Dunn Writing Commentary on Scharlott Paper
April 15, 2011
My friend Geoffrey Dunn–whose book, The Lies of Sarah Palin, will be published next month–is working on a piece for Huffington Post about the Brad Scharlott Trig Hoax paper and various responses to it. Don’t know yet when HuffPo will post it.
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About time.
With all the silly and stupid leads on Sarah Palin that they post on her all important all about Sarah Palin pages, they have ignored this since it all came to a head.
I have never commented there, and ignored their e-mail invitation to join on one of my past e-mail sites, when the Post first came into prominence. They issued blanket invitations.
I think many regret they did help out. Now the class action suit is looming.
Huffington Post is trying too hard to be respected as a traditional journalism medium, while aggregating from the real thing and posting content from uncompensated sources. The struggle shows in their very odd selection and mix of topics and writers. Like many, I’ve lost respect, if for no other reason than their ham-handed approach to comments. Excellent model, poorly executed.
But, that said, I look forward as always to certain writers, including Dunn. Also wishing you the best, Mr. McG, in your information gathering for that final June chapter!
It IS about time. Thank you for letting us know in advance. I, too, have been unhappy with HP. They used to be on top of things, now their news seems to be one week behind what is going on. However, I still tune in and will with this new piece coming…….can’t wait.
I left countless comments on HuffPo with links regarding her pregnancy hoax. Most of them were removed. I no longer visit that site because I believe they are protecting her. We’ll see just what type of article they’re willing to post.
I have been resisting reading about her on the ms blogs but I will read his so they will keep posting him!
I agree with all comments regarding the problems with HuffPost. I tried to read it for years, and sometimes was interested in articles posted, but ultimately became disappointed. The blocking of comments they deem unworthy, the fact that although HuffPost makes millions, it pays its contributors nothing, the refusal to investigate or report on subjects it deems out of bounds (like Sarah Palin’s fake birth story, or the events of September 11, 2001 and the problems with the Official Conspiracy Theory), and Ms. Huffington’s constantly changing political positions (conservative Republican, mainstream, liberal, who knows?) and finally the big payday, all have caused me to not trust HuffPost. I have posted comments there that were according to guidelines, and have seen them be scrubbed. So much for “free press.”
I’ve never dealt with HuffPo for many of the reasons given in these comments. But mostly because after getting paid for writing for forty years I wasn’t about to start doing it for free. Especially not for a million/billionairess egomaniac. I understand why Jeff Dunn (i.e. it’s “Geoffrey,” but also “Jeff”) has been doing it: he hasn’t published a book before this one and accurately saw it as a useful tool for platform-building. Frankly, I don’t even have HuffPo in my bookmarks and I haven’t missed it, but I remember that last summer during the fuss about my living next door to Sarah just about anything they posted got upwards of ten thousand comments within hours, so obviously it has readership.
I’ll be sure to let you all know as soon as I learn when Jeff’s article will be posted. Should they decide not to post it, I’ll let you know that, too. He’s been a regular contributor for the past couple of years but says lately they’ve gotten kind of hinky. Maybe it’s AOL. Maybe it’s Ariana’s feeling that all female celebrities deserve protection because she sees herself as one of them.
–Joe
All of the comments concerning HP have been my feelings as well. I never have used profanity or crude remarks when I have left comments there – and so many of them were rejected. Then – surprisingly, another person would write a really crude comment and it would get posted. Did not understand that at all. I feel they have protected Palin and I find that really disgusting. Report the news and let us make up our own minds, please. I have pretty much given up on HP.
Good point. I’ll read it for the same reason. I have lost all respect for them. I no longer have them bookmarked, and I never read it any more. They seem to be going through an identity crisis.
I have ordered the Geoffrey Dunn book in addition to yours, so I will be watching out for the article on the Huffington Post. But I love how this blog must be driving Mrs. Palin crazy. I am sure she reads it every day.
