Oh my: Palin “Going Rogue” on November 17th
posted at 6:30 pm on September 28, 2009 by Allahpundit
Via C4P, the draft was finished a few months early so they’re moving up the spring release date. I was going to make a joke about knowing what grassroots conservatives want to find under the tree this year, but come on. Waiting six weeks until Christmas? Some of you guys will be lined up outside the bookstore a week before it drops.
Pity poor Olbermann, forced to talk about Sarahcuda tonight instead of, say, the New York City terror plot. Again.
Harper publisher Jonathan Burnham says the former Alaska governor invested herself deeply and passionately in the project. He says the book contains fascinating detail.
The 400-page book is the first for Palin, who has been an object of fascination since Republican Sen. John McCain chose her as his running mate during his 2008 presidential bid. The book will be called “Going Rogue: An American Life.”
A huge first printing of 1.5 million copies has been commissioned by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins.
I’m intrigued by the title, not only because it promises dish about the sniping from McCain staffers but because it hints, perhaps, at her positioning herself as the libertarian alternative to “orthodox” Republicans like Mitt and Huck. Meanwhile, Politico claims that “[c]opy-editing and fact-checking are now underway in a race to meet the crash publishing schedule,” a detail bound to intoxicate liberals eager to find, flag, catalogue and crow about every last typo. Exit question: Which avid audience will buy more copies, the Palin-lovers or the Palin-haters?
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I will be visiting Costco on November 17th to get a copy in my hot little hands.
Mallard T. Drake on September 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
When Olbermann is down to 100,000 viewers, then can we stop hearing about him?
How much longer do we have on that anyway? 3 months?
jhffmn on September 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Allah do a poll.
upinak on September 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
the Sermon on the Tundra: certain to drive the Left crazy
Janos Hunyadi on September 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
The Palin Haters wont buy it they will ask for a government grant to pay for their studies.
William Amos on September 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
A GOP president will bring him back to success.
exception on September 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Whatever.
Ronnie on September 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
I saved my birthday giftcard for a special purchase. THIS will be it! Can’t wait until I have it in my hands.
margategop517 on September 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Huck is coming out with a book soon also.
Its called “Going Squirrel. One you gone Squirrel you never go back”
William Amos on September 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
The color of the money of both is the same. LOL
ddrintn on September 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Olby will go after this like he went after that autistic student
orfannkyl on September 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Another chant song – awww, don’t they look cute in their red tee’s. When are we going to take back the color blue?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350270/posts
Annie on September 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
I plan to give a copy to each of my 3 Palin loving family members, and 2 of my Palin hating friends.
portlandon on September 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
In her China speech, Palin kept referring to “common sense conservatives.” Here’s a prediction: As part of the book, she launches a movement to reestablish the principles of conservatism away from GWBush and back to Reagan. That is going to be her new label: Common-sense Conservative.
Mallard T. Drake on September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
No one in their right mind will run 3rd party and expect anything but disaster.
And Palin is certainly in her right mind. She’s already got the republican nomination wrapped up, and after a few more years of 0bama, anyone with a pulse will be able to beat him.
Rebar on September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Rogue is relative.
exception on September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Very interesting title.
eforhan on September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Can anyone explain exactly how she’s “went rogue”? Going off message during the campaign? Failing to prepare for interviews?
Or is quitting your public-service job early to cash in on lucrative speaking offers “going rogue”?
crr6 on September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
the perfect Christmas Stocking stuffer…
upinak on September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
I dig tongue-and-cheek humour, so the title’s fine by me. In fact, I’d be disappointed if she went for the boring, generic title most politicians favor. I’m saving money right now, so if I do buy a copy, I’ll wait till it comes out in soft cover.
Emily M. on September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
its going to kill them that its number one.
rob verdi on September 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
i know what i am asking for for xmas.
homesickamerican on September 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
The haters are going to be so conflicted about funding the pure evil that is Sarah Palin, but in the end will not be able to resist.
Prediction: If it stinks Palin wrote every word of it, but if it’s good, it was all a ghost writer.
Scrappy on September 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Same same! A book sold is a book sold and all that much more chaaange (doing funky chicken neck while saying it) into Sarah Palin’s war chest so she can drop righteous bombs on the wriggling wet paper bag up in the white house.
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Who cares? She gets the same amount of money from each sale.
BadgerHawk on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
I’m speculating of course, but I’m thinking maybe the book will cover it?
exception on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
I can’t wait for Obama-lovers to raise the inevitable ghostwriter issue so that the Ayres story can get some more traction.
LASue on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Not to be out done, Obama rushes to release his new book …
Going Commie: An American/Indonesian/Kenyan/Marxist Life
darwin on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
The question Allah should have asked:
How long will it be at New York Time best Sellers List?
any guesses?
upinak on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
You betcha.
portlandon on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Isn’t rogue very similar to maverick?
keep the change on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
I love how the trolls act like they’ve never quit a job before – so very holier than thou. Oh yeah, I forgot, you need to have gotten a job to have been able to quit it.
