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Bristol Palin Responds to Margaret Cho, Offers to Let Her Baby-Sit Tripp

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Bristol Palin has recently emerged from the shadow of social media supernova Sarah Palin, generating Facebook heat of her own. Over the weekend, the Dancing with the Stars 2nd runner-up responded to comedian Margaret Cho‘s claim that Mama Grizzly Sarah forced Bristol to enter the dance competition as penance for losing the 2008 election.

Ms. Palin dispels that notion in a good-natured post that leaves the door open to friendship with Cho (complete with baby-sitting job offer), but she misses big by suggesting that Cho “embrace us faster than KD Lang at an Indigo Girls concert.”

Bristol begins by suggesting that her mother was slightly reluctant to have her daughter appear on DWTS, underscored by a reference to Three Dog Night’s Mama Told Me Not to Come. She cannily attacks Cho’s claims on a logical basis, describing the main reasons the McCain/Palin ticket failed, and correctly concluding, “I seriously doubt anyone who considers herself a student of American politics truly believes I impacted even one vote in that election.”

While Bristol applies a commendably light touch that’s missing from many of her famous mother’s social media outbursts, her good intentions can’t paper over this apparent break with reality:

You say you “don’t agree with the family’s politics at all” but I say, if you understood that commonsense conservative values supports the right of individuals like you, like all of us, to live our lives with less government interference and more independence, you would embrace us faster than KD Lang at an Indigo Girls concert.

Palin is referencing the fact that Cho is a longtime advocate for gay rights, and an icon in the LGBT community, but it’s hard to say what is supposed to spur that hypothetical embrace. Sarah Palin’s commitment to “individual liberty” includes support for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, opposition to the repeal of DADT, and a dismissive attitude toward the use of anti-gay slurs.

While much has been rightly made of President Obama’s Frankenstance on gay marriage, there is an important difference between his “don’t believe in it, but don’t wanna ban it” stance and Palin’s. Only one of them can claim, however weakly, to support “less government interference.”

Even in missing the mark, though, Bristol comes off as someone who’s reaching out, offering this good-natured postscript:

P.S. If you want to baby-sit Tripp, I could use a night off.

Bristol Palin is still very young, but it looks like her time in the DWTS spotlight has served her well, Breaking away from her famous mother’s orbit might be a very slow process, but the maturity she displayed in dealing with Keith Olbermann‘s “Worst Persons” award and her embrace of safe sex alongside abstinence are encouraging signs. People like Cho and Kathy Griffin would do well to cut her some slack.

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  • The Real Royal King

    I love the way these people respond to everything. And, in such a tacky fashion.

  • cjd ohio 1

    tacky comments, tacky response, no problem i guess

  • Cecelia

    Oh, my god! I wouldn’t leave my dog with Margaret Cho!

  • Harry Flashman

    The left, as usual, assumed she was just a nose picking rube and that she couldn’t, or wouldn’t, respond with any degree of coherence. So they keep their comments the level of a foul mouthed eighth grader. Surprise! She can actually speak, and think, and makes hte left look like what they are – bullies and twits who can’t think past name calling and bitterness.

    By the way – I like KD Lang. Regardless of her politics, she has a voice the angels would be proud of. Check out her version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on YouTube. Damn. Just…..damn.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Greg-Palmer/100000481076398 Greg Palmer

    Why all the hate for Mediate just because Obama doesn’t support same sex marriage? Is Mediate racist or simply homophobic?

  • tatboy

    “People like Cho and Kathy Griffin would do well to cut her some slack. ”

    Won’t happen Tommy… just too much hate there. Like asking a member of the KKK to be OK with interracial marrage.

  • TangledThorns

    Apparently Margaret and Bristol made friends on the show there may not be much too see if you’re looking a fight between the two. Still, Bristol is the youngest and apparently the mature when the old liberals attack her.

  • writer

    Margaret doesn’t get work that often. If you let her in your house, better check for missing items afterward.

  • The Real Royal King

    writer said:
    Margaret doesn’t get work that often. If you let her in your house, better check for missing items afterward.

    Kumquat, she performs constantly. Some people actually go out to see performances.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    People should stop making this about the right and the left, Bristol and her mother are both not working in government or politics, they are reality stars now. Margaret Cho is a comedian. I don’t understand what this has to do with the “left” and “right”.

    This is more like tabloid news, or a tabloid fight between these two, so saying “lefties” or “righties” is pretty dumb. I would even venture a guess that Bristol is not conservative. Maybe that’s obvious though, she just asked Margaret Cho to watch her children, if Cho is bi-sexual, then Bristol must support her lifestyle to leave her children with Cho.

