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JUNE 2, 2010 12:37PM
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Neighbor McGinniss looking away from Palin property
Sarah Palin met her match in chutzpah recently when she found out that some guy named Joe rented the house next door to her family home in Wasilla. New neighbor Joe is none other than Joe McGinniss, author, aka, thorn in Palin's rear. McGinniss is scheduled to be a Palin neighbor for the entire summer while he finishes up his latest book.
McGinniss is penning a drama-comedy about the fabulous Miss Sarah P. Ok. Not a comedy, but a drama certainly. The working title is Sarah Palin's Year of Living Dangerously.
The rental house has an odd history. It was rented for a few months by the Palins until late 2009. The secret service used it during the nightmare we called an election in 2008. Before that it was used a halfway house for convicts who were once addicts. Perhaps in Palin-World it seems more logical to fear the gotcha-journalist author rather than the ex-con, ex-addict crowd.
On the Today show in an interview with Matt Lauer, McGinniss expressed his dismay with how his new neighbor has reacted to his presence. Apparently the welcome wagon won't be arriving anytime soon. Not only have there been threats by Palin fans to his safety but a bizarre Craigslist ad saying where in the woods they could find the McGinniss body. She accused him of staring at her house and used the photo at the top to make her point. The problem is that perhaps Palin doesn't quite know which is left or right since McGinniss is facing away from the Palin property in the photo. Oops.
A little history is in order. McGinniss likes to write books that peer into the core of notorious public characters. His book about Alaska, Going to Extremes, was not well received by local. Particularly those who made money from the pipeline. It would be fair to say that McGinniss is captivated with all things Alaska and now all things Palin. In the minds of Palin-istas, he is a gotcha-journalist, a breed to be avoided and scorned. Not to mention he comes from that socialist medicine state that also marries gays, Massachusetts.
When McGinniss became determined to write about Palin, he asked for meetings with her. Of course that never happened. So he did the next best thing. McGinniss bid on the Dinner with Sarah auction on eBay last fall. He was the highest bidder up until the last moment when he was outbid by one of Palin's friends - the enemy of my enemy thing. Sarah had a lovely dinner with a woman who is a friend to Palin politics.
McGinniss took the next step and does what he often does. He goes to the place where it all happened and lives there for a short time to soak up the nuances while finishing the book. If Palin ever went to the library or actually read a McGinniss book, she might have had a head's up and kept the rental property off the market by continuing her lease.
But Palin does knee jerk better than almost anyone out there. Her reaction to Joe’s presence is anything but extreme. They're sure Joe is going to peer into Piper’s bedroom, or leer at watch Sarah mow the lawn while adorned in shorts and a tank top. They are certain he is peering into their kitchen. And looking at their little garden. Oh, the horror.
To that end, they’ve hastily erected a double wide fence – think fence on fence. Almost art, if it weren’t so sad and strange looking. One has to wonder whether the Palin’s checked local ordinances about the height of fences before they hastily built the double-tall barricade.
Sarah can always count on her friends in times of need. Glenn Beck is lending a hand to his gal pal. If McGinniss doesn't back off, Beck will call for a boycott of Random House books. By the way, Beck is published by Simon & Schuster.
To publicly express her distain, Palin has let her 1.5M Facebook pals know her true feelings about this dubious gotcha-journalist author guy and new neighbor named Joe:
“Spring has sprung in Alaska, and with this beautiful season comes the news today that the Palins have a new neighbor! Welcome, Joe McGinniss!
Yes, that Joe McGinniss. Here he is – about 15 feet away on the neighbor’s rented deck overlooking my children’s play area and my kitchen window. Maybe we’ll welcome him with a homemade blueberry pie tomorrow so he’ll know how friendly Alaskans are.
We found out the good news today. Upon my family’s return this morning from endorsement rallies and speeches in the Lower 48 states, I finally got the chance to tackle my garden and lawn this evening! So, putting on the shorts and tank top to catch that too-brief northern summer sun and placing a giddy Trig in his toddler backpack for a lawn-mowing adventure, I looked up in surprise to see a “new neighbor” overlooking my property just a stone’s throw away. Needless to say, our outdoor adventure ended quickly after Todd went to introduce himself to the stranger who was peering in...
