Do You Plan on Reading Sarah Palin’s New Book, ‘Going Rogue?’

[Lady_Jean_La]

Do You Plan on Reading Sarah Palin’s New Book, ‘Going Rogue?’

http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/do_you_plan_on_reading_sarah_palins_new_book_going _rogue/14270/

[crocdog1]

Lady, I agree 100% with your sig, but I think I will pass on reading her book.

[syringa]

I rarely buy books due to being on a budget, but I am considering making an exception and buying this one.

[datagal]

No I won't be reading it. I am not really into fiction.

[syringa]

My answer is - I hope to be able to get a copy as I would love to read it. I am enjoying the interviews she has been giving in the meantime.

[Topaz]

Yes, I will read it and voted yes, but not for HER edification or bank book.

I will only read it if I can borrow it, or get it from the library.
I will NOT add to her financial base.

I am curious about it, like many people who do not support her.
Always willing to give another chance to many, but she has worn out my welcome.

Since she didn't WRITE the book, and I doubt she READ the book, I'd like to see what it stirs up!:wink:

[crocdog1]

There are some magazines that will offer the book for $4.97 if you subscribe to the magazine.

GOOGLE if you are interested.

Gosh. If it's such a hot book, I wonder why the cheap offer?

[Susan43]

There are some magazines that will offer the book for $4.97 if you subscribe to the magazine.

GOOGLE if you are interested.

Gosh. If it's such a hot book, I wonder why the cheap offer?

Isn't it NewsMax that is offering that special deal? I'd rather pay the $4.97 to NOT get that worthless rag in my mailbox. :biggrin:

[Susan43]

FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_palin_book_fact_check

There are other articles but just to show it is not "wishful" thinking.

[Citygirl]

I voted NO..I have no interest in her opinions, her views, her thoughts, her book. She's a has been already..

[Lady_Jean_La]

There are some magazines that will offer the book for $4.97 if you subscribe to the magazine.

GOOGLE if you are interested.

Gosh. If it's such a hot book, I wonder why the cheap offer?
Because ut us such a hot book. imo

[LisaM22]

A simple No

[Emerald]

"NO"

I'm enjoying all the hoopla, though. This should be unfolding for quite a while.

IMO

[crocdog1]

As of Friday morning (11/20), 10 of the 50 people who have taken this POLL have voted positive, while 30, that is to say 75%, have voted no.

If this POLL reflects the outside world, I hope, even pray, that Sara Palin is the GOP standard bearer in 2012 with Glenn Beck as her VP choice.

[summit]

Nope I have no desire to read Her book, I don't buy many books I am a library reader but I won't read it for free even.

[Mimi428]

I won't be buying the book at retail, but if/when I see it in the used bookstore I may get it.

I think Palin will continue to seek the spotlight & I am about half convinced that she will seek higher office. I have read some excerpts from the book & I have also read a lot of reviews from her supporters as well as her detractors. I think there may be some knowledge to be gained by getting (or at least trying to get) some insight into her mindset, her way of thinking, etc.

[StickyBeak]

Got mine yesterday, pre ordered at amazon for $9.00.

[Firehead11]

Nope..................

[juliekan]

I didn't vote because "no way" was too much.

My answer is simply no, because I already spend too much time reading about politics

[Hannibal]

It's full of lies...
so why should I bother...

:thumbdown:

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/20/dems-declare-war-rogue-palin/

With the media spotlight squarely on Sarah Palin and her "Going Rogue" book tour across the nation, Democrats are gearing up for a battle -- and trying to cash in.

[juliekan]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/20/dems-declare-war-rogue-palin/

why are they so afraid of her?

[SavannahStar]

I have no interest at all in reading her book.

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68959-mccain-said-he-enjoyed-palin-memoir

[Hannibal]

why are they so afraid of her?

Palin reminds me of the guy Johnny's psychic powers revealed was going to become President..and start WW3...

Palin is irresponsible enough to start WW3 and wipe us all out...

Something people should be afraid of...

:thumbdown:

[Mimi428]

More reviews are up at Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061939897/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p14_t1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1CA9V6YRG4E2ZMJX207E&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

It seems pretty obvious that some of the reviews (both negative & positive) were written w/o the author of the review ever having read the book. But others offer pointed comments of the kind that you see from folks who actually have read it.

I think the one entitled "As a life-long Conservative" is a good example of someone who actually READ the book & tried to offer a thoughtful review. I noticed that this person, like so many others, remarked about how the book was full of complaints & grudges & gripes - that it seemed to be devoted to settling scores, getting back at people who crossed her, etc.

[crocdog1]

For those of you who want one of her signed books, I would suggest that you go to the event early, or you may be left out in the cold.

Or, maybe this is just another liberal media dig at Ms Palin?

http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/video/angry-crowd-shouts-at-sarah-palin-book-signing-tour/

[Lady_Jean_La]

For those of you who want one of her signed books, I would suggest that you go to the event early, or you may be left out in the cold.

Or, maybe this is just another liberal media dig at Ms Palin?

http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/video/angry-crowd-shouts-at-sarah-palin-book-signing-tour/

Thousands have been showing up early, it's always best for anything of value. imo

[Hannibal]

Actually, I am more afraid of giving up without firing a shot in an effort to make pals.

and Obama approved of it.
Predator drones continue to kill terrorists in Pakistan with Obama's authorization...

Silly right wing propaganda isn't facts...

and no one..not even the most liberal person in the world gives up with out a fight...

They're showing colorized WW2 histories on tv narrated by Gary Sinese ...and FDR, a liberal dem was President back then and he obviously didn't give up..something you repubs choose to ignore...

but we're off topic aren't we and coldwater wouldn't like that...

I won't read the book. McCain's aides have said it's full of lies..and they're repubs...

If delusional right wingers want to believe it....then can..along with fairy tales.
:lol:

[Vol Fan]

I preordered it from Amazon & got it Friday. I'm about 1/2 way through the book, (sidenote: it's much larger than I expected it to be) and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It is very obvious that those who have labeled it "whiny" have not read it at all. At the 1/2 way point, she is still telling about her years growing up, and just now discussing being gov. of Alaska.

It is def. not a "tell-all" type book. It is in the strictest sense a memoir. And a very good one at that.

[LisaM22]

I preordered it from Amazon & got it Friday. I'm about 1/2 way through the book, (sidenote: it's much larger than I expected it to be) and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It is very obvious that those who have labeled it "whiny" have not read it at all. At the 1/2 way point, she is still telling about her years growing up, and just now discussing being gov. of Alaska.

It is def. not a "tell-all" type book. It is in the strictest sense a memoir. And a very good one at that.

you said "It is def. not a "tell-all" type book."

I think we all knew that...

[Mimi428]

Maybe the whining happens in the second half of the book.

I readily admit that I have not read the book. But from what I can gather elsewhere, others have read it & while not ALL of the criticisms are that it is whiny, more of a few of them are. I'm sure everyone has their own definition of what constitutes "whiny". Perhaps what may strike one person as "whiny", is perceived by another to be "petty" or "vindictive", I dunno.

Here's what one source had to say about it. You can tell from reading the article that the author was referring to excerpts of the book.

http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102863/Sarah_Palins_whiny_book

Sarah Palin's 'whiny' book

They give a few examples...

1) MCCAIN CAMPAIGN RIPPED PALIN OFF
"Going Rogue" asserts that: The John McCain campaign charged Palin $50,000 for vetting her as a VP candidate. When Palin asked if the McCain campaign would cover it, she was told no, because McCain lost.

The claim “is 100 percent untrue,” an unidentified senior McCain adviser told CNN. “All those bills are from her personal attorney Thomas Van Flein, mostly relating to the Troopergate investigation and other ethics investigations.” McCain 2008 general counsel Trevor Potter told The Atlantic, “I can confirm that she was not billed for any vetting costs by the campaign.”

My vote goes to Trevor Potter on this one - I think McCain's general counsel for the campaign knows the truth of it & there would be no reason for him to lie about something of this sort.

2) PALIN WAS ABRUPTLY DENIED A CHANCE TO SPEAK AT MCCAIN'S CONCESSION
"Going Rogue" asserts that: Palin was barred from speaking at McCain’s election-night concession only minutes before she was scheduled to go on.

Reactions: “McCain and his aides believed this would be unprecedented, and a generally bad idea, given her tendency for, as the book’s title puts it, ‘Going Rogue,’” say Motoko Rich and Kate Zernike in The New York Times. Furthermore, says Geoffrey Dunn in The Huffington Post, even though Palin “had been told at least three times" that she wouldn't be addressing the crowd, she "kept lying about it in the hopes of creating some last-minute chaos that would allow her to assume the dais."

