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Full of lies and deceit
The worst part of Going Rogue is that very little in the book is factually accurate. She repeats the same old debunked lies and spin about how she was "forced" to spend hundreds of thousands of campaign funds on designer clothing; how the "gotcha" media really is part of a conspiracy to make her look bad. Ho-hum. We've heard it all before, and the voters decided they weren't buying it then. Amazingly, no matter whether you are a republican or democrat, there is reason to dislike the book. Who would want to read something "written" (and I use that term loosely, as Palin obviously didn't write the majority of this herself) by someone who can't name a newspaper they've ever read? The sheer level of disrespect Going Rogue has for its readership is astounding. It, like the author, assumes that Americans are idiots, too dumb to see through the lies and spin, and that they'll believe whatever Palin is selling. Ironically, this is the same error that cost the McCain/Palin campaign the election. Maybe, for that, it's worth it -- as an insight to the psyche that hasn't learned from the past mistakes.
November 2009 · Books
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Going Rogue: An American Life
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