in fame and adulation--especially adulation. Unlike NPD, HPD is somewhat treatable--as long as you can keep the patient out of group therapy. Though the disorder's name suggests that it is primarily a female-based disorder, it is not.

I'm watching an entire swath of lives being overturned by one histrionic personality in a nearby town. While maintaining a fleet of side-men, she went off of birth control without telling her boyfriend, got knocked up, and has successfully maneuvered him into discussing marriage while promising not to demand a paternity test, while also isolating him from his friends, securing all of his income, and talking him into moving somewhere where she can better control him. But now that she's gaining weight and nobody is looking at her rack, she's becoming tired of the idea of being pregnant, so there is the possibility she'll end it. It's all there: using her appearance as a weapon, theatricality, ever-changing emotional state, all of it in crisis, and most important, the attention.

That person, or one just like her, could have been a heartbeat away from the Presidency, and likely will run again because it's the election which brings the most attention.

[Arkana]

30. I'm starting to like Levi.

He's like the reality check to everything Sarah Palin says or does.

[DebbieCDC]

32. You go Levi

You dodged a bullet son by not ending up with her as you M-I-L

[peaches2003]

34. A better life in Palin's plans is one with

lots of money coming and spending LESS time at home. Just watch after the summer how she is on the road 90% of the time, wallowing in the wacko applause, buying clothes, and raking in the money from her speeches and ghost-written book. Who the hell takes care of all these kids? It won't be her.

[olddad56]

36. I can't stand Palin, but Levi is a hypocrite, he is in it for the same reason

They are all in for the money.

[Sophie-Helene]

39. I can't stand Palin, but Levi is a hypocrite, he is in it for the same reason

I don't see how he can know WHAT her reasons are. He's been out of the loop for too long.

But yeah, it seems like everyone wants what they can get out of the opportunities that are coming their way:

Palin - cash from book deal, freedom from obligations in AK, media tour, chance at presidency
Bristol - money for Candie's endorsement, legitimacy that improves mom's chance for presidency
Levi - keep name in media, improve chances for modeling/acting gigs, paid interviews?

[Hugabear]

38. Freepers are trashing this poor kid

Somehow, I have to think that Levi Johnston might know the Palins just a wee bit more than your average Limbaugh-fed freeper.