I tend to believe that Palin was, indeed, told that she would not be speaking & I also believe she was given enough advance notice of that decision that it would not have been necessary for her to continue to pursue the opportunity. I'm sure others have a different opinion.

Two more examples are given - one regarding the Couric interview, one regarding the Gibson interview. I believe the criticism of "whiny" results from the way Palin presented the events - that Couric "badgered" her, that she was "tricked" into giving Couric the interview, that Gibson "patronized" her, that Gibson "peered skeptically" at her over the top of his glasses, like a disapproving high school principal.

I've seen Gibson peer over the top of his specs before, I think that is just his personal style, I don't think he adapted that just to interview Palin. I can't agree that asking someone who is running for VP what books or mags they read is "badgering".

So....come to your own conclusions.

[Mimi428]

I preordered it from Amazon & got it Friday. I'm about 1/2 way through the book, (sidenote: it's much larger than I expected it to be) and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It is very obvious that those who have labeled it "whiny" have not read it at all. At the 1/2 way point, she is still telling about her years growing up, and just now discussing being gov. of Alaska.

It is def. not a "tell-all" type book. It is in the strictest sense a memoir. And a very good one at that.

Have you gotten to the part of the book where she discusses the clothes? The articles I have read indicate that she claims in the book that she was essentially 'forced' into wearing designer clothes by a campaign aide, so I have been wondering if you could verify what it is that the book actually says about that part of it.

TIA

[Noah]

Yes - I'll be reading it.

[StarShine]

I'll read it.

[History Buff]

I'll be reading it as well.

[Erin9]

Not a chance....and I'm a Republican.

[MercedesV]

After reading passages from Palin's memoirs Going Rogue that deal with his marriage and subsequent divorce, a "fed up" Mike Wooten, 37, who still serves as an Alaska State Trooper in Anchorage, called the book "a pack of lies."

According to Wooten, Palin and her father, Chuck Heath Sr., have "interfered with my life--and my children's lives--for at least the last five years. And it is still going on. I'm done with it."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/more-palin-lies-the-troop_b_371293.html

[Patriot]

After reading passages from Palin's memoirs Going Rogue that deal with his marriage and subsequent divorce, a "fed up" Mike Wooten, 37, who still serves as an Alaska State Trooper in Anchorage, called the book "a pack of lies."

According to Wooten, Palin and her father, Chuck Heath Sr., have "interfered with my life--and my children's lives--for at least the last five years. And it is still going on. I'm done with it."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/more-palin-lies-the-troop_b_371293.html


"According to Wooten"

Exactly.

[theal3]

I'm sure he'll write a book or be interviewed for magazine article, like Levi etc. It's small town politics in Alaska and it doesn't surprise me, where I leave there are many small rural communities, and constant local news about "stuff." mayor vs the council; or police chief or recall of members or firing of city managers, it been going on year after year in one town or another for 40 years I've lived here. Like a local soap opera, and that's the I think about goings on up there in Alaska we've heard about so far. IMHO he was villianized during the campaign, so we'll see. People love a good melodrama.

[Brat2002]

"According to Wooten"

Exactly.

I wonder how long HuffnPuff has been courting this guy for an interview. I guess it doesn't matter if he is not the most credible person, as long as he says what they want to hear. Their lust for destroying Palin hasn't lessened at all.

IMO

[Mahalo]

I wonder how long HuffnPuff has been courting this guy for an interview. I guess it doesn't matter if he is not the most credible person, as long as he says what they want to hear. Their lust for destroying Palin hasn't lessened at all.

IMO

And palin is?????? Now that's laughable!!!!:blink:

[Not Telling]

"According to Wooten"

Exactly.

A native of California whose father immigrated to the United States from Honduras, Wooten served 10 years in the Air Force and three more in the Air National Guard Reserves. He participated in a trio of U.S. military operations in the Persian Gulf War--Desert Storm, Desert Shield and Restore Hope--before returning stateside to Alaska at Elmendorf Air Force Base, about 45 minutes from Wasilla.

Partially disabled from his military service, Wooten pointed out that neither Todd nor Sarah Palin, or Chuck Heath for that metter, served in the armed forces. Wooten said he was particularly "disgusted and incensed" by Palin's "insincere" dedication in Going Rogue to "our men and women in uniform."

Wooten further noted with irony that many of those who have been victimized by Palin during her political career--including former Wasilla police chief Irl Stambaugh; Monegan and himself--were all veterans. "Sarah is only about Sarah," Wooten said. "She doesn't care about the 'men and women in uniform.' It's all about advancing Sarah's career."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/more-palin-lies-the-troop_b_371293.html

[Not Telling]

I'd rather read the book "My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington, D.C" written by Sen. Ted Kennedy and using his dog Splash as the narrator for children to give them an introduction to the political process... It sold over one million copies in the first week....

[imacrusing]

do you plan on reading sarah palin’s new book, ‘going rogue?’

http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/do_you_plan_on_reading_sarah_palins_new_book_going _rogue/14270/


no..sick of her

[syringa]

I preordered it from Amazon & got it Friday. I'm about 1/2 way through the book, (sidenote: it's much larger than I expected it to be) and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It is very obvious that those who have labeled it "whiny" have not read it at all. At the 1/2 way point, she is still telling about her years growing up, and just now discussing being gov. of Alaska.

It is def. not a "tell-all" type book. It is in the strictest sense a memoir. And a very good one at that.

Thanks for this post. I find someone who is actually reading the book to have much more credibility than those who are pulling selected parts out of it and reading someone else's spin on it.

[blueberri]

A native of California whose father immigrated to the United States from Honduras, Wooten served 10 years in the Air Force and three more in the Air National Guard Reserves. He participated in a trio of U.S. military operations in the Persian Gulf War--Desert Storm, Desert Shield and Restore Hope--before returning stateside to Alaska at Elmendorf Air Force Base, about 45 minutes from Wasilla.

Partially disabled from his military service, Wooten pointed out that neither Todd nor Sarah Palin, or Chuck Heath for that metter, served in the armed forces. Wooten said he was particularly "disgusted and incensed" by Palin's "insincere" dedication in Going Rogue to "our men and women in uniform."

Wooten further noted with irony that many of those who have been victimized by Palin during her political career--including former Wasilla police chief Irl Stambaugh; Monegan and himself--were all veterans. "Sarah is only about Sarah," Wooten said. "She doesn't care about the 'men and women in uniform.' It's all about advancing Sarah's career."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/more-palin-lies-the-troop_b_371293.htmlI would say it is more like Wooten is only about Wooten..........."Track Palin, the 19-year-old son of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has officially departed for Iraq, according to Fort Wainright spokeswoman Linda Douglass." http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228638,00.html Sarah has every right to dedicate her book to the 'men and women' in uniform. How the heck would Wooten know how much Sarah cares? GO SARAH!!!!!!

[Not Telling]

I would say it is more like Wooten is only about Wooten..........."Track Palin, the 19-year-old son of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has officially departed for Iraq, according to Fort Wainright spokeswoman Linda Douglass." http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228638,00.html Sarah has every right to dedicate her book to the 'men and women' in uniform. How the heck would Wooten know how much Sarah cares? GO SARAH!!!!!!

You should do a google search for why Track Palin went to Iraq....jmo

[blueberri]

You should do a google search for why Track Palin went to Iraq....jmoI am well aware of the rumours that were spread on why Track Palin went to Iraq. I am also aware that Trooper Wooten was right smack in the middle of those rumours, and the Huff and Puff made sure they were spread, but there was nothing to back the story up. The fact still remains that Track is serving in Iraq.

[Not Telling]

I am well aware of the rumours that were spread on why Track Palin went to Iraq. I am also aware that Trooper Wooten was right smack in the middle of those rumours, and the Huff and Puff made sure they were spread, but there was nothing to back the story up. The fact still remains that Track is serving in Iraq.

Track is not serving in Iraq....

[Lady_Jean_La]

Just heard on the news the book has gone platinum. Printing increased to 2.8 million copies. imo

[syringa]

Right, as opposed to you believing Vol's spin on it. :laugh:

I keep reading people say they won't be reading the book and yet they read HuffyPo etc. to get info to trash the book.
Someone who is actually reading the book has more credibility to offer opinions on it imo.

[blueberri]

Track is not serving in Iraq....Excuse me, I should have said Track Palin "did" serve in Iraq.

[Susan43]

Palin's Bus Hoax

On her book tour, Sarah Barracuda pretends to be one of the people. But she's really winging across the country on a private jet.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-29/palins-bus-hoax/full/

:tonguewag:

[Justice4all]

Palin's Bus Hoax

On her book tour, Sarah Barracuda pretends to be one of the people. But she's really winging across the country on a private jet.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-29/palins-bus-hoax/full/

:tonguewag:

Well duh Susan that's what all us common folk do all day...fly around on private jets LOL


I can't wait to hear how her supporters twist this LOL

TY for the link :rose:

[logbump]

Sarah Barracuda???

