Bristol Palin goes emo in new rock video

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Sarah Palin’s eldest daughter, Bristol, was a tabloid darling during and after the 2008 presidential campaign. Now, she is back before the cameras.

Bristol, mother to a 22-month-old son, took a break from the lecture circuit advocating for teen abstinence long enough to shoot a video with Alaskan emo rockers Static Cycle. Never heard of ‘em? Neither had we. But the band is hoping that will all change with a little help from Bristol.

Although the video doesn’t appear to be finished, the band sent out a news release complete with YouTube link announcing the Bristol Palin connection.

‘We met Bristol through family and mutual friends, and she was as excited about starring in our video as we were to work with her,’ Static Cycle lead vocalist and guitarist Jared Navarre said in a statement. ‘We all had a great time doing this shoot, and she looked absolutely gorgeous!’

She was filmed in a mink coat and hat, carrying a red rose in a glass jar.

Her mother is scheduled to appear at an Oct. 16 fundraiser in Anaheim for the Republican National Committee. Neither gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman nor U.S. Senate nominee Carly Fiorina is expected to attend.

-- Anthony York in Sacramento