Joe announced to Todd that he’s moved in right next door to us. He’s rented the place for the next five months or so. He moved up all the way from Massachusetts to live right next to us – while he writes a book about me. Knowing of his many other scathing pieces of “journalism” (including the bizarre anti-Palin administration oil development pieces that resulted in my Department of Natural Resources announcing that his work is the most twisted energy-related yellow journalism they’d ever encountered), we’re sure to have a doozey to look forward to with this treasure he’s penning. Wonder what kind of material he’ll gather while overlooking Piper’s bedroom, my little garden, and the family’s swimming hole?
Welcome, Joe! It’ll be a great summer – come borrow a cup of sugar if ever you need some sweetener. And you know what they say about “fences make for good neighbors”? Well, we’ll get started on that tall fence tomorrow, and I’ll try to keep Trig’s squeals down to a quiet giggle so we don’t disturb your peaceful summer. Enjoy!
- Sarah Palin”
Yes, that Joe McGinniss. Here he is – about 15 feet away on the neighbor’s rented deck overlooking my children’s play area and my kitchen window. Maybe we’ll welcome him with a homemade blueberry pie tomorrow so he’ll know how friendly Alaskans are.
We found out the good news today. Upon my family’s return this morning from endorsement rallies and speeches in the Lower 48 states, I finally got the chance to tackle my garden and lawn this evening! So, putting on the shorts and tank top to catch that too-brief northern summer sun and placing a giddy Trig in his toddler backpack for a lawn-mowing adventure, I looked up in surprise to see a “new neighbor” overlooking my property just a stone’s throw away. Needless to say, our outdoor adventure ended quickly after Todd went to introduce himself to the stranger who was peering in...
Joe announced to Todd that he’s moved in right next door to us. He’s rented the place for the next five months or so. He moved up all the way from Massachusetts to live right next to us – while he writes a book about me. Knowing of his many other scathing pieces of “journalism” (including the bizarre anti-Palin administration oil development pieces that resulted in my Department of Natural Resources announcing that his work is the most twisted energy-related yellow journalism they’d ever encountered), we’re sure to have a doozey to look forward to with this treasure he’s penning. Wonder what kind of material he’ll gather while overlooking Piper’s bedroom, my little garden, and the family’s swimming hole?
Welcome, Joe! It’ll be a great summer – come borrow a cup of sugar if ever you need some sweetener. And you know what they say about “fences make for good neighbors”? Well, we’ll get started on that tall fence tomorrow, and I’ll try to keep Trig’s squeals down to a quiet giggle so we don’t disturb your peaceful summer. Enjoy!
- Sarah Palin”
The best part? The 5000 and more comments to Palin's Facebook post that think Joe McGuiness is all kinds of crazy and a pervert. Apparently those Sarah fans don’t get to the library much, do they?
And raise your hand if you think Princess Sarah arrived home after traveling and went right outside to mow her lawn and do gardening? And raise your hand if you think Palin was really out there in a tank top and shorts with those hunky mosquitoes and black flies?
Really? Ok. You, in the back. There’s a bridge for sale in Alaska. It goes nowhere and I hear it is mighty cheap. Got your checkbook?
Summer has just begun in Palin-world. We hear that the some of the McGinniss clan is joining him shortly, including small children. Stay tuned.
fence on a fence;Palin house on right, rental, left : greg hensel photo
almost art. but not. (mudflats)
Comments
When, oh when, will this lady just go away? Rated
That eyesore of a fence might be a point of negotiation that could get Joe a reduction in his rent.
You know what Robert Frost said about this: "Good fences make good neighbors." We shall have to see...
McGinniss is the perfect writer to dissect Palin-mania. His attention to detail and willingness to situate himself at ground zero of any issue has produced some amazing work. Among my favorites is "The Miracle of Castel di Sangro," his paean to, and disillusioned exposé of Italian football.
Why do I think my relatives are among the throngs who commented on her FB post?!
