Levi Johnson's mom busted on drug charges

[hwmnbn]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

Levi Johnston's mother hit with drug charges

Arrested: her son was in the spotlight as father of bristol palin's baby.

By ZAZ HOLLANDER
[e-mail]

Published: December 18th, 2008 08:30 PM
Last Modified: December 18th, 2008 12:26 AM

WASILLA -- A 42-year-old Wasilla woman was arrested Thursday at her home by Alaska State Troopers with a search warrant in an undercover drug investigation. Sherry L. Johnston was charged with six felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance.

Johnston is the mother of Levi Johnston, the Wasilla 18-year-old who received international attention in September when Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, announced their teenage daughter was pregnant and he was the father. Bristol Palin, 18, is due on Saturday, according to a recent interview with the governor's father, Chuck Heath.

Troopers served the warrant at Johnston's home at the "conclusion of an undercover narcotics investigation," said a statement issued Thursday by the troopers as part of the normal daily summary of activity around the state.

Troopers charged Johnston with second-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance -- generally manufacturing or delivering drugs -- as well as fourth-degree misconduct involving controlled substances, or possession.

Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/628010.html

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Wasilla must be one partying town. I wonder if wingnuts will play guilt by association with this item.

[LynneSin]

1. They don't mention the drug but isn't Wasilla like the Crank Capital of Alaska

something like 50 meth labs have been busted in recent years?

[cullen2382]

probably crank

take it from a recovering addict...clean 6 years...if the charge is manufacturing, it's crank

[bitchkitty]

28. You're right - if they were

growing pot, it would be cultivation or something like that.

[saigon68]

94. "Dear Levi: ----- put down the Crack Pipe", mom

lol

[snooper2]

54. Good job getting clean...

Meth sucks ass...I tried it a few times and it will suck you in...

One of my buddies - 54 year old grandfather - lost everything...great wife, cars, his bike, house...

living in a trailer now with his meth girlfriend...only took 10 months :(

[thereismore]

98. I heard meth is the hardest drug to shake. Keep going! nt

[Missy Vixen]

113. Congratulations on your sobriety, cullen2382

Welcome to DU!
Julie

[spotbird]

131. She doesn't look like a meth user

3 months ago: Sherry Johnston, mother of Levi Johnston, talks about her son at her home in Wasilla, Alaska Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Levi is the boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unwed, pregnant daughter and he'lll join the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the party's convention in St. Paul, Minn.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.daylife.com/photo/0afNeEReQ8cfO&usg=__kB6Gr1Awrwi9Tk3VYirxNtUAVXs=&h=453&w=610&sz=91&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=mtYmpqKoTK9TZM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=136&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522Sherry%2BJohnston%2B%2522%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4TSHB_enUS215US215%26sa%3DN

[Joe Bacon]

138. She's not smiling or showing her teeth

One of the assistants who works with my dentist was telling me of experiences they have have doing reconstructive dental work on meth users. Meth users drink so much soda and carbonated beverages that they literally dissolve their tooth enamel, it gets to the point that the tooth enamel becomes like a grape skin, just the slightest pressure and the tooth splats like a squeezed grape!

[cullen2382]

167. smoking it probably hurt the teeth more

Most users smoke it through a hollow pen. The smoke eats away at your gums and teeth. Not to mention your lungs

[High Plains]

168. Why do we assume all meth users are tweaked-out wrecks?

That's like assuming all alcohol users are like those winos hanging out by the corner stores.

[undeterred]

156. One of my neighbors who was poor

started making meth at her house to try to get an income. Her 3 children were selling it at school and after it was reported they were taken from her and put into foster care. It was heartbreaking.

[SlingBlade]

8. Yea, I think thats right

Don't they also have lax pot laws in Alaska ?

Seems to me that this is more about crack than anything else.

This family,er, The Palin's also has a feud with the smokies

So why do I have the feeling that this might just disappear kinda like
the Troopergate thing?

Not good for a lead in to 2012 is it ?:rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

122. We do have lax pot laws

but they'll still bust you for a grow operation. The Mat-Su Valley is also famous for its pot as well as its meth.

[beac]

142. I believe it is 'also too' the rape capital of Alaska, no?

Quite a garden spot Caribou Barbie hails from!

[Blue_In_AK]

163. Child sexual abuse and rape are serious problems all over Alaska

but from my years working in the legal biz here, I've noticed a lot of that sort of thing coming out of Wasilla, I'm not sure why. More from Wasilla than Palmer, its sister city out there in the Mat-Su Valley. That's just anecdotal, of course - I don't have statistics - but it was noticable to me long before Sarah Palin's rise.

