CNN

This is an example (happens all families/every day) of why people under 21 should not have legal rights. They simply aren't mature enough to make right decisions, and this includes children of politicians - all politicians. US needs to change the right to vote/consume alcohol back to at least 21 years old.

This is an example (happens all families/every day) of why people under 21 should not have legal rights. They simply aren't mature enough to make right decisions, and this includes children of politicians - all politicians. US needs to change the right to vote/consume alcohol back to at least 21 years old.

And now for real news. I forgot, CNN is no longer a place where No Bias, No Bull exists. Just Campbell Brown's rhetoric, Lou Dobbs whining, and D.L. Hughley's variety comedy show full of an abundance of commericals with no show.

CNN....here you go, again....QUIT the senseless stories you call news! THIS is far from newsworthy.

IF this is your high-quality news standard, I expect to see more from CNN on 19-yr old single moms!!

CNN...get out of the gutter and start taking the high road again. This is tabloid material.

Pelosi and obama are bankrupting the country and this is what the media talks about.

Why is a private non elected citizen's personal life showing up in CNN's political section?

They are 2 kids with a child. Isn't that tough enough?

Leave them alone.

Most of us do not care about this piffle. To those who do – check your local listings for the Jerry Springer and Maury Povich shows, they are more your ilk.

Conservative hypocrisy. -Family values? Stop living a lie.

This is so NOT news!!

CNN – You really are stooping to a new low! Boy, what you won't do for ratings. These are two young teenagers who need love and support, not the terrible crucifixtion you are putting them through. They made a mistake, but I commend them that they did not have an abortion but chose to be responsible and have the baby. I also feel that it would be wrong for them to marry, just because of the baby. That happpens all too often, only ending in divorce. Why hurt them just because Sarah's mother was a Vice-Presidential candidate. CNN – Leave them alone. I use to watch CNN all the time, but I am switching to FOX.

TCM March 16th, 2009 9:58 am ET – come on CNN…if this were about some democrat's kid…you'd find it not newsworthy…can we say, "National Enquirer?"

You are wrong TCM. If this was one of the Obama girls, the Conservatives would have a field day. Old Rush Limpballs would virtually pee his pants making fun of them. I do agree that these two kids should be left to return ton anonymity. This is Sarah Palin's fault for dragging them into the spotlight. I can't imagine how Bristol stood this.

How sad is this to be in the political ticker. Regardless of their parents' party affiliation, I am tired of them exposing these teenagers' lives all over now. I can see when the election was going on, Palin put them in the spotlight, but it is over now and the line has to be drawn somewhere.

CNN = TMZ

I hope things work out for these two young people and their child. However, it is quite sad that some people use this story to once again vilify Gov. Sarah Palin. Any negative news story about the Palin family seems to set them off.

I don't see how this story has any relevance to her ability as a state or potentially national leader.

WHy do we care about these 2 teenage statistics?

thr most important thing the young man said is that he plans to, & is palying an important role in the kids life...amen to that...thats what we need more of in this world...

Sad that CNN would consider this news worthy

This is news???????

What the media and the vindictive leftist bloggers need to do is leave them alone. I have never seen such malicious and irrational hatred eminating from any group as I have seen from the left and the left leaning media as I have seen these past months. If this is a sign of what is is to be governed by the left, with their contemptuous attitudes towards anyone who threatens or questions their narrow view of the world, forget it, bring back the Republicans. At least the Reps weren't as ominpresent as the Dems and their allies in academia, entertainment and the national media.

The country is going down the tubes - and this is news??????

Should have aborted the baby, Bristol. Then you would be hailed as a progressive who successfully mitigated the evil, selfish, vile threat of an overbearing fetus. Of course after your decision, when you need counseling or help dealing with your decision, your "friends" are no longer to be found, even if they were there in the beginning telling you it's your body and no different than clipping a toenail.

Hey: Kimberley from Arizona:

The past tense of drag is "DRAGGED" not "DRUG"

It is precisely for this reason I applaud my very Catholic mother for buying condoms and stuffing into my sister's purses. So bad decisions don't have to have irrevocable consequences.

Your article on Bristol-Palin is not newsworthy...thus only the headlines were read. I've completely stopped watching CNN, after your ridiculous Cheney interview...may have to stop viewing your website as well.

This is not any of our business. Is it yours?

Here is a sad love story,that is the direct result of irresponsibility and low moral values.It is not worth a discussion,just because Sara Palin's daughter happens to be the heroine.

And why is this news???

Soooo... Teenagers spliting up after a fight. Typical, except these two are PARENTS. With no child in the middle, who cares if these two are not stable, immature, emotionally volitile. WITH child, big difference, and the key to the decline in our nation's greatness. Where are the parents on both sides explaining this as was done with me? Idiots, the whole bunch... !

Who cares. Find some real news.

This not our business. CNN.com sounds more and more like reading the Headlines of the National Enquirer while waiting in the check out line in a store!

all i have to say is :WHITE TRASH, they give is Alaskans a bad image

The Palin family ... the gift that keeps on giving ... entertainment. You now, if this keeps up for another three years, no one in their right mind will say, "Why don't we nominate Sarah Palin?"

Media. media, media, back off, leave these kids alone.

@News? March 16th, 2009 11:12 am ET
This is news? Leave ese two kids in peace and privacy.....? why these KIDS KEEP MAKING STATEMENTS TO the PRESS .......THIS IS THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE TO OFFER !!!

I'm confused... what makes them ..'One of America's most famous couples"??????

having a mother in politics, being unwed parents? Is that all it takes ?

Interesting.

I dumped my boyfriend a month ago.
Do a story about that, CNN.
Thanks.

Z z z z z z z

Really, CNN. Really.

TUNDRA TRASH

Keep this Jerry Springer family out of the white house.

Stop the obsession with other people's life. Give that girl a room, she is barely 18 and she is already a single mom. She has it hard already and does not need tor judgemental remarks and smart a$$ comments. She has nothing to do with the GOP.. so.. hands off.. and that goes to you too CNN!!!!

Stop the obsession with other people's life. Give that girl a room, she is barely 18 and she is already a single mom. She has it hard already and does not need tor judgemental remarks and smart a$$ comments. She has nothing to do with the GOP.. so.. hands off.. and that goes to you too CNN!!!!

Bristol, I am not a fan of your mom but you stay strong and hang in there for the sake of your son. Also, if Levi decides that his son is not his #1 priority....don't have second thoughts, the baby is a blessing and you are blessed to have the support of your family.

