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Levi Johnston’s Sister Accuses Palins Of Hiding Her Nephew

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An internet violation is not the only mess from 2008 that Sarah Palin has not yet been able to clean up. The Palins woke up to a blog post this morning by Mercede Johnston, Levi Johnston‘s sister and aunt to Sarah’s nephew, Tripp, who accuses the Palins of keeping the baby away from his father’s side of the family.

The post, a guest stint on the blog The Immoral Minority republished on Andrew Sullivan‘s Daily Dish, describes in teenage language (Mercede is younger than Levi) her first meeting with her nephew– which she claims lasted 60 seconds before the Palins escorted her away from the child– her repeated attempts to see Tripp, and the infrequency with which both she and her brother can see the child. She notes:

Bristol kept Tripp away from us because Levi still lived at home with my mother and myself and she didn’t want Tripp over there because of the fact that some of my friends, who are females, might stop by. She didn’t want her son around any other females.

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Today’s date is 4/23/2010, I have not seen my nephew in over two months. I still have his Valentine gifts in a nice display waiting for him on a shelf.  And I also have a live rabbit, as well as a chocolate rabbit that is bigger then him(for a few more months!), and a big Easter basket waiting for him.

But who knows when I will see him next? It could be another two months from now. There was a time when my family went FIVE months without seeing him!

This headache surely can’t come as a good thing for the Palin camp, who have been trying to maintain Sarah’s image strictly political and separate her as much as possible from the old Wasilla life the Johnstons epitomize without losing the appeal of their rugged image. Whether anyone will listen to Mercede, who has made similar claims in the past, and her brother, who is somewhat discredited in light of his Playgirl shoot and past sightings hanging out with world’s worst dad Jon Gosselin, is yet to be seen, but what is clear is that the Johnstons aren’t going away anytime soon.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Gleichweit/621865764 John Gleichweit

    So what? Levi Johnston and the rest of his family have no legal custody over Tripp. Whatever they have to say is nothing but warm air blowing in the wind. Bristol has every right to tell the whole Johnston family to get lost.

  • http://online-remi.com Ari Gold

    let them handle the problem..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Why doesn’t Levi Johnston have custody of his child? It’s more than obvious that the best interests of the child are in the father having custody of the child in this instance. The Palin association will always be a negative for the child.

  • felixw

    The media covers Sarah Palin’s Facebook page. The media covers Sarah Palin’s child with Down syndrome. The media covers Sarah Palin’s private emails. The media covers the palm of Sarah Palin’s left hand. And now Andrew Sullivan covers this important breaking story about a toddler.

    Here’s my suggestion to the media: Surprise us some day by covering Sarah Palin’s actual policy positions on real issues — for example, her views on government spending, federal regulation, state’s rights and individual liberty. is that possible, Mr. Sullivan? Or has the Left lost the ability to do anything more substantive than smears and character attacks? Are you, perhaps, afraid of talking about her views on government accountability, since you may not have a way of rebutting them?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Sarah Palin doesn’t have views or policy positions, she has slogans that mpress the uneducated and shallow. And slogans aren’t plans or positions. She’s against government spending and federal regulation; she’s for states’ rights and individual liberty and that’s the extent of her ‘views’ and ‘policy positions.’ There’s no ‘there’ to rebut. She’s about 12 inches wide and a 16th of an inch deep, unimpressive, shallow, intellectually challenged yet you’re her champion.

