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Sherry Johnston, Levi's mother, is sentenced to 3 years ("symbol for health reform")
ADN ^ | November 20, 2009 | MEGAN HOLLAND

Posted on 11/21/2009 3:20:36 AM PST by SolidWood

Sherry Johnston was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for dealing the prescription painkiller OxyContin.

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Johnston made a deal with prosecutors to plead to a single felony count in exchange for dropping five other felony drug dealing charges against her. The deal called for the 42-year-old Wasilla woman to be sentenced to three years of prison time plus three years of probation, which is what the judge gave her.

Johnston received less time than the normal five to eight years for a second-degree felony drug charge because the amount she was dealing was so small.

Johnston is slated to serve her sentence at Alaska's only female prison, Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Eagle River. She has been at Hiland since she pleaded guilty in August.

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In a phone interview after the sentencing, Butler called his client "a poster child for health care reform." He said his client was selling some of the drugs to get money to pay for other pain medications that her insurance company was cutting her off from. He would not identify her insurance company.

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Levi Johnston, who recently posed for "Playgirl" magazine, was at the Friday morning sentencing in Palmer, fresh off from making rounds in Hollywood circles, according to the Los Angeles Times.

(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: drugs; ericsmith; healthcare; levijohnston; obamacare; palin; rexbutler; sherryjohnston

Sherry Johnston

Attorney Rex Butler,a Democrat operative, worked on the Jesse Jackson for President campaign and now is Levi Johnston's handler.

Judge Eric Smith who gave the sentence (3 years instead of 5 to 8). He was rejected by Governor Sarah Palin for the Alaska Supreme Court earlier this year not at least for his radical enviromentalist views.

1 posted on 11/21/2009 3:20:37 AM PST by SolidWood
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To: SolidWood
Yes, that's the image Obamacare needs!

Please support "Health reform"... please. Do it for Levi's mom.

Sheesh!

2 posted on 11/21/2009 3:22:44 AM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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To: SolidWood

I miss the old days, when people did things like this for the poor old grandmother or to save the local orphanage.


3 posted on 11/21/2009 3:26:48 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: SolidWood

You can tell the judge is a nut-case AND a LIBERAL. Is it just me or what? Why is it when you see someone with a beard, he’s almost certainly a LIBERAL. Almost like they are hiding from something, dont want to be recognized. Like the hyphenated last names. What is it with these people?


4 posted on 11/21/2009 3:27:37 AM PST by scoobysnak71
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To: SolidWood

No doubt Obamacare would up her prescription to “pure streetgrade smack”.


5 posted on 11/21/2009 3:27:39 AM PST by muawiyah (Git Out The Way)
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To: SolidWood

Meanwhile her son keeps bad mouthing Sarah Palin. Go figure.


6 posted on 11/21/2009 3:28:14 AM PST by ET(end tyranny)
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To: SolidWood

Oh, almost forgot the original intent of my post. You’ll see. The apple wont fall far from this tree. That punk will be in the news for bad things soon. Getting that girl pregnant and then running away is certainly a character indicator.


7 posted on 11/21/2009 3:30:27 AM PST by scoobysnak71
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To: SolidWood
Levi Johnston, who recently posed for "Playgirl" magazine, was at the Friday morning sentencing

Evidently, the apple didn't fall too far from the tree.

8 posted on 11/21/2009 3:30:41 AM PST by SouthDixie (We are but angels with one wing, it takes two to fly.)
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To: SolidWood
>"Butler called his client "a poster child for health care reform." He said his client was selling some of the drugs to get money to pay for other pain medications that her insurance company was cutting her off from"

Notice he didnt say WHY her insurance company was cutting her off? Probably for non-payment. She was spending all her money on drugs. He did a good job spinning that one, I'll tell ya.

9 posted on 11/21/2009 3:36:38 AM PST by scoobysnak71
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To: scoobysnak71

Yup. He looks like a friggin lunatic.


10 posted on 11/21/2009 3:40:16 AM PST by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: SolidWood

Lynne Stewart got less time for conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists.


11 posted on 11/21/2009 4:01:24 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: SolidWood
I am a Sarah Palin fanatic, I love her! However I get no joy from seeing this poor sole go to prison. God Bless her!

As for Levi, or should I say Ricky Hollywood, I don't see any more value from him for the libs against Sarah. He has zero credibility.

Who is going to believe that Sarah referred to her son Trig as the “retarded kid” ? He is finished I would say. mind you would not surprise me if he become a regular panelist on Meet the Press, has as much credibility as the host and the regular guests.

12 posted on 11/21/2009 4:08:01 AM PST by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT.... OPRAH WEIGHS ABOUT 1200 LBS NOW)
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To: scoobysnak71
It ain't the beard, it's the haircut...

Welcome to Free Repub;ic.

