Levi, take a hint


Published on Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:29 PM AKDT

To the editor:

I find it very ironic that Levi Johnston is sitting in his scumbag lawyer’s office talking about Sarah Palin “cashing in.” This kid needs some good parenting. Note to Levi: No one cares. Instead of using lawyers to make money, be a real man and get a job. You do not represent the true Alaskan.

James Irvine

Palmer

 

Comments

67 comment(s)

    sharpie wrote on Jul 22, 2009 7:20 PM:

    " The first inaccuracy in MOinkslinger's comment is the first two words of it. "

    MO Inkslinger wrote on Jul 22, 2009 8:34 AM:

    " I think, the Palins and Levi deserve each other at times. Both relish in the limelight and most of the time have little of value to add the situation. Sometimes Levi appears to be a rugged-jawed, muscular form of Sarah Palin. "

    Littlebird wrote on Jul 21, 2009 7:51 AM:

    " "Levi, I believe you and not Palin! Lord knows a jobless 19 yr old who can't/won't man up to his obligations as a father is my kind of trailer trash!"

    ....must be a hillbilly with her first computer... "

    BooBooBear wrote on Jul 20, 2009 9:23 PM:

    " Levi---I believe you not Palin. She has spun such a web of deceit you can't believe one single thing she says anymore. Levi has every right to tell his story and make money from it. The Queen drug him out on her dog and pony show.....she needed her props........she used him...he can use her. Why not? Good on you, Levi! "

    EdwardfromAZ wrote on Jul 20, 2009 6:24 PM:

    " No one is forcing you to listen to me. Just blindly follow SP, the tweeting quitter.
    You seem tio thuink it is not right for Levi to pursue a book deal, but find nothing wrong with the Quitting Queen from doing it.

    My oh my


    Plus, when you finally realize the difference between Partial and Impartial get back to me.

    Thanks "

    justme wrote on Jul 20, 2009 1:02 PM:

    " Why we listening to a guy from Az "

    Palmer Farm wrote on Jul 20, 2009 12:09 PM:

    " You know those people that just can't follow a conversation? Wherever the conversation is,..they're several topics or sentences back? That's what Ed reminds me of....dredging up old smears and allegations that were brought up 6 or more months ago by the media hounds and have long since been proved to be hollow. "

    To poor old Ed from AZ wrote on Jul 19, 2009 7:57 AM:

    " ....thanks for telling us that our average IQ is so low....Most of the population of AK has moved here in the last 30 or 40 years from AZ and the other lower 48. And they were the really smart ones, the up and commers who wanted to help build a state. Kinda sad for AZ...those left behind spend their days writing to Alaska newspapers and wishing they had a real life somewhere (like in Alaska). "

    EdwardfromAZ wrote on Jul 18, 2009 11:23 AM:

    " Hey Power Wagon and friends,

    Doesnt SP have some boxes she should be opening and disclosing the contents as required by law? Doesn't she have a disclosure statement for the Arctic Cat discount to be filed?
    Hmmm?????

    Does she think people will forget about these oversights of hers? "

    EdwardfromAZ wrote on Jul 18, 2009 11:20 AM:

    " Debra wrote on Jul 16, 2009 10:50 PM:

    " Who is this idiot, Ed from AZ. He knows nothing about anything, why is he butting into our business. I think they're right, he sounds mental. Shut UP ED! "================
    And I should shut up? Why is that?
    Guess when you are faced with facts you just have to become beligerent just like Power Wagon.

    Power Wagon if your knickers are in a knot, take them off, they probably need to be washed anyway. "

    EdwardfromAZ wrote on Jul 18, 2009 11:16 AM:

    " to Lilly wrote on Jul 17, 2009 11:10 AM:

    " please stay in the lower 48. We dont' want you coming up here and lowering the average IQ or contaminating the gene pool. Thank you. "
    =======================How could your average IQ go any lower. What with all the rape and so on. Just an inbred society. See I can stoop as low as you. "

    Palmer Farm wrote on Jul 17, 2009 3:57 PM:

    " "Levi is honest and kind-hearted"....gag! "

    to Lilly wrote on Jul 17, 2009 11:10 AM:

    " please stay in the lower 48. We dont' want you coming up here and lowering the average IQ or contaminating the gene pool. Thank you. "

    aunt millie wrote on Jul 17, 2009 10:49 AM:

    " GO LEVI! Since Levi LIED WITH the Palin's, both after the birth of Trig AND after the birth of Tripp (and NO, it was NOT over Sarah's dead body), he is the best person to get the truth out about more of the lies and hypocracy of the Palin clan. Levi might not be the most articulate person in the world, but he obviously is honest and kind-hearted. I look forward to reading Levi's book, and I wish him all the success in the world. "

    buddy glover evansga. wrote on Jul 17, 2009 6:59 AM:

    " LILLY from the lower 48 is the real looser. "

    To Power Wagon wrote on Jul 17, 2009 3:23 AM:

    " I endorse your idea to label Ed of Arizona right after the paper first labels you as an arrogant, maniacal, blowhard who thinks he knows it all.

