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Politics | 12/30/2008 7:25 am

Sarah Palin's Daughter, Bristol, Gives Birth to Healthy Baby Boy

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
The proud new parents © AP

Sarah Palin is a grandmother.

Daughter Bristol, 18, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on Saturday, People Magazine is reporting. The healthy 7 lb., 7 oz. baby is named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. He got his surname from hockey dad Levi Johnston, who has been dating Bristol for three years.

"We think it’s wonderful," Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol’s grandmother Sally Heath, told People. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited."

News of Bristol Palin’s pregnancy broke after Sen. John McCain chose Palin as his running mate in the White House race. Johnston, also 18, was soon seen on the campaign trail with the Palins. Johnson said in October that he plans to marry his high-school sweetheart next year.

Palin’s office did not return phone messages Monday.

The Alaska governor, who has a newborn herself, told Access Hollywood last month that she would support her daughter.

"Bristol is a very strong young woman and she’s going to be just fine and a wonderful mom," Palin said.

"Bristol and I and the rest of the family know this is a team effort. And to be thrust like that into a spotlight on a national scene was perhaps an unfair shot to be taken. But really, if we don’t have thick enough skin at this time, as candidates, and I consider our whole family – this is a candidacy for all of us, we shouldn’t even be running for office. But we know it’s all going to be worth it in the end."