I think Mrs. Palin made a grave mistake in joining Donald Trump in challenging the President’s place of birth. She let karma out of the bag and once loose, karma does what it does. All of a sudden, there are stories emerging about perhaps the greatest hoax ever pulled by a sitting Governor. And no amount of victimhood and not so plausible stories about her daughters being threatened will stop this story. This story has some real legs now and I hope it doesn’t stop until the truth is revealed.
Mrs. Palin once said on FOX news that she had released the birth certificate of her fifth child. Once again, she lied. So, why hasn’t Mrs. Palin released that birth certficate. Perhaps when she lied and said that the President had spent two million dollars trying to surpress his birth certificate, it was actually she who has spent that much trying to make this story go away. But this story is certainly not going away.
I think you mean “Ariana,” not “Adriana.” ;-D
Question came up about your stint as the Palin neighbor. Sarah seemed concerned that you’d peer at them at their swimming hole. Where was it, and why would people who live on a lake have a swimming hole?
I wish I could read it, but to be true to my beliefs I cannot in good conscience read HuffPo anymore. Until Ms Huffington does the right thing and compensates her bloggers for their hard work which earned her $350 million. She won’t do that until the lawsuit gets out of control and she’ll settle out of court for whatever stingy sum she can bother with. So I revise that; I’ll never read it again because of her. Stupid, fake liberal that never stopped being a conservative. Always be suspicious of those that do a 180 overnight and switch beliefs; they are only in it for what they can grift. A Huffington, Ed Shultz (gag). Both were rapid right wingers ten yrs back until suddenly being the opposition to Bush was easier and more fruitful and therefore, meant bigger money.
Thanks, I’ve corrected that. Great to have a proofreader for a blog!
There was no swimming hole, just as there was no “peering,” although on her TLC show Sarah asked Todd to drill a hole through the fence so they could peer at me.
I do a quick browse at Huff Post every couple of days but never bother with the comment sections. There are a couple of posters I enjoy, and I occasionally pick up some info I didn’t get elsewhere. That’s about it.
It is good to know I have not been alone rejecting HP. E-mail lets me know when Mr. Dunn posts. i do read his blog.
I believe arianna huffington feigned her progressiveness to grift us progressives, she now thinks she can grift more out of the conservatives so she has gone back to that persona. she’s an opportunist on the order of palin and bases every act on how well she can line her pockets. the tight moderation on threads regarding palin opposed to the anything goes on threads about our commander-in-chief are blatant. I’m surprised bill maher, keith olbermann and others I consider to be on our side are still sucked in by her. remember “beware of greeks bearing gifts”.
Same here. I am reading Rawstory for news instead now…
I believe their ‘swimming hole’ is actually the (totally polluted, dead) lake…
“Sarah asked Todd to drill a hole through the fence so they could peer at me.”
Haha, I remember that episode, Joe. Wasn’t that on the same show where she was walking with Piper back into her house while nattering away and poisoning the child’s mind with nonsense about the evil pervert living next door?
Sarah Palin and the Professor: A Conversation, Part II My second interview with Brad Scharlott is up:
http://www.lauranovakauthor.com/blog.html
I would have been tempted to sue Sarah Palin for slander, but then, it would be difficult to prove harm- I mean, she’s such a liar, who’d believe what she said about you?
Trying hard to be respected?
They don’t miss a chance to report on any story that tries to keep the Obama Birth Certificate non-issue going!
When these 180-degree’rs are in politics, they call them “stealth candidates” if they haven’t really changed their stripes.
So guess you can call Adriana Huffington a “stealth celebrity blogger”.
Thanks for the heads up Joe…Not a huff groupie here..I mainly just look at their headlines, never have posted..
Kuddo’s to GD..I really like his articles..Can’t wait for my 2 books from Amazon..Have a great weekend Joe..
Me too, Pat.
I just noticed something peculiar in the first picture shown in ADN’s Julia O’Malley’s attempt to debunk Professor Scharlott’s academic paper @ http://community.adn.com/adn/node/156624#disqus_thread .