[logbump]

Actually, I don't know the origin of the name. Just curious.

[Breakingnews]

Actually, I don't know the origin of the name. Just curious.

I thought the nickname orginated with her playing basketball in school..or some other activity in Alaska.

[Lady_Jean_La]

A direct quote from the headline, in accordance with the rules here. I have seen this term used in print for over a year. What is your question? Do you not know the origin of the term?

Are you saying anything from a blog headline can be quoted here? I really doubt that. :confused:

[blueberri]

Palin's Bus Hoax

On her book tour, Sarah Barracuda pretends to be one of the people. But she's really winging across the country on a private jet.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-29/palins-bus-hoax/full/

:tonguewag:LOL, from the "dailybeast", really, like I would open that link!

[blueberri]

"Al Gore flies all across the world destroying the environment with his travels so that he can sell the fantasy of globaloney. Hundreds of government officials will be crisscrossing the globe flying to Copenhagen to “save the planet” at the upcoming Climate Conference this December. All are adding to what leftists call global warming and they are adding more in just the month of December alone with their efforts than any common citizen would in their entire lifetime.

So, what is the lefty outrage du jour? Is it that these so-called environmentalists are hypocrites? Nope. The newest outrage from the left is that Sarah Palin dares to fly from city to city during her whirlwind book tour.

I know. The nerve of her, eh?

At issue with Joey McGinniss’ “shocking” expose is the bus that Palin has been using to get from one location to the next in the local areas during her book tour, but has flown the longer distances. Why is this such an outrage? Because Palin said this about her book tour when it began:

“I’ll post our progress from the road.”

According to McGinniss this proves that Palin is a liar about using the bus to cross the country on her book tour. Since she has at times been flying, apparently, McGinniss thinks that the “from the road” part of her post makes her a liar despite that it is quite common vernacular to use that phrase when discussing travel. Who says “from the air” when they are talking about traveling?" http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/17440

[Justice4all]

I thought the nickname orginated with her playing basketball in school..or some other activity in Alaska.

She also used the song barracuda ( from Heart ) and almost got sued.

Heart to Sarah Palin: Quit Playing 'Barracuda'


http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20223698,00.html

[Justice4all]

LOL, from the "dailybeast", really, like I would open that link!

Isn't the dailybeast where Megan McCain works?

[Lady_Jean_La]

Isn't the dailybeast where Megan McCain works?

I'm always a little surprised to see what the media (and the blogosphere) latch onto after I write an article for The Daily Beast

http://mccainblogette.com/

[blueberri]

Isn't the dailybeast where Megan McCain works?I have no idea, I guess you could always "google" ?

[blueberri]

http://mccainblogette.com/Sounds to me as if she sometimes submits articles to "the dailybeast", she doesn't work for it/them, whatever. IDK.

[Lady_Jean_La]

I have no idea, I guess you could always "google" ?

Here...let me help.

http://tinyurl.com/ye52f6h

[Lyvia]

Palin's Bus Hoax

On her book tour, Sarah Barracuda pretends to be one of the people. But she's really winging across the country on a private jet.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-29/palins-bus-hoax/full/

:tonguewag:

Since some don't like your link (not me, I'm fine with it), I figured I'd add an ABC News link.

Sarah Palin Uses Private Jet Between Stops on Cross-Country Bus Tour to Promote Book (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/sarah-palin-bus-tour-features-travel-private-plane/story?id=9211087&page=2)

Copyright © 2009 ABC News Internet Ventures. But since AP contributed, I am being safe and not quoting. The article states this was billed as a bus tour. Bus, plane, what's the dif? LOL.

[blueberri]

Here...let me help.

http://tinyurl.com/ye52f6hWell, thank you, but you really shouldn't have gone to all that bother.:wink:

[blueberri]

Since some don't like your link (not me, I'm fine with it), I figured I'd add an ABC News link.

Sarah Palin Uses Private Jet Between Stops on Cross-Country Bus Tour to Promote Book (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/sarah-palin-bus-tour-features-travel-private-plane/story?id=9211087&page=2)

Copyright © 2009 ABC News Internet Ventures. But since AP contributed, I am being safe and not quoting. The article states this was billed as a bus tour. Bus, plane, what's the dif? LOL.New Lefty Outrage: Gasp, Sarah Palin Flies in Planes!

[Lyvia]

Deflect, mock, ignore. blueberri, so far that's your only contribution to the thread. Anything actually on the subject, or can't your drop the partisan antics for oh, a sentence or two?

[Lady_Jean_La]

New Lefty Outrage: Gasp, Sarah Palin Flies in Planes!

As Sarah Palin braces for a fresh round of attacks linked to her book release—and Hillary Clinton returns from a bruising trip to Pakistan—Meghan McCain says the media’s constant bullying of women leaders is scaring young women away from politics.

Sooooooo true!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-09/the-goldilocks-syndrome/

[blueberri]

Deflect, mock, ignore. blueberri, so far that's your only contribution to the thread. Anything actually on the subject, or can't your drop the partisan antics for oh, a sentence or two?I think I contributed a quote along with a link. Just what is it that you on the left are so upset about anyway? So what if Sarah Palin flies between some of the longer distances between her book signing stops? Just what difference does it make if she takes the bus or flies?

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30074.html

“If you’re scratching your head wondering why my flight and hotel logistics warrant news coverage, join the club,” Palin added. “They can, of course, report on whatever they like, but in my opinion CBS loses whatever professional integrity it still has when it links in its report to a website devoted to the bizarre conspiracy theory that I’m not the real mother of my son Trig.”

[Lyvia]

Since the topic is Sarah Palin and her "bus" tour, here's another link:

Sarah Palin Flying During "Bus Tour" for Book? (http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/30/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5837878.shtml)Copyright ©2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved

That's CBS. Can't quote, but for those who are interested, there's info. Like about the flight logs.

[Lady_Jean_La]

But is there fakery involved? HarperCollins' publicist Tina Andreadis reportedly told Greg Sargent that HarperCollins, and not Palin, had scheduled the plane trips and paid for them. “The plane stops were minimal” and were only done for “logistical reasons,” Andreadis argued. “The majority of it was done by bus, but there were some stops we couldn’t do by bus.” Andreadis allowed that the trip had been billed as a bus tour, but insisted: “We never hid the fact that there would be some planes.”

http://www.examiner.com/x-30890-Sarah-Palin-Examiner~y2009m12d1-Media-criticize-Palin-for-taking-plane-on-bus-tour

[blueberri]

Since the topic is Sarah Palin and her "bus" tour, here's another link:

Sarah Palin Flying During "Bus Tour" for Book? (http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/30/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5837878.shtml)Copyright ©2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved

That's CBS. Can't quote, but for those who are interested, there's info. Like about the flight logs.Read your link, still no answer to my question, why do you care if she travels by bus or plane?

[Lady_Jean_La]

Read your link, still no answer to my question, why do you care if she travels by bus or plane?

I think some people are trying to counter that Sarah Palin is a real person by putting her in some elite class. Hooboy! Everyone flys!?!?!!

[Lyvia]

At least with the publisher picking up the tab, she won't have to reimburse the taxpayers this time like she did during the campaign.

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlxDCO3o2Lipkwnit2WjvF0TCa5gD9CAKOQ82

AP

Have to print more...

[Not Telling]

New Lefty Outrage: Gasp, Sarah Palin Flies in Planes!

In her convention speech, Sarah Palin bragged about putting the state airplane up for sale on eBay. "It was over the top," she smirked.

[Justice4all]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlxDCO3o2Lipkwnit2WjvF0TCa5gD9CAKOQ82

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Heck since it's 4.99 i'm shocked it didn't go platinum the first day :laugh:

[Justice4all]

New Lefty Outrage: Gasp, Sarah Palin Flies in Planes!

I just think it's funny she's on a BUS TOUR and she's really flying on the private jet. Who's paying for it?

[blueberri]

At least with the publisher picking up the tab, she won't have to reimburse the taxpayers this time like she did during the campaign. You would almost think you would be more outraged at the fact that the cookware on Air Force One is made in Canada, rather than the US, than how Sarah Palin travels from one book signing to another. But, then again I never could figure out how some posters on here ranked their priorities.:rolleyes:

[Lyvia]

My priority is to post on the thread topic (which is not me, though someone seems to think it is) and not try to change the subject. LOL.

[blueberri]

My priority is to post on the thread topic (which is not me, though someone seems to think it is) and not try to change the subject. LOL.LOL, so why not just answer the question...why do you care how Sarah Palin travels between her book signing stops?

