Blind Allegiance Revisited – New Sarah Palin Bombshells from the Cutting Room Floor
In February of this year, there was a deliberate and unauthorized leak of the draft manuscript of the book Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin (Frank Bailey with coauthors Ken Morris and Jeanne Devon). Rival Palin author Joe McGinniss obtained through his publisher a copy of the copyrighted manuscript and emailed it in its entirety to a host of media outlets inviting them to read and comment on the contents. The book, in first draft, was seeking a publisher at the time. Within days, the revelations shocked and amazed the media and public, making their way around the internet universe while…
Frank Bailey on The O’Reilly Factor Tonight (UPDATE)
For those of you playing “Follow Frank,” you can catch him tonight on The O’Reilly Factor with Bill O’Reilly to talk about Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin. I know you’ve all got Fox News on right now, so you won’t even have to change the channel to catch BillO. Yes, I am kidding. At least it’s not Sean Hannity again. I’ll post the video here when it becomes available. Carry on and enjoy the weekend knowing that a giant asteroid is not going to pummel the Earth on Monday. UPDATE: or “Another Reason Not to Trust Fox” Looks like they…
Jeanne Devon on The Ron & Don Show on KIRO in Seattle
More audio at MyNorthwest.com Check out Jeanne’s interview on The Ron & Don Show on KIRO in Seattle. She talks about Blind Allegiance, and the Palin email dump. Her segment goes from 1:30 to 17:00.
New Emails Reveal Palin Lied When She Denied Online Poll Fixing
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy During Sarah Palin’s brief tenure as governor, staff spent a great deal of time repeatedly voting in online polls. They even used special software that would vote over and over in these non-scientific opinion polls from local TV stations like KTUU in Anchorage. For Palin, it was all about the image. If her policies looked popular, then in her world, they were. If she looked like a success, she was. Her all-consuming obsession with her own media presence was undeniable in the emails I read while researching the…
Open Thread – Blind Allegiance on Firedoglake Book Salon Sunday
By Shannyn Moore Wahoo! Who needs a Red Bull and a seat belt? YOU! That’s who! Tomorrow, Sunday, June 5, Firedoglake’s Book Salon will feature Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin – A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years. I’ll be hosting the event, and you’ll be able to ask Jeanne Devon (AKM) about the book – the process, the content, the story-behind-the-story, or any questions about where the Palin bus is headed. Just go to firedoglake.com on Sunday and join the conversation. We’ll be typing live from 1-3pm Alaska time (2-4pm Pacific/5-7pm Eastern) Giddy up, Mudpuppies!
Open Thread – Truth Sandwich on Crazy Bread
A Mudflatter in Wasilla snapped this picture in the local Waldenbooks. It’s like a truth sandwich on crazy bread! On the way home, the book and it’s new owner paused at the Wasilla City Hall for a pictorial tribute. Photos by: Beverly Serrano
Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin – Some Insight and an Excerpt!
By Co-Author: Ken Morris Despite being filled with regret for his own actions while serving for nearly four years under candidate and then half-governor Sarah Palin, Frank Bailey came to fear that his former boss remained a voice in American politics. In Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin, former insider and my co-author Frank Bailey said of his ideals when we first met, “I am still a Fox News Conservative.” Frank went on to explain that Sarah Palin, despite her carefully managed image and “word salad” lip service to conservative ideals, cared little for the smaller government and social values that…
Mudflats Chats – Frank Bailey
~Sarah Palin and Frank Bailey By Jeanne Devon I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with ex-Palin aide Frank Bailey about his memoir Blind Allegiance (co-authored by myself and Ken Morris). Frank Bailey is one of those people I never imagined I’d ever meet, nevermind work with. I once called him “the second most notorious Frank in Alaska politics” with our former Governor Frank Murkowski holding that dubious number one spot. After Bailey ended up in the center of the Troopergate scandal, I, like many Alaskans was pretty miffed. After our mutual co-author Ken Morris who was already…
Open Thread – Where in the World are the Authors?
Blind Allegiance co-authors have been busy! Frank Bailey has been doing back to back interviews in the Big Apple with everyone from Lawrence O’Donnell to Sean Hannity to The View and CNN. Be sure to look for him tomorrow on Inside Edition. Jeanne Devon appeared on Sun Network News in Ottawa with David Akin, and you can catch her tomorrow live streaming at Radio or Not with Nicole Sandler at 7:30am Alaska time, 11:30am ET. Ken Morris had a great interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, and will be seen nationally on NBC news channels. I’ll keep you posted as…
Follow Frank! Palin Tell-All Author Talks to Martin Bashir
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Frank Bailey discusses Christian faith as a theme in Blind Allegiance, in his own life, and in the Palin administration. Quoting from the book Bashir reads – Love thy neighbor? Turn the other cheek? Forgiveness? These New Testament concepts were not part of Sarah Palin’s Old Testament temperament. Both eyes for an eye was the rule, and vanquishing enemies became a goal. Bailey goes on to discuss how much of the book is a confession for the things he was involved with, and how he strayed from his…