ST. PAUL, Minn. John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin said Monday that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant, an announcement aimed at rebutting Internet rumors that Palin's youngest son, born in April, was actually her daughter's.
A statement released by the campaign said that Bristol Palin will keep her baby and marry the child's father. Bristol Palin is five months pregnant, and the baby is due in late December.
"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. We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents," Sarah and Todd Palin said in the brief 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," they added.
Sarah Palin's son Trig was born in April with Down syndrome. Internet bloggers have been suggesting that the child was actually born to Bristol Palin but that her mother, the Alaska governor, claimed to be the mother.
McCain adviser Mark Salter said the campaign announced the daughter's pregnancy to rebut those rumors.
Senior McCain advisers said the Arizona senator and his top aides had known about Bristol's pregnancy before offering Palin the No. 2 spot on the GOP ticket.
"Senator McCain's view is this is a private family matter. As parents, (the Palins) love their daughter unconditionally and are going to support their daughter," said McCain spokesman Steve Schmidt.
Said Schmidt: "Life happens."
BuBu: uliniwahi kidogo.. hahaaa... sasa namsubiri besti wetu Nyani McCain aje na yeye atetee upuuzi huu. Lakini GOP mna wakati mgumu! Mpaka watu wazima na akili zao kama Cindy wanalazimika kusema kwamba Palin ana more international experience because Alaska is near Russia!!!! Kwikwikwi... sijui kama huyu mama atasurvive mpaka election. Itabidi wakubali hata huyo Joe Lieberman....
Habari zinazovunjika (breaking news)
Haya jamani wanaJF, wher there's smoke there's fire. Binti yake Sarah Palin - Bristol Palin mwenye miaka 17 ambaye ilisemekana ndiye mama mzazi wa mtoto Trig, sasa imetangazwa rasmi kwamba ana mimba na anaolewa na kijana aliyempa mimba
Lakini naomba niseme hawa evanglicals ni wanafiki sana, wanasema watoto wafundishwe absitenace tu, sasa mimba hizi ndo zinawaharibia watoto maisha yao! Kumwozesha binti na miaka 17 ni aibu! Bongo tunalia kila siku na wazazi, kumbe wenzetu nao wamo!!!
Also it does not answer the rumor that Bristol may be the mother of Trig, sasa news hii imejibu vipi rumors. Wazushi!!!
Naomba niwakumbushe kwamba it is only 72 hours since Sarah palin has been announced as VP. Bado mengine yaja!
Duh!!! Aisee Babu yake Nyani ana kaaazi kwelikweli! Sasa huyu kisura Palin ambaye ni champion wa reform inasemekana 'she was for the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it'' Hivi McCain camp hawajui siku hizi kuna YouTube na pia hata ukifuta page kuna cache file unaweza kupata! Shughuli ipo
Was this a typing error or intended pun ... kwikwikwiYaani wewe sijui nikuweke kwenye kundi gani tu. Hebu nambie kipi ni bora: atoe hiyo mimba au azae?
Msichana wa watu ana miaka 17 na usikute by the time anaolewa atakuwa keshafikisha miaka 18. Ubaya uko wapi hapo? Unashangilia jamba la kijinga kweli. Hivi unajua ni Wamarekani wangapi wanajifungua wakiwa na umri huo? Sometimes its just s hard to reason with you. My goodness
Hizo Poll zote ni geresha tu Gore aliishasema kuwa uchaguzi huu sio close. Kuna hujuma Obama anafanyiwa na Forces of status quo and lobbyist ambao ndio wanamiliki servey centres. Obama anaongoza na utaona siku ya uchaguzi ni land slide Obama anashinda, Labla waibe kama 2000 na 2004
Nyani, actually DEmocrats don't have to do anything, Sarah palin is dgging her way out of the nomination fast. Tulichotaka ni vetting ifanyike and we are doing our own maana mainstream media ni wazembe. Sasa bloggers walivyoanza kufukua wameanza kuadmit a number of things. This is going to be SWEET!!! Game changer indeed! Watch babu yako loose the election!Just admit it!! Palin has changed the whole game and you guys don't know what to do now......bwahahahahahahaaaaaaaa
Was this a typing error or intended pun ... kwikwikwi
Nyani, actually DEmocrats don't have to do anything, Sarah palin is dgging her way out of the nomination fast. Tulichotaka ni vetting ifanyike and we are doing our own maana mainstream media ni wazembe. Sasa bloggers walivyoanza kufukua wameanza kuadmit a number of things. This is going to be SWEET!!! Game changer indeed! Watch babu yako loose the election!
Pamoja na kuwa Jindal was a little crazy lakini kheri hata huyu jamaa alionekana competent zaidi kuliko Kisura wenu and her weird family values.
NM, kunywa maji kidogo eh mbona unakuwa na jazba namna hiyo lol..unanikumbusha ile issue ya HRC alivyokuwa Ohio, "Shame on You Barack" lol...
Tony Perkins, president of the influential conservative Family Research Council, on Monday issued a statement supporting the Palin family.
"Fortunately, Bristol is following her mother and father's example of choosing life in the midst of a difficult situation. We are committed to praying for Bristol and her husband-to-be and the entire Palin family as they walk through a very private matter in the eyes of the public," Perkins said in a written statement.
Talk about Unafiki wa Conservatives na GOP, angalia kauli hii ya Perkins, kwenye inner cities, hawaendi na wanafanya ubaguzi na hata kulaani kutumia dini na values lakini kwa hili, sala ziko na Mgombea wao?
No wonder mara nyingine Waislamu wanatushangaa Wakristo kwa kuwa na undumilakuwili!