A story on The Huffington Post Monday reporting that Sarah Palin's hairdresser was upset about being inaccurately cited in a New York Times piece drew a response from a Times spokeswoman today claiming the hairdresser had praised the story.
The Huffington Post reported that Jessica Steele, named in a July 13 Times story on Palin, had objected to the story that said she had told the Times Palin's hair was thinning from stress.
"Now, that stylist is saying it's not true," the Huffington Post story said. "In a post on her Twitter account, Jessica Steele, owner of the Beehive in Wasilla, wrote: 'I am Sarah Palin's hairdresser in Alaska! The media is saying Sarah's hair is thinning this is a lie!!! I never said this and it's not true!'"
Asked by E&P to respond, Times spokeswoman Diane McNulty sent the following e-mail:
"Kim Severson, the reporter who interviewed Jessica Steele at some length in her salon for the article, received an e-mail from her early on July 13 saying, 'Thank you so much for the article!! It was perfect!'
"In several later conversations, she confirmed that view. Therefore, we believe our reporting is accurate."
Have you ever noticed how e-mails seem to be the real Achilles heal of Sarah Palin and her supporters?
You would think that this Jessica Steele woman would have at least remembered sending this e-mail before making a twit of herself on Twitter. But than again she is a Palin supporter......
Sarah Palin will learn soon enough: TWITTER IS FOREVER.
ReplyDeleteHer loopy hairdresser just learned the hard way.
Where is the email?
ReplyDeleteBeehive- I wouldn't have used the word "perfect" I say fabulous!
Beehive- I have repeatedly asked Kim for the supposed "email" she spoke of she will not send a copy because it doesn't exist there is no such email
http://twitter.com/JessicaBeehive
AmandaCarpenter has Beehive back and writes in the Washington Times-@JessicaBeehive @AmandaCarpenter has ur back http://tinyurl.com/m4hs3f see 2days article (via @denisespencer1)
Sarah Palin is in a manic phase. The proof is on Twitter today.
ReplyDeleteWhoops!
ReplyDeleteThanks for pointing this out. Another grin for an evening that's been full of them (new ethics complaint, insane tweeting from the princess of the world, dare we hope that the last week might contain even more fun yet to come?)
I knew I read about Palin's hair thinning on Huff Post, but I thought it was a friend instead of a hairdresser. Guess I wasn't paying too much attention. LOL
ReplyDeleteI hope Kim Severson saved that email. I think SP's hairdresser is lying flatter than fifty wool carpets to save herself from the wrath of the Queen of Wasilla.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the hairdresser has more to worry about than the wrath of the Ice Queen? Hairstylists must have a code of ethical behavior; are they allowed to talk about their clients? Does anyone know? Hmmm... okay, I think my hair needs coloring this weekend and my eyebrows need waxing. I'm gonna see about doing some research on this.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's a fake Twitter account.
ReplyDeleteJessica Beehive removed the tweets that said "I say fabulous" and about repeatedly asking Kim for the "email".
ReplyDeleteHer first tweet is now
@JessicaBeehive @AmandaCarpenter has ur back http://tinyurl.com/m4hs3f see 2days article (via @denisespencer1)
about 9 hours ago from Tweetie
What happened? Did Kim send her the email and she's not telling?
anon 6:43 PM
that's my guess too.. it is a fake twitter.. the hair dresser seems a little jumpy to be real
ReplyDeleteand the "fabulous" comment.. oooo kkkkkkaay
That sounds like something only hair dressers say in the movies
somethin fishy here
An poignant excerpt from the Palin's Christian Living interview:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gofishproductions.net/home/T287-todd-sarah-palin
"Leading By Example
Like most people in public life, the Palins have taken their share of hard knocks. The 2008 political campaign delivered some especially nasty blows: Everything from criticism of Sarah's wardrobe to shots at her administration and-the really tough ones-attacks against her children.
CL: How did those negatives affect you?
Sarah: During the campaign, I was insulated. It was not until I returned home that my eyes were opened to various things coming from the mainstream media. But most hurtful were the lies spoken about my kids.
CL: As a Christian leader, how do you deal with such difficult situations?
