So, Bristol Palin, one of those Palin children we were all admonished never to talk about because the former VP candidate’s family life was nobody’s damn business, is now going to star in a TV show. Yes, an actual episode that the whole country can see by simply pressing a button. It’s called “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” Secret? Presumably the creators of the show feel that the more people that watch and talk about this show the better. One button, and Poof! It’s Bristol in our living room. Are we allowed to talk about it yet? “Why does anyone even care about this Why is this news?” Bristol was purported to have cried to her mother over the phone when her pregnancy was discovered during the 2008 campaign and instantly became national news. The McCain campaign, in a desperate effort to “legitimize” the unplanned pregnancy, sent an airplane to pluck the baby daddy off a mountain where he was stalking sheep, hose him off and stick him in a new suit for the “we’re getting married” tour on the campaign trail. He wasn’t thrilled, but America was, and that’s all that mattered. (To read the rest just click the title.) Those of us in Alaska have become a little immune to hypocrisy after dealing with Sarah Palin for so long. However based on how uber-defensive the Palin’s are when it comes to their kids, and how dismissive Sarah was of Levi’s potential career in the entertainment field, this has taken hypocrisy to a whole new level. And that is really saying something when it comes to Sarah Palin and her band of Wasilla-billy misfits! Update: If you like that you will probably like THIS jab at Palin hypocrisy as well. Here is a taste: Bristol Palin is our hero. She’s living proof that unplanned teenage pregnancy can be crazy lucrative. Forget school or on-the-job training. Bristol Palin knows only too well that the best way to get ahead in life is to drop your knickers and have as much unprotected sex as possible. Ouch! Well I hope that Bristol develops a thicker skin than her mother because if she is going to put herself out there like this she needs to expect this kind of reaction. I remember how quickly she folded under the criticism over her Candies ambassador gig, so I don’t have a lot of confidence in the longevity of her new acting career.
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Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) has a wonderful article up on Huffington Post about Bristol Palin’s upcoming television debut.
