Hatfield And Mccoy Feud

Palin-Johnston feud offers juicy diversion

Disgusted by Washington? Appalled at the posturing of politicians? Sickened by the shenanigans of those who claim to protect the nation’s interests?

You may find respite in the most unlikely of places: Playboy.

The September issue of the men’s magazine, expected to hit newsstands in the next few days, features the latest installment of a modern-day Hatfield-and-McCoy feud. It promises to be a good skirmish — if you can overcome the nausea.

Mercede Johnston is taking it all off for the camera. And as a little extra, she’s quoted in a controversial article in the very same issue, according to Us magazine and other published reports.

About now, you’re probably asking: Mercede who?

Silly you. Mercede is the 18-year-old sister of the young man who impregnated one of the daughters of a former vice presidential candidate from Alaska. Does that ring a bell?

If not, let me name names. Sarah Palin (former governor, former candidate, current celebrity). Levi Johnston (baby daddy, ne’er do well). Bristol Palin (author, teen mother, contestant).

Mercede’s claim to fame is as flimsy as a fraying thread on a loose button, but in the age of reality TV, anything, including tenuous familial connections, is enough to bestow celebrity status. She probably figured she might as well cash in while she can. Her four-page, nude pictorial reportedly earned her less than $25,000.

Playboy, on the other hand, is probably laughing all the way to the bank. When older brother Levi posed for Playgirl about two years ago, the issue broke sales records.

Several months ago, Mercede told E! that she had “a ton of offers” to be photographed in the buff but promised she wouldn’t do it just for money. Heavens no! That would be pathetically commercial. She would strip only “because I think it is a good choice for me at that time.” And, with Sarah Palin still mulling a presidential run, she may have realized her opportunities were fading as quickly as the Alaska sun in winter.

But better than money, better than the opportunity for international exposure, Playboy offered a forum for sweet revenge. Mercede Johnston supposedly disses the famous family in an in-depth feature on the Palins by George Gurley. Take that, Sarah. In your face, Bristol. Disrobing and talking was payback for the tales told about her brother in the Bristol book, . (Missed that memoir? No big loss.

The Hatfield-McCoy Feud Comes to Life

Huntington Beach, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2006

Imagine a story of an epic dispute, which has become a part of our American Mythology. “Kingdom of the Hollow, the Story of the Hatfields and McCoys” is an incredible tale of the most famous feud in our nation’s history. It is a story of jealousy, murder, vengeance and unrequited love that is rich with vivid historical characters in a post Civil War setting.

Many people believe that the Hatfield-McCoy Feud is some hillbilly fable of fiction. With all the colorful images these names may evoke, the average person knows very little about the actual events. It was a very real struggle that was born out of economic jealousy during the tumultuous post Civil War period. In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused his neighbor Floyd Hatfield of stealing one of his hogs. The incidents that followed involved the killings of more than a dozen people, including six of Randolph’s own children. It also entangled a myriad of people including dozens of lawmen, bounty hunters, lawyers and the Governors of Kentucky and West Virginia. It was not just a struggle between two families; it was a war between two states. The conflict involved a legal battle over the habeas corpus laws of the aforementioned states that went before the Supreme Court of the United States.

From the tributaries of Blackberry Creek, Kentucky to the assassination of President McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in 1901, “Kingdom of the Hollow, the Story of the Hatfields and McCoys” takes the reader through the real events of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. It is not a dry history book. It is the first novel of its kind, describing events of this tragic conflict in an entertaining narrative full of detailed characterizations. This book will fascinate fans of historical fiction with its unforgettable rendering of this epic story.

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