tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post3423391894144224904..comments2024-01-01T11:34:12.175-09:00Comments on Mercede Johnston: Sometimes getting kicked off the team is not such bad thingMercedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620203873790436810noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-42459332973834633652010-07-18T21:58:31.000-08:002010-07-18T21:58:31.000-08:00Sunuvagun.I had wondered, back in the beginning of...Sunuvagun.<br><br>I had wondered, back in the beginning of Levi's association with Butler, if that would ever be a "conflict of interest." I guess we have our answer now. Yes - and no. <br><br>Dadgummit, Sherry was his original client! He is now "defending" one client at the expense of a previous client - the original client. If that's not a conflict of interest (even legal malpractice?) then I don't know what is. No, I'm not at attorney, but damn, I can tell when something is off-kilter.<br><br>Then again, there's no conflict, because (it seems) that Sherry's lawyer has made his choice to stick by Levi at the expense of the original client: Sherry. No conflict at all for the attorney- he's made his choice.<br><br>Hon, I hope you continue to hold your head up high. It's hard, it's a pain and a bother, but life simply is a pain and a bother sometimes. <br><br>It will get better, honest. It might not be today - or tomorrow... Shoot, it might not even be next week, but it <i>will</i> get better. The "fun" part is stickin' it out until it does. (and by then, you'll have soooo earned it - and then some!!).<br><br>Meanwhile, you two take care of each other. It sounds like you have been already, and hang in there. Don't let the jerks get you downNannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-76954530835085028692010-07-18T21:58:06.000-08:002010-07-18T21:58:06.000-08:00When it comes to lawyers they are like car salesme...When it comes to lawyers they are like car salesmen. Just seeing Tank with Levi it just didn't seem right. What I would like to know during this time your mom was in jail is didn't you have relatives or good friends who looked out for you and help you? I just think if you are smart and you have no relatives you and your Mom should get the hell out of there when her time is up and she can move around freely. Why would you stay in a place where you have no friends and everyday someone is giving you hell about Levi and Bristol? I don't get it. You seem like a nice girl. If it is hard to find a job then move so you and your mom can find new jobs and be happy. It isn't worth the heartache you and your mom is experiencing. I don't mean to come off like I don't care but I do. You and your mom deserve better. If you and your mom don't want that drama I wouldn't hang around.southernyankeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-11210352674231538532010-07-18T22:13:57.000-08:002010-07-18T22:13:57.000-08:00That really sucks, Mercede. It really does.'T...That really sucks, Mercede. It really does.<br><br>'Tis a damn shame you guys can't get someone Pro Bono -- Just on sheer principle of doing something right.Soapydognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-22043115673486838092010-07-18T22:21:00.001-08:002010-07-18T22:21:00.001-08:00Oh Mercede, what you've had to go through at y...Oh Mercede, what you've had to go through at your young age! There are a lot of adults in your community who have shown they have no heart to have let you, teenager, live in that house all alone, and have to face hardships like you faced. That's selfishness beyond all decency. <br><br>I say choose very carefully what you want to get involved with every time you're presented with responding to the drama that's going to continue in the Levi - Bristol - Tripp - Sarah saga. You don't owe any of them anything. Levi has chosen his own road. I'm not saying totally turn your back on him, just saying you're under no moral obligation to let any of them drag you into their hysteria. Take care of you. Take care of your mom. That's enough for a anyone to have to deal with. <br><br>It's incredible that an attorney has made a public statement that “Team Levi will no longer tell Mercede any information” and that I am “not privy to information from anyone with Team Levi.” I can't believe that any grown man, much less an attorney who represented not only your brother but your mother as well would stoop to that level.Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-52877388448549364022010-07-18T21:59:47.000-08:002010-07-18T21:59:47.000-08:00Sweetie, you may be young, but you REALLY are the ...Sweetie, you may be young, but you REALLY are the only adult in the room. Hang in there. Be strong. Hold your head up, and be proud of the way you are choosing to lead your life. <br><br>I can't imagine myself dealing with the Palins, but it boggles my mind that you have to, especially as young as you are, and with your brother choosing to hook up with Bristol again.Cuppajavanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-68225854534145379062010-07-18T21:50:08.000-08:002010-07-18T21:50:08.000-08:00Gotta love your honesty in your posts Sadie. Screw...Gotta love your honesty in your posts Sadie. Screw those guys! They WERE in it for the MONEY, just like so many are these days.<br>Keep you chin up girl! You've got many people behind you!cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-35251023571011640462010-07-18T21:58:00.000-08:002010-07-18T21:58:00.000-08:00you are so right to be extremely skeptical about t...you are so right to be extremely skeptical about these two con artists. if it is true that they share levi's bank account, then levi is very foolish for being involved with these two.<br>it sounds like the time you spent at home while your mom was incarceratedwas pretty awful, for both you and your mom. you are one brave and capable kiddo for getting through it! <br>i'm so sorry though that you are being treated so poorly by your brother. what a painful time for you and mom. of course he will be back, but it's so hard to watch a loved one making huge mistakes and going down a path that you know is not a good one. i hope levi comes to his senses and lives from his heart, and not from temptation to live a high and easy life. i can't imagine life would be easy with mrs. palin for a mother-in-law. ~shudder!