Sarah Palin, action woman

Still blinking

Sarah Palin talked to Greta Van Susteren last night, where she praised flavour of the week "Herb" Cain, attacked President Obama, mentioned the "pundents" and was asked (again!) whether she's running.

She's still thinking about it, blinking, asking family and friends, blinking and so on. But she said she doesn't need a title to be influential and affect change. Greta said it was all very well, but it doesn't make much difference to foreign relations and gave Israel as an example. Sarah Palin's answer was great. She took action! She went to Israel and had dinner with Netanyahu.

You may watch the rest of the interview HERE

Thank you so much for taking such decisive action, Sarah. I'm surprised the lamestream media didn't recognize the importance of that dinner and how much it contributed to a change in policy. That's exactly what America needs: More political celebrities without a title taking action and having dinner with foreign leaders and their families. It makes a world of difference!

*****

Elsewhere, The Rogue is still making waves.

Publisher stands behind 'The Rogue' book on Palin

A publisher is standing behind a book about Sarah Palin, a day after Palin's attorney threatened to sue over it.

Crown Publishers spokesman Stuart Applebaum says the company is confident the reporting in Joe McGinniss' book is "solid, reliable, and well-substantiated." Applebaum says Crown stands behind McGinniss and the book, "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin."


This is a must read:

Blood in the Snow: Maslin’s NYT Review of The Rogue Is Intellectually Dishonest

Sarah Palin wants to know who said what

Why is Sarah Palin being so selective in her threats to sue for defamation? She didn't like Joe McGinniss's book about her and said the whole book is based on malicious lies. That's a bit much, as not all the sources were anonymous.

How come she's not going after the National Enquirer as well? Or the several bloggers who have been writing about her in the past three years? Does it mean that some people can "defame" her and Joe McGinniss can't?

Sarah Palin's lawyer is using a leaked e-mail from McGinniss to Jesse Griffin as evidence that the allegations in the book are false. McGinniss discusses Shailey Tripp, for example. Her story wasn't included in the book because he wasn't satisfied with the evidence presented to him at the time. It doesn't mean Shailey Tripp's story is not true, it simply wasn't solid enough from a legal perspective, so it didn't go into the book.

The e-mail seems to prove the opposite of what Palin's lawyer is claiming. The letter looks like a fishing expedition to me.

Are they trying to smoke out McGinniss's sources so the Palins can talk to those people?

Going rogue wasn't a very good idea...

The media all over the world wasted no time in producing spectacular headlines when they came across the revelations about Sarah Palin in Joe McGinniss's book, paying particular attention to sex dalliances and drug abuse.

Then they started to defend her and attack the author. The New York Times, the Washington Post and even Keith Olbermann deplored the nature of the explosive contents that have been made public so far. They find the whole thing irrelevant and not connected to politics. I think they would have a stronger point if Sarah Palin had not written about her younger years in Going Rogue.

Personally, I couldn't care less how many sexual partners of any race she had before she was married, after she was married or right now. What makes it relevant to me is her hypocrisy and the fact that she lies at any given opportunity.

In her own book she painted her relationship with Todd in very different tones. He was the one, he has always been the only one. Always. She painted herself as little miss perfect, utterly dedicated to Todd and then to her brood. The devoted girlfriend became a devoted wife and mother, her motivation to do anything, including her involvement in politics, always noble and selfless, was based on the values she learned from her dad, her family, basketball, fishing, hunting, all the things that gave her a faultless work ethic.

We had already found many inconsistencies in her account of many events, so when we look at McGinniss's version (from the excerpts so far) side-by-side with hers, her version becomes even harder to swallow. I expect the author and his publishers took all the necessary steps to avoid litigation and should be able to back up any revelations with some kind of proof.

Sarah Palin wrote about her whole life in saccharine tones, with the added twist of  "little Sarah against the world" as the running theme of her political career. Why should the world be so against a person who, according to herself, had only the noblest of motives?

