As part of the orchestrated pushback to Game Change, no fewer than seven of Palin's associates took to the telephone wires angrily denouncing HBO's upcoming fiilm, including her one-time mouthpiece Meghan Stapleton and her former foreign affairs advisor, the controversial neo-con lobbyist Randy Scheunemann.
What mainstream news accounts of the conference call failed to mention is that all seven of those who partook in the denouncement of Game Change were at one time or another on the payroll of Palin's political action committee, SarahPAC, at which they were all paid handsome monthly stipends between $6,000 and $10,000.
Never mind the fact that none of them had actually seen the film; all seven have had a significant and vested interest in Sarah Palin's post-campaign reputation. This was pushback with a fee attached. Stapleton went so far as to call the movie "sick" and described Schmidt as "abusive" and "abrasive."
That said, there are several aspects of Palin's erratic and dysfunctional behavior during the 2008 campaign that are well-documented via video, audio tape and emails, all of which I referenced in my own critical book, The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power. The he-said-she-said nature of the Game Change controversy -- all based on off-the-record sources -- creates an opportunity for pushback and denial. The uncontested documents from the 2008 campaign, however, provide no squirm room for Palin and her minions.
To read what those are you need to click the link at the top and visit Huffpo.
Though I am not usually a huge fan of the Huffington Post these days, it is well worth your visit today because Dunn absolutely eviscerates Palin with a little thing we liberals like to all "facts."
Thank You Mr. Dunn for continuing to shine the Light of Truth on this woman.
ReplyDeleteYes, Sarah, that's you.
Ya' know...Keeper of Trigs Birth Certficate!
We'll have to wait and see if Sara or one of her shills comes knocking soon. She can't take this one laying down so I expect some pushback over at HP and certainly, eventually here. Must suck to be Sara - the lies are unraveling faster and faster.
ReplyDeleteI loved Dunn's book "The Lies of Sarah Palin". If you haven't read it yet, you should.
ReplyDeletesigned an Alaskan conservative who never voted for Her Heinous
I posted three comments at HP on this article - all were removed. Arianna's ratcheting up the censorship and where oh where is a mention of Shailey's book?
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed Dunn's book and have used it as a reference since devouring it last summer. He and McGinniss did outstanding jobs in factual writings showing proof sources throughout both of their books!
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin doesn't have a leg to stand on! She is nothing but a liar, fraud, unethical, a poor mother, poor wife and ONLY all about herself. She's the worst mother I've ever seen - she does nothing more than use her kids and she has trained Bristol to be just like her. I cannot help but wonder what will happen to that youngest daughter that she pulled around the nation throughout the campaign.
The younger generation does not want to emulate her. Thank God! They think she is a horrid example for women to follow.
Plus, she's not bright and doesn't do her homework. I think she is basically an idiot and a puppet for the extreme right! Other countries in the world laugh at her!!!!
She operates on nothing more than emotion and hate! I suspect she too will live a short life due to what she is physically doing to her body and organs. Look how her hate has aged her in the past recent years. She is in big trouble and has no where to go but DOWN!!!
The comedy central takes a dick at Palin and her new video, you know what that means coming Monday LOL:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.indecisionforever.com/blog/2012/03/02/sarah-palin-hits-back-at-hbo-before-game-change-release
Dunn wrote a concise summary. Palin stumbling during the Couric interview tossing her word salad of the main issues was frightening. She clearly was clueless about the issues and barely could cite them. The kicker was her rage blaming Couric for making her look bad. That reaction evidences psychological problems. Her brazen lies assignating Couric and NBC accusing them of splicing film was alarming.
ReplyDeleteThe campaign said she would not prepare. Seriously I believe Palin winked, played the coy coquette, used tricks like push up bras manipulating advantage and lied to disadvantage others. She is incapable of understanding most citizens are wiser amd love their country to expect fundmental intelligence and knoweledge. Palin is stuck on hot factor evidenced by overdressed leather as biker chick. Not to mention Bristol's surgical face alteration. Bristol doesn't get it either that what is inside also matters.
Gryphen, check it out- Jimmy Kimmel takes on Bristol's new "reality" show:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-vsgSvs_0U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sad thing is, this probably isn't too far off from the truth of little Tripp's life. Mommy is busy settling all her endless scores and talking about herself in the third person on this blog and every other Palin blog, meanwhile Tripp is left with his nanny. Have fun editing that, Lifetime.
That was laugh-out-loud funny!
