Heck, the LA Times and several other major papers sent up slews of legit reporters to Alaska, each of them salivating to find some dirt on Palin. They managed to interview every person whose path ever crossed with Palin’s, no matter how minor, from elementary school to college to her governorship... and found absolutely nothing.
But gee whiz, somehow McGinniss goes up to Alaska, and brings back an (insane) story that Palin is some kind of racist, adulterous, dopehead crack-whore!