The Anti-Rogue Speaks. Palin’s Nomination Would Be “Catastrophic.”
“She is someone who has a passionate base that constitutes millions of Americans, but in the year since the election has ended, she has done nothing to expand her appeal beyond that base into the middle of the electorate where elections are decided.”
So says McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt of his guy’s former running mate Sarah Palin. Was he the anonymous McCain staffer who said she was a “diva” and a “whack job?” We may never know.
But he was the one who refused to allow the McCain campaign to refute Todd Palin’s membership in the Alaska Independence Party. Sarah Palin wanted the campaign to make a statement that Todd Palin’s secessionist tendencies were ridiculous. She said in an email to Schmidt:
“Pls get in front of that ridiculous issue that’s cropped up all day today – two reporters, a protestor’s sign, and many shout-outs all claiming Todd’s involvement in an anti-American political party,” Palin wrote. “It’s bull, and I don’t want to have to keep reacting to it… Pls have statement given on this so it’s put to bed.”
Schmidt’s response? After some back and forth in which Palin persisted that the issue be addressed, he responded:
“Secession,” he wrote. “It is their entire reason for existence. A cursory examination of the website shows that the party exists for the purpose of seceding from the union. That is the stated goal on the front page of the web site. Our records indicate that Todd was a member for seven years. If this is incorrect then we need to understand the discrepancy. The statement you are suggesting be released would be inaccurate. The inaccuracy would bring greater media attention to this matter and be a distraction. According to your staff there have been no media inquiries into this and you received no questions about it during your interviews. If you are asked about it you should smile and say many alaskans who love their country join the party because it speaks to a tradition of political independence. Todd loves his country.
We will not put out a statement and inflame this and create a situation where john has to address this.”
In other words, “It isn’t ‘bull.’ You want us to lie about this, and we won’t. Now, just be quiet.” It will be interesting to see how the relationship between Palin and the McCain campaign will be portrayed in her new book, and if the McCain campaign staffers will respond to any allegations they feel are inaccurate.
Speaking at The Atlantic’s First Draft of History Conference, Schmidt was asked, initially, to respond to Palin’s forthcoming book, “Going Rogue”, and how he thought he would be portrayed in it.
“I think it may say that I was anti-rogue in the running of the campaign,” he replied, hinting at the frictions between him and Palin that have been extensively reported since the end of the 2008 campaign.
Schmidt did compliment Palin for engendering fascination among millions of people throughout the country. “Just look at her pre-sales numbers,” he said of her book. And he even added that it was not “inconceivable that she could be Republican nominee for president of the United States.”
But, he qualified, it would be “fairly inconceivable” that she could end up being president. “In fact, were she to be the nominee we could have a catastrophic election.”
Well he should know! He was in her hotel room when she emerged from the bath in her towel…wink, wink…now THAT was classy!
That is someone who met her speaking! Listen, listen…..
I can’t wait.
He must feel a lot of guilt for falling for her bs initially, but glad his bs detector went off, for the good of the country and the world.
What Steve Schmidt was really saying was “STFU you lying sack of crazy. Carry on ordering me about you mentally impaired harridan and we’ll all go to hell in a handbasket”.
“catastrophic” That is pretty harsh.
Using big words will confuse her and her followers.
Ouch ! That’s gonna leave a mark.
Catastrophic election
It’s no wonder that Bill Kristol & the Neocons support Palin.
Catastrophe is their specialty!
I think they wanted the book out before McCain is re-elected(?) next year. He won’t dare say anything negative about Mooselini until then and this gives her time to sway opinion her way. She’s a back-stabbing b!tch! Of course we Alaskans already knew that….
I somehow found myself rereading my posts from July when she was claiming she quit because I got sick of her “2 million that frivolous ethics claims cost the state” meme that MSM was buying off on. So I’m curious to know how that’s going to play in her book.
Enough to buy her book? Not hardly. I’ll have to wait until someone sickens of their copy enough for me to use up some of my Title Wave hardback credit.
Does he mean “catastrophic” for the Republicans when she loses the election; or “catastrophic” for the nation if she wins?
Sarah Palin’s book deal: ?Millions
Sarah Palin’s “blithering” speeches: Worthless
Never having to worry about Sarah Palin affecting my life: Priceless!
“Schmidt did compliment Palin for engendering fascination among millions of people throughout the country.”
