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I never really thought about what celebrities must think when they read about other celebrities in the news, but the recent news of Bristol Palin becoming pregnant must have struck a very obvious chord with Jamie Lynn Spears. It seems that Lynne Spears has made a call to Petit Tresor and ordered that baby girl burp cloths be sent to Bristol and that they be sent in Jamie Lynn’s name. One does have to wonder if the story is true because the news of the pregnancy is so recent that it’s doubtful that Jamie Lynn would know the sex. From Celebitchy,

“Britney Spears’ little sis is reaching out to Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, John McCain’s vice presidential pick.

A source close to the Beverly Hills baby store Petit Tresor tells CelebTV.com exclusively that a gift from Plain Mary was sent to Bristol Palin on behalf of Jamie Lynn Spears.

An insider says it was actually Lynne Spears, Jamie Lynn’s mom, who called about the gift, and requested the gift come from her daughter.

“It was ordered by phone, and they asked what could be done for under $100. They spent $60 on pink burpcloths,” said the source.”

We’re dealing with an unknown person here so who knows if this story is actually true and I also have my own doubts about why Jamie Lynn or her mother for that matter, would call with a specific limit instead of just picking something out themselves if they wanted to stay on budget. Celebitchy, where I first heard of the source also stated that this same store has been known for spreading falsies about Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes.

However, a part of me desperately wants to believe this story is true. I just love the whole human element of it and that Jamie Lynn would actually be feeling what Bristol Palin is going through. I think sometimes we look at celebrities so much and analyze their lives that we forget they’re actually people that we’re talking about. It’s nice to see one of them reach out to another.

John McCain may not have been all that far off-base when he likened presidential candidates to celebrities and especially at a time that is so close to the election, these forerunners are more in the public eye than ever. Days after announcing that Sarah Palin is to be McCain’s running mate in the upcoming election, it comes out that Palin’s 17 year old daughter, Bristol, is pregnant. Scandal!

I think this news may actually help out McCain’s campaign a little bit as the entire country seems to entered Barack-Bonanza. Because he already knew of the news (or so they say) before asking Palin to be his running mate, voters may see this as an area of leniency is the Republican’s no-nonsense manner of running things. However, because they are Republicans, and one would never want them to lean too far over to the left side - preggo Bristol will be marrying the boy that got her into trouble. From People,

“Alaska governor Palin, who was selected to be John McCain’s vice president last week, said, “Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.”

Bristol plans to marry the father of the child, 18-year-old Levi Johnston, Palin continued in the statement. “Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family.”

If there is anything funny about this story (because really, there’s nothing funny about a 17 year old mom,) it is that the story came out because Bristol was actually thought by many to actually be the mother of Palin’s four-month-old son, Trig. Wow, people may watch Desperate Housewives a little too much.

Ellen DeGeneres has proven once again what a classy lady she is. After hearing that Presidential hopeful John McCain, a known conservatist, was going to appear on her show Thursday, everyone began talking about the two duking it out on-stage about the gay marriage issue. The timing is appropriate as well as Ellen has just announced her pending nuptials to Portia de Rossi. The two obviously have two very different views and it’s nice to see how Ellen handles herself extremely well, put McCain under some pressure and got her point across very well while remaining dignified about the entire conversation. Here is some of that interview provided by US,

“I just believe in the unique status of marriage between man and woman,” McCain said. “And I know that we have a respectful disagreement on that issue.”

DeGeneres, who has campaigned for Hillary Clinton, compared a ban on gay marriage to the time when “blacks and women did not have the right to vote.

“We are all the same people, all of us,” said DeGeneres, who just celebrated her 50th birthday party. “You’re no different than I am. Our love is the same.”

McCain responded: “People should be able to enter into legal agreements, and I think that is something we should encourage, particularly in the case of insurance and other areas.”

Keeping the senator on the hot seat, DeGeneres replied, “When someone says, ‘You can have a contract, and you’ll still have insurance and you’ll get all that, it sounds to me like saying, ‘Well you can sit there; you can’t sit there.

“It doesn’t feel inclusive… it feels… isolated,” she added.

McCain admitted that DeGeneres’ argument was “in a very eloquent fashion,” and that he “along with many, many others, wish [her] every happiness.”

DeGeneres told McCain she was “planning on having a ceremony this summer anyway, even though it wasn’t legal.

“Then it just happened that I legally now can get married, like everyone should,” DeGeneres said.

“We just have a disagreement,” continued McCain.

“So, you’ll walk me down the aisle?” DeGeneres joked.

McCain responded: “Touche.”

Not only is it good to see celebrities taking a stand for something that is truly important to them but it’s also nice to know that not all celebs think that they need to go Rosie O’Donnell and start screaming and slandering everything in sight. Nicely put, Ellen. Keep fighting the good fight.