Ris4victory on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
too bad she didn’t do what beck did with “common sense” and make it available in paperback from the get-go.
homesickamerican on September 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
The difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama—-
only one of them has written a book
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
The far left, will make her Book a huge success, they can’t control themselves. They will pee themselves in anticipation. You heard it hear first, adult diapers stock, will go up right before Palin’s book release date LOL!
Dr Evil on September 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
The Palin haters will be the first folks at the bookstore on the hope that the book will contain some bombshell details about Trig’s real mother LOL.
TimeTraveler on September 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
The pen is mightier than the
swordoffice.MB4 on September 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
From the Lefty playbook:
If the book is a success, Palin didn’t really write it cuz she’s just a caribou barbie.
If the book tanks, Palin wrote it cuz she’s just a caribou barbie.
Mallard T. Drake on September 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Well, that was the Dream of his Father.
exception on September 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
I bet she didn’t have to get Bill Ayers to write it…
phreshone on September 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
She should do an audiobook.
exception on September 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
ohh, you nailed it!
If it’s already hit 1.5 million in print, then it’ll likely hit numero uno. I hope that pic of the red heels with that kid looking up at her is on the cover….
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
My only hope is that Sarah Palin does an audio reading of the book. That way I can play it through my PA going through the streets of Portland.
I’m gonna need armor, and possibly plate steel for the floor boards of my truck to get around the IED’s.
portlandon on September 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Here’s another exit question:
Will the NYT finally be forced to review a best-selling conservative book?
Mallard T. Drake on September 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
There’s a difference between quitting a regular job and quitting a job where you’re elected by the people to serve them for a certain period of time.
crr6 on September 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
True … and as of yet it’s still a dream.
darwin on September 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
I can’t wait for her to be introduced as The former Gov. of Alaska and current NYT best selling Author Sarah Palin.
fourdeucer on September 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
y’know. “going rogue” is another term for “going commando”
—is she trying to tell us something?
bueller, bueller?
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
400 pages in 4 months! Wow! That’s totally unexpected. I will be going rogue as well Nov 17th. This will be the biggest conservative best seller (among the many) this year.
milemarker2020 on September 28, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Answer:
None. Bookstore employees will “mistakenly” place their copies in the cook book section behind recipes for tofu desserts.
CC
CapedConservative on September 28, 2009 at 6:42 PM
You mean Obama quitting the senate?
the_nile on September 28, 2009 at 6:42 PM
To answer your snarky question seriously; she made her climb up the political ladder by taking on her own party. Repeatedly.
BadgerHawk on September 28, 2009 at 6:42 PM
whatcha talkin’ bout? I thought that the weapon du jour of the left was “strongly worded memos”
–death by papercuts?
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
If you’re just going by definitions, you’d rather be a maverick than a rogue. ;)
Emily M. on September 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Typical liberal…Obama was elected, kept collecting his paycheck, but didn’t do any senate work, he was running for office of the president.
You think it is okay to grab a paycheck, but don’t produce? Like I said, typical liberal…
right2bright on September 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
I may have said this months ago, but it occurred to me again. I can imagine liberals buying this book, making a huge pile, setting it on fire and not seeing the irony.
ThePrez on September 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Planning to pre-order 15 copies myself.
Guaranteed to outsell
Obama’sAyer’s books by a significant magnitude.Norwegian on September 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Bill Ayers wrote this book!
Make no mistake about this
TimeTraveler on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Yes, and you hit the nail on the head … “where you’re elected by the people to serve them”.
Palin’s ability to serve them and the state of Alaska had been degraded to such an extent that leaving was truly the best way to serve the people and the state of Alaska.
Only by resigning could the business of the people get back on track.
Great point, thanks for bringing it up.
darwin on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
you mean he actually started?
I thought he just used that as a way to welch his way into the presidency and get health care along the way???
am i wrong.
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I am buying it most definitely, love Sarahcuda!
ginaswo on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
The Palin lovers will buy the book AP and the Palin haters will pretend they bought and read the book, and will then go on Amazon and put up one star reviews, just like they’re doing to Michelle Malkins book.
And any other book written by a conservative.
Knucklehead on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Worse, he stopped working in the senate, but still collected the paycheck…
right2bright on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I think rogue is more a horse thing. Mavericks were originally cattle. A think horses win that one. The earlier meanings of rogue I remember as a lot less appealing.
exception on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
If you drive a Prius with a marijuana bumper sticker and pound on a drum, you’ll really confuse them. If you have a beard and stringy hair, their heads will explode at the seemingly impossible combination of symbols.
Mallard T. Drake on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I will probably buy the book.
terryannonline on September 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Obama quit on his senate seat the day he won it.
TimeTraveler on September 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I also can’t wait for Cheney’s book. When is that one coming out?
terryannonline on September 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
You mean sorta like a United States Senator that said he wasn’t running for President… that he was only qualified to operate the pencil sharpener in the cloak room? Quitting that type of job where you’re elected by the people to serve them for a certain period of time?
CC
CapedConservative on September 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Well, I’m a Palin-voter and put me down for 10 copies. Yes, you heard that right… 10 copies.
