Bristol Palin, 17, Daughter of VP Hopeful Sarah Palin, is Pregnant

Bristol Palin, Daughter of GOP VP Hopeful Sarah Palin

Following a weekend fueled with all sorts of rumors being posted on sites such as the Daily Kos and other blogs, Governor Sarah Palin, the GOP presumptive nominee for Vice President  in a statment released by the McCain Campaign confirmed Bristol Palin, one of Alaska Gov. Palin’s five children with her husband, Todd, is about five months pregnant and is going to keep the child and marry the father. This follows a weekend of speculation that included rumors that Sarah Palin faked her own pregnancy and this is was actually daughter Bristol who gave birth to Trig Palin.

“Our beautiful daughter 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,” the Palins said.

The Palins asked the news media to respect the young couple’s privacy.

“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. We ask the media, respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates”

This statement was issued following the “mud slinging lies” the McCain campaign  being circulated on liberal blogs. There was a near hysterical thread with all sorts of conspirarcy theories including the possibility that Governor Palin was the grandmother, not the mother, of Trig, the child she gave birth to in April.

A senior McCain campaign official said the McCain camp was appalled that these rumors had not only been spread around liberal blog sites and partisan Democrats, but also were the subject of heightened interest from mainstream news media.

“The despicable rumors that have been spread by liberal blogs, some even with Barack Obama’s name in them, is a real anchor around the Democratic ticket, pulling them down in the mud in a way that certainly juxtaposes themselves against their ‘campaign of change,”‘ a senior aide said.

McCain announced his choice of Palin in Dayton, Ohio on Friday and she has been hailded by social conservatives for her strong pro-life, pro-gun, tax cutting conservative credentials and has been given a thumbs up by many eveangelicals who are now energized to support this ticket.