    I'm sick to death of right-wing cowards, like yourself, who attempt to bully with rudeness, and unwarranted personal attacks as a knee-jerk reaction to everything.

    Obviously, you can't get any traction by sticking to the facts, or in simply stating your putrid opinion. Instead, you clutch to a steady, toxic, diet of personal attacks and ridicule because you are small minded, soulless, and characterless. "

    Lilly from lower 48 wrote on Jul 17, 2009 12:50 AM:

    " The whole Palin clan are nothing but
    white trash...Wasilla Hillbillies!
    Why so much press coverage
    for a bunch of uneducated losers. "

    Debra wrote on Jul 16, 2009 10:53 PM:

    " Oh, one more thing. Sharpie, dosen't sound so SHARP to me. Where do these people crawl out of anyway????? "

    Debra wrote on Jul 16, 2009 10:50 PM:

    " Who is this idiot, Ed from AZ. He knows nothing about anything, why is he butting into our business. I think they're right, he sounds mental. Shut UP ED! "

    watcher wrote on Jul 16, 2009 6:32 PM:

    " I see Sarah's stalker is back at it again. Don't worry Ed, someday you'll meet a woman who is attracted to crazy pathological liars. Then you can finally stop obsessing about Palin. "

    Power Wagon wrote on Jul 16, 2009 6:25 PM:

    " Could the editors program something in so that all of Ed's comments start with "Once upon a time"? Or maybe some disclaimer about him being a lunatic? That would help anybody new to the site understand that not everybody in here is like Turbo-tax Ed. "

    EdwardfromAZ wrote on Jul 16, 2009 5:33 PM:

    " buddy glover .evansga. wrote on Jul 16, 2009 5:51 AM:

    " Levi should shut up.He is not man enough to step up and be a good Daddy. if MRS. Palin Had won the election,I bet he would still be there with her Family.He is NOTHING.He will always be a BOY,never a MAN. "=========Quite a statement. Why should he shut up? Does SP mouth off every chance she gets? Does she say things that a Governor shouldn't, and she is supposedly an adult, NOT "

    EdwardromAZ wrote on Jul 16, 2009 5:31 PM:

    " Debra wrote on Jul 16, 2009 3:00 PM:

    " Levi is making money off the Palin family simply because he was lucky enough to be in the same room with them. He and his family are such a joke and are clearly cashing in on all this. Who's the slug here. You people are so simple minded I have to laugh. Why don't you all do something with your life and stop commenting on things you know nothing about! "=========So do tell us, you know the whole story? Doubt it.

    SP lies/cheats, steals, unethical what a woman "

    Debra wrote on Jul 16, 2009 3:00 PM:

    " Levi is making money off the Palin family simply because he was lucky enough to be in the same room with them. He and his family are such a joke and are clearly cashing in on all this. Who's the slug here. You people are so simple minded I have to laugh. Why don't you all do something with your life and stop commenting on things you know nothing about! "

    watcher wrote on Jul 16, 2009 11:33 AM:

    " to "to sharpie"
    Levi had "nothing to gain" by spouting off? Are you kidding? You honestly can't think of a single unscrupulous motivation he would have for that? Wow. "

    To sharpie wrote on Jul 16, 2009 9:47 AM:

    " Believe as you wish!

    Compared with Sarah Palin, Levi has no agenda. It is regrettable that Levi would compromise his relationship with his inlaws, but that is how it is.

    He had virtually nothing to gain by stating his observations, and much more to lose. It stands to reason that he had intimate knowledge of the family. It is my opinion that Sarah Palin's words are often untrustworthy.

    Further, in the light of Palin's muddled explanation, and much speculation surrounding her resignation as governor last week, Levi's comments had the ring of truth. "

    buddy glover .evansga. wrote on Jul 16, 2009 5:51 AM:

    " Levi should shut up.He is not man enough to step up and be a good Daddy. if MRS. Palin Had won the election,I bet he would still be there with her Family.He is NOTHING.He will always be a BOY,never a MAN. "

    Ray wrote on Jul 15, 2009 3:45 PM:

    " Thanks for speaking up Levi. He is about the only one among the whole Palin family besides Piper that actually looks good in this whole fiascal. Who woulda thought that! "

    Representing AK wrote on Jul 15, 2009 2:08 PM:

    " Oops: Ironic that you would respond to a blogger's post "take care of your own and butt out." Levi is the one who needs to butt out. He has no business commenting on Sarah Palin's business. He seems like a nice kid but needs some serious mentoring and he's not getting it from his attorney or his mom. Levi you are at a crossroads in your life. Choose the honorable path for your future and the baby looking up to you. The man you become depends on it. "

    Palmer Farm wrote on Jul 15, 2009 7:59 AM:

    " Looks like the sarcasm/irony was lost on Leah.

