Posted on 05/26/2010 11:13:20 AM PDT by patriotgal1787
Sarah Palin on with Glenn Beck this morning talked about author Joe McGinniss moving in next door to observe her and her family while writing a book about her. Glenn described him as a voyeur, able to look into Piper's bedroom! "This is harassment. Stalking and harassment. Leave people's families alone!"
It's tantamount to stalking, and Sarah says they're building a 14-foot high fence between them. Kim Priestap has the details and the video of Beck talking about it yesterday during his show. Back to this morning's conversation, Sarah told Glenn and his listeners:
"I feel more protective than ever toward my kids. He can do whatever he wants to do, however, I think any mom in my position would do what I'm doing. You'd better leave my kids alone.Adrienne Ross at Conservatives4Palin has the lowdown on this McGinniss character:"We have to remember that everybody has trials and tribulations, battles that make you want to retreat, but we have to keep focused on what we believe in."
"It's like my Dad says, "Don't retreat. Reload."
Apparently Arizona is not the only place that could benefit from a fence. The Palins now need to secure the border of their backyard because stalker Joe McGinniss has decided to move in 15 feet away for the next five months.For those who don't know who this Joe is, Whitney the Pipsqueak did a good job giving the lowdown on the lowdown character whose recent act is as audacious--and creepy--as one can find anywhere.
She wrote:
Joe McGinniss is an author who writes true crime and non-fiction novels. Most well known is his book about Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign that he wrote as a 26 year old. He has also written a book about a year traveling through Alaska published in 1980 and is currently writing an anti-Palin book due out next year. He has written several Palin hit pieces over the past year and a half. He wrote a piece for the no longer existent Conde Nast's Portfolio. This piece is full of quotes from noted Palin detractors, and McGinniss called her Alaska's Eva Peron. The false claims made in this piece regarding McGinniss's assertions have been debunked here. McGinniss also made an attempt to win an auction for dinner with Governor Palin, the proceeds going to Ride2Recovery effort for combat victims (Cathy Maples won the auction). He bid on this auction event because he "would have enjoyed the opportunity for a frank exchange of views with Gov. Palin." Whitney went on to share some of his other creepy behavior, which included dropping by the Palin home to give them a copy of his book and showing up in Florida during the Going Rogue book tour. He lives in Massachusetts, by the way. Well, he did--until he moved into the Palins' backyard. She continued by sharing this McGinniss disturbing quote:
"I'm not intending to write a salacious book about Sarah Palin's sex life. But if it's true, I'll find out."Read the rest here.
Is this the guy you want living 15 feet from you? Is this the guy you want observing your children at play? No, you wouldn't want this guy anywhere near your children, your home, or your kitchen window. Doesn't Governor Palin deserve the same courtesy?
The Governor spends a tremendous amount of time traveling, giving speeches, and working hard to support candidates and conservative causes. Shouldn't she have the freedom to come home, relax, and enjoy the beautiful Alaska outdoors she so loves? Joe McGinniss, in a ridiculous invasion of privacy and a sick display of arrogance, has decided to take away that much-needed sanctuary. He'll do all this while working on that book he's writing, no doubt to smear the Palins.
Broadway Books, his publisher, released a statement, which reads in part:
"Well regarded for his in-depth, up-close reporting, Mr. McGinniss will be highly respectful of his subject's privacy as he investigates her public activities," the statement says."Well regarded"? By whom? Surely not by people who respect other people's personal space and appreciate truth in reporting. "Up-close reporting"? No argument there, for he couldn't get any closer than looking down on the Palins' living space. He'll be "highly respectful"? Why would he start now? Respectful would be setting up shop somewhere else to write about your subject, not 15 feet away. No matter how you slice it, McGinniss' behavior is a violation, even if not illegal. Must the law mandate human decency?
If the stalker were interested in being professional in his work regarding Governor Palin, he wouldn't avoid interviewing his subject's family, employees, supporters, and friends, would he? Any so-called quality work that relies solely on sufferers of Palin Derangement Syndrome--and spying--is flawed from the start.
Joe McGinniss has a problem. His focus on Governor Palin is creepy and crosses the line, his willingness to spend a load of money to force her into having dinner with him is sickening, and his apparent delight in leaving the East Coast to move 15 feet away from her is frightening. How many times are women put in situations like this that other people just blow off, only to discover these situations should not have been blown off?
The Palins will do what "good neighbors" do: erect that tall fence, securing their own border from an alien. Governor Palin said it this way:
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!
And the rest of us? We'll be keeping our eyes on Old Joe. You betcha!