Doug in NJ – where do you get your information. You can't get any more liberal than me and I was an abused wife years ago. How dare you say that "Children raised by liberal parents were found to believe that Rihanna is the one at fault for having her face bashed in." I have four daughters and if any man bashed their faces in that man would have to answer to me and most likely get his face bashed in by me. You are quit frankly NUTS. And just look at Hannity, Limbaugh, Coutler, and all the rest of you rotten republicans, you hate with a capital H. My sister in law listens to all that trash on the radio and Fox news and she actually told me she would love nothing more than for something to happen to Obama. Your are the ones that Hate!

So I guess they will no longer need a trailor in the nearest park. Ha Ha Ha ..................

who the heck cares, why is this on CNN?? this is fodder for a tabloid mag, not CNN! good god!

This is the most reasonable, rational and HONESTresponse that the public has recieved from this couple and their camps.
This is what teenage relationships are like.
And its refreshing that someone in that group gets it.
No more using them as a prop. For either side.
Lets face it – the Palin camp was peddling a lot of hooey here and people were rightfully upset with it. Now that fascade is down ,we can all tone down our remarks about this couple.

Jim: Where to hell have you been living? On the moon or doing hard time in solitary confinement.? Where do you think this ungodly financial mess came from? The GOP and their failed economic policies caused the greatest share of it although Billy Jo Jim Bob Clinton sure carries his share of the blame. But then again we go right back to those same failed GOP policies.

They were fighting because he was seeing other girls. Both should finish school and grow up before they get into permanent relationships. Thank goodness the Palins have the resources to raise the baby.

Palin and her tribe are a bunch of losers.... pathetic.

Yeah, sex education is indeed the answer to teenage pregnancy. I taught high school in the public setting for over 30 yrs., during which sex ed was a major part of the health curriculum. We still had at least a dozen girls pregnant every year. Please don't make it as simplistic as offering sex ed. Teens are hormonal and I don't care who their parents are, if they want to have sex they will, often not using birth control because it is not a planned scenario. Oh and by the way, those dozen or so pregnancies were the one we KNEW about, I couldn't tell you how many ended in abortions.

And why is this news? How does this relate to politics?? Is this now People Magazine?

Let the kids alone to grow up in peace and learn how to take care of their baby! Enough already, NO more Palin stories.

Anonymous March 16th, 2009 11:01 am ET

Carlo – you're an idiot! You people need to leave these kids alone!
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I spent most of the 80's and all of the 90's and the new mellinium listening to the GOP put down everyone else except their annointed group of voters for being the reason America is so busted. They push Palin off on everybody as the reform minded, morally upstanding candidate with the perfect family, and painted the Obama's as some type of anti-patriotic Marxists. Forgive me if I'm not going to "leave the kids alone", when they took full adavantage of Palin's popularity, sold pictures of their baby for $300,000 to People magazine, and then want to go into seclusion? You don't put yourself out there to make a quick buck (off of an illegitimate child, I might add, something that Republicans affectionately call "welfare mothers") and then expect everyone to come back when you feel like it.

YOU are an Idiot.

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, Sarah Palins fault... BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, Why is this news...BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, John McCain was forcing these two two too get married...BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...So much for Christian Conservative values...BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

Now you don't have to read all the garbage below my post.

I just summed it up with all the typical Palin bashing comments that accompany her daughters stories.

he wasn't going to marry her anyway that was a big lie that grandma palin lied about

Thank you CNN for your "TEEN BEAT" UPDATE. How LOW has JOURNALISM SUNK!

This belongs under the "Entertainment" tab, not "Politics". Who cares.

This kind of thing happens every day in America – Who cares if they have broken up? My concerns are the economy!!!!!!!!!

Why doesn't the media and fellow commentators just leave these two kids alone. I can only conclude it's partisan democratic Palin bashing and MSM headlines for their advertisers. Get over it. Each and every one of us has gone through this in our life and many of us have kids going though this and other problems. Leave them alone and wish them well. I'm sure that's exactly what you would want for your children. Unlike Megan McCain who seeks the attention, these kids are a by product of the political process and don't seek out attention. If Obama's kids are off limits. so should the Palin family. If we are going to come together as a country, we need to open our hearts, not engage in partisan pinata bashing.

give it a rest ... your better than this crap ...

Did I stumble onto the National Enquirer by accident? Why is this news?

Not news idiots.

Who cares? She is now a welfare queen!

ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...

Minneapolis is nice, but the '08 RNC was in St. Paul

ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...ST. PAUL...

Doesn't sound like good Republican values to me. However, they can change the rules to suit the moment..

Time to leave them alone. Even "family values" kids make mistakes. Give them time to grow up. Just unfortunate that family planning and birth control education wasn't part of their education.

Wow, no wonder the folks in the deep south/western flyover states loved the Palins so much.

They reminded them of their own families...

This is tabloid material! What does this have to do with politics? This is not People Magazine. Let the kids alone to figure out how to grow up without all this media attention.

Translation.....Now that Sarah didn't become vice-president there is no need for false pretenses. I don't believe for a moment that they would have even become engaged if not for Sarah's nomination.

I think CNN is having a difficult time deciding what is newsworthy these days. Enough about the Palins!

Hey leave it alone,~ sorry, but they are begging for attention, FOX interviews, GMA interviews, local interviews. If they wanted to be left alone, they should fade away, they are MAKING themselves news, and should be ashamed of the behavior. JOKES the whole palin family

'Reminds me of a traffic slogan. "Don't drink while parking. Accidents cause people!"

The Palins are a beautiful faimly, and many of us should look at own families before we cast a stone. I wish the kids the best of luck.

I am sorry now I voted for BO!

Hey leave it alone, sorry, but they are begging for attention, FOX interviews, GMA interviews, local interviews. If they wanted to be left alone, they should fade away, they are MAKING themselves news, and should be ashamed of the behavior. JOKES the whole palin family

This is rediculous to be on the Ticker! Stop reporting on these kids' private lives! This is not news and no one cares....get a grip CNN!!

Why is this considered news? Oh that's right. It's CNN!

This is rediculous to be on the Ticker! Stop reporting on these kids' private lives! This is not news and no one cares....get a grip CNN!!

AGAIN~these people are the ones scheduling interviews and getting paid!!!!!!!!! STOP trying to protect them! They are idiots! They deserve what they are getting! I am so sick of this crap. They are begging for attention. This is completely mama palins fault. She should have never drug them around the country keeping them from school and saying they were getting married, it was all a lie, and this whole scam is disgusting!

Just leave them alone. It is not news. It is no one's business. It does not promote what America needs now.

CNN seems to be promoting a new soap opera "Palin's Place" Another show I'll be sure to miss.

When there is a rare case of an immoral republican like Foley, they must resign since conservatives demand it. NOT!

Republicans now in office after moral scandals include Sen. David Vitter and Sen. Larry Craig. For many years, Republicans re-elected Sen. Henry Hyde despite his open affair with a married woman.

