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Feb 10, 2011 15:13:14 GMT -5
Post by dewey on Feb 10, 2011 15:13:14 GMT -5
The big news is that Bristol Palin is writing her memoirs. Does anyone really care? Why is this making national news?
She was scheduled to speak at Washington University in St. Louis and the students protested about the amount on money being spent to have her to speak. I have heard she gets $20,000 - $30,000 to speak depending on the event.
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Feb 10, 2011 19:41:40 GMT -5
Post by sadie on Feb 10, 2011 19:41:40 GMT -5
How old is she.......what the heck is there to remember that is so noteworthy at this point?
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Feb 10, 2011 20:52:21 GMT -5
Post by Erasmus on Feb 10, 2011 20:52:21 GMT -5
She and her mother believe in the Prostitute Principle that everything is only worth what is paid for it. So why was she offered pay to speak? If she believed she had anything worth hearing in its own right, then she would not need pay. If she wants to be paid for a performance, then fair enough, she is a paid performer like any porn star and that is all she is.
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Feb 10, 2011 22:38:30 GMT -5
Post by beth on Feb 10, 2011 22:38:30 GMT -5
She and her mother believe in the Prostitute Principle that everything is only worth what is paid for it. So why was she offered pay to speak? If she believed she had anything worth hearing in its own right, then she would not need pay. If she wants to be paid for a performance, then fair enough, she is a paid performer like any porn star and that is all she is. They are, and have ever been, opportunists. That's one reason SP won't run for president (imo) ... she can make more from Faux and the tea party wing nuts. Bristol Palin, from what we've seen so far, is as lacking as her mother in every department.
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Feb 11, 2011 8:19:23 GMT -5
Post by dewey on Feb 11, 2011 8:19:23 GMT -5
What get me about this is that she and her Mother actually think that the lives they have lead are somehow better than the rest of us. Granted most of us here are not in the national spotlight but somehow I believe we would have very interesting life stories if we chose to share them.
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Feb 11, 2011 8:19:49 GMT -5
Post by dewey on Feb 11, 2011 8:19:49 GMT -5
How old is she.......what the heck is there to remember that is so noteworthy at this point? Isn't she 19 or 20.
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Feb 11, 2011 11:40:07 GMT -5
Post by sadie on Feb 11, 2011 11:40:07 GMT -5
I just see them as opportunists. Now is when they have the chance to make money.....if someone is throwing it at them.....why not take it. If I could make enough at that age.....legally.....and be set for life.....I would probably do it also.
I think for her speaking engagements she talks about not getting pregnant at such a young age and the problems involved with it. I don't think hers are as realistic as most other face. She's had a wealthy family to support her. But hey.....if she can get one or two kids to not get pregnant.....I'm all for it.
So I'm not going to slam her for that........I'm really more concerned about the people that make the offers to them.
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Feb 11, 2011 11:57:06 GMT -5
Post by annaj26 on Feb 11, 2011 11:57:06 GMT -5
Good point, Sadie. Then, think about it, those people are after making money off of THEM. I think it all comes down to the people who PAY the money being idiots. IMO, the Palins are white trash with cold cash. Harsh but close to true.
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Feb 11, 2011 14:17:10 GMT -5
Post by dewey on Feb 11, 2011 14:17:10 GMT -5
I don't think Bristol represents the typical unwed mother. Yes, I'm sure she has had some hardships but can't see where she would have the financial worries that most unwed mothers have.
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Feb 11, 2011 15:43:15 GMT -5
Post by iamjumbo on Feb 11, 2011 15:43:15 GMT -5
How old is she.......what the heck is there to remember that is so noteworthy at this point? uh, she spread her legs and had a kid when she was sixteen. she's a media whore just like her mom. she smoked a joint with the father of her kid. she's going nuts looking for somebody to spread her legs for again. that's enough to fill the first chapter
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Feb 11, 2011 17:28:47 GMT -5
Post by sadie on Feb 11, 2011 17:28:47 GMT -5
I find those people on Jersey Shore more offensive then her to be quite honest.