Atual Title: “This is a nightmare for my family” – Sarah Palin
Note it does not contain a capitalization error.
Wow..If I were Sarah, I’d hire a few PI’s to follow this guy with a video camera. Takes 2 to Tango.
I will gladly donate to a fund to purchase this house after this d-bag moves out in 5 months and then have it torn down.
Rent a fence. With 12 million, surely they can afford it.
If I were in her shoes I would invite him out for a day of fishing. His new nickname would be “Chum”....
In this instance, retreat might be the very thing needed. There are inconveniences that come with fame, and unfortunate as it might be, you can’t shoot them. Move where security can be controlled.
I still say that Sarah need to capsize the ‘rat lot next door.
I'd have to say that his "Selling of the President" got me ineterested in politics. An excellent book.
My understanding is that Chums are friends. ;-
I see another best-selling book in Sarah’s future, titled “Creepy Neighbor”.
How do you get rid of unwanted neighbors? You get down and you get vindictive. I’d make this guy’s life a literal hell on earth if he moved in next to me. You just have to know how to deal with people.
Google Random House and inform them you will no longer buy their books/products because of this Sarah Palin stalker...I did.
Build a fence with webguns to shoot fence approachers.
what the heck is wrong with you today??? ; )
Atual Title
aah . . . you have good title!
Oh, give it a rest and see sense for once.
Sarah stalker ping.
Two in a row!
Bad knee, codeine pills.
On the upside, it makes me mellow and non-combative. Not that it shows much.
How does that entitle someone to stalk her?
thought you were being warmer and cuddlier than usual... ; )
Man, I guess they must have not gotten along with the owner of the house next door. Otherwise why would he rent to this clown?
Anyway, she’s making plenty of $ these days. Maybe a move to a larger piece of property is warranted.
And lastly, are they really spending that much time there?
If I were Sarah, I’d sell that house cheap to some drug dealers or something.
You mean it’s about the 1960 election? ;-)
Sarah, contact the Israelis. They make the best fences.
Yeah or she and Dick Cheney could take him out “hunting.”
((((( Sarah list ping )))))
Stalk her?
Explain
1968
So you approve of stalking?
” Build a fence with webguns to shoot fence approachers.”
LOL! Good idea!
~snip~
Even the most concrete new development in the Palin family, an enormous structure rising beside their existing 3,400-square-foot house on Lucile Lake, is something of a mystery. Based on the limited evidence in the planning department at Wasilla City Hall (the city does not require building permits), the building's footprint alone is 6,000 square feet, but much of it is two stories. Various sources have said the project includes a television studio (Fox News, [Sarah Palin's father Chuck] Heath said), apartments for Mr. Palin or the Palins' older children (Bristol Palin, 19, has said, however, that she is living on her own with Tripp and paying her own bills with the help of handsome speaking fees) and a well-appointed office for Ms. Palin.
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Along with rintense, I like to think she's building the NORTH-WESTERN WHITE HOUSE!
The article did that very well.
Speaking of spelling errors... (ROFL)
Well, you know I live in a small town and we kinda have ways of dealing with snoopy and/or unwanted outsiders. Vehicles get vandalized, pets mysteriously disappear, phone calls in the middle of the night, the occasional random bullet hole in the house siding, stuff like that. Oh, you want to file a police report? We’ll get right on that..... next century. And good luck getting any witnesses to stick up for you.
Thank you, ReneeLynn. Her stalker remains a hot issue. Several threads.
If I were Sarah, I would buy the house next door, evict the tenant(install her daughter there, in keeping with eviction laws) and film him moving out, and play the film on Fox News.
Wilderness, you owe me a new keyboard!! ;-)
No. The law should NEVER enter into that arena. That is the realm and job of God and religion, which is why liberals want to eliminate religion. They can then do anything they want with a "clear" conscience.
She better think about putting metal mesh into the drywalls and securing her windows from laser listening devices as well. Dollars to donuts someone’s giving him REALLY good surveillance equipment.
I was thinking that Tod should invite him bear hunting. He could be bait. You know the joke bells and pepper spray.
One flash of brilliant light made him turn away and rub his eyes
Great picture of the Palin fence hitting the net, but I didn’t notice any guard towers...
I throw a bone to the masses once in a while!
And if Big Dick Daley hadn’t resurrected voters, JFK would have lost to Nixon.
I wish I could write, novel format. There’s good fiction in writing about what 1961 - 1964 would have looked like with RMN in the WH (We’d all be driving the 2010 model Chevy Corvair for one!)
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