Linda Tripp must be so proud. --Deb
--- On Mon, 12/29/08, Richard de Give <rduhg...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Richard de Give <rduhg...@yahoo.com> > Subject: (babypool) It's a boy ... and what a name! > To: "World News Now Discussion LIst ABC's" <wnndl@googlegroups.com> > Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 7:13 PM > Palin’s daughter gives birth to son named Tripp > ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The daughter of former vice > presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son, > a magazine reported Monday. > Bristol Palin, 18, gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell > Johnston on Sunday, People magazine reported online. He > weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Colleen Jones, the sister of > Bristol’s grandmother, told the magazine that “the baby > is fine and Bristol is doing well.” > The governor’s office said it would not release > information because it considers the baby’s birth a > private, family matter. Palin family members, hospital > employees and spokespeople for the governor’s former > running mate, John McCain, either would not confirm the > birth or did not return messages from The Associated Press. > The father is Levi Johnston, a former hockey player at > Alaska’s Wasilla High School. > Palin announced on Sept. 1, the first day of the Republican > National Convention, that her unwed daughter was pregnant. > The campaign issued a statement saying Bristol “and the > young man” would get married. > Levi Johnston’s mother eventually disclosed that her > 18-year-old son was the father. The following week, the > young man attended the convention in St. Paul, Minn., when > Palin accepted the vice presidential nomination. > The announcement that the unmarried Bristol Palin, 17 at > the time, was pregnant immediately drew concerns that it > could damage Palin’s credibility as a religious > conservative. But many observers noted the pregnancy served > to humanize the Palins and showcase the candidate’s > rejection of abortion. > Sherry Johnston, Levi’s mother, said in October that > Bristol and her son were considering a summer wedding. > Levi Johnston told The Associated Press that month that he > and Bristol loved each other and wanted to get married. > Johnston, who dropped out of high school to take a job on > the North Slope oil fields as an apprentice electrician, > said he was a little shocked to learn that Bristol was > pregnant but quickly warmed to the idea of being a father. > He said the two had planned to get married even before > Bristol became pregnant. > Johnston, an avid hunter, hinted at the time that they were > expecting a boy. He said he was already looking forward to > taking the boy hunting and fishing. > Johnston’s mother was arrested on felony drug charges > this month after state troopers served a search warrant at > her Wasilla home. According to authorities, she sent text > messages to two police informants in which she discusses > making drug transactions involving OxyContin, a strong > prescription painkiller. > Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, have five children > ranging in age from Trig, 7 months, to Track, 19. In between > are Willow, 14; Piper, 7; and Bristol. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