Republicans never held it against Ronald Reagan that Nancy was pregnant when he married her. The same is true for their recent candidate Fred Thompson. The morally scandalous Rudy Giuliani just ran for president and Newt Gingrich is thinking about running again. Talk about hypocrisy!

I fail to see why this made the politcalticker, along with the Imus story as well...

This isn't a story ..unless someone forgot to tell them that the GOP did not give them permission to split..nor did Rush Limbaugh. Lets get anything to do with the Palins off the news wires..they are old news.

Please stop giving the Palins ink. Leave the kids alone and hopefully Grandma Palin will disappear as well.

Why is this of interest? Who cares what they do? It is none of anybody's business! Are you that hard-up for crap to publish, CNN?

What was the arguement about? Which family was bringing the shotgun?

The media should leaves these kids alone

CNN- Get it right already, the GOP convention was in St. Paul.

Jeff W. In your elitist rant you said that Bush and the Republican controlled for eight years??? The dems controlled congress for the last two years. I am sure for you details such as who controlled congress are not a big deal at all?? Funny one could say that unemployment was 4% when the Republicans controlled congress and didn't spiral out of control until after two years of dem control!

Leave them alone , let them have time to find their way , they are still kids and cannot possibly be mature enough to deal with a baby ,let alone with cameras in their face.

Gov Palin should make sure they are off limits.

We the public do not need to know everything these immuture kids do , nor should we care.

Well, we certainly wish them the best of luck and happiness

How does this belong on the Political Ticker???????

The only person to blame for all this mess is Sarah Palin. She thrust these two young people in the spot light thinking only of herself. It back fired. This couple should have been left in Alaska while she roamed the country trying to be VP. In my opinion, Palin threw these kids to the wolves. My feelings are for these two kids who made a great mistake.Good luck kids.

"the NJ gov. who was in love with that guy. O wait, they were from the GOP"

James McGreevy is a lib like you. Thanks for proving my point, libs are nothing without their lies, hypocrasy, hate, and double standards.

Libs are the only ones who re-elect people who are murderers, child molesters and crack adicts. When there is a rare case of an immoral republican like Foley, they must resign since conservatives demand it. When Studds was found to have molested a child, the libs in Boston re-elected him 6 more times and held a parade for him. As a conservative I post facts and the truth, libs respond with hate and lies. What type of person are you? You can answer that each November.

Why is this in your politics section? This has very little to no relevance to current political issues.

It's really bad that these two "break" up and then end up discussing their problems on various news channels and sites (at least Johnson did). I think they're trying to extend their 15 minutes of fame.

That said, I do find it interesting that conservatives tend to be the ones that push for couples to stay together and get married. And here's the daughter of a Republican party former vice-presidential nominee who didn't seem to teach her daughter about her conservative values to well.

Yes this is new. It is news because of Ma Palin and her preaching "Family Values". Do the Palins and Johnsons matter to the world? Not in the slightest

Why is this a story? Leave these young people alone. If people want to criticize Sarah Palin, keep the focus on her. No need to go after her children. Shame on the media.

Are one of them trying to write a book? The road to richest and fame.

I might be quite wrong in this observation, but, it seems to me that both these young people are courting the media. They don't have to say anything but on with their lives. Are the media camped outside their homes looking for a picture or quote or are they getting in touch with the media looking for money for an interview?

Just asking.

Great point CW, but I think the main reason they are not making a big fuss over this is because these are two white teens. If this were one of the Obama kids, this would be on FOX for the next four years. Don't be fooled by Hanity, Limbaugh, & O'Reilly it not morals they are worried about, because they have each sinned in some way, it's a matter of race.

The reason that this is "news" is because Sarah Palin was running for office for the most important position in the free world. This is "news" because it highlights exactly the kind of mentality that would've been once again in the White House; anti-education, anti-science, and other conservative ideas that are simply out of tocuh with the modern world. It's Sarah Palin's Bronze Age thinking that paved the road for having an unwed, pregnant teenager. This is "news" because this person could have been potentially running the country, which is incredibly scary. Bush has already shown us what 8-years of anti-intellectualism can do to the greatest country on Earth. Sarah Palin and her family symbolize narrow thinking that most of us have matured away from. An for those of you who complain that we are blaming 8 years of Bush politics for everything that is wrong right now, I'm sorry but you're in denial if you cannot see that the problems around were the direct result of having this incredibly incompetent man in the White House. I'm sorry to have to point it out to you but Bush and the republicans were in charge for 8 years. Obama has been in office for 50 days. I think we all know who to blame here.

NO ONE IS BOTHERING THEM! Republicans need to get off the whole, leave these poor kids alone horese! If I am not mistaken, these "kids" sold the kids pictures for 300K, and THEY are the ones doing interviews on GMA, and other local news stations. STOP saying the media needs to leave them alone, it looks to me, THEY need to leave the media alone! Get a grip! They were paraded around all over the country, palin lied and said they were getting married, when we ALL knew they werent, and shouldnt. I would agree to leave them alone, IF they were not acting like celebs and eating it up!!

Doug from New Jersey: To say that Liberals are the ones blaming Rhianna for what happened to her is to get it backwards. In my experience, it is the Conservatives who tend to think that whatever a man does is OK and that his woman is his property.

Just thought I'd put out another inflammatory generalization .... Better yet, Doug, why don't you volunteer to help abused women and children and get a better understanding of what you're talking about.

Please stop saying that Sarah Palin pushed her kids into the spotlight. Did Obama and Biden not do the very same thing? I seem to remember watching him accept the nomination and both his and Bidens families were there in the spotlight. Nobody says shame on them for doing that. Also, I'm getting a little sick of reading what clothes the Obama girls are wearing and how everyone is rushing out and buying. That's just ridiculous!
Also, just because Sarah Palin believes in abstinence, etc had nothing to do with Bristol having a child. I grew up in a Lutheran school and of course they all preached that, but when I was a teen and wanted to have sex I didn't think "oh I can't use protection because it's the devil." That's just crazy to think. Teens will do whatever they want to do regardless of who their parents are and what they were taught.

She made a mistake and got pregnant but at least she did not make a second mistake and have an abortion. The Palins except their daughter despite the mistakes and love her just the same. They did not try and hide it for political purpose. That is true family values!
Besides Palin never said she was against teaching safe sex at school? Where are you people getting this from!

CNN, you need to leave these kids alone. There is a lot of pressure on these two and they are so young and learning. Please put some "real" news on and leave this to the family.

Have Hannity and Limbaugh and O'Reilly been filling their airwaves with how Bristol Palin and her boyfriend are horrible role models for today's youth?

How their irresponsibility and promiscuity got them in trouble and produced a baby?

How Levi is setting a bad example by not marrying the mother of his child?

How the example of these two fame-hungry teenagers (and Bristol's mother) is nothing more than self-centered narcissism?

