Former Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Joe McGinniss is working on a book about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. He moved to her hometown and has now taken residence right next door to the former vice presidential candidate.
Evidently this is a little too close for Palin’s comfort.
Palin recently used her Facebook page to complain that McGinniss "is about 15 feet away on the neighbor's rented deck overlooking my children's play area and my kitchen window."
A week later McGinniss fired back, saying he moved to her hometown to talk to her longtime acquaintances, not to spy on the family.
McGinniss said Tuesday on NBC's “Today” show that the price was right on the house next door to the Palins. He says he needs to be in Wasilla to do his work.
Palin posted on Facebook last week that she wondered what McGinniss would gather from being right next door.
"We're sure to have a doozey to look forward to with this treasure he's penning. Wonder what kind of material he'll gather while overlooking Piper's bedroom, my little garden, and the family's swimming hole?" Palin wrote on her Facebook page.
McGinniss called Palin's comments “ugly innuendo” and “revolting.”
An editorial posted Saturday by Palin's hometown newspaper implied that the former governor or neighbors could shoot McGinniss if they felt their life or property were threatened.
McGinniss is the author of “The Selling of the President,” which is about the 1968 presidential election. According to the Daily News, his upcoming Palin biography is tentatively called “Sarah Palin’s Year of Living Dangerously” and could be on on shelves by the fall of 2011.