Joe McGinniss interviewed a great number of people who know Sarah Palin well and many of them felt they had been wronged by the Palins. People who had once admired Sarah Palin were deeply disillusioned. And they talked.

If The Rogue is being branded a hatchet job, what is Going Rogue? Yes, a hatchet job. The difference is that one book is well written and the other is very badly ghostwritten. Sarah Palin set out to settle scores and consolidate the myths about a persona she created for public consumption. The Rogue simply debunks it.

Now the contents of The Rogue are deemed to be politically irrelevant... but wait a minute! Sarah Palin made them relevant by writing Going Rogue and working the whole of personal life into the narrative of her political career. Sarah Palin provided the context herself.

She wrote her story and somebody went behind the scenes to have a closer look at it. If the picture that emerges is not a pretty one, is shooting the messenger the best anybody can do?

Sarah Palin's safety tips and advice on how to clear your name

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...

Sarah Palin's note from last year was packed with little messages:

• She's sexy in her shorts and tank top.
• Trig IS her son, he has mowing adventures with mom.
• The new neighbour is a pervert.

Throwing stones is what they do best. Todd reiterated the lawn mowing performance in his statement, but omitted the bit about Trig in the backpack. I heard that Joe McGinniss confirmed to Gryphen that the mowing adventure did take place. It's quite obvious that the performance was put on for McGinniss's benefit.

Several websites give similar advice:

The power lawn mower is one of the most dangerous tools around the home. Each year, approximately 68,000 persons with injuries caused by power mowers were treated in emergency departments. More than 9,000 of the people hurt were younger than 18 years.

• Make sure that sturdy shoes (not sandals or sneakers) are worn while mowing.
• Prevent injuries from flying objects, such as stones or toys, by picking up objects from the lawn before mowing begins. Have anyone who uses a mower wear hearing and eye protection.
• Make sure that children are indoors or at a safe distance well away from the area that you plan to mow.
• Do not allow children to ride as passengers on ride-on mowers.

Screenshots from another site:

She may not care about her own safety, but...

And this bit made me laugh:

Sarah Palin doesn't like to be told what to do, be it regarding lawn mowing safety, wearing seat belts in a moving vehicle or using a cell phone while driving. Her children's safety is her own darned business and can't be mandated by anybody!

The sad part is that she doesn't have any common sense about the safety of her own children. Safety "mandations" by the government are directed at people like her. Somebody has to protect the children of irresponsible parents...

*****

Another interesting thing about the Palins is that they seem reluctant to clear their names in a court of law. Branding people as perverts seems to be their preferred route. Todd Palin didn't deny any of the revelations in The Rogue or the National Enquirer, he just attacked McGinniss.

A Palin fan came up with this idea for a Todd Palin legal fund: People should send $25 to Sarah Pac so Todd could be bailed out after beating McGinniss to a pulp at one of his book signings.

Violence and innuendo seem to be much easier solutions than a lawsuit for libel, eh?

Perhaps we should wait for a while and see if they sue the author when The Rogue comes out next week. Oh, and let's keep an eye on any lawsuits against the National Enquirer.

During the three years people have been writing about Sarah Palin, they only had their lawyer send threatening letters on two occasions. One was about a looming investigation and the other about a possible impending divorce. Neither needed such strong arm tactics, as time would prove the bloggers in question were wrong.

None of the gates (including Babygate) have been challenged by the Palins in a court of law.

Interesting, n'est-ce pas?

Sarah Palin's world in turmoil - UPDATE

Sarah Palin has a big problem

A few days ago I couldn't find many news items about Sarah Palin. Today my inbox is full of Google alerts, mainly about the explosive revelations leaked from The Rogue and about the Doonesbury comic strip, also related to the book.

Todd Palin made a ghostwritten statement about the stories, via Scott Conroy's Twitter. I can't see a guy who writes the plural of shoes as "shoe's" using the word "innuendo."

