Huff Po: The First Ten Lies from Going Rogue

by Geoffrey Dunn 

Award-winning journalist, filmmaker and historian Posted: November 13, 20

Excerpts from Sarah Palin's Going Rogue have been released by several news agencies and other sources who have received advanced copies. Here are the first ten lies from Palin's memoirs: 

Yes, the book sucks!

1. The Cover Byline: Palin didn't write the book by herself. Most books with known ghostwriters list their co-author's name on the cover. In this case it was Lynn Vincent (a well-known homophobe). Going Rogue does not.

2. The Subtitle: An American Life. Aside from her infancy, Palin has really spent very little time outside of Alaska, and according to John McCain's campaign advisors, was shockingly unfamiliar with American geography and American history. "Alaska," as John McPhee noted in his resplendent Coming Into the Country, "is a foreign country...Its nature is its own." 2009-11-13-goingroguea.jpg

3. Going Rogue features Palin's obsession with Katie Couric and characterizes the CBS anchor as "badgering." Palin refused to prep for the Couric interview because she was more concerned about her popularity in Alaska than about what was best for the campaign. Was it really badgering to ask what books or periodicals Palin read? Palin further claims that Couric suffered from low self-esteem. In fact, according to those close to Palin, it's the former governor who suffers from low self-esteem and frequently projects that onto other women. Some in the new media said Couric threw softball questions at Palin.

4. Palin asserts that there was a "jaded aura" around McCain's political advisors once she entered the campaign. In fact, McCain's aides bent over backwards to protect Palin and to try to get her up to speed on international affairs. In addition to not knowing whether or not Africa was a continent, according to sources in the McCain campaign, Palin also didn't understand the difference between England and Great Britain. And much, much more.

5. Palin contends to have been saddled with legal bills of more than $500,000 resulting from what she calls "frivolous" ethics complaints filed against her. The lion's share of those bills resulted from the ethics complaint she filed against herself in a legal maneuver to sidestep the Troopergate charges being brought against her by the bipartisan Alaska Legislative Council.


Rightardia's staff considered Palin to be a small town girl from the Outback who was charismatic but not ready for the national scene.  McCain knew he was going to lose unless he came up with a Hail Mary Play. Palin, who was supposed to be McCain's ace in the hole, gave the GOP a losing hand.


Rightardia considers Palin to be George W. Bush in a skirt. If she ever runs for president, tens of thousands of Democrats will be waiting to take down this diva.
 
See the next 5 Palin lies at the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/the-first-ten-lies-from-e_b_356347.html

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