  • writer

    Glad to know Cho has at least one fan, King. I’ve heard she’s popular in the gay community.

  • writer

    Just a hint, King. When you go up to ask Margaret for an autograph, don’t tell her how much you hate women.

  • Thelonious Funk

    This story is now getting top billing on Medaite?

  • BatBoy

    Jon Martin said:
    People should stop making this about the right and the left, Bristol and her mother are both not working in government or politics, they are reality stars now. Margaret Cho is a comedian. I don’t understand what this has to do with the “left” and “right”.

    If the word “Palin” appears in an article written by Tommy, he is damn sure going to his best to make it a right vs. left narrative. He just can’t help himself!

  • Eric

    Just because she got pregnant at 17 doesn’t make Sarah a bad mother, but what if Obama’s daughter got pregnant at that age?

  • Elaine B

    Here we go again, they just can’t go a day without being in the news!! lol

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Cecelia says:
    Oh, my god! I wouldn’t leave my dog with Margaret Cho!

    I might leave mine with her, but only because he’s 100 lbs and where’s a shirt that says, “I bite liberals!”

  • Pablo

    Eric said:
    Just because she got pregnant at 17 doesn’t make Sarah a bad mother, but what if Obama’s daughter got pregnant at that age?

    Why not? His mother did.

  • Some_Dude

    This was actually the first level headed retort I’ve seen from a consevstive in a long time, with appropriate humor at the end given she was responding to a comedian.

    Of course, I disagree with some of her assertions, but that’s the nature of politics.

  • The Real Royal King

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Cecelia says:
    Oh, my god! I wouldn’t leave my dog with Margaret Cho!

    I might leave mine with her, but only because he’s 100 lbs and where’s a shirt that says, “I bite liberals!”

    It’s Mountain Meadows all over again. Such a violent people.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    KING here . Last night my family and I were dining royally at the All-you-can eat buffett laughing about the Palin ” children ” . We were sitting at a large table ( because none of us can fit in one of those puny booths ) tearing apart each Palin ” child ‘s ” looks one by one until the manager made us depart after only three hours . He told us that was all we could eat .

  • writer

    At least the King got the seniors discount. (He was in Navy JAG during Vietnam) Being in his seventies, restaurants always offer him a bib and point out menu items that aren’t too challenging.

  • Eric

    Pablo said:
    Why not? His mother did.

    Obama’s parents were married when she was three months pregnant. Unlike Sarah Palin, Obama’s mother never pimped her child off. Palin will do anything to make money and to make people think that she’ll run for president, even though she has zero chance to win – and she knows it.

  • writer

    Ozzie and Harriet were ‘pimping’ David and Ricky.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    King, it’s what’s called a joke. He’s actually a huge marshmallow UNLESS you are mean to me. You’d better stear clear of him.

  • Cecelia

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    until the manager made us depart after only three hours . He told us that was all we could eat .

    Oh, no!

    Then the King family missed its holiday tradition of hitting the buffet one more time to fill their purses and pockets.

    No mashed potatoes in their stockings this year!

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Cho you babysit Tripp I’ll babysit Bristol. heheheheheheh Bevis and butthead democrat style laugh.

  • CAconservative

    I had pretty much forgotten about Ms.Cho until she maid her tacky remarks….Maybe that was the point.

  • Rowan

    Jeez Tommy, you seem to think Bristol Palin actually wrote that response herself. She didn’t. Her mother’s handlers spent 1/2 a day working on that (like they do when they write Palin’s tweets for her) comment. Bristol is a willing pawn in her mother’s quest for power and wealth. Margaret Cho is self-made and an astute observer.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    KING here . Last night my family and I were dining royally at the All-you-can eat buffett laughing about the Palin ” children ” . We were sitting at a large table ( because none of us can fit in one of those puny booths ) tearing apart each Palin ” child ’s ” looks one by one until the manager made us depart after only three hours . He told us that was all we could eat .

    My family does that too but they are conservative XD we can’t believe what an idiot Palin is. We all sit around trying to do impressions of her to sound folksy and stupid. Now we all say “goshdarnit” when we are really mad to ease the tension.

    Seriously tho, even if u hate these people, just laughing at them makes things a lot better. Palin is just some soccer mom who was thrust into the spotlight. She doesn’t belong and it’s fairly obvious, so it’s funny to see her stupid/small town ways come face to face with professional real lawmakers. It’s like that show mom-swap. It’s like someone is switching palin with a really intelligent congresswoman mom.

