Levi Johnston quits oil field job

[kskiska]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

Levi Johnston, the Wasilla teenager planning to marry Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, has quit his North Slope oil field job over questions about his eligibility to participate in an electrical apprenticeship program, Johnston's father said today.

Johnston this fall began working at the Milne Point oil field through the ASRC Energy Services apprenticeship program.

However, radio talk show commentator Dan Fagan, in a newspaper column published Sunday, questioned how Johnston could take part in the apprenticeship program without the required high school education.

Johnston's father, Keith Johnston, said in a telephone interview that his son decided to resign today and return home to work on his education.

(snip)

Keith Johnston also said the governor had nothing to do with getting Levi Johnston the oil field job. Keith Johnston said his own position as an ASRC construction engineer accounts for any help his son received in landing work.

Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/643519.html

[Idealism]

1. Those are some scandal-ridden Wasilla hillbillies.

[tridim]

2. His next job: Gold digger.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Guess he'll have to grab some of that 300K for the baby pics.

I can see a fight for the proceeds as being the next installment of this soap opera.

[tanyev]

41. They should have named that baby Gold Mine.

[Kahuna]

48. Exactly! With $300K he can chill for a few years. Maybe even go back

to school. We'll see what he does now that he has "options."

[RamboLiberal]

55. I don't know that they got 300 thousand

Magazine denied there was any payment for baby pics and so far I haven't seen any baby pics surface.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

4. That's pure affirmation

of the rumor that he had been given the job ahead of 100 qualified (they had high school diplomas) candidates.

Jesus, does the unethical crap ever stop with these Palins?

I'm just surprised the father didn't say "He's leaving to spend more time with his family." I guess the poor kid's avoided that wedding as long as he could.

[Janice325]

5. Good grief. Weren't those two children supposed to be married by now?

???

[Aristus]

6. We already knew he was a dumb-shit, gun-toting, sexually-irresponsible mutton head.

Now it seems he can't hold a job.

I wish I had a daughter so I could forbid her to marry an ass-clown like him.

[Jennicut]

7. Time to get your GED Levi! For the sake of Tripp!

[Aviation Pro]

17. And "uncle" Trig....

....

[Joe Bacon]

8. Give Levi a few weeks and he'll wind up like this!

[Career Prole]

15. *gasp* They'll be calling Tripp

...Trampp?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MDzoOF0FvA

[WaukeshaDem]

9. Doesn't he

Just look like the kid who feels completely trapped by this whole situation?

[Tinksrival]

14. Trapped by his own penis!

Sometimes hormones trump brains. He's got no one to blame but himself and mother nature.

[Berry Cool]

26. Would that be the Lenis? n/t

[GinaMaria]

47. Trapped would make a great baby name

:sarcasm:

[Kahuna]

49. They could call him, Trapped, Jr....

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[we can do it]

50. WAAAA Poor Baby - Irresponsible Little F*&ker

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. I can see presidential material already. nt

[Politicalboi]

11. Maybe he can work for

Joe the Plumber. Two losers who deserve each other. They can start their own Mario and Luigi business.

[earcandle]

12. Poor Kids. Kinda sad. But then again, they are privileged, huh?

[Frank Booth]

13. There's more money in Oxycontin anyway.

Plus, he's got an in with the authorities.

[Career Prole]

16. And they can parlay that into a meth lab.

Be entrepreneurs. Pull themselves up by their snowshoe straps.

[mackerel]

18. Yeah but he'd probably smoke/snort the profits.

The Carnival is just waiting for him, no GED requried.

[iandhr]

19. who the F*** cares

[mac56]

35. Me! Me! Me! I do!!!

Beats hell out of watching "American Idol," don't it?!

[lady raven]

20. Hmmm- A dropout AND unemployed...

A conservative dream.

[Eagle_Eye]

21. He looks like good material for the Marine Recruiter

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Yeah, he can join his future brother-in-law.

[Kahuna]

27. He needs a HS diploma for the military too. nt

[SpiralHawk]

23. Typical republicon - all talk, no delivery, skewed 'family values'

Republiconism = hypocrisy.

[mac56]

33. "Republicrite."

Another DUer came up with that one, the other day.

[Kahuna]

44. I came up with "republicrite" years ago. It's just the perfect description

of what they are. Duh.

[mac56]

45. Was that you? You rock!

Guess I just read it the other day!

[Kahuna]

46. No, not me. I haven't used that term on DU for quite a while. I used to though...

Great minds.... :hi:

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

24. did he really quit? or did he fail a drug test?

hmm...

[mwb970]

25. Wasilla must be the sleaze capital of the U.S.A.

Or is this just how it is in Alaska? Seward's Folly, indeed.

[Rebubula]

28. I hope we are all happy

Yeah!!! A young man with a young child (both innocent of the crimes of the parents - but we do not care) just lost the chance to help out his family during a hard economic time.

The power of the 'progressive' blogs is big.

