CLEVELAND - Levi Johnston comes off as something of a dunce. He never seems completely in the moment, nor does he seem particularly bright.But he's milking his Sarah Palin affiliation for all it's worth.
Johnston, 19 is the father of the Alaska governor's four month old grandson. The former high school hockey player had been engaged to Palin's daughter Bristol until their supposedly mutual break-up last month, but in the weeks since, there have been a steady stream of back-and-forths between the Palins and Johnstons in the media.
Johnston has appeared on Tyra Banks' show and after some prodding by Banks, he admitted to not always practicing safe sex with Bristol. On Larry King Live last night, he reiterated that line and also echoed Bristol's controversial comment about abstinence not always being realistic for teenagers.
Gov. Palin has repudiated Johnston's claims and dispelled any notion that he and her daughter engaged in any sexual activity in her home. She's also dismissed his current media appearances as nothing more than a cheap ploy on his part and that he has lied "in a quest for fame."
Funny stuff.
When Gov. Palin was announced as Sen. John McCain's running mate for the U.S. presidency last August, Johnston was presented to all of the world as a super-upstanding guy and he and Bristol were the happiest young couple in the world, all ready to wed and live a life of endless marital bliss. That was the mistake, and Johnston always seemed uneasy anytime he was photographed with Bristol, especially at the high-profile RNC.
After McCain lost the election to President Barack Obama, the wheels really started to come off of this contrived relationship. Bristol gave birth to her and Levi's child a couple days after Christmas and initially proclaimed Levi to be a great dad. Last night, Johnston told King that he barely gets to see the child nowadays.
Johnston has been all over television. He has also been approached to do some modeling and has had a host of other offers. He now has a publicist and is constantly hounded by "people camped outside [his] house." He is simply playing his hand to the fullest as well he should.
After all, he was used as a "symbol" by Palin when she campaigned. It's his turn now.
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