Seriously, I feel especially sorry for Bristol, a young woman who obviously was lacking in guidance and self-esteem to let herself get involved with a loser like Levi.

The media should just leave these two (and their respective families) out of the spotlight and let them get on with their very challenging lives.

Now that the economy's fixed, the war's over and the border's secure, it's great that we have journalistic resources to spend on this. Oh wait...

These kids were smart enough to get $300,000 for pictures they sold to some news outlet (I forget which). I suspect she isn't bothered by the attention. I watched that girl on Fox and I think she's got the TV bug just like moms. This is news; especially since moms is running around politicking all over the place. You can bet your sweet bippy, when the next election rolls around, it will matter.

According to Palin’s own web site she supports teaching safe sex and abstinence? Where so you people get your information from.

Good luck to both of them. Raising children is hard, and they will need each other and be friends for the sake of the baby.

Wow, from an economic recovery plan, political bashing between the rights and lefts, and a growing concern for unemployment we get Palin and her break up. Two words, who cares! This is not news at all.

They sure cleaned up good for the convention and that's what mattered. The GOP relies on our short attention spans and even shorter memories to get away with all their goofs. Sarah Palin made her daughter an issue when she paraded her around and boasted her "family" values. If you're going to talk the talk, then walk the walk.

This is not news. Teenagers having love problems is not a news story. If we keep talking about these two , they will end up with a show on MTV. I get it. Her mom is Sarah Palin. She was a big name for 3 months last year. But people are losing their jobs and houses. We should keep the focus on that, not this lame excuse for a story. I bet if I clicked on Fox News right now, it would be their top story AGAIN!

This is news? The travails of the Palin clan have never been nor are they now newsworthy.

Palin and her party decided to use Bristol, Levi, and the unborn child as an election prop and for them to cry foul now is the height of hypocrisy. It is not the fault of the American people that these two idiots are the bearers of the family values that Republicans hold so dear. Where are the social conservatives on this one? They deserve everything they get and if they want to complain they should blame Johnny Mac and/or Bristol's Mother for using and abusing them.

I am very happy about all of this. Seeing stories about two teenagers from "no place" in Alaska discuss their relationship and details about them arguing tells me their is nothing of even the remotely significant world issues to worry about if this is showing up on CNN.

And if I wasn't sure of it, seeing video on CNN being broadcast of one of them being interviewed about is seals the deal.

Move the "Atomic Clock" back to 20 minutes,

Why are people so concerned with this? They are very young and do NOT need the media continuously bothering them. Don't blame this on Sarah- it is the media that is driving this. Don't blame Sarah for accepting her party's nomination. If you think back a candidates family used to be respected by the media. With CNN, MSNBC, etc losing all journalistic ethics that has apparently disappeared.
Instead of the openly bias media reporting on this, why do they not concentrate on our President that is spending money like it is going out of style and lying to the American people about it. He says that all of the economists said that this HAD to be done… Umm.. NO. Talk to real economists. For gods sake, Quit blaming Bushie for everything.. He is the one that opens his mouth and the stock market plummets because they realize he and his administration have NO idea what they are doing. Back to the point....Now the kid is planning on buying a rubber factory.

Why is this in the PolitcalTicker? It belongs (maybe) on TMZ – but sheesh – leave these kids alone.

Poor kids. Leave them alone.

Listen man, yeah the things that went wrong the last 8 years will be blamed on the shrub(he was president(sadly), remember?). Just like their still saying that 9/11 was Clinton's fault, gimme a break pal. Open your eyes and shut your trap, maybe you'll learn something.

This is news why when there are people resigning in the Obama administration after having been giving the job why not report on the corruption of the Obama administration

C'mon...I am no fan of Sarah Palin and I love to see her squirm...but not at the expense of innocent bystanders. These are TEENAGERS! They are suppose to fight...break up...get back together, etc...but, it is not news.

I suggest removing this story from the Ticker and report on political news. Let them live their lives in privacy. None of us need to be watching!!

19-year-olds are NOT children!

Doug from NJ, are you saying that you see comments from Ted Kennedy, Gerry Studds, and Marion Barry, or that anyone who votes Democrat is exactly like these people? What a loon you are, and your comment is easily the most hateful thing on this whole comment board. Let's just say that neither party has a lock on disgusting extremists and criminals, but thanks to you the conservatives are way ahead in the hate department today. By the way, Gerry Studds is long dead – go hate someone else.

Oooooooops, made a typo on my last posting. The quote should read:

-"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the
newspaper you are misinformed."-
-–Mark Twain--

Wouldn't want to mis-quote Mark Twain.

Must be Pres Bushes fault and related the last eight years.

Everything else is isn't it.

(advice to white house: that whole blame Bush and last eight years talking point is becoming a joke with many of my friends and family (many of who voted for you Mr President)

Oh, who cares ! Let them work it out. I'm sure that Sarah has LOTS of good advice to give them. Does anyone even question the fact that this happened ?

ahhhhh. where did the old family values of the republicanparty go? and this abstinence only education seems to have worked out really well too!

CNN you guys are the best keep up the good work.

Hey Jean... lay off of Zion!! If you want to see what doing NOTHING does for a severely depressed economy... take a look at Japan.

Japan is in their SECOND DECADE of economic depression because they're waiting for the free market to correct itself. Of course, with our market crashing, things are worse now over there than ever.

Government IS the solution, because it's the only entity big enough to stop the disaster that REPUBLICANS, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND WALL STREET HAVE CAUSED.

And as for being a big government man... NOBODY will ever do it better than Dubya. Dubya was the king of big government!!!

I'm just wondering what happens in a few years if this happens to one of Obama's kids. "We can't comment on that. Let them have their privacy."

But, not with Palin's kids. The double standard as it relates to a liberal President's children and a Republican one is pretty telling and at the same time ridiculous.

This is news? Leave ese two kids in peace and privacy

Good Lord, when will the liberal media stop reporting this kind of stuff and get to the real news. And please stop being so one sided. Start reporting everything even if Obama doesn't approve. The liberal media needs to get out of bed with this administration and fast!

--"If you don't read the newspaper you are informed, if you do read the
newspaper you are misinformed".
-–Mark Twain--

All that Palin did was run for office and pose a small threat to the messiah Obama's campaign. To try to make excuses for your sick angry comments about these kids is a joke. If you are enjoying these mean liberal comments your are a sick person and need help!
The libs are showing their true elitist colors!

Please do a story on my son.........HE'S POTTY TRAINED NOW!!!!!!!

Ok, so you have over 100 comments in this posting but 30 comments in the AIG bailout scandal. Goes to show you all you groupies care about is tabloid headlines.

Is this CNN or People magazine?