Palins go to the library? Don't be silly, L&P; the only suitable action to take with regards to a library is to figure out how to ban books! That should be ANY self-respecting right-wing mayor's first order of business, right? Just think of the horrible left-wing propaganda the children of Wasilla might be exposed to, otherwise!
Okay.... so she's put up a fence. What's to stop Joe from climbing on his roof? Or renting a rowboat?
Rated
Okay.... so she's put up a fence. What's to stop Joe from climbing on his roof? Or renting a rowboat?
Rated
I have a question.
If you knew someone was going to write all the bs he could about you. Would you like him to move in next door?
No?
I didn't think so.
Lord, If some a-hole moved in next to Bill clinton you'd call him a stalker.
If you knew someone was going to write all the bs he could about you. Would you like him to move in next door?
No?
I didn't think so.
Lord, If some a-hole moved in next to Bill clinton you'd call him a stalker.
Thumbs,
Perhaps McGinnis, a good American PATRIOT, is simply exercising his FREEDOM!
Bible Spice is an amateur, through and through. Just like the majority of her supporters. Anyone with a clue would have bought that property immediately once the millions started rolling in.
You see, when you have no actual experience EVERYTHING is a mystery.
Bible Spice is a horrid child abuser ... I do feel for Piper Palin who is being used in the worst possible way ... inferences that McGinnis is a danger to her kids, after living next door to a halfway house, are, in a word, slander. Her forte.
Perhaps McGinnis, a good American PATRIOT, is simply exercising his FREEDOM!
Bible Spice is an amateur, through and through. Just like the majority of her supporters. Anyone with a clue would have bought that property immediately once the millions started rolling in.
You see, when you have no actual experience EVERYTHING is a mystery.
Bible Spice is a horrid child abuser ... I do feel for Piper Palin who is being used in the worst possible way ... inferences that McGinnis is a danger to her kids, after living next door to a halfway house, are, in a word, slander. Her forte.
@ Two Thumbs
If I knew that someone wanted to write a tell all book about me, after I stopped laughing my ass off, I might feel upset, but I would try not to give them more ammunition by going psycho on my Facebook page. If this imaginary author were to move in next door I might even feel threatened or intimidated. Again my first reaction would not be to call them out on my Facebook page complete with unfounded accusations of inappropriate attention to my daughter.
Were someone to become unglued because an author, who was working on an expose of the Clintons, moved in next door to the Clintons would they be appropriate in their outrage. I wouldn't think so if you are going to put yourself in the spotlight you have to accept the criticism.
If I knew that someone wanted to write a tell all book about me, after I stopped laughing my ass off, I might feel upset, but I would try not to give them more ammunition by going psycho on my Facebook page. If this imaginary author were to move in next door I might even feel threatened or intimidated. Again my first reaction would not be to call them out on my Facebook page complete with unfounded accusations of inappropriate attention to my daughter.
Were someone to become unglued because an author, who was working on an expose of the Clintons, moved in next door to the Clintons would they be appropriate in their outrage. I wouldn't think so if you are going to put yourself in the spotlight you have to accept the criticism.
When you put your children out there and become a media whore this is what happens. She is loving it I'll bet, just so she can draw on the sympathy of the dittoheads. It wouldn't have happened if she hadn't created the life she leads. Eventually history will expose her as the photogenic idiot she is, but alas, not quite yet.
Sounds like classic Repub/Karl Rove tactics. Attack, smear, discredit, distort, take the offensive so as to corrupt public opinion before being possibly criticized. Someone somewhere coordinates all that Repubs say and do because they all use the same phrases, the same sound bytes, and the same tactics!! George received his daily briefing from Monsanto as to what he could and couldn't say. Apparently, that continues among Repubs.......
Anthony,
yes, I would laugh at them myself. But if they moved in to a place that allowed them to watch my every move, I would be at their door, in a very hostile mood. No one, and I mean no one is going to be watching my kids for their own profit.
yes, I would laugh at them myself. But if they moved in to a place that allowed them to watch my every move, I would be at their door, in a very hostile mood. No one, and I mean no one is going to be watching my kids for their own profit.
