John Berman has been at ABC since 1995, and allowed to appear on television since 2001. He covered the 2008 campaign extensively, following John McCain and Mitt Romney during the primaries and then Barack Obama in the general election. He also spent more than 20 months chasing George W. Bush around the country as a producer from 1999 until 2001, earning the clever nickname, "Pain in the Ass," from our 43rd president. He is a frequent and sometimes welcome contributor to all of ABC's broadcasts.

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Lindsay Lohan: Palin 'Distracting from the Real Issues'

September 02, 2008 7:24 PM

For anyone worried that the Republican convention didn't have a celebrity twist....

You can now add Lindsay Lohan's name to the list of bloggers moved to share their thoughts on  reports that surfaced yesterday that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's teenage daughter is pregnant.

The erstwhile tween queen-cum-paparazzi target posted to her MySpace blog this morning decrying  Palin's daughter's pregnancy as 'distracting from the real issues, the real everyday problems that this country experiences."

Writes Lohan, "I am concerned with the fact that Sarah Palin brought the attention to her daughter's pregnancy, rather than all world issues and what she believes she could possibly do to change them-if elected." On that note, the actress invites Palin to take cues from her Democratic rival, 'Maybe focus on delivering some words and policy with stronger impact like Joe Biden."

(The AP confirmed with Lohan's publicist that the blog was written by the star herself.)

--Nitya Venkataraman

September 2, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (75)

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Who the hel_ cares what this celebrity says about politics?

Posted by: This matters, why? | Sep 2, 2008 7:40:33 PM

Who the hel_ cares what this celebrity says about politics?

Posted by: This matters, why? | Sep 2, 2008 7:40:34 PM

Uh, anyone tell Ms Lohan that it was the press speculating about all this that caused the fervor.

Posted by: david | Sep 2, 2008 7:41:08 PM

Lindsay who-disfunctional at best.

Posted by: Kim | Sep 2, 2008 7:44:57 PM

Is she out of jail/rehab already?

Posted by: Vetter | Sep 2, 2008 7:52:16 PM

Sarah Palin tried to fire the town librarian because she wouldn't ban the books Sarah wanted her to. Sarah Palin is an arrogant right wing nut job.

Posted by: Marika | Sep 2, 2008 7:52:17 PM

Rick Davis said that this election will not be about issues but about getting to know the candidates.

Well we are learning about Sarah Palin and her husband's being a former member of AIP thus hates America.

Posted by: Nancy | Sep 2, 2008 8:01:33 PM

First, an article about a rapper and now, an article about a nut case celeb. If ABC isn't trying to become the Enquirer, what's it trying to do?

Posted by: Martin Slueg | Sep 2, 2008 8:04:15 PM

First, an article about a rapper and now, an article about a nut case celeb. If ABC isn't trying to become the Enquirer, what's it trying to do?

Posted by: Martin Slueg | Sep 2, 2008 8:05:42 PM

She is really showing her ignorance again. The ones making a big deal out of this are the talking heads on TV and the print head hunters who only want to sell ink. This is not a story. It happens every day and it happened to one of my daughters. People let this go.

Posted by: William | Sep 2, 2008 8:07:19 PM

um - she needs to be concerned with HER real issues...

Posted by: tony | Sep 2, 2008 8:22:09 PM

I hear she's drinking again, she really should wait to blog when she's sober and then keep it on her level, maybe talk about shopping or wrecking cars, politics are above her pay grade.

Posted by: samhiguchi | Sep 2, 2008 8:29:10 PM

Finally: some hard-hitting political news.

Posted by: Bob | Sep 2, 2008 9:36:09 PM

Ha ha ha. No, get it. LINDSAY LOHAN accuses anyone of distracting from the real issues! So perfect.

Even more wonderful, reverse is actually true. This is actually getting the tabloids to cover the presidential race. Congratulations Sarah Palin! Way to reach the masses!

Posted by: MSG Quixo | Sep 2, 2008 9:37:09 PM

Baaahaaaa!

