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Palin Gives Advice to 2012 GOP Nominee

'Going Rogue' explains how to attain 'energy independence'

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 31, 2011 3:33 PM CST

(Newser) – Sarah Palin is offering a little advice to whoever becomes this year's Republican presidential nominee. First, she says, pick up her book, Going Rogue. "I must implore the candidates to do something that sounds self-promoting, but whatever," she writes in the Washington Post. "Candidates, please turn to Chapter Three ... and read what it takes for our country to step toward energy independence."

"Do you really realize what is at stake? What is at stake is our republic," she writes in her 226 words of guidance. "Understand how the left’s terrifyingly naive assault on American industry exposes us to the mercy of foreign regimes whose prime objective is, at worst, our permanent demise and, at best, is stripping away our freedom." Noting that "God has blessed America" with a strong and imaginative workforce, she urges the GOP nominee to focus on "how to re-industrialize our most exceptional nation in order to defeat the incumbent and win for America."

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin speaks during the Republican Party of Florida's fundraising event at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort on November 3, 2011 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Getty Images)

Former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses a Tea Party Express Rally in Manchester, N.H., Monday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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JackNelsonSteward

Jan 1, 2012 8:49 PM CST

Yeah, Sarah has SUCH a POWERful record of campaign success on a national level that there can be NO doubt that the candidates are FLOCKING to hear and carry out her advice.

cognitivefilter

Jan 1, 2012 1:03 PM CST

as silly as she can be, this isn't such a bad sentiment...send everyone back to work to rebuild our own infrastructure.... bring jobs back, reinstate america as nation of innovation....nobody's going to read her fantasy novel; she should have recommended the candidates read Atlas Shrugged....

Holliday

Jan 1, 2012 11:59 AM CST

Some may call me greedy, but whatever, buy my book, okay? ROFL

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