I loved Going to Extremes so much that I moved to Alaska (way back when.) Palin makes it too easy for McGinnis to write "stuff' about her. I mean, she not only provides a few paragraphs via FB, but she publicizes the yet-to-be-published book too. Can't wait 'til Uncle Glen starts his boycott.
I am a progressive. Along with my family I worked very hard to get President Obama elected.
I think Palin earned her position as a national joke. I am a bit confused on how she has been able to parlay that position into a reportedly money making career. But, whatever.
However this Mcguinnes guy and his creepy stalker behavior is completely and totally unacceptable. I have rules which I live by. The first sixteen go like this. "Stay away from my kids, or else."
I have done and will continue to do anything and everything to enforce these rules.
Do none of you have kids? Did none of you see this creep get interviewed? Do you not know a creep when you see one? Would you all be chortling away if it was a creep from fox news moving in next to the first family?
What on earth is the matter with your brains?
I think Palin earned her position as a national joke. I am a bit confused on how she has been able to parlay that position into a reportedly money making career. But, whatever.
However this Mcguinnes guy and his creepy stalker behavior is completely and totally unacceptable. I have rules which I live by. The first sixteen go like this. "Stay away from my kids, or else."
I have done and will continue to do anything and everything to enforce these rules.
Do none of you have kids? Did none of you see this creep get interviewed? Do you not know a creep when you see one? Would you all be chortling away if it was a creep from fox news moving in next to the first family?
What on earth is the matter with your brains?
Robert C:
McGinniss is a credible, journalistic essayist and author. He was going to live Somewhere around there for his research. He's not a stalker or a creeper. It's irresponsible to say he is. Just gives fuel to the fire and raises the ire of the worshipful. If I were he, I'd be worried about a cultist showing up with weapon in hand.
And the owners of the property were none too happy with the Palins. It was their understanding the Palins would continue to rent and/or buy the property. Which they Should have done. They can afford it.
McGinniss is a credible, journalistic essayist and author. He was going to live Somewhere around there for his research. He's not a stalker or a creeper. It's irresponsible to say he is. Just gives fuel to the fire and raises the ire of the worshipful. If I were he, I'd be worried about a cultist showing up with weapon in hand.
And the owners of the property were none too happy with the Palins. It was their understanding the Palins would continue to rent and/or buy the property. Which they Should have done. They can afford it.
oh, and Rated!
Connie:
None of your arguments make sense. "He is a credible author"
This rationale always bugs me. The day law enforcement caught the Craigslist killer news anchors could not wrap their heads around the fact that this guy was a young medical student on the fast track to becoming a doctor. 'Why would someone like that do something like this?' they pondered as they stared blankly into the cameras. Because...
Because profession does not define personality.
His behavior is that of a stalker (moving in next door to his target(s)). There have been horror movies with this as the premise btw
His interview showed him to be a creep. I defy you to watch it without coming to that same conclusion.
saying he is not "a stalker or a creeper" is meaningless. According to what? To what you have decided?
Look at his behavior.
None of your arguments make sense. "He is a credible author"
This rationale always bugs me. The day law enforcement caught the Craigslist killer news anchors could not wrap their heads around the fact that this guy was a young medical student on the fast track to becoming a doctor. 'Why would someone like that do something like this?' they pondered as they stared blankly into the cameras. Because...
Because profession does not define personality.
His behavior is that of a stalker (moving in next door to his target(s)). There have been horror movies with this as the premise btw
His interview showed him to be a creep. I defy you to watch it without coming to that same conclusion.
saying he is not "a stalker or a creeper" is meaningless. According to what? To what you have decided?
Look at his behavior.
How does she get to write so much on a Fb update?
I was looking for a little en garde in this post. You're back!
@Two Thumbs
I'm with you about the kids thing, mine are grown and I still feel my inner mother bear, but someone renting the house next door and moving in doesn't equal spying on kids. I think Ms. Palin is crying wolf when there is nary a Canis lupus to be found.
So if you show up at our imaginary author’s legally acquired door in a hostile mood why is said author not within his right to protect his home from your invasion? Assuming of course that you don’t have proof of him committing misdeeds to your children, if that be the case I will join you at his door.
