Bristol Palin

Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh have long been touting the excellence of Sarah Palin as a Presidential candidate. I just don't see it. Although she had slightly more experience than Obama when he was elected, she still has very little experience, is a quitter (resigning from her governorship), and has a daughter who was stupid enough to get pregnant, have an illigitimate child, fight with the father of that child, watch the father of that child smear her entire family in the news, watch him "apologize" for that smearing, and now they're going to get married!

If she can't raise a child more intelligent than that, I don't really want her in charge of the country. (Yes, the Clintons had brother Billy, Bush's daughters got drunk on more than one occasion).

And apparently Bristol does go around speaking against teenage sex and promoting abstinence, and there's nothing wrong with that. (In my opinion, all girls between ages 14 - 18 need is a vibrator for their pleasure and the knowledge that boys come and go, because at that age all 99% of them want is sex and they don't care which warm body they have it with, but a baby is forever.)

But Sarah Palin signed on to do a reality TV show...or was that Bristol?

In any event, I just can't see Sarah Palin as the President of the United States, and it frightens me that no other Republican female politician of stature has yet stepped forward and thrown her hat in the ring. Admittedly the presidential election is another 2 years away, but it's time for people to start making themselves known, getting an internet presence in place, and so on.

Bristol Palin (from Wikipedia)
Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin (born October 18, 1990) is the eldest daughter of Todd and Sarah Palin. As a teenage parent, she has spoken out as an advocate for abstinence and against teen pregnancy, and is now a paid speaker.

Personal life
Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin was born and raised in Wasilla, Alaska. In an interview, her mother explained that she named her after Bristol Bay where her father Todd grew up, and Bristol, Connecticut, the headquarters city of ESPN where her mother had hoped to work.

Palin began dating Levi Johnston in 2005, during her freshman year at Juneau-Douglas High School. She lived in Anchorage with her aunt and uncle in 2008 to attend West Anchorage High School before graduating from Wasilla High School on May 14, 2009.

On September 1, 2008, the opening day of the 2008 Republican National Convention, it was announced that Palin was pregnant and engaged to Johnston, the father of her unborn child. Palin's entire family, along with Johnston, appeared at the convention. The couple's son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, was born on December 27, 2008. Although her mother is pro-life, she denied claims that her mother's views influenced her decision to give birth to and raise Tripp, stating, "It doesn't matter what my mom's views are on it. It was my decision." Palin and Johnston ended their engagement in March 2009.

In November 2009, a dispute arose as to who should have full custody of Tripp. Johnston wanted the proceedings to be public, citing his fear of Palin's mother Sarah. In December 2009, on Tripp's first birthday, a judge sided with Johnston. Pursuant to the court's order, it was publicly announced that the pair had been battling for legal custody. Palin, who wished to win full rights over their child, stated that Johnston "exercised sporadic visitation rights" and "wants the rights for his own self-promotion".

She originally had thought she would move away for college after high school, but her plans had to change with the realities of single parenthood. As of May 2010, she and her son live in a condo she purchased in Anchorage, where she is working at a dermatologist's office and taking business courses at a community college.

In July 2010, it was announced that Palin and former fiancé Levi Jonhston had reunited and got engaged for the second time.

Career
Abstinence spokesperson
In May 2009, Palin worked with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the Candie's Foundation to inform young people about the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy. Bill Albert, the Campaign's spokesman, said working with Palin made sense because "she's had the highest-profile teen pregnancy of the year."

Several interviews and pictorials for similar organizations followed. That same month, Palin was named a Teen Abstinence Ambassador for the Candie’s Foundation, a teen pregnancy prevention organization.[27] Her duties as a paid spokeswoman involved attending town hall meetings and giving interviews on morning talk shows. At her appearance on Good Morning America, she stated, "Regardless of what I did personally, abstinence is the only 100% foolproof way you can prevent pregnancy."[28] Before becoming an abstinence spokeswoman, Palin told Fox News that abstinence is "not realistic at all."[29] Several weeks later, she would state that her words were "taken out of context".[30]

Her role as a spokesperson has been controversial. Bonnie Fuller, former editor in chief of YM, has questioned whether the net effect of Bristol's presentations has been to glamorize or discourage teen pregnancy based on the visual imagery.[31]

Palin is hitting the speakers' circuit and will ask between $15,000 and $30,000 for each appearance. She has signed with Single Source Speakers. She is listed on the speaking group's website as available for conferences, fundraisers, special events and holidays, as well as women's, youth, abstinence and "pro-life" programs.

Business venture
In September 2009, Palin formed BSMP, a lobbying, public relations, and political consulting services firm. While the initial focus will be working with Candie's Foundation, BSMP will expand to work with additional clients.

Television
Palin made a guest appearance as herself on the July 5, 2010 episode of ABC Family's teenage drama, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a series which focuses on a family dealing with a 15-year-old's unexpected pregnancy. Palin portrayed a friend of the main character who is a student in the summer music program for teen mothers that they both are attending. She filmed the scenes in March 2010 while visiting her mother in Los Angeles, California.[34][35][36][37] "I am not acting. I like doing speaking engagements and stuff like that," she told E!. "I don't think I'll be doing any more acting in the future