Multiple Sources are Like Magic!

Journalism is really easy when you don’t worry about such silly things as confirming your sources.

MONDAY, AUG. 3, 2009, 4:34 P.M. – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and husband Todd “went at it like crazy” Sunday evening at their home in Wasilla, according to one source familiar with the couple’s rendezvous.

“Man, I don’t know what got into her last night,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “I’ve never seen anything like it before. No, wait, maybe that time we went camping back in . . . ‘96. Yeah, I’m pretty sure it was ‘96, but it might have been ‘97. Anyway, the thing is, it was awesome.”

Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton refused to comment on the allegation.

UPDATE 6:17 P.M. – I now have further confirmation of the previously reported romantic encounter between the Palins, although one of my best sources disputes key details of our earlier account.

“Me? He said it was me?” said the source. “Oh, no way, it was totally him. You betcha. All I did was put on an old Rod Stewart CD while I was cooking the fish we caught last weekend, and next thing ya know, he’s singin’ along about ‘tonight’s the night’ and stuff. Of course, he can’t sing worth a darn, but he doesn’t know that.”

According to this source, Todd Palin “came up behind” the former governor, put his arms around her and began kissing her neck “all sweet-like” which caused the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate to laugh.

“Like I don’t know what you’re up to, Mister,” Mrs. Palin reportedly said.

Todd Palin was obviously seeking to make amends for previous neglect, according to this source. A four-time Tesoro Iron Dog snow-race champion, the governor’s husband “was trying to make up for lost time, I guess, because . . . well, he sure as heck wasn’t complaining, I can tell you that. You betcha.”

Asked about the apparent discepancy with Hot Air’s original report, the first source confirmed these new details.

“Whatever, man,” the first source said. “All I’m saying is, well, he shoots, he scores, right? Standing ovation, you might say.”

Further developments in the new scandal will be reported as details become available.

It’s almost like “multiple sources” mean “whatever crazy s**t I just thought up and published on my blog” or something.

I’m sure, then, that “Gryphon” won’t mind at all this little revelation from an anonymous source.

I have also heard from “multiple sources” that these rumors might also have some basis in reality. Also, “Gryphon” might have shown up at a recent “Tea Party” expecting a different sort of Tea Bag to be involved. Or maybe not. Who knows what’s actually true these days, yes?

UPDATE: Oh, dear. We’re in completely uncharted territory now. Rick Moran actually used the word “Pwn” in a post title on this story (via Donald Douglas).

If that’s not a sign that the Apocalypse is pending, it’s sure as heck a sign that the shark has been hurdled. If you know Rick or have read his work more than a time or two, the appearance of the word “Pwn” in a post is tantamount to George W. Bush performing “Mamma Said Knock You Out” during a State of the Union Address.

UPDATE 2: The toad’s name is Jesse Griffin and he’s pretty confident that the letter he received from the Palins’ lawyer is no big deal. Of course, he needed to quote the dictionary for some of the more difficult words like “malice” and “defamatory”, but he’s not going to let his lack of legal understanding get in his way of his righteous journalism!

UPDATE 3: Linked by Moe (the double-double) and Stacy. Let me also make very clear that I don’t think “multiple sources” really are like magic. That was my impression of what this Jesse Griffin must believe they are to be weilding them so freely.

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