Well yeah… everybody’s always interested to watch a train wreck.
Sarah Palin = catastrophe. The right seems in agreement about this now. Schmidt said it and Rupert Murdoch said by approving the awful cover of dark storm clouds hovering above her head on the cover of GOING ROGUE. Storm clouds follow her like dust follows Pigpen in Charlie Brown.
he he he he he he he Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
This is so much fun I can’t stand it!
I really, really sometimes feel bad that I love to hate her.
I do believe that in all this back and forth about how big Word Salad Sarah’s base is, how much money she is making, how nonsensical her {personally written} Fb posts, tweets, and articles are, what her ‘policies’ are…or aren’t, people have forgotten the BASIC of who SP is.
The ‘people’ and the MSM seem to have forgotten the core that absolutely defines her (and no, although very enticing and alluring, it isn’t money or public adoration).
What is at the very center of EVERYTHING she is, are the teachings of her ‘church.’ All else is secondary. Any ‘exposé’ on any of the other bits and pieces that go into making her, are immaterial; they are red herrings. What we ALL need to be scared chitless over, I think, is the one thing no one is bothering to keep hammering her on; the one that everyone is totally ignoring.
Sure, her ‘base’ (and everyone else) sees “evangelical” attached to her name, and assumes she is ‘evangelical’ like ‘normal’ evangelicals are evangelical. They see “Christian” attached to her name and assume she is “Christian” like ‘normal’ Christians are Christian. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Forget Todd and his being a separatist (as I’m sure she, in her heart of hearts, is too) – it’s her fully embracing the dogma of her fringe-of-the-fringe ‘christian church’ that should be scaring the bejeezers out of everyone. And should automatically disqualify her from ANY discussion in which sanity is a part.
Why is she STILL being given a ‘pass’ on her EXTREME religious views [AKA the Wasilla Assembly of God's 'christian'-centric world views] when everyone else is being tsk-tsked for even the slightest lapse in their personal expressions of ‘normal’ religious Faith? beth.
Don’t worry Mel, in a few months you can pick it up at the dollar tree.
Wit until she trashes McCain and Co. The “loyal” campaigners won’t having any trouble spilling the proff then, huh?
I do not believe Sarah said anything derogatory about McCain nor his staff. Remember they know the truth about her, that is why they scrubbed the official governor’s website. I know she is stupid, but that would be like stoking her own fire. Something made them speed up the publication date. For crying out loud Todd even quit his job, the same way Sarah did. Something pressured them! I hope we find out soon!
One of the things that Sarah never “got” in her run for VP, for any politician that runs for the VP, is that you really don’t much count.
VP candidates gain, maybe a few percentage points in the final vote. They rarely swing any voter. The people who voted for Sarah would have voted for McCain, if they voted at all.
She’s got to convince, probably, ten times that many conservatives and loyal Repos, and the majority of independents, that she’s a leader.
She continues to show the exact opposite, by continuing to be a mid level rabble rouser.
With Murdoch’s money and PR machine she might accidently get the nomination, but only if more qualified Repos self destruct, like McCain did.
And she might get elected if the Dims run the same kinds of half assed campaigns they did for Dole, and Kerry.
It is really what the Dims do and how dedicated they are to their candidate that will make the difference. Remember Dole did win the vote even with all the Repo cheating. But the spineless Dims wouldn’t fight for their own candidate.
She’s such a fruitcake. Full of ….. um.. nuts.
Considering she’s no longer a politician, I basically shouldn’t care what she does, but her delusional views have people (uninformed, blindly devoted) buying her winks and ‘you betcha’s.’
As long as she keeps meddling and waving her broomstick in the affairs of my country, I’ll keep glancing over for the trainwreck that will wake her ‘base’ up. Hopefully it’ll happen soon.
6 BBHounds Says:
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:30 PM
“catastrophic” That is pretty harsh.
Using big words will confuse her and her followers.
And considering they lost the WH and both houses of Congress this time, I wonder what “catastrophic” means to him.
She would be wise to hear what he is saying. Murdoch might, she won’t.
Do you think any of McCain’s staffers did not vote for him because of having to deal with Palin?