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Char Star
I wonder if Palin’s daughter made the deal to sell her baby’s pictures for $300,000 on her own—before the baby was born? That would explain why she didn’t want to marry the father—just yet.
By Char Star on 01/03/2009 10:46 am
Ms. Dee
Ii’m surprised any publication still has 300K to throw away on baby pictures of anybody!
By Ms. Dee on 12/30/2008 12:08 pm
C Hardy
Ok $300K isnt a lot of money considering Brad and Angelina got over a million…Hey as a young mother why not take the money…that would help her out a lot considering her family (Mom) isnt rich, rich like the Obamas or the Clintons or the McCains…why not take the money & make raising a baby at 18 easier. I can honestly say if I was offered $300K for photos of my daughter I would take it UNLESS they were tasteless photos… I would be surprised if any of you women/men on this site wouldnt take that money for photos of your baby…Come on now, stop finding something to put this girl down. Girl her credit for keeping her baby & wanting to raise it. So what if her and Levi arent married…Who are we to judge. I wasnt married when I had my daughter…am married now to her father, but for reasons only good for us and our relationship we didnt get married when I found out I was pregnant. We were engaged so we already knew we wanted to spend our lives together but chose to wait on the marriage. Again who are ya’ll to judge?
By C Hardy on 12/30/2008 12:50 pm
Maurine H
How much money has Bristol Palin donated to charities around the world? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated millions. Brad Pitt has sponsored the rebuilding of parts of New Orleans. Angelina is a UN Ambassador. Somehow, a 17 year old girl who got pregnant and quit school just doesn’t measure up. And, no, I wouldn’t shop around photos of my children for any amount of money.
By Maurine H on 12/30/2008 2:21 pm
C Hardy
Maurine…do you know that she hasnt given to charities? Oh thats right b/c you can’t google it…Who cares that she is getting money for her baby’s photos…You can sit there and tell me you wouldnt? I am sure she needs the money b/c she is a single Mom. Maurine…please stop judging this girl. Her mother isnt a celebrity who makes millions of dollars and if she can get that money for a photo of her baby I say go for it. Its expensive to raise children.
By C Hardy on 12/30/2008 2:31 pm
T P
Maurine- Bristol did not quit school. She is planning on attending night school. Give this girl a fair break!
By T P on 12/30/2008 2:44 pm
sibelle daubigne
Maurine, if not the photos of your children, what about the photos of your dog with a Xmas bonnet, i am sure you could use the money!
By sibelle daubigne on 12/30/2008 7:32 pm
C Hardy
Merrell…Sorry it has taken me so long to respond been visting in laws…Ummm Obama made millions from his books…that is what all the Obama posters on this site have said along w/ the news media…He is a self made Millionaire b/c of his books…
By C Hardy on 01/05/2009 2:49 pm
Maurine H
I have no problem with Bristol Palin. I do think her parents have exploited all of their children shamelessly in the press and have set terrible examples for them. Bristol’s baby’s paternal grandmother has just been arrested on drug charges. I am disgusted with this entire family, and so are many other Americans. By the way, Sarah Palin is purportedly worth several million dollars. They aren’t exactly a poor family.
By Maurine H on 12/30/2008 4:05 pm
C Hardy
Ok look…I think the Obama’s have exploited their children, TO A CERTAIN POINT. Not any worse then the Palin’s. I mean the only kids you didn’t see or hear that much from during this campaign was the McCain kids…I know his are much older but we still didnt hear a lot of good or bad things about them…NOT SAYING WE HEARD ANY BAD ABOUT THE OBAMA GIRLS…I am just saying. I know Obama wanted to share this experience w/ his kids but in doing so he put exploited them. Having the cameras come into his home so they could see him cooking for his girls and letting pictures be taken of his kids while on vacation…If I remember correctly that hardly ever happened with Chelsea Clinton… I think most celebrities are guilty of exploiting their children if it makes them money. Sarah Palin may be worth millions but Bristol is not…she is a single Mom and if she gets money for pictures so be it. Who really cares? Well ya’ll do b/c its just something else to bash the Palin’s about.
By C Hardy on 12/30/2008 4:50 pm
Maurine H
She is a minor and as such is the financial responsibility of her parents.
By Maurine H on 12/30/2008 5:17 pm
C Hardy
She is 18 and by US Law 18 is no longer a minor. Plus do you know how many children are out there that support themselves younger than that…My best friend was 16, had her own apartment, paid her own bills, went to school and all. I am sure Bristol is getting support from her family but again, who cares if she is getting that money for photos of Tripp. I think its great. You never know maybe that money will go into a fund for his college…We dont know and its none of our business.
By C Hardy on 12/30/2008 7:30 pm
DeBúrca obj
Amazing. The Obamas have “exploited their children”. If the Obamas lived the lifestyle that the Palin’s do he’d be lambasted by the right wing pundits. Mother-in-law in jail for drugs, son in military to avoid arrest, Mr. Palin using government e-mail account, teenage daughter pregnant while boyfriend writes obnoxious posts on his facebook page about enjoying shooting things and how he doesn’t want to be a father, GOP pays thousands for their clothing, Alaska pays for them to travel, and Palin trots the whole lot of them onstage every chance she gets. But you infer that the Obamas, merely by being in the occasional presence of their children are “exploiting them”. Give me a break.
By DeBúrca obj on 12/30/2008 8:07 pm
C Hardy
I knew you would be the one to reply to that comment. It wasnt bashing Obama and his family in anyway but someone was talking about Palin using her kids and all I said is Obama did the same…Lordie I should have known that one comment would have brought you flocking over head…waiting to peck, peck, peck. It doesnt matter the lifestyle of Levi’s Mother…It doesnt matter that he doesnt want to be a father, he is one! It doesnt matter what he wrote on his facebook, like we know for sure it was him to begin with…It doesnt matter that Mr. Palin was using Govt email accounts, I am sure THEY ALL DO. It doesnt matter that the GOP paid for their clothes, it was already determined Palin didnt know about it, oh wait, you dont believe that…Anywho…It doesnt matter that Alaska pays for them to travel…as does Obama with Chicago…It doesnt matter that Palin puts her kids in front of the camera, so does Obama and Michelle.
By C Hardy on 12/30/2008 8:24 pm
Andromeda Jakes
I take issue with comparing the Obama family with the Palin experience. As I can see all President Elects have shared the names and faces of their children with the American Public. We demand it. Don’t see your point. And last I knew Chicago is not a STATE, Its a CITY.
By Andromeda Jakes on 12/30/2008 9:37 pm