Grandbaby Palin Arrives
It’s official. Sarah Palin’s a granny. Reported at both People Magazine and CBS News, it seems baby Trigg, not yet one, is an uncle!
Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Saturday to a healthy 7 lb., 7 oz., baby boy in Palmer, Alaska.
“We think it’s wonderful,” said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol’s grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news. “The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited.”
The baby’s name is Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston and he was born at 5:30 a.m., according to Jones.
Baby Tripp takes his surname from his dad, Levi Johnston, an apprentice electrician and former Wasilla High School hockey player who has been dating Bristol for three years.
Fracas has noted a nasty, pin-worthy comment in the CBS article though.
“Heyman says there doesn’t appear to be any race among paparazzi to get the first photos of Tripp: “Listen. This is a very different kind of family. These people are having, you know, a private happy family moment, and certainly we wish them well. But I wouldn’t say this is the kind of celebrity baby moment that many people anticipate.”
Granted, I’m all in favour of a private, happy family moment, but what I don’t understand is why this baby’s birth shouldn’t be celebrated every bit as much as the birth of any Brangelina baby… or a baby Spears. The CBS article implies that because Bristol is a teen mom, and unwed, that her baby’s birth isn’t exactly a reason to celebrate and be joyful. I find that to be pin-worthy, and the fraccers doll agrees!
After all, Brad and Angelina were not married when the 2006 Brangelina baby craziness went on, and Jamie Lynn Spears is also an unwed teen mom yet their babies were treated as though they’re the second coming of Christ. (Indeed, now that Obama has shown us he is the second coming… we know better, but back then, we didn’t Obama was going to save the world, we thought it was going to be the Brangelina baby to do so.)
Fracas believes that regardless of how or why a child is conceived and brought into the world, that child should be considered a joy and a cause to celebrate. The baby born to an unwed teenage daughter of a political candidate many despise and ridicule is of no less worth in the grand scheme, than the baby of a starving and homeless woman in a third world country, or an overblown and overly worshiped celebrity.
Fracas also notes that most other sites are reporting baby Tripp’s weight as 7 lb., 4 oz. instead of the 7 lb., 7 oz. reported by People Magazine. Given that People Magazine won the bid for who will get the photos, I’m going to go with the info provided by People… you’d think if they’re willing to shell out the bucks for the photos, they probably got the facts right.
So congratulations to Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston and their families. Please do enjoy your private, happy family moment and know that fraccers will take care of the necessary pins!



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