My fellow Puppies, My fellow prisioners…..I get confused. Hasn’t been a strange funny year. SP did not get to be VP, yet the laughs just keep on coming. We could not have imagined the Palin circus since the election. It has been fun. Even though we had the crap scared out of us that she was a heartbeat away from the President I think we can say that karma has hit Buttercup and her brood. You can’t make this stuff up. The abstinance tour, Levi’s interviews, Sarah’s nomination’s being shot down, the resignation,lipstick deal, the lying,the cheating,Todd quiting a job that he never went to. The FEDS (oh we can only hope). And just who is raising the kids.
Maybe I’m blithering but I just had to say that I have been thourghly entertained for the past year. Even though I still wake up with night sweats visualizing her @ 1600, but the meds take care of that.
I feel so close to all of you.
NYCgirl
16 beth Says:
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Excellent point.
Hopefully that will continue to define her positions, to the extent that it continues to limit her message, and effect her bad attitude, and hateful speach.
It is the stealth members of this group, who loom large in Republican politics who are in reality taking over from the Repocons.
Were they to gain total control of the Republican Party, and they are succeeding so far, it would be Catastrophic for this country. And for the world.
Sad to say..there are versions of that sort of religious ‘grouping’..right here..in rivercity. What struck moi..the instant I saw the cover..was..if one were to ..’smallify’..the cover..then turn it, upside down..then have a faux larger cover..where this sits..as a medallion of sorts..the ‘new’ title would be something like ‘Turning Reality..Upside Down’.
A few more leaks, a few more mean statements about how McCain and other Republicans didn’t support her and there won’t be very many people left to buy her book.
And to think Steve Schmidt was once her biggest fan. I think there will be a LOT of interesting things that will come out of the McCain camp when the book comes out. Nothing like a good circular firing squad when a campaign goes down as bad as that one did! No one wants to take the blame for it, so it should get real interesting.
I wonder how she’ll ever do the book tour? If she wants to sell books she can’t hide from the media. Lots of interviews and spontaneous, or dare I say it, “rogue” questions.
How very odd it is that “McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt” thinks we won’t notice he is only now saying what should have been said _BEFORE_ Palin got the tap for veep. Why does Schmidt get a free ticket to blather his opinions without so much as a peep from the MSM saying “so why did you run her a troubled heartbeat from the presidency?” I want a great big fat apology from Schmidt et. al.
Kudos to both Schmidt and AKM, however, for finding new vocabulary to bolster the tried and true “train wreck”. It must be hard to get through a few paragraphs on Palin without blurting it out.
#16 Beth – I am with you. I am working my way through 4 books at the moment – I finished two: MaxBluementhal’s “Republican Gomorrah” and Michael Baigent’s “Racing Toward Armageddon – The Three Great Religions and The Plot to End the World”. Both of these are rather scary but utterly fascinating in a twisted sort of way.
To continue in this vein, I am also reading “The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power” by Jeff Sharlet and “Crazy for God” by Frank Schaeffer.
Lots of really light reading
I feel the need to be informed of the fundamentalist beliefs and fears within our government, our military, and our society in general so that I am prepared to fight back against these misguided and frankly, terrifying, beliefs of so many people.
It would be nice to be able to say that this fundamentalist attitude lies only within the uneducated or under-educated Americans, but it also is promoted by highly educated leaders – many of whom are Republicans.
I am unclear on how to counter these deeply held beliefs as the fundamentalists do not listen to others and have totally closed minds, but I know that they cannot – I will not allow them to – speak for me.
RE: Palin’s religious ties – I posted the link to Leah Burton’s website on one of the other threads, but I think it worth posting again, as it is DEFINITELY worth reading.
http://godsownparty.com/blog/2009/10/palin-whatever-who-the-hell-is-lynn-vincent/
I just watched a trailer from the new movie “2012″ and I can tell you, we all better stock some great libations for that year! Of course, I don’t believe in all the hoopla surrounding 2012, but it sure has figured in my reading these days.
he he he ..Am soooooooooo loving it!!!
1smartcanerican, I was just thinking that same thing – maybe the Mayans new about $P. Catastrophic? $P? Well,… duh.
Another quitter. Just read that Todd quit his job too. Must be counting on lots of book sales!
Marnie #18. I’m confused – do you mean Gore and not Dole?
Though the second title refers to a conservative take on the Obama administration – this bit of serendipity caught my eye on Amazon -
“Buy Going Rogue: An American Life and get Catastrophe at an additional 5% off Amazon.com’s everyday low price.”