[Patriot]

I think I contributed a quote along with a link. Just what is it that you on the left are so upset about anyway? So what if Sarah Palin flies between some of the longer distances between her book signing stops? Just what difference does it make if she takes the bus or flies?

It only matters because she has an "R" after her name, blueberri. Just the same 'ole, same 'ole, nothing new. :thumbup:

[kristy5]

Maybe you should read this before you continue to trash Sarah and the use of the plane that was provided by her publisher.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30074.html

Palin's Bus Hoax

On her book tour, Sarah Barracuda pretends to be one of the people. But she's really winging across the country on a private jet.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-29/palins-bus-hoax/full/

:tonguewag:

[Justice4all]

Maybe you should read this before you continue to trash Sarah and the use of the plane that was provided by her publisher.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30074.html

Then why is she saying she's on a Bus Tour?

[Lyvia]

LOL, so why not just answer the question...why do you care how Sarah Palin travels between her book signing stops?

Why do you care about why I care?

[blueberri]

It only matters because she has an "R" after her name, blueberri. Just the same 'ole, same 'ole, nothing new. :thumbup:I am just curious and would like to know why anyone would care what SP's mode of travel is, if it is not what you have stated.

[blueberri]

Why do you care about why I care?I'm sorry; I didn't mean to render you speechless. Back to the topic, and an easier question, do you know if it has been reported if Sarah has a chef and a nanny on her plane?

[Lyvia]

I'm sorry; I didn't mean to render you speechless.<snip>
You didn't. I asked why you wanted to know (it's not common to see posters demand to know why other posters are interested in a thread they're both posting on...interest is sort of a given). You have chosen not to answer. Glad you've gotten back on topic.

Now, since you've asked about a topical question (hooray), I will suggest to you what you suggested to another poster: Google.

[blueberri]

You didn't. I asked why you wanted to know (it's not common to see posters demand to know why other posters are interested in a thread they're both posting on...interest is sort of a given). You have chosen not to answer. Glad you've gotten back on topic.

Now, since you've asked about a topical question (hooray), I will suggest to you what you suggested to another poster: Google.Exactly, and I am interested in why you care how Sarah Palin travels between her booksigning stops, you couldn't answer, so you were, indeed, speechless.

[Lyvia]

Nah, not speechless. Just trying to keep the personal stuff off the boards (PM me if you have to know my innermost thoughts, lol). Though by your logic, you're speechless about why you want to know why I'm interested. LOL.

Did you find the answer to your question about the chef and nanny? Surely you've Googled and found it by now, yes?

[Lady_Jean_La]

In her convention speech, Sarah Palin bragged about putting the state airplane up for sale on eBay. "It was over the top," she smirked.

Alaska is a big state. But I guess most states just fly charter. imo

[Lady_Jean_La]

I just think it's funny she's on a BUS TOUR and she's really flying on the private jet. Who's paying for it?
The book company according to links above.

[Lady_Jean_La]

My priority is to post on the thread topic (which is not me, though someone seems to think it is) and not try to change the subject. LOL.

These Palin threads are always getting merged and it isn't easy to always know the topic. imo

[Lady_Jean_La]

I am just curious and would like to know why anyone would care what SP's mode of travel is, if it is not what you have stated.I think some people care about every little thing Sarah Palin does as evidenced by many of the posts which get deleted.

Truth is, she is having a great time and people can't stand it. imo

[Mimi428]

I am just curious and would like to know why anyone would care what SP's mode of travel is, if it is not what you have stated.

I don't care how she travels.

I care about her & her representatives MISREPRESENTING how she travels.

Do I care a lot? Nope. It's just one more bizarre thing to file away in the Sarah Palin Says One Thing & Does Something Completely Opposite mental folder, IYKWIM.

[Mimi428]

I think some people care about every little thing Sarah Palin does as evidenced by many of the posts which get deleted.

Truth is, she is having a great time and people can't stand it. imo

Can't stand it? Hey, if she is happy on the bus or plane or book tour, she can stay on it indefinitely, as far as I am concerned.

I did send an email to Franklin Graham telling him that Samaritan's Purse obviously doesn't need any more of MY money. I do care when organizations promoting themselves as benefitting the less than fortunate do not spend their dollars wisely. And in my book, when they spent the money it cost to fly her in, that is good money that could have gone to far more deserving people. People who are in true need.

JMO

[Chica]

Yes, I will read her book.

[R~O~S]

I think everyone might agree, of all the criticisms to date this one is going to bother Sarah the most:

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/01/palin-book-attributes-leftist-native-americans-quote-to-uclas/

Chapter 3 of Sarah Palin's memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life," begins with a quote that the book attributes to legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden:

"Our land is everything to us. . . . I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember our grandfathers paid for it -- with their lives."

(skip)

the quote is actually from John Wooden Legs, a Native American activist. The words come from the book "We Are the People: Voices From the Other Side of American History," an anthology of left-wing essays.


:ohmy:


no I won't be reading the book, I just got a chuckle out of this when I stumbled upon it.

[Mimi428]

I think everyone might agree, of all the criticisms to date this one is going to bother Sarah the most:

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/01/palin-book-attributes-leftist-native-americans-quote-to-uclas/




:ohmy:


no I won't be reading the book, I just got a chuckle out of this when I stumbled upon it.

You have got to be kidding. I know she played basketball in high school & I can imagine that she would have heard about John Wooden.

If she wanted something from John Wooden she could have chosen the 7 creeds he spoke about his father giving him when he graduated from grammar school:

Be true to yourself
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.

But noooooooo.

Thanks for the laugh, R-O-S. I'm still shaking my head, though.

[justaguy]

I don't care how she travels.

I care about her & her representatives MISREPRESENTING how she travels.

Do I care a lot? Nope. It's just one more bizarre thing to file away in the Sarah Palin Says One Thing & Does Something Completely Opposite mental folder, IYKWIM.

new bizarre..that she thinks that the obama birth certificate issue is still something voters should care about.

http://www.thefoxnation.com/sarah-palin/2009/12/04/palin-birth-certificate-fair-game

[aproudmom]

I will pass on reading her book.

[LisaM22]

new bizarre..that she thinks that the obama birth certificate issue is still something voters should care about.

http://www.thefoxnation.com/sarah-palin/2009/12/04/palin-birth-certificate-fair-game

wait a minute, she says Obama should have to show his bc like she showed trigs? lol, Obama has shown his BC, Palin has never shown trigs, not that I care, why would she even bring this subject up, especially Palin herself, talk about ridiculous - I swear, palin likes to start her own rumors and then attack people for them

[Sui Generis]

Sarah Palin's book tour was here in my city on December 3rd. A photograph in the newspaper the next day showed her getting off the bus. She was wearing a coat. The woman next to her in the photo was wearing a coat. Trig was only wearing pajamas. The temperature was in the 30's at the time.

I was shocked that the baby wasn't wearing a coat. Obviously, Sarah thought it was cold enough outside for her to be wearing one.

[Mimi428]

SG - which newspaper had the picture? TIA

[Patriot]

Here's a video of her getting off the bus in Fayetteville, Ark on Dec. 3rd. Looks like her son is wearing sweat pants and a hoodie.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-364068


That doesn't look like pajamas to me. And no one in the video is wearing anything other than a light jacket, so it obviously was not very cold outside.

Just more stuff thrown against the wall that didn't stick IMO.

[Patriot]

Here's a video of her getting off the bus in Fayetteville, Ark on Dec. 3rd. Looks like her son is wearing sweat pants and a hoodie.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-364068

Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed the comments under the video:

'Palin arrived in a bus painted with her portrait and Going Rogue in very big letters on the side. When Palin got off the bus, she had her youngest child on her hip. The crowd went wild. I heard a police officer yell, Don’t let them break through!' but no one tried to do that. The crowd all stayed respectfully behind the lines. To her credit, Palin walked slowly with her child on her hip greeting everyone who could push up next to the rope.'



Here is video of the actual arrival of Sarah Palin at Sam's Club in Fayetteville, AR, and the book signing. Regardless of your political beliefs, I believe it is hard to find a warmer person than Sarah Palin. Just watch.

Also, if you listen carefully, you will hear the crowd chanting, "Run, sarah, run!" as Palin's bus pulls up. As the bus door opens, a woman yells, "Here she comes! OOOOO! She's got her baby!" Sure, enough. Sarah Palin got off the bus carrying her baby on her hip.

Palin has the PERFECT political image: mother of the nation and uppity woman. I don't know if anyone will be able to beat her.

WTG, Sarah!

[LisaM22]

sounded to me like not only did palin plant herself on the bus a bit earlier, but also some of the crowd was planted a bit earlier - lol

[jammies]

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/

[syringa]

That doesn't look like pajamas to me. And no one in the video is wearing anything other than a light jacket, so it obviously was not very cold outside.

