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sauronsfinger
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Posted: Fri 23 Jan , 2009 7:39 pm
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This from The Seattle Times
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Palin reportedly is seeking book deal
By Michael Muskal



Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
If you thought being governor of Alaska and a new grandmother would be enough to fill the cold, dark nights in the Arctic state, you underestimate failed vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Palin reportedly has enlisted the services of Robert Barnett, the lawyer who represented Barack Obama, would-be president Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Clinton in their multimillion-dollar book deals.

Barnett declined to comment. But a variety of published sources, including the Hollywood Reporter, said Barnett was on board in helping to sell a Palin book.

Presumably, the book would tell her side of the 2008 presidential election, when the Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, plucked Palin out of relative obscurity and offered her the vice-presidential spot.

Though she was a darling of conservatives and ignited the Republican base whenever she appeared in public, Palin has made it known that she had a difficult time with McCain's strategists.

Throughout the campaign, Palin was kept under wraps by staff, and her appearances were carefully orchestrated in the failed hope of protecting her from ridicule. Frequently, when she did engage the media, she appeared ill-prepared at best and naive at worst. Her comments on Russia and politics provided a steady diet for late-night comedians.

During the campaign, there were allegations that Palin tried to censor books at the Wasilla, Alaska, library when she was mayor of that community.

Though the reports turned out to be overblown (she did ask the librarian about removing some books and then dismissed her along with other officials), the ink stuck to her, helping with conservatives and hurting with other voters.

Still, for many on the right, keeping Palin on a tight leash was one of the campaign's significant failures. The Republican ticket was ahead in some polls going into September, when the economy tanked and McCain's drive to White House faltered.

The economy could also be a factor in how much Palin could earn from any book. In recent months, reports of her wanting up to $11 million for her memoirs have surfaced, though she could receive far less.

Former first lady Laura Bush just sold her memoirs for less than $2 million.

There is more than money at stake. Palin has been trying to stay in the spotlight, presumably with an eye on 2012, and a book could help and give her a base beyond Alaska.
I would buy that book. Maybe even read it.

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Posted: Fri 23 Jan , 2009 9:50 pm
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Isn't there already another thread about Sarah Palin? Couldn't this be posted there? The less I have to see this woman's name, the better. ;)

Edited to correct atrocious grammar.

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sauronsfinger
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Posted: Fri 23 Jan , 2009 10:22 pm
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sadly, the other Palin thread was closed.

But we have new developments on the Palin front with this story.

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Posted: Fri 23 Jan , 2009 11:26 pm
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As long as it isn't an audio book, I don't care. That accent is horrendous.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 1:20 am
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It'll probably make it to audio, but with a professional reader.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 1:31 am
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I'm waiting for the Sindarin translation.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 2:06 am
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I would buy that book. Maybe even read it.
I would read it but sure as hail wouldn't buy it.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 2:18 am
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I would buy that book. Maybe even read it.
I would read it but sure as hail wouldn't buy it.
I agree, none of my money (other than taxes) will ever go to anything of hers.

However, if I was in Alaska, I'd burn it in front of her.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 2:25 am
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The less of Palin, the better. A book does not constitute "less".

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 5:51 am
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Ara-anna wrote:
However, if I was in Alaska, I'd burn it in front of her.
Princess has already burned all her Hillary Clinton books after she accepted the role of Secretary of State. :D I told her she should have burned it in front of Hillary or Bill whenever he comes to Canada for a speaking engagement, which by the way we attend once. I'm sure it financed Hillary's campaign. :)

I would buy the book and even stand in line for an autograph. :D I hope she is as good looking in person as she is on TV. :love: :heya: ;)

Who knows maybe she writes better than she speaks? :) I know a few of good writers who gets tongue tied or say stupid stuff in front of the camera. There is a big difference between speaking your thoughts and writing it. At least, when you write your thoughts you have time to edit it, when you speak, it's already out there, you can't back track and do it all over again.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 6:06 am
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Am I the only one here who gets nervous whenever there's talk of books, any books, being burned?

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 6:24 am
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Don't worry River I managed to salvage Bill Clinton's books from the arsonist. :blackeye:

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 6:43 am
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Oh I don't care who wrote them. It's the whole concept that bothers me (though I have thought about burning my thesis in effigy :blackeye: ).

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 11:14 am
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Yeah, I do, River. But then again, I have funny ideas about the written word. :blackeye:

I'd probably buy this book, but then again, I buy lots of books. I keep 'Mein Kampf' and 'The Communist Manifesto' next to one another on my shelves, just beneath 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' and the KJV bible. This oe would probably stand with 'Dreams from my Father' :D

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 2:30 pm
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You've got one of the biggest book-burners on this board.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 2:46 pm
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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 4:49 pm
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Lurker wrote:
Princess has already burned all her Hillary Clinton books after she accepted the role of Secretary of State.

Why?

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 5:22 pm
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I have some doubts that Palin will be writing this book herself. I imagine that someone will ghostwrite it. Many politicians do that.


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I have doubts too that Barak Obama wrote his own books, since I do believe politicians ghost write as well.

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Posted: Sat 24 Jan , 2009 6:34 pm
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Well, sure he might have. :scratch: But someone commented that she might be a better writer than speaker, and I was just pointing out that she may not even be writing it at all. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing to have someone else ghostwrite your book.


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