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Palin Seeks $11M Book Deal, but Can She Read?
Matt NegrinPosted: Jan 25th 2009 1:59AM
Filed under: US Elections, Politics, Boston University, MediaOne can only imagine what Republican rising star Sarah Palin could possibly write about in her memoirs. The true story behind Todd's goatee? Which makeup is the most mavericky? Untold stories from the six colleges she attended as an undergrad?
Whatever's going to be in the book, the former VP candidate is asking for an $11 million book deal, and has hired a famous Washington lawyer to get it for her, the Los Angeles Times revealed. (That's more than Laura Bush's less-than $2 million, Bill Clinton's $10 million memoir and Hillary Clinton's $8 million deal.)
The figure is obviously a bit staggering, given Palin's inability to construct simple sentences in subject-verb format. That's probably what prompted left-leaning MSNBC host Chris Matthews to blatantly state, "If she can read, if she can write, she's gonna make some money."
"The big question is," Matthews determined, "Who's gonna actually write the Palin book? The only politician I know who can write is Barack Obama."
To answer Matthews's question: Yes, Sarah Palin knows how to read. In fact, I believe she's very well-versed in biblical studies, having plenty of knowledge to declare that dinosaurs and humans in fact co-existed.
Although when Katie Couric asked the Alaska governor which newspapers she reads to know what's going on outside of her bubble, Palin was too stunned and couldn't think of any. (She figured it out a few days later and declared that she can read a few upper-level publications, among them The Economist.)
No doubt people will ask why this is all newsworthy more than two months after she failed to help John McCain win the election. The simple answer is because Palin appears to be trying to stay in the spotlight as much as she can, as her fans urge her to consider a 2012 presidential candidacy.
Yet top endorsements for her are hard to come by, especially following a GOP ticket that many people say she hurt more than helped. Even her knight in maverick armor, McCain, wouldn't endorse her over other Republican governors.
Aside from telling her life story to stay in the news, Palin has lashed out at the media again, this time for reporting about her children. Though politicos have pointed out that publicity is a two-way street: You can't thrust your kids in front of cameras to bolster your "family values" without expecting journalists to report on who your family really is.
Finally, remember Palin's $180,000 wardrobe that she said would be donated to charity after the election? Turns out all the clothes have been stuffed in trash bags at the RNC's Washington headquarters.
Though if Palin doesn't clean up her mess, her clothes won't be the only things in the garbage.
Whatever's going to be in the book, the former VP candidate is asking for an $11 million book deal, and has hired a famous Washington lawyer to get it for her, the Los Angeles Times revealed. (That's more than Laura Bush's less-than $2 million, Bill Clinton's $10 million memoir and Hillary Clinton's $8 million deal.)
The figure is obviously a bit staggering, given Palin's inability to construct simple sentences in subject-verb format. That's probably what prompted left-leaning MSNBC host Chris Matthews to blatantly state, "If she can read, if she can write, she's gonna make some money."
"The big question is," Matthews determined, "Who's gonna actually write the Palin book? The only politician I know who can write is Barack Obama."
To answer Matthews's question: Yes, Sarah Palin knows how to read. In fact, I believe she's very well-versed in biblical studies, having plenty of knowledge to declare that dinosaurs and humans in fact co-existed.
Although when Katie Couric asked the Alaska governor which newspapers she reads to know what's going on outside of her bubble, Palin was too stunned and couldn't think of any. (She figured it out a few days later and declared that she can read a few upper-level publications, among them The Economist.)
No doubt people will ask why this is all newsworthy more than two months after she failed to help John McCain win the election. The simple answer is because Palin appears to be trying to stay in the spotlight as much as she can, as her fans urge her to consider a 2012 presidential candidacy.
Yet top endorsements for her are hard to come by, especially following a GOP ticket that many people say she hurt more than helped. Even her knight in maverick armor, McCain, wouldn't endorse her over other Republican governors.
Aside from telling her life story to stay in the news, Palin has lashed out at the media again, this time for reporting about her children. Though politicos have pointed out that publicity is a two-way street: You can't thrust your kids in front of cameras to bolster your "family values" without expecting journalists to report on who your family really is.
Finally, remember Palin's $180,000 wardrobe that she said would be donated to charity after the election? Turns out all the clothes have been stuffed in trash bags at the RNC's Washington headquarters.
Though if Palin doesn't clean up her mess, her clothes won't be the only things in the garbage.
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Charles Tepper
9:05PM 9:05PM Feb 10th 2009
Gov. Sarah Palin has what it takes to be President. Far more then the Liberal press has made out Obuma to be. If you look in the book of Job you will find out where her opinions come from. By the way, it takes quite a bit of intelligence to begin to understand GOD's word. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD. By the way, where where you when the "The foundations of the world were laid."?
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Uncla Al
3:16AM 3:16AM Feb 11th 2009
The main reason Obama won is: We couldn't have McCain/Palin in charge. I don't want WWIII.
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OBAMA 2012!!
4:33PM 4:33PM Feb 22nd 2009
sarah plain will wrte a book when pigs fly. she'll get a ghostwriter like all the other Republican shills who thing they know what they're talking about...bash Obama, praise Reagan, and and then the book will end up in the cheap bin at Wal-mart.
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drktranquillity
2:42AM 2:42AM Feb 23rd 2009
This woman is such a joke. "Rising star" ? She was an absolute nobody until McCain snagged her in an attempt to secure displaced Hillary Clinton votes for himself. Guess what? She's still a nobody. Then again, since when do people in this country clamor over public figures who are actually important or relevant? My bad. Carry on.
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xavierskyrider
10:11PM 10:11PM Feb 23rd 2009
Well considering she got an 841 on her SATs and the average is 1000 and you get 600 points for putting your name on it, yeah she's pretty below average. That and her GPA was 2.2
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mahalapril
3:45PM 3:45PM Feb 24th 2009
Welcome to the CORRUPT[Tax cheaters and liars],INCOMPETENT, islamic terrorist SYMPATHIZER democratic president Obama.Why is Obama more concerned about the islamic terrorists and ignore the families of the 3,000 Americans innocent civilians who were massacred on 9/11, the 17 sailors who died in the USS Cole bombings in Yemen and the behaeding of 5 innocent Anerican civilians in Baghdad. It can only mean one thing Obama must be a muslim or at a least a muslim terrorist sympathizer.I hope the US military will wake up soon to take over this worst administration in the history of the US and then Hold an election immediately to replace this dangerous and cluless gov't. Obama is making our homeland vulnerable,bankrupt, and a welfare nation. Obama was able to remain cool under pressure while lying. These are the hallmarks of a pathological liar. He was able to lie away with the help of the liberal biased-media his close associations with Ayers,Wright,Rezko,Acorn and the corrupt Chicago political machine. During the campaign he promised TRANSPARENCY, saying the stimulus bill has NO PORK when it is actually full of it,BIPARTISANSHIP, AND NO LOBBYISTS.Obama did the complete opposite.How can you not call him a pathological liar.
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