This is a man who has been relentlessly stalking my family to the point of moving in right next door to us to harass us and spy on us to satisfy his creepy obsession with my wife. His book is full of disgusting lies, innuendo, and smears. Even The New York Times called this book ‘dated, petty,’ and that it ‘chases caustic, unsubstantiated gossip.’

The story about the one-night stand with a basketball player wouldn't seem so explosive if it had been about somebody who doesn't preach abstinence before marriage. We already knew that she was pregnant when she got married to Todd and who knows with how many lesser known partners she had practised abstinence by that time... This revelation is bound to disappoint her "family values" supporters and the fact that the guy is black will horrify those who can't bear the idea of having a black president.

There are also reports of rifts among Palin supporters, with some showing their frustration with Sarah Palin's teasing about running or not.

A seemingly irreparable divide has developed between Sarah Palin’s key supporters in Iowa. On one side is Peter Singleton, the California lawyer who moved to Iowa ten months ago, traveled the state meeting with activists, and created Iowa’s Organize4Palin group. On the other side are several longtime Iowa political activists who volunteered countless hours to develop a grassroots network of support for the former Alaska governor.

The dissension in her Iowa ranks goes along with the continuing narrative about Palin being disorganized. The Iowa Caucus is less than five months away. Peter Singleton says his group has “laid the groundwork” for Palin in the state. However, Bergman, Beeber and Rogers do not believe there is a legitimate campaign structure in place. They will try to help her create one, but Sarah Palin is running out of time, and some of her biggest supporters are losing their patience.

C4P lost a member as well. The person who runs PalinTV cites personal reasons for leaving their ranks.

It looks like things are coming apart for Sarah Palin on all fronts...

*****

UPDATE

Todd Palin gave a fuller statement to the Today show:


"This is a man who has been relentlessly stalking my family to the point of moving in right next door to us to harass us and spy on us. He traffics in innuendo and falsehoods. A few years ago he interviewed members of Sarah's administration for a magazine article, and afterwards they said that he was the most disingenuous and intellectual dishonest writer they'd ever dealt with. He's spent the last year interviewing marginal figures with an axe to grind in order to churn out a hit piece to satisfy his own creepy obsession with my wife. I'd ask that people consider these facts when evaluating his latest lies."

"I'd ask the fathers and husbands of America to consider our privacy when one summer day I found this guy on the deck of the rental property, just 18 feet away next door to us, staring like a creep at my wife while she mowed the lawn in her shorts, unbeknownst to her that he was prying. As well as our teenage daughters while they tried to enjoy our traditional Alaskan summer days outdoors. Joe's son told the media he advised his dad not to move from the East Coast to become our next door neighbor, but said his dad 'was just waiting for Todd to be out of the picture.' Sarah has never spoken to this intruder into our lives, our friends and family don't speak to him, so we have no idea where he would come up with content for his book. He was on our doorstep one day trying to make conversation with our son until Track cut the conversation short after discerning Joe's odd behavior, and I spoke to him one time when I saw him 18 feet away, just to find out who he was. He took that conversation and reported it to the media as me 'threatening' him."


"Unbeknownst" is so Todd Palin...

[Gryphen has the video of the interview with Joe McGinniss on Today's show]

Sarah Palin and President Barack Obama Get It On

By Kathleen



A long awaited pairing of Sarah Palin and Barack Obama has at last taken place. Unpredictably it was a sweet one as the two dimensional pair were observed sharing a chocolate milkshake together in the Chok’lit Shoppe, Riverdale. Yes, Sarah and Barack found common ground over their love of a chocolate milkshake on the cover of the popular comic “Archie”.

The storyline has a recurring and somewhat topical premise -- even people with opposing views can find common ground if they truly want what is best in a given situation.

The story is spread over two issues #616 which was released on December 22nd, 2010 and #617 which was issued yesterday and concludes the story.

In the comic world of Archie, President Obama is the President and leader of the Democratic Party and Sarah is the somewhat less than subtle apparent leader of the GOP. They visit Archie and Reggie who are opponents in the contest for student body president of Riverdale High and together find common ground regarding what it is that is really important.