13 posted on 11/21/2009 4:12:33 AM PST by metesky (My retirement fund is holding steady @ $.05 a can.)
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To: Friendofgeorge
As for Levi, or should I say Ricky Hollywood, I don't see any more value from him for the libs against Sarah. He has zero credibility.

Levi keeps the 'pre-marital sex' angle alive with respect to Sarah Palin's daughter. This is obviously meant to crack Palin's support within the religious-conservative voting block. Huckabee is the benefactor of votes lost in that area. I think that the Dems believe that Huckabee cannot win, so the strategy is to go after Palin early & often with these kinds of attacks to keep her off stride.

14 posted on 11/21/2009 4:15:43 AM PST by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: SolidWood

Grifters


15 posted on 11/21/2009 4:41:29 AM PST by NY.SS-Bar9 (Bread and Circuses)
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To: SouthDixie

The last interview I saw with Levi made me think he has been indulging a bit himself. He totally came across as stoned.


16 posted on 11/21/2009 4:43:22 AM PST by GnuHere
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To: scoobysnak71
Is it just me or what? Why is it when you see someone with a beard, he’s almost certainly a LIBERAL.

Yeah, it's just you.

Welcome to FREErepublic.

17 posted on 11/21/2009 4:54:01 AM PST by PalmettoMason (Half Honkey.....ALL Donkey! BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA! Mmm, Mmmm, Mmmmm!)
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To: scoobysnak71

He’s got the Richard Dreyfuss look going on


18 posted on 11/21/2009 5:29:13 AM PST by NewCenturions
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To: SolidWood

judge looks frazzled


19 posted on 11/21/2009 6:02:38 AM PST by dennisw (Obama -- our very own loopy, leftist god-thing.)
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To: SolidWood
Looks like the apple didn't fall too far from the tree. (Yea, I know two others have already said it but it needs to be repeated over and over for the benefit of the MSM and the Daily KOS readers).
20 posted on 11/21/2009 6:27:10 AM PST by vetvetdoug (FUBO, a fashion statement for conservatives.)
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To: SolidWood; Lazamataz

No way would I hit it...bets are Laz wouldn’t either.Levi’s father must have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he did.


21 posted on 11/21/2009 6:28:46 AM PST by vetvetdoug (FUBO, a fashion statement for conservatives.)
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To: dennisw

Looks like he’s facing a strong headwind.


22 posted on 11/21/2009 6:28:58 AM PST by rusty millet
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To: rusty millet

on a sailboat with spray washing him


23 posted on 11/21/2009 6:30:50 AM PST by dennisw (Obama -- our very own loopy, leftist god-thing.)
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To: SolidWood

And slimy Levi whines and whimpers re Sarah Palin’s parenting? hahahahahahaha


24 posted on 11/21/2009 6:34:46 AM PST by apocalypto
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To: apocalypto

You know if Sarah Palin were still governor, the awkward spot she would be in as far as the expectation of a pardon.


25 posted on 11/21/2009 6:46:09 AM PST by ThomasSawyer (Democratic Underground: Proof that anyone can figure out how to use a computer.)
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To: metesky; scoobysnak71

I have a beard. I ride motorcycles, even though they are environmentally friendly. I must be the next Unibomber . . .


26 posted on 11/21/2009 7:31:48 AM PST by BraveMan
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To: Tallguy
Mind you, O`le Huck is putting on the pounds, so many evangelicals may very well drop him because of gluttony?

I think that makes about as much sense as one`s that will drop Sarah because her daughter was pregnant? Perhaps some self righteous Christians

27 posted on 11/21/2009 10:27:59 AM PST by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT.... OPRAH WEIGHS ABOUT 1200 LBS NOW)
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To: scoobysnak71
Hey! Easy on the beard rhetoric! It's the hairstyle(?) this guy sports that tells all. It's just that I wear a beard...> And so did Jesus according to all the pictures I've seen. ;^)
28 posted on 11/21/2009 11:39:48 AM PST by Blue Collar Christian ( What happened to my tag line?)
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To: BraveMan

>”I have a beard. I ride motorcycles, even though they are environmentally friendly. I must be the next Unibomber . . .”

Now now, don’t take this out of context. This is not a clear-cut, fool-proof thing. Just having a beard doesn’t make you a liberal, nor does NOT having a beard make you conservative. I’ve just noticed that MOST (note: that doesn’t mean ALL) of the people I’ve met who wear a beard turn out to be liberal. Likewise, I’ve also noticed MOST (not ALL) people who are well shaven happen to be conservative. Truly, an Inexact science. I suppose you could use this equation on other things, like the hyphenated names, or hippies, artists, people who dont take a bath, etc, etc, etc. I think you and I could walk down the street and I could point out to you the predominant party of each person and be spot on at least 70% of the time, just judging on appearance and mannerisms alone.

Sorry if I offended anybody here, but I think, given enough thought, you’ll end up agreeing with me. Give it a try, you’ll see I may be closer than you care to think.


29 posted on 11/22/2009 7:04:58 AM PST by scoobysnak71
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