I’ve saved the picture myself, in case it disappears, @ http://bit.ly/ijgI7k
Anyway, look at the vertical line of some kind of seam that shows through the fabric of Palin’s oversized black jacket, over the area of her left shoulder blade as she stands in profile in this picture.
After all this talk over many months about the possible use of an empathy belly for that April 13, 2008 “Gusty interview”, that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw that seam line of what appears to be a heavy undergarment. — http://bit.ly/eiyodP
(can you imagine how hot Palin must have been in that getup? It makes me wonder if she issued an order to keep the air conditioning in the building at 65 degrees)
Joe,
As I poster in a previous thread, the founder of HufPo is an investor in Business Insider.
Disclosure: Huffpo’s founder/chairman Ken Lerer is an investor in Business Insider.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com…
“Business Insider” seems an odd name choice for a publication whose editor was convicted of securities
fraud. “Business Insider Trading” might be more apropos.
1) Would you be willing speculate as to whether or not Henry and Arianna have had a chat recently?
2) Is there a way of ascertaining whether or not Airianna is an investor in Business Insider short of asking
her?
Is anyone else wondering why the Sarah and Bristol Palin would go to the trouble and expense of trademarking their names? As a defensive move, it would make some sense, except that would imply either the rare strategic view, or competent professional advice which was not ignored. Will we see a Walmart line of clothing, or a special collection of Candies FM pumps? Wouldn’t it be hilarious if they think this would somehow limit or even prevent others from writing about them? Or provides a legal club with which to threaten and bludgeon the “haters”? And then there’s recourse for damages, tarnishing their brand and all.
So we don’t write the trademarked name Sarah or Bristol Palin. No great loss
Sarah has so many endearing names. Lady Blah Blah, Bull S,Sarah. Queen PolyEsther, The WGE. The lady of Babble on….I’m sure you can think of dozens more that have been used and people do know who you are speaking or writing about.
Tarnishing her brand. She and Bristol have done that to themselves.
I see HP hasn’t put out Geoffrey Dunns post.
I’ve already discussed this point with Random House legal counsel. Bottom line is that trademark law will never trump constitutional free speech protections against allegations of defamation (i.e. “brand tarnishing”) by public figures. It’s a non-issue.
–Joe
Good.
So she and Bristol put their names out on merchandise for Walmart or Target or some other merchant chain.
It is all reality T.V. territory. A gold mine for her if people actually would buy makeup or clothing or anything she endorsed.
Sarah Palin already spends much of her Pac money on lawyers and advisors and writers of every stripe. so she brings on a few more legal beagles for major merchandising of her name and hires a few talented clothing wanna be known talents.. Naturally take all the credit and profits.
Yesterday I google up. Biggest Hoax in American Political History Sarah Palin.
First I got 1,040,000, and an hour later 1,060,000 results.
Today at 12.57 p.m. I got 1,520,000 results. Even HP doesn’t get that kind of traffic.
So, Mrs. Todd Palin, when are you going to show proof that you are the biological mother? The public obviously continues in its morbid curiosity. ( I for one am someone who regards it as a gigantic hoax).
I notice Laura Novak is experiencing difficulties with comments being posted. I had trouble. Oddly also when I googled Laura Novak blog on the query line, it came out with one result via Gryphen.
That was her porking up period. (Willow).. There is also a picture of her in a red jacket9sitting facing the camera) with the blond streaked hair and she has prominent jowls with a fat somewhat bloated face. Doesn’t even look like Palin. Bull doggish in fact. (Water retension?)
She did have a period where she must have actually have been eating, not downing red bull, diet Dr. Pepper plus a small bite or two of meat. She probably went on a crash diet after Willow’s remark.
I see exactly what you mean in the shoulder and back. She is bloated and has a double chin and fat back, but also wearing multiple layers.
Men wouldn’t notice. Women do. We have to. We women critique ourselves as a matter of pride in how we look.
