More Quote of the Day Honorable Mentions, Part 53

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"The Spy Next Door II, starring Joe McGinness and featuring David Weigel" Edition...

Moonbattery:

"Hack leftist 'author' Joe McGinniss has rented the house next to Sarah Palin's in Wasilla AK, all the better to stalk her while he writes some nasty book to toss to the slobbering Palin-haters of the Progressive Left... She has nothing to worry about. I am sure her gun cabinet is well-stocked. And we know she knows how to use one."

The Gaggle:

"Given Palin's often contentious relationship with the press—and particularly the 'lamestream media'... it's not surprising that she'd be upset. But moving in next door does seem like a gratuitous provocation."

Kim Priestap:

"McGinniss’ publisher responded today with a statement that read in part, 'Well regarded for his in-depth, up-close reporting, Mr. McGinniss will be highly respectful of his subject’s privacy as he investigates her public activities.' Well regarded? Highly respectful? I’d like to know which Joe McGinniss they’re talking about because it isn’t the Joe McGinniss who moved next door to Sarah Palin."

The Lonely Conservative:

"I don’t know, this sounds more to me like stalker than author."

Another Black Conservative:

"No matter what Palin says or does, the obsessive liberals are there to seize upon every nuance. Even when it is pointed out to them that their obsessive attention is propelling her right into the White House, they just cannot help themselves... Beck is right about boycotting Random House. If they are willing to make a buck off stalking, then we really should not support their efforts. I am sure the left will see things quite differently. When it comes to Palin Hatin’ they don’t let little things like common decency stand in their way. I can just see the hungry jackals sucking up McGinniss’ stories about what he saw in Piper’s bedroom window. Disgusting!"

hopenchangery:

"Did Kitty Kelly move in next to Oprah? I didn’t think so."

Cary L. Nickel:

"Seems the media will spare no expense to get their hatchet men into the right places... McGinniss can now sit on the deck of his rented home, and look out over the Palin family's garden and swimming hole. Sounds like exciting fare for rabid leftists everywhere."

George Angus:

"Mr. McGinnis is a disgrace to writers. If he had a moral compass or any sense of ethics he would never have pulled such a short sighted and inane stunt... Random house, you need to step up to the plate, denounce this exceedingly immoral and unethical strategy and demand that McGinnis move or the book deal will be cancelled."

Whitney The Pipsqueak:

"Actually, this situation is an extremely sad commentary on both Joe McGinniss and the mainstream media as a whole... I have to say that this does not speak well of journalism today, not that we didn't know that already. Our press has no decency, objectivity, or basic research skills."

Mark Noonan:

"Honestly, what does this guy hope to learn? Is he one of those guys trying to prove that Sarah isn’t the mother of Trig? Does he hope to get some shots of the family in their underwear? Liberals, this obsessive hatred you have for Sarah Palin simply has got to stop... just because she’s vastly better than you are, it's no reason to hate her... Meanwhile, you guys are really starting to creep us all out. Stop it."

Fire Andrea Mitchell:

"These left wing nuts are getting beyond scary at this point."

God, Guts, & Sarah Palin:

"Peeping Joe... he just made himself out to be an absolute fool. He just completely and totally destroyed his own reputation. He has now been thoroughly humiliated in front of the entire world, and rightly so... Man alive, the one place you think that you can retreat to and not have to deal with the creeps of the world that hate your guts, the one place where you can 'let your hair down' and just be yourself and enjoy some degree of normalcy has just been invaded by a guy who never met a lie about you he didn't like and who is going to be watching your every move."

The Gunslinger:

"The [expletive deleted] Joe McGinniss, and the [expletive deleted]'s publisher, Random House are prepared to harass and stalk a woman's family for over five months to make what they no doubt hope will be a slam on Mrs. Palin and her husband and children that will be popular with Progressives and other scumbags...and of course, make a lot of dirty money."

Right Pundits:

" The partisan author has already written a critical article about Palin’s promotion of an oil pipeline project last year. Now the obsessed fellow is moving in to Wasilla Alaska to be very near the former governor while he stews with pen and paper on his tome... He appears to have even embarrassed his publisher who was forced to issue a rather sheepish statement in response to media inquiries..."

Gary P. Jackson:

"Dave Weigel over at the Washington Post makes me sick. The fact that he bills himself as a 'Conservative Republican Insider' makes me want to both laugh, and throw things at the same time... McGinniss is a nasty fellow on a good day, and when he’s not plagiarizing other people’s work, he writes hit pieces on Sarah Palin... Sarah talks about her concern for her children’s safety. That’s just like a mother. I’m more concerned about her safety, and frankly Todd’s. Over the years we’ve seen more than a few obsessed nutbag stalkers, and this sort of thing never ends well... "

House of Eratosthenes:

"Unbelievably, David Weigel thinks Palin is the one that’s done something wrong here... Dude. He’s stalking her to get his story. You’re just so blind. Let go of the Palin hatred for a second or two. Just dang, if Joe McGinniss burned her house down would you come down on her for using up his matches and gasoline? Can someone please rent a house next to David Weigel’s for five or six months? As long as you got your writing career started at age 26, he doesn’t have a problem with it. Bring your binoculars."

Erick Erickson:

"This is the same reporter who once tried to get into a charity contest where he bid $60,000 to have dinner with Palin. Imagine if you had someone like that move in next door to your family and say they were going to write a book about being your neighbor. We all know that’s exactly what this guy is going to do. But Weigel, along with a host of other reporters in DC, is going after Palin for being upset about it... He’s [at the Washinton Post] because of what he wrote for publications funded by Tim Gill and George Soros, he’s there to track the fringe, to make the fringe look like the middle, and to dig in on agenda-based topics which kowtow to the narrow views of DC elites."

Tom Maguire:

"The increasingly implausible Dave Weigel explains that if this were tasteless or rude it would be illegal; since it isn't, Ms. Palin should pipe down... Hmm - I seem to recall Obama siccing his fans on Fox News and Rush Limbaugh. I'll have to check the Weigel archives to see his bitter denunciations of that. Or maybe I shouldn't bother..."

Conservatives 4 Palin:

"Not only did Weigel defend a documented plagiarist as an investigative journalist, but he also thought it appropriate to turn this into a hit piece against Governor Palin... Weigel, amazingly, claims to be a conservative. Apparently he's a conservative in the sense that David Brooks and Chris Buckley are conservatives."

Dan Riehl:

"Dave... evidently also felt the need to try and lecture Palin on journalism. But Palin, unlike Dave, actually cites a source, other than only personal blather, as Dave was forced to rely upon for the crux of his item. He simply tried to impugn her offering based upon, apparently, nothing but his own bias. But then, I guess that's why WaPo hired him... Hey, Dave - some might think your using the pages of the WaPo to bully Palin is irresponsible and bullying. You know, maybe if you stopped tweeting long enough, you could actually contact McGinniss if you want to impeach Palin's post with something other than conjecture. Or, doesn't the Post require that of its cub reporters?"

- JP