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Sarah Palin’s Neighbor Turned Down Rental Offer From National Enquirer

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Here is the latest update in the battle between Sarah Palin and new next-door-neighbor journalist Joe McGinniss. First up, apparently Sarah Palin’s former neighbors are not as neighborly as they seemed. McGinniss son passed on this email to Ben Smith:

“No one is stalking anyone,” Joe McGinniss, Jr., a novelist whose father is the non-fiction writer, wrote in response to an email from a Palin supporter who confused his email address and his father’s. (He shared the email with me.) “A woman was renting her house and sought out the author because the Palins had crossed her (owed her money for renovations she had done at their request and never paid her for). So she knew McGinniss was writing the book and found him and offered him the house…[the neighbor] turned down more lucrative offers from the National Enquirer who wanted the house so they could ‘stalk’ and take pictures, etc… She said no.”

Additionally: “He’s not stalking or peeping or peering or meddling. He’s simply fulfilling his obligations to his publisher and his readers and himself — to get as close to the subject of his book as possible.”

Well that sort of changes matters slightly, no? Also of possible interest is this little tidbit: Before being rented out to McGinniss the house was “an Oxford House from 2005 until 2008. The tenants were men recently released from prison who were recovering addicts.” Meanwhile, the fence is in progress.

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  • http://thedailybarb.com Burnnotice

    Sounds like the landlord is trying to explain the difference between Black and Midnight Gray….

  • http://PoliticalGlutton.com PoliticalGlutton

    The only way Simple Sarah can keep her small flock in line is to always portray herself as a victim. I guess it could have been a lot worse if the neighbor had gone to someone the Palins ripped off rather than an author. As far as it being some sort of halfway house prior to this – Simple probably didn’t mind because she could visit her relatives with a minimum of transit and her family always had someone close by to party with.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dona-Barone/1060506711 Dona Barone

    There is a massive world c hanging oil spill occurring and what does $arah want to talk about on FOX tv,? What does she write about on HOLY facebook parchment? Joe McGinness!!!!!!!!! This is what is on her pea brain.
    She is picking a fight and inciting violence against a journelist….what a petty, small, piece of $**t she is!

  • DonnaK

    Dona–That was my thought when I heard about her and Glen Beck talking about that last night. Who says this author is stalking her in the first place. Hasn’t this idiot heard about research that author’s do on their subjects? She is not worried about what is going on in the world, or how to help, she is worried about staying relevent and her bank account. She is a sorry excuse that the extreme right is offering up–I hope her supporters get a brain, and realize what a phony, hypocrite this woman is.

  • http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

    The overhead shot of the properties show that there are very few windows on that side of Palin’s house, all of which appear to be higher than the neighbor’s and not only is the rental property a few feet closer to the shore, but one assumes that the deck faces the lake and not her garage.

    I’d say that the $2k worth of fence panels from Lowes is worth the amount of publicity that she’s been able to generate by keeping this story alive for a few more days and though I’m not judging, I’d add that possibly preventing a photograph of Todd in recreational form would also help offset the cost.

    Much ado about nothing. I’d call it an effective endeavor. Though considering some of the threats and mischaracterizations leveled against Mr. McGinniss in comments to the blogosphere, if someone were to follow through or if he were to sue for slander, then she’d probably regret the effort.

    Right now, it’s a quid pro quo. Both have gotten publicity and let’s hope it stays that way.

  • MichelleF

    DonnaK says:
    May 27, 2010 at 7:27 pm
    Dona–That was my thought when I heard about her and Glen Beck talking about that last night. Who says this author is stalking her in the first place. Hasn’t this idiot heard about research that author’s do on their subjects? She is not worried about what is going on in the world, or how to help, she is worried about staying relevent and her bank account. She is a sorry excuse that the extreme right is offering up–I hope her supporters get a brain, and realize what a phony, hypocrite this woman is.