Just more stuff thrown against the wall that didn't stick IMO.

Trig always looks happy, content and comfortable in his mother's arms. (and in his father's and sister's!). He is clearly taken care of and loved and doesn't need any "do-gooders" interfering.
jmo

[Sui Generis]

SG - which newspaper had the picture? TIA

Sorry it took me so long to respond. It was The Oklahoman. It might still be available at newsok.com.

[Sui Generis]

That doesn't look like pajamas to me. And no one in the video is wearing anything other than a light jacket, so it obviously was not very cold outside.

Just more stuff thrown against the wall that didn't stick IMO.

I don't live in Arkansas. I live in Oklahoma and Sarah Palin was in Norman, Oklahoma at 7:00 p.m. on December 3rd.

[GentleBreeze]

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/

Dec. 6, 2009

Hardcover Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin
2. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
3. OPEN, by Andre Agassi
4. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
5. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others

[R~O~S]

Thank you GB, for certain there are folks that are buying Sarah's book. I just won't be one of them.

As an aside, it's hilarious that both Beck and Huckabee's books are on the list because of bulk purchases. IOW some organizations are buying it by the carton as give aways & to push them onto the list.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/books/bestseller/besthardnonfiction.html?ref=bestseller

A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.

[Carol25]

No. Message too short. No and No again.:rolleyes:

[IaNsSyAlNuE]

Re: Do You Plan on Reading Sarah Palin’s New Book, ‘Going Rogue?’

No.

[IaNsSyAlNuE]

Dec. 6, 2009

Hardcover Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin
2. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
3. OPEN, by Andre Agassi
4. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
5. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others

Wow thank you Gental breeze, I was unaware there was a new Freakonomics out, Superfreakonomics --here I come...

[Mimi428]

Sorry it took me so long to respond. It was The Oklahoman. It might still be available at newsok.com.

Thanks, SG - yes, it is still online - here...

http://newsok.com/multimedia/photos/gallery/600059

And you are absolutely correct - it plainly shows that Sarah (& the woman standing next to her) are wearing coats/jackets - & Trig is in PJs.

And that's all I'm gonna say about that...

:chicken:

[Dustee]

Thanks, SG - yes, it is still online - here...

http://newsok.com/multimedia/photos/gallery/600059

And you are absolutely correct - it plainly shows that Sarah (& the woman standing next to her) are wearing coats/jackets - & Trig is in PJs.

And that's all I'm gonna say about that...

:chicken:

If you scroll through the pictures, you'll see Sarah INSIDE signing books (pics 6-8), wearing that same thing, so it's obviously part of a suit, and not a winter coat, as some here would want everyone to believe.

[LisaM22]

for all these people saying they bought the book, not many seem to have read it, sounds like they just bought it to put on the bookshelf - lol

[Mahalo]

If you scroll through the pictures, you'll see Sarah INSIDE signing books (pics 6-8), wearing that same thing, so it's obviously part of a suit, and not a winter coat, as some here would want everyone to believe.

I agree, but pic 2 says 'arriving'. If sp chooses to not wear a coat, fine, but not dressing Trig correctly?:thumbdown:

[Dustee]

I agree, but pic 2 says 'arriving'. If sp chooses to not wear a coat, fine, but not dressing Trig correctly?:thumbdown:

What is "correctly"? Perhaps it wasn't all that cold, as Trig is used to Alaska weather.

[Mahalo]

What is "correctly"? Perhaps it wasn't all that cold, as Trig is used to Alaska weather.

Look up the weather in Norman, on the third...I did:wink: I believe this is the same behavior that sp has exhibited on several occassions....Lying on her family, flying when in labor....Doesn't paint a flattering pic of 'mom', nor of those who constanly attemp to justify her contempual behavior.

[ninetoes]

Perhaps Gloria Allred could file a suit to remove Trig from Palin's custody on grounds of child neglect. She has done as much for others.

[Mahalo]

Perhaps Gloria Allred could file a suit to remove Trig from Palin's custody on grounds of child neglect. She has done as much for others.

OR, perhaps this is sp's odd way of showing her support for climate change!:tonguewag:

[syringa]

Perhaps Gloria Allred could file a suit to remove Trig from Palin's custody on grounds of child neglect. She has done as much for others.

You almost took the words right out of my mouth! I was just going to say that if this is so bad that people have to snicker and comment, perhaps they should put some meat behind it and call social services.

Oh, no! Trig is wearing a warm pair of jammies outside for a few minutes. And he looks so......content.

If this were the level of terrible parenting, I would have lost my children 10 tens over - and so would most of the rest of you imo.

[Mahalo]

You almost took the words right out of my mouth! I was just going to say that if this is so bad that people have to snicker and comment, perhaps they should put some meat behind it and call social services.

Oh, no! Trig is wearing a warm pair of jammies outside for a few minutes. And he looks so......content.

If this were the level of terrible parenting, I would have lost my children 10 tens over - and so would most of the rest of you imo.

How do you know someone didn't? Do folks have to run action thru you?

[Dustee]

Look up the weather in Norman, on the third...I did:wink: I believe this is the same behavior that sp has exhibited on several occassions....Lying on her family, flying when in labor....Doesn't paint a flattering pic of 'mom', nor of those who constanly attemp to justify her contempual behavior.

Of course it doesn't paint a flattering picture, to anyone who wants it to paint an unflattering picture.

I'm pretty sure Sarah Palin has a better idea of her son's tolerance to the temperature than any of us do.

[Mahalo]

Of course it doesn't paint a flattering picture, to anyone who wants it to paint an unflattering picture.

I'm pretty sure Sarah Palin has a better idea of her son's tolerance to the temperature than any of us do.

It is what it is.

[Dustee]

It is what it is.

And what it is, is a sad attempt at making something out of nothing.

[Mahalo]

And what it is, is a sad attempt at making something out of nothing.

Your opinion. My opinion is it's another sad data point about how sp treats her family, and others....:wink:

[Mimi428]

Look up the weather in Norman, on the third...I did:wink: I believe this is the same behavior that sp has exhibited on several occassions....Lying on her family, flying when in labor....Doesn't paint a flattering pic of 'mom', nor of those who constanly attemp to justify her contempual behavior.

I live pretty close to Austin & we were all in a dither on Thursday night waiting for SNOW - which is darn near unheard of at this time of year. It was 37 degrees here at 6:00 p.m. Thursday night. Norman is 5-6 hours NORTH of us.

http://www.weather.gov/climate/getclimate.php?wfo=oun

According to the NOAA site above - the high in Norman on Dec 3rd was 38 degrees. The low was 24 degrees.

Now we can all figure out for ourselves whether that temperature range is suitable for NOT putting a coat on a baby...

[Mahalo]

Absolutely. She would fit in nicely with the usual left wing feigned outrages. :biggrin:

LOL, my outrage is real. Maybe you see nothing wrong with a child in those temps with just jumper pj's on....But, that really doesn't surprise either.:wink:

[Mahalo]

But then again, it's the same sp that lied on her family


http://www.wane.com/dpp/search/democratic-national-committee-book-response

Lie #1: Palin Lies About Family’s Role In Her VP Decision: “In a segment of her interview with Oprah Winfrey, which was posted online but did not air on television, Sarah Palin was asked whether her family had voted on her decision to accept John McCain's offer to join him on the Republican ticket in August of 2008. ‘This time, there wasn't a family vote,’ Palin told Winfrey… But in September of 2008, Palin told an entirely different story to Fox News' Sean Hannity. ‘What was your family's reaction?’ Hannity asked. ‘Was there time to huddle and have a hockey team meeting?’ ‘It was a time of asking the girls to vote on it, anyway,’ Palin told Hannity. ‘And they voted unanimously, yes...’” [CBS News, 11/16/09]

So, what the hey! It just gonna be the sniffles, right Trig?!?

[Mimi428]

I know. Sometimes their silliness is astounding. It doesn't even look like he was outside for even a minute. And if you noticed Sarah Palin just had on the same outfit she wore for the entire book signing.

This is what happens when people just go with the LW talking points without using common sense. It would probably be more disrupting to a child to be put in a coat and then to have the coat removed - all for a 40 second sprint from a warm bus to a warm building.

How do you know it was a 40-second sprint? If you have seen the coverage of her stop in Arkansas you would have seen that she took a good deal of time walking down the line to greet her supporters. Certainly a lot more time than 40 seconds.

She was at Ft Hood on Friday, that is within my local broadcast coverage. Showed her & Todd getting off the bus (wearing coats) & she didn't make a mad dash to the door then either.

If the coat/jacket y'all are claiming was simply part of her outfit then perhaps you could explain why she is wearing it every day? She had the same coat on at Ft Hood that she had on the day before.

