Editor's note: She not only looks good in leather, she is right on when it comes to her criticism of the Left Press. NBC is caught in a lie, promising to air her response in the time slot following Joe McGinniss whining about the way Palin has responded to his continuing attacks. When it was finally read, the following day, no mention was made of its late publication by NBC. Remember all that talk of "Palin's 15 minutes of fame" ? Well, she is proving to be a persistent force in driving the grassroots conservative movement. President? If she has to run against Obama, she's a winner. But, Midknight Review does not believe she is running for President. Rather, she has emerged as Miss Middle America, willing to serve in whatever capacity needed but her calling, if you will, is doing exactly what she is doing at the present time --- jds.From Politico: NBC’s “Today" show on Wednesday read a statement from Sarah Palin intended for the previous day's broadcast after the former Alaska governor’s complaint that the program ignored her rebuttal to a critical interview.
On Tuesday, the show broadcast an interview with journalist Joe McGinniss, covering his decision to move into the house next to the Palins while he researches a book on the family.
The move has been met with outrage from the ex-governor’s supporters, who see McGinniss’s tactics as an invasion of privacy.
Palin was in contact with the “Today" show the day before McGinniss's appearance and provided a statement responding to the author before the interview.
“McGinniss has followed us for some time now, from showing up on our doorstep last winter, bidding over $60,000 for a military charity auction dinner with me, writing the hit pieces, attending at least one Outside book event, etc,” Palin said. “He has a right to pursue his subject, I suppose, and certainly has a right to live wherever he wants, but my family also has a right to expect privacy, and hopefully to enjoy peace this summer. Good fences do make for good neighbors. The fence is now up, and I hope that we can enjoy peace. The media sensationalizes the recent McGinniss tactic so the public will tune in to whatever the latest episode is, always with ratings in mind, and that’s unfortunate.”
During his interview on “Today,” McGinniss accused Palin of using “Nazi” tactics to incite her supporters to go after him. But Palin’s response to the interview initially was not aired.
Palin then took to her Facebook page to complain that the network “broke their promise” to run her statement, going on to lump NBC in with “a corrupt, deceptive, and manipulative media” that can “ruin the lives of good people, disrupt families, destroy reputations and ultimately hurt our country.”
On Wednesday morning, NBC anchor Ann Curry read part of Palin’s statement, but without mentioning that it was intended for the previous day or that Palin had complained about the network’s coverage.
“Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is speaking out about comments made by author Joe McGinniss on this broadcast on Tuesday,” Curry said. “[McGinniss] has claimed he's received death threats, and he's complained about what he called the power Palin has to incite hatred.” text by Andy Barr
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