Gifts and my way of saying “GO SARAH”!
stenwin77 on September 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Can I ask… are you an Alaskans and why do you care what we in Alaska do anyways?
Or are you just blowing hot air up your own bum to make yourself look big?
upinak on September 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
What kind of tree would that be Allahp? Surely not a “holliday” tree?
rihar on September 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Does it matter? It’s all gravy.
Just me: She’s moving too fast. Stepping down as Governor was an error. She needs seasoning. She has enough obstacles in her way, and the quitter meme in conjunction with her lack of experience (half term?) will be a tough one to get around. Had she achieved more as Governor, and become a bit more worldly then 2016 might have been a coronation. I’d speculate by that time, even AllahPundit might have been cheerleading for a more Libertarian Gov. Palin.
Don’t get me wrong, If she’s the Nominee in 2012, I’ll be behind her, but considering the reservations I’ll have, it would be a bit like backing any of the candidates from 2008 (i.e. McCain).
Who else might be in?
Romney perhaps.
Huck – Never. Ever.
Paul – Never. Ever. Ever. EVER.
Thompson – What was that ‘fire in the belly’ thing we were talking about?
Newt or Cheney – about the same odds.
Our bench just ain’t deep enough.
juanito on September 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Going Rogue. Great title.
But if she wants to quadruple sales and reach, I’d suggest, Going Commando.
TXUS on September 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Only a few dozen Palin haters will bother to buy the book. They’ll “dissect” it, find a bunch of “obvious errors” and “proofs of Palin’s stupidity;” and then the rest of the Palin haters will simply quote whatever Tina Fey says in her inevitable parody.
notropis on September 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Senator Obama?
Present.
Mallard T. Drake on September 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
We heart ‘Cuda. I want Kindle, please.
Philly on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Need… Amazon… link…
I wonder if we can make the book a #1 bestseller two months before it’s actually on sale.
joe_doufu on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
This defense is hilarious. He’s still in a public service job and he still represents Illinois (along with the rest of the United States).
So you agree she wasn’t able to effectively govern a sparsely populated state for even a single term? Great point, thanks for bringing it up.
crr6 on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
I reject the premise of your conclusion. By stating he “stopped working” assumes the inaccurate premise that he actually started….
simply because he left the Senate cannot summarily equate to either stopping, nor starting. The only conclusion is that he was once there, got paid for it, then wasn’t there.
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Festivus!
upinak on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Olbermann’s new book …
Going Nuts: An American Fruitcake
darwin on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
crr6 = Troll.
Ignore. Ignore. Ignore.
nyx on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Palin-haters can read…?
Seven Percent Solution on September 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Congrats S_araCuda!
Griz on September 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Ha! That is a good one.
terryannonline on September 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Liberals can’t place IED’s like that. They’d have to dig a hole, which would require a government funded feasibility study followed by an environmental impact study followed by a bidding process closed to only unionized companies with 15% of the budget reserved for minority owned businesses. It’ll be years before they bury the thing.
trubble on September 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
As Bush campaigned as a “compassionate conservative,” which he was compassionate, but not conservative; Sarah will be a “common sense conservative,” which she actually is.
But as I hear Rand Paul say, a libertarian, the GOP platform is one that endorses small government, cutting taxes, and a balanced budget.
Now, if she runs as a libertarian, I’d still vote for her, because nothing coming out of the GOP elite is great. I think she can be the only person to pull it off.
cubachi on September 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Festivus pole.
the_nile on September 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
How about you answer my question… and FYI there dumb as dirt trash… Wyoming has a smaller population. Keep up with the stupid comments.
upinak on September 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
festivus, for the rest of us…. er them…
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Rogue means a horse inclined to misbehave. It always describes somone who is deceitful and worthless.
Maverick came from Samuel Maverick, who didn’t brand his calves, which set him apart. So, it came to mean someone with an independent mind.
Emily M. on September 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
I wish. Portland (Baghdad on the Willamette River) is a known hot spot for Liberal on Conservative violence. Burning McCain/Palin billboards, stolen signs that got filled with urine/feces and dumped back on peoples lawns, broken windows, etc.
Every election year, it’s like Beirut.
portlandon on September 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Ding ding ding!
Yes, AP, my man, I think you’ve nailed it.
Do you foresee, as I do, some Palin-Beck teamwork ahead?
Woooohooooooooo!
(The trust, of course, is there’ll be no third parties, and plenty teamwork with Rush, DeMint, Pence, Jindal, etc.)
petefrt on September 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
trubble on September 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
+2
strong work
ted c on September 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
So that’s what he’s doing! All along, I though he was actively working for (pick your favorite enemy of the US here). Either that or still doing the will of “Mr. Mayor”.
CC
CapedConservative on September 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Maverick is forever tarnished as a negative.
Rogue is the new plus!
Dusty on September 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
It’s the “Mavericky” thing to do…
paragon27x on September 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
If she runs as a libertarian that is strong on national defense than I can vote for her. If not, I can’t vote for her. She has never seemed weak on national defense to me.
terryannonline on September 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Don’t let crr6′s trollific comments derail this thread. Just ignore him.
nyx on September 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
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