[curiousdemo]

46. Awwww....Family value in full display....

The GOP and these Christian HillBillies are a joke and a fraud. I'm glad the American People saw through this charade.

[pattmarty]

71. Hey, I live in the Arkansas Ozarks and we hold the title.............

............of METH CAPITOL OF THE WORLD, so c'mon give credit where credit is due. If you are talking which types of drugs might be used by certain types of ideologues, I would definitely think "meth" would be the choice of the "right". :sarcasm:

[beac]

141. Maybe that's why Sarah seemed so unworried about the Sarkozy spoof...

She's used to getting crank calls from Levi's mom all the time! ;)

[POAS]

2. Baby due Saturday?

Did I miss the wedding announcement?

[hwmnbn]

3. LOL, Mail service is problematic up there...

as are unwed teen pregnancies and drug abuse, but other than that, Sarah's got it covered!

[Ian David]

15. Don't hold your breath to see either. n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

23. She'll hold delivery until 2012, more dramatic that way.

[curiousdemo]

49. That shotgun Wedding will never happen....

The shitface media bought into that whole Family value mess.

[alfredo]

82. But here's a photo of the wedding

[Joe Bacon]

145. Were the Dixie Chicks invited to sing White Trash Wedding?

:rofl:

[alfredo]

153. No, they sent a CD, but they only had an eight track.

[Blue Gardener]

4. I guess she won't be invited

To the governor's mansion for Christmas festivities.

[Divernan]

33. Bristol was there though.

I know a local reporter who was there and sent me a snap of Bristol holding baby Trig, who was decked out in a miniature santa suit & hat.

[chatnoir]

120. Whoa -- Bristol was at the meth lab/house with Trig

dressed as Santa when the cops came?!

[rainbow4321]

151. Might be a pic from the get together a few weeks ago at the Gov mansion

and not the drug house...there was an article about the mansoin being open to the public in the Alaskan newspaper and they had pics of Todd Palin holding a dressed up Trig...but I think that him holding the kid was only for photo op pic..the article said that Willow was taking care of Trig at the get together. It said that the only kids there Willow, Piper, and Trig. Maybe he took a pic of Willow w/ Trig and thought it was Bristol?

[chatnoir]

152. Totally missed those shots!

But sort of unusual for Bristol to be the only one missing for a Palin photo-op. Maybe she was at the crank shack/meth lab that night with Levi.

[madrchsod]

5. i`d smoke a joint with her

yup, she won`t be invited to the palin christmas shindig...


you get the feeling that sherry kind`a hates sarah......

[SpiralHawk]

6. "Jeezus forgives her. Case closed. Move along." - Sarah Pale Horse (R - Special)

"Wide-stance, Diaper-Clad Republicon 'family values' come into play here, so all you clucking lib-ruls can just shut up, sit down, and turn green with envy at the SPECIAL way this, um, sinner will be handled. Smirk."

- Sarah Pale Horse & Christo-Homelander Claque

[fasttense]

7. I can't blame the woman.

If my son were marrying into a wacko family like the Palins, I'd be sourly pressed to do drugs too.

[relayerbob]

90. ROFLMAO. Absolutely!!!

[Dr.Phool]

9. We are proud to announce the birth of Eight Ball Palin.

[Somawas]

24. Much nicer name than Dime Bag.

[stlsaxman]

67. You mean Snick Palin, right?

or will it be Trunk, Bee, Strike or Bam-bam Palin?

[relayerbob]

95. I vote for Speedball Johnson myself

it has that 21st century ring to it.

[Plucketeer]

103. I thought I'd heard it was Oops.....

.... Oops Palin, that is. Or is it Mye.... as in Mye Johnson?

[gauguin57]

114. They're using the Sarah Palin Name Generator to pick that baby's name, you betcha!

For those who didn't use this during the GE ...

http://politsk.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah_13.html

Scroll down and put your name in the blank, and you'll find out what your name would have been had you been Sarah's child.

Mine is Gravel Blood Palin

[roguevalley]

135. Mine is Hook Tuneup Palin. :-D I can see it!

[tblue37]

158. I just got my name:

Filter Skate Palin.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. What a soap opera

It's all building up for the Christmas special, isn't it?

[Hugin]

20. But... But... But... She's part of the First uh, *coff* Second Family.

:lol: Chirstmas special.

[beac]

143. Featuring the Wasilla Crime Family Singers with their rendition of

"All I Want for Chrismeth is My Two Front Teeth" accompanied by Sarah Palin on the fiddle.

[customerserviceguy]

147. Fiddle?

She plays the flute, remember?! Tina Fey got it right during the sendup of the debate!