And do new books always sell on Amazon for 43% off their retail price even before their release date – ?? Yes, it’s true – Going Rogue is already available at sale prices!!
This “book” is so lucrative, there’s more from the family of quitters:
Todd Palin Resigns From Oil Job
Like his wife’s surprising resignation, this appears to be a change of plans. From an interview last July:
Todd Palin did say that Alaska would remain their home base and indicated that, despite the millions that may come their way after his wife leaves office, he had no plan to give up his blue-collar jobs.
“I’ll always be a fisherman, I’ll probably always be out working on the slope,” he said, alluding to his oilfields job in the state’s far-northern tier.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/02/todd-palin-resigns-from-o_n_308000.html
McCain was on a MSNBC video with that Meet the Press person yesterday. Two questions were asked of him about Palin’s book. What good things he was looking foreward to reading and what bad things she might right about.
When asked about he bad things, he said he wasn’t looking forward to reading about her VP campaign experience.
Palin was called a “little shop of horrors” by a high ranking McCain campaign official.
I suspect Palin will do her usual blame game and blame McCain for choosing her cause, you know, the democrats had a bunch of bad people up here looking for dirt on her, real quick after she accepted the VP stuff…
as for Todd quitting his job…
well heck yeah, he is married to the little shop of horrors and she is gonna do a tell all in her memiors…
If I was Todd, I wouldn’t want to be tied to anything right now…
- Oh, correction – The Palin book is on Amazon for 46% off – not 43 – goodness. And I did a little research – i guess that is common practice – !
Does anyone remember when Palin tweeted about a vet just might step in and sue something?
It was in the last weeks of her governorship and it was about four or five tweets in a row.
I believe she was sending a message to McCain (a vet) to do something… does anyone know where I can find those tweets from the quitter?
The GOP is imploding. If they weren’t f**king up this country so badly, I could enjoy it.
Steve Schmidt is going to get media attention and answer question of that little shop of horrors, cause Palin is going to attempt to destroy him in her book….
The McCain campaign and the Palin family have not spoken one word about what went on, and they barely talk about each other in the media… but lately (the last few days) there are several accounts of McCain campaign staffers and McCain himself that have spoken about former Gov. “It”….
I find that very interesting… They know the crazy women is going to go weirdo and back stabbing on them…. that is what I think…
Love Mudflats and was echoing the above thoughts when I realized we might owe Schmidt and McCain a really big thank you. Palin was just getting noticed, Murdoch was panting, his heart pounding with lust – but nothing was known about her in the lower 48 nor had she been pressed at home to do more than charge per diem for working from home – and that wouldn’t have been front page news for quite a while (if ever). By bringing her forward too soon coupled with a candidate over the age of discontent and with a history of medical problems her nomination was a jolt to the electorate including Republicans and Independents who might not have voted for President Obama.
If Romney or Huckabee had been the nominee either they would have passed over SP allowing her more time to be prepped (try anyway) or she would have been their choice and the question would not have been nearly so urgent that she was a heartbeat away from #1. After all Quayle was a lightweight and Daddy Bush had him, Nixon had Agnew, and the possibility of her assuming Presidency might not have been as urgent and rallied voters against the ticket.
I really don’t believe Schmidt and McCain knew they were going to lose and chose to save the country from ever having her in a position of power but I like to be positive and without knowing it they may have saved the Union!
38 Mae Says:
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:29 PM
as for Todd quitting his job…
well heck yeah, he is married to the little shop of horrors and she is gonna do a tell all in her memiors…
If I was Todd, I wouldn’t want to be tied to anything right now…
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Nah…………just former governor Grifter and Mr. Grifter.
They’re a good match, no matter what rumours of divorce are circulating….the money will keep them together.
That’s all either one of them care about.
#42
@Mae
I find that very interesting… They know the crazy women is going to go weirdo and back stabbing on them…. that is what I think…
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They probably got advance copies.
If she does use this book to back stab, she’s taken it to a national level, and there may be a whole lot of folks just waiting for somebody else to start the stampede.
This is hilarious!
Hitler is informed about the title of Sarah Palin’s book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WnodEflqIU
Amazon has it @ $15.65—real cheap for a 400 page book.
That will bring enough buyers who are stupid enough to spend even that little.
Even Scarborough’s 288 pager was #17.+
No one involved in the McCain campaign would talk post the failed election, except when Palin said it was a “wild ride”.
