"The Palins asked the news media to respect the young couple's privacy."
Regardless of whether this is a scandal or not, this statement here is laughable. You want to run for vice president of this country? You and your family have no right to privacy, in fact, every little bit of your private information including that of your family, right down to your cousin twice removed on your mother's side.... is fair game to become public record. Thats the price you pay for making a bid to become second in command to rule the US.