but his book was causing controversy before he wrote even one word. she had a problem with you living next door. well, she did. and i don t know why she did because really? you don t know why? i really don t. reporter: mcginniss says it was just happenstance that the woman who owns the property next door to the palins in wasilla offered to rent her house to him for the summer while he did his research. palin revealed who her new neighbor was on facebook, writing, wonder what kind of material he ll gather while overlooking piper s bedroom, my little garden, and the family s swimming hole? and on her reality show. and piper whispered to me as we were coming up the lawn, mom, that neighbor s out there, he s watching us, he s watching us. reporter: an editorial in the local paper warned mcginniss, alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property. has that been a problem or do you just go with the flow? you know, like todd says,
and i don t know why she did because really? you don t know why? i really don t. reporter: mcginniss says it was just happenstance that the woman who owns the property next door to the palins in wasilla offered to rent her house to him for the summer while he did his research. palin revealed who her new neighbor was on facebook, writing, wonder what kind of material he ll gather while overlooking piper s bedroom, my little garden, and the family s swimming hole? and on her reality show. and piper whispered to me as we were coming up the lawn, mom, that neighbor s out there, he s watching us, he s watching us. reporter: an editorial in the local paper warned mcginniss, alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property. has that been a problem or do you just go with the flow? you know, like todd says, some people just need to get a life. but bless his heart, he needs to get a life. i was surprised at sarah s reaction, but it tau
have been vice president. an utter fraud. an absolute and utter fraud. you call her a tenth-grade mean girl. oh, that s those are kind words compared to a lot of what you d hear in wasilla today. the thing that i found, savannah, that really surprised me was that the people who know her best like her least. reporter: mcginniss spent four months in alaska. he claims he spoke to approximately 200 people, a mix of palin s old associates, acquaintances, and former friends. but his book was causing controversy before he wrote even one word. she had a problem with you living next door. well, she did. and i don t know why she did because really? you don t know why? i really don t. reporter: mcginniss says it was just happenstance that the woman who owns the property next door to the palins in wasilla offered to rent her house to him for the summer while he did his research. palin revealed who her new neighbor was on facebook, writing, wonder what kind of material he ll