Back in the three dimensional world, Jon Goldwater, Archie Comics publisher, believes that Sarah and Barack want the same thing, which is the best thing for everyone.It certainly worked out fine in the comic. The best thing for all was achieved without bitterness.

If only life could so easily reflect that which is portrayed in two dimensional Riverdale.

The comments at the ADN rock with regard to this topic!

http://www.adn.com/2011/01/24/1664709/palin-in-the-comic-books-steampunk.html

Several readers brought to our attention the outstanding article that Andrew Halcro wrote regarding who is responsible for Sarah Palin. And no, he did not say that it was all Chuck and Sally’s fault. He was talking about her political career. And he blames Alaskans.

Andrew makes the case loud and clear that Alaskan voters made Sarah Palin’s political career by “rewarding her shallow campaigns and soundbite governance with thanks and praise.” Although he believes that she is now unelectable due to “her downed lines of communication to critical segments of the voting public" and that "her historical inability to bridge that divide seems insurmountable" it also appears that he is issuing a warning to all voters that they have to see beyond who she is and that they should rather focus on what it is she actually knows before they cast a vote for her.

You can read the full article here:

http://www.andrewhalcro.com/who_is_responsible_for_sarah_palin

Reader Kasha Knish has revealed the release date of the long awaited Joe McGinniss book regarding Sarah Palin.

"The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin" by Joe McGinniss - Release date Sept. 13th - pre-orders on Amazon now!

http://tinyurl.com/4nruzgq

Palingates monthly message and Joe McGinniss MSNBC interview - Open Thread - UPDATE!

It’s the start of a new month and we hope that you agree that we have done our best this past month to keep you well informed (sometimes breaking news even before it hits the mainstream) and up to date and that you will continue to support us with your regular kind donations. Every donation, small or large, is greatly appreciated by Regina, Kathleen and myself – thanks again everyone!

By now several readers will have received their merchandise from the shop that we set up. It’s a little extra addition to our community that we hope you like. So far we have “earned” $12.22 from this little venture and we hope that those of you who bought some items are happy with them.

If you have any suggestions what you would like to see on our products (slogans and/or pictures on bumperstickers, t-shirts etc.), please let us know!

In addition, you might be interested to see what our current stats look like at Palingates. Well, they are looking pretty good and healthy! We are very happy that Palingates in May 2010 had the second best months in our young history - with 476,689 pageloads and 219,302 unique visitors. Only our outstanding "Andrea Friedman February" had a better result so far. The community project Palingates is on a very good way!

These are our stats, from the start of Palingates in February 2009 until today, as seen on a monthly basis:



Here is the graph which shows the pageloads and unique visitors on a daily basis - you can clearly see the large "CSU Stanislaus speaking fee bump" which we had in May 2010:



+++

Joe McGinniss, currently the most famous tenant in Alaska, has given a terrific interview to MSNBC. Watch:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Here is an alternative link for the MSNBC clip with Joe McGinniss, in case the one above loads slowly.

Sarah Palin, thin-skinned as always, has already reacted to this interview on twitter and urged her (brainwashed?) followers not to trust NBC - they are lying, Sarah knows:

Speak about cult-leaders and cult-followers...

How crazy can it get in the end?

Sooner or later, we are going to find out. Joe McGinniss and the other authors haven't even scratched the surface yet in their interviews, and the twitter Queen already explodes. It will be too funny to see what happens when they publish the REAL revelations. This show promises to be a real blockbuster.

