Exposing ‘Gryphen’: Timeline of the Investigation of an Anti-Palin Blogger

posted at 3:21 pm on August 8, 2009 by The Other McCain

Over the course of the past week, Dan Riehl and I collaborated in an investigation of “Gryphen,” the anti-Palin blogger who claimed Aug. 1 to have an “exclusive,” from one of his “best sources,” that Todd and Sarah Palin were getting divorced. Not only was that gossip false, but it was subsequently revealed that:

• “Gryphen” was an Anchorage, Alaska, kindergarten teacher’s aide named Jesse Griffin;
• Griffin, a divorced 49-year-old man, had a history of posting extremely vulgar comments at his “Immoral Minority blog, including advocacy of amateur pornography and masturbation; and
• A link to “Immoral Minority” on Griffin’s public MySpace profile created an online portal between the teacher and his secret identity.

On Aug. 4, Griffin resigned his position at Trailside Elementary School in Anchorage. In order to document the timeline of this investigation, I publish this chronological list of links to the major items produced by Dan and I:

• Aug. 1: “Palin Divorce Gossip ‘Completely False’” — American Spectator
• Aug. 1: “Quote From Sarah Palin” — The Other McCain
• Aug. 1: “If Your Mother Says She Loves You, Check It Out” — American Spectator
• Aug. 2: ‘Mommy, Why Does My Kindergarten Teacher Lie About Sarah Palin?’ — The Other McCain
• Aug. 2: “Is This Sarah Palin’s Gryphen?” — Riehl World View
• Aug. 3: “Don’t Threaten Dan, Griffin” — The Other McCain
• Aug. 4: “E-Mail to Jesse Griffin” — The Other McCain
• Aug. 4: “Jesse Griffin: Troubling Revelations” — Riehl World View
• Aug. 5: “Jesse Griffin’s Been Lying to His Friends, Too?” — Riehl World View
• Aug. 5: “Jesse Griffin Explained” — Riehl World View
• Aug. 5: “Jesse Griffin Just Keeps Lying” — Riehl World View
• Aug. 5: “Give Jesse Enough Rope” — The Other McCain
• Aug. 5: “Jesse Griffin: Latest Developments” — Riehl World View
• Aug. 5: “Real Facts, Riehl Theory” — The Other McCain
• Aug. 6: “Exit, Lying: School’s Out for Anti-Palin Blogger Jesse Griffin” — The Other McCain
• Aug. 6: “Of Moonbats and ‘Minions’” — The Other McCain
• Aug. 6: “What Is Jesse Griffin Telling Us?” — Riehl World View
• Aug. 7: “Why Did Jesse Quit the Kindergarten?” — Riehl World View

Because I must now turn my attention to other projects, in the case of any future developments in this story, be sure to check out RIEHL WORLD VIEW.

UPDATED 8/11/09:

• Aug. 9: MoDo Covers the Jesse Griffin Scandal — The Other McCain
• Aug. 9: Jesse Griffin Can’t Help Himself — Riehl World View
• Aug. 11: Jesse Griffin: Just Asking Questions — Riehl World View
• Aug. 11: New Questions Emerge About Anti-Palin Blogger Jesse Griffin (a/k/a ‘Gryphen’) — Hot Air Green Room

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