The Going Rogue Book Tour Draws Crowds and Controversy
The acquisitions editors at the Harper Collins publishing house must be floating on cloud nine.
Initial sales for Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue, released under the Harper Collins imprint, are going through the roof. The demand for the former Alaska governor’s political biography confirms what heartland conservatives have been saying since August 2008: this woman is hot! Three hundred thousand copies flew off the shelves on November 17, the day of release. Meanwhile, Harper Collins has announced another print run of 100,000 copies. This will put the total run of initial hardback volumes at 1.6 million. Online bookseller Amazon.com reports that online sales figures for Going Rogue made the title “one of our bestselling nonfiction books of 2009.”
In step with the latest in mass-marketing techniques, Governor Palin is now barreling full-steam through a high-profile nationwide book tour. Breaking out with a one-hour network interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Palin’s first-week media sit-downs included visits with Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, and Barbara Walters. Palin is also scheduled to visit 32 cities for book signings across the country. And first reports are phenomenal. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, thousands of enthusiastic supporters waited overnight, in 30 degree weather, at the Woodland Mall to meet the “hockey mom” from Wasilla.
The next day a crowd of 1,100 people showed up for a book signing in Noblesville, Indiana. As the Indianapolis Star reports:
Calling her devotees “hardcore patriots,” Palin arrived Thursday night at the Borders bookstore at Hamilton Town Center amid hundreds who chanted “Sarah! Sarah!”
It was among the first stops on a book tour to promote the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee’s best-seller, Going Rogue.
“My story. My words. Unfiltered,” Palin told more than 1,000 before signing copies.
“You guys are hardcore patriots, and I thank you so much for being here,” she said to fans as they waited outside.
“I wrote my book dedicated to good Americans like all of you; hard-working, patriotic Americans. … We had a great time a year ago in Indiana, but I think I’m having even more fun now.”
Palin was referring to last year’s campaign stop at the nearby Verizon Wireless Center, which drew 24,000.
Actually, the Indianapolis Star piece omits the controversy that followed after the Noblesville event. It turns out that hundreds of supporters (who had waited hours in line for wristbands) were stiffed by Governor Palin when she wrapped up the event at 9:00 P.M., before completing the book signings. By Thursday afternoon, Palin had issued an apology on her Facebook page. But YouTube videos now available online — featuring disgruntled signature-seekers booing and screaming “sign our books” — are providing the latest fodder for Palin’s political enemies on the radical left. Netroots bloggers are linking to unhappy comments left at the Facebook page by people turned away. Gleefully aggregating some of the disappointment, Rumproast blog claims to quote Tina Houser, who was a campaign volunteer for the McCain-Palin campaign last year:
I had been in line for hours and we were given a mass produced signiture sticker. There were some people who stood outside angry wanting to return your book. I already bought the book, all I wanted was to meet the woman and the family I have strongly supported over the last year.
Hm dunno about the Noblesville fiasco. The webside devoted to Sarah called http://www.conservatives4palin.com dissects that particular case and it looks like it was BORDER’S fault after all. Later on Sarah wentured out and signed all reamining books to the trepidation of her bodyguards.
Sarah Palin – the Leader Of The Free People.
Sarah is Arven, Galadriel and Eovyn in one. Wouldn’t the tittle “Return Of The Queen” nicely illustrate her thriumphant come back?
“Not even President Barack Obama can claim to have been as heavily targeted for annihilation.”
Obama targeted for annihilation? Are you kidding? Or did you mean to write: “Not even President George W. Bush can claim to have been as heavily targeted for annihilation.”? Or “Not even President Barack Obama can claim to have been as heavily targeted for adoration.”?
Sarah Palin is not campaigning, she is a force to be reckoned with but it wont be for national office. She cannot cross the line from core wing voters to the middle, and this is where elections are won or lost.
Will she make life difficult for the democrats…you Betcha. This is where she can make a huge difference. She might well run for Senate or Congress in a few years, after she has her day in the sun. And good for her.
I really wish someone on this site would have the guts to write about Dennis Hastert and his cohorts taking funds from terrorist groups. Its an amazing story and deserves to be known and discussed. The funds are funneled through Chicago exchanges to Washington DC and involve high level Ex and current Govt officials. This is not a right or left leaning, it involves both sides of the aisle and will eventually destroy the careers of many in office today.
Talking about being a Patriot is all nice and fine, but if nobody takes a stand, then its just talk.
