Alleged pictures of Bristol Palin, who is five months pregnant and 17 years-old, have surfaced showing her drinking alcohol while she is underage. Bristol is the daughter of Sarah Palin, who is John McCain’s vice presidential running mate. It appears Sarah has a teenager in her family, who is a lot like many teenagers in many normal families. This gives women who have troubled teenagers another reason to identify with Sarah, and this gives Sarah credibility when she speaks about dealing with troubled teenager issues. Experience matters to mothers and women in America.

The father of Bristol Palin’s baby has been identified as Levi Johnston (18), pictured below, who has also been called Levi Wallner by other media reports. Levi and Bristol have been dating for about a year in their hometown Wasilla, Alaska. On his MySpace Levi says:

"I’m a f – - -in’ redneck" who likes to snowboard and ride dirt bikes, but I live to play hockey. I like to go camping and hang out with the boys, do some fishing, shoot some s- – - and just f – - -in’ chillin’ I guess."

"Ya f – - – with me I’ll kick your a$$."

On his MySpace Levi says he’s "in a relationship," but also says, "I don’t want kids."

Which means he wasn’t expecting Bristol to get pregnant. Maybe the condom broke, or maybe he forgot to wear one if both Levi and Bristol were drinking at the time. This sounds like so many teenagers I knew growing up.

Bristol may not be the perfect daughter, but because of Bristol, her mother Sarah can relate to average women and mothers across America.

Update: Some readers from Alaska say the girl that is drinking is Sadie Johnston, aka Mercede, Levi’s sister, and not Bristol. As is stated at the start of the article, the pictures were “alleged” to be of Bristol. We have found more pictures that prove the pictures are not of Bristol, but in fact are of Sadie as the readers said. We are happy the truth was revealed by people in Alaska who care about the Palin family as we do. The only picture of Bristol is in picture number 7, where she is on the right, and wearing an Arizona sweatshirt. Thank you to the readers in the great state of Alaska.

Sarah Palin, the republican Vice Presidential nominee of John McCain, has a 17 year-old daughter, Bristol Palin, who is pregnant. Bristol plans to keep the baby, and marry the father. Sarah herself announced the news, in keeping with her open and honest approach to public life, unlike democratic leaders like John Edwards, and Bill Clinton, who chose to lie to keep their misdeeds a secret. Despite Bill’s lies, he still had to pay out almost $1 million in a sexual harassment lawsuit while he was still president, yet Democrats still love and respect him.

Liberal bloggers today began spreading a false rumor that Sarah faked her down syndrome pregnancy, giving birth in May, to cover up for her pregnant daughter seen in the picture above on the far right. It makes no sense that a 17 year-old would give birth to a down syndrome baby, but it does make sense that a woman over 40 could.

Sarah released the following statement today, while also asking the media to give their daughter, and the baby’s father Levi Johnston, privacy.:

"We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us."

"Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support."

"Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media, respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates."

There are a lot of questions about Bristol, like if she has finished high school yet, and if she sleeps around. Judging from reader response to Jamie Lynn Spears getting pregnant at 16 years-old, most people don’t approve of pregnancy under the age of 18, but still encourage parents to support those children for the sake of the baby. Thankfully, Bristol fell comfortable enough to tell her parents the truth, and took responsibility for her actions. Sarah has not made the same mistake as her daughter, so she tried to set a good example, unfortunately, despite trying to lead by example, all families make mistakes. The important thing is to be there for each other when mistakes happen, which is what the Palin family is doing. That’s a good republican family.

As the rumors and criticism from liberal Democrats are voiced from today on, remember that those same Democrats, and even Barack Obama himself, says that Michelle Obama, and other family members should be "off limits" in a political campaign, and that Obama should not be judged by his association with criminals, America hating racists, and terrorists. Those same Democrats won’t even think twice about going after a pregnant 17 year-old girl, who needs support more than she needs a nervous breakdown from public criticism.

John McCain was aware that Bristol was 17 and pregnant when he chose her mother Sarah to be his vice president. Democrats sling harsh criticism at Republicans who make mistakes, which is the price they pay for trying to lead by example, but the truth is no one is perfect, and Republicans like McCain know that fact. Even Dick Cheney knows no one is perfect. Cheney’s daughter is a lesbian who not only lives with her partner, but they have a baby they are now raising.

The fact is Sarah is just like most good mothers, and women, in America. She tries her best, but makes mistakes like the rest of us. One fact remains however, she has accomplished a lot as governor of Alaska that others said could not be done, and she isn’t bragging about it. Sarah deserves a lot of credit and respect for how she conducts herself in politics, and in her personal life. I am hopeful that McCain and Palin are elected on November 4, so that honesty and integrity can once again lead this country to a better future.

Sarah Palin, was a sportscaster for KTUU-TV in Anchorage, Alaska back in 1988 (video below) when she was known as Sarah Heath, before she married an oil company production operator Todd Palin.

Here are five more details about Sarah, who is John McCain’s VP pick, you may not already know:

• Her youngest son has Down syndrome. When Palin announced to friends after 4-month-old Trig’s birth in April that he had been diagnosed with Down syndrome, she wrote them a private e-mail she said: "This new person in your life can help everyone put things in perspective and bind us together, and get everyone focused on what really matters … Those who love him will think less about self and focus less on what the world tells [us] is ’normal’ or ’perfect.’ "
• She has a son serving in the Army. Palin’s son Track, 19, is expected to be deployed to Iraq this fall. "He’s looking forward to it and we’re proud of him," Palin’s husband, Todd, said. "He’s grown up a lot in the past year." Says Palin: "I’m proud of him but I worry."
• Her husband Todd is part Eskimo. Together 20 years, Todd, also 44, and Sarah "always wanted enough [kids] for a basketball team," she says. Todd is part Yupik Eskimo and helps run a family commercial fishing operation in addition to a fulltime job as an oil company production operator. As a hobby, he races snowmobiles. He caught Sarah’s eye in high school and they married in 1988. "He was the best basketball player I’d ever seen," she says.
• She’s a former beauty queen. The 1987 University of Idaho graduate says: "I did the beauty pageants to earn money for college." Adding in a Vogue interview, "They made us line up in bathing suits and turn our backs so the male judges could look at our butts. I couldn’t believe it." The former Miss Wasilla, however, prefers basketball and hunting and fishing to bathing suit and evening gown contests. "I love the outdoors."
• She has a great sense of style. Palin may be comfortable in a fisherman’s vest or hunting fatigues, but on the job as governor she wears Kazuo Kawasaki designer glasses and black Franco Sarto boots.

… and Sarah is an amazing woman who represents a great example for women in America.

John McCain (72) has announced today that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (44) is his vice presidential running mate on the eve of the Republican National Convention. Palin is a self-styled gun packing hockey playing mother of five children, and political reformer, who has been governor of her state less than two years.

McCain picked Palin in an attempt to appeal to the disenfranchised Hillary Clinton supporters, and women who make up the majority of voters in the United States. If McCain is elected President, Palin will be the first woman Vice President, making history.

Palin is a brilliant pick. Unlike the arrogant first woman Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi who wanted a jet as big as Air Force One to fly around and promote her book, Palin saved her state hundreds of thousands of dollars by getting rid of the private governor jet to fly commercial airlines, drives herself around without security staff, and she has reformed Alaska’s state government. She’s humble, hard working, and honest, and unlike Obama, Palin has executive experience as a state governor. Palin also has a nearly 90% approval rate by voters in her state.