There was a mention of senator Stevens... In his 40 some years in the Senat, the guys's worth is only 2 millon dollars. Wow, what a corrupt person.....
About the media.....shame, shame, shame. What is happening to this country.

Oh for the love of Pete, Cnn. This is so far from being newsworthy. Just how much is Palin paying you guys to keep her name front and center?

REALLY??? This is considered news? I thought I left high school years ago....

It's unfortunate these kids were exposed to the public in the political scene. Too much pressure for such a crisis situation. These kids need time.

As a former republican that voted for Obama in '08, I must say this is the kind of hypocrisy that swayed my vote. The "Great Palin Family" – what a redn*ck family!!!!

Wow– what a story–nothing more important than that is happening around the world–cutting edge-the most trusted name in propaganda

The only think important about this story is that the Mother of the girl is a conservative right winger who peaches against abortion, permarital sex, sex education, birth control for teenagers and any other social issue that takes away from her and her family looking like the Cleavers. If this had happen to her opponent Palin would have been all over the degradation of society and why her opponent was not fit to lead. This is just another story of the storks coming home to roost.

I read a comment about how only the GOP was supportive of this couple having a child...

What did they think, or more likely SAY, when Jamie Lynn Spears was all over the news? Were you supportive then? I very highly doubt it.

This is a legitimate story because Palin herself presented her family to the media... she politicised them. They were meant to show what an upstanding Christian valued woman she and her family are. As it runs out subsequent events have shown what hypocrites the whole "family values" crowd are. Her own children have practised premarital sex, had teenage pregnancies, dropped out of high school, been (apparently) involved in drug abuse etc. The whole Christian trailer trash routine.

If Bristol Palin actually had to get a job and support that child AND Levi had to pay child support, Gov. Palin would be able to say all is OK.

It is clear why our world and country is where it is today. I liberal education system has turned out a whole bunch of self-center "all knowing premadonnas". The continual bashing of Sarah Palin and her family by people who have never met her, do not know her and never will is a perfect example why you should mind your own business.
Let he who is perfect cast the first stone.

If we all focus on being more considerate and kind to our neighbors our country would be in a much better place. Instead of uniting together as a people we want to divide it as two political parties and it is not much different than claiming one religion is right and the other is wrong. Same principles are applied that one fanatical group things they are right and the other is wrong.. This is not what makes countries strong and will not be what restores our country.

If we cannot put our differences aside and come together as a nation we are doomed to failure and it starts with simply "do unto others as you would like have done to you"

It doesn't get any more simple than that....and it works for all parties religous or not.

And we care about this, why?
This is a waste of internet space.

Enough with the Palin family. PLEASE let the Palin family disappear.
We are done with them!

This should not be reported on CNN. Save this stuff for the trash magazines.

My heart goes out to these two kids. Maybe if Mom hadn't thrust them into the national spotlight, they wouldn't have been under a microscope. She – Mom – could have made them off limits.

Texas Annie–I agree with you 100%.

"Read the hateful Democratic comments and remember that these are the people who look up to and elect people who smoke crack cocaine (Marion Barry), kill people by drinking and driving and acting like it was no big deal (Ted Kennedy), and molest children and when it is found out the libs elect you 6 more times to show that they support it (Gerry Studds)."

Ahh, and you "look up to" Larry Craig, David Vitter, Ted Stevens, Mark Foley, etc? Give me a break. Find me one person outside Ward 8 in DC who "looks up to" Marion Barry. And I don't think Ted Kennedy "thinks its ok" to drink and drive. He made a horrible mistake that he has lived with for 40 years.

Get off your high horse. Sarah Palin looks for any opportunity to inject herself into the media.

Carlo – you're an idiot! You people need to leave these kids alone!

CNN, this is NOT political news.

Report on Obama's broken campaign promises – that should keep you busy.

Weird – I could have sworn I typed "www.cnn.com" not "www.tmz.com".

Who cares?

And this is news why?

How many teen couples with children split up every day?

Just because her mother is the Gov. of Alaska, and a national laughing stock as far as being taken seriously is concerned is no reason this couple should be considered newsworthy.

I think we all knew that they would not be getting married. Levi was quoted at one point as saying that he didn't want to get married. But Sarah Palin had to try to paint a positive picture on this family problem, hoping it wouldn't jeopardize her chances to become VP. It was a sham and most people knew that.

Why are we reporting on people's personal lives? What good does this story do the American people?? If this were a regular old joe schmoe, this story would not get reported, but just because this girl happens to be the daughter of a political candidate she has all her secrets advertised. I would hate to have my personal life broadcast to the entire public.

I don't think a single media network or reporter understands "responsible journalism"

By the way, isn't it illegal (or at least immoral) for Sarah's PAC to be issuing statements on behalf of her daughter? What does Bristol have to do with politics? Again another shady use of taxpayer/donor money. If you donate to Sarah's PAC, your money will be used for more of this nonesense.

This is a news story for CNN? No wonder Americana is where it is today. Real journalism no longer exists in this country. CNN=National Inquirer........

Can someone please tell me when did these two become America's most famous couple, They were never going to get married unless her mother had won and thank god she didn't. So they need to move on with there lives and be there for the baby they have that didnt ask to be brought in their mess.

Run Levi and don't look back. Take care of your kid but be happy that you will not compond the mistake you made in becoming a dad too soon with becoming a husband too soon.

Teens who get pregnant are NOT thinking about getting married. They just want to have fun. so making someone get married when they were not ever thinking of this before is a mistake.

To LIP:

This how most teen pregnancies end up. I don't think politics forced their split. Not too many teen relationships with children involved last long. If they don't split in their teens it usually happens in their twenties when the real party times come (or the mature realize they need to finish off their education).

If you do want to politicize this, maybe a discussion of how the teaching of abstinence alone is not a cure to teen pregnancy...as Republicans like her mother preach.

I'm sure that I, like the rest of America, never saw this coming.

I personally feel sorry for these two. Having an ambitious moron who will use any means to get the limelight including using the lives of her children, grandchild, not to mention her autistic kid in any way shape or form is a tragedy. Sarah Palin is the image of the new Republican party and they will never ever get back into power. Just look what their against. Sarah Palin is a failure as a human being and the Republicans are a failure as a political party.

Doug, I was raised by a liberal parent, and I think Chris Brown can't blame anybody but himself for what happened. The people who think Rhianna is at fault are Chris Brown fans. My husband, also raised by a liberal parent, agrees. That's BS to generalize like that.

Hey I like Levi's comment, We'll see...... I just want to let them and other right wingers know that we all make mistakes.... and it doesn't make one any less of a person, or a christian, to realize that people are not compatible..... The notion that they would have been forced into a "shotgun" wedding, to save S.Palin's conservative face was disgusting....... Let them decide, what they want to do....