+++

UPDATE:

Sarah Palin has published the facebook post, and boy, it's a riot. So the reason why Sarah is unhappy with NBC is because they didn't publish a "carefully crafted statement" by "her and Todd". Sarah had the great roguish idea to decline an interview request with NBC and provided a statement as a substitute:

When NBC asked to interview me for this story, I politely declined. NBC then asked for a statement from us and promised to run it as a full screen graphic during their interview with McGinniss. We were glad to provide a statement and appreciated NBC’s promise to run it. Todd and I both crafted the statement very carefully because our new neighbor has taken to accusing us of “inciting hatred” – a charge which we obviously take very seriously. We knew that he would make more accusations like this, and we felt very strongly that such comments should not go unanswered. So, we emailed NBC the following statements:

“McGinniss has followed us for some time now, from showing up on our doorstep last winter, bidding over $60,000 for a military charity auction dinner with me, writing the hit pieces, attending at least one Outside book event, etc. He has a right to pursue his subject, I suppose, and certainly has a right to live wherever he wants, but my family also has a right to expect privacy, and hopefully to enjoy peace this summer. Good fences do make for good neighbors. The fence is now up, and I hope that we can enjoy peace. The media sensationalizes the recent McGinniss’ tactic so the public will tune in to whatever the latest episode is, always with ratings in mind, and that’s unfortunate.” - Sarah Palin

“What’s also unfortunate is journalists’ tactics like this, because it keeps good people from wanting to get involved in public service.” - Todd Palin

NBC responded to thank us for our statements and again promised that they would “make sure” that the Today Show airs both of our statements “as a fullscreen graphic during the segment tomorrow.” We were grateful because we knew that our statements would counter any accusation of “inciting hatred.” And boy was it necessary because in his interview on NBC this morning McGinniss doubled down on his accusation to actually compare us to the Nazis!

But there was just one problem: NBC broke their promise and didn’t run our statements after all. So, the “journalist’s” sensational claims about us being Nazis went unchallenged. We emailed NBC this morning to ask why our statement wasn’t aired. We were given a lame excuse and told that they would run it tomorrow (after the damage had been done) and that they would be happy to interview me about it (which was their aim all along because journalism today is all about ratings and not about truth).

Wow! Talk about drama queen. Would she protest every time when a media outlet somewhere in the world says something negative about her, in case precious Sarah became President?

This is just pure lunacy! Dare to cross Sarah Palin, evil liberal media, and you will feel the wrath of the Quitter Queen! Read her statement (I wish it was satire):

"Freedom of the press is integral to our democracy, but reporters must be held accountable because with power comes responsibility. A corrupt, deceptive, and manipulative media can ruin the lives of good people, disrupt families, destroy reputations, and ultimately hurt our country."

Is there anything more important in the world than Sarah Palin? Not in Sarah's mind, that's for sure. If the Republican party nominated this freak show for President, the party would implode - you betcha!

+++

UPDATE 2:

Buy the "Sarah Salmon"! Just $ 7,500!

One of our great readers found this beauty:

A reminder of the good old times, when Sarah Palin still was the Queen of Alaska, and they "all" went nuts for her up there!

From Craigslist:

Sarah Palin Salmon On Parade - $7500 (Anchorage)

"Sarah Salmon" is a one of a kind salmon sculpture created by Alaskan Artist Armond Kirschbaum and signed by Alaska's [former] Governor Sarah Palin.

This salmon was featured in the 2007 Wild Salmon on Parade in Anchorage, whose entries sell for up to $10,000 in auctions. It is a 36" fiberglass sculpture and the package includes two 8x10 photos of Sarah Palin signing the fish.

This will surely be a great collectible if Sarah Palin makes her bid for the White House in 2012... or even if she doesn't!

Considering best offers.

Look at it - what an adorable pout the fish has!

+++

UPDATE 3:

Andrew Sullivan published a picture one of his readers had sent him - looks like one of our flying piggies just escaped! ;-)

.

Sarah Palin can't see the truth from her kitchen window

Sarah Palin has been going on and on about how her new neighbour could see right into her kitchen: "He's 15 feet away from my kitchen window!"

That's what she told Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity and what she wrote on Facebook:

"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."

It really bugged me that I couldn't remember seeing a kichen window on that side of Palin's property, so I sifted through my files and found the window! But it has a venetian blind that appears to be permanently down. These photos were taken on several different occasions (click on pictures to enlarge):






Sarah Palin is technically right, there is a window 15 feet away from the house nextdoor, but the deck faces the lake, not that side of her property. There might be a window on that side of the neighbour's house, but Joe McGinniss would need to have X-ray vision to see anything.