[beac]

155. 'Fiddle' was my lame attempt to reference her dodgy relationship with the truth---

as evidenced by her ethics violations, expense reporting, etc.

But you are right, Miss Wasilla is indeed a 'flautist'--- if someone who plays the flute about as well as I did in third grade (with buck teeth, mind you) can be called a flautist.

[Stump]

11. She looks like a stoner chic...

I'd hit it. ;-)

[Historic NY]

12. White Christmas in Wasilla...

:shrug:

[Vinca]

13. All along I was betting there was a meth lab in their basement. nt

[Ian David]

14. Forty two crystal meth labs in a town with under 10,000 people. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

117. They are either supplying a lot of folks or no one can get the formula right.

[Citizen Number 9]

123. I think that number refers to the whole of the Mat-Su Valley

That's more like 100,000 population.

[douglas9]

16. State of Party?

Alcohol consumption rates reflect the prevalence and severity of alcohol related problems. The alcohol consumption rate in Alaska has been higher than the rate in the rest of the nation during each of the last 14 years, and is well above the Healthy Alaskans 2010 goal of 2.2 gallons or less per person per year.

http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/healthplanning/movingforward/charts/2.htm

[nebenaube]

25. 2.2 gallons?

Of beer? or whiskey/vodka?

[douglas9]

31. Good Question, apparently total of beer,wine and spirits

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/DatabaseResources/QuickFacts/AlcoholSales/consum01.htm

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. Of pure ethanol that is contained in those drinks

For instance, from those figures, 1.19 gallons of beer per year is about 13 beers (330 ml each) per year. One beer every 4 weeks isn't a feasible average for the US. But if the beer is 5% alcohol, and it's the measure of pure ethanol, then it'd be an average of 5 beers a week - much more believable.

[Hugin]

17. Off to the Greatest with ye...

When's the wedding?

Isn't Bristol about due?

[hwmnbn]

32. article says Bristol's baby is due tomorrow!!...

and i haven't sent them a card!

[Hugin]

36. Dang, I must've missed the Wedding too!

I had a nice set of Pyrex Lab Beakers all wrapped up to send as a gift...

[TheCowsCameHome]

40. They'll combine it with the bail hearing to save renting a hall.

[Hugin]

43. I read in an advice column a nice corsage of lilies can be used to hide shackles quite effectively.

As the Bailiff will be armed they can save on shotgun fees, too.

It's a win-win! :thumbsup:

I love weddings! :bounce:

[TheCowsCameHome]

56. I always get misty at the sight of a corsage and camouflage

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

............I'm sorry.........."sniff"..............

[hwmnbn]

63. ZOMG, this thread with comments like yours...

are hilarious!!

made my day!!

[trusty elf]

18. There's a meth-head to their madness.

:eyes:

[hwmnbn]

34. *groan*...

but good one, tomeboy!

[Lasher]

44. Oooouch, that's gonna leave a mark!

[Dead Elephant]

19. Gotta love those "Hockey Moms"

Right now in some alternate reality after McCain won,
Bristol and Levi's wedding is being planned for a major television event.
This reality also consist of unicorns.

http://www.RobertIsrael.etsy.com

[Jackpine Radical]

108. Nah. No unicorns.

Noah left them off the ark.

[underpants]

21. Christmas dinner....AAAWWWKWARD

[Hugin]

26. On the Naughty List, don't ya know...

Hmm... Such secrecy... Hmm... Troopers mum... The Governor's Igloo mum... Hmm...

[underpants]

29. You betcha!!

over the silence and clinking of silverware Todd, at the head of the table has to decide what to bring up first, Sherry getting busted or her son not having married his daughter yet

Todd has to do it because Sarah will just be glowing in the aura of her own AWESOMENESS

[Hugin]

41. Ah, sounds like it'd be right out of a Thomas Kinkade painting...

or was that Charles Addams? I get them confused.

[mac56]

132. Norman Rockwell?

nm

[IggleDoer]

22. Is the arrest the result of a ticked off future motner in law?

Levi doesn't marry Bristol as planned.

Caribu Barbie had been looking the other way about the drug use and now unleashes the State Troopers to arrest her.

Is the Guv involved?

[hwmnbn]

70. Interesting speculation....

It would be in line with her Sarah's vindictive streak.

I think you're on to something

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. Levi must be hiding deep in the woods, praying CrazyWoman

doesn't decide to do some helicopter thrill-killing.