    Sarah Palin and her family invading congress might be the most interesting and dangerous experiment of our time.. but goshdarnit I wouldn’t have it any other way, you betcha!

  • writer

    so it’s funny to see her stupid/small town ways come face to face with professional real lawmakers.

    And that’s part of the reason why so many like Palin. The far left has a sneering arrogance toward ‘stupid, small town ways’, and doesn’t seem to realize that most people don’t live in Manhattan or Beverly Hills.

  • Cecelia

    Jon Martin said:
    Sarah Palin and her family invading congress might be the most interesting and dangerous experiment of our time.. but goshdarnit I wouldn’t have it any other way, you betcha!

    It’s called “whistling in the graveyard”…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    writer said:
    so it’s funny to see her stupid/small town ways come face to face with professional real lawmakers.

    And that’s part of the reason why so many like Palin.

    Who cares why you like her? I know I don’t. I just like laughing at your choice. I wonder if you are as dumb as her, or if you’re smarter than her. I think it’s funny that that question can even be asked. Imagine that most people here are actually smarter than Sarah Palin.. but they would fully elect to be ruled by her.

    It’s hilariously stupid XD

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    Cecelia said:
    It’s called “whistling in the graveyard”…

    Whistling for what though? Obama isn’t doing well.. I think it’d be funny if Sarah Palin was elected. .. especially now, when our country is right near breaking down completely. Yeah, lets get retard-o Sarah Palin in office, I’m sure she can fix our deficit, 2 wars, floundering economy, corrupt healthcare/wall st…

    Yeah get the old bulldog in there, the one who said Julian Assange should be charged with Treason (lol) She really knows her stuff!

    Lets all elect the dumbest people we can, so we can feel the gimmick of small town stupid meeting corporate congress.

  • The Real Royal King

    Cecelia said:
    Oh, no!

    Then the King family missed its holiday tradition of hitting the buffet one more time to fill their purses and pockets.

    No mashed potatoes in their stockings this year!

    Actually, I haven’t has mashed potatoes since my JAG days. Can’t abide them! Please change the (dull) narrative.

  • writer

    Jon Martin, I couldn’t care less if you hate Palin. But what gave you away was mocking ‘stupid, small town ways.’ You’re an arrogant elitist, and like most on the extreme left, you believe anyone who doesn’t share your far left viewpoint is ‘stupid’. You see everyone that way, not just Palin.

  • Cecelia

    Jon Martin said:
    Lets all elect the dumbest people we can, so we can feel the gimmick of small town stupid meeting corporate congress.

    Wow… Fastest reveal of true colors that I’ve seen on a blogboard..

    Two posts and he shows himself to be anything but laughing and cheerful.

  • writer

    Being in JAG during Vietnam, mashed potatoes is about all the King can eat now. Especially when he forgets his dentures.

  • Cecelia

    The Real Royal King said:
    Actually, I haven’t has mashed potatoes since my JAG days. Can’t abide them! Please change the (dull) narrative.

    Well, evidently they’ll be no breadsticks either.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    writer said:
    Being in JAG during Vietnam, mashed potatoes is about all the King can eat now. Especially when he forgets his dentures.

    KING here . HARRUMPH ! Now that it comes in five delicious flavors , JELLO is a delicious main course , along with delightful creamed corn and and an amusing butterscotch pudding with a dollop of raspberry jam . I wash this all down with a mouthful of Cheez Whiz ! The KING dines right !

  • Cecelia

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    and an amusing butterscotch pudding

    hahahaha! You’re killing me!

  • writer

    They make sure and give the King a table near the restroom. Even wearing the Depends, they still don’t trust him.

  • Anne 1

    Generally , a pleasant afternoons nature walk improves ones disposition . Pebble in you boot yesterday ?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    Cecelia said:
    Wow… Fastest reveal of true colors that I’ve seen on a blogboard..

    Two posts and he shows himself to be anything but laughing and cheerful.

    I am quite cheerful good sir! (keith olbermann voice)

    writer said:
    Jon Martin, I couldn’t care less if you hate Palin. But what gave you away was mocking ’stupid, small town ways.’ You’re an arrogant elitist, and like most on the extreme left, you believe anyone who doesn’t share your far left viewpoint is ’stupid’. You see everyone that way, not just Palin.

