Bristol Palin posted this ^^ photo on her Patheos blog on Friday with the message “This is still how much I care about anything negative … #prolife ?? God is good, happy Friday!!” Which brings me to my biggest question: is Bristol Palin trying to squeeze her second unwed pregnancy for all of the publicity she can get? Part of me would have no trouble believing that particular conspiracy, but part of me doesn’t even believe Bristol is smart enough to be that conniving. I have a hard time believing that she’s thought through how she’s releasing – and not releasing – information and how that affects what we write about her.

As you know already, Bristol announced her second pregnancy last Thursday. Her announcement blog post did not sound happy at all – it included statements like “Honestly, I’ve been trying my hardest to keep my chin up on this one” and “I know this has been, and will be, a huge disappointment to my family, to my close friends, and to many of you” and “I do not want any lectures.” Which led to many of us writing and believing that Bristol got pregnant “accidentally” yet again, meaning this pregnancy was unplanned. Over the weekend, we discussed some theories about WHY this was so unplanned and why we really haven’t heard a confirmation on the baby-daddy. The baby-daddy might be Dakota Meyer, or it might be…? Anyway, Bristol has written a new blog post about her pregnancy and she’s just being deliberately obtuse now. You can read the full piece here, I’m making some edits.

So here are the things you should all get straight before you continue to mock me, judge me, and talk about me. None of us are perfect. I made a mistake, but it’s not the mistake all these giddy a$$holes have loved to assume. This pregnancy was actually planned.

Everyone knows I wanted more kids, to have a bigger family. Believing I was heading that way, I got ahead of myself. Things didn’t go as planned, but life keeps going. Life moves on. But I do not regret this baby. This baby is not a disappointment, and I cannot wait to be a mom times two. Tripp is going to make the best big brother!!

Let’s get another thing straight, because I can’t tolerate all the talk on this subject. I have never been paid as an “abstinence spokesperson.” I was employed by the great people at The Candies Foundation…. In other words, they are a teen pregnancy prevention non-profit and I worked for them when I was 18 and 19 — when I could share first hand the challenges of being a teen mother.

I know you remember me most from when Mom ran for Vice President. However, I’m not 17 anymore, I am 24. I’ve been employed at the same doctor’s office for over six years now; I own a home; I have a well-rounded, beautiful son.

Here’s what I have spoken out about. Life. On this blog and at a few pro-life events.

When I realized I was pregnant, I knew I would be completely crucified. But I never even thought of aborting this child, NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE. (Sorry to the ghouls at Gawker, who said this baby is an argument FOR abortion. Not happening.) I am pregnant. This is not the ideal situation, but life is important even if it’s not in the most absolute ideal circumstance. This is more confirmation on what I’ve always stood for. I’ve always been pro-life and I am standing for life now. Deal with it.

[From Bristol’s Patheos blog]

A few things.

Bristol was paid as an abstinence ambassador, even though the Candies’ Foundation is a non-profit. According to the Candies’ Foundation TAX RECORDS, Bristol made $262,500 in 2009 alone. That figure comes from the Associated Press, not a tabloid. Bristol was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to shill her abstinence bulls-t and now she’s lying about it. Because she’s a lying grifter and a hypocrite.

“None of us are perfect.” And yet she has made a career out of mocking, judging and talking about other people. People in glass houses, darlin’.

“I got ahead of myself.” I guess she’s saying that Dakota is the father? But maybe she’s not even sure. If she got pregnant with Dakota and the “mistake” she made was agreeing to marry him…? I don’t know, why doesn’t she just come out and say it?

Choice is choice. Bristol is using her reproductive choice even as she advocates for taking away choice. Choosing to carry an unexpected child to term is choice. Choosing to become a single, unwed mother is a choice. This is reproductive choice in action and Bristol is too stupid to understand that. She’s also too stupid to understand that because she’s cloistered in her uniquely Republican white privilege, she won’t get “shamed” by her own party for choosing to become a single mother.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Bristol’s blog.