[Mahalo]

I know. Sometimes their silliness is astounding. It doesn't even look like he was outside for even a minute. And if you noticed Sarah Palin just had on the same outfit she wore for the entire book signing.

This is what happens when people just go with the LW talking points without using common sense. It would probably be more disrupting to a child to be put in a coat and then to have the coat removed - all for a 40 second sprint from a warm bus to a warm building.

If you are suggesting that it's silliness to be concerned that a baby be in 30 degrees or below weather, not bundled, then I suggest that your ignorance is not silliness, it's not even foolishness. What it is, is stupidity. Hope you don't have children.

[Dustee]

How do you know it was a 40-second sprint? If you have seen the coverage of her stop in Arkansas you would have seen that she took a good deal of time walking down the line to greet her supporters. Certainly a lot more time than 40 seconds.

She was at Ft Hood on Friday, that is within my local broadcast coverage. Showed her & Todd getting off the bus (wearing coats) & she didn't make a mad dash to the door then either.

If the coat/jacket y'all are claiming was simply part of her outfit then perhaps you could explain why she is wearing it every day? She had the same coat on at Ft Hood that she had on the day before.

Do you have a photo of her wearing that coat at Ft. Hood? Perhaps I'm color blind, but the jacket she's wearing in OK appears to be black (or perhaps navy), and the one she's wearing at Ft Hood seems to be white.

http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11625002

In any case, going back to the photo of her at the bookstore in Norman, looks like she's already INSIDE when that photo was taken, so I guess we don't really know what they wore outside. If you have a photo of them taken outside, then we can resume the discussion. Until then, all we have are your assumptions.

[Mahalo]

Do you have a photo of her wearing that coat at Ft. Hood? Perhaps I'm color blind, but the jacket she's wearing in OK appears to be black (or perhaps navy), and the one she's wearing at Ft Hood seems to be white.

http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11625002

In any case, going back to the photo of her at the bookstore in Norman, looks like she's already INSIDE when that photo was taken, so I guess we don't really know what they wore outside. If you have a photo of them taken outside, then we can resume the discussion. Until then, all we have are your assumptions.

No, the photo is outside. I already pointed that out. Seems your opinion is fact , for you. Very dangerous!

[Dustee]

No, the photo is outside. I already pointed that out. Seems your opinion is fact , for you. Very dangerous!

Are you listening to yourself? You accuse me of my opinion being fact, yet just because YOU "pointed that out", doesn't make it fact either!

The photo doesn't look to be an outside scenario to me.

[Mimi428]

If you are suggesting that it's silliness to be concerned that a baby be in 30 degrees or below weather, not bundled, then I suggest that your ignorance is not silliness, it's not even foolishness. What it is, is stupidity. Hope you don't have children.

And then you factor in that this specific baby has a congenital heart defect...

[Mahalo]

Are you listening to yourself? You accuse me of my opinion being fact, yet just because YOU "pointed that out", doesn't make it fact either!

The photo doesn't look to be an outside scenario to me.

LOL, you need to READ and take a better look...Or not, Idc....

[syringa]

I know. Sometimes their silliness is astounding. It doesn't even look like he was outside for even a minute. And if you noticed Sarah Palin just had on the same outfit she wore for the entire book signing.

This is what happens when people just go with the LW talking points without using common sense. It would probably be more disrupting to a child to be put in a coat and then to have the coat removed - all for a 40 second sprint from a warm bus to a warm building.

I think those that are so "outraged" here should call child protective services on the Palin's. It does no good to sit in your basement judging others unless you have real concerns over the child.

From where I sit, he seems to be an adorable, chubby, happy little guy who is comfortable with his family. Besides the Down's Syndrome, I haven't heard of him having any health problems from his time on the road. ( and for those who have any medical knowledge, a little cold air probably will not cause illness)

[Mimi428]

From where I sit, he seems to be an adorable, chubby, happy little guy who is comfortable with his family. Besides the Down's Syndrome, I haven't heard of him having any health problems from his time on the road. ( and for those who have any medical knowledge, a little cold air probably will not cause illness)

<snipped>

According to his own mother...

...Trig has a hole in his heart that may require surgery. So far, Palin said he can walk, but he has vision problems and, at 19 months, doesn't eat solid foods.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Palin/sarah-palin-trig-raising-syndrome-son-exclusive/story?id=9127544&page=2

[Mimi428]

And when everyone else is wearing shoes, or something covering their feet...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40796661@N04/4159387316/in/set-72157622934111186/

This photo was taken in Plano Texas a few days ago.

Here is a report about Palin's visit to Plano.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2457678/sarah_palins_going_rogue_book_tour.html

Dallas -- Long lines and cold weather greeted Sarah Palin as she rolled into Plano, Texas, this morning to sign copies of her new book, Going Rogue, for her ardent admirers...Although the temperature was in the mid-30s and cold for Dallas, many of her supporters had arrived before dawn, children in tow.

But who needs shoes, socks, booties or something similar in that kind of weather?

[Mahalo]

I think those that are so "outraged" here should call child protective services on the Palin's. It does no good to sit in your basement judging others unless you have real concerns over the child.

From where I sit, he seems to be an adorable, chubby, happy little guy who is comfortable with his family. Besides the Down's Syndrome, I haven't heard of him having any health problems from his time on the road. ( and for those who have any medical knowledge, a little cold air probably will not cause illness)

How do you know someone hasn't? And why the basement, is that where you are, so you Assume everyone else is? It's not silliness to point out child neglect, it's STUPIDITY to ignore it.

[MercedesV]

Where are Palin's other young children? I see the baby and Todd and Sarah, but where are the other children and who is watching them? Are they going to school back home?

Both last year and this year Palin is spending a lot of time traveling around the country, not anywhere near home. That can't be easy on the rest of the family.

[Mimi428]

I am amazed that 32 people here actually will "spend money" and time reading Sarah's work of fiction!

Just amazed.

I don't think I am amazed that the 'yes' column got 32 votes.

But I sure am wondering why the ones who did vote yes haven't gotten a book yet & given us a report/critique on it.

The one constant criticism of it that I have read is that Palin spends way too much time in the 2nd part of the book 'settling scores'. That she does so much of it that the final result leaves you with the notion she is petty & vindictive.

Someone who wrote a review about it remarked that you could read John McCain's book - which includes the story of the 5 years he spent in a POW camp - & Palin's book - & by the time you are finished you will find out that McCain complains about his experiences LESS that she does about hers!

That is one powerful comment & comparison, IMO. (and I've read McCain's book)

[MercedesV]

Isn't there just one other young one at home, the eight year old? I've seen her on the tour, too.

The oldest son is in the military and the oldest daughter, an adult is raising her son. I believe there are two other young daughters as well as the baby. The daughters would definitely be school age and were traveling last fall with mom. Are they again this fall? I don't see them in any of the pictures. Must be hard to not be at home for any length of time, away from school, activities and friends. If they are indeed on the road. Which I'm not sure of.

[crocdog1]

This message board poll keeps hoovering around the 70 NO and the 30 YES percent mark.

Sounds about the same as other polls regards Palin's popularity by the media.

[Lady_Jean_La]

This message board poll keeps hoovering around the 70 NO and the 30 YES percent mark.

Sounds about the same as other polls regards Palin's popularity by the media.

I heard a poll yesterday on the radio. President Obama was at 48 and Governor Palin was at 46. I'm thinking Palin can't do anything wrong because she can't do anything. Obama can do a lot wrong or a lot right. imo

[Mahalo]

I heard a poll yesterday on the radio. President Obama was at 48 and Governor Palin was at 46. I'm thinking Palin can't do anything wrong because she can't do anything. Obama can do a lot wrong or a lot right. imo

Show me a poll with sp at 46%

I heard on the radio yesterday that sp realizes she is in no way qualified for any office, especially after having quit...Good for her!

[ninetoes]

I heard a poll yesterday on the radio. President Obama was at 48 and Governor Palin was at 46. I'm thinking Palin can't do anything wrong because she can't do anything. Obama can do a lot wrong or a lot right. imo

"Sarah Palin's Popularity Grows, Poll Finds"

"A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released today (PDF) finds that Sarah Palin's favorable rating has risen to 46 percent. That represents an increase from the 39 percent favorable rating for Palin in CNN polling over the summer, following her decision to resign from her job as Alaska governor."

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/07/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5927505.shtml

[Mahalo]

"Sarah Palin's Popularity Grows, Poll Finds"

"A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released today (PDF) finds that Sarah Palin's favorable rating has risen to 46 percent. That represents an increase from the 39 percent favorable rating for Palin in CNN polling over the summer, following her decision to resign from her job as Alaska governor."

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/07/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5927505.shtml

Favorable for what? Books? Quitting? This is a political forum!:rolleyes:

[Mahalo]

Huh, those numbers must be favorable of her smile?


