It’s almost Thursday and that must mean it’s time for another radio broadcast from the design conservative and Conservative Girl With A Voice (aka Rachelle Friberg)!
Join us for more great conversation with several Join Team Sarah friends, and our special guest, Ilana Angel (of the Keeping the Faith blog). We will also be unveiling the new show name!
We hope to see you on the radio!
- tdc
**SHOW DETAILS**
WHAT: Join Team Sarah radio
WHERE: Blog Talk Radio
WHEN: Thursday March 18th - 5pm AKST / 6pm PST / 9pm EST
TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Call (347) 215-6125
*UPDATED GUEST LIST*
- Martha Cano - Join Team Sarah radio founder
- Mark - organizer of the youth group Grand New Party
- Brad - citizen-blogger who recently met Governor Palin in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jason Cline - candidate for State House in Alaska, joining us to discuss his views on the healthcare debate
- Ilana Angel - writer at the Jewish Journal who authors the Keeping the Faith blog
From the “in case you missed it” file, last night the design conservative had the honor of co-hosting a radio show with Rachelle Friberg, founder of the popular blog Conservative Girl With a Voice!
As the newly-appointed steward of the online radio show started by Join Team Sarah, Rachelle graciously invited tdc to join her in the virtual studio as a co-host. Last night’s debut show proved to be very enjoyable and we have only our guests to thank. Their collective enthusiasm, passion, and humor made for a fast hour-and-a-half!
Our guests included:
- Sheya - founder of PalinTV.com
- Robert Stacy McCain - blogger at The Other McCain
- Eddie Burke - Alaska’s #1 Talk Radio host at KBYR in Anchorage
- Jason Cline - candidate for Alaska’s State House District 22
Listen to the entire show at Blog Talk Radio!
- tdc
It seems someone left a pen open on the Last Frontier and there’s a jive turkey runnin’ loose up there! And by “jive turkey” I mean Levi Johnston. What is it with this guy?
Like many of you, I am of the opinion that the less attention paid to him in the public theater, the better. It’s sort of like when I - however briefly - lost my mind as a toddler and decided I was going to throw a tantrum on the living room floor. After making sure I wasn’t bleeding or otherwise in mortal danger, my father would give me a disapproving “have you lost your mind?” look and I would decide that indeed I had, and it would be best for all of us if I just got up and put my toys away as I was asked.
Levi Johnston needs to get up off the floor.
The spectacle that is Ricky Hollywood is becoming more unseemly by the day. If he’s not giving a Palin-bashing interview on television, he’s doing one in print. One day he’s dressed up in Armani for a photo shoot, the next he eschews his clothes altogether and ends up in Playgirl.
I’ve addressed my thoughts on why Levi behaves as he does in a previous post, so I won’t rehash them here. Suffice it to say, though, that he’s getting some bad advice from the two people he seems to be turning to for guidance these days: a lawyer named Rex Butler, and a private investigator cum-bodyguard named Tank Jones. How else can one explain the fact that Levi rarely visits his son, Tripp, and has given only a fraction of the financial support necessary to feed and clothe the one-year old? Rex and Tank may very well be upstanding, productive members of society, but I find it hard to believe they have Levi’s best interests at heart, let alone Tripp’s.
The situation that Bristol Palin and Levi find themselves in is as challenging as it is delicate. Raising a child and sorting out custody arrangements in the glare of the public spotlight (no thanks to Mr. Johnston) can only compound the pressure upon two young parents. As of now, however, only Bristol seems to be up to meeting her responsibilities as a mother. While Levi jet-sets around the lower-48, mingling with celebrities, Bristol is up in the wee hours of the morning, getting her son ready for the day and getting herself off to work at a full-time job, all the while pursuing her college degree. She seems determined to follow the example of her own multi-tasking mother, devoted to making a good life for herself and her son. The Mama Bear gene is alive and well in the Palin bloodlines.
In contrast, by most accounts Levi has not had the benefits of a stable home life. His family has been in disarray for who knows how long, and he doesn’t seem to have any familial role models to turn to for guidance. So, what does he do? He turns to Rex and Tank. And, perhaps here lies the key difference between Levi and Bristol - the thing that drives one of them to use her talents and intellect to pursue her goals, while the other shrinks away from the effort required to even try.
With no one to look up to, how is it that a boy becomes a man? Are we to believe that he has no choice but to turn to his lawyer and bodyguard?
I sincerely hope that Levi comes to realize that his childish campaign against the Palin family is not just harmful to Bristol and Tripp, but to himself as well. In the end, none of his antics will be worth it because he won’t have gained anything but a couple of heavily-taxed bucks, and few moments of notoriety. More importantly, he may end up losing everything - and everyone - of real value that he already has.
Bristol doesn’t need Levi to be a “husband”, though it would be nice if she had a partner. And, little Tripp doesn’t need a meal-ticket so much as he needs a father. No one expects Levi Johnston to be perfect, but most everyone would agree that he should at least step up and be a man.
- tdc
RELATED POSTS:
- Motivation Truth - Levi: When Lying Dogs Won’t Sleep
- Unsheathed - Levi Johnston is a Pawn
- Conservative Girl With A Voice - Levi: Put Up or Shut Up!
*Photo credit - adn.com