Sarah also made a remark about Piper's bedroom window.

"Wonder what kind of material he’ll gather while overlooking Piper’s bedroom, my little garden, and the family’s swimming hole?"

Piper's window is too high to be seen from the deck, which, as I said above, is not directly opposite that side of Palin's house.

No deck facing the Palins' kitchen or Piper's bedroom

Could Sarah Palin be distorting reality and exaggerating just a little bit?

Here's a nice article about Sarah Palin's fence and how it may be in breach of Wasilla's municipal codes.

.

Sarah Palin's imaginary threats to her daughters - projection, marketing strategy or distraction?

When Sarah Palin drops hints about perverts targeting her children, we get suspicious.

This is not the first time she has used her children in some imaginary scenario where her children are at the mercy of sex predators.

Sarah Palin used some alleged threats of gang rape against Willow and Bristol as an excuse to move them away from Juneau.

From Going Rogue:

"In that first year, I was alerted to threats against Willow by students at her Juneau school, one particularly disturbing. Someone posted a note on an Internet site threatening to gang-rape her at school. I never felt safe for her after that. Later, the same thing happened to Bristol."

Last year David Letterman was depicted as a dirty old man who craked jokes about the statutory rape of Willow.



Now Joe McGinniss is supposed to get a kick out of peering through Piper bedroom window and watching her children swimming in Lake Lucille.

"Wonder what kind of material he’ll gather while overlooking Piper’s bedroom, my little garden, and the family’s swimming hole?"

Why does Sarah Palin have such an unhealthy preocupation with sexual threats against her daughters? Why does she paint an image where her daughters are the objects of men's fantasies? Who is sexualizing her underage daughters?

Bristol is now a famous teenage single mother. Encouraged by mom Sarah, Bristol associated herself with a company that uses sex in the most cynical way to sell their shoes and clothes while promoting abstinence as the only form of birth control.



Sarah Palin's own image revolves around a sexy image. Her own father thought it was appropriate to wear a t-shirt proclaiming his daughter to be the hottest governor of the coldest state.

Sex sells and Sarah Palin exploits the interest people have in all things sexual to stay in the headlines.

If she decided to become a pole dancer or pose for Playboy, good for her. But she's putting her own daughters out there as sex objects.

The grizzly mama conjured up images of Bristol and Willow being gang raped, of Willow being raped in the Yankee Stadium, of Piper taking her clothes off in her bedroom being observed by a dirty old man.

Sarah Palin has a very strange mind and projects her darkest thoughts onto men whose minds are NOT dominated with dreams of illegal sex with minors.

But there are plenty of other men who must be very grateful to Sarah Palin for providing them with the sexual imagery involving her own famous, good looking daughters to fuel their fantasies.

Sarah Palin uses sex to sell herself and uses her daughters sexuality to exact revenge on any man who dares to challenge or mock her.

Her latest stunt is generating many headlines and has Fox News in a frenzy. While they're discussing her fence and Todd's wrestling prowess as an alpha male, while people are debating the perceived threats to her daughters by the presence of a journalist and author too close for comfort, a number of other things that happened in the past week are not being discussed:

Rand Paul made a fool of himself.

Vaughn Ward lost the primary in Idaho.

Tim Burns didn't win the vacant congress seat in Pennsylvania.

Nikki Haley's skeletons are falling out of her closet.

Sarah Palin's speech in Las Vegas was a disaster.

She put her foot in her mouth regarding BP's donations to Obama.

The fee for her appearance at CSU Stanislaus was disclosed.

Chuck Heath said she doesn't make her own decisions.

Is it a coincidence that she turned the spotlight on her new neighbour when she was being criticized by the media? Is it a coincidence that she portrayed him as a threat to her daughters?

Yes, sex sells, sex distracts. In Sarah Palin's case, sex is a weapon she reloaded when things became a bit tricky.

