Bristol Palin’s ex-boyfriend dishes on Levi Johnston and past

[HMG] – While you may think Sarah Palin is okay with Bristol Palin’s recent engagement to ex-lover, Levi Johnston, don’t be fooled — Bristol’s ex-boyfriend, Ben Barber, says big momma is far from content.

Ben, 20, says he and Bristol hooked up over Christmas last year, but broke up two months ago. Two weeks later he heard she’d begun dating Levi – again.

“She was totally anti-Levi,” he tells the Beast. “Then I heard it from a friend. I didn’t care, but this is really surprising — how do you go from hating Levi to marrying Levi in three months?”

A Wasilla native himself, Ben has known the Palins for years. He and Levi were also close and played hockey together. But Bristol’s problems with Levi drove the two strangers together;

“Bristol called me, angry about Levi; Then we just fell into place,” he recalls. “It was good, then went downhill. I helped her with Tripp [Bristol's baby] more than Levi ever did.”

He then gave a telling review of his friend;

“What does Levi have going for him? Nothing. He’s the worst person to give fame to anyway.” Ben explains. “I don’t understand how Bristol can spend her life with someone who can’t even get his GED — What’s he going to do when all this runs out?”

While he may seem like a scorned lover, Ben likes the Palins and has gone fishing with them more than once;

“Bristol never had a good relationship with her Mom and Dad,” he reveals. “But I know the whole family isn’t happy about it. I stopped by to see them – They were furious.”

Levi, by contrast, seemed almost smug at the news, Barber recalls. But their renewed connection has completely changed Bristol;

“She’s totally swapped personalities,” Ben muses. “She used to be a really nice person. Around Christmas she was the same. But a lot of this has gone to her head – Her mom’s, too!”

Not surprisingly, Mamma Palin wouldn’t soil her hands with a comment, but the family did issue a statement

“As parents, we obviously want what is best for our children, but Bristol is ultimately in charge of determining what is best for her and her beautiful son,” reads the rambling note. “We pray that Bristol and Levi’s relationship matures into one that will allow Tripp to grow up with two loving parents in his life.”

Which proves Mrs. Palin has yet to hear the new couple are plotting a reality show – Starring Tripp. Were she aware, it’s safe to assume the aurora borealis themselves would be eclipsed as the Wasilla wifey went full-on ballistic.

A stable family is a critical part of Sarah’s obvious dreams of a 2012 run for the White House. But with sons Trig and Track, and her new grandson, Tripp you could say she’s got issues. And the idea of her daughter marrying someone merely named after jeans is clearly too sane to stand.

But Ben says Sarah may not have much to fear;

“They may go get married, make however much money, then call it quits,” he suggests, adding that he texted Bristol last night, asking if she was pregnant.

The answer was “No.”