I'm with you about the kids thing, mine are grown and I still feel my inner mother bear, but someone renting the house next door and moving in doesn't equal spying on kids. I think Ms. Palin is crying wolf when there is nary a Canis lupus to be found.
So if you show up at our imaginary author’s legally acquired door in a hostile mood why is said author not within his right to protect his home from your invasion? Assuming of course that you don’t have proof of him committing misdeeds to your children, if that be the case I will join you at his door.
@Robert Corrina
I notice that you don’t get specific, should Mr. McGinniss be charged with a crime? If so what one? Are you advocating that the Palins have a right to physically stop Mr. McGinniss from living in the home he has rented for the summer? Do the Palins have a right to cause bodily harm to Mr. McGinniss? I feel your outrage although I don’t share it, but I really wonder what you think should be done about the McGinniss problem.
I notice that you don’t get specific, should Mr. McGinniss be charged with a crime? If so what one? Are you advocating that the Palins have a right to physically stop Mr. McGinniss from living in the home he has rented for the summer? Do the Palins have a right to cause bodily harm to Mr. McGinniss? I feel your outrage although I don’t share it, but I really wonder what you think should be done about the McGinniss problem.
Many "authors" will be writing books about the Obamas in the future. Joe Mc G may have started a trend. Get on top of the subject and their family get in their faces daily, watch them 24/7 and twist and turn their every move and utterance to fit your perspective and POV put forth in your book. We will see how this goes over when lefties are "legally" put upon by brainless rightwing "authors." In many states these rightwing authors can and will legally carry guns while doing research. Sound like fun all you Palin haters. Walk a mile in someone elses shoes before you get your snark on about Ms Palin. How about those who attend funerals of G.I. killed in war and carry signed denigrating and cheering about the individuals death. Being legal does not make something right. When lawyers run the country this is the type of inhuman behavior that can be engaged in because "it is not against the law".
@BudGor
Are you suggesting that Mr. McGinniss is engaging in inhuman behavior? If I say that I am concerned about nutcases with guns can you tell me how that equates to Mr. McGinniss renting the house next door to the Palins?
Are you suggesting that Mr. McGinniss is engaging in inhuman behavior? If I say that I am concerned about nutcases with guns can you tell me how that equates to Mr. McGinniss renting the house next door to the Palins?
Palin reminds me of a clown that has no idea that she's a clown. Or maybe she secretly knows she's a clown, but doesn't want anyone else to know she's a clown, though almost everyone with a brain sees it.
The latter is more likely. That would explain her willingness to attack from a distance, but never come out of the woods to do a face to face interview with the anyone in the "gotcha media". Even those softball questions from Farts News expose her ignorance.
Apparently the politically blind love her nasal-twang of a voice, but you don't have to listen very closely to understand that she never actually says anything. In fact, half the time, she doesn't even speak in complete sentences. I guess they do miss Bush over there.
BTW, Do you see a garden in Palin's yard that McGinniss could possibly see from his deck, or is that just another figment of her paranoid imagination?
The latter is more likely. That would explain her willingness to attack from a distance, but never come out of the woods to do a face to face interview with the anyone in the "gotcha media". Even those softball questions from Farts News expose her ignorance.
Apparently the politically blind love her nasal-twang of a voice, but you don't have to listen very closely to understand that she never actually says anything. In fact, half the time, she doesn't even speak in complete sentences. I guess they do miss Bush over there.
BTW, Do you see a garden in Palin's yard that McGinniss could possibly see from his deck, or is that just another figment of her paranoid imagination?
I can see both sides -- and I dislike Palin with something akin to "hate." Well, it is hate. So I really dislike (hate) to have to imagine myself in her shoes (I look down and I'm wearing shoes the Republican party paid for and wonder who they got on my feet!), but it would be damned annoying/alarming to have an avowed critic who is writing a book on you move in next door. Not that I won't read the book, and enjoy every description of Palin going out to get the paper wearing her short nightgown and Uggs -- but I do get why she'd be peeved.