Hey Doug in NJ, you forgot to mention Vitter, Stevens and the NJ gov. who was in love with that guy. O wait, they were from the GOP, never mind, carry on.

I guess I'm simply too old-fashioned as I believe every child should have two parents, a mother and father, which was why I remained married to my spouse for over twenty years before divorcing and growing in new directions. I felt it was my responsibility to my children as they had no choices on their conception. It was a small price to pay to instill responsibility into my children which I hope my children will respect me for. These two share the responsibility for their child and should consider that before further decisions!!!

Why are people so concerned with this? They are very young and do NOT need the media continuously bothering them. Don't blame this on Sarah- it is the media that is driving this. Don't blame Sarah for accepting her party's nomination. If you think back a candidates family used to be respected by the media. With CNN, MSNBC, etc losing all journalistic ethics that has apparently disappeared.
Instead of the openly bias media reporting on this, why do they not concentrate on our President that is spending money like it is going out of style and lying to the American people about it. He says that all of the economists said that this HAD to be done... Umm.. NO. Talk to real economists. For gods sake, QUIT BLAMING BUSH FOR EVERYTHING. He is the one that opens his mouth and the stock market plummets because they realize he and his administration have NO idea what they are doing. Back to the point... leave this family alone and let them raise their son. How would one of you like the media following you around and reporting about your newborn child?

The only reason this is funny is that it is effecting Sarah. Is she was not such a diva I would say give the kids a break. But anything that will her Sarah is good to hear.

As much as I despise Sarah Palin, I don't really think Bristol's life is any of our business. Keep Sarah under the microscope and expose all the sociopathic corruption she's engaging in, but leave the daughter out of it.

They are not mature enought to know what they want. They will probably part ways. The majority of young people who step into adulthood at a very young age do just that.

Getting married at a young age without having achieved higher education in addition to being not gainfully employed, is an accident waiting to happen. They need to grow up and concentrate on their education right now which will be a bit tough because of the baby.

Good Job CNN...If this were the OBAMA's, it would have been all over FOXNEWS...thanks for keeping us informed !

The media and the slanderous, unrelenting bloggers have virtually made these two into high profile celebrities without the means to support their popularity. The lime light is on them and they beg for other times and other places and they will never get them. It is truly a shame what has been done in the name of politics.

And like we all didn't see this coming?? Those 2 kids were no more ready to be parents than Palin was ready to be VP. The only reason she said they were going to get married was because she was on the public stage and she had to smooth things over with her ultra right wing conservative focus on the family supporters. If Sarah wasn't such a hard nose about abstanance only sex ed in schools then maybe her daughter might not be in the situation she is in. I think that not getting married at this point in the game is the best thing. Why subject that baby to more trauma by having divorced parents by the time he reaches the age of 2. Marriage is hard work even when you are an adult – but being a teenager is even more stressful when there is a child involved. They need to grow up and deal with the baby as best they can and not make another mistake by getting married. Oh and they need to practice birth control in the future so as not to have this incident to repeat itself.

"Had Palin been a Democrat the "holier-than-thou-religious-folks" would have condemned her for being ambitious and using her family to gain popularity!" Actually, had Palin been a Democrat the Republicans would've looked at an unwed, pregnant, teenager as the ultimate exmaple of liberal thinking. Can you imagine if Obama had trotted out a pregnant 17-year old onto the stage? The Republicans would've had a field day. Palin is living proof that conservative ideology is outdated. Had Palin believed in sex education and birth control her child would not be in this mess, and it is a mess.

The personal life of these people who have nothing more to do with National Politics than the man in the moon is none of our darn business. The press should leave these "children" alone.

Children raised by liberal parents were found to believe that Rihanna is the one at fault for having her face bashed in. Such people really have no place to diss Bristol or Levi. If libs took 1/4 the energy they use in hating all Americans who don't see Obama as a god and used it towards raising their kids right, then maybe those children wouldn't see an abused woman as someone who "had it coming".

If all it took was a post-baby fight for the two of them to throw in the towel, then it's probably better that they didn't get married. Hopefully Levi will keep his word to his son and be involved in his life. I am absolutely no fan of Gov. Palin, but I do feel for her daughter [Sarah Palin's family is not Sarah Palin, folks!] and wish her and her son the best, whether she is parenting as a single mom or not.

And to all the posters who said that this isn't politics, I agree to a point. Gov. Palin (or her handlers) made her daughter's situation political when she pushed her into the spotlight, whether she knew then that she was pregnant or not. But now that Gov. Palin has gone back to her day job, Bristol is one of the many single mothers in this country who would benefit more from being uplifted by her community than by being shamed.

thenews should declare an OFF LIMITS- kids will be kids let the grow up. besides darah is old news – i HOPE HOPE

"I'd give anything for, to be with him," he said.
I wonder what the current living arrangements are. Typically in a situation like this, the boyfriend lives away from the mother and child. Outside of an abusive situation, I don't see where this is beneficial to anyone. It may seem beneficial to the young man at first because many teenagers and even some adult men do not possess the maturity to become selfless in mind and live purely for someone else, in this case, his son. So Levi, if you truly would give anything to be with your son, give up whatever is keeping you and his mother apart.

I'm not a Palin fan, but the media should just leave these two kids alone. And Sarah Palin should never have dragged them up on stage before the whole world in the first place. I said back then that was a stupid publicity move on her part and not a very wise move from a mother's viewpoint.
Levi & Bristol are TOO young to be parents– but it is what it is. So, they must deal with the fact that they have a baby now. However, it also appears they are neither one mature enough to take on marriage right now. Levi apparently isn't all that interested in being married– and that alone would be a divorce waiting to happen.
So just leave them alone. Let them figure out how to go about co-raising this child. And let them go on with their lives without the media throwing them in our faces every chance they get. (And that advice goes not only for the media but for Sarah Palin as well.)

Who cares? They are uneducated, ignorant, backwards, and now, parents. There is nothing to celebrate here, except the fact that Sarah Palin tried to school us on virtue and she can't even keep her own household in order.

The lib hate here is funny. Read the hateful Democratic comments and remember that these are the people who look up to and elect people who smoke crack cocaine (Marion Barry), kill people by drinking and driving and acting like it was no big deal (Ted Kennedy), and molest children and when it is found out the libs elect you 6 more times to show that they support it (Gerry Studds).

A Democrat without hypocrasy is like an Al Queda member without a Koran, it is what you live by.

This something happened in this country hundreds a time a day this not news. We are hurting in this economic how helping find away out this mess?.

If the news keeps interviewing these people, they'll keep talking.
They were probably only together to make Palin look better during the campaign. [Though it didn't work for me.] It's over....now let them stay in Alaska and out of the news.