  • felixw

    The left has lost its ability to do anything except toss out insults. Just read Bill Adkins’ statement above for an example. This is why the Democrats will get hammered in November. Voters understand that insults are not the same thing as policy, even if the Left hasn’t figure that out.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Celia-Harrison/100000143015438 Celia Harrison

    Levi is the father and should be able to get 50/50 custody. Why would doing a shoot in Playboy discredit him? It allowed the judge to award Bristol $2000/mo in child support, I did not hear of her turning it down due to Levi having pictures taken where nothing showed. Bristol, Track, and Willow all have histories of partying with drugs and alcohol. Track got in trouble and had to choose between jail and the military, Willow with 12 other kids just broke into a house for a booze and sex party to the tune of $20,000 to $30,0000 of damage. Sarah got some corrupt officials in Alaska to only charge the boys involved. So, what makes the Palin’s so special? What would make this very dysfunctional family superior to the Johnstons? Sarah uses her children as props and when they don’t cooperate she has them remade, with lies, manipulation, and even an attempt at re-virginization. Many people are worried about the mental health of Sarah Palin’s children.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anne-Russo/100000639608725 Anne Russo

    Levi is currently fighting for 50/50 custody and is due to go back to court at the end of the summer. When there are so many fathers who completely neglect their children, the Palin family should be happy he loves and cares about his son and wants to spend time with him. He has asked repeatedly for more time with him and Bristol won’t allow it, but she goes on TV with her child in tow complaining that she has him 100% of the time. He is entitled to spend time with a child he loves and cares for. Bristol had no problem taking $1750 a month in child support from him, yet she complains about him on TV by saying she had to provide all the care. Levi has said in court and on TV that he would gladly watch him more frequently but she is being nasty and won’t allow it. The Palin’s are not better than the Johnston’s and any child can only be strengthened by the love of both parents. To say he has no right to see him is ridiculous nor does Bristol have the right to tell him and his family to get lost.

  • Puter Boi

    This might have something to do with the reluctance to send the kid over to the Johnstons…..

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6623065/Levi-Johnstons-mother-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison.html

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Might, Puter, if Levi still lived with his mommy like Bristol does with hers. And then, the Palins reside at Dysfunction Junction, a small place where fantasy rules and reality is foreign.

  • Puter Boi

    Bill? But in her post 4/23/10, Ms. Johnston doesn’t mention her brother. She speaks of her own desire to see Tripp. I’m not sure, without reading the custody agreement issued by the court, if visitation includes siblings of the father. I believe that in the best interest of the child, he should be able to get to know all of his extended family. The only caveat is the drug question. If that can be settled to the satisfaction of the court, some kind of visitation might be arranged. Family infighting doesn’t do anyone any good…especially the kids.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Puter? Levi’s sister isn’t charged or suspected, at least as relfected in the story you posted. But a shared custody arrangement of an infant is appropriate, no school schedule interference, etc. If the only caveat is the drug question then it can be resolved by not permitting any unsupervised contact between grandma felon (I’m mean the paternal grandma, later we’ll talk about maternal grandma) and the child. Easily arranged if grandma’s pulling the 3 year term.

  • Puter Boi

    Bill? We seemed to have solved this problem. We should take this show on the road.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Celia-Harrison/100000143015438 Celia Harrison

    Puter Boy said “This might have something to do with the reluctance to send the kid over to the Johnstons……..”

    Here is how Sherry Johnston got arrested. She was on disability for health problems which resulted in a lot of pain.She was also going through a divorce. She was having trouble paying her bills. She had given Bristol a cell phone which Bristol gave back to her. Sherry then started receiving calls on the phone from an a person unknown to her. This person requested to puchase some of her pain pills. Sherry said no for a while and finally gave in. This person that kept calling her turned out to be an FBI agent who just happened to know the Palins, and how would he know that a phone which had formerly been Bristols was now in the possession of Sherry? The main goal in any covert operation is to exploit vulnerabilities, such as financial problems. Was Bristol caught with some pain pills, blamed Sherry or did Sarah Palin plan the whole thing to get Bristol away from Levi so she could plan this re-virginization programing we have all seen? The notion that the Palins would use a drug problem as an excuse to keep someone away from a child is ridiculous. Track is known to be addicted to Oxycontin and cocaine, Bristold was a drug and alcohol partier, Willow just got into trouble for a boozy/sex party, and auntie Diana got into trouble for breaking into houses due to her addiction. If the Palins use drugs, addiction, or crimes as a criteria to bar someone from contact with a child they will have to bar themselves.

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