    Um, hey Leah...you see, what the blogger was doing was being sarcastic. Not literal. Again...that's sarcasm...and literal. Have a friend help you.. "

    LeahD wrote on Jul 15, 2009 6:21 AM:

    " sharpie,
    Considering that I don't know you - why do you feel compelled to use my name and fib in order for you to express your point? Your dishonesty is working against you. "

    Abit confused.. wrote on Jul 14, 2009 11:12 PM:

    " I'm not really sure how Palin appearing with family during a major political campaign is such a huge mistake. If I recall correctly, isn't that what every major candidate has done the last fifty years? I guess in the haste to cast aspersions of any kind, all is forgotten. You don't get to choose your in-laws...you're sort of stuck with them. Mr. Lawyer, looks like some of the dung being thrown by your monkey is sticking to you. "

    sharpie wrote on Jul 14, 2009 8:21 PM:

    " I think I'll "believe" a 19 yr old kid that doesn't have a job, comes from a family rife with drug problems, won't pay child support etc etc over Sarah Palin too. Leah and I both went to junior high for 7 years with each other before dropping out. "

    SteamRoller wrote on Jul 14, 2009 7:09 PM:

    " Levi seems like the kind of person you always warn your daughter's to stay away from. Where did he learn to act stupid from, oh that's right he has a drug addicted mother and a sister that tatoo's his name on her body! What! Who cares what he does or talks about? Only the scumbags. Shame he does not mind tearing apart his relatioship with the mother of his child, and does he work? Because he will never be a actor or anything but a big loser. "

    To LeahD wrote on Jul 14, 2009 5:38 PM:

    " Thank you for putting it so well.

    I, too, will believe Levi before I believe Palin. And, if Palin wants to complain, I agree she should not have used her children, and her teen daughter's would-be fiance, as little props and pawns in her campaign.

    Palin is the one who selfishly dragged them into the spotlight with scant regard to their own needs. She made her bed, and she has no grounds to complain now. "

    To Watcher wrote on Jul 14, 2009 5:28 PM:

    " "Those of us who aren't smart enough to form an opinion based on anything other than what others tell us."

    Why, Watcher, you described yourself perfectly! I have been reading your lame drivel for a while now. Thank you for describing your personal shortcomings, in your own inimitable way, and saving me the trouble. "

    Scumbag lawyer wrote on Jul 14, 2009 5:10 PM:

    " Oh my gosh. Why did the Frontiersman print a letter like this? Just when I begin to think maybe the paper has something good to offer the community it prints something both trivial and slanderous such as this letter.

    Isn't it possible to like Sarah Palin without trash talking a lawyer and a nice young man? I'm not saying I like Sarah Pallin because I don't. I appreciated Levi's insight to how and why she came to quit her office in mid-term. If you don't like his opinion, ignore it. He has a right to speak. "

    reformed republican wrote on Jul 14, 2009 2:40 PM:

    " Sarah abandoned Alaska when she ran for VP. Stepping down is the right thing to do but a few months too late! I'm with her on this one, if your hearts not in it, why waste everyones time and money? She did what's best for herself #1 and the State as well..... It's a win/win situation! "

    newshound wrote on Jul 14, 2009 12:25 PM:

    " I like getting my information from somebody like Levi. Heck, I don't even watch the news anymore. I just go downtown while I'm at work in Anchorage and ask the homeless about world events. "

    to Child Support wrote on Jul 14, 2009 11:41 AM:

    " "Rumor"?! Umm....no....unless both the Palins AND Levi both feel some need to admit that the boy doesn't pay anything. "

    Child Support wrote on Jul 14, 2009 9:03 AM:

    " I love that you people are arguing over whether the boy pays child support, and both the yes and no arguers speak with absolute conviction. One of you is wrong, and neither of you has evidence beyond rumor to back you up. Is this really what we are becoming folks? Is this who we are now. Levi's a putz, but he's only 50% of the problem in that duo. He needs to go away now, but so do Bristol and the rest of the Palin clan. I'm sick and tired of the Jerry Springer/Valley Trash show. "

    khbalaska wrote on Jul 14, 2009 8:35 AM:

