Sarah Palin Says She'd Maybe Invite Levi Johnston to Thanksgiving

(Getty Images)more pics »Sarah Palin will be appearing on Oprah next Monday, in a wide-ranging interview that Oprah promises will "cover everything." Baiting the hook a bit, Oprah has released a preview of the episode to E! Online, showing Oprah pressing Palin on her grandson's father, Levi Johnston.

I think [Levi] needs to know that he is loved and he has the most beautiful child and this can all work out for good. - Sarah Palin
In the best bit, Oprah asks Palin whether Levi will be coming to Thanksgiving this year. Palin gamely answers, "You know, that's a great question. And it's lovely to think that he would ever even consider such a thing. Because of course you want—he is a part of the family and you want to bring him in the fold and kind of under your wing. And he needs that, too, Oprah. I think he needs to know that he is loved and he has the most beautiful child and this can all work out for good. It really can."

Palin talks turkey with Oprah Winfrey. (eonline.com)
When Oprah asks her point blank whether Levi is coming or not, however, the producers wisely cut the footage and tease us to turn in on Monday to hear her answer. Oh, you are good, Oprah Winfrey. You are very good.

Meanwhile, Levi Johnston was busy himself today. According to a tipster writing into Gawker, Levi was in New York and stripping down for his Playgirl photoshoot. "His a-- is as smooth as a Sade song," writes the inside source, adding that Johnston poses au natural with a hockey stick. Should make for some (potentially) interesting Thanksgiving conversation!

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