    I guess that’s an example of that civl debate you want have, huh DonnaK.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bonnie-Dudley/1189823406 Bonnie Dudley

    This is hilarious to me. She has more B@lls than most modern day men and THEY HATE HER FOR IT. HAHAHAHHAAH. Write your nasty little diatribe you emasculated goof.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bonnie-Dudley/1189823406 Bonnie Dudley

    ditto to all the rest of you *men* who hate this beautiful woman, who has NEVER done anything to anyone. GAWD-get over it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bonnie-Dudley/1189823406 Bonnie Dudley

    AND to the women-Jealousy is such a REALLY difficult thing. YOU must be hags. ahhahahahhahaha

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bonnie-Dudley/1189823406 Bonnie Dudley

    I hope Obama gets elected again so these idiot Oprah watchers can get their fill of it.

  • DonnaK

    MichelleF–I believe it is civil debate to call Palin out on being a devisive figure when the President is dealing with the oil spill. Instead of doing something constructive she is trying to have people believe she is being stalked. I just don’t get why, if she wants to be taken seriously, she doesn’t do some serious work and try to act more educated about what is going on in the world, instead of just trying to get publicity about stupid personal issues.

  • ChuckfromTacoma

    Bonnie, I was loving you right up to the last one.I met Palin long before her run for VP and found her to be a wonderful combination of bright, charming and very welcoming. She carried on an intelligent conversation with my wife about actuarial tables and pensions. The hate people here fear her. The best way they can justify their fear is by making up evil crap and then use each other to validate their hate.
    A pretty pathetic lot, I must say.
    I do not want to subject anybody else to Obama. Let’s just vote him out and send him on his merry way.

  • ChuckfromTacoma

    Can anybody here recall any instance where a writer rented a home next to a politician and her family to research his book? I can think of none in my sixty years on this planet.
    It is a pretty perverse move on his part. I’m not buying in to the not stalking, peering or meddling crap. Mr Palin should leave nothing out in protecting his son, daughters and grandson from that idiot. No pervert ever announced his intentions before victimising.
    I hope he has a miserable time in Wasilla.

  • roxsteady

    That shouldn’t be hard. Is Alsaka still the meth capital of the United States? It also has the highest rate fo teenagers with STD’s. Shocking!

  • roxsteady

    By the way, you can’t vote him out with a party that’s 18% of the voting population.

  • roxsteady

    It’s already starting.

    American voters also say 42 – 36 percent that they would vote for a Democrat rather than a Republican in this year’s Congressional elections, reversing a 44 – 39 percent Republican lead March 24.

    The descent begins!

  • the real john t

    ChuckfromTacoma says:
    May 27, 2010 at 10:21 pm
    The hate people here fear her.
    ————————-

    When will these RWers learn? The left doesn’t even come close to fearing her. We laugh at her and hope she keeps talking and showing her ignorance.

  • MichelleF

    Hey Rox,
    How about the descent of BO’s approval rating, which sits at 42%. I notice you left that one out.

  • Sunnyr

    roxsteady:

    Wishful thinking on your part. Rasmussen is the most accurate poll in America and has correctly called the last two general elections. He chooses “likely voters” only and his generic ballot says you are all wet.

    Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%

    Read ‘em and weep, Lefty. Your party is doomed!

  • TfT

    The media hate Palin; as a politician and VP candidate she was slandered, trashed, and vilified. CBS has NEVER shown the full interview between Couric and Palin; instead they just repeated the edited clips because Katie is in the pocket of teh One.

    As a private citizen she is slandered, trashed and vilified. The hatred for this good woman is palpable. It can only be from fear of her.

  • MDT

    Oh that’s what happened..!

    Well, that changes everything…

    A moron neighbor gets vindictive and ends up looking like…

    …a moronic and vindictive neighbor.

    That should help the Palin kids sleep better at night.
    (And the Palin haters as well…)

  • akrimediaite

    Well, Ms. MacNicol’s “that changes things slightly, no?” in response to the author’s son’s statement that his dad is fulfilling his “obligations to his publisher and readers” isn’t as accurate as it might seem. According to this ABC News piece:

    http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/writer-moves-door-sarah-palin-10757838

    (which has a hilarious encounter between the GMA reporter and someone inside the house – they assume it’s Joe McGinniss – deteriorates immediately into a “get off my lawn” scene), the publisher has stated that McGinniss is writing about Palin’s “public activities”, which leads to the question as to how living next door is helping Mr. McGinniss observe Palin’s public activities.

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