    Small towns are small towns for reasons. People can escape and do great things.. or people can stick around and get old and have their ideas and brains get old. That’s what happens. When you live in a city, you constantly are challenged and you constantly come into contact with cultures and people not like you. That doesn’t happen in small towns… in fact, most people in small towns are afraid of change.. hence living in a small town.

    The Tea Party Movement is basically people from small towns that are ignorant about how government works, or how facts/logic/reason works.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    I don’t want my ruler from a small town, I don’t need a yokel doling out wisdom. I want someone that went to the best schools, has the best morality, character and also understands that he can’t push his personal views (social ideas) onto the public.

    A long time ago, we actually elected the people we thought were most well-equipped for the job. If you really think some random bitch named Sarah can really do better than people like FDR, Kennedy, or any other historic president, then you need to escape your small-town stupid.

  • Cecelia

    Jon Martin said:
    from small towns that are ignorant about how government works, or how facts/logic/reason works.

    Well, should we be engraving your subjective sort of “facts and logic” on platters, or will needlepoint on pillows do?

  • Cecelia

    Jon Martin said:
    I don’t want my ruler from a small town, I don’t need a yokel doling out wisdom. I want someone that went to the best schools, has the best morality, character and also understands that he can’t push his personal views (social ideas) onto the public.

    There went Abe Lincoln…

  • Cecelia

    Not to mention Bill, Clinton, Martin Luther King, Jimmy Carter….

  • writer

    So Jon, you can’t think of any presidents that came from small towns? Ever heard of Lincoln?

  • writer

    Just admit your elitist arrogance, Jon. Small town equals stupid.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    writer said:
    So Jon, you can’t think of any presidents that came from small towns? Ever heard of Lincoln?

    You all seem to forget that on top of being from a small town. Sarah Palin is retarded.

    Being retarded is the most important part.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    writer said:
    Just admit your elitist arrogance, Jon. Small town equals stupid.

    Before the internet, I would have agreed… but now the smart people can escape from small town life, even if it’s only on the net. Sarah Palin is old-school stupid. If she had grown up with the internet, I doubt she would have stayed in Wasilla.

    Small towns have less access to things, it’s just how it is. It’s not elitist, small towns are small. Get over it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    I guess my point is… you now want to elect Sarah Palin JUST because she’s from a small town.. and JUST because she doesn’t seem like someone that should be in government.

    How is that comparable to Abe Lincoln? lol.

    Abe Lincol didn’t get to be president because he was from a small town, Sarah shouldn’t either.

    People comparing the guy on our 5 dollar bills to Sarah Palin.. when will it end? XD

  • Cecelia

    Jon Martin said:
    You all seem to forget that on top of being from a small town. Sarah Palin is retarded.

    Being retarded is the most important part.

    You’re a platonic scholar for sure, Jon…

  • writer

    I never said that being from a small town qualifies Palin to be president. I just don’t take the arrogant stance that no one from a small town could be worthy of the office.

  • Cecelia

    Jon Martin said:
    People comparing the guy on our 5 dollar bills to Sarah Palin.. when will it end? XD

    Well, no, you’ve just given your spiel about how all about people from small towns are ignorant rubes, don’t go changing your own words simply because you had to google Abe Lincoln.

  • writer

    Jon, you were the one arguing small town stupidity. Lincoln was brought up as an example of just one president who came from a small town.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Jon Martin said:
    If you really think some random bitch named Sarah can really do better than people like FDR, Kennedy, or any other historic president, then you need to escape your small-town stupid.

    KING in the house . Finally , a fellow intellectual to join myself , Iris , Sarah P. , Elaine B. ,and Roxsteady in high level discourse !

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    Cecelia said:
    Well, no, you’ve just given your spiel about how all about people from small towns are ignorant rubes, don’t go changing your own words simply because you had to google Abe Lincoln.

    You can’t really generalize about ‘a small town” because most are different in certain ways.. but in most cases, small towns and “small town politics” are not as informed as people living in major cultural centers (like cities).

    That’s not something to offend people… people in small towns just need to realize they are not seeing the entire picture if they never leave.

  • Cecelia

    Jon Martin said:
    You can’t really generalize about ‘a small town” because most are different in certain ways.. but in most cases, small towns and “small town politics” are not as informed as people living in major cultural centers (like cities).

    That’s not something to offend people… people in small towns just need to realize they are not seeing the entire picture if they never leave.

    Of course, you’re trying to offend people, Jon.

    That you’re showing yourself to be a clueless jackass in the process is all the better.

