Bristol Palin's baby makes Sarah Palin a grandma. And he's a Republican

Sarah Palin's oldest daughter, Bristol, has had a baby boy -- 7 pounds 7 ounces.

His name weighs in at only 4 pounds -- Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston.

"The baby is fine. Bristol is doing well. And everyone is excited," a relative told People magazine, which said the birth occurred Saturday.

Bristol, who is 18, and her longtime boyfriend, Levi Johnston, plan to marry in 2009, the family has said. He is an apprentice electrician and she is finishing high school.

The pregnancy of the Palins' daughter as her mother was about to accept the GOP vice presidential nomination shocked a lot of people during the Republican National Convention. (See news video below.)

But instead of moral rejection, the conservative crowd seemed to see the situation as a familiar family one and embraced the mother of five enthusiastically, especially after her electrifying acceptance speech.

Word came this weekend that a new USA Today-Gallup Poll found that the 44-year-old Palin, a mother of five, is the nation's second-most-admired woman, behind only Hillary Clinton and ahead of someone named Oprah Winfrey.

In Alaska, a Palin spokesman said the grandma governor was focused on state business and would have no public comment on her offspring's offspring.

Oh, photo rights have been won at auction by People, with experts estimating the price at $300,000, up sharply since Levi's mom was arrested on a recent drug charge.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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Photo credit: Susan Walsh / Associated Press

Comments

[steve rodriguez]

Why is this story worthy of a blog? But I know the intolerant and hating Left, will find some reason to trash Sarah Palin's family! Of what hypocrites you find in the Left and main stream media!

[fregger]

Some reports say he was born Sunday, others Saturday -- in either case, on a day with few people in the hospital. Obviously, no real reporting on this, just repetition of announcements made by the family. No medical reports again, or any evidence -- how do we know it is even hers, and that she didn't just adopt it?

[China]

I think any American teenager who has a baby instead of aborts it ought to be applauded! And on that note, I think people need to start having children at a younger age, because this whole waiting until your 30 attitude can't be good for the gene pool!

[jeleanoro]

Congratulations and many Blessings to the the new Mom, Dad, Grandparents and assorted Aunts and Uncles...and especially to 'Tripp'!
I personally enjoyed the Palins debut onto the national stage...except for some of the media! They're 'good down to earth people'.
Happy New year to ALL!

[fsteele]

I'm so glad to hear about Gallup's 'most admired' women: Hillary and Sarah!

That shows that Gallup's responders don't go along with Mainstream Media....

[topdocjim]

I don't believe a word of it. No photos. No official announcement by the Gov's office. First they said the baby was born Sunday, then Saturday. (Who forgets when her grandchild was born?) Nobody available who even saw the Palins enter the hospital.

Hmmmm.....We all know that this baby HAD to be born this week to stop the rumour that Trig was actually Bristol's baby also; if not, Sarah's political career is over. After that bogus story about Mr. Toad and Sarah's wild ride to Alaska when Trig was born, I believe this whole story is made-up. I'll bet you dollars to donuts that this baby will never appear in public for at least another month, nor will Bristol, the same way she disappeared for six months with "mono" when she - er, I mean, Sarah - was pregnant with Trig. Anybody care to take me up on my bet?

(No photos because People paid a large sum to keep them exclusive for the next issue.)

[ccinatl]

Woohoo!! Finally, a poll of real people. Hillary is the most admired woman in America (and not just by ME). Sarah being second ain't too shabby either. I love Hillary AND Sarah. Oprah can go suck an egg.

[Michele in Maine]

Something is very wrong when Sarah is more admired than Oprah.

[mscribe]

Amazing how lenient the fundamentalists are with their own family planning and how repressive they are with everyone else's. I'd like the right to have my daughter, too, choose when she wants to have a baby. EVEN IF, or especially if, it differs from someone else's religious convictions. Please, let's not have Bristol used as a role model.

[Cheryl]

Tripp, Trig? What? I am still not buying it! I know it is personal stuff, but you know if Sarah Palin ever wants to run for office again (which I don't know how she could since she has taken as many "freebies" as the indicted Senator Ted Steven's) she can't be discovered to have lied about a baby, because it points to her truthfulness and integrity! As is was, she flew in an airline after her water supposedly broke, risking her special needs baby's life and could have caused an emergency landing. What kind of correct thinking under pressure has she shown in that situation, or at all? Why does anyone admire her? Talk to the people of Alaska! They are afraid of her, because she threatens them! She is racist and takes money for things she is not qualified to take, she has no respect for the environment, allowd the police to charge up to $1,500 for rape kits, because she says the women raped often lie about being raped and the cost would cut back on accusations! What "compassion!" She also has no respect for the environment; shooting wild animals from helicopters and wanting to drill in protected areas. She is such a hateful individual who tries to paint herself as squeeky clean! I cannot trust her, or anything she says, or does! She cheated on her taxes! She forced McCain's aides to buy her wardrobe for her using their credit cards (has she donated those clothes yet?) Don't leave your wallet open around her; it will be gone!

[carla sorensen]

I hope his birthday was Saturday, then he will share my birthday with me!! I rejoice with the entire family.

[The Den Mother]

Tell you what, fregger. Right after you release YOUR medical records, you can demand that Bristol Palin release here.

But until then... See that Kool-Aid over there? Go drink it.

[Ilona]

topdocjim
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I am with you all the way on this supposed birth!

Yes, in order to dodge the bullet, of Bristol not
being the mother of baby Trigg, Bristol had to give
birth in the month of December, (and boy they
couldn't have cut it any closer).

Also the announcement of baby tripp"s weight,
full term, a healthy 7lbs 7ozs?

I also read another report that claimed that the
baby's weight was 7lbs 4ozs. Then there is this
nonsense of Sarah not knowing when the birth
occurred? Some claims birth was Saturday some
claim Sunday?

This whole report strikes me as being very much
a cover-up, let's see just when baby Tripp is
introduced to the world at large?

[steve rodriguez]

I'm glad for the baby's sake that the Palin family is pro-life!!!!
Other baby's were not so lucky!