[RB TexLa]

30. Anyone surprised? Trash is usually raised by trash.

[prostock69]

47. No doubt! n/t

[tblue37]

159. "Trash"? Who is this "Trash"? Did Sarah have another kid we don't know about? nt

[happylib]

35. Isn't weed legal up there?

So it must be crack. Jesus Christ I'm laughing so hard I'm about to piss my pants:rofl: It really is the Wasilla trailor trash methhead hockey moms up there. I always wondered how Palin was so skinny after 5 kids. Now I think I know. It cost $30,000 a month to paint that makeup on her face so she don't look like Amy Winehouse with a face full of scabs. That Thompson water seal isn't cheap.

[Blue_In_AK]

125. Weed up to an ounce in personal possession

is legal. The troopers still bust marijuana grows, though.

Here's the statute for MICS II

AS 11.71.020. Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree.

(a) Except as authorized in AS 17.30, a person commits the crime of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the second degree if the person

(1) manufactures or delivers any amount of a schedule IA controlled substance or possesses any amount of a schedule IA controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver;

(2) manufactures any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains

(A) methamphetamine, or its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers; or

(B) an immediate precursor of methamphetamine, or its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers;

(3) possesses an immediate precursor of methamphetamine, or the salts, isomers, or salts of isomers of the immediate precursor of methamphetamine, with the intent to manufacture any material compound, mixture, or preparation that contains methamphetamine, or its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers; or

(4) possesses a listed chemical with intent to manufacture any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains

(A) methamphetamine, or its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers; or

(B) an immediate precursor of methamphetamine, or its salts, isomers, or salts of isomer.

(b) In this section, "listed chemical" means a chemical described under AS 11.71.200 .

(c) Misconduct involving a controlled substance in the second degree is a class A felony.

Schedule IA drugs are:

(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule IA if it is found under AS 11.71.120(c) to have the highest degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public.

(b) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any of the following substances whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:

(1) opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate, excluding apomorphine, dextrorphan, nalbuphine, nalmefene, naloxone, and naltrexone, and their respective salts, but including the following:

(A) raw opium;

(B) opium extracts;

(C) opium fluid extracts;

(D) powdered opium;

(E) granulated opium;

(F) tincture of opium;

(G) codeine;

(H) ethylmorphine;

(I) etorphine hydrochloride;

(J) hydrocodone;

(K) hydromorphone;

(L) metopon;

(M) morphine;

(N) oxycodone;

(O) oxymorphine;

(P) thebaine;

(2) any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of a substance included in (b)(1) of this section which is chemically equivalent or identical to any of the substances referred to in (b)(1) of this section; however, these substances do not include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium;

(3) opium poppy and poppy straw;

(4) concentrate of poppy straw which is the crude extract of poppy straw in either liquid, solid, or powder form which contains the phennanthrine alkaloids of the opium poppy;

(5) 2-methylamino-1-phenylpropan-1-one, also known as methcathinone and cat.

(c) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation, dextrorphan excepted:

(1) acetylmethadol;

(2) allylprodine; (and another 79 things)

(d) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opium derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

(1) acetorphine;

(2) acetyldihydrocodeine; (and 21 more things)





MICS IV is

(a) Except as authorized in AS 17.30, a person commits the crime of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree if the person

(1) manufactures or delivers any amount of a schedule IVA or VA controlled substance or possesses any amount of a schedule IVA or VA controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver;

(2) manufactures or delivers, or possesses with the intent to manufacture or deliver, one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of one ounce or more containing a schedule VIA controlled substance;

(3) possesses

(A) any amount of a schedule IA or IIA controlled substance;

(B) 25 or more tablets, ampules, or syrettes containing a schedule IIIA or IVA controlled substance;

(C) one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of three grams or more containing a schedule IIIA or IVA controlled substance;

(D) 50 or more tablets, ampules, or syrettes containing a schedule VA controlled substance;

(E) one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of six grams or more containing a schedule VA controlled substance;

(F) one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of one pound or more containing a schedule VIA controlled substance; or

(G) 25 or more plants of the genus cannabis;

(4) possesses a schedule IIIA, IVA, VA, or VIA controlled substance

(A) with reckless disregard that the possession occurs

(i) on or within 500 feet of school grounds; or

(ii) at or within 500 feet of a recreation or youth center; or

(B) on a school bus;

(5) knowingly keeps or maintains any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or other structure or place that is used for keeping or distributing controlled substances in violation of a felony offense under this chapter or AS 17.30;

(6) makes, delivers, or possesses a punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing which prints, imprints, or reproduces a trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or any likeness of any of these upon a drug, drug container, or labeling so as to render the drug a counterfeit substance;

(7) knowingly uses in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a registration number that is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person;

(8) knowingly furnishes false or fraudulent information in or omits material information from any application, report, record, or other document required to be kept or filed under AS 17.30;

(9) obtains possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge; or

(10) affixes a false or forged label to a package or other container containing any controlled substance.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a)(4)(A) of this section that the prohibited conduct took place entirely within a private residence located within 500 feet of the school grounds or recreation or youth center. Nothing in this subsection precludes a prosecution under any other provision of this section or any other section of this chapter.