  • Cecelia

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    KING in the house . Finally , a fellow intellectual to join myself , Iris , Sarah P. , Elaine B. ,and Roxsteady in high level discourse !

    Yeah, maybe you guys can mock the Little Match Girl and Tiny Tim at your next Christmas excursion.

  • Cecelia

    Well, I’ve some cookies to bake for the hubs.

    You’re a riot , The Lantern of Truth!

  • writer

    That’s why big city schools have such stellar graduation rates. Because everyone in big cities is smart.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    Cecelia said:
    Of course, you’re trying to offend people, Jon.

    That you’re showing yourself to be a clueless jackass in the process is all the better.

    I came from a small town, so please, don’t speak of things you don’t know :)

  • The Real Royal King

    Cecelia said:
    Not to mention Bill, Clinton, Martin Luther King, Jimmy Carter….

    Clinton, King and Carter, I know. But, Bill who? There are many Bills in the world, even excluding ducks.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    writer said:
    That’s why big city schools have such stellar graduation rates. Because everyone in big cities is smart.

    You can thank Republicans for that and their repeated attempts to marginalize minority youth in lower-class sections of big cities.

  • writer

    But Jon, you were just saying everyone in big cities is smart. So which way is it?

  • Pablo

    Eric said:
    Obama’s parents were married when she was three months pregnant. Unlike Sarah Palin, Obama’s mother never pimped her child off.

    Yeah, she just dumped him on her parents. His father never pimped him out either, to be sure.

  • Pablo

    Jon Martin said:
    You can thank Republicans for that and their repeated attempts to marginalize minority youth in lower-class sections of big cities.

    Did you see what the Republicans did to Detroit? Oh, wait. Nothing.

  • cjd ohio 1

    FDR, wasn’t he the one that put all those japanese-americans in interment camps?

  • Penguin60

    Jon Martin said:
    Seriously tho, even if u hate these people, just laughing at them makes things a lot better.

    Unfortunately we can’t say the same for barry and the ilk.

  • Scott_in_MI

    This is a question for the Libs and Dems on this thread:

    Who’s being classier here? Liberals in the entertainment arena like Olbermann, Cho and Griffen or someone like B. Palin?

    Answer this seriosly please

  • Biscuit

    Liberals ALWAYS, Scott…..Liberals don’t call their wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and all women in general cows, bitches, cunts, dumb fat housewives, feminazis, or whatever. That’s what you hypocritical right-wingers seem to ENJOY.

    No wonder your women are so bitter and cranky.

  • writer

    Biscuit, ever listened to Keith Olbermann?

  • timcajun

    Bristol should have just called her a “faggot”, like sister would have done, that’s what the fake christian wanted to do anyway!

  • Sean68

    Margaret Who?

  • http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/ jamesalfred

    Harry Flashman said:
    The left, as usual, assumed she was just a nose picking rube and that she couldn’t, or wouldn’t, respond with any degree of coherence. So they keep their comments the level of a foul mouthed eighth grader. Surprise! She can actually speak, and think, and makes hte left look like what they are – bullies and twits who can’t think past name calling and bitterness. By the way – I like KD Lang. Regardless of her politics, she has a voice the angels would be proud of. Check out her version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on YouTube. Damn. Just…..damn.

    Very true but no one needs to help the left, they are quite good at looking stupid all by themselves.

    http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/

  • http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/ jamesalfred

    Biscuit said:
    Liberals ALWAYS, Scott…..Liberals don’t call their wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and all women in general cows, bitches, cunts, dumb fat housewives, feminazis, or whatever. That’s what you hypocritical right-wingers seem to ENJOY. No wonder your women are so bitter and cranky.

    No, the venom is reserbved for women they disagree with, ALL liberals hate Sarah Palin, all trash her and her family endlessly, and ALL look like giant tools for doing so.

    Go to HuffPo or some other lefty sewer of a blos and read the comments. You are all from the same hate-filled mold.

    http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/

  • http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/ jamesalfred

    Scott_in_MI said:
    This is a question for the Libs and Dems on this thread: Who’s being classier here? Liberals in the entertainment arena like Olbermann, Cho and Griffen or someone like B. Palin? Answer this seriosly please

    Classier? Between a lib and anyone else, the lib will always have much less class.

    http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/

  • Nahu Tuk

    Cecelia said:
    Oh, my god! I wouldn’t leave my dog with Margaret Cho!

    I wouldn’t leave your dog with Margaret Cho either–it might get barbequed.

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