Going Rogue

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SF Store Gives Palin Profits to Help Save Alaska Wolves
SF Store Gives Palin Profits to Help Save Alaska Wolves
HIPPIES STRIKE BACK
Nov 17, 2009 10:25 PM CST

SF Store Gives Palin Profits to Help Save Alaska Wolves

100% goes to foundation fighting aerial hunting

(Newser) - A bookstore in San Francisco—probably not a locale Sarah Palin would consider “real America”—is donating all the profits from the sale of her book, Going Rogue, to an Alaska foundation that, among other things, helps to protect wolves from the aerial hunting the ex-governor ardently supports....

Going Rogue: What Reviewers Are Saying

Same old Sarah: 'ever optimistic, weirdly ungrammatical'

(Newser) - Most reviewers agree Sarah Palin's Going Rogue is intriguing—mostly for the swipes at the McCain campaign and what Palin writes about her life off the political stage. Some takes:
  • The book is "a crackling read of grudges recalled, and settled, in her favor, a rewriting of the 2008
...

A Guide to Going Rogue
 A Guide to Going Rogue 
Her friends, foes, frenemies
Nov 17, 2009 10:09 AM CST

A Guide to Going Rogue

Find out who gets bloodied in Palin's book

(Newser) - It's the read all of Washington has been waiting for, but, alas, it has no index. Lest Sarah Palin's friends, foes, and frenemies be forced to read it all the way through to see how they made out, Politico's Jonathan Martin and Andy Barr offer a guide: Friends
  • John McCain:
...

Palin to Walters: 2012 'Not on My Radar,' But...

'If people will have me, I will' do something in 2012

(Newser) - Sarah Palin says that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. "My ambition, if you will, my desire is to help our country in whatever role that may be, and I cannot predict...

'Sarah's Not Retreating, She's Reloading'
'Sarah's Not Retreating, She's Reloading'
BOOK REVIEW
Nov 16, 2009 5:37 AM CST

'Sarah's Not Retreating, She's Reloading'

Going Rogue shows Palin as smart feminist with eye on presidency

(Newser) - The Sarah Palin who emerges on the pages of Going Rogue is a far cry from the "prejudiced, dim-witted ideologue of the popular liberal imagination," Melanie Kirkpatrick writes in the Wall Street Journal . Kirkpatrick finds a "nuanced" politician "capable of mastering complicated issues," and a...

Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat
 Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Nov 15, 2009 10:51 AM CST

Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat

White House 'will expect more,' focused on defeating 'those who attacked us'

(Newser) - It's time for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to put up or shut up, Hillary Clinton said today, underscoring the White House's heightened expectations of Kabul. "We are expecting there to be a major crimes tribunal, an anti-corruption commission," she told This Week, adding that the original Afghan mission...

Clinton: I'll Have Coffee With Palin
 Clinton: 
 I'll Have 
 Coffee 
 With Palin 


SUNDAY TALK SHOWS
Nov 15, 2009 5:35 AM CST

Clinton: I'll Have Coffee With Palin

Secretary says maybe she could change ex-gov's mind on some issues

(Newser) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee. In an interview for broadcast today on NBC's Meet the Press, Clinton says she's never met the onetime GOP vice presidential hopeful and former Alaska governor and thinks it would be very...

5 Goals for Sarah Palin's Book Tour

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's book is already a sensation, and she hasn't even appeared on Oprah's couch yet. No question it will sell, but what other purposes might it serve for the self-styled rogue Republican, Andy Barr wonders in Politico . Herewith, his benchmarks to measure the book tour and media frenzy:
  • Build
...

Limbaugh Loves Palin Memoir

 Limbaugh Loves 
 Palin Memoir 
meeting of the minds
Nov 13, 2009 5:40 PM CST

Limbaugh Loves Palin Memoir

Right wing's leading light heaps praise on new book

(Newser) - Introducing into the public discourse the possibility that he has never read a book about policy, Rush Limbaugh today described Sarah Palin's forthcoming memoir, Going Rogue, as "truly one of the most substantive policy books I've read." He continued, "This woman, Gov. Palin, clearly is jazzed by...

Truth-Twisting Palin Just Gets More Dangerous
Truth-Twisting Palin Just Gets More Dangerous
OPINION
Nov 13, 2009 4:07 PM CST

Truth-Twisting Palin Just Gets More Dangerous

New 'author' irresistible to both right and left: parody editors

(Newser) - Sarah Palin remains a major player on the national stage because "neither the left nor the right can get enough of her," write Richard Kim and Betsy Reed, the editors of Going Rouge, the parody that comes out the same day as the former Alaska governor's memoir, Going ...