    " Who CARES what Levi thinks? I can cerntainly think of better news sources. Yeesh. "

    LeahD wrote on Jul 13, 2009 8:34 PM:

    " Good for Levi. He should be able to go out and tell what he saw and heard while staying in the Palin house! The Palins should never have used Levi and the kids as stage props for her campaign! I hope he writes a book - it my opinion it would be more truthful than anything Sarah would have ghostwriter write for her. "

    Laura wrote on Jul 13, 2009 3:21 PM:

    " Did anyone see Levi on the Today show again this morning? As soon as he opens his mouth he sounds about as ignorant as he looks! Uneducation, loser boy with no education and no skills to support his kid. WHAT did Bristol see in this creep anyway? He must have had some super role models for parents? Too bad he'll pass this ignorance onto his own son... I feel for Bristol having to deal with him for the next 18 years in raising their child. He needs to go away and learn to shut up! "

    watcher wrote on Jul 13, 2009 3:20 PM:

    " HA! Oh yes, many of us, like Mystic here, will support you! Starting with all of us in the trailer park. Those of us that don't pay our bills. Those of us that don't support our children. Those of us that aren't smart enough to form an opinion based on anything other than what others tell us. Those of us that don't like to work.

    Yes, all of us will support you! (Gotta go, don't want to miss Judge Judy, Oprah or Jerry Springer!) "

    Mystic wrote on Jul 13, 2009 2:17 PM:

    " Someone suggests Sarah should file a ethics complaint on Levi.......how ridiculous, Levi has more ground to file abuse and ethic complaints on Sarah Palin then others. Let's see the parading on the campaign trail, dressing him like some church boy, touching his cheek inappropriately, talking like the kids are innocent and will marry, slamming him after he says enough of this dysfunctional family and their lies, talking about him doing interviews while Bristols done how many? Bristols reaping $$$ off the pregnancy, Levi don't worry many will support you. Sarah is a lost cause and loser. "

    Power Wagon wrote on Jul 13, 2009 12:33 PM:

    " to k.o.
    Don't mind Ed. He has some strange Sarah obsession. It's kind of creepy, but luckily he doesn't seem the intelligent type so it's better to just laugh at him. "

    k.o. wrote on Jul 13, 2009 11:42 AM:

    " Hey ED from AZ!! Do you really have nothing better to do but sit in front of your computer in ARIZONA reading the newspaper from where SP came from strictly just to bash on her, and her family? Get a grip pal, and start commenting in your own hometown newspaper and get the heck out of ours! You my friend, are way overplayed in all of these articles I open your name is stamped all over it. Get a life, and get out of AK's. "

    EdwardfromAZ wrote on Jul 13, 2009 10:50 AM:

    " Ed in fantasyland wrote on Jul 12, 2009 3:35 PM:

    " Don't forget about the alien zombie connection while you're at it, Ed! Or her secret magic powers! HA!

    ("Terrible parent"...yeah, right. She's just SUCH a bad parent! Get a life, Ed) "
    ========================
    Whatsa matter did I hit a sore spot, so do tell when will the "Queen" get those boxes open. She and Todd should have lots of time if they stop traveling on your dime. "

    offsoapstone wrote on Jul 13, 2009 10:12 AM:

    " WOW do any of you folks know for sure if Levi is or is not helping support his child. The answer is no you and I don't know. You folks are slamming this kid for what being able to cash in on his 15 minutes of fame just lke the palins are doing. As far as child support I know both women and men who are suppose to pay support and don't its a two way street. Levi if you r paying support good for you if not man up. "

    Wasilla resident wrote on Jul 13, 2009 9:12 AM:

    " I just finished watching the TODAY show and there was Levi Johnson..saying Sarah was all stressed out and talking about just traveling, book deal and just "cashing in" He was really talking about himseld!!! A MODEL?? PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK!!! Yuck!
    Sarah you need to file an ethic complaint against Levi, come on file lawsuits ....shut the little S___ up and take all his talk trashing money. You to Bristol, "cash in", in fact all the kids in Wasilla that know Levi....you are just a voice away from FAME!!!! "

    Jim from Boston wrote on Jul 13, 2009 8:26 AM:

    " For all the ethics clouds around Sister Sarah she should receive some credit for doing the right thing and not just giving Levi some government hack job to shut him up.