DeleteOn Anderson Cooper's talk show today, he asked his assorted group of guests (I'd never seen the show before, and accidentally happened upon the last five minutes), what they thought of Bristol Palin's reality show.
ReplyDeleteNo one was enthusiastic; some were confused about what "reality" she'd represent; and one person said, basically, she was only famous for being "knocked up."
Bristol, dear. Please take it from me, a mother of more than 60 years: quit while you're ahead. Five or ten years from now, you'll be wondering why on earth you allowed your life to be put on a billboard, and your son will never forgive you for what you've said about his conception and his father. Start repairing the damage now.
While you're at it, Bristol, shouldn't you be publicly supporting Sandra Fluke? Didn't you take birth control pills for, what, a headache? cramps? Since you used them for non-contraceptive purposes, why not call up Rush Limbaugh and tell him so.
Fat chance. The Palins won't cross Rush. Remember the whole Rahm Emanuel retard flap?
DeleteWhy would she be "wondering why on earth you allowed your life to be put on a billboard"? The answer is easy: money. The sad thing is that it will be all gone by the time she starts doing the wondering.
DeleteSarah, I would like your comments regarding your buddy Rush and his opinion on parental pride of young, sexually active women. He seems to be challenging your pride of your daughters. He seems to show disgust with such behavior. Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteDunn's article is something everyone should read.
ReplyDeleteGeoffrey Dunn rocks! I read his post on Huffpo (I agree with you Gryphen - it's gone downhill since AOL bought it) and he did a great job. That word salad that Saturday Night Live didn't need to change a word of...and $arah could have been a heartbeat away from being the leader of the free world...yikes!!! John McCain: $ARAH PALIN - THAT IS YOUR LEGACY.
ReplyDeleteTHAT article is worth reading at Huffpo - and so thankful Dunn is calling her on her lies! It's too bad he, like the rest of us, can't really let rip with the words about her he'd really like to say - for public decency's sake, despite that that is what she deserves. A thorough, unrelenting, beat down (verbal) in the worst possible way! She sickens all of us! Yeah, our words are never very kind to her and the criticism we dish out incredibly harsh but well-deserved - yet, how can it be that they are still too kind for the likes of that POS Palin! While I would never publish them for all to see, you should see all the surveyor's marks doodles I have pinned up all over my house - one for every one of her hate-filled rant!
DeletePerhaps in addition to calling her out, Dunn, Bailey, McGinniss, Tripp, etc, need to release to the public all the documentation - records, photos, affadavits of sworn statements, witnesses, e-mails, etc. that are hard proof of her lies!
What say you Sarah - is that what is needed to finally get you to shut your trap and disappear never to be heard from again - except for when you are dragged away to be committed to the Mental Hospital or thrown in Prison? Just keep yapping - and it's coming!
O/T Trump & Scotland Golf Course - Update - Trump`s pissed off!!!! (Love it!!)
ReplyDeleteAppears that other countries are not as receptive to being bullied!! Trump is getting some blowback from Scotland' political leader in that they are intending to install windfarms to supply energy and are in the planning/approval app stages. This leader was not who Trump made original agreements with!!
Trumps throwing a hissy in his usual bullying ways: "He has reacted furiously by threatening to mothball the project, and reportedly donated £10 million ($15.9 million) to an anti-wind farm group, Communities against Turbines Scotland"
Trump has written a letter stating: "You seem hell-bent on destroying Scotland's coastline and Scotland itself," it read. "With this reckless installation of these monsters, you will have single-handedly done more damage to Scotland than any event in its history." (IMO Trump = the usual jackass -- It's not your country but he believes it's his business to tell them how their destroying their country!!)
Trump's saying there was an agreement no turbines would be installed but member of prior Labour Party says there wasn't. (What fun!!!)
It's fun just to read the article in that you can envision steam coming out of Trump's ears. He's not getting his way as per usual!!! ROFL!!!
Trump in his arrogant ways is appealing writing: "Please understand, I am doing this to save Scotland, and honor my mother, Mary MacLeod, who as you know was born and raised in Stornoway. She would not believe what you are doing to her beloved Scotland!" Trump signed off his letter to Salmond.
He`s saving Scotland. Like bloody hell he is. He`s destroying it.
Trump has now in his vindictive ways, turned his sites on a project in Florida which means even if Scotland agreed to continue with Trump -- he`ll screw them supremely because they didn`t kiss his ass. He`s thinskinned like the other rethugs and can`t handle not getting his own way. Same as the Palin `victimhood` player. They stomp their feet, throw tantrums.
