# Latest Sarah Palin idiocy: Oh noes, I have neighbors! How awful!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 26, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810 "2010-05-26T13:17:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/121 "2010-05-27T14:06:28Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I rather doubt the zoning in Wasilla is very tight at all. It might even be non-existent. Right on the nose. Wasilla has zero zoning restrictions. For $5 you can get a permit to build any damn thing you want. If you saw the main road through town, that fact would be instantly apparent: it’s one of the ugliest towns in America with one of the best views. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/122 "2010-05-27T14:09:02Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I think it likely that he moved to Alaska for the book, but only took the nearby property because it was available. > > Also, Palin may be stupid when it comes to world affairs, but not to publicity. She’s trying to cut off sales of the guy’s book by painting him in a bad light. Just as much as picking the house next door is his right–painting him in a bad light for doing so is her right. > > Problem is, she’s the less respected one of the bunch. But instead she has managed to give the guy extra publicity. No one who thought her wonderful was going to buy the book anyway. The people who were going to buy his book - as a respected author - were going to buy it anyway. Now the people who want to read dirt will buy it, even if the author puts no dirt in it because Sarah is off implying it will be full of gossipy goodness. This seems typical of her publicity smarts. She goes for the reaction in her base - who she already has. But convinces no one in the middle that they should be moving more to her side. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/123 "2010-05-27T14:28:56Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > :eek: Is that what Sarah Palin calls her… _ahem_ Pussy cat? ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/124 "2010-05-27T14:39:17Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > :eek: Is that what Sarah Palin calls her… _ahem_ She’s gonna need a mirror to see around the bristols. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/125 "2010-05-27T17:42:12Z")
Okay, I just thought of this, and I’m posting it here to see if I’m right eventually. I think it would be fucking HILARIOUS if McGinniss moved to Alaska to write a book about Palin, but the book was actually only about what it was like to live next to her for these 5 months. So the book would start out with Palin writing about him on Facebook, implying he is a pedophile, etc. Then McGinniss could document the reactions he gets from people for being her neighbor, how the Palin’s treat him when they actually interact (if at all), etc. I mean, think about how brilliant it would be to simply create a situation you _know_ will inflame a seriously deranged and unbalanced person, and then just watch them (and their deranged and unbalanced friends, family, supporters, whatever) react to it. It’ll be a whole new form of literature: Reality Books. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/126 "2010-05-27T18:02:02Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Also, Palin may be stupid when it comes to world affairs, but not to publicity. She’s trying to cut off sales of the guy’s book by painting him in a bad light. If she thought that would **reduce** sales of his book, she’s dumber than I thought she was – and that’s saying something. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/127 "2010-05-27T18:54:46Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Okay, I just thought of this, and I’m posting it here to see if I’m right eventually. > > I think it would be fucking HILARIOUS if McGinniss moved to Alaska to write a book about Palin, but the book was actually only about what it was like to live next to her for these 5 months. > > So the book would start out with Palin writing about him on Facebook, implying he is a pedophile, etc. Then McGinniss could document the reactions he gets from people for being her neighbor, how the Palin’s treat him when they actually interact (if at all), etc. > > I mean, think about how brilliant it would be to simply create a situation you _know_ will inflame a seriously deranged and unbalanced person, and then just watch them (and their deranged and unbalanced friends, family, supporters, whatever) react to it. It’ll be a whole new form of literature: Reality Books. You know, that would actually be great, as long as it was funny without being snarky … I might even buy it [I would have to read a sample chapter to make sure it isnt snarky though.] ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/128 "2010-05-27T19:55:55Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > Scenario A: McGinnis just decided to move to Alaska, and chose Wasilla for a reason other than Palin and just be sheer coincidence, wound up getting a house right next door to Pailn. > > Scenario B: He’s writing a book on her and wants to pry into her life as much as he can, and rented a house right next door to her in the boonies of Alaska to do just that. Scenario C: [Palin screwed the neighbor who owns the property, so she intentionally sought out the author as a tenant](http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0510/Palin_neighbor_sought_McGinniss_as_tenant.html). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/129 "2010-05-27T19:59:19Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Scenario C: [Palin screwed the neighbor who owns the property, so she intentionally sought out the author as a tenant](http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0510/Palin_neighbor_sought_McGinniss_as_tenant.html). BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAaaaaaaa omfg that’s hilarious! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/130 "2010-05-27T20:15:23Z")