Sarah: I look back at Scripture that reminds me, hey, I'm sure not the first to face this. Criticism will come. Unfair shots will be taken. The question is how are you going to react? I like I Peter 2:12. It says to keep your conduct honorable, so that by your good works, which are observed by others, God will be glorified. When I read that I know others have faced this before me. They face it today. Who am I to exempt myself from a principle like that? In spite of it all, I've got to live my life to glorify God. That's what I promised myself I'd do 30 years ago, and that's what I must do now-not just to talk it, but to walk it.
CL: But how do you pass that concept on to your children?
Sarah: It's very timely that you should ask that question. Just the other day Bristol and Willow were at Wal-mart and Bristol called me and said, ‘Mom, you will not believe what I'm reading on the cover of the National Enquirer!' At first I said, ‘Don't even waste your brain cells!' But she was upset because the inside story said that she used drugs and that I was trying to talk her out of getting married. It gave me an opportunity to tell her that if we let it, lies and criticism can consume us to the point of becoming paralyzed. We have to answer our critics with how we live our lives.
With Bristol, God turned a situation that at first looked full of despair and embarrassment into such a blessing for our family. She has the most beautiful baby boy! I remind her and all our children that we have to stay focused on serving God, putting our lives in HIS hands and seeing the blessings flow from some less than ideal circumstances.
CL: Another teaching opportunity came when your youngest son, Trig, was born with Down syndrome. How did this affect you?
Sarah: Trig did give us another occasion to not only talk the talk, but to walk the walk. It's easy to say that every life should be cherished and every life carries potential. But at age 43, pregnant and at 13 weeks along learning that the baby would be born with Down syndrome, the situation necessitated a decision: Would I live what I've talked and taught? Or would I take a different path out of these perhaps less than ideal circumstances? I'm so thankful God gave us the strength and optimism to welcome Trig into our lives. God has gifted us with this child who has given us a way to connect with others around our country who also have special needs children. It's been nothing but wonderful.
Todd: I thank God for Trig every day. We are certainly very blessed to have him with us. You know, life is about being willing to walk the walk, not just talk it. As we go along, it may be tougher than ever to make the right decisions, but we must try to do so. That's all we can ever do.
And that statement really sums up the Palins: A couple willing to do what's right-to walk the walk-no matter how difficult."
These people are so full of it!
Important re-post by runninl8:
ReplyDeletehttp://werenotthatstupid.blogspot.com/2009/07/former-fundamentalist-calls-palin-out.html
I'll betcha that Jessica Steele implied, if not outright said, that she saved Sarah's hair. If you are a stylist that's your world, right? What greater honor could Ms. Steele assume for herself than to be the savior of her most popular client's hair?
ReplyDeleteBut Sarah got paranoid and pissed about the implication that she, Sarah, was falling apart because her hair was thinning, so she ran to Beehive and threatened to sting. Ms. Steele suddenly found herself backtracking as fast as she could.
Dollar to a donut that's what happened.
Way of Peace posted this on TT. Vanity Fair edits Sarah's resignation speech. This is funny!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/07/palin-speech-edit-200907
The Jessica Beehive twitter is the real deal, not a fake account. Check out the web on the side bar and buy Sarah pink T-shirt. It's an occupational hazard that beautitians work with chemicals. Jessica Steele attends Sarah's church. They are jumpy people and positive no matter what.
ReplyDeleteJessica removed a few tweets, like the one she asked Kim for the "email"
and the fabulous comment. No tweets for 17 hours now. Something has calmed her down. Probably Kim's email.
6:43
(Sorry if I repeat some details here which Gryphen has mentioned before)
ReplyDeleteThe unavoidable has happened: Jessica Steele, Sarah Palin's hairdresser, has been caught lying.
She should have better sticked to hairdressing than to pick a fight against the New York Times.
On her Twitter, she raged in numerous tweets about the "fact" that the New York Times lied - she claimed to have never said anything about Palin's "thinning hair".
twitter.com/jessicabeehive
The NYT responded and said that they did nothing wrong - the statement from the NYT:
"Kim Severson, the reporter who interviewed Jessica Steele at some length in her salon for the article, received an e-mail from her early on July 13 saying, 'Thank you so much for the article!! It was perfect!'
"In several later conversations, she confirmed that view. Therefore, we believe our reporting is accurate."
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/20/palin-hairdresser-nyt-l...
This didn't satisfy Jessica - she continued her tweeting rage and tweeted:
"I have repeatedly asked Kim for the supposed "email" she spoke of she will not send a copy because it doesn't exist there is no such email."
11 minutes ago from Tweetie
"I wouldn't have used the word "perfect" I say fabulous!"
