Sarah Palin Complains About Invasion Of Her Privacy On First Episode Of Her Reality Show (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON -- The first episode of Sarah Palin's new show, "Sarah Palin's Alaska," has been placed online and it starts with what is now a familiar lament about the intrusiveness of the press from the former Alaska Governor.

The specific grievance is directed at Joe McGinniss, the freelance reporter who over the course of the summer camped up in the house next to Palin's home in Alaska. And in terms a bit more candid than expressed at the time, Palin offers her displeasure.

"Our behavior has certainly changed this summer because of this new neighbor," she says at the show's onset. "I think it is an intrusion, an invasion of our privacy and I don't like it." Palin later adds, "It's just none of his flippin' business."

Even the soft-spoken first dude, Todd Palin, gets in on the act, saying that his summer fun had been "taken away from us because of a new neighbor next door who is writing a hit piece on my wife. I mean life is about being productive but these people want to seek and destroy."

Todd would go on to build a 14-foot fence between the properties to limit McGinniss' ability to peer in to her property -- an act privacy protection that Sarah sees as a symbolic foundation for solving the immigration debate. "I thought that was a good example, what we just did," she says. "Others can look at it and say oh this is what we need to do to secure our nation's border."

Putting aside the debate over McGinniss' ethics -- as well as the more particular disputes over whether his rental of the house next door was physically intrusive -- there is a certain irony to Palin's lament. She's complaining about her loss of privacy, after all, while being filmed for a reality TV series.

It's illustrative of Palin's larger relationship with the press. The outlets to which she grants access provide the most favorable coverage, whether it be her analyst gig on Fox News or her Alaska-themed show on TLC. Those that probe a bit deeper are brandished as unreasonable.

"Some reporters said I was overreacting and I wanted to ask them: 'How would you feel if some dude you knew was out to get you moved 15 feet away from your kids? How would you feel?'"

Comments

[Barbie and Ken forever]

04:55 PM on 11/17/2010

This is what you call irony

[Blackjackii]

10:21 AM on 11/16/2010

Quick question about Sarah Palin.... Why does anyone still care?

[Akindra]

03:04 PM on 11/15/2010

do any of you remember when McCain was running in 2008...the great Sister Sarah had the gaul to say that Hillary whined too much about how she was treated by the media...that is the biggest joke I have ever heard...and that is all that Ms Palin does...whine whine whine....I dont know why people dont bring this up more and shove it in her face...would like to hear her answer....This dumb woman puts her family in the public eye 24-7 then complains about her privacy...nothing but a hypocrite. The American people better wake up and smell the coffee regarding her. I did not watch the show and I will not. I will not give her ratings. Even though I am sure many will watch it just out of curiousity. Not that they are supporters of this dense woman. But I for one will not. We see too much of this money grubbing woman. She is getting a million per episode...come on people and you are letting her by watching the show.

[Tubelicious]

12:14 PM on 11/15/2010

I thought the show would be better. It just wasn't that interesting. I thought she would be more engaging or that more would happen. The bears growling at each other was good, the house was interesting and cool, and Trig was in the show (in window with a babysitter). But, like her or not, Sarah Palin has the reputation of being interesting, a maverick and a "ham". That just didn't come through. The show was just kind of dead.

[cherie liverman]

12:45 PM on 11/14/2010

She is beautiful. I like her. She is refreshing . I am a mother of five. Sarah makes me think I can do anything.. I will watch Alaska. She will get huge exposure . Great idea Sarah.

[southingtonian]

05:11 AM on 11/15/2010

If you like her, why would you invade her privacy so? She wants privacy, badly! Please, let's all give it to her.

[Kathleen Riley-Daniels]

08:30 AM on 11/12/2010

I wonder if Palin saw Vladimir Putin from her house and thought an outdoorsy, folksy, "commercial" on cable television would help her cause? http://bit.ly/d9pQnW

[Luv2Purple]

12:15 PM on 11/11/2010

Where can us "real americans" go to get away from the BIG MOUTH KNOW NOTHING from the north? STFUalready.....Who do we copmplain to about the EXTREME NOIS EPOLLUTION being dumped from the flapping gums of the QUITTER from wasilla. GoHome, bother and bore the alaskans please.

[sottott]

10:35 AM on 11/11/2010

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010
Sarah Palin: Happy Veterans Day
*
As posted on Gov. Palin's Facebook Notes page:
Happy Veterans Day

On this Veterans Day, please take a moment to remember all those who served in uniform past and present. Though the words in this famous poem are about a soldier, they apply to every member of our armed services. God bless them all. May we never forget the sacrifices made to secure our liberty.

It’s the Soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us the freedom of the press.

It’s the Soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us the freedom of speech.

It’s the Soldier, not the politicians,
Who ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

It’s the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag.
- JP

[Luv2Purple]

12:19 PM on 11/11/2010

Palin is a know nothing PHONY and a serial LIAR. She QUIT her elected job in politics but now wants to preach to all "real Americans" who do not quit our jobs. Her son went into the military after VANDALIZING wasilla's Public School buses...he was allowed to go to Iraq instead of jail....we do not applaud him for this. Any comments made by this shrill woman have nothing to do with anything but her personal AMBITION....besides being uniquely and supremely unqualified she is a MEAN SPIRITED person who has nothing good to say about anyone not voting for her. STFUShrew.....

[HawaiiSteve]

05:03 AM on 11/11/2010

I don't get it. She puts herself and her whole family in a reality show and then cries about invasion of privacy? Is she for real?

[javagirl322]

11:36 AM on 11/09/2010

you've made it everybody's business...gosh, darn it, you betcha!!!

[Gg Gali]

11:30 AM on 11/09/2010

Ha ha ha.. favorite slab to write (wasn't added till July)..her English (maybe she was speaking Alaskan)..child safety issues (no fence to protect her children from open waters) ..her home is wide open to public view and she owns the home next door..move next door and be at least 30 feet away lol.

[halloweenjack]

09:52 AM on 11/09/2010

Palin's being petty and vindictive? Oh the heck you say.

[barbl]

05:55 AM on 11/09/2010

TLC has lost all credibility and like many others will be blocked on my tv. Perhaps we can put them out of business.

[froggyola]

05:51 PM on 11/08/2010

I just threw up in my mouth.

[LeftyJen]

08:15 PM on 11/08/2010

Welcome to the club.

[calimom123]

12:02 PM on 11/08/2010

"How would you *fill* if some dude was outtogetcha?"

There are people who think this woman should be POTUS. Seriously.