No reason to be mean to these two kids – its not their fault that Sarah Palin thrust them into the spotlight. Who's to know if these kids ever really planned to be together, kid or not. I think it does go to show that there's often a "show" that occurs when kids do mess up and wind up pregnant. Hopefully Bristol Palin's future and that of her son, wont be horribly adversly affected by this moment in history when neither the baby or the kid had a whole lot to say on the matter.

If only the Palins would slink off into obscurity for a bit and stay out of the media...so that Bristol can attempt to raise her child.

But something tells me daughter is a lot like mother, but are devouring the media attention like there's no tomorrow...when one would think NOW would be the time they'd want privacy and to go about their lives as normally as possible.

Obviously Sarah Palin is eyeing 2012 – foolishly.

Why does the ABC interview indicate the breakup occurred "a week, maybe two" ago but an earlier interview from the 11th indicated that the breakup had been a "mutually reached agreement" that had happened "some time ago"?

Statistics show that people who have a baby first and then marry have about a 70% divorce rate!

The FACT the this kid did not marry the mother of his child as soon and he found out a baby was on the way, speaks volumes. IF a man is really in-love, he will marry the mother of his baby and give the baby a name.

Also, IS this any of our business?? The Palin family is like a "soap opera" ..... Palin was out of line when she dragged her family into the limelight.

Had Palin been a Democrat the "holier-than-thou-religious-folks" would have condemned her for being ambitious and using her family to gain popularity! Palin is an example of far-right-hypocrisy!

I wondered at how Governor Palin could have accepted the invitation from McCain when she new she'd be opening her family to the type of scrutiny that politics and celebrity brings. Is that really the decision a good mother would make? I'm not so sure.

"Trust in God and keep working oon restoring your relationship .I pray God's blessings on both of you .I hope and pray God heals your relationship ." I disagree. When you say "Trust in God" you are basically saying, "Let an imaginary person fix this situation instead of making better choices for yourself. When you say, "I pray God's blessings on both of you" you are basically saying, "I am sitting here talking to the air instead of doing anything that actually might be helpful." It amuses me that people can be so simplistic in their thinking. Sometimes I wish that an imaginary person was running things. It must be so nice to live in a state of ignorance all the time.

Leave them alone. I am very interested in Sarah Palin (from a Democratic-leaning side), but see no value in this story at all.

It is political because it was made a big deal in the campaign-"two young kids get pregnant but do the right thing and live happily ever after." It really shows that even with all the country (or half the country if you only count repubs) supporting you and a big family that supports you, that marriage and babies are a lot harder than it looks. At least he admits he is immature and isnt blaming Bristol. I will give him that.

This should be no surprise to anyone. Obviously Palin's handlers insisted on the 'we're getting married!' story for the election. Palin and the truth have nothing to do with eachother.

As per Palin and the GOP – only a family involving heterosexual mother and father, married, should be raising children. Therefore, Social Services should take the child away from Bristol, and placed in an adoptive home of a hetero married couple, as such is in the child's best interests.

Marriage and Adoption Rights Equality for All!

Its funny that people on here are bashing the GOP for this breakup. The Palins were made out to be monsters by the left media (CNN included). Its no suprise that they would continue to go after them even if they are teenagers.

Where is Ann Coulter critizing Bristol Palin and saying she is the cause of all of America's problems? Isn't that what Coulter believes - that single moms are the cause of all of America's problems? She needs to critize Bristol Palin as well as all of those liberals that she claim are hurting America. This could be seen as somewhat racist because many Black families are single parent households; the majority of them are run by women.

After this, can we stop hearing about Bristol Palin, her ex-boyfriend and her mom Sarah Palin because this really has little to do the actual policies and functioning of the American government.

and we wonder why this country is in shambles we are concerned over some stupid redneck quarrel rather then how to fix our infrastructure and energy needs.

So what, their business.

I am glad that Bristol broke up with him. Some of my students were on myspace when Bristol first got pregnant, and he specifically said, that he was not interested in marriage on his page, and he said that he did not want kids. He was an opportunist. I prayed that Bristol would discover that before she married him. Consider this a lesson learned and move on.

Jean, Obama is way above your head apparently. Why is it that people like you almost quoted the stock market verbatum until it began to rise. Oh, no, if his economic plan works that means that people like me will remain irrelevant for another 16 years.

The breakup was probably caused by Levi Johnston's mother being arrested for drug dealing and the realization by Team Palin that having a drug dealing in-law wouldn't be good for Sarah Palin's political ambitions in 2012. Nuff said.

Well thank God we all know about this! I'm sure this is the most important thing going on in the news today!

Admittedly, this isn't news. But I have to admit that I enjoy reading about the failings and the fractured facade that once surrounded the Wasilla Hillbillies. In the end, we'll have just another unwed, uneducated mother being supported by the rest of us.

But in the big picture, who cares about these two losers? This country has far more serious issues to deal with and CNN should use its resources focusing on those issues.

Come on, they are kids with a kid, leave them alone.
It is ashame that they don't teach the use of birth control in Gov. Palins state but now "it is what it is", 2 kids raising a kid. If the world would leave them alone maybe they can come to an arrangement that is best for that baby and not what is best for Gov. Palins political future.

I think that Levi should fet a Dna test to see if this really his baby or not. I think Sarah was just trying to pin this on the closest person around. I wonder if Rush or coulter as called Sarah on this matter.

He never planned to marry her in the first place.

JKT points out why this IS NEWS. It shows proves over and over again why Palin would be wrong for America. Her views about abstinence and all that are just plain ridiculous.

"The best thing he could do is to love his mother (and marry her of course!)"

^Yep...nothing like an unhappy marriage and eventual divorce to put that kid in a good spot!

And what with Levi's drug dealing mother....I'm sure this is one family that's going far!

I see a lot of posts blaming CNN for this story. But you have to remember Sarah Palin thrust these two in the spotlight. And also, Sarah Palin used her office to get Levi a position which afterwards he withdrew because of the public pressure. I hope Bristol the best of luck. My daughter also had a unplanned pregnancy. It is very hard work raising a child at such a young age.

maybe if we focussed on our own relationships we wouldn't take such joy in the hardships of others.

Ok, enough. This was news when they broke up just because they had made such a big deal about their marriage but this is just disgusting. I don't care why they broke up. Oh, it was after an argument? Go figure! I figured they broke up during a romantic evening when nothing went wrong! CNN, you're better than this.

Why does CNN find this story news???????????????????

It's about 2 kids who were forced into the spotlight....the campaign is over...leave them the heck alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dude., you dodged a bullet.. leave gracefully and keep your pants up!

This isn't politics – it's gossip. Come on, CNN.

Have to agree with most, this ain't news. With the economy falling apart and all that stuff, Bristol Palin is like #1 billion on the list of stuff that people care about...