(c) Nothing in (a)(5) or (6) of this section precludes a prosecution or civil proceeding brought under any other provision of this section or any other section of this chapter or under AS 17.

(d) Misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree is a class C felony.



IVA and VA drugs look to be prescription meds, codeine, etc.

[SharonRB]

37. And the hits just keep on coming...

why does this not surprise me?

Maybe they can name the new baby Trash.

[peaches2003]

39. Sarah must have needed to get her name back in the papers

I have no doubt she set the fire in her church last week to get the lower 48 reporters back up there and now she has Levi's mother arrested. Has to keep her name on everyone's lips from now until 2012. Next week will be the baby.

[madrchsod]

42. she`s trash cause she raises pot and wanted nothing to do with the palins

gee whiz i guess she is.... :sarcasm:



:wtf:

[snooper2]

58. If it's weed we are probably all good with it- more than likely

it's meth :)

HUGE DIFFERENCE

[Blue_In_AK]

126. I don't think it's pot.

See my post above quoting the statute. MICS II is opiates, meth, etc.

[mnhtnbb]

45. You betcha!

[BR_Parkway]

48. If the Groom's mother is wearing orange, what is the proper color for the Bride's

mother to select? What if Ms Johnston opts for the more traditional stripes instead?

Didn't they used to have newspaper columns devoted to this sort of thing? I mourn the loss of real journalism in my lifetime....

[Hugin]

53. It's really a fashion conundrum.

Often the Bride's Mother wears an outfit accentuated with the fabrics chosen for the Bridesmaid's Dresses...

But, if they're also Safety Orange?

Oof... It'll be a nightmare!

[TheCowsCameHome]

57. Cabela's or Bass Pro is ready to help.

[BR_Parkway]

74. With all that shootin' and huntin' and moosin', Safety Orange may be

very much in fashion right now. But I heard that this year's ammo vests were going to be scandalously short. You betcha!

I so hope she continues to be the gift that keeps on giving.

[Hugin]

79. Is a Wedding an Ear Flaps Up or Down occasion?

A total etiquette vacuum!

Where's the Decorum? :shrug:

Now, if Alaska were a desert area... I would suggest a nice Desert Theme which would make the Safety Orange just POP!

*sigh*

I'm forced to suggest Patty Lane's "Tuscany" Scheme.

Here... http://www.colorschemer.com/schemes/tags/desert

Where's the guidance!

[BR_Parkway]

92. Plus you have to factor in the color of the armed guard uniforms - surely

she won't be able to just bond out - there's not enough money missing to qualify for house arrest.

Poor Levi - a shotgun wedding is one thing - but a "step up to the altar and sound like you mean it or I won't pardon your mom" is a lot to toss on an 18 year old

[Hugin]

99. Then they'll want phiudax's 'Night in Black Rock City' Color Scheme at the link from above.

Looks like it was made for a Court Room Setting including Da Judge's black robes.


I know... This is seriously a tragedy which is far too common in American life. *tsk*

[BR_Parkway]

101. Thank you - after all the bustups about Warren the past few days, I needed

a reminder of why I enjoy DU so much.

[Hugin]

111. You're welcome.

:)

[TheCowsCameHome]

93. Aw man, that was the clincher.

I just had surgery and I swear that ripped some stitches...........:rofl:

[hwmnbn]

109. OMFG!! Quit it....

I'm dying laughing here!!

:rofl:

[hisownpetard]

116. "Earflaps up or down...". Hilarious!

[llmart]

137. This thread is giving me the best laughs......

Honestly, I can't stop laughing! DU'ers have the best sense of humor. I love it.

[hwmnbn]

62. This is world class snark!! congratz!!

You are a role model for the up and coming blog youngsters!!

:rofl:

[relayerbob]

91. The color isn't what's important ...

it's which stores and which expensive designer was used. Although personally, I'd vote for black.

[jmowreader]

115. The proper color for the Bride's mother is blue

Prison denim blue.

[cwydro]

50. Very sad.

[lib2DaBone]

51. Sarah Palin....." This here's the queen of my double-wide trailer....

....with the polyester curtains and the redwood deck."

The new Republican sensation and future leader of the free world...



(lyrics courtesy of Sammy Kershaw)

[Autonomy]

52. Todd was the father?

"Johnston is the mother of Levi Johnston, the Wasilla 18-year-old who received international attention in September when Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, announced their teenage daughter was pregnant and he was the father."