~<br>my best to you and your mom, and hopes for levi to come around.GrainneKathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-7387770442367926022010-07-18T21:34:31.000-08:002010-07-18T21:34:31.000-08:00Mercede: So glad to hear you were smart enough to ...Mercede: So glad to hear you were smart enough to NOT sign a contract with Rex and Tank. Your Brother on the other hand, is being used over and over again. When Bristol and Lil' Sarah get done with him,he will need the family.(badly) To tell the truth Mercede,I have a brother that was very unfreindly with the family,(me in particular) after all these years, he still is not among those I trust.<br><br>Your Brother will be a shell of a man, just like TOAD. It is really too bad, if he had good advisers he could be so much better off now, and in the furure.<br><br>What is it with people in AlASKA and the names?<br>Track, Tank, Trig,Tripp ,Piper, Willow, Bristol.gsbhttp://questnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-46768917316834561602010-07-18T21:24:26.000-08:002010-07-18T21:24:26.000-08:00Dear Miss Mercede Johnston,Good for you for having...Dear Miss Mercede Johnston,<br><br>Good for you for having a positive attitude about it. I've never heard of signing three year contracts with lawyers. It makes me suspicious of the integrity of Mr. Butler and Mr. Tank, his sidekick.<br><br>I feel for you and your situation. And from where I'm standing, you are a young adult who has exhibited maturity and grace beyond your years. Not many people your age are as developed as you. Perhaps it is best to let things settle for awhile with your brother and hope that time will help him realize who really loves him and cares for him. In the meantime, use your youth, vitality, and energy on your education and focus on your future. Before you know you'll be 30 and wonder where the time went. Then you'll want to evaluate and ask yourself what have I to show for the last ten years? Where do I want to be when I'm 40? <br>It worries me to see you so consumed by this drama. <br>I have two children and I can imagine the heartache your mom must be going through with Levi.<br><br>Best Wishes for you always.<br><br>AmyAmy_in_Wasillanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-8670639968262042952010-07-18T19:53:37.000-08:002010-07-18T19:53:37.000-08:00I feel your pain, Mercede. I always thought it wa...I feel your pain, Mercede. I always thought it was a peculiar relationship. I never did think that Rex and Tank had Levi's best interest at heart.WakeUpAmericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-90717189917889649032010-07-18T20:01:34.000-08:002010-07-18T20:01:34.000-08:00My prayers and thoughts to you and your mom. Than...My prayers and thoughts to you and your mom. Thank you for looking out for your mom, I know this has to be extremely hard on her and you as well.tewisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-9984903399642193202010-07-18T20:19:56.000-08:002010-07-18T20:19:56.000-08:00You go Mercede...I admire the strength you and you...You go Mercede...I admire the strength you and your Mom possess. Levi and his team have no code, let alone credibility.... I know it was very hard for you to write this commentary and I hope your heart feels better. I am just really shocked as I was under the impression that Alaska took care of their own.....like a father should. <br><br>Take care, be safe and keep writing. Knowledge is Power!Glesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-44542095878960774992010-07-18T20:22:01.000-08:002010-07-18T20:22:01.000-08:00So happy you have the brains and street smarts not...So happy you have the brains and street smarts not to be suckered into signing contracts with these individuals, Mercede.Beverly From Montrealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-63878825008727871082010-07-18T20:53:47.000-08:002010-07-18T20:53:47.000-08:00>that we were a “family”. Always a red flag. If...>that we were a “family”. <br><br>Always a red flag. If your boss, addressing the employees, stresses 'we are a family,' start looking for a new job: the axe is about to fall on part of the 'family.'Albert Lewishttp://www.berkshiresbest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-46522561975620229722010-07-18T20:59:52.000-08:002010-07-18T20:59:52.000-08:00You are in such a difficult position! All I can s...You are in such a difficult position! All I can say is, you are doing the right thing...for yourself, your mom and your brother, even though he may not acknowledge it yet. It may be small comfort to hear that from strangers, but I hope such support makes it easier for you to hold onto your focus. It's not you, it's THEM!!!!rosienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-66806922189101561362010-07-18T22:39:39.000-08:002010-07-18T22:39:39.000-08:00Oh Mercede, what you've had to go through at y...Oh Mercede, what you've had to go through at your young age! There are a lot of adults in your community who have shown they have no heart to have let you, a teenager, live in that house all alone and have to face hardships like you faced when your mother was incarcerated. That's selfishness and callousness beyond all decency. <br><br>I say you should choose very carefully about what and when you get involved with any of them - including Levi. Every time you're presented with responding to the drama that's going to continue in the Levi - Bristol - Tripp - Sarah saga, you don't have to respond, you'll have a choice. You don't owe any of them anything. Levi has chosen his own road. I'm not saying totally turn your back on him, just saying you're under no moral obligation to let any of them drag you into their hysteria - hysteria which may be about adult situations but they are all handling it like junior high school kids. Junior high drama. Take care of you. Take care of your