Total silence for a year. Well except for a few leaks and comments on the McCain side… Even Megan McCain gave a giggle when asked about Palin’s kids, but didn’t say a darn thing.
No one was talking about it. Then the “It came from Wasilla” memiors is due out and at least two folks have spoken …
I totally believe it was a tense campaign office once Palin tried to boss campaign staffers around… remember she doesn’t listen to others well, nor does she like to take advise.
She doesn’t care about Alaska anymore. I believe the title of her book directly relates (as it relates to her) the words used to describe her actions while on the campaign trail.
Those that dish her, will get trashed. We know this.
Todd will duck and quit.
Personally, I so hope she speaks poorly of the whole experience. It will solidify the implosion of the GOP.
She is clueless and stupid enough to do that… And her ghostwritter, well it is right up her alley… Her Donkey Con book is so embedded and entrenched in false stereotypes that it is like reading sciFi fiction.
I happened to listen to the end of Hannity on the radio today and he was saying he’s going to have a BIG announcement on his TV show Monday, on a scale of 1-10 its going to be a 13–could it be about $alad $hooter $arah signing up with Fox????
@winkwink, if so, I cannot wait. She quits everything she does. I look forward to Murdoch v. Palin in about 3 years.
#50
@Professor Geezer
@winkwink, if so, I cannot wait. She quits everything she does. I look forward to Murdoch v. Palin in about 3 years.
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Wouldn’t that be great? sarah drowning and taking rupert with her?
I’m wondering if Rupert is beginning to realize that he made a rather risky investment in Quitty. Hey watch out Rupert, she may just go rogue on you. I’m waiting for a zinger from Levi sometime soon. He’s the one that said she’s lazy, didn’t want to work & did it for the money. That’s been pretty much right on. I wish she would just take the 7 million & go away. Forget the lecture tour just go away.
It occurs to me that Steve Schmidt must be speaking out because he knows Quitty has done McCain bashing in her book. Really what else could she do to encourage sales. Her personal life is boring & born again Christian stuff won’t sell the book, but smut of McCain might. I think she may be buring too many bridges.
If she bashes McCain in the book, just wait to see how sharp Cindy’s claws get! This could be fun.
#54
Ripley in CT Says:
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:51 PM
If she bashes McCain in the book, just wait to see how sharp Cindy’s claws get! This could be fun.
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And Cindy has the discretionary funds to make sarah’s life truly miserable.
winkwink Says:
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:19 PM
I happened to listen to the end of Hannity on the radio today and he was saying he’s going to have a BIG announcement on his TV show Monday, on a scale of 1-10 its going to be a 13–could it be about $alad $hooter $arah signing up with Fox????
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Or could it be Todd? Maybe that’s why he quit his other ‘job’? Maybe Todd’s gonna be his new sidekick?
Sorry couldn’t resist
If Palin does get all rougey or maverickey and Murdoch tells her to knock it off and she continues, he will take her down. She sold herself to him, she better behave.
I loved her response when info came out regarding Todd’s association in the AIP. In her queenie fashion she wanted Schmidt to get rid of the bothersome “rumors” even though they were true.
#54 Ripley
Cindy McCain could be pretty scary. She’ll just get the mafia after you if you mess with her.
It’s amazing how this “Christian” women lies without blinking an eye.
Well, I guess she does it while “winking” an eye, but she certainly doesn’t blink an eye.
Just occured to me…why is Sarah wearing a sweatshirt with an American flag on it for the book cover. What has happend to her sense of fashion recently.
I think she will do a book tour and only agree to answer predetermined questions. Otherwise, she won’t agree to an interview. She will only answer questions about the book but her contact will state no “gotcha” questions from the media. I bet there are enough TV talk show hosts, etc. that would agree to this to try and get ratings.
Celebrities (and I use that term loosely with P.) usually have subjects that are off-limits and certain guidelines. I’m sure SP will have a very limited “on-topic” list to give to the producers. Just like China, she will control the media.
Too bad we don’t have her emails from her time in office. This would be a great time to see them. I bet there is some juicy stuff in there.
Not to be catty….well, O.K., if you force me….. the jacket she is wearing on the cover is just hideous?
I swear it looks like a polyester jogging suit from the 70′s.
Note the color: Red—-How American of her. Note the flag pin—gag me.