Wow, I guess incest is not all that unacceptable up there in Alaska?

[YDogg]

60. I LOLd.

[cosmicone]

130. I wouldn't be surprised if he was

This is a family that Jerry Springer could do a whole season with.

[JTFrog]

55. Sarah is ducking and dodging on this one.

"This is not a state government matter. Therefore the governor's communications staff will not be providing comment or scheduling interview opportunities."

I'm sure she'll have a panel review the situation and clear herself of any guilt by association.

[Lasher]

59. It was predicted here that Levi and Bristol wouldn't get married like they were saying.

So the baby is due tomorrow and no wedding cake. Check.

Now how about Sarah's new clothes? Remember when she got so indignant about it, saying they weren't her clothes and she was going to give them back? I haven't seen anything in the news about the clothes being returned, have you?

[soupkitchen]

61. Hey, Bristol, let's go over to your place, my mom in making crank

[Maestro]

64. Repuke family values strikes again.

:rofl:

[hwmnbn]

65. Thanks all you DUers...

for making me laugh my ass off!!

you guys always come thru with the industrial strength snark!!

:rofl:

[Ishoutandscream2]

66. Trash. Pure trash.

And the street - Caribou Loop Road. I swear, you can't make this shit up.

[bobd0]

68. And we all have John Sydney McCain III to thank for unleashing this

Alaskan version of the Jerry Springer Show on us.

If not for McCain we probably would never have heard of any of these people. Thanks a lot, John, through your boneheaded choice of Palin you've provided them with a permanent place in our headlines.

[VaYallaDawg]

69. Jerry Springer is like a PBS broadcast of La Traviata

compared to this stuff!

It certainly does make us stay tuned to the shenanigans up there, doesn't it!!

[Eric J in MN]

72. 'Troopers released no other information, including the kind or amount of drugs, because..'

'...details could jeopardize an ongoing investigation.'

What garbage.

Anyone involved knows what drugs she had.

Saying the public needs to be in the dark because of an 'ongoing investigation' is something the Bush Administration does.

[johncoby2]

73. Got ta luv dem family values (EOM)

[sinkingfeeling]

75. Ah yes, the values of the 'real America'. To quote from Mrs. Palin,

" the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America.”

and

“We grow good people in our small towns, with honesty, sincerity, and dignity.”

http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/issueoftheweek/20081020/200/2677


I guess abiding by the laws doesn't fit in with the honesty and wonderfulness of small towns.

[nini]

76. Using the Palin qualification scale: that qualifies her to be the head of the DEA

doesn't it?

:evilgrin:

[The Wizard]

77. When someone gets arrested

by the State Police for violation of State laws this is not an appropriate response.

When asked about the arrest, Palin's spokesman, Bill McAllister, issued the following statement by e-mail: "This is not a state government matter. Therefore the governor's communications staff will not be providing comment or scheduling interview opportunities."

How fucking dumb do they think everyone else is?

[Blue_In_AK]

127. You are correct.

If it was not a state matter, the arrest would have been made by the Wasilla Police Department, not the Alaska STATE Troopers.

[totodeinhere]

78. I don't like Palin. But I take no joy in this news. Drug problems touch many families.

And my family is no exception.

There is plenty to criticize Palin for, but I won't blame her for something that her daughter's boyfriend's mother did. I hope that the lady can get treatment and be able to kick her habit, and I hope that none of her children are involved..

[peaches2003]

146. Was she involved in drugs pre-Palin running her life?

Or has this family gone off the deep end since Sarah took them over? Would anyone in their right mind be able to handle their son being the unwed father of the Palins grandchild, just witnessing what we have of Sarah and the Dude. Looks like Levi might have been able to escape, but who knows what his parents are being put through. I'd turn to drink or drugs, too. :crazy:

[customerserviceguy]

149. Yep, the baby's already got one wack grandma

but I think I see how the Palins are going to get out of Bristol's marrying this hick.

[happylib]

80. Grandma on Crack go Wild

In Florida girls go wild but up in Alaaaaaaa ska grandma can chop and snort up lines with the best of them.





Maybe she was making and and selling it to the republican boomers. Now Palin can fire the cops all over again

[Stand and Fight]

139. Great picture but those pictures are out-of-order....

And it's actually EIGHT YEARS OF METH USE... See some the links below for the true horror show:

http://www.publicsafety.virginia.gov/VaResponsetoMeth.ppt (PowerPoint presentation with the 8 years label and more likely progression...)

This is a interesting link with several photos of different meth users:
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/faces/index.html

[Bombero1956]

81. this is the out Sarah was looking for

with the future in laws involved with drugs she can now say that she doesn't want her daughter marrying into "that" kind of family and she can say it with a straight face too. Since the wedding was a sham anyways.