Posted by: Kathleen | Sep 2, 2008 9:38:29 PM

LindsaY, what does sam have to say about this??? Applause, I didn't think you even knew how to spell Blog!!!
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black???

Posted by: Tom Albright | Sep 2, 2008 9:39:01 PM

First Madonna, then P. Diddy, and now Lindsay. Who's next Britney? If this little idiot was sober enough to know what was going on about her in the country, she would know that the Palin family released the information because of the rumors that the baby the daughter was carrying around was actually HER baby and not her little sister. With the drugs and the drunk driving that Lindsay has been involved with, she is lucky her mind isn't totally fried or that she six feet under somewhere from an overdose or car wreck. I guess maybe the police department isn't talking about her and her girlfriend in their press conferences this week and she's feeling left out.

You would think, eventually, that the Obama campaign would ask these idiots to refrain from making comments on behalf of his Presidential bid. It really does him no good.

Posted by: Melanie | Sep 2, 2008 9:48:29 PM

The Palin pick says alot about McCain, and not much of it good, I'm afraid. Firstly, he wanted Lieberman as VP, but wouldn't stand up to the extreme religious right to get what he wanted. Where's the courage and character in that? Second, if he's really about 'country first', how could he risk putting the country in the hands of a small-town mayor from Alaska that just got her passport last year and needs to go to a foreign-policy 'boot camp'? He put the country second, and political expediency first - that says it all about McCain, doesnt it? Lastly, even when he decided to pick Palin, he didn't bother to take the time to find out if she has the judgement and character required for the job. Now we find she supports abstinence-only education while her teenage daughter's pregnant, she raised funds for the incredibly corrupt Ted Stevens, she was for the bridge to nowhere before she was against it, she thinks US troops should only be sent on missions from God, he was part of an organisation that supports Alaska seceding from the USA, that she pressured for a state trooper to be fired because of a family vendetta. It's just horrifying, really. Says it all about McCain.

Posted by: Tom | Sep 2, 2008 10:15:56 PM

Lindsay who?

Posted by: New Englander | Sep 2, 2008 10:35:28 PM

How in the hel_ does "Lindsay Lohan: Critical of Palin" become a top headline on abcnews.com? ABC news....your news website is a joke!

Posted by: Brian | Sep 2, 2008 10:37:06 PM

Oh, please. Since when was what Lohan had to say about politics worthwhile for a journalist to report on?

She doesn't even understand why Palin came out with the pregnancy information. Her lack of knowledge on the subject is painfully aparant as is that of abcnews for even considering publishing this, (let alone actually publishing it).

I only check abc news out of curiosity. Definitely not for the journalistic information and unbiased articles.

Jeez.

Posted by: sarah | Sep 2, 2008 10:46:54 PM

WHY IS THIS FRONT PAGE NEWS, ABC? Do you want to lose your readers because of your moronic headlines? Stop insulting our intelligence by publishing comments by uneducated and irrelevant ACTORS. Ridiculous.

Posted by: Jenna Helyn | Sep 2, 2008 10:52:12 PM

Believe it or not folks, Lindsay Lohan just like the rest of us blogging is an American and has the right to say whatever she wants and it having the same validity and worth as yours or mine...
that's the American way.

Posted by: nerakami | Sep 2, 2008 10:58:34 PM

Lindsay Lohan has no business criticizing anyone. She has zero credibility because of her own behavior.

Hey, Lindz: Clean up your own house before you go after someone else. You are just proving what a fool you truly are, as if your behavior wasn't proof enough already. Quit while you're ahead!

Posted by: MyFellowAmericans | Sep 2, 2008 11:00:36 PM

Lindsay Lohan, seriously. She can say whatever she wants but everyone knows she is trash. She is white trash. Why would any respectable journalist report this. She doesnt have the brain God gave a pea. She didnt even know Joe Biden before the Dem Convention. The fact that she mentioned him means she is creditable. Please, tell her to crawl back to the trailor park.

Posted by: Gomac | Sep 2, 2008 11:06:56 PM

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