Hell, she’s giving him a whole 'nother book to write. If I were him, I would build a 15 foot high platform—and put a deck on top of that. Have a war of dueling spite fences and write about it. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/131 "2010-05-27T22:03:54Z")
Jeezopete, I’m sure nobody else in the history of the world has stood on a back deck that OVERLOOKS ANOTHER YARD ZOMG and actually, you know, LOOKED into that yard. o\_O She’s a moron. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/132 "2010-05-27T23:28:52Z")
> [@jtgain](#): > > Hell, she’s giving him a whole 'nother book to write. If I were him, I would build a 15 foot high platform—and put a deck on top of that. Have a war of dueling spite fences and write about it. That’s what I was thinking – build a giant tower with a crow’s nest. Whatever they do, just keep making something higher. Drive them crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/133 "2010-05-28T00:15:42Z")
We have a deck that overlooks neighbors’ yards. One of them is paranoid about it and mentions it everytime we’re in the same room. If I want to look at someone’s wrinkled old ass, I’ll look over my shoulder at the mirror in the bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/134 "2010-05-28T00:29:21Z")
Well, yeah, maybe, but you don’t have “Property of Hells Angels, San Berdoo Chapter” tattooed on yours. I’m assuming. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/135 "2010-05-28T01:49:52Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Wasilla has zero zoning restrictions. For $5 you can get a permit to build any damn thing you want. If you saw the main road through town, that fact would be instantly apparent: it’s one of the ugliest towns in America with one of the best views. Word dat. [See it here:](http://www.city-data.com/forum/photography/583517-daily-random-photos-one-pix-per-7.html) the strip mall and the wilderness. > [@Chefguy](#): > > We have a deck that overlooks neighbors’ yards. One of them is paranoid about it and mentions it everytime we’re in the same room. If I want to look at someone’s wrinkled old ass, I’ll look over my shoulder at the mirror in the bathroom. Wait, you have neighbors actually going around with bare asses **in the YARD**? In _Alaska_?!? My, you northerners must be a hardy bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Henrichek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5daacb/32.png) [@Henrichek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henrichek)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/136 "2010-05-28T07:09:49Z")
Eh, the too-brief northern summer sun? I’m not sure exactly where she lives, but they should have at least 18 hours of sunlight every day this time of year. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/137 "2010-05-28T14:20:58Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Word dat. [See it here:](http://www.city-data.com/forum/photography/583517-daily-random-photos-one-pix-per-7.html) the strip mall and the wilderness. > Wait, you have neighbors actually going around with bare asses **in the YARD**? In _Alaska_?!? My, you northerners must be a hardy bunch. No, we live in Oregon now. We got tired of freezing our asses off. That photo is of the more attractive end of the town. The rest of it is truly hideous. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/138 "2010-05-28T15:45:38Z")
Apparently the neighbor sought out the author: [http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0510/Palin\_neighbor\_sought\_McGinniss\_as\_tenant.html?showall](http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0510/Palin_neighbor_sought_McGinniss_as_tenant.html?showall) From the story it seems that Palin had the neighbor do some renovations but then failed to pay up. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/139 "2010-05-29T00:20:04Z")
Joe needs one of [these](http://randwick.ses.nsw.gov.au/albums/May/Cherry_picker_starts_up.jpg). Let’s see Sarah try to build a tall enough fence. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810/140 "2010-05-29T02:21:40Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Word dat. [See it here:](http://www.city-data.com/forum/photography/583517-daily-random-photos-one-pix-per-7.html) the strip mall and the wilderness. > Wait, you have neighbors actually going around with bare asses **in the YARD**? In _Alaska_?!? My, you northerners must be a hardy bunch. Hmmmm…I’m not sure I’d use the term “hardy”. Crazy comes to mind, especially for those that ride their bikes to work mid-winter. But in the summer, the Anchorage bowl and the Valley are actually really nice and hot (unless it’s one of those rainy summers). And yes, Wasilla is ugly. If you think the main strip is ugly, you should see some of the subdivisions. As **chefguy** said, there are almost no zoning regulations, so someone can live in a connex if they want (and I know someone who really does live in a connex, don’t laugh) and no one, even the folks with really nice houses nearby, can do anything about it. Palmer now…cute little town. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sarah-palin-idiocy-oh-noes-i-have-neighbors-how-awful/540810.md?page=8)