[Hugin]

87. Bingo!

There's the missing link.

[valerief]

83. I wonder if she was planning to spill the beans about the latest baby not being

Sarah's but being the teen girl's. Just because she's supposedly pregnant now doesn't mean it wasn't hers to start with.

I mean, why else would they bother arresting her? She's just another speed freak Alaskan.

[Capt. America]

84. Is Sarah going to let little Mopar stay with Gramma dopefiend?

[bobd0]

134. Sure. Why not? Sarah won't mind if little Zamboni checks out the ice.

It's nearly a family tradition. Track had to join up to get his habit under control.

Just another day in the Palin household.

"She's got to feed the monkey, I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man?" -- The Dude

[John Q. Citizen]

85. Will Cindy McCain fly up and help her back on the road to sobriety? I didn't think so.

[underpants]

133. I saw someone while I was out shopping yesterday that reminded me of Cindy

hair
expensive jacket
zebra purse
the whole deal

all I could think was the Cindy has to be saying to herself "Thank god I don't have to slum around with those people and in those crowds anymore"

[TexasProgresive]

86. I wonder if trooper Wooten

served the warrant? That would be delicious irony.

[d_b]

88. thank god for Wasilla.

[Blue_In_AK]

128. Wasilla never disappoints...

It must be something in the water out there, I swear.

[d_b]

164. never ever.

if they aren't being arrested for drugs then they're being murdered with chainsaws.

[workinclasszero]

89. Alaskan trailer trash on parade

"My daddy is a drop out and my grandma is a dope dealer...and a republican!":puke:

Poor kid aint got a chance for a normal life at all.

[janethussein]

96. I am furious that McCain tried to cram this

trash down our throats.
:mad:

[jmowreader]

97. Meth manufacture and big box retail are the only industries in Wasilla

Therefore, the only things she COULD be doing up there are running a cash register and cooking meth. What a fucking place.

[workinclasszero]

107. Yup, American capitalism at it finest!

:puke::puke:

[Alcibiades]

100. They like the drugs in AK

I lived there 20 years ago. Alaska back then was mainly working class, and everybody has good paying jobs. It's cold, and the winter is long. Drinking was hugely popular, and all sorts of drugs. Plus, there are fewer women, who tend to restrain most men's partying, and many of the women like to party just as much as the men. In other words, it's a party culture. I don't imagine anything has changed.

[Joe Bacon]

102. So, is Bristol's baby going to be named Crystal or Tina?

:rofl:

[Capt. America]

136. Mary Jane?

[Joe Bacon]

144. Where's Dave Chapelle when you need him?

Especially when Dave is made up to look like Rick James! :rofl:

[DS1]

104. please be meth. please be meth. weed, I'd let slide

[Citizen Number 9]

118. At first glance, this is sorta funny,

but then, I realized it reminds me of the alcoholics I used to work with back around college days. Whatever problem they had, it wasn't as bad as the next guy;

"I might have a few beers, but at least I don't drink that rotgut stuff"
"I stay away from the hard stuff - it'll kill you"
"I ain't no wino, I stick to beer"

Even the Sterno drinkers felt they were above the alcoholics.

Other than the medicinal uses, weed is just more self-deception.

[Christa]

105. I am not going to vilify her

Knowing that I am related to Sarah will drive me to drugs as well.

[happylib]

106. Whats the name of the possible crack baby?

Maybe they'll name it Canoe Johnson or Don 'Miami Vice' Johnson:rofl:

Either way the poor kid will grow up with 2 grandmas.

1 crazier than a shit house rat
The other one just as crazy but ran for VP and burned down her own church to get attention and dumber than Brittney Spears

Can a Palin pardon her own crack dealer inlaws on the next Springer

[scytherius]

110. Oh you know if you were "related" to Sarah the Stupid you'd do drugs too. =) n/t

nt

[nichomachus]

112. Marijuana is legal in Alaska -- if I'm not mistaken

You can have up to four ounces without criminal penalties.

So, if they charged Johnston with six felonies, she either had a trailer truck full of pot or something a little more potent.

[Citizen Number 9]

119. You can't make this stuff up...

Can you?

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[Blue_In_AK]

121. Link to Mudflats

http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/19/levi-johnstons-mother-is-arrested/

<snip>

We last heard from Sherry Johnston, back when Levi joined the Palins on the campaign trail. At that time,

Sherry Johnston said she was worried about her son dealing with all the attention. She said it is difficult enough for teenagers to deal with any pregnancy; having the entire nation watching makes it worse.