Palin is vain. she wouldn’t want to look pregnant when she was slimmer. I think she did pork up for a short time.
HuffPo lost me when Arianna sold out all of her “free” bloggers and sold HuffPo for a gazillion dollars. It’s always been all about the money with her. If I am not mistaken, Brietbart was her partner when HuffPo began. People should have figured out a long time ago that she is not a lefty – and she appears to have a Palin idol problem. She devotes several pages to SisterSarah.
HuffPo is good for headlines – but then you can go somewhere worthwhile to read the actual stories. Their moderating is goofy –
It’s sort of like a political TMZ – especially with Palin.
Agree – and Dunn’s articles are often cross posted to other sites.
I try to avoidI site clicking on HuffPo – I am not interested in giving them additional traffic. I find them ethically challenged from my perspective.
Alternet is also good.
Think Progress is also good.
Yes, HuffPo was an obvious Palin “fan club” – I never bothered to post there. The mods were so biased – and lately their slant has gone so right wing that it isn’t what it used to be.
When I learned that Breitbart and Arianna founded HuffPo, I immediately left – and having seen the latest direction they are taking, it is obviously not my cup of tea.
And really, I can find everything on HuffPo somewhere else. I just hate to give site clicks to a Palin Fan Base.
But Palin would be expected to lie. Being a pathological liar, it is all she can do. She lies when she doesn’t need to lie.
And there lies the problem.
Many of us learned when we were children, that when you tell lies, you have to remember what you said and who you said it to. Palin is now caught in her own crossfire hurricane. She has told so many stories to so many different people, she literally cannot remember what she said when about what. The biggest example of that (and the most obvious lie being caugt) was her statement that “the baby was born in Anchorage”.
This idiot has been claiming for 3 years that Trig was born in Mat-Su Regional Hospital – approximately 40 miles outside of Anchorage. There is no NICU. Rather than deliver in Anchorage at Providence, she chose to give birth to a “7 -1/2 month” or “8 month” premature infant with “know DS” and a know cardiac anomaly? Now all of a sudden, in September, she shouts out “the baby was born in Anchorage” during a speech?
Let’s face it, pathology will get you every time.
We have a story that she stated she had a tubal ligation when Piper was born. We have “Trig” (aka Rent a Baby) who was born at MatSu / Anchorage. When the mother of a child cannot remember where she delivered her special needs baby, she has a bit of a problem.
Lies…and more lies…..her whole life is a tissue of lies. And they are falling apart and catching up with her
Does she really want to go own the Birth certificate Route???
Someone coined “Princess DumbAss of the Far North” – and my personal favorite is “Princess SnowCow”.
pretty much everyone will get who you mean when you see some of the more pithy descriptive comments.
Of course “that woman is an idiot” will be our all time favorite. Do you think she will trademark that too?
Thanks, lilly lily for letting people know. Webmaster says all working fine with comments, so have at it! Again, here’s part 2 of my talk with Brad Scharlott:
http://www.lauranovakauthor.com/blog.html
And my Google presence was established before from all my NYT’s work, so shouldn’t be a problem there. But traffic through sites like these is always welcome. Come, join the conversation!
Do you suppose Sarah will launch her new clothing line with a knock-off of that 100% PolyEsther trademark silver raincoat she pulled out of the closet for the umpteenth time today and wore at the Madison rally? I’m sure women all over the US just can’t wait to have their very own copy of that 1980’s classic also, too.
HuffPo lost me for good with their putting Breitbart front and center on any page, let alone the first! How many times do you have to get caught lying before people refuse to read what you write? It looks like his scheming is celebrated on Fox and HuffPo along with the slimy O’Keefe and Rose. Tell a few lies, they applaud, tell a few more lies and they think you should receive a Pulitzer. Unfortunately, I wish I was kidding but there were a couple people on Fox that believed O’Keefe had done award-winning lying, er….I mean, work. Actually, I’ll stick with the lying since that is what it was.