What a cynical move by a woman with a very disturbed mind!

Sarah Palin, the eternal victim nextdoor, welcomes Joe McGinniss to Wasilla

Sarah Palin had strange words for a newcomer to her neighbourhood. In a Facebook note, she mixes a sarcastic welcome with that eternal victim whining we know so well.

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

Wow! It sounds like she's going to repeat the Letterman fiasco, this time focusing on Piper (maybe Willow's bedroom is on the other side of the house).

Sarah included a photo of the offending house:


Let's take a look at the wider area (click on pictures to enlarge):

Joe McGinniss is renting the house marked with an arrow

(Click on pictures to enlarge)

When the Palins started building the new chateau, it was reported that they had also rented the house on the right. What an oversight! They should have rented the house on the left as well...

Our reader Armchair Jane pointed out that Sarah had said similar things about her noisy children when a resident complained about bus tours around the governor's mansion in Juneau, back in May last year:

Gov. Sarah Palin is clashing with a Juneau activist over what he calls "voyeur" bus tours past the governor's mansion that he asserts ruin the neighborhood to exploit her fame.

The governor said she welcomes tourists and "can't imagine other areas of Alaska looking at having the Governor's house nearby as a degrading irritation that invites voyeurism."

The governor said she offered to meet with Thoma "to ask if I could lessen his burden by keeping a lower profile," but he declined and suggested she work it out with the Juneau mayor instead.

"I wanted to offer him to hide Piper's trampoline further in a corner of the yard ... if it's a matter of not giving anyone anything to look at so they'll go away then I'd ask Piper to not giggle so loudly on her buoy swing or bicycle in the yard," Palin said in a written statement, referring to her 7-year-old daughter.

Sarah Palin is very keen on recycling. All her speeches use the same tired talking points, with a few googled stories and jokes to fit the venue, plus some family anecdotes, using cute little quotes from one or more of her children...

Her whining follows the same pattern, don't you think?

Letterman was a pervert who alluded to the statutory rape of 15-year-old Willow, Joe McGinniss is going to peer through Piper's bedroom window.

In Juneau, Piper giggled. In Wasilla, Trig squeals. The implication being that people find her children offensive just for behaving like children.

Sarah Palin always assumes people are thinking the worst about her family. While that may be true regarding herself and the older members of the Palin clan, she doesn't acknowledge that, she brings the younger ones into the story instead.

She also implies that people have perverted designs on her children, but nothing could be furthest from the truth.

We think Sarah Palin is a liar and a lousy mother. We will continue to expose her as such, but we have the deepest compassion and genuine concerns for her children.

Joe McGinniss may be too close for comfort, she will have to behave herself and be a better parent while he's around.

That's a tall order!

(HERE is the article by Joe McGinniss that upset Sarah Palin)

+++

UPDATE (CSU STANISLAUS):

Senator Leland Yee just published a terrific press release - this man has guts, is not afraid of the Quitter Queen and refers to Palingates:

Palin Fee to CSU Reported at Over $75,000 – More Than Double What She Charged Local GOP
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

As university violates state law, information continues to trickle out

SACRAMENTO – The Modesto Bee is reporting that a Sarah Palin watchdog website has uncovered Palin’s fee to speak at California State University Stanislaus. The Palingates blog reports that Palin will be paid up to $93,000 for her upcoming visit. The amount would be more than double what Palin charged a local Republican Party in Lane County, Oregon, when she appeared at an event for $35,000, according to documents accessed on the Oregon Secretary of State website.

“If these figures are accurate, clearly CSU got a bad deal and Sarah Palin gouged California students,” said Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). “Celebrities should not be trying to line their own pockets at the expense of students, especially at a time when our public higher education system is in such dire straits.”

According to sources, the university transferred two payments of $37,500 each to the Washington Speakers Bureau – the entity in which the university contracted for the Palin event. In addition to the $75,000 speaking fee, the university is paying $18,000 for Palin to receive a hotel suite, first class airfare or a private Lear jet, and “bendable straws,” among other expenses.

