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Sarah Palin, in her own words -- unfiltered by a hostile media
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Going Rogue: An American Life
by Sarah Palin
In September 2008, Alaska Governor and vice presidential
nominee Sarah Palin delivered a speech at the Republican
National Convention that electrified the GOP's conservative
base. But as the campaign unfolded, Palin became a
lightning rod for criticism. Democrats, forgetting
feminism, mocked her as an empty-headed beauty queen and
bad mother, while some GOP insiders leaked complaints to
the press that she was "going rogue" as an outspoken
conservative. Now, in her eagerly anticipated memoir, Going
Rogue, Sarah Palin tells her side of the story -- about her
life, her family, her principles, her career, her vice-
presidential candidacy. . . and her possible political future.
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Going Rogue gives Palin's account of herself from the times
of her humble beginnings to her time in the spotlight as
she led an extraordinary life. She recounts her political
experiences, her time as Mayor of Wasilla and as the first
female governor of Alaska, as well as her fast ascend on
the national stage during the 2008 campaign. In addition,
she shares insights into the individual challenges she has
faced -- including juggling her time as a working mother,
supporting the war in Iraq with her son serving there,
having a child with a disability, and dealing with an
adolescent daughter becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
Some of the many revelations in Sarah Palin's Going Rogue:
- What it was like growing up in the wilds of Alaska, with
loving parents who taught her old-fashioned, all-American
values like self-reliance and compassion for others
- How her priorities in life were set early: faith (she
would read scripture each night before bed), hunting,
current events and sports (she even dreamed of being a
broadcaster alongside Howard Cosell)
- A voracious reader: her favorites included John
Steinbeck's The Pearl and George Orwell's Animal Farm
- How, long before Tina Fey parodied her on Saturday Night
Live, Palin enjoyed watching the show as a girl
- How she met her future husband, Todd Palin -- and why he
was like no one she had ever known: strong and spiritual
- Her decision to enter politics: how, and why, it happened
- The unique joys and trials of life as a high-profile
working mother
- How, as Alaska governor, Palin built a record as a
reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed
through changes other politicians only talked about:
energy independence, ethics reform, and the biggest
private sector infrastructure project in U.S. history
- How, while revitalizing public school funding and
ensuring the state met its responsibilities to seniors
and Alaska Native populations, Palin also beat the
political "good ol' boys club" at their own game
- How she learned that John McCain wanted her to run for VP
with him, at an Alaska State Fair in August 2008
- Inside the campaign: A rare, mom's-eye view of high-
stakes national politics -- from patriots dedicated to
"Country First," to slick politicos bent on winning at
the cost of conservative principle
- How Palin rewrote the official campaign statement about
her daughter Bristol's pregnancy -- only to watch in
horror as a TV news anchor read the original statement,
which seemed to glamorize Bristol's situation
- How McCain campaign aides limited her access to the media
-- leading to unfounded allegations that she was avoiding
reporters -- and also denied Palin the chance to speak on
election night
- How ABC newsman Charles Gibson, in his interview with
her, seemed bored by substantive issues stemming from her
time as governor -- preferring instead to posture from
behind his glasses like a disapproving principal
- How the idea to meet with Katie Couric came from a McCain
aide (and Couric pal) who told Palin that Couric liked
and admired her, and the interview would help boost
Couric's sagging ratings and self-esteem
- How Couric and CBS left out the substance of her hours of
interviews, settling instead for "gotcha" moments
- How, post-election, Palin ran up huge legal bills
defending against frivolous ethics complaints by her
enemies, leading in part to her resignation as governor
- The $50,000 bill she received to pay for the McCain
campaign vetting her for the VP nod -- which they told
her they'd have paid only if he'd won
- Sarah Palin's vision of a way forward for America -- and
her unfailing hope in the greatest nation on earth
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