mom. That's enough for a anyone to have to deal with. Best response in the world is "I'm sorry that's happening to you. How are you going to handle it?" Or you don't even have to listen - hang up the phone if you want to do that. <br><br>It's incredible that an attorney has made a public statement that “Team Levi will no longer tell Mercede any information” and that I am “not privy to information from anyone with Team Levi.” I can't believe that any grown man, much less an attorney who represents not only your brother but represented your mother as well, would stoop to that level. Sarah Palin is no doubt beside herself with joy. She now controls not only her attorney but Levi's attorney as well. <br><br>All that I can say is that if Butler is following the advice of his client (Levi) by publicly making that statement, then that alone shows that Levi is quickly learning the tricks of his soon to be mother-in-law. I'm surprised. <br><br>People go to attorneys for good advice frequently about very emotional things. Even if Butler was told to publicly denounce you, he should have advised that it wasn't a good thing to do - that it would make not only Levi but Butler himself look very, very bad. I'm ranting. Hang in there little one. I'd be proud to have you as a daughter.Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-89652447656889928622010-07-18T21:22:43.000-08:002010-07-18T21:22:43.000-08:00Oy, Mercede, their treatment of your family was wo...Oy, Mercede, their treatment of your family was worse than I imagined. I am curious... how did Rex and Tank come to "help" your family? Did they approach you, or what? I am wondering if they are just incompetent, selfish and greedy, or if there was even more malevolence - ie you all were set-up by someone...JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-66225073742465327212010-07-18T21:24:10.000-08:002010-07-18T21:24:10.000-08:00Hang in there Mercede!No one worth their salt beli...Hang in there Mercede!<br>No one worth their salt believes them. palinism breeds parasites. <br>stay true. continue school, keep calling them on their BS, but don't let it bring you down.<br>Keep holding your head high, you are class A<br><br>{big}sanony mousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-16162458994226401162010-07-18T22:21:00.000-08:002010-07-18T22:21:00.000-08:00I have to say, for a young woman (and I am not tha...I have to say, for a young woman (and I am not that much older than you) who had to grow up in such an unstable situation...you are very well spoken! I am impressed! Keep your head up because Levi will one day realize who really loved & still loves him vs. who didn't & never will. I wish you the best :)Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-6968851259940607792010-07-18T22:42:06.000-08:002010-07-18T22:42:06.000-08:00Sadie, you are such an intelligent, well-spoken yo...Sadie, you are such an intelligent, well-spoken young lady. It is incredible that after everything you have been through (and everything you're going through) you are able to keep a level head. You're mother must be so proud of you... and you should be proud of yourself, too. You must be hurting inside in ways I can't even imagine, but I know you'll be okay... you're 10x smarter than the yahoos you're dealing with. Don't let them get you down, Mercede. If you ever feel alone in all of this remember you have soooo many people standing behind you. For every one person who leaves supportive comments for you on your blog, I bet there are at least ten more who don't comment but who are silently cheering you on. Stay strong!luckypinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-23627145734765064922010-07-18T22:43:32.000-08:002010-07-18T22:43:32.000-08:00Sounds like your instincts about those two were ri...Sounds like your instincts about those two were right. An attorney who uses the term "Team Levi" about his client sounds like a rank opportunist. An attorney with any ethics at all should not seek to create a division between family members. <br><br>For a young women, you really seem to have a good eye at spotting people's hidden agendas.A sister alsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-64911777457278946322010-07-20T03:21:36.000-08:002010-07-20T03:21:36.000-08:00Just wanted to say hello. If you're anything ...Just wanted to say hello. If you're anything like me (when I was going through a divorce), I imagine that writing out what you're thinking is very cathartic and soul-cleansing. Keep it up even when not talking about you-know-who.bilbo22damnithttp://n/anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-65830894154237124912010-07-18T23:03:10.000-08:002010-07-18T23:03:10.000-08:00I think Rex is just following his client wishes. R...I think Rex is just following his client wishes. Remember Levi said that he will no longer speak to you, so maybe through Rex he is doing as his client wishes. <br><br>I don't think it is a personal wish. Bristol is the one behind this I figure. She is the puppet master.dominicastarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-83147244116563806272010-07-18T23:06:54.000-08:002010-07-18T23:06:54.000-08:00Mercede:Did Rex ever represent your mother? Sounds...Mercede:<br>Did Rex ever represent your mother? Sounds like he did. If so, you might want to report him to the state bar<br><br>Attorneys have standards of ethics they must uphold, and if he hasn't done so (failure to communicate is a big one).... sanctions can be made.Yellowgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746859932156605615.post-4000470883560342342010-07-18T23:40:41.000-08:002010-07-18T23:40:41.000-08:00No law firm or competent lawyer would refer to him...No law firm or competent lawyer would refer to himself/themselves as "team Levi".<br><br>THAT says it all doesn't it?<br><br>You should have asked Larry King for a referral for legal advise when you were on his show as he has had his share of family problems.....maybe you still could.<br><br>Keep travelling the high road my dear....I for one and I'm sure many others are proud of you!Marthanoreply@blogger.com