Levi Johnston, a hockey player for Wasilla High School, is not listed on the team roster for 2008-09, and his mother wouldn’t say if he graduated. She said simply he’s no longer a student and any further information would have to come from him.

The intense media scrutiny has stunned this suburban community about 40 miles north of Anchorage, with reporters camping out near the Johnston home.

“This is out of my league,” Sherry Johnston said. “I’m just a country gal, and I want to keep it that way.”

Well, gee then, it probably would have been a good idea not to be cookin’ up drugs in your house. Just sayin’.

<snip>

[Citizen Number 9]

124. The 2nd degree charges might also be abuse of prescription painkillers

Opiates and the synthetic analogues, with intent to deliver, but that is common as the street value is pretty high.

[KamaAina]

129. Alaska state troopers? Messing with the First Dudette's ol' man?

Ruh-roh, Rorge! I see many pink slips in their futures... :scared:

[Stand and Fight]

140. Meth Use Screw You Up Big Time -- FROM SNOPES:

This woman is 39 years old in the last picture (SOURCE: http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=60;t=001395;p=1):












Interesting gallery here:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/photos/gallery.ssf?cgi-bin/view_gallery.cgi/olive/view_gallery.ata?g_id=2927

[Duer 157099]

148. How convenient that she'll be in custody during Bristol's "delivery"

How very convenient that such an obvious witness will be missing from the blessed event.

Sheesh, these guys are too obvious.

[rainbow4321]

150. Think the article said that she was released on "unsecured bond".

Unless I misread it.

On edit:
From the OP: "$5,000 unsecured bond"

[rainbow4321]

154. Update: Johnston's arrest was oxycontin-related

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/628916.html


Wasilla resident Sherry L. Johnston, mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend, faces a Jan. 6 court date for an oxycontin-related arrest at her home by Alaska State Troopers.

Little additional information was available Friday on the case as authorities remained unusually tight-lipped about details. But Palmer court records listed her scheduled court date and a troopers spokeswoman said in a release late Friday afternoon that the charges "are in relation to the drug oxycontin."

Johnston's first court appearance will be an arraignment hearing -- when defendants are informed of their charges and usually enter a plea - is scheduled for Jan. 6, according to the Palmer court calendar.

(snip)


Kalytiak said the standard protocol for drug arrests is that law enforcement officials observe one drug buy, then get a warrant that permits them to record conversations and document more buys.



-------------
Remember this report?

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/65407

The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that Sarah's oldest son, Track, was addicted to the power drug OxyContin for nearly the past two years, snorting it, eating it, smoking it and even injecting it. And as Track, 19, heads to Iraq as part of the U.S. armed forces, Sarah and her husband Todd were powerless to stop his wild antics, detailed in the new issue of The ENQUIRER, which goes on sale today.
--------
And:

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2008/09/18/sarah-palin-s-daughter-caught-doing-drugs-on-tape.aspx

The Enquirer has done some digging and says that it came up with a video of Bristol Palin smoking pot on camera. It also had a source who like any true source would, spilled the beans regarding Levi's, cocaine buying, smoking Oxycontin off of aluminum foil, habits.

[beac]

157. Makes sense... it is known as "hillbilly heroin" after all.

I'm sure Sarah's #1 fan and fellow oxy-enthusiast Rush Limbaugh will offer a full-throated defense of poor Bristol's babygranmamma. IOKIYAR also too, you betcha!

[rainbow4321]

160. Hmmm..catch the part about cops could have "recorded conversations"??

Oooohhh..this could go even worse for the Palin family depending on who Levi's mother may have talked with and what they talked about.

One recorded phone call to Levi involving open conversations/comments about drugs and he is toast. Maybe it is Palin's way of getting HIM shipped off to Iraq...jail or military (sound familiar?)?? That way, HE is out of the baby picture (shipped overseas) and IF his mom faces jail time, SHE is outta of the picture. Palin then gets to "keep" Bristol and baby all to herself. And all of the gifts that are pouring in:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4687079&mesg_id=4687079

But Palin may have to tread carefully, I imagine the Johnston family know where all the Palin skeletons are buried and could easily put the National Enquirer or other media outlet on speed dial.

[beac]

161. You know, I wouldn't put ANYTHING past Governor Avon Lady at this point.

I hope poor Willow and Piper wise up and get themselves emancipated ASAP and move far, FAR away from their train wreck of a family!

[CitizenPatriot]

162. tomorrow the world will be graced by the birth of

Methew

Palin Johnson

Welcome to Wasilla, Methew!

[BadGimp]

165. Maybe they should name the kid Tweaker

[machI]

166. Sherry Johnston is just following her hero Rush Limbaugh

No problem here for Freepers, it all in the family 'ya know.