She was thrown into a fishbowl at an early age.......I'm sure not by choice. Her parents and herself have not only been called things but had them printed all over the place. The father of her child has sold her out repeatedly.........
She had a kid at an early age. Her parents.....aren't perfect and a teensy bit embarrassing......she's trying to figure out where she fits in the world and make her way.........All things hard enough to do without cameras following you around.
I had sex before I was married and I was even a teenager. I was pregnant before I was married. I was an idiot numerous times......and will continue to be.....the thought that magazines and news people would report it.....OMG....I can't imagine what that would be like.
I'm certainly not going to throw the first rock.
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Feb 11, 2011 18:25:37 GMT -5
Post by iamjumbo on Feb 11, 2011 18:25:37 GMT -5
I find those people on Jersey Shore more offensive then her to be quite honest. She was thrown into a fishbowl at an early age.......I'm sure not by choice. Her parents and herself have not only been called things but had them printed all over the place. The father of her child has sold her out repeatedly......... She had a kid at an early age. Her parents.....aren't perfect and a teensy bit embarrassing......she's trying to figure out where she fits in the world and make her way.........All things hard enough to do without cameras following you around. I had sex before I was married and I was even a teenager. I was pregnant before I was married. I was an idiot numerous times......and will continue to be.....the thought that magazines and news people would report it.....OMG....I can't imagine what that would be like. I'm certainly not going to throw the first rock. that was true before she was 18. since then, it's been all her choice. she could have disappeared into the woodwork, but she has chosen to put herself out there in the glare. when you want the public to look at you, they get to see EVERYTHING there is. everything has a price, and if she's not willing to pay it, she should go away also, when you were having sex and getting pregnant as a teenager, you weren't out preaching family values all over the country. i doubt your parents were either. huge difference
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Feb 11, 2011 18:39:41 GMT -5
Post by sadie on Feb 11, 2011 18:39:41 GMT -5
True....but still......set for life in my early 20's........would still seem appealing.
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Feb 12, 2011 8:37:54 GMT -5
Post by dewey on Feb 12, 2011 8:37:54 GMT -5
I find those people on Jersey Shore more offensive then her to be quite honest. She was thrown into a fishbowl at an early age.......I'm sure not by choice. Her parents and herself have not only been called things but had them printed all over the place. The father of her child has sold her out repeatedly......... She had a kid at an early age. Her parents.....aren't perfect and a teensy bit embarrassing......she's trying to figure out where she fits in the world and make her way.........All things hard enough to do without cameras following you around. I had sex before I was married and I was even a teenager. I was pregnant before I was married. I was an idiot numerous times......and will continue to be.....the thought that magazines and news people would report it.....OMG....I can't imagine what that would be like. I'm certainly not going to throw the first rock. It would be really horrible to live out your mistakes in the national spotlight. It's not what happened to her for me........it's how her mother used Bristol and her pregnancy for political gain.
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Feb 12, 2011 14:53:39 GMT -5
Post by beth on Feb 12, 2011 14:53:39 GMT -5
I find those people on Jersey Shore more offensive then her to be quite honest. She was thrown into a fishbowl at an early age.......I'm sure not by choice. Her parents and herself have not only been called things but had them printed all over the place. The father of her child has sold her out repeatedly......... She had a kid at an early age. Her parents.....aren't perfect and a teensy bit embarrassing......she's trying to figure out where she fits in the world and make her way.........All things hard enough to do without cameras following you around. I had sex before I was married and I was even a teenager. I was pregnant before I was married. I was an idiot numerous times......and will continue to be.....the thought that magazines and news people would report it.....OMG....I can't imagine what that would be like. I'm certainly not going to throw the first rock. It would be really horrible to live out your mistakes in the national spotlight. It's not what happened to her for me........it's how her mother used Bristol and her pregnancy for political gain. Agreed. The problem is not really the kids but Sarah and Tawd. The children come in as pawns ... potential PR problems that are being managed. Too bad, but the attempt to push Bristol off on the public as, somehow, especially accomplished or noteworthy is a bad move. I don't think the consumers are going to buy it.
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