I so hope Scotland approves the turnbines and ph*ck Trump. He needs to be knocked down a peg or two and unfortunately, people in the U.S. have no balls to do it.
BRAVO Scotland!! Be strong!!
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/sport/golf/golf-trump-course-wind/index.html
He doesn't have $15 million in cash to donate to anybody. A bully and a fraud.....
DeleteMy cousin was going all NIMBY when they were trying to put up windmills on the Cape. I think they look a lot nicer than oil rigs. Or oil slicks.
DeleteOhhh, sexy men… arf, arf, arf.
ReplyDeleteMmmm...you betcha!
DeleteSorry, I should have posted as a reply to you above -lostinmnMar 2, 2012 04:21 PM re:
ReplyDelete"I posted three comments at HP on this article - all were removed. Arianna's ratcheting up the censorship and where oh where is a mention of Shailey's book?"
Comments I posted at HP - I was having such a tear that day about how hateful Palin is - and obviously went crazy posting comments about my favorite Gal, because I don't comment that many times one ONE post (usually, and rarely at HP)! I have no idea why they didn't delete these comments, as they are definitely very anti-Palin. I hope some people came to visit here and at Shailey's to get educated!
Sarah Palin Aide Says She Was Joking About Divorce
"Vermonters" (Marleycat at IM) Commented Feb 27, 2012 at 19:45:10 in Politics:
1. Reply to someone who didn't think she was younger than 50: “Yes, she is - and she is now a Grandma under 50 to 3 or 4 out of wedlock grandbabies - too stupid to teach her children that saying "NO" while having sex ain't gonna prevent the BABIES from coming! And, NOT ONE of her 3 older children has graduated from High School - not ONE! NOT ONE married, yet all those grandbabies, and another on the way,! Is this truly the values and ideals that American families should be emulating - illegitimate children, no education, a husband who pimps prostitutes, no morals?”, and;
2. “Really, Sarah - wasn't this around the time Todd took up with Shailey Tripp - an association that seems to have lasted almost 3 years, according to Shay? BTW - exactly what kind of documentation was Shailey required to give to Todd re: info on the visits of the men Todd is said to have referred to Shailey for "servicing"? If so, did this by any chance affect how willing people in AK were to tell the truth about who you really are - and if true were they afraid Todd would use that info against them? Is that why APD seems to be covering up so much on your behalf? I would think with clients from allegedly APD and the FBI in AK, and the info Todd allegedly kept on his referrals to Shailey - it probably behooved everybody to keep things quiet, eh? Is this the "prostitution ring" you referred to on that radio interview you gave - before anything was even known about a prostitution ring? Let the cat out of the bag, dintcha, Sarah, as usual!
http://shaileytripp.yolasite.com/blog.php
http://www.change.org/petitions/department-of-internal-affairs-retract-change-and-investigate-the-press-release-concerning-shailey-tripp”, and;
3. Reply: “True, not worthy of discussion except as a lesson in not being led by the MSM fairy tale about who is a worthwhile candidate for powerful political office. It should be obvious - look who reaps the majority of National Media Attention - because we seem to have lost the ability to "read between the lines" - dangerous frauds running on religious fundie values who are not only NOT possessed of ANY values but also incredibly unintelligent people - regardless of their credentials! No, this is not such a useless discussion if a lesson in critical thinking can be learned!”, and;
4. "For the real scoop on this charlatan:
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2012/02/another-confirmation-of-my-splitsville.html
Todd Palin's prostitution "ring":
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2012/02/shailey-tripps-book-boys-wil-be-boys-is.html
OR:
http://shaileytripp.yolasite.com/blog/an-early-release
A cautionary tale of the Media spin that doesn't match the political frauds we almost elect to power!”
Yikes, I guess I must have been steaming mad about her racist dogwhistle crap that day! I was determined to expose the WGE! It IS weird that someone doing the censoring that day let mine and some others get through! Keep trying, maybe others can get past the censors!
Palin is a diva, always has been, always will be. She's all about herself, she doesn't do "gracious" unless it directly benefits her and she knows absolutely nothing about governing a state let alone an entire country. She is clueless about pretty much everything.