Do “real American’s” need to advertise their love of country by wearing a flag pin made in China?
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
Henry David Thoreau
A new poll from Rasmussen Reports found that majority of Arizona Republicans believe that Sen. John McCain (R – Ariz.) is not representing Republican voters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/arizona-republicans-say-m_n_303136.html
The Republican Party wants him out. I think he is going to have plenty to say about Palin. Either they both say or they both go. I vote for the latter.
All the potential 2012 candidates are being eliminated. (Sanford, the Nevada rep, Jindal, etc). Palin is suppose to be the last one standing and save the Republican Party and be the leader.
I wrote President Obama and pretty much told him that he needs to start standing up and fighting for himself. Also, I told him that the Congress and Senators need to have some backbone. We can’t fight everything on the ground. They need start representing us and helping us.
I just waiting for Jeb Bush so show up.
phoebe – I fear you are correct – Jeb Bush will ride in to save the Party. He will choose Liz Cheney as his running mate. We will see Bush/Cheney 2012 bumper stickers. God help us.
Lori
Oh no, I forgot about her. No no no. She is a evil as her dad. Hopefully Americans will smarten up by 2012.
I remember an old time newspaper editor in Ketchikan, Alaska once that wrote an article, “Who Needs Democrats?” – It went on to say republicans do so well taking each other down, they didn’t need any help from the democrats.
I guess when you think about it, it isn’t much of a surprise. I’ve watched the republicans in Alaska take on each other for years and make each other miserable. So not only do some of these wing nuts make us miserable, they’re busy making each other miserable, also too.
I’m having a hard time figuring out why the hell we did that civil war thing, myself. So, today, no South. Think about it. Was the North winning the civil war actually a GOOD thing? The states that keep screaming about secession possess a huge proportion of the rump. They suck the most federal dollars. Why would Alaska becoming a tiny third world country bother me? Just wondering.
Palin absolutely will not badmouth McCain in her book. She will whine about his campaign underlings keeping her confined and gagged until she “had to go rogue” but she will stay away from McCain himself. He gave her the biggest break of her miserable little life. Running down her benefactor would be tantamount to calling into question his decision-making…..including his decision to pick her as his VP. Similarly, McCain won’t say anything about Palin (at least for a long time) for the identical reason.
Most of her venom will be reserved for the media and her political enemies (including bloggers) back in Alaska.
Overall…I predict her book will be a dishonest yawner to those expecting spicy revelations. I’m certainly not the least bit interested in reading her pre-masticated pabulum.
I think the subtitle would be better as “A Secessionist’s Life.”
Schmidt is dead-on with respect to how any Palin presidency might turn out: a frikken disaster for the United States.
Mae: Her Twittiness used ‘AKGovSarahPalin’, all her tweets are still there.
#70 @Lee323
October 2nd, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Palin absolutely will not badmouth McCain in her book.
Running down her benefactor would be tantamount to calling into question his decision-making…..including his decision to pick her as his VP.
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If she doesn’t, it’s because rupert won’t let her.
she’s never had a problem before slitting the throats of her benefactors. she may couch it in a ‘bless his heart’ kind of way, but that won’t stop her from blaming him for her failures.
@67 LoriLA: With an imagination like that, you should be doing horror screenplays. Brrrrrrr.
Although, it does offer a bumper sticker possibility:
Cthulu Bush/Cheney 2012
Why settle for the lesser of two evils?
Hmm, sorry, Cthulu was supposed to be strikeout.
Sorry, off topic, but I just visited “The Immoral Minority”s page, and there was a google-ad for Sarah PAC just under the “Why do conservatives hate america” post. Wow, that must suck to have no control over ad placement.
61 phoebe Says:
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Just occured to me…why is Sarah wearing a sweatshirt with an American flag on it for the book cover. What has happend to her sense of fashion recently.
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That is the Presidential signature. Remember, when Obama was campaigning they complained because he was not wearing the flag pin. Palin is overly confident that she WILL be the next President. With people hating Obama and his own Party not supporting him; anything goes.
Hop over to Amazon and read the “customer discussions” about Going Rogue. It’s a priceless opportunity to read comments from the typical Palin mouth breathers who simply ADORE this “gorgeous white woman” who’s gonna run for Prezident!! It is a spectacular display of ignorance and raw hatred for anyone who does not support Palin.