I need to shine a light on the subject of McGinniss renting the house. McGinniss contacted a REALTOR in Wasilla looking for ANYPLACE in Wasilla to rent a place to do his research. The REALTOR had the property next door listed and suggested it to McGinnis. I know this is true because Keith Olbermann told me so.
That is how he acquired the property, but if I were him, I would try to buy it outright and out of spite and then rent it to some atheists. Watch that FaceBook page light up after that one.
That is how he acquired the property, but if I were him, I would try to buy it outright and out of spite and then rent it to some atheists. Watch that FaceBook page light up after that one.
robert:
I won't copy and paste this [it would be rude] but here's a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_McGinniss
Mr. McGinniss worked for the Phila Inquirer and the LA Herald. In between those journalistic endeavors, he wrote two things the conservatives don't like, "The Selling of the President", about Nixon's campaign; and "Going to Extremes", which I read just out of high school, and which made me Really want to live in Alaska. GTE was also critical of the oil companies, which is why the neocons hated it.
On the other hand, there is this, which I suspect you have already read:
http://www.conservativeblogwatch.com/tag/joe-mcginniss/
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Basing a conclusion of a person's character upon their presentation in an interview is, um , suspect. I saw that interview, and he just looked like an alarmed senior citizen, a professional skeptic. Neither skeevy nor enraged.
I won't copy and paste this [it would be rude] but here's a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_McGinniss
Mr. McGinniss worked for the Phila Inquirer and the LA Herald. In between those journalistic endeavors, he wrote two things the conservatives don't like, "The Selling of the President", about Nixon's campaign; and "Going to Extremes", which I read just out of high school, and which made me Really want to live in Alaska. GTE was also critical of the oil companies, which is why the neocons hated it.
On the other hand, there is this, which I suspect you have already read:
http://www.conservativeblogwatch.com/tag/joe-mcginniss/
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Basing a conclusion of a person's character upon their presentation in an interview is, um , suspect. I saw that interview, and he just looked like an alarmed senior citizen, a professional skeptic. Neither skeevy nor enraged.
also, I've gotten the impression that the Palins rented that place next door, and the owners thereof were under the impression they were going to continue renting it and/or buy it (which would be the intelligent thing for the misanthropic Palins to have done), and that they, the owners, are quite happy to have rented it to Mr. McGinniss.
@Anthony Duval
What do I think should be done? I guess my hope would be that everyone, right, left and center would come to the same conclusion.
This guy does not get a free pass to be a passive-aggressive bully and a creepy "I'm not touching you! Not touching you!" jerk.
My hope is that this guy understand that any family would consider him to be hostile and react with hostility. My hope is that public opinion is 100% against this guy, he should move out of there and then get fired by his publisher and eventually be forced into retirement.
Wrong behavior is wrong no matter who is doing it. Any of you who don't understand that should apply for a job at fox news.
What do I think should be done? I guess my hope would be that everyone, right, left and center would come to the same conclusion.
This guy does not get a free pass to be a passive-aggressive bully and a creepy "I'm not touching you! Not touching you!" jerk.
My hope is that this guy understand that any family would consider him to be hostile and react with hostility. My hope is that public opinion is 100% against this guy, he should move out of there and then get fired by his publisher and eventually be forced into retirement.
Wrong behavior is wrong no matter who is doing it. Any of you who don't understand that should apply for a job at fox news.
Connie:
As I stated the first time, but I'll repeat it: I do not care what his profession is as that is no sign of the quality of his character.
So you respond by giving more details of his profession?!?!
I know the guys who trained this guy as a 'journalist' and we are talking about yellow journalists and muck-rakers. So, please.
Also, if it weren't for Dennis Kucinich my picture would be in the dictionary next to progressive so don't even try to dismiss me as a conservative bee-logger.
All of you are blindly defending a creep.
Also, you are telling me not to judge by an interview. (as if moving next door wasn't a weird and passive aggressive real world action)
Please explain the five righteous methods by which character can be judged.
As I stated the first time, but I'll repeat it: I do not care what his profession is as that is no sign of the quality of his character.
So you respond by giving more details of his profession?!?!
I know the guys who trained this guy as a 'journalist' and we are talking about yellow journalists and muck-rakers. So, please.