I’m in Italy and have nothing to do with America and I’m ordering Palin book just because I share deep American principles: freedom, individual responsability, small government, capitalism. Go girl, go!
I was one of those that stood in line and missed meeting her. I arrived at 7 that morning to stand in the 4-hour line to buy 2 books and get a wristband, which were randomly marked with an letter of the alphabet. I brought my son back at 4 to get in line again. An hour later the security guards came out and finally told us what the plan was to let people in (alphabetical order). Her bus arrived (on time)-but only then did security start bringing people in to empty pockets (that could have been started sooner). Each wristband was good for 2 books and 4 family members. And it was clearly stated that she would stop at 9:00. (You do the math!) Our wristband was “N”–and the “M” group was the last to go in. A store employee came out, sheepishly said that the signing was over, and handed out book plates. I was so upset that I left and didn’t get one-and THEN found out the next day that she had signed them, so I would have had at least that momento.
Disappointed? Oh my, you don’t know the half of it!!! But I do not blame any one person-this was not a purposeful slight on anyone, only a huge mistake on the part of a company (Borders) that probably had never had to handle logistics like this before. During my 9 hours standing in the rain and cold, I met a lot of like-minded people, that believe that our country could soon cease to exist as the last free nation in this world. Mrs. Palin is the symbol of what we need to prevent that from happening-honesty, hard work,integrity. Not the now-daily barrage of lies and denigration of us and our values that we get from our politicians.
I am most disappointed in the “boo-ers” at the end of the signing. Bunch of NARCISSISTIC SELF-CENTERED WHINERS. YOU DESERVE OBAMA, AS HE IS THE EPITOMY OF NARCISSICM. And they would have had to known that the media would love to use their actions as more fodder to denigrate a good person. I have never been a “band-wagon” person, but I am afraid for my family and my country. I was not there to make myself happy (well, ok a little, I admit!)but to show my support for HER. Mrs. Palin promised to try to do something to make up for not being able to meet her, and I know I can trust her word. Or I would never have been there in the first place.
I have worked many book signings. Unless Palin guaranteed to sign all books or stay past the scheduled time, this is not her fault and detractors are being disingenuous to promote it as her fault.
Celebrity authors generally have tight schedules. They frequently have set times for signing and it is a first-come-first-served basis. If handled properly by the bookstore, attendees are given a set number of wrist bands or tickets and once those are exhausted, people know they are not likely to get their book signed. It isn’t the author’s fault.
Pundits commenting on this ought to know better, but of course, that wouldn’t fit with their smear campaign.
Like it or not, Sarah is simply not going to go away quietly into some pundits squishy dreams. She’ll get better and better since she’s IS intelligent and has a heap of common sense. Compare her to any Democrat in any position of leadership. Actually, compare her to any Republican in leadership. Those that state negative things as simple negatives have a hate-Sarah agenda versus those that offer advise whether it’s well-founded or not.
And imagine a political figure not doing a tour that is, well, political. What a farce. It’s like Dick Morris when he stated that Hillary was better since through it all she didn’t quit and thus would be a better candidate. Go suck toes.
This article is all over the place.
One minute Mr. Douglas is sounding the trumpets for Sarah Palin; the next minute he’s saying, “I dunno, looks like she goofed up big time again.”
Of course Sarah Palin’s book tour is a political campaign. The woman is a politician. Maybe she should carry a few tons of Alaska salmon with her and hand out fillet samples to the millions that are starving to death in the streets because of George W. Bush’s afterlife effects?
Alas, for a nation that half of it’s people can’t figure out which end to wipe first, today’s modern Political Science class can always fall back on kissing an America hating, Caucasian hating, Jew hating black Muslim that embraces Islam versus the kooky traditional lack of substance stuff Sarah Palin offers.
At least that way if she is campaigning no one has to worry about her sneaking up on them in the middle of the night before they she can steal their guns and Bibles.
Whew! how thankful I am for the reminder of how fair the standards are for public figures. Ending an event at 9 p.m. compared with 220 minutes in the gym and giving other candidates the finger. Let’s be sure to scrutinize Sarah’s every move and not so much for that tanned guy who keeps bowing to others, just move along, nothing to see there.
Congratulations Palinistas! Now you can rejoice and adore the written word of your mirror’s reflection. It’s money well spent. The paper and printing industries have saved some jobs, advertising revenues are up, and some cottage industries may have been regenerated. Magazines are selling, TV is abuzz and comedians are busy. Keep it up and the real Americans will preserve their status quo! Fantastic!
Perfection.
We want perfection! Now!
Not another Bush, or McCain, or Mitt, or Huckleberry or Rudy or some Mexican..
I stood out here overnight in the cold waiting for her to reach out and personally touch me, bless my copy of her book; pet my head; smile; rub my back…
And what does she do?
Quits.
Walks out.
Walked out on me just like she did the Alaskans.
What a rip.
She’s exactly like the rest of her kind..
All fluff.. no beef.
Where’s the beef?
Where’s her… never mind.
Don’t mess with my it’s barely beef hear y’all? aka, “Find em, fleece em, fluff em off!” (like little bitty bugs) and move on to the next town.
There’s a sucker born every minute; a fat rear end for every chair..
We should of known.
No one was hoping for change.
We were promised “perfection”.
And she, Sarah by damn better deliver or else.
Or else the GOP is history.
We’ll stay home.
Or just go rouge down at the end of Independence Avenue behind the “We’re Out Of Power” Hotel.
Sarah, if You Can’t Deliver Don’t Promise!
Regarding the places Palin is visiting, the vast majority — Michigan, Indiana, New York, Florida, etc. — are states Obama carried. How does that make her afraid to confront the enemy?
Is she visiting cities where many people like her? Sure. Why wouldn’t she do that? She is, after all, trying to sell her book. Who are the likely buyers?
Anyone who has done large public events such as these knows that many who come to see the candidate, or the performer, are disappointed. It just isn’t possible to spend even a minute or so with everyone when the crowd swells to a certain point. The concerns of the host hall, bookstore, auditorium, etc. also play a role, as do, alas, security issues. The way things are I wouldn’t want Sarah (or Obama, for that matter) just plunging into the crowds – you never know who is out there.
Palin is going to have to regroup to see if she can find a way to do it a bit better. On her Facebook page she said she would – and no doubt will. No reasonable person (and I realize the qualifier eliminates many)should hold it against her if she can’t meet or satisfy all her admirers. No one could.
I suspect that a number of these people in Indiana are leftist agitators pretending to be Sarah Palin supporters. Any normal person realizes that she is compelled to comply with tightly scheduled travel plans beyond her control. I would have been disappointed—but I would not have left angry. Stuff normally happens with events like these. Palin is also attracting a sizable number of middle-of-the-road voters. She is reversing the previously negative opinions of countless individuals.
Sarah Palin is a politician. What do you expect? From the perky Katie Couric’s of the world, I fully expect Sarah Palin to transform into a hideous gorgon who can turn any living creature into stone. However, the reality of the situation is quite different: She is a real person who stands for her beliefs. The elites of the world want to destroy Sarah Palin before she can gain more power. Yet the irony is she has only been renewed with more positive energy as she deflects the negative energy from the Katie Couric plastic people.
I don’t think any of the local bookstores are prepared for the overwhelming crowds for her book signings. Is this Sarah Palin’s fault? No, it is the fault of the local bookstores. Time is limited & the author is on a strict schedule.
“No, it is the fault of the local bookstores.”
It’s not fair to blame the bookstores. Everybody is simply overwhelmed by the popularity of Sarah Palin’s book. Mature people simply adjust to the changing circumstances. What in heaven’s name could the bookstores have done any differently? I have zero suggestions to offer. What about you? Should their employees have gone outside and machine- gunned most of those standing in line in order to make it shorter and more manageable?
“Sarah Palin’s triumphal passage through heavy GOP districts has all the trappings of a political campaign.”
No, no, didn’t you hear Sarah tell Oprah that the presidency “isn’t even on my radar”? Are you calling Sarah a liar!?!?
Wow,
You didn’t even mention her stop in Fort Wayne at Meijer’s, 12-3 and she had to leave promptly to go on to Noblesville.
They passed out 1000 wrist bands, but that didn’t let you go home. You still had to wait in line, and it was clilly, windy and damp. I was in line 7 hours (I was about number 375 in line). Meijers people explained that having a wrist band didn’t guarantee getting your book signed, that Sarah would sign as many as possible. Anyone who didn’t get their book(s) signed got a signed page to go into the books. Nobody was whining. Everybody understood that if you didn’t get to meet her, then you should have gotten there sooner like all the people that were successful.
The authors idea that “Governor Palin’s early exit from the book signing was a self-inflicted public relations fiasco (even the Los Angeles Times is reporting the story). It demonstrates that for all of her increasing maturity since bursting onto the national scene in 2008, Palin’s campaign juggernaut still needs a lot of polish. is a bunch of BS.
Mrs. Palin woke up in Fort Wayne, got ready, did a 1/2 hour interview for Laura Ingraham, then showed up on time at Meijer’s. She left promptly at 3 and traveled to Noblesville. She signed books for another 3 hours there and then had to leave to travel to Cincinnati, OH to start all over the next day.
I say again, if you didn’t get your book signed, it wasn’t Sarah Palin’s fault, it was your own. Next time try harder – other people did and their books got signed.
We desperately need hope and change in this nation, and not the type that Barry and Bunch has in mind.
“Help us, Obi Sarah’cuda, you’re our only hope.”
Obama, Biden, Schumer, and any other liberal who hates Palin can treat people like crap and the press provides cover. Palin adheres to a schedule on her book tour and the left ostracizes and tries to drive a stake through her heart. Go figure.
I bought her book with no expectation of getting it signed, or of ever meeting the woman, (she ain’t comin’ to my town). I bought the book simply because I admire the woman. ’nuff said?
After the dumocrats attempted to ruin her with false accusations and frivolous lawsuits in AK, I can only say, I hope she makes a ton of money on this book. Someone once said: “Living well is the best revenge”.
Quitter. She’s really really good at that.
Hoosierhawk:
The mob is always right. Live by the mob, die by the mob.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8mAZhOJIfI
For the left-wing trolls.
A) $2trillion deficit this year.
B) +10% unemployment.
We are paying taxes for utopia and it better get here by Nov 2012.
Now & Then, take your cheap shots & put them in the trash where they belong. While you’re at it, throw yourself in the garbage.
Get It?:
Perfection.
We want perfection! Now!
Not another Bush, or McCain, or Mitt, or Huckleberry or Rudy or some Mexican..
I stood out here overnight in the cold waiting for her to reach out and personally touch me, bless my copy of her book; pet my head; smile; rub my back…
And what does she do?
Quits.
Walks out.
Walked out on me just like she did the Alaskans
Obvious lie, Anyone who waited overnight was first in line, who do you think you’re kidding. It’s the people who didn’t get there early enough the had a problem.
She just had time to say hello and sign the book, next person. Find somebody else to rub your back, ya lying troll.
Ruebecca:
Greetings and welcome. As your body and mind readjust to the affects of waking life, after eight years of suspended animation, you may experience difficulties in contextualizing certain information. Deficits of two or three trillion dollars engendered in the previous administration may be difficult for you to acknowledge as reality. Indeed, the growing unemployment that began in 2007, while you were asleep, may seem to have simply begun on the day you woke up, in February 2009. Things should come into focus at some point–you will be able to contextualize the last ten or twenty years of policy, and place responsibility and blame in a way that does not suggest dementia–unless you suffered brain damage during your SA. In that case, please see a doctor.
One would think the chit for brains author of the article could at least get his facts right. Harper Collins is not going to print another 100,00 copies, but “ONE MILLION” more. It is evident that PJ is infected with PDS like the Bubonic plague.
Also, the designated female who was all over the news decrying Palin as a quitter at Noblesville, was/is a Obamabot. She was tracked down on tweeter and, the only political figure she follows is, gasp, one Present Obama.
moho: i’m beginning to enjoy your presence, why i can’t really say other than you one funny guy. it began in in 06 when the democratic congress took over. but when o when will it be on your watch? the unemployment rises on your watch, bush is gone and the watch belongs to the big O. you are trying to say that it crumbles but it is someones Else’s fault. this mess belongs to the Big O who knows how to dither and pass fault like salt and pepper shaker on the table. Sarah 4ever
Buy the book, dammit!
By the way, Going Rogue is a very interesting book, worth reading even if Palin were not a national political figure. The story of her remarkable family and childhood alone are worth the cover price, as is her account of her 17-year career in Alaska politics, from city council to mayor to Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commissioner to governor.
I’m still reading the part about the presidential race. Palin describes how the national media were actually prevented from learning the truth about her background and accomplishments–she was not permitted to talk to her familiar and friendly Alaska media, who could have helped get out the story nationally, and the campaign never provided a briefing book about her background to the press. Thus a vacuum of honest news was created that was filled by the smear artists.
The American people deserve a much more open and honest campaign process. Going Rogue and the book tour are a step in that direction, laying the groundwork for an honest campaign in the future should Palin decide to run for national office again.
25. Sebastian Shaw:
“Now & Then, take your cheap shots & put them in the trash where they belong. While you’re at it, throw yourself in the garbage.”
Happy to, but you’ll have to drag yourself out of the dumpster before I can fit. And quite calling people names, you skeevy little a$$h0le.
“she was not permitted to talk to her familiar and friendly Alaska media”
McCain’s campaign staff was comparable to an advertising group hostile to the product they are representing. How would like to be responsible for the ad campaign on behalf of MacDonald’s hamburgers—when you can’t stand the sight of them? Most of these individuals were pro-abortion secularists. The situation was doomed from the start. Their reputation and status among the “elites” was their number one concern. McCain’s presidential campaign was simply a resume builder for supposedly bigger and better things.
I still think Sarah should really do the Radio/T.V. route. With her looks, its got to be tv. I think she would be great! Hey, I hear OPRAH is leavin town so Sarah would be perfect for that. And with Coulter and Bachmann joining her it would be a great alternative (on fox?) for “the view”…this is sure to be a hit !! Dont you agree?
John: Doesn’t it belong to them both? And even Clinton? Doesn’t this seem like a problem endemic to our economy rather than the fault of individuals the second they enter office? I will say one thing, however, in the blame department. Bush inherited the dot com bust, but he also inherited a declining national debt and balanced budget. He left office with trillions of new debt as a cause of unneeded, disastrous wars in Iraq. During those wars, our government literally threw billions of dollars away to unscrupulous contractors. But Republicans have their sights set on ACORN. Both parties are unctuous, but the Republican party has a kind of stupid that reaches toxic levels. Again, the Democrats are no light amongst men, and are as onerous a group as one can imagine. The Republicans, that said, seem to be intent on making them look like saints by comparison.
Thus a vacuum of honest news was created that was filled by the smear artists.
Particularly hilarious. Poor, poor Palin, just an honest politician who never smeared another person by implying they were terrorists.
33. David Thomson:McCain’s presidential campaign was simply a resume builder for supposedly bigger and better things.
Isn’t it sweet she names names? Now the resume builders are radioactive unemployables.
So ? Sounds good to me.
Numbers one thru six have provided me some of the best darn reading in many, many years. Just thanks for being you. And keep up the good work.
This is why I come to this site. The articles have their flaws, but the commenters clarify any number of things. Some of the comments are better than the articles, in many cases.
“Isn’t it sweet she names names? Now the resume builders are radioactive unemployables.”
That’s a very good point. I missed it completely. RIPON Republicans are indeed on their way out. If nothing else, their wishy-washy economic policies are now being wholeheartedly rejected by both purple and red state voters. Blue ones will likely vote only for real Democrats—and not imitators. I can’t imagine any campaign hiring these individuals anytime in the near future. The RIPON crowd is staunchly pro-abortion and overall very secular. This emphasis is occasionally successful during normal economic times. But we are most certainly not experiencing anything approaching normalcy! Thus, they are royally screwed. Maybe the can get hired greeting customers at Wal-Mart? It pays a bit over minimum wage.
21. Someone once said: “Living well is the best revenge”.
Amen.
That’s all I say. The Dems will attack her from now until she dies and even then some. As long as she has any public exposure she will be attacked, and for what? I wish we could pull half of this animosity and attack machine system and aim it at Pelosi and Reid. I’d love to watch how long they’d last.
Actually Harper Collins bumped it up another 1 million copies to a total of 2.5 million. Please get your facts straight thanks.
Living well’s the best revenge.
More people like her than do McCain and the Oreo.
Her book is a best seller, she has her family, many more people like her than perhaps the left thinks.
So, cry all you want to , dish all your dit etc, she’s this and that whatever you choose..we like her and will continue to do so.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!
I wish we could pull half of this animosity and attack machine system and aim it at Pelosi and Reid.
Steeped in the disgusting sewer that is Republican media as you are, you aren’t likely to notice the round the clock rhetoric aimed at those two. To others with more diverse founts of info, Palin’s not seen anything yet.
See from the outside the USA today is a scary illogical place. Morality is totally inverted Obama with a very very dodgy history and very suspect communist, criminal and terrorist associates and who has HIDDEN all his paper trail is not even investigated or criticised in the MSM he is given a free pass and worshiped. Meanwhile Sarah Palin who is not even a candidate for anything at the moment has her every move scrutinised , analysed and degraded and what they did to her during the election was unprecedented . Just imagine if the Obamanation had had to endure even a tenth of the scrutiny, investigation, revelation and attacks Palin did we would be talking about Vice President Palin today.
# 32 Now and Then posts
“Happy to, but you’ll have to drag yourself out of the dumpster before I can fit. And quite calling people names, you skeevy little a$$h0le.”
Completely oblivious to how ridicuous he has just shown himself to be with his spelling mistakes and illogicality.
Obama sinking in the polls. ObamaCare will be his parting shot at us…
Pragmatist, lol
Completely oblivious to how ridicuous he has just shown himself to be with his spelling mistakes and illogicality.
Self deprecatory humor?
I was at the Cincinnati and Columbus events. ALL the Cincinnati people in the promised groups got their signings in, groups A through O. There were even few spillover A people that made it too. Great party atmosphere. A ton of fun.
In Columbus, Sarah finished a little early the people who had wristbands and then stayed 22 minutes late to sign all the rest of those in line who had NO wristband.
I think she felt bad about Noblesville and wanted to make up for it. It was a lot of fun in Columbus too.
MOHO to prove his point will now LIST all the REPUBLICAN MSM outlets which are smearing (thats lying about not reporting) Obama and Pelosi and Reid. In fact lets make it easier for you MOHO as we know how intellectually challenged you are just give us a LIST of ALL the Republican MSM.
I still think Sarah should really do the Radio/T.V. route. With her looks, its got to be tv. I think she would be great! Hey, I hear OPRAH is leavin town so Sarah would be perfect for that. And with Coulter and Bachmann joining her it would be a great alternative (on fox?) for “The View”
WOW. Just WOW. I get goosebumps just thinking about that. But we have to have 5 of them, don’t we? We could have Mary Ann Glendon in the Barbara Walters role of respected Grande Dame; and for ideological diversity, throw in Tammy Bruce.
NOBODY would be watching Whoopie Goldberg and Joy Behar any more!!!
#42:
The Dems will attack her from now until she dies and even then some. As long as she has any public exposure she will be attacked, and for what? I wish we could pull half of this animosity and attack machine system and aim it at Pelosi and Reid.
Or at the jihadists who are trying to kill us all….
“Obama sinking in the polls. ObamaCare will be his parting shot at us…”
It does seem like we are under constant attack from our own President!
There are a few images that haunt me that seem highly iconic, symbolic of his whole agenda and attitude. Shooting the finger at Hillary; shooting the finger at McCain; calling Sarah a pig with lipstick, and McCain an old fish; buzzing New York in Air Force One and scaring the hell out of everybody (probably laughing all the way); being interviewed about the millions of jobs and billions of dollars in wealth that have simply disappeared since he took office, and LAUGHING about it; making a joke at the expense of retarded people (the Special Olympics); “I won, so I’m gonna trump you on that”; “my grandma was a typical white person”; his poor half-brother George, STILL living in a shack in Kenya, no help from millionaire Barack; ….. Some of these things seem small by themselves, but they outline a portrait of a mean-spirited, nasty, small, petty, puny, spiteful, grudge-holding, thoughtless, inconsiderate, narcissistic, adolescent, bullying, selfish CREEP.
Never forget that Obama is an Alinskyite–and Saul Alinsky got his intimidation tactics from Al Capone’s gang in the ’20s and ’30s…. and dedicated his community organizing manual to Lucifer, whom he lauded as “the first rebel, who was successful enough to win his own kingdom.” Alinsky’s “community organizing” and “direct action” involved things like having his followers take over all the restroom stalls at O’Hare Airport for a whole day so that nobody in the airport had access to a restroom; and having a “fart-in” at a symphony concert, where all his followers stuffed themselves with beans beforehand, and then during a quiet spot in the concert, all “let loose” simultaneously. Oh, yeah, these were classy folks, all right. That Alinsky, he was some genius, huh? “The Father of Community Organizing”—and intellectual father to our current Community Organizer-in-Chief.
There’s an influence on Sarah Heath Palin’s actions that a lot of us have failed to recognize, and our leftist trolls would rather eviscerate themselves than credit.
Duty.
Governor Palin feels a duty toward the United States. She’s on a grueling book-signing tour — they’re thankless, expensive, and exhausting, believe me — to popularize a book that’s already the target of more bile than Hitler’s ghost has accrued since 1945. Why? The book us likely to make her rich but it would do that even if she were to stay at home and let it sell itself. After all, that’s what it’s been doing since its availability date was announced a couple of months ago.
She’s doing it to spread her convictions among others.
Duty is also why she resigned from the governorship of Alaska, as she made clear in her announcement thereof. She’d done as much as she could for her state in the two years prior; the avalanche of attacks, all of them entirely unfounded, from those who want to bring her down had rendered her insufficiently effective to satisfy her own standard. So she handed the reins to Sean Parnell, who shares her stances and presents a far less attractive target to left-wing assailants.
Governor Palin is sincere in her convictions, unlike the overwhelming majority of contemporary politicians. That’s the part that irks leftists and Establishmentarian Republicans most. She believes in clean, open government, and she “walks it like she talks it;” the laws and channels used to attack her in Alaska were largely her creation. When the leftists discovered that she’d had a tanning bed installed in the Governor’s Mansion, they were overjoyed…until it developed that it was her personal property, paid for out of her own pocket.
Christians and patriots understand and accept the chains of duty. Mouthing the words isn’t sufficient. Wrapping yourself in the Flag isn’t sufficient. We know we have to follow through. Sarah Heath Palin is both a true Christian and a true patriot – on current evidence, one of the finest around. In an age where trust among men is all but vanished, she’s that rarest of the humankind, a trustworthy politician. May God bless and keep her; we need her desperately.
Palin in 2012!
Sorry, Palinistas. Do I smell quitter fat again?
Bill called all the trolls out on the other thread. They quit.
Here is an indication of how politicized the United States has become: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091123/world/us_palin_fort_bragg
As long as the faux piety of the 20th century, political correctness, gallops like a stallion
leaving the barn after the barn door is open – spinning wheels is the likely scenario.
Ban the trolls.
uh-huh
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/23/palin-supporters-struggle_n_367800.html
ubetcha
Bill won.
Listen up, Meatheads!
Don’t let your disgust with the disease currently infesting the White House seduce you into nominating this pitiful, ignorant, incompetent airhead for election as The Most Powerful Person In The World.
“Out of the frying pan; into the fire”, is applicable here. Dumbama has plunged us into chaos purposely. Dumbelina would do so unwittingly. But the bottom line is chaos; whether purposive or via bumbling.
If sweet Sarah is the GOP candidate, I promise to write in Aunt Jemima.
Now and Then,
Showing up here as well? I can understand why I tend to see all the articles about Sarah Palin – I’m a big fan of hers. The question is why do you ALWAYS show up at any article about Palin – you obviously don’t really care for her. (Putting it lightly)
As I said before – you have mental disorder – you need help. If there is something you don’t like, avoid it, but oh no, it has become apparent that you spend every waking hour searching for anything about Mrs. Palin. Anything anywhere anytime, if has anything to do with Palin, you show up with your sickness.
I warned you before – we’re going to track you down – you are a sick puppy.
#63 wrote “We’re going to track you down.”
Hmmmm, just who is the sick puppy here?
I’m guessing that some selective editing was done in the HuffPo video to focus on the more “challenged” folks in the book signing lines, but that was a bit sad, eh? They should have had that interviewer and a guy from Fox working the same line and then we could compare what they each came up with. I know that I have seen some video with some compelling proof of ignorance in Obama voters, but the folks in that book line would give them a run for their money on just about any day of the week and maybe twice on Sunday. Does that make me an elitist? So it goes.
63 Hoosierhawk
You’re gonna track me down . . . but I’m the sick puppy.
All I did was post a video about Pain supporters. I think you need to check in with your anger management counselor.
Borders blew it. They should have spoken to corporate to discuss what to do if they were to run after closing time at 9 PM. Actually, it was wonderful to see that the event was so successful. Sadly, mistakes were made. Perhaps 1000 wrist bands were a bit more than realistic. Hopefully, if she does any more Borders – and I can’t imagine their not wanting to make profit from sales – then corporate will need to make some policy changes asap. Of course, there is always the possibility that corporate is run by Obama liberals. Then, forget it. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. As an English major,I did not note errors. Her style is conversational – so long sentences would be out of place. I felt as if we were just conversing over a cup of coffee. Very enjoyable!!!
Sarah Palin in the Crosshairs
Ok, we’ve known since she was nominated as McCain’s pick for VP that the Left was salivating to get at Sarah Palin, in more ways than one.
They had a presumed Republican novice in their sights and they collectively zoned in on the governor of Alaska.
Even they felt uncomfortable trashing an American hero, John McCain, aside from saying he was an old fart who didn’t know the internet from a hairnet, much like Joe Biden who thought websites have phone numbers.
However, Palin was more than fair game and they proceeded with vicious ad hominem, family, and political attacks since, closet-sexists as Lefties are, they felt they could freely pummel her and she would roll over and play dead or roll over and let them have their figurative will with her.
They failed in both ambitions.
Sarah Palin proved to be the best choice McCain could have made, drawing far bigger and far more enthusiastic crowds of true Republicans, true conservatives than the wishy-washy war hero.
The so-called “women’s movement” became more a bowel movement when it came to supporting a conservative woman candidate.
Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses but don’t even think of giving us a woman who revels in her husband and her womanhood, despises abortion, and who professes conservative values.
Sarah Palin scared the Democratic Left to its rotten core in 2008. In 2009, with the publication of Going Rogue: An American Life, she has petrified them.
With the able assistance of fellow McCain RINOS who are still seeking a scapegoat for their ignominious loss and disastrous screw-ups, the campaign to destroy Sarah Palin, begun 15 months ago, has intensified.
McCain strategist Steve Schmidt joined the Left in lambasting Going Rogue.
With a history of masterfully strategizing defeat on state and national levels, (cf. Tim Leslie, Matt Fong, and Lamar Alexander), Schmidt should have slunk off to the Home for Loser Strategists last November 5th.
Instead, he chose to lie in wait and to snipe at Palin in an attempt to save his sorry rep.
“Total fiction” and disappointing, bleated Schmidt about Going Rogue. This from the same man who undermined Palin’s candidacy from the start by alleging she suffered from post-partum depression.
He went on to almost single-handedly guide the McCain-Palin ticket into a humiliating electoral nosedive last year. Sore loser extraordinaire Schmidt is now whining because Palin had the fortitude to out him and his failures.
Is it any wonder he would be p*ssed?
Schmidt’s getting his nose out of joint over Going Rogue is paled by the Left’s anticipated antipathy toward Palin and her book. It is as if it were a revised edition of Mein Kampf.
Epitomized by the rush to publication of Going Rouge: An American Nightmare, the lividity of the Left over Palin is as transparent as their hero, Obama, is opaque.
Palin may not snag . . .
(Read the rest at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=1340)
63. HoosierHawk:
“Now and Then,
I warned you before – we’re going to track you down – you are a sick puppy.”
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#1 We have all heard the “booing” on the news, not the last part of your comment.
The press in our country needs to be taken to task about their reporting.
N&T…Huffinon post AGAIN?
Good grief are you still in lala land? unrealistic at best.
You must be MoHo, you both cite the same unreliable theatrical/edited sources
Sorta like msnbc interviewing a 13 year old at a Palinbook signing. They bipassed all the adults and honed in on a 13 year old girl!!
#68..thanks
I had my hubby pick up two copies of her book today so I could get them signed on 12/1. He asked the folks at Costco how many wristbands they expected to give out, and they said they were prepared for upwards of 4,500 people. This may be her largest book signing crowd yet. The fact that the weather is not inclement here in AZ this time of year also indicates a high turn out.
It’s going to be something to see. And I’ll be there.
Vivo/Nowandthen/Moho/etc…. Why don’t you admit that you are employed by the Democrats to attack conservatives on websites everywhere and use obvious numerous aliases? Admit it- you are scared to death of Sarah Palin and will do anything to ” Joe the Plumber” her. The One must be shaking in his golf shoes and Katy Couric is building up her venom supplies in hopes of attacking her again. The fact that you are paying so much attention to her here is just an indicator of how scared you are of her. Please go back to Huffington Post where your fellow comrades miss you.
72. WellEducatedCad:
If you are so well educated, get rid of your paranoia. I’m a lone guy with only one alias If you don’t believe it it’s because you engage in such dishonest activities yourself.
S Palin doesn’t scare me. I recognize that she has a strong influence on 9% of the population. She’s just milking your money and scaring you with her lies. Somebody needs to open the eyes of sites like this one. I consider it Charity.
I’m neutral politically, but I like what Obama is doing. I don’t agree with his involvement in Irak and Afghanistan, but the mess we are in can’t be solved by complaining and whining.
Bill wins.