It will truly be a catastrophy for the GOP to let people like that stand front and center and support Palin for a run in 2012. It will set Republicans back 150 years, and will guarantee the GOP is run into the ground. \
Of course, it’s not a BAD thing that the GOP party will be destroyed, but you can certainly understand why Schmidt links a Palin run with a catastrophy!
@PA-John #76
When you click on one of those BTQ$-PAC ads, Gryphen gets paid. It doesn’t make you donate ~ it just takes you to a page that asks you to donate. I’ve seen the “please donate page” a lot [grin].
That picture of BTQ$ must have been taken before her silly putty treatment. I can’t say i blame her for using an old picture. The jacket might have been air-brushed on…
PaJohn
Those Google ads show up in that space on your browser based on your own internet browsing habits.You got the Palin ad because you read Palin articles,I get it too,but some people who don’t read so much Palin articles get other ads in its place.
If you click on the ad,it makes some tiny miniscule fraction of a cent for the blog,at the same time it costs some tiny amount for SaraPac.It make it a point to click on everyone I see at least 5 times.
Mommom @82 – Cool! I didn’t know how that worked – guess we all need to help Gryph generated a little $$, considering he is faced with her on his own website!
O/T – Karma………
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/02/joe-the-failed-comedian-w_n_308420.html
As everyone suspected, conservative organizations are preordering her book and boosting the numbers. I get email from NewsMax. It is fascinating (and sometimes enraging) to see how the news of the day gets twisted.
Today’s email subject: Sarah Palin Book Unveiled today.
They say they will be among the first to have copies and you can get one FREE with a new subscription to NewsMax Magazine. If you currently subscribe to NewsMax magazine, you can renew early and get the book for FREE. The other option is to pay $8.95 and get the book, a four month subscription to NewsMax and a special edition of Newsmax magazine with Palin on the cover titled: How SP is changing the Politics of Womanhood.
I think we can expect to see this book at the second hand store by Christmas.
Sarah Palin Seeking Lipstick, Beauty Deal: Report
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/02/sarah-palin-seeking-lipst_n_307603.html
As long as they have Palin book listed as a Best-seller . Murdick and Consultants can ask for a 6-figure cost for her appearance. Also, she was a Beauty Contestant so they can use her past to negoitate high cost for Palin. Alot of her supporters will buy her products, books and listen to her Lectures.
Her Consultants know how to sell her and she doesn’t mind, as long as, the Price Is Right. She wants the money, glamour, power and prestige. She loves the spot-light. She will throw people under the bus to get there and stay.
Right now she is receiving alot of free, publicity in the U S and abroad. She have a name recognition. If everyone could just learn to criticize or be more subtle upon speaking about her. She can become less polarized. Don’t react everytime she says or does something. She really doesn’t deserve the attention. I think our President, does.
Laurie @84 – Good grief! The price is already way down, and including a subscription. Makes one wonder just how little these businesses paid per copy when buying in bulk…. will they make any profit at that price? It would be interesting to see exactly how Palin’s contract reads. At the rate this is going, she won’t see much on royalties (if any), then Lynn Vincent will get a tidy paycheck for her efforts, and someone is going to come up on the short end.
You can’t get any cheaper than a FREE gift with subscription.
Correction on the title of the “Free Bonus” issue
The Newer Feminism, revealing how Sarah is changing the politics of womanhood.
Bill Maher’s “Real Time” tonight featured Palin book titles if written by other authors. Very funny. How does this thing come in at 400 pages? In spite of being a governor, she has a rather thin resume to discuss. How may times per page can you write “troops”?
Big margins, large fonts, lots of irrelevant pictures
Incredibly lengthy and detailed play-by-plays of 1980s Wasilla High basketball games. Just a guess. AKM
Already such deep discounts on Going Rogue? Ha! I expect to see them in nightstand drawers in cheap motels and hotels within a year next to Giddeon’s Bible.
On topic, the anti-rogue is trying to make amends for his horrific mistake of putting this ill-prepared woman on a national ticket and forever on the horizon of our media and the nutwing base. I hope more people will step up and speak their minds.
Did anyone notice near the end of the campaign–Cindy McCain showed she didn’t like this woman. Also think that John Mcain knew a lot of things about Sarah –lipstick on a pig–Palin, that he helped cover -up.
She was chosen only because she wore a skirt.