Also, if it weren't for Dennis Kucinich my picture would be in the dictionary next to progressive so don't even try to dismiss me as a conservative bee-logger.
All of you are blindly defending a creep.
Also, you are telling me not to judge by an interview. (as if moving next door wasn't a weird and passive aggressive real world action)
Please explain the five righteous methods by which character can be judged.
She made over 10 million dollars last year and didn't buy the rental house?
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Thanks, everyone, for coming by. Interesting comments, all.
Walter - she's great entertainment. now if fiorina and whitless would go away...
green - you'd think so! I wonder if they even told the landlord?
Nikki - oh the drama. can't wait to see them chatting over the end of the fence. next to never?
Jeff - he does do that. looking forward to the book.
mamoore - I'm hoping none of mine did, but you just never really know.
Shiral - or meeting on the lawn where the fence is not...
Two - Am guessing not. But she doesn't own the property.
Oahu - it is too bad that the kids are props. I wonder why they didn't continue to rent the property or buy it, too.
Anthony - good points.
Lea - that has to be the most succinct and perfect descriptor of that family, ever. thank you!
grif - he is a compelling writer. I will enjoy the book.
Robert - don't think he is stalking anyone. he rented a house in Wasilla. he always goes to where the places he writes about. And really, don't get so indignant about him living there. They had ex-con addicts living there and she never said a word. I'd pick an old writer dude v. ex-cons living next door to my kids any day.
Connie - yep, to all of that.
gwhizz - this is on her notes page. her ghost writer usually authors most of them, but this one sounds suspiciously like she wrote it, bad grammar and all.
Kathy - still here, yes.
Bud - it's a book, not the magna carta. Not sure if you are a writer, but usually we don't watch anyone 24/7. We sit at a monitor and keyboard and write.
Michael - good to see you! yeah, he didn't come up with that property on his own. And Palin had every opportunity to buy the place or continue the lease. Her bad. And yep, can't find the garden in there anywhere. Just like she mows her own lawn....
Bell - I can too. I am giddy because I know it annoys her, but then again, having someone next door who is penning a book about you....not so much. But hey, her own undoing. She could have done some privacy prevention and purchased the thing.
Larry - perhaps she spent it on shoes (naughty monkey shoes aren't cheap) and private jets?
Walter - she's great entertainment. now if fiorina and whitless would go away...
green - you'd think so! I wonder if they even told the landlord?
Nikki - oh the drama. can't wait to see them chatting over the end of the fence. next to never?
Jeff - he does do that. looking forward to the book.
mamoore - I'm hoping none of mine did, but you just never really know.
Shiral - or meeting on the lawn where the fence is not...
Two - Am guessing not. But she doesn't own the property.
Oahu - it is too bad that the kids are props. I wonder why they didn't continue to rent the property or buy it, too.
Anthony - good points.
Lea - that has to be the most succinct and perfect descriptor of that family, ever. thank you!
grif - he is a compelling writer. I will enjoy the book.
Robert - don't think he is stalking anyone. he rented a house in Wasilla. he always goes to where the places he writes about. And really, don't get so indignant about him living there. They had ex-con addicts living there and she never said a word. I'd pick an old writer dude v. ex-cons living next door to my kids any day.
Connie - yep, to all of that.
gwhizz - this is on her notes page. her ghost writer usually authors most of them, but this one sounds suspiciously like she wrote it, bad grammar and all.
Kathy - still here, yes.
Bud - it's a book, not the magna carta. Not sure if you are a writer, but usually we don't watch anyone 24/7. We sit at a monitor and keyboard and write.
Michael - good to see you! yeah, he didn't come up with that property on his own. And Palin had every opportunity to buy the place or continue the lease. Her bad. And yep, can't find the garden in there anywhere. Just like she mows her own lawn....
Bell - I can too. I am giddy because I know it annoys her, but then again, having someone next door who is penning a book about you....not so much. But hey, her own undoing. She could have done some privacy prevention and purchased the thing.
Larry - perhaps she spent it on shoes (naughty monkey shoes aren't cheap) and private jets?