10 minutes ago
But unfortuntately, somebody from the NY Times must have sent her the email - because she deleted the tweets today!
So it was all a lie. Anybody surprised?
Jessica Steele should have realised that as a No 1 rule - "you DO NOT make profit with a Palin" (they want all the profit for themselves - ask Levi). And as a No 2 rule, you don't talk about the private life of a Palin.
Here is the screenshot from conservatives4palin where they mentioned the tweets that Jessica deleted afterwards....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32527116@N06/3742195569/
...and here is a PDF-copy of the whole page:
www.box.net/shared/ln8sdu6bkx
Because I certainly won't take long until this is deleted, too.
another one of those pesky "gotcha" emails?
ReplyDelete@ peninparadise
ReplyDeleteWhen will there be a book to clear up all the confusion about her strange pregnancy? I am more baffled each time I hear her talk.
She said @ 13 weeks and learning that the baby would be born with DS?
Didn't she tell Todd she was expecting their fifth child when she made her public announcement? That was the month before the birth? She would be about 30 weeks along. She was walking the walk alone since 13 weeks when she learned of the DS? She does not seem to be the type to keep quiet, why would anyone keep that a secret from their mate? What a sick marriage. Todd is an idiot.
Bristol needs to read the screen shots of the old myspace accounts. She was a booze hound and self confessed you know what. The National Enquirer has better accuracy and research than Christian Living.
Both Palin and beehive are twitter manic. They accuse and do not correct mistakes.
Now she is lying to the magazine that Jesus owns?!
ReplyDeleteBristol did use drugs, big deal, most teens do at some point and we know that they offered her a car to drop Levi.
She lies to God too.
When are these idiots going to think before pressing the send button! I hope everyone will take the time to read the article on runningl8 referenced by peninparadise @5:01am. The fact that the right wing nuts want to help us all see the light, and if they destroy the planet, hey it's no big because the rapture is coming soon is what is important here. I know it seems far fetched but these people are serious. They fervently believe they "know best" because they, or at least their leaders, are anointed by God. And they are angry, which makes them all the more determined to make whatever sacrifice necessary.
ReplyDeleteIf Jessica Steele beehive did keep the Palin locks she can sell them. They can be tested for drugs and her crazy behaviors could be explained. If Steele is part of the church cult she may want to worship the hair. They may all lie like Palin. Have any of the other Wasilla church cultists been caught in lies? Is it a pattern?
ReplyDeleteIt is common that teens try drugs, that is no big deal. The lies and cover ups of celebrities and politicians are a huge problem. B/c this is obviously an enormous hoax to rational people it matters what Ambassador Bristol is about. The last I heard she is a model for pre-teens and teens. She needs to tell her true story to make amends and help with her cause.
Remember unwed teen pregnancy is increasing. Bristol is the celebrity that those teens are looking to for answers. She has a very important role.
Beehive padlocked her manic lying tweets! Boy O boy! if that doesn't say it all.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Gryphen for shining the light!!
ReplyDeletePatrick's astute catch finalized that Jessica hair dresser cheat. You ran off another liar and coward for Palin.
It is always good to see them for what they are. Palin can dump that dumb beehive do do. Will the sea4pees retract their lies about the NY Times? Too bad Ziegler didn't get another documentary out of this one.
This is the funniest one to happen all day!
Another liar4Palin Amanda Carpenter, rehashes her WashTimes, looney mooney opinion piece!
http://twitter.com/amandaCarpenter
7/21 Hot Button: Pork for the poor, Palin's hairdresser has her back and Carrie Prejean's book deal:
http://tinyurl.com/kvpxcy about 4 hours ago from web
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Hairdresser gets even
Don't even try to come between a woman and her hairdresser - especially if that woman happens to be Gov. Sarah Palin.
Coiffeur Jessica Steele, of Beehive Beauty in Wasilla, Alaska, says she never told the New York Times that the governor's hair was thinning from stress, as the Old Gray Lady's reporters wrote in a July 12 story.
The story said, "Friends worried that she appeared anxious and underweight. Her hair had thinned to the point where she needed emergency help from her hairdresser and close friend, Jessica Steele." The article quoted Ms. Steele as saying, "Honestly, I think all of it just broke her heart."
That all didn't go over very well at the Beehive in Wasilla. Ms. Steele says she never said anything about Mrs. Palin's hair thinning.