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/16/cnn-poll-most-americans-say-palin-not-qualified-to-serve-as-president/

[momof6]

Where are Palin's other young children? I see the baby and Todd and Sarah, but where are the other children and who is watching them? Are they going to school back home?

Both last year and this year Palin is spending a lot of time traveling around the country, not anywhere near home. That can't be easy on the rest of the family.

How can you make this rediculous statement when you just asked where the other Palin children are? You like to assume too much and we all know what that means.

Her children could be with their grandparents.....Children usually love going to grandma and grandpa's house......It's like a mini vacation with lots of fun added to it. My kids love going with their grandparents.

But like you said "you do not know where they are".

[momof6]

I am amazed that 32 people here actually will "spend money" and time reading Sarah's work of fiction!

Just amazed.

If you haven't read it, how can you comment? I bought it two months ago from Amazon. I'am finished with it. I will say I like her more now that I read the book than before.

[momof6]

Grandparent's?? hahaha! The grandparent's do NOT live in Alaska. Just becuz you think sPalin is a "gem", may I suggest to you that the majority of the U.S. does not. IMO Why do you feel the need to even respond to posts here if you are only going to bash the posters? MO

Why accuse the poster of assuming too much? Exactly what has the poster assumed? I do believe it is YOU who has assumed too much. IMO :thumbdown:


How funny!!!!!!!!!Thanks for the laugh

[Fire-N-Ice]

Nope. If I wanted to read a fairy tale, I'd buy a copy of Grimm's, not Going Rogue.

[Mahalo]

If you haven't read it, how can you comment? I bought it two months ago from Amazon. I'am finished with it. I will say I like her more now that I read the book than before.

You don't have to read about a train wreck when you can see it! The book is full of lies, that's been proven.......You enjoy that kind of crap?

[syringa]

If you haven't read it, how can you comment? I bought it two months ago from Amazon. I'am finished with it. I will say I like her more now that I read the book than before.

I just started reading the book, but am very much enjoying it so far.

For those who think it is important, I have seen pics of the whole Palin family except Track and Bristol on the book tour. That has included her other 3 children AND her parents. (who happen to still live in Alaska and have always been involved with the children).

I am sure there has been some provision made for the children's schooling - as there was last year during the campaign. It is possible that they could even have tutors. Sarah's parents are also teachers by profession so even they might be able to help furnish an education.

IMO - very few of the people bringing issues like the children up are really concerned about them....they are grasping at anything to bash Palin about. (and they claim Obama gets unnecessarily bashed! lol)

[Mahalo]

I just started reading the book, but am very much enjoying it so far.

For those who think it is important, I have seen pics of the whole Palin family except Track and Bristol on the book tour. That has included her other 3 children AND her parents. (who happen to still live in Alaska and have always been involved with the children).

I am sure there has been some provision made for the children's schooling - as there was last year during the campaign. It is possible that they could even have tutors. Sarah's parents are also teachers by profession so even they might be able to help furnish an education.

IMO - very few of the people bringing issues like the children up are really concerned about them....they are grasping at anything to bash Palin about. (and they claim Obama gets unnecessarily bashed! lol)


How would you know that? How do you know what folks are concerned about? I'll tell you what I'm concerned about...The fact that sp lied on her family more than once. How can you do that? Lie and expect your family doesn't know? She is a money hungry farce. Not an honest word comes forth.....

[momof6]

I just started reading the book, but am very much enjoying it so far.

For those who think it is important, I have seen pics of the whole Palin family except Track and Bristol on the book tour. That has included her other 3 children AND her parents. (who happen to still live in Alaska and have always been involved with the children).

I am sure there has been some provision made for the children's schooling - as there was last year during the campaign. It is possible that they could even have tutors. Sarah's parents are also teachers by profession so even they might be able to help furnish an education.

IMO - very few of the people bringing issues like the children up are really concerned about them....they are grasping at anything to bash Palin about. (and they claim Obama gets unnecessarily bashed! lol)


Great Post......I'm glad you mentioned her parents being teachers. I do agree about certain posters grasping. They hate some woman because she wrote a book. That says alot.

[crocdog1]

No need to pick on SP.

All you need do is to see video clips of the GOP rallies in the JM/SP election campaign.

Or video clips of the tea parties.

Or, video clips of the Town Hall Meetings.

Or, video clips of GOP gatherings.

Please notice the White landscape. There is only token representation of the rest of the American People.

Just My Humble Opinion.

[Mahalo]

Who is picking? It's more like observing her antics....

[Mimi428]

I don't understand why so many on the left call her ignorant along with other nasty comments, could you enlighten the readers here on your accomplishments in life compared to Sarah's so we could understand where you're coming from on your comment?

If I had been runnng for VP at the same time Sarah Palin was running for VP, your request would make sense.

I can't think of any specific politician or candidate that I ever considered voting for based on comparing my accomplishments with their accomplishments.

That candidate/politician is going to be representing a whole lot more people than me.

[momof6]

I don't understand why so many on the left call her ignorant along with other nasty comments, could you enlighten the readers here on your accomplishments in life compared to Sarah's so we could understand where you're coming from on your comment?

That is how they operate.....It is not just Sarah they call ignorant, it is anyone that is a threat to their agenda's.....It is obvious that she scares them for some reason......She is not the kind of feminist they want in a leadership role (so much for advances for women).

She is called ignorant....Yet Obama has had less leadership experience (it is now showing)than her and he even says we have more than 50 states......He's been to all of them.

[syringa]

What a nasty website you got this from.

The press is notorious for taking friends and fanily of Palin's and twisting their words out of context or just plain making stuff up. Give yourselves another day and you will not believe Palin's dad again if it serves your purpose. There is selective belief going on here imo.

[Mimi428]

What a nasty website you got this from.

The press is notorious for taking friends and fanily of Palin's and twisting their words out of context or just plain making stuff up. Give yourselves another day and you will not believe Palin's dad again if it serves your purpose. There is selective belief going on here imo.

Which of the two do you think happened regarding what Palin's father said? Words taken out of context - or made up?

[syringa]

Which of the two do you think happened regarding what Palin's father said? Words taken out of context - or made up?

Doesn't matter.
I also believe there could be an equal chance that the people of Hawaii weren't as accepting of a non-native Hawaiian from Alaska.

I do know that if someone doesn't like Sarah Palin they are willing to believe everything from it's worst possible way without questioning it.

[Mahalo]

What a nasty website you got this from.

The press is notorious for taking friends and fanily of Palin's and twisting their words out of context or just plain making stuff up. Give yourselves another day and you will not believe Palin's dad again if it serves your purpose. There is selective belief going on here imo.

I think selective belief is what you need to comprehend her book....Er, the ghostwriter's book.

[Mahalo]

What a nasty website you got this from.

The press is notorious for taking friends and fanily of Palin's and twisting their words out of context or just plain making stuff up. Give yourselves another day and you will not believe Palin's dad again if it serves your purpose. There is selective belief going on here imo.

Numerous websites and agencies reporting this, take your pick. Making stuff up? Seems fox has the lock on that lately......

[momof6]

What a nasty website you got this from.

The press is notorious for taking friends and fanily of Palin's and twisting their words out of context or just plain making stuff up. Give yourselves another day and you will not believe Palin's dad again if it serves your purpose. There is selective belief going on here imo.

Your right syringa.......If the posters really want the truth they could do some digging and find out how much her and her husband help the (minorities) in Alaska.....They go to the impoverished Indian villages and help them.

She has also been involved (for many years) with the Special Olympics for the physically challenged.....They could be concidered a minority group.

[Mimi428]

Doesn't matter.
I also believe there could be an equal chance that the people of Hawaii weren't as accepting of a non-native Hawaiian from Alaska.

I do know that if someone doesn't like Sarah Palin they are willing to believe everything from it's worst possible way without questioning it.

Oh, I would definitely question the accuracy of that sort of claim. But I haven't seen her father protesting the quote - & it WAS in quotation marks.

Here's another site where the Hawaii semester was mentioned.


She is equally circumspect on the issue of ethnicity, pointing out that Todd, whom she met in high school, is “part Yupik Eskimo” and opened her to the “social diversity” of Alaska. (Wasilla is more than eighty per cent white.)Palin, though notoriously ill-travelled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a friend who went with her lasted only one semester. “Hawaii was a little too perfect,” Palin writes. “Perpetual sunshine isn’t necessarily conducive to serious academics for eighteen-year-old Alaska girls.” Perhaps not. But Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, gave a different account to Conroy and Walshe. According to him, the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders made her uncomfortable: “They were a minority type thing and it wasn’t glamorous, so she came home.”

