It may be called Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp, but it's clear Sarah Palin is the real star of this show.
Now that Bristol is back in Wasilla, she is hanging out with mama grizzly more and I sit on the edge of my seat waiting for the polarizing politician to drop a classic Palinism. Your know what I'm talking about. Pearls like "But obviously, we've got to stand with our North Korean allies." (Umm, actually that is one of our country's biggest threats).
And who can forget her tweet: "'Refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!'"
So I was psyched to see that this week, Bristol and Sarah would be traveling to Washington, DC together for public appearances.
Bristol tries so hard to build up tension for the trip, admitting fears Occupy Wall Street protesters bum rushing her book signing. "Any time I put myself out there in public, there is an opportunity for things to go wrong," she says wearily. PLEASE. LET. SOMETHING. GO. WRONG! I'd take anything to wake up this sleepy excuse for a reality TV show. But alas, nothing of note happens except a run-in with a butt-kissing Sarah Palin impersonator.
Later, while attending her mom's speech, she complains, "At events like this, there could be a dangerous moment. Someone could have something in their hand." Of course I don't want anything really bad to happen. I was just hoping for maybe a drink thrown in someone's face a la Basketball Wives or a Real Housewives worthy slap to heat things up. No such luck.
Back in Wasilla, the excitement meter inches up a notch as Bristol and sis Willow plan Sarah's surprise birthday party. The shocker? They buy her a pink, purse-size handgun. Yea. Nothing says 'I love you mom' like a deadly weapon. Sarah is certainly overjoyed with the gift. Now she has a cute little pistol for close-up hunting kills. That was actually pretty fascinating. This family is unlike any other on TV ... well, aside from maybe Swamp People.
Do you get a kick out of seeing Sarah Palin with her family?
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I actually watched th show for the very first time. I think Bristol's co-author said it best when she said a person could like someone and not their politics. Other than Bristol constantly repeating kind words about her mom, Sarah, I thought it was like any other reality tv show. I enjoyed it and will probably watch it again. They are regular people with normal lives! Give them a break!
Id rather not see any of the Palins. Their 5 minutes of fame was over A LONGGG time ago.
So, we're supposed to pity hard working solo momming Bristol... who has the time and money to buy a firearm for her mom?
Yeah, they're just "regular people with normal lives," which is why Bristol is constantly shopping, nightclubbing, and whining about how hard it is to be a mom., cuz all single moms spend time shopping, nightclubbing, and living in fear that someone might actually show up at their book signing Lucky Bristol, nobody shows up at her book signings, so she doesn't have to worry about confronting anyone with a view that conflicts with her mom's.
Sounds like she at least backed off of the Hating Levi talk for a while. Wish he'd take this show to the judge and get her to abide by the rules of their parenting plan, which included not talking smack about one another around Tripp.
I watched one episode of this new show. It was so bad I don't even like to see the previews for the next week. Bristol is praying for something to happen to get her ratings up. The network will probably cancel if thy can't get the ratings up. Bristol will then have to find a real job or go after her son's father for support.