ST. PAUL - Prominent progressive blogger Markos Moulitsas today broke the shocking news that the infant son of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin does not suffer from Down syndrome but is, in fact, an alien.  

In a blog post entitled, “So much for human-only reproduction,” Moulitsas downplayed the theory, given ample coverage on his web site this weekend, that the child was actually born to Palin’s 17-year-old daughter, Bristol.  ”I don’t think the evidence is there to claim Trig is Bristol’s son,” Moulitsas wrote, “but a second rumor floating around Alaskan crop circles turns out to have been true: the little bastard is an alien.”

Moulitsas’ report included a shocking family photo, apparently smuggled out of the governor’s mansion by a disgruntled nursemaid, that shows Palin cradling her bug-eyed, antennaed baby in a space-age thermal blanket.  

“Thanks to the brave and tireless efforts of Daily Kos bloggers like ArcXIX and MorkdeOrk, who spent countless minutes researching this story, we have indisputable evidence of Sarah Palin’s duplicity and immorality,” Moulitsas wrote.  ”We now know for certain that John McCain’s running mate cheats on her husband, consorts and fornicates with illegal aliens, and lies to cover up both her daughter’s illegitimate pregnancies and her own illicit, intergalactic affairs.”

“Anyone who votes for the McCain-Palin ticket now is clearly a racist who puts neither country nor planet first,” Moulitsas concluded. “That’s not opinion; that’s objective, progressive fact. And, as usual, you read it here first.”

A spokesperson for Governor Palin refused to comment on the Daily Kos report, citing the privacy of the family. John McCain, on the campaign trail in Ohio, said he supports Governor Palin, her family, and the father of her baby, “whether that’s [Palin's husband] Todd, an alien, or even a Democrat.” Shown a copy of the photo that ran with the Daily Kos report, McCain volunteered that he thought the child was “a cute little bugger,” and that he “kind of looks like Senator Obama.”

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