A "shotgun" wedding is certainly not the answer and would only make the situation worse for all involved. These two seem immature and once you are responsible for another human being you are no longer a "child" but are thrust into immediately being an adult and they are not ready. Both of these parents have made statements now that the new baby is changing their lives and have indicated that it was not in a good way.

The true solution is that the baby should have been given up for adoption by a family that will both want and love him and just care for him financially.

Hopefully, politicians that are parents will learn not to shine the national spotlight on the mistakes in their family. There is no such thing as privacy on the national political stage. Everything will be found and used against if possible, and this pertains to both parties.

So perhaps in the future political mothers and fathers, will put the welfare of their family before their own political aspirations!

Surprise,,,Surprise,,,Surprise !!!

Johnston said that he would give anything for his son. The best thing he could do is to love his mother (and marry her of course!)

THIS is why birth control and sex education are a good idea. Kids like this have sexual urges and are going to have sex no matter what. But then parents like Sarah Palin tell them birth control is evil, so now there's a baby in the world without a married couple for parents. Birth control would have allowed these two to grow up a bit before having a family and this situation could have been completely avoided. Right-wingers like Palin who shun birth control are the primary cause of many of our society's ills.

Do not want to hear about these twits again and shame on Good Morning America and any other media outlets for thinking this is news.

This is political news? Come on, CNN!

And we care why? This relationship was never real to begin with. This poor couple is just being controlled by Palin's advisors so that she cna still run on her "conservative" values platform in 2012. An un-wed teenage mother will not look good. The sad part here is that in the end, it is the child who will suffer in the long-run. I feel nothing but heartfelt sympathy for Bristol, Levi, and baby. They never asked to be shoved into the spotlight like this. It is Sarah and Todd Palin's fault, and no one else.

What a shock.

(not really)

When the GOP and the people they parade in front of cameras to use for props drop the hypocritical nonsense and realizes that they are no better than anyone else, then maybe they will be taken seriously again. Until then, everything they do makes them look more and more like the caricature that the party is.

I find it hard to believe that they were planning on getting married to begin with. The whole wedding was a farce because Palin was a Vice Presidential candidate. That family is a bunch of fakes, hypocrites and liars.

We so don't care about the Palin Family, what makes their issues any different fron any "Joe" dealing the same issues. If Bristol's mother hadn't run for the white house she would be just another statistic!
The media is only reporting this to tick off Sarah Palin! The next report will be on how Sarah is complaining that "the media is attacking her family!"

Come on CNN we know the game, stop making tools out tools!
Report what's important!

Obama/Biden
2008/2012

this is not even worth a comment

if you dont think its news dont click , read or respond... i enjoy reading news about the Alaskan Hillbillies ; ) lol

all together now....WHO CARES???????????????????????

CNN – this is NOT NEWS! Stop bombarding us with this nonsense! I don't even know who Joe Biden's kids are and he's the vice president of the United States. I certainly do not need to hear one more word about these idiots in Alaska.

Well, this is an important news item. Thanks, CNN. I don't think I could have gotten through the week without being fully informed about these two kids.

And I wondered how the media would adjust to Bush leaving office.

I cannot believe that CNN has made this news. In the state this country is in you are talking about two 19 year olds having a fight. PATHETIC!

Oh there was an articile in a liberal Alaska newspaper that Banks in Alaska are solid. 2 words why. Sarah Palin. As for as the other 48 with tons of problems two words why. Bush Obama.

sorry to see them in the news. Being young parents is tough enough.

Let me also say this: why does a man have to only "wish" he could be with his kids? Why is that America? Why the default that a mom has the kids and the man has to prove neglect just to have his own kids?

Cnn stop trying to spread gossip. These kids are not politicians and you should not report this type of garbage. Leave that to the tabloids.

What I would like is for the Media to STOP exploiting these Children for ratings. ( CNN?) ( ABC?)
Please leave the kids alone. Leave them out of your reporting.
Let them live long and prosper.

We can't comment on the kooks in the White House but we can comment on two kids that don't abort their baby.

Why is the comment fields closed for this:

"Obama to announce plan to boost lending to small businesses
Posted: 04:40 AM ET"

You see the corrupt MSM knows how stupid most people are so they throw things out their to distract from the main issues.

The corrupt MSM knows Obama is way in over his head and his advisors are idiots.

The corrupt MSM also knows that they are one of the pieces that put Obama is in the WH.

Accidents do happen.

C'mon CNN - I would expect this from FOX or even MSNBC, but to put this story on the Political Ticker is outrageous and panders to the lowest common denominator. I check the Ticker 2 or 3 times/day to find out what is happening in the world of politics. This story is more appropriate for your entertainment page.

With all of the serious issues facing our country, its people and its government, let's stick to the serious issues of the day and leave these types of stories to People magazine.

We fall down and we get Up ,but a Saint is just a sinner who fell down and got Up.
Keep your head up -Both of you .Stay Strong .This is one of many more relationship stress-tests to come.Trust in God and keep workin gon restoring your relationship .I pray God's blessings on both of you .I hope and pray God heals your relationship .We all make mistakes,argue-Hot discussion about our different opinions,fight -It's called LIFE ..One Love

Who are these people? Does anyone really care? Enough already!

THIS IS NEWS??? I thought this was CNN, not TMZ.

Why is this national, local, or even backyard news?

Give it a rest people. This is not news – it's e-gossip. This kind of thing happens all the time.

Young people demand rights, then tend to put the responsibility for their decisions on someone else.

They are just kids. Leave them alone.

Next time, on Laguna Beach...

CNN, this isn't news.

Once again, why is this national news?

Hey no fair you snuck this one n I clicked to read about Obama's help for small business and II get to see more of the Palin family. I want my click back!

come on CNN...if this were about some democrat's kid...you'd find it not newsworthy...can we say, "National Enquirer?"

Congratulations CNN, you are now reporting on a story in People Magazine. You've managed to reach an all time low.

The Palin Syndrome needs to be put to rest---they are not America's famous couple--they are just two teenagers that were caught up in the political spectrum-–America has more difficult issues to deal with then a frontier teenage pregnancy.

Sorry folks, I just don't care. There is too much going on to focus on the trials and tribulations involving this young couple who is in the news only because the grandmother is an obnoxious media hog. I wish the couple well, the best thing for them is for all of us, including the media to leave them alone. A real bonus would be to ignore Sarah Palin. She is irrelevant and clueless. Just what we DON"T need!

Who cares about the Palins CNN – how about your organization doing something constructive by coming up for solutions to get us out of this economic mess. If I want to keep up with the latest gossip, I will purchase a copy of the National Enquirer!

First I'd like to say I admire Governor Palin, but these two young people need to grow up some. It's ashame the baby came before mom and dad were fully mature.