“If Ms. Palin truly cared about our students, she should have waved her speaker’s fee or at least not overcharged,” said Yee. “Every dollar that goes to Palin is another dollar not going to the students at Stanislaus, who have already seen their scholarships lost this year. This is just the latest in a long series of bad decisions by CSU foundations and auxiliaries which demonstrate why we need greater transparency and accountability.”

+++

Read the exclusive revelation by Palingates of Sarah Palin's secret speaking fee for her appearance at CSU Stanislaus HERE.

+++

Websites which linked to this post:

Politico (photo credit)

.

The Daily Beast and Andrew Sullivan report about Sarah Palin's "fake bus tour"! - UPDATE: Harper Collins say Sarah used plane only for "three flights"

(picture of Sarah Palin's original private plane that

she uses for the bus tour - click to enlarge)

Joe McGinniss on the "Daily Beast" and following Joe's article, Andrew Sullivan on the "Daily Dish" gave us a nice surprise today!

They reported the story about Sarah Palin's "fake bus tour" - the story which started here on Palingates a few days ago with THIS POST.

On this occasion I would like to thank again our reader "snowbilly" who has the distinction of having identified Sarah's plane!

Sarah Palin is a fake, from beginning to end - and the end is near.

+++

UPDATE:

Huffington Post also reports the story!

+++

UPDATE 2:

CBS News has now also picked up the story!

Gawker also report with some funny observations!

+++

UPDATE 3:

Greg Sargent from The Plum Line reports that Harper Collins has now confirmed that they paid for Sarah's flights - but they say that she has only taken three plane trips, although the plane was following her all the time!

Does anybody believe that? Because I sure as hell don't! The plane was following her, but she was not flying with it? NO WAY.

Harper Collins want us to believe that an EMPTY PLANE was following Sarah Palin half-way across the nation, for $ 4,000 per hour?

Here is the complete flight log of the plane, beginning from November 18, 2009, the start of Sarah's "bus tour" (click to enlarge) - there are 10 flights in the flight log, and they match the destinations where Sarah had her book signings - the flight from Jacksonville to Orlando on November 23 was obviously an "empty" flight, because Sarah travelled on November 24 from Jacksonville over The Villages to Orlando by bus, then boarding the plane again on November 25 in order to fly from Orlando to Tri-Cities. The flight from Teterboro to Westchester County would have been empty, too, as the plane was based at Teterboro:

+++

UPDATE 4:

C4P has written a big article about "planegate" (they even use this word), but unfortunately C4P and Harper Collins can't even get their story straight!

C4P writes:

"The Birmingham event is a great success, with thousands of people shouting her name and... Sorry, that's not what McGinniss wants to hear. Let's talk flights. On the evening of the 23rd, the private jet (...) takes Gov. Palin from Birmingham to Jacksonville (FL), the place of the first of her three stops in the Sunshine State. The jet flies ahead to the destination of her final stop in the state, Orlando."

Screenshot (click to enlarge):

Wait a second!

Jacksonville???

Harper Collins said:

"Tina Andreadis, a spokesperson for Palin publisher HarperCollins, confirmed to me that Palin did in fact take three plane trips by privately chartered jet, flying to stops in Michigan, Rochester, NY, and Birmingham, AL."

So: C4P said she flew to Jacksonville, and Harper Collins said she didn't?

BUSTED - AGAIN!

You know it's a lie when they can't even get their story straight.

Not a good day for the Quitter Queen! ;-)

+++

UPDATE 5:

The plane story goes global!

The leading German news website "Spiegel Online" (belonging to famous magazine "Der Spiegel") reports the story! Have a look at the slideshow, it's very interesting!

+++

In addition, the extensive reporting of "palingates" with regard to Sarah Palin's faked pregnancy with Trig CAN BE READ HERE.

Pictures: ozmud at "Oz Mudflats"

Please click at the title of the blog post or CLICK HERE before using the toolbar below for sharing.