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/12/07/091207crbo_books_tanenhaus?printable=true

Another excerpt, so we all know where the info originally was given -


In “Sarah from Alaska” (PublicAffairs; $26.95), Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe, who covered Palin’s Vice-Presidential campaign for CBS and Fox News, respectively, give a balanced and well-reported, if not especially searching, account of Palin’s career.

[momof6]

Oh, I would definitely question the accuracy of that sort of claim. But I haven't seen her father protesting the quote - & it WAS in quotation marks.

Here's another site where the Hawaii semester was mentioned.


She is equally circumspect on the issue of ethnicity, pointing out that Todd, whom she met in high school, is “part Yupik Eskimo” and opened her to the “social diversity” of Alaska. (Wasilla is more than eighty per cent white.)Palin, though notoriously ill-travelled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a friend who went with her lasted only one semester. “Hawaii was a little too perfect,” Palin writes. “Perpetual sunshine isn’t necessarily conducive to serious academics for eighteen-year-old Alaska girls.” Perhaps not. But Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, gave a different account to Conroy and Walshe. According to him, the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders made her uncomfortable: “They were a minority type thing and it wasn’t glamorous, so she came home.”

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/12/07/091207crbo_books_tanenhaus?printable=true

Another excerpt, so we all know where the info originally was given -


In “Sarah from Alaska” (PublicAffairs; $26.95), Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe, who covered Palin’s Vice-Presidential campaign for CBS and Fox News, respectively, give a balanced and well-reported, if not especially searching, account of Palin’s career.


She wasn't comfortable being away from her own part of the world...Nothing new there. Most young people have a hard adjusting to being away from home especially when they come from a close knit family. Doesn't look like her dad is concerned about being politically correct.

[syringa]

Your right syringa.......If the posters really want the truth they could do some digging and find out how much her and her husband help the (minorities) in Alaska.....They go to the impoverished Indian villages and help them.

She has also been involved (for many years) with the Special Olympics for the physically challenged.....They could be concidered a minority group.

LOL - those who refuse to read her book feel the need to still critique it.

And my case is being made here imo. Instead of just believing in an innocent out of context statement (if it even exists), they are still scrambling to defend being against Palin.

There is a thread here about giving Obama "a break". How long do you think we will have to wait until some give Palin "a break"?

[Mimi428]

She wasn't comfortable being away from her own part of the world...Nothing new there.

<snipped>

I think you could be right about that - Wasilla, her "own part of the world" doesn't have the same sort of demographics as Hawaii.

Maybe she will stay within her comfort zone, her own part of the world, now. Guess we will have to wait & see.

[Mahalo]

LOL - those who refuse to read her book feel the need to still critique it.

And my case is being made here imo. Instead of just believing in an innocent out of context statement (if it even exists), they are still scrambling to defend being against Palin.

There is a thread here about giving Obama "a break". How long do you think we will have to wait until some give Palin "a break"?

How long will you defend the 'indefensible'?????

[Mimi428]

There is a thread here about giving Obama "a break". How long do you think we will have to wait until some give Palin "a break"?

<snipped>

He's the POTUS. She isn't. Big, big difference.

[Mimi428]

LOL - those who refuse to read her book feel the need to still critique it.

<snipped>

What are you referring to? The book in question is the one written ABOUT her - Sarah From Alaska.

Have you read that book? If not, why would YOU critique it, if you actually believe that those who have not read a book should not critique a book?

[momof6]

<snipped>

I think you could be right about that - Wasilla, her "own part of the world" doesn't have the same sort of demographics as Hawaii.

Maybe she will stay within her comfort zone, her own part of the world, now. Guess we will have to wait & see.


The article stated that this was when she was a young lady going to college. I doubt she feels the same way today. She travels out of her own part of the world quite often as we see in the news.

[momof6]

<snipped>

He's the POTUS. She isn't. Big, big difference.

Maybe to you.

[Mimi428]

Maybe to you.

Are you denying that Obama is the President of the United States & Sarah Palin is NOT?

Whether your name is Sarah Palin or John Smith, when you are a regular citizen of the USA, there is a huge difference between you & the POTUS (no matter if the POTUS is Obama or some other person).

[momof6]

Are you denying that Obama is the President of the United States & Sarah Palin is NOT?

Whether your name is Sarah Palin or John Smith, when you are a regular citizen of the USA, there is a huge difference between you & the POTUS (no matter if the POTUS is Obama or some other person).

If Sarah is just a regular citizen, then why such a fuss over her?

[Josh]

LOL - those who refuse to read her book feel the need to still critique it.

And my case is being made here imo. Instead of just believing in an innocent out of context statement (if it even exists), they are still scrambling to defend being against Palin.

There is a thread here about giving Obama "a break". How long do you think we will have to wait until some give Palin "a break"?

My question is why do so many fear her?

[Lady_Jean_La]

Palin, though notoriously ill-traveled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a friend who went with her lasted only one semester. "Hawaii was a little too perfect," Palin writes. "Perpetual sunshine isn't necessarily conducive to serious academics for eighteen-year-old Alaska girls." Perhaps not. But Palin's father, Chuck Heath, gave a different account to Conroy and Walshe. According to him, the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders made her uncomfortable: "They were a minority type thing and it wasn't glamorous, so she came home." In any case, Palin reports that she much preferred her last stop, the University of Idaho, "because it was much like Alaska yet still 'Outside.' "

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/12/sarah-palins-dad-she-left-hawaii.html

You gotta love it -- young Sarah Palin, scared out of Hawaii by too many darn yellow folks. Is anyone really surprised by this little revelation? It's not like I needed more reason to dislike Palin... but hey, it would appear that she dislikes me back. Or at least, in large quantities, I make her very, very uncomfortable. Well, welcome to the real United States of America.
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Scared? :confused: I don't know about that.

[Marrigan]

As you are your's, oh wait.....with the like of bachman, malkin, coulter, beck, you fit in.....

Oh, please stop with the compliments!:blushing:
You ain't seen nothin' yet.

[Mimi428]

My question is why do so many fear her?

I don't know anyone who does fear her. And I can't figure out why some folks seem to think anyone at all fears her.

Personally, I wish she would run in 2012 for POTUS. Not that I would vote for her, but it would be vastly entertaining, at the very least.

[momof6]

It was published on Nov. 17th. How did you buy it two months ago?

Using my credit card, I preordered it on October 8th from Amazon.

[syringa]

Using my credit card, I preordered it on October 8th from Amazon.

I am almost finished reading my copy. I think it would spoil a lot of people's "fun" if they actually read her book and could see things from her perspective. But then, it would take an open mind to do so. imo.

[Mimi428]

I am almost finished reading my copy. I think it would spoil a lot of people's "fun" if they actually read her book and could see things from her perspective. But then, it would take an open mind to do so. imo.

Whole problem with that is that I believe your mind would have to be so open your brains would fall out in order to buy what Palin is selling.

JMO

[Mahalo]

I am almost finished reading my copy. I think it would spoil a lot of people's "fun" if they actually read her book and could see things from her perspective. But then, it would take an open mind to do so. imo.

It's not 'fun' to point out lies, as fact check organizations have done. Believe her if you choose. Someone who has lied on her own family members isn't worth my time.:thumbdown:

[Mimi428]

Do you have a whole arsenal of these personal attacks on me?

I have opinions. I have read most of her book. I am no longer interested in dealing with passive-agressive types here. :smile:

Let me re-phrase that - I believe MY mind would have to be so open that MY brains would fall out in order to buy what Palin is selling.

Didn't have a thing in the world to do with you, personally. I just believe that her book has gone through enough fact-checking & that there have been enough sources gone over that she has been thoroughly exposed to be not nearly what she presents herself to be.

[syringa]

I finished reading "Going Rogue" last night. I found it to be very inspiring. I like Sarah Palin and understand her. :thumbsup:

[syringa]

What has she inspired you to do?

Have the confidence and determination to follow my heart and instincts no matter what roadblocks are thrown in the way. Not let the nasty personal insults hold me back from what I know to be right.

I have tended to be too timid in these areas, but she is an inspiration for me to know that regular average folk can aspire to greatness.

[Mimi428]

I finished reading "Going Rogue" last night. I found it to be very inspiring. I like Sarah Palin and understand her. :thumbsup:

Maybe you can offer some insight on the T-shirt she wore in Hawaii.

I can't figure out how anyone who calls themself a Christian would espouse such a hateful belief, as was written on that T-shirt. I sure don't think that sentiment would fit with the WWJD? folks.

[Mahalo]

Have the confidence and determination to follow my heart and instincts no matter what roadblocks are thrown in the way. Not let the nasty personal insults hold me back from what I know to be right.

I have tended to be too timid in these areas, but she is an inspiration for me to know that regular average folk can aspire to greatness.

Greatness? Quitting is what you aspire to do???