Todd Palin Offered Bristol A Car To Dump Levi

The full GQ profile of Levi Johnston is now online. The whole article is pretty interesting, especially if you're into bear hunting. But the most revealing passages from the subject himself come at the end, where he discusses his breakup with Bristol Palin.

Just going over there makes me pretty damn uncomfortable. I would call and say, "Can I pick him up?" It was, "No, you can't have him, but you can come see him." Just going over there, and Todd and Sarah sitting there staring at me, doesn't do it for me. Todd never says anything, really. Sarah, I don't know. She's a politician. She knows how to throw in a fake smile and look happy. They're pretty good at that.

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Everybody was kind of like, we didn't talk as much anymore, you know, and we just kind of like drifted apart, as far as me and Sarah and Todd. Then me and Bristol just started fighting more and more. I thought it was, like, 'cause she was pregnant, she was moody and that kind of thing. So I was dealing with it and stuff. But it didn't stop after she had Tripp. Things got worse. So I was like, "All right."

As to whether he wanted to get back together with Bristol, Levi said "That's just not even in my mind ... There's lots of pretty girls." But when asked whether it bothered him that he "changed your whole life for this future and now they've shut you out," the young father simply said, "Yes."

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In an yet-to-be released interview with GQ, Levi Johnston, the ex-boyfriend of teen mom Bristol Palin (and father to her son, Tripp) reveals even more details about the dynamics of his relationship with Bristol and her family.

Johnston told GQ that Todd Palin, on multiple occasions, offered to buy his daughter a car if she would break up him.

Since their split in March the two have separately given numerous media interviews, in which various divides have emerged. Johnston has declared that abstinence is unrealistic and been fairly frank in discussing the couple's love life. His family has also gone public with complaints that the Palins do not allow them enough contact with the baby. Bristol, on the other hand, after initially questioning abstinence has become an ardent campaigner for the cause but reluctant to discuss her own romantic past.

According to New York Magazine, who snagged a preview of the article, Johnston said he has no plans to get back together with Bristol.

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Comments

[demoncrat678]

I'll buy the Palins anything if they'll keep from doing anything political again.

[Nanny12]

The kids already have a son and i think they should act in the best interest of the child.If Levi and Bristol is not getting along,it must be uncomfortable for him to go there and visit his son.I think Sarah has a huge control over every member of her family.

[RustyNeverSleeps]

future porn career

[Jean55]

It is 10 degrees in Alaska and no shirt.

What is up with that?

[CJWebber]

It had better be fuel-efficient.

[westphilly726]

They should have offered her some birth control!!!!

[robjh1]

These are kids. Why the interest in them? Why is the media insisting on exploiting them? Ok. So you don't like Gov. Sarah Palin, but what is the kick with the children? We will all live to regret this.

and we are not saved.

[emrogers]

While I appreciate your comment about leaving the kids out of it, Bristol and Levi have chosen to do interviews - no one made them. For me, its becasue Palin, her supporters and Republicans in general tend to have a holier than thou view of themselves. So when the hypocrisy just oozes, its tough to ignore and not laugh.

[BowlingForRevenge]

And what good father wouldn't? He didn't go far enough.
I believe that is the most NORMAL thing I've heard about these Washington Wannabees
I personally would have done a wee bit more...like drugged him, cut his tongue out and sold him to a Russian freighter as a slave!
Jes kiddin!

[SammyGone]

I always check with HUFPO to see the daily ritual. The look for news about the Palin family is unreal,bordering on obsessive. The fact that Obama is taking us to financial ruin is of no importance-just Bristol and Levi-keep up the good reporting work.

[Actongue]

What you mean to say is but do not want to admit is.

Obama is fixing this Mess we are in that President Reagan created with his Horrific Economic Policies and Reagonomics.

[GlenRast]

Pssst the country was put on the road to financial ruin by your hero Bush. Just because you all are too gutless to admit it doesn't change the facts

[seattlejanet]

We repeat, Wasilla Hillbillies

[starkcr31]

Why is this story even relevant? Palin isn't even a threat to the liberals anymore, so why even bother attacking her and her family? Don't you have anything better to do? How about we discuss a real threat, like the fact that Obama is spending us into oblivion?

[firelord5000]

Kick em when they are down.

[starkcr31]

That's liberal tolerance for you.

[Kram]

Yeah Todd, but Levi gave her a "Hummer!"

[starkcr31]

I don't think he can hear you.

[foxbat]

From the Palin Abstinence Handbook:

Step 1. Tell children that the only way is abstinence. If that doesn't work, proceed to Step 2.
Step 2. If child gets pregnant, tell them that they have to have the kid. If other parent doesn't help with family political image, proceed to Step 3.
Step 3. Offer enticements to break relationship with child's father.

[Bongborg]

The only surprise here is that Bristol didn't take the car, then hump Levi in the backseat.

[ericmiami]

The reason she didn't take the offer was because Todd insisted he remove the back seat.

[GlenRast]

Sooo. Nice carpet on the floor and more room to lay out.

[JonasH]

It's not stated anywhere that I can see how Levi found out about the car offer. I have to assume Bristol told Levi while the two were still talking and somewhat friendly.

[foxbat]

Or possibly in one of those less than friendly exchanges like, "You're so worthless that my dad only offered me a 1971 AMC Gremlin to dump you and I would have taken it if it had a cassette deck in it."

[JonasH]

Ouch! I hope that didn't happen, but yeah I can imagine it now that you mention it.