10 Juiciest Going Rogue Tidbits
 10 Juiciest Going Rogue Tidbits 
book preview
Nov 13, 2009 11:37 AM CST

10 Juiciest Going Rogue Tidbits

From what she left in (Couric sniping) to what she left out (an index)

(Newser) - The moment America has been waiting for is almost here—the release of Sarah Palin’s memoir Going Rogue is just days away! For those who can't wait, Azaria Jagger of Gawker details the 10 juiciest tidbits that have leaked so far:
  • John McCain: Palin claims his campaign charged her
...

Levi Gets Off Scot-Free in Palin Book

Not a word after Johnston threatens to spill Sarah dirt

(Newser) - Sarah Palin rips up John McCain and his campaign team in her new book, but retracts her claws when it comes to her near-son-in-law. In fact, her 413-page tome doesn't include a single reference to the daddy of her born-out-of-wedlock grandson, according to AP . Palin has repeatedly skewered Playgirl model...

Palin Slams Katie Couric in Book

Calls her 'badgering' and biased in her memoir

(Newser) - The Sarah Palin details are rolling in fast and furious. Some nuggets gleaned from the AP 's advance look at her new book and her taped interview with Oprah today:
  • She writes that Katie Couric was "badgering" and used only "gotcha" moments in their campaign interviews because of
...

Palin's Book Will Settle Scores With McCain Aides

Details dribbling out; 5 'very long' chapters

(Newser) - Can't wait to find out what's in Sarah Palin's Going Rogue? It's not out until next Tuesday, but Mark Halperin has some info at his political blog at Time. The book has:
  • The names of McCain aides she believes undermined her candidacy.
  • Lots of scorn for the media.
  • A testimonial
...

Palin Makes Twitter Comeback
 Palin Makes Twitter Comeback 
A VOID FILLED
Nov 10, 2009 8:42 AM CST

Palin Makes Twitter Comeback

Gov will return to 140-character musings for book tour

(Newser) - Currently unemployed politician Sarah Palin will return to her prolific tweeting career for her upcoming book tour, reports the AP . The erstwhile governor quit both her post and Twitter feed simultaneously earlier this year, but announced on Facebook last night that she'll again provide devoted and scornful followers alike with...

Palin's Book Retainer: $1.25M
 Palin's Book Retainer: $1.25M 
Oct 27, 2009 2:49 PM CDT

Palin's Book Retainer: $1.25M

'Going Rogue' goes on sale next month

(Newser) - Harper Collins paid $1.25 million to Sarah Palin as a retainer for her upcoming memoir. Given the early buzz on pre-orders, she'll likely pull in more once Going Rogue goes on sale next month. Financial disclosure reports from her final 7 months as governor also note that Palin took...

Rogue Anti-Palin Book Coming
 Rogue Anti-Palin Book Coming 
Oct 21, 2009 1:20 PM CDT

Rogue Anti-Palin Book Coming

Essay collection uses similar art, title

(Newser) - Look out, Sarah Palin fans. If you’re not careful when you run out to buy Going Rogue: An American Life, the ex-governor’s memoir, you might accidentally grab Going Rouge: Sarah Palin, An American Nightmare. A Palin-bashing essay collection from the editors of The Nation has pilfered the name,...

Palin to Hawk Book on Oprah
 Palin to Hawk Book on Oprah 
Oct 20, 2009 2:19 PM CDT

Palin to Hawk Book on Oprah

It'll be ex-governor's first visit to a non-news talk show

(Newser) - In what could be a showdown for the ages, Sarah Palin will be bringing her trademark wink to the Oprah Winfrey Show on Nov. 16. Why would the conservative Palin sit down with a noted friend of Barack Obama’s? Because Nov. 16 is the day before her memoir, Going ...

Palin Memoir a Gift to Booksellers
Palin Memoir a Gift to Booksellers
Oct 15, 2009 2:39 PM CDT

Palin Memoir a Gift to Booksellers

Going Rogue likely to continue trend of hits from right-wing figures

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s memoir is expected sell so well that it will singlehandedly boost the fortunes of the ailing book business. The book is already topping preorder lists, and publisher Harper plans an extensive slate of promotional appearances to make full use the former Alaska governor's drawing power. "They...

Letterman Pans Palin Memoir —in Advance

Hint: Dave would rather do pretty much anything than read Sarah's book

(Newser) - Whatever you do, don’t buy David Letterman a copy of Going Rogue for Christmas. As part of his ongoing feud with Sarah Palin, Letterman unveiled a new ongoing Late Show segment: “Things More Fun Than Reading the Sarah Palin Memoir.” The Huffington Post compiles a few of...

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