    Of course the press would probably have been all over that, also. I have to voice some support for Sister Sarah. She was damned if you do, damned if you don't. Tempest in a teapot here. "

    AK Territory gal wrote on Jul 13, 2009 8:16 AM:

    " Levi...you make me sick ,SHAME
    useing the Palin name for FAME!
    I hope Uncle Sam is keeping a good eye on YOU, the more you make the more child support your son gets!!!
    Also if I was Sarah , I would be looking at a Lawsuit for slander! Also I think everybody that knows you should get a hold of the news and tell them some stories about you! Come on Wasilla lets all get in on the FAME GAME!!!!! "

    You people are ridiculous.. wrote on Jul 13, 2009 6:26 AM:

    " ONE- Levi himself told the media he does NOT have a job. He is hoping to land a modeling job or get some sort of acting job.
    TWO- Bristol works as a barista and cares for her son, she is also going to take business classes in the fall through the college hopefully so she can have a better future for her and her son.
    Because so far Levi shows no real ambition!
    And you can quit comparing Levi to Governor Palin, at least she HAS an education! "

    2Bornot2b wrote on Jul 12, 2009 9:46 PM:

    " How do you know if Levi has a job or not? I say James Irvine Palmer prove Levi isn't working? If your going to say it in print prove it. "

    Glester wrote on Jul 12, 2009 9:40 PM:

    " Hey James - looks like you wrote this article and now you're sitting at home answering all who blog. I'd call that being a ding a ling cashing in on some 15 min of fame! Funny how when YOU speak it's worthy. So he got a girl pregnant and didn't jump to your standards so you berate him in the paper. Now aren't you the big man! Bet you're chatting with all your church buddies how smart you are and Christian. Levi will survive the hate! You have to live with yours "

    thomasAlex wrote on Jul 12, 2009 8:53 PM:

    " Note to Palin: No one cares. Instead of using your fame to make money, be a real citizen and get a job. You do not represent the true Alaskans! "

    to ValGal wrote on Jul 12, 2009 8:30 PM:

    " Yeah! Good logic there! Let's only hold all the OTHER deadbeat dads accountable, but make a special exception for Levi! Uh-huh! Makes perfect sense! (sheesh!) "

    James wrote on Jul 12, 2009 6:58 PM:

    " The point I was trying to make was the irony of ding a ling sitting in his lawyers office talking about others cashing in. Get it? "

    ValGal wrote on Jul 12, 2009 4:04 PM:

    " I'd say start getting on to the other scumbags and neglectful fathers here in Alaska before singling out one kid. Levi's gonna be just fine. So what if he gets a lawyer, Sarah has plenty whats the diff? Oh she wears a skirt and winks - I'd start at the family values of both parties. Is Bristol working? No free ride for mother or father responsibility it goes both way, since when is the man a soul provider? Let Levi stay home with Tripp for the next 7 mths, why not?? "

    Ed in fantasyland wrote on Jul 12, 2009 3:35 PM:

    " Don't forget about the alien zombie connection while you're at it, Ed! Or her secret magic powers! HA!

    ("Terrible parent"...yeah, right. She's just SUCH a bad parent! Get a life, Ed) "

    To oops.. wrote on Jul 12, 2009 12:03 PM:

    " Paying child support my ear..
    He pays zero.
    NO JOB. You are clueless. Bristol is hardly the loser here, she does the care day in and day out with that baby. Yes she has the help of her family, but that is what family is all about. Levi is NOT supporting that baby. You are truly not getting the true story. "

    EdwardfromAZ wrote on Jul 12, 2009 9:34 AM:

    " One question for you..........

    why is it wrong for Levi "to cash in", when SP is doing it after "Quitting" her responsibilities to the people of Akask, including you?

    She is certainly no role model. She is unethical, terrible parent, and still does not show the slightest level of intelligence. Her only talent seems to be pulling the wool over the eyes of her "Blind" followers.

    BTW when will she ever get to those unopened boxes, or disclose the Arctic Cat information as required by law? Oh thats right she would be caught with her pants down. "

    Power Wagon wrote on Jul 12, 2009 9:34 AM:

    " Thank you, James, for saying it straight.m85rb "

    Lovn Ak wrote on Jul 12, 2009 7:39 AM:

    " Levi grow up and become something. If I was the Palin's and my daughter got hooked up with you I would send you packing in a heartbeat. I know the environment you were raised in because I have seen your house. Get your GED, join the military, serve your country. You can escape what you were born into and have your own good life without bashing the Palin's. Prove that you are better. Your son will respect you for it someday! "

    Oops wrote on Jul 12, 2009 2:20 AM:

    " True Alaskan? you better look at the mother of this child Levi is supporting, she's a loser too. "

    Oops wrote on Jul 12, 2009 1:14 AM:

    " Levi has money, he's paying child support what do you care anyway? Take care of your own and butt out! "

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