Thursday, September 22, 2011

Joe McGinniss: My salacious book claims lack 'proof'

Andrew Breitbart has uncovered the following email from Joe McGinniss to anti-Palin blogger, Jesse Grifin:
From: Joe McGinniss
To: Jesse Griffin
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 6:15 PM
Subject: I have to ask you for help

Jesse–

Legal review of my manuscript is underway and here’s my problem: no one has ever offered documentation of any of the lurid stories about the Palins. Shailey Tripp is the latest example.

APD and Sarah have denied that Todd had any involvement with her. To my knowledge, no one has provided any evidence that he did. TheEnquirer cites AlaskaWTF, which in turn cites the Enquirer: what good is that? I’m also told that the Enquirer is preparing to back off this story and save face by denouncing Ms. Tripp as an unreliable source who promised documentation she couldn’t provide.

She may be mentally unstable and prone to fabrication, delusion, or both. Her joint may be called Blue Hands Massage (brrrrr!), but she’s no Monica Lewinsky with a blue dress with a semen stain, that’s for sure.

Do you believe that Todd paid her for sex? If so, why do you believe that, other than that you wish it were true?

A lurid, sensational, defamatory story about Todd, based only on the account of a woman charged with prostitution, who is no doubt desperate for money, and who sold her story to the Enquirer, is a gift from heaven for Sarah.

Jesse, you can ridicule Sarah for calling in to the execrable Bob & Mark, but the fact is that as far as this story goes, there’s no there there. And rumors about what might come in weeks ahead are not facts. In fact, they’re garbage.

I’ve neither seen nor heard anything that indicates that Ms. Tripp’s story has any basis in fact. None of the endless crap Patrick posted about her before getting the boot from palingates.com offers any substantiation.

And even you write frequently that you know things you can’t yet post, but that soon “all will be revealed.” This has been going on since I first became aware of your blog, but as far as I know you haven’t substantiated a single claim or provided verification for a single rumor that you’ve posted about Sarah’s personal life, or the personal lives of any Palin family members. Thus, she gets to denounce what she calls “lies.”

Neither from you, the Enquirer, AlaskaWTF, palingates.com or anyone else, have I seen a credible, identified source backing any of the salacious stories about the Palin family.

Thus–as Random House lawyers are already pointing out to me–nothing I can cite other than my own reporting rises above the level of tawdry gossip. The proof is always just around the corner, but that’s a corner nobody has been able to turn. Maybe Jeff Dunn has, in which case I’ll be the first to congratulate him. But frankly, at this point, I’m tired of it, and I’ve run out of time.

No one has ever provided factual evidence that:

a) Todd had sex with a hooker, or with anyone else outside his marriage.

b) Sarah had an affair with Brad Hanson, or anyone else.

c) Track was a druggie who enlisted in the army to avoid a jail term. Or that he vandalized Wasilla school buses.

d) Willow was involved in the vandalism of the empty house in Meadow Lakes. Or that Sarah rushed back from Hawaii to put the lid on that.

e) Trig is not Sarah’s natural born child.

f) Bristol was promiscuous as a high schooler and drank and used drugs, or became pregnant again after Tripp’s birth.


Jesse, you were going on and on about Bristol being pregnant while doing Dancing With The Stars. And, if I recall correctly, at the time of her brief glossy-magazine-payday “reunion” with Levi, you surmised that she was pregnant by Ben Barber, or at least by someone who wasn’t Levi. You’ve recently suggested she’s had an abortion, publishing photographs that show her chubby then and thin now. But doesn’t that seem a little “thin” to you, based on nothing besides magazine pictures?

So much has bubbled at the salacious rumor stage for more than two years, but no one has been able to take even one story further.

Jesse, if you can put me in touch with people who are willing and able to substantiate any of the above, now is the time to do so. Otherwise, I hope you won’t complain that there are no startling new revelations in my book. My publisher and I think it’s damning enough without airing the family’s dirty laundry, but because Sarah’s hypocrisy about her family is one of the things that galls me most, I’d like to be able to publish facts in regard to a) through f) above, but I emphasize facts.

Not malicious speculation or third-hand rumors relayed by those who hold a grudge.

For any or all of those who’ve told you they’ll speak out, but not yet, now is the time. My book represents the last best chance to put the truth about Sarah in front of the American people in a documented, verifiable way. But I need facts that I can rely on. I didn’t live this long and work this hard over so many decades to wind up as AlaskaWTF between hard covers.

as always, and looking forward to seeing you in spring or summer,
Joe
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24 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder if SmEllie and Dumb Ditz have read this cover to cover yet? Maybe they even got the special leather bound autographed edition of this piece of trash book.

A.J.R.

Anonymous said...

Does it matter???? Palin's political career is already over.... sure this wont help... but people are going believe it anyway.... why.... because they want to.

People want to believe almost anything negative about Palin because they flat out right hate her.

Point is... the damage is done and there is nothing that Palin can do to repair her faultering/failing political career.

Right Wingnut said...

AJR,

LOL, they probably still believe this crap despite the email.

craigs said...

Obviously, this is a Breitbart E- mail of what he hoped McGinnis would say....if he did.
Having said that, unless McGinnis has some proof, his book is all crap.
CraigS

Machtyn said...

