I reported, 'down there' somewhere, on the creepy activities of some maggot called Joe McGinniss who has been muck-raking through the private family life of 'My Darling Sarah'. I have no objection to that, in principle, provided that when the hack concerned comes out with his 'Shlock-Horror' revelations they are backed up with witnesses and sources. It appears that Mr. McGinniss dispensed with such tedious necessities and Random House, who should know better, went ahead and published.
Another furtive (thanks AK!) hack, Andrew Breitbart, but one who always backs up his stories, managed to lay hands (don't ask!) on an e-mail sent by McGinniss, himself, to the owner of an anti-Palin blog who had provided much of the tittle-tattle for his book:
McGinniss reveals that his manuscript, then under legal review at Crown/Random House, could not prove its most headline-grabbing allegations. And yet, many of these “salacious stories” that lacked “proof” (in McGinniss’s own words) ended up in the book, and on televisions everywhere during the author’s current media tour … without proper sourcing, and without any apparent new evidence to support them.
McGinniss’s panicked state is evidenced by the identity of the recipient to whom he sent his email of distress. Jesse Griffin was the author of an obscure, low-rent, and now-defunct anti-Palin blog that obsessed over Trig Palin’s maternity–claiming, without any evidence, that Sarah Palin was not Trig’s mother.
Was Random House aware that its prized author was making a desperate overtime bid to save face? And if so, why did it allow him to come forth with most of those tawdry accusations without proof or proper sourcing?
You can read the full e-mail at the Breitbart link. Random House, despite 'dissing' the manuscript themselves, went ahead and published and are now defending their decision. They need to because the 'Mama Bear' is in attack mode and her lawyers have warned of their intention to sue for defamation.
Be afraid! Be very afraid!
In one more desperate attempt to get you to drop MDS, let me introduce you to the next Republican candidate, and hopefully, the next president. David, meet Gary Johnson:
http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/220209/20110926/gay-soldier-booed-gop-debate-gary-johnsons-slams-gay-soldier-booing.htm
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/201111/gary-johnson-republican-candidate-debate-interview?currentPage=1
Posted by: Dom | Tuesday, 27 September 2011 at 18:50
Never heard of him - but I'll check him out later, Dom.
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 27 September 2011 at 19:41