Posted on 05/31/2010 4:38:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In an editorial posted on its website Sunday night, Sarah's Palin's hometown newspaper in Wasilla, Alaska, warned author and journalist Joe McGinniss (who has moved next door to Palin as he conducts research for a book on the former governor) about a state law that allows the use of deadly force to defend one's property.
The editorial, titled "Wasilla fence fascinating for national media outlets," paints a disparaging portrait both of McGinniss' work and the national media's coverage of his controversial decision to take up temporary residence so close to Palin.
Its concluding sentence reads, "Finally, those who are fond of Joe McGinnis [sic] might remind him (if he doesn't already know) that Alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property."
Managing editor Tom Mitchell, who wrote the editorial, said that it was vetted by the Frontiersman's publisher, Kari Sleight, and a reporter at the newspaper.
"I didn't see it as being controversial. It's just a statement of fact," Mitchell told CBS News.
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On Saturday, McGinniss told his side of the story to the Washington Post, emphasizing that he respected Palin's privacy and was not interested in spying on her children, as Palin had suggested he was.
Look, this is a pain in the ass for them," he told the Post. "I understand that. If I were her, I'd be upset. I'd be annoyed. But I'd be an adult about it, and I would figure out, okay, how can we resolve this in a way that's not going to make this into something that everybody gets obsessive about?
"By being here, I have learned things, and I've gotten an insight into her character, into her ability to incite hatred, that before I only knew about in the abstract."(continued)
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He would incite hatred in me. I might even go out of my way to be rude to the man.He certainly would not be welcome in the watering holes.
Hope he’s not peeking in her windows.
McGinniss needs to be...ahem...politely shown out of town. Yes, I’m serious.
Her ability to incite hatred?"
These nutjobs are unbelievable....
Ping. Your former newspaper is now in the crosshairs of the MSM.
HER ability to incite hatred? Really. Mr. McGinnis has incited hatred by his in your face tactics. He is certainly not benign.
Joe is just so wrong. Renting in Wasilla is OK next door is not.
Her ability to incite hatred you creepy "journalist" puke???
Some people are alive simply because......
I wonder if the Palin’s have a backyard range?
McGinnis is just a large, sorry sack of moose "nuggets" out there hoping to make some big bucks by exploiting Sarah Palin and the Palin family.
I will never understand what Sarah Palin does to those on the Left. I wish we could bottle it so we could all do the same thing.
Read: listened to gossip.
The boy does appears to be suffering from a severe case of Palin Derangement Syndrome.
C’mon guys...Why are you surprised? Its typical liberal mindset. EVERYTHING is the fault of someone else. NOTHING is YOUR responsibility.
I’d like to compare the “Hate Mail” that the Palins get against anything this hack has received.
*ping*
Do you have a broader list of what Americans are allowed where? Just so that we'll all know and we won't be guessing.
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