Im in favor of McGinnis and opposed to Palin. He has every right to be in that house and it makes sense to me that he is there. Palin has no right to accuse him of peeking into her child's window as if he was a pervert and to give him death threats.
fatal vision is one of the most gripping, horrifying non-fiction books i have ever read. he is brave, bc her fans are crazy. i cant fathom the palins leaving that house so close by, available to rent. i guess they like the drama of it all.
@Robert Corrina
Mr. McGinniss moved into the house, that was vacant, next door to the Palins. Please describe the wrong behavior that you believe him guilty of. Only verifiable specific acts that have actually been committed count.
Mr. McGinniss moved into the house, that was vacant, next door to the Palins. Please describe the wrong behavior that you believe him guilty of. Only verifiable specific acts that have actually been committed count.
She is milking this for all it's worth, and giving a boatload of free publicity to McGinniss in the process.
What a diva.
What a diva.
Sarah in a tanktop. Oh, baby. Oh, baby.
Did you write something else?
Did you write something else?
Cute title.
Bellweather expressed my sentiments perfectly. (Great minds & all that!)
Sure it's creepy to have Mcginniss next door - but Sarah and her utterances and reactions and general carry-on (and oh-so-*innocent* incitements to violence) are off the chart. GET CREEPED OUT, SARAH! You've already caused your biographer to despise you - not smart. You COULD have been super-nice and had him at least have something positive to know about you...
Bellweather expressed my sentiments perfectly. (Great minds & all that!)
Sure it's creepy to have Mcginniss next door - but Sarah and her utterances and reactions and general carry-on (and oh-so-*innocent* incitements to violence) are off the chart. GET CREEPED OUT, SARAH! You've already caused your biographer to despise you - not smart. You COULD have been super-nice and had him at least have something positive to know about you...
L&P, I imagine in a lot of communities that double height fence would be illegal, but Alaska probably prides itself on still being a frontier so anything goes and that may mean few zoning laws, etc. Politicians who like to dish it out, but cry foul when someone starts dishing it out to them--it's as predictable as the sun rising in the morning! BTW, didn't the Palin's do some adding on to their house without telling the assessor's office last year?
A neighbor as an enemy is nothing worse...
I wonder if the fence obstructs her view to Russia???
I think she seriously over-estimates how good she looks in shorts and a tank top.
I think she seriously over-estimates how good she looks in shorts and a tank top.
DING! DING!
Lea Lane nails it: "When you put your children out there and become a media whore this is what happens."
Poor Sarah - really wants to be a rabble-rouser...
BUT she is such a poor student of history, she has no idea how much actual suffering real leaders of movements endure to make a difference..
Lea Lane nails it: "When you put your children out there and become a media whore this is what happens."
Poor Sarah - really wants to be a rabble-rouser...
BUT she is such a poor student of history, she has no idea how much actual suffering real leaders of movements endure to make a difference..
DING! DING!
Lea Lane nails it: "When you put your children out there and become a media whore this is what happens."
Poor Sarah - really wants to be a rabble-rouser...
BUT she is such a poor student of history, she has no idea how much actual suffering real leaders of movements endure to make a difference..
Lea Lane nails it: "When you put your children out there and become a media whore this is what happens."
Poor Sarah - really wants to be a rabble-rouser...
BUT she is such a poor student of history, she has no idea how much actual suffering real leaders of movements endure to make a difference..
McGinniss is marvelous. His book will send Sarah back to the trailer park. He once got the best of William Styron. You don't want to mess with Joe McGinniss.
Those two houses are too close together even for the best of friends.
I just don't get the fascination with this half-wit. I guess I must be a half-wit too.
"Would you all be chortling away if it was a creep from fox news moving in next to the first family?"
That would not happen because they are smart enough to have security.
That would not happen because they are smart enough to have security.
"My hope is that public opinion is 100% against this guy, he should move out of there and then get fired by his publisher and eventually be forced into retirement. "
You lose. I bet his publisher is thrilled by all the fuss. Free publicity for them!
You lose. I bet his publisher is thrilled by all the fuss. Free publicity for them!
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