"Really torqued at the NYT" she blasted in a nearly all capital letters message to her Twitter account.
Other commentators have used the New York Times' claim about Mrs. Palin's thinning hair as evidence she couldn't handle the daily attacks made on her and her family. "Palin's hair was thinning at such an alarming rate due to stress that her beautician staged an intervention," Newsweek's Eleanor Clift wrote, linking to the story.
Not true at all, says Ms. Steele. "Media is so desperate to attack Sarah Palin, they are saying lies about her hair!" Ms. Steele said on her Twitter account.
"I am her hairdresser! U will not use me in a lie media!" she wrote with extra capital letters and exclamation points.
She continued Tweeting, "If the worst thing they can come up with is a lie about Sarah Palin's hair it's pretty pathetic and bottom feeder journalism!!" and "U don't mess with a hairdresser and her client! It's a precious relationship! Don't mess with my girl Sarah Palin!"
Ms. Steele is an ardent supporter of Mrs. Palin, even selling bright-pink pro-Palin T-shirts on her salon's Web site. The hairdresser has been credited in several other articles, including one by the New York Times last year, for helping create Mrs. Palin's trademark updo.
Carrie's book deal
Liars never stop. It's an addiction.
I noticed juju is a supporter of the beehive lie. Will it defend her here or is it another coward?
ReplyDeleteOK, the story goes on....
ReplyDeleteTo recap:
After Jessica Steele thought it would be a good idea to become a hairdressing celebrity via NY Times etc. by hitching herself to Sarah Palin's stardom (and violating "Omertà " during the execution of her brilliant plan), the "family" apparently hit back:
Several days after the publication of the NYT article, Jessica Steele suddenly unleashed a burst of twitter-messages, accusing the NYT of lying...
...culminating in her claim that she never had sent messages to the NYT after the publication, saying that the article was "perfect"...
...which turned out to be a bold-faced lie - apparently Jessica Steele felt that she, being Sarah Palin's hairdresser, could get away with the lies just like the Queen/Godmother of Alaska herself...
...WRONG:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32527116@N06/3742195569/
And now the new twist in the story:
a) Jessica Steele made her chatty twitter-page private
AND
b) Jessica Steele now even deleted the website of her salon, which she had refurbished into a fanatic pro-Palin website, selling pro-Palin t-shirts etc!!
http://www.akbeehive.com/
Furthermore:
These were the last messages from Jessica Steele's twitter - however, minus the two messages she had deleted regarding the emails from the NYT (I didn't made a screenshot of these two messages - but I saw them and later made a screenshot of the transcript which appeared in C4P):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32527116@N06/3743293221/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32527116@N06/3743293507/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32527116@N06/3743293823/sizes/o/
I am not posting these screenshots because I am interested in the chatter of a hairdresser from Alaska - but because the Palinites, obviously caused by a complaint from the Palin's themself, have created another lie (about the NYT being "dishonest"), which is now spreading all around the pro-Palin sites.
This story is actually very telling: If you happen to mess with Sarah Palin or, even worse, try to make profit or become famous with her, you can easily be in trouble...
Thank you Patrick, for taking the trouble to document this "minor" incident. I'm sure it will fit neatly into a larger pattern of how ExGino tries to rule her shrinking kingdom.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I had to grin at the mention of "omerta". SP runs her life more like a mafia don than an elected representative of the people. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
@Patrick
ReplyDeleteDon't worry with the c4p screen shots...
The two deleted tweets by JessicaBeehive are stored in Google's cache :
Google search result summary for "i have repeatedly asked Kim" shows the entire tweet in question.
Same with a Google search for "i woudn't have used the word perfect"
A "final update" from crazies4palin...
ReplyDelete"A FINAL UPDATE: Clark Hoyt, the Public Editor at the New York Times, has provided to us an email that appears authentic and also appears to reflect Ms. Steele's then-appreciation of the article she reviewed. The email does not corroborate the disputed quote but it did not contradict it either."
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/07/palin-hairdresser-nyt-was-full-of-crap.html
@SKZ
ReplyDeletethanks a lot! Very good find!
I have taken screenshots and will add them to my documentation of this "minor", but still highly interesting incident.
LATEST: Jessica Steele talks to liberal media again--and has a slightly different take--on Sarah Palin's hair emergency:
ReplyDeletehttp://tinyurl.com/mqnud7