I would bet money, Crumpy wishes he never let this pig out of the pig pen.
@90 seattlefan: I don’t think Schmidt is trying to “make amends”. He is an obnoxious (fill in the blank), who was 100% responsible for the “Obama is not one of us” strategy that Palin implemented during the campaign.
He is trying to (1) alert his co-partisans that Frankenstein’s monster has escaped its bonds, and is likely to rally the base that doesn’t need it, while repelling the independents; and (2) cover his own butt for being the one who unleashed this catastrophe on the Republican Party.
Don’t lose sight of the fact that Steve Schmidt is a Richard.
I certainly appears that all of the “advance numbers” that Miss Sarah’s tome is generating are false and have been ginned up, either by Murdoch or some very well monied right wing goofballs.
I too, will interested in seeing the reactions of the McCain campaign staffers to Palin’s delusional memories. Now that they are not bound to silence by virtue of campaign loyalty, I don’t imagine that they will feel especially constrained from hitting back at her. If Palin’s lies are vengeful and spiteful enough, the McCain camp could really stomp on her. If there is one thing that we can count on from Palin, it is that she will certainly be vengeful and spiteful. Palin’s commitment to nearly everything and anything has proved to be transient, except when it comes to being vindictive and petty. November and December could be very interesting.
@ strangelet: LOL! a “Richard” is priceless.
I know. My comment was tongue in cheek. Perhaps I should have said he was cya.
To fill up 400 pages (ugh) we’ll get lot’s of JV and varsity B-ball ect. I wonder if we will be blessed with any “Band camp” anecdotes??? Har Har
Speaking of the devil herself. Why Sarah is on the cover of her
life’s yearbook. Dressed in a red jumpsuit. Perfect!
I can’t wait for her Reality Show!! Diva goes to prison!!
@95 VernD: Now wait a second. I went to band camp in two summers, and had a pretty good time. Although I doubt I’ll ever write a book about it.
FOX and Neil Cavuto, certainly did NOT enjoy this interview………………lol
“Sarah Palin? She’s A Dope! Write A Book? She Can’t Read A Book!” Don Imus
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/cspanjunkie/sarah-palin-shes-dope-write-book-she-c
Not a big Don Imus fan, but he nailed it there! Welcome to Fox, Don . LOL
@64 Nin Says:
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
Henry David Thoreau
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Great quote!!!!!!! Palin would reply, Henry who?
that video of Imus calling her a dope was great. btw, she is a dope.
Too funny, the man arrested for trying to blackmail Letterman is described by those who know him as Rogue. Got that…..blackmailer= Rogue. ha, ha
CBS News producer Joe Halderman–who was arrested outside the network’s West 57th Street offices Thursday in the alleged scheme to blackmail David Letterman–as a rogue and a womanizer, a lover of literature, a “smart fratboy,” a swashbuckling journalist and an occasional barroom brawle
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/02/robert-joe-halderman-lett_n_308247.html
Yawn, I wonder how “Winky” feels about what Imus had to say about her. I send Imus a huge thanks very much, also too. He did all of us a huge favor with that interview.
Great way to tell someone to kiss off in a humorous manner….that’s what he just did. He reached into every Palin rump kissers living room and bluntly states that she’s a dope. Yeah baby.
Hip Hip Hooray to all of the comedians who are doing their part in defusing some of the anger being stirred up between Americans. United we stand.
**Note: please enjoy my new virtual yard sign: – “Where’s Dopey?”
Interesting quote in the NYTimes article about the opening of the exhibition of pins belonging to Madeleine Albright:
“For the occasion, Ms. Albright, the secretary of state under President Bill Clinton, was wearing a version of the Statue of Liberty head pin that is on the cover of her book accompanying the show. The book was published by HarperCollins, which had just made a splash by announcing an earlier publication date for the memoir of Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor. “I’m not the editor on that,” Tim Duggan, the executive editor of HarperCollins, said hastily. ”
Too bad Mr. Duggan couldn’t prevent HarperCollins from publishing the book if he feels that way.
To read the entire article, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/fashion/04NITE.html?_r=1&ref=fashion
Reading wonkette regarding book cover photo. “It’s like taking pet to pet photographer. She’s looking at assistant who is shaking a squeeky toy & making funny noises. It’s the standard method to get the subject to look alert.”
If she can fake a pregnancy, why can’t she fake some boobs? Snark.