Wow! That email shows the disdain this guy has for Palin. He just "knows" that the Palins are terrible people... But he can't find one shred of evidence to back that up. But he "knows" they are hypocritical people which makes them bad.

Nothing like a witch hunt, is there.

(Side note: Sarah Palin is not running, nor is it a good idea for her to do so. If she did, she would energize the Dems more than Obama could.)

Anonymous said...

RW,

LOL...I'm sure they believe it is all real. I bet that loon Malia Litman has been chatting about it non-stop with her gaggle of loons.

A.J.R.

Anonymous said...

RW, hoping that all is well with you.

DanL

Anonymous said...

Machtyn,

Why is it that whenever anything about Palin is brought up that a side note or an addition has to be made by a Romney supporter that Palin isn't running and/or if she did than Obama will win all 50 states by a trillion vote landslide? This post has nothing to do about Palin running or not running. It just seems like non-Palin supporters feel like they have to say that because they don't want to look like they are sticking up for Palin "too much".

I don't mean to single you out Machtyn because many people do it.

A.J.R.

ellie said...

Have not read it cover to cover yet. Still waiting for my copy to arrive! but thanks for asking!

Revolution 2012 said...

I hope Sarah brings a lawsuit against the whole lot of them.

Anonymous said...

Joe's book is ranked #3. Personally, I believe that most everything in his book is true. Her own brother confirmed her affair with Brad Hansen. Even Bristol confessed to girlfriends that Sarah has had multiple affairs. We all know that Todd has had more than his share of cheap affairs. Sarah has holed herself up in a dark place. The truth is out and she knows that all her lies are out in the open. She will not run for president even though shes begging for more donations via her PAC. Keep sending her your money, you fools.

Anonymous said...

Sarah has been quick to threaten law suits in the past, when there was legitimate cause. She sure has been quiet about this book. Me thinks its because she knows that Joe speaks the truth. She also knows that a law suit would bring locals out of the woodwork who would be very happy to talk about who she really is. Joe is hoping she will sue him. It would be great for his book sales.

Right Wingnut said...

#3?

It's number 55 at Amazon. Apparently, you're as good at making shit up as the creepy stalker. I'll leave your comments up to show how nasty the left has become, even though you might be a Romney supporter (Ellie or Tracy).

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

RW, we frequently have Anons on here who say ENTIRELY INAPPROPRIATE THINGS, but I think that Ellie signs her posts. She usually has more class than this Anon, so please don't blame Ellie for this stuff.

That being said, I think this guy is out to paint a lurid picture of the Palins so that he can make some money. It is very sad that people will sink so low. I hope that Sarah sues him and straightens things out.

Of course, my Church is often misaligned and misrepresented by the media, and usually decides to make simple press statements and sit out the bad press. Sometimes fighting back draws more attention to bad situations than simply ignoring them.

Anyway, I hope that Sarah can gain the upper hand over this guy in some way.

AZ

Anonymous said...

#55 overall at Amazon. #3 political memoirs. Joe will make a ton of money off this book. Levi's book is doing quite well too. It's amazing how much money Sarah could make if she would only tell the truth, the way Joe and Levi do. Sarah remains the biggest liar in America.

Right Wingnut said...

Anon, Levi's book is #638. Not good.

Right Wingnut said...

AZ, although I have appreciated you input in the past, you just lost a lot of credibility with me. Ellie has class? Are you kidding me? She just admitted to purchasing the trash book. You're probably giving her a pass because she's a fellow Mormon. Shameful.

Anonymous said...

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#3 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Specific Groups > Women
#4 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Political

Anonymous said...

Levi's book:

Amazon #7 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Rich & Famous
#11 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Political

Right Wingnut said...

And don't kid yourself. Ellie loves this stuff. She's a disgrace to your church.

Right Wingnut said...

#638 overall, and dropping like a rock after two days. He's probably sold about 5000 copies.

Anonymous said...

It doesnt matter how many books Joe or Levi sell. The two books speak the truth and will destroy what's left of Sarah. She's holed up in a dark room trying to figure out how she got herself into this mess. Todd has left the house. He was the last to know about Glen Rice. He found out about him in Joe's book. Bristol's lies about being a virgin are out in the open. She slept with Levi for two years before getting pregnant. Both of the Wasilla hillbillies are now nothing more than bad history.

Anonymous said...

Good Grief, RW! I guess nothing will please you. I assumed Ellie was joking about reading this book; if she isn't, I agree with you, she shouldn't. Why give these scumbags money and reward them for their trash?

But your idea that I am defending her because she is a member of the same Church is wrong. I have seen her sign her posts, and her style doesn't seem to reflect the same nastiness that I see in many of the Anon's posts, but I would never swear that she doesn't write them because I don't know Ellie, either. I know that she says things about Palin and is willing to read things about her by some very strange sources, so I guess I can see your concern. Anyway, you have wronged me, and I don't appreciate it. I can't help being the middle child I am and soothing down feelings. (I am the middle of 9 children). That's what I was trying to do here. You do seem to overreact from time to time, too. :)

AZ