Seriously....you all (yes..everyone that is happy about this) - pretty much suck in my eyes. To take joy out of the misfortune of a young family is pretty sick. Rejoice all you want over the trials and tribulations of Sarah Palin - but to be gleeful over this is misguided at best - mean and spiteful at worst.

Yeah...fuck you all (again...just those that are happy about this)....this place it pretty fucking sick and petty sometimes.

[Kahuna]

30. Boo hoo hoo for Levi...

NOT!!!!! He will be fine. The 100 candidates with the proper credentials he jumped in front of, maybe not.

On edit: You probably approve of bush getting preferential treatment when he usurped thousands because of his connections to get into the Texas Air National Guard. I have no quarrel with Levi or Bristol. But, he should not get preferential treatment because he knocked up the governor's daughter. Give me a break. :eyes:

[Rebubula]

34. Preferential treatment

Well....he sure gets preferential treatment on this site for knocking up the Govs kid. I mean how many other young fathers get main page discussions at the rate this kid does?????

Let's pose a question...has anyone here EVER gotten a job due to knowing someone at the company; got into a club because they 'know' someone or any preferential treatment due to connections or good references?

Do you think that Bushit was the only asshole that got bumped up due to his daddy; do you think only Repubs got those deferrals? Is this the only example of preferential treatment in America?

Look...I have no problem pointing out the problems in the system - but the constant klaxon on the offspring and peripherals to Sarah Plain and Tall is just silly.

You say that you have no quarrel with Levi - then why respond to me?

The sins of the father and all that...

[Kahuna]

39. I responded because this a (now follow along..) DISCUSSION FORUM.

How old are you? <scratches head>

[Rebubula]

51. Nice....

...epic comeback.

Listen...I was not trying to start a war or even defend this kid...it just amuses me that so much attention is being paid to a nobody. Sarah will be gone soon enough...she will not be a player in future games. This stuff is a distraction, but considering all the painful shit that is going on around the world - I should not begrudge anyone for finding a way to focus on something less painful.

That is all.

[Kahuna]

52. You know, you have a point about the venom towards "kids." That's

not my style either. But when you defend his special treatment, especially in light of accepting a huge payment for his baby's pictures, that's where DUers are likely to give you the business.

Have a nice day. :pals:

[olegramps]

59. A nobody?

This "nobody" was paraded in front of the nation as if he had performed some heroic deed by sticking his dick in the Palin's daughter. Rather than quietly dealing with their problem they stuck it right in our face. I believe that most Americans would have treated them with respect for their situation if they had not tried to misrepresent a difficult situation as an example of their moral superiority.

It appears to me that the Palin family should be nominated for the Dysfunctional Family of the Year Award. If you think that the Palins are going to disappear, you are delusional. They represent the best that the Republican Party has to offer. Your sympathy for these poor unfortunate kids is misguided. You should reserve it for some young people whose situation is truly tragic and don't have the resources to cope with their hopelessness.

[mac56]

42. Trig? Is that you?

How'd you get here?

[comtec]

31. self delete

nvm.

[mac56]

32. Thanks for being a better person than me.

Thanks also for pointing it out to me.

As far as Levi is concerned: waaaaaaah. He ain't hurting.

[Rebubula]

37. Nah...

...I am a complete asshole in my own way. We all are.

Thanks for posting though...Too bad you could not respond to anything I wrote.

[mac56]

38. And thank YOU for the classic example of disingenuousness.

Class, I hope you paid attention.

[Kahuna]

40. He responded. You just didn't pay attention. Has it escaped your attention..

that Bristol and Levi just SOLD pictures of their baby for $300k? As the poster said in response to your post, 'he ain't hurtin.' What part of that don't you get?

[Robb]

54. Welcome to DU. /nt

[TheFarseer]

36. Those other 100 that were qualified

are trying to put food on the table too and to get this job they stayed in school. His qualification is that he got a 16 year old pregnant. Who sounds more deserving? I think the governor's daughter and grandchild will be fine. I'm not cheering because I don't have any ill will toward a highschool age kid in Alaska but let's keep it in perspective.

[ogneopasno]

43. Well, there are a lot of young families (and not-so-young) that could use a good job like that, he

just needs to stand in line and earn it the way everyone else does. That's all.

[we can do it]

53. Call the Waaaambulance. Asswipe Should Not Get Preferential Treatment

What about those kids who are qualified and were passed over for Palin's idiot SIL, don't they matter? Fuck that shit - they got caught pure and simple. He needs to get his GED at least - minimum requirement for apprenticeship, not screwing the governor's daughter for christsake. Enough unqualified idiots have run the country into the shitter the past 8 years.

[babylonsister]

58. You're blaming his screw-ups on progressive blogs?

:rofl: I do believe he had a hand in doing this all by his onesies.

[susu369]

29. Thank you, Dan Fagan

Fagan, who also maintains a journalistic Web site, said Monday he wasn't out to take potshots at the governor.

"I'm just doing my job," he said.

[Javaman]

56. off to a great start....good thing they sold those baby pics for 300k.

man o man, stupid doesn't fall far from the tree.

[guitar man]

57. JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY!!!

JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY!!!

:rofl: