FAIRFAX, Va. – The people who snagged the first spaces in line for Sarah Palin’s book-signing appearance had arrived at the parking lot of BJ’s, a members-only retail store, on Friday afternoon. They opened up folding chairs and draped themselves with blankets, camping out overnight. At 11 a.m. Saturday, they More…
Via Rachel Weiner, Joe McGinniss discovers that Sarah Palin is, instead of riding her decked-out book tour bus, “cosseted in the luxury of a Gulfstream II 12-passenger jet.” And according to McGinniss, she might not have even used her real name when checking in on the jet.
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Mark this Washington Post poll as one of the less surprising surveys of the Republican Party this year. Only 18 percent of self-identified Republicans call Sarah Palin the national figure who most represents their values.
Among those who regularly listen to Limbaugh, however, Palin was cited by 48 percent,
It’s the dark side of the media sensation book tour: the disappointed fans who, in the age of YouTube and blog comments, have louder voices than ever. Liberal blogger Kevin K. at Rumproast has video and angry comments from Sarah Palin fans. One angry comment:
Went to the book
In the acknowledgments of “Going Rogue,” Sarah Palin gives a hearty and extended thanks to conservative media figures, using only their first names.
To some media professionals whom I admire because you don’t let anyone tell you to sit down and shut up, please keep making the idiots’ heads spin.
National Review is riding the Sarah Palin phenomenon this week with a blog all about “Going Rogue,” but Newsmax.com is really setting the standard – it’s offering copies of the book either for free or for $4.99 with different subscription deals. (I first saw this offer on TV More…
The new Washington Post-ABC News poll sneaks a little bit of reality into the maelstrom of Sarah Palin news. Fifty-three percent of Americans would “definitely not” vote for Palin in a hypothetical 2012 presidential race. For comparison, when the Post asked this question about then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) More…
Peter Wallsten reports that the conservative author who governed Alaska for 31 months will make an appearance at Fort Hood on Dec. 4. It’s less sensational than it sounds:
The former vice presidential candidate, whose book “Going Rogue,” will be released on Tuesday, had already agreed to visit the
I’ve noticed for weeks that Sarah Palin’s memoir “Going Rogue” had been heavily discounted at Amazon.com, a result of a price war between the online retailer and big buyers like Wal-Mart. So I’m not surprised by Sarah Weinman’s report that the book might not make a profit for HarperCollins More…
The release of the “Going Rogue” cover reveals two things. First: Sarah Palin’s celebrity and magnetic attraction for the media are in no danger of ending. Second: It’s a cover we’ve seen before.
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