ReplyDeletePalin is also clueless about just how many people she's pissed off up and down the GOP Establishment. She LOOOVES to paint herself the patient Martyr. LOOOVES to paint herself as the tireless advocate of the people whilst being put upon by the sweaty distasteful political operatives. It's all bullshit - and one review of the way she's handled public appearances and interviews during the 2008 campaign and since provides ample proof of her bullshit. Audio tapes and video don't lie. Anyone with a brain saw that the Couric interview was pure fluff and even then Palin screwed it up royally.
Palin will only do well in very very controlled situations. With scripted questions and answers. Preferably scripted situations too. She's a con artist - a very good one and she's done a fantastic job in her role as "Governor of Alaska"....."Presidential Candidate". In reality - she's a scared shitless little girl trying to play in Reality Land. She can't handle it - hence the layers and layers of bullshit, hangers-on that perpetuate the bullshit (for a handsome fee) and yet more bullshit shoveled out in the form of books, Facebook posts, ghost written op-eds and Tweets. Her whole life is one huge illusion. Palin knows this. And if her followers are so stupid as to continue to be conned year in year out then they deserve to be ripped off by her.
Well, maybe someday she'll be found out for the fraud she is. I can only hope that day happens soon.
How dare you attack Sarah Palin. Her children have lots of time to get a high school degree. I mean Bristool could get one by the the time she is 30. What would you say then huh? I suppose you want her to go to one of those college places.
ReplyDeleteHave to run and write out a check for SarahPac. That poor dear is looking run down by this Game Change movie. A new wig and some red bull will lift her spirits.
Sarah Palin = evil
ReplyDeleteYeah, Huffpo sold it's soul, but this article was Excellent. I read Dunn's book when it first came out and loved it.
ReplyDeleteI totally forgot about the Sarkozy gaffe, Dunne's smackdown was spot on, and shows what a vapid, ignorant and petty woman she is. She's consumed with paying back all percieved enemies, yet this post shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt that the campaign staff was right all along.
Sarah's silence on the topic of Rush is very telling. He's getting a free pass on calling women sluts and prostitutes if they use birth control.
Guess it's hitting too close to home and she's knocking her head against the headboard because there's nothing she can say. Mama Grizzly, my ass.
Sarah Palin is a lying sack of shit that stinks to high heaven. Don't know whether it's coming out in the HBO Special "Game Change" but she is said to not be clean about herself!!!!
ReplyDeleteJust watched the Bill Maher show and it was outstanding!!! He knocks Palin, of course! Said she cannot read. Tonight was one of his better shows - lots of laughter - the panel was great!
Wonder how they feel about her now?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKKgua7wQk&feature=fvsr
Unfortunately for our country and national reputation, they feel exactly the same about her. And if it isn't Sarah Palin, it's the next crazy yahoo to come down the pike. Like Michele Bachmann. The stoopider, the better...
ReplyDeleteI took my eyeballs from HuffPoop and deleted them from bookmarks. I've no desire to knowingly visit that site, no matter how excellent an article might be.
ReplyDeleteIt became real obvious a couple of years ago that Arrianna was a money-grubbing fraud who not only wanted a large media pipeline for all the advertising dollars but wanted to control all messages on it down to the last comment. Pah! She can take her censorship and her propaganda and the shit she drops while on the phone and stew in it.
She was fortunate enough to attract excellent writers in the beginning, and really built the site, but in lieu of sharing her good fortune, she refused to pay even token sums. Typical Republican greedster.
And to think that she was best buddies with that shady fame-whore Breibart? That tells you all you need to know about her.
"And to think that she was best buddies with that shady fame-whore Breibart? That tells you all you need to know about her".
DeleteYes! It sure does.
I don't think Huffington ever suggested she and Breitbart were best buddies. To think that seems really foolish.
DeleteArianna was a conservative when she and Breitbart started HuffPo. She now claims to be progressive, but I have always been suspect of that.
DeleteWow, just listened to that prank French President interview with Palin. The caller was so obviously not of presidential dignity, with language and subject matter. While I would give Sarah a break for having a busy schedule, it was so over the top inappropriate, it's hard to believe she kept going along. At least if she was not sure, had any hesitation whatsoever, she ought to have bowed out gracefully, ending the call.
ReplyDelete"The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Hamlet, Act III, scene II This article reminds me of the famous quote by William Shakespeare since he and Sarah Palin have so much in common. LOL! You know, for someone who isn't concerned about the film Game Change, Palin sure is going to extreme lengths to "refudiate" a movie she hasn't even seen. The vast majority of Americans already know Palin is dysfunctional and incompetent, the minority are simply living in denial.
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