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Sarah Palin is an authentic American phenomenon. She resonates with a majority of the American people as authentic -- because she is authentic. She is a no-BS, stand-for-the-truth, take-a-licking-and-keep-on-ticking kind of gal. In other words, she is not like the ordinary, everyday, go-along-to-get-along professional politicians who control our national political parties. And it is precisely for that reason that she can now spearhead an American political renaissance. Our nation has been buried for decades under political pabulum. The Democrats pretend to represent average Americans, but they are controlled by wealthy elitists who pay lip service to American values while propagating...

Sarah Palin may draw ecstatic crowds in "real America," but among Republican insiders in Washington, she's not so popular. National Journal's annual Insiders Poll issue will come out Friday, but we've got some early results; the most interesting finding is how many GOP insiders and members of Congress listed Palin as one of their least favorite members of the party. Palin was the top response when 85 GOP strategists and insiders were asked, "Which voice in your party would you most like to mute?" 28 percent listed Palin; Republican National Committee Chairman Michael came in second, with 12 percent. [...]...

Bid on the jacket that Sarah Palin wore for the "Going Rogue" book cover. It is a one-of-a-kind item. In addition to the jacket, the winner will also receive a personalized copy of "Going Rogue" and have the opportunity to visit the studio with Laura. All proceeds go to benefit The Wounded Warrior Project and The Fisher House Bidding on this item is binding, and by doing so, you are committing to pay if you win the auction. Your credit card will be charged directly by Wounded Warrior Project and Fisher House. We will notify you if you are the...

Sarah Palin who shook up the 2008 U.S. election when she was picked to be the vice-presidential candidate by John McCain, is to attend a fundraiser for two Hamilton, Ontario hospitals on April 15. Gabe Macaluso, a member of the committee organizing the dinner at Carmen's Banquet Centre, said: "This is quite the coup. She's one of the hottest speakers on the Speakers Bureau. The demand is huge." The former Alaska governor recently joined the Washington Speakers Bureau, which represents former president George W. Bush. Palin will speak at a fundraiser for the Juravinski Cancer Centre and St. Peter's Hospital....

I posted 8 videos of Sarah Palin and her crazy fans in S Dakota, Montana, Colorado and Utah.

WASHINGTON – Sean Hannity today defended Sarah Palin's recent comments about Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility for the presidency and WND's pursuit of the story. He said the question about his original, long-form birth certificate has still not been answered. "What was so wrong in saying that, 'Can we see your birth certificate?' ... We were told early on that, in fact, somebody else had looked at it and confirmed that it was legitimate. So, I mean, what was wrong with people saying, 'Wait a minute. You know what? In light of the fact of where your, your father came from,...

WASHINGTON – An AOL poll shows 67 percent of users supporting questions about Barack Obama's eligibility to serve as president. Despite the online poll's appearance within the context of a highly opinionated column by Steve Pendlebury slanted against Sarah Palin's recent remarks on Rusty Humphries radio talk show, more than two-thirds of some 82,000 taking the survey indicated support for her position. AOL users were asked: "Do you think it's fair to question President Obama's citizenship?"

Sarah Palin's Going Rogue national book-signing tour may be good for more than just book sales.Public opinion of the Republican former governor of Alaska has risen in recent months, according to the findings of a new CNN/Opinion Research Poll released today. Palin hasn't surfaced above 50 percent yet -- but she's getting closer: With 46 percent expressing a favorable opinion of Palin in the most recent, Dec. 2-3, survey. That's up from 42 percent in mid-October, as the GOP's 2008 nominee for vice president was starting to attract new publicity surrounding her impending book release and tour, and 39 percent...

Many people lament the fact that Sarah Palin is beautiful. People believe that because she is beautiful she is not intelligent. Sarah Palin is intelligent, and she has the intelligence to know that appearance is important. Why should Sarah wear pimples, why zits. Sarah is beauty because she knows that a woman can fulfill her female duties and also fulfill her duties to society.

Ft Hood, TX – The Governor was welcomed to Central Texas Friday night by a crowd calling her name. "Sa-rah! Sa-rah! Sar-ah!" chanted the hundreds of troops and civilians waiting in the food court at the Clear Creek Main Exchange. Sarah Palin made a stop at Ft Hood from 6 to 9 p.m. as part of her nationwide book tour. "Going Rogue: An American Life" was released Nov. 18 and is No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. Larry Sharp made the three-hour drive from Brenham and was the first person in line at 8:30 p.m. Thursday....

In the months since she returned to the public spotlight, Sarah Palin’s continually evolving political identity has undergone a subtle change as her public persona centers increasingly on her disabled son, Trig. Palin began her political career as a reformer breaking up Alaska’s corrupt boys club and shifted seamlessly into last fall’s campaign trail culture warrior. But her decision to carry to term her Down syndrome child established a special relationship with anti-abortion activists, and now Palin has transformed herself from a politician who was anti-abortion into the leading figure of the anti-abortion movement. Since she resigned the Alaska governorship....

I posted the Sarah Palin Radio Interview (video) on the Rusty Humphrey Show. They talked about Obama's birth certificate, climategate, the economy and the many fans she is meeting on the book tour. Overall a very good interview and Rusty asked some great questions.

In 'Going Rogue,' Sarah Palin has given us an attempt to reintroduce her to America, and what an introduction it is. She outlines her life and career, helping to explain how she became the wonderful person she is today. The real meat ot the book for me was Sarah's account of the political and personal relationships that developed during her time as governor of Alaska and Republican Vice Persidential candidate in 2008. She shows how her enemies - both Democrat and Republican - relentlessly attacked her with false charges, hindering her campaign for Vice President and her ability to govern...

(Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts to cheering fans as she arrives at a bookstore in The Villages, Fla., on Tuesday. (AP) With the approval numbers for President Barack Obama continuing to drop and the numbers for former Republican Vice Presidential candidate experiencing an upward trend, both political players have shown a lot can happen in a year. This time last year, Mrs. Palin was the scourge of the media and political establishment. Berated by the likes of Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann, mocked by Saturday Night Live and abandoned by her running mate, Mrs. Palin was left to fend...

The subtitle "an American Life" describes the book perfectly. As I read the book I kept noticing similarities to people I have known. Sometimes I was reminded of Grandma Smith, from rural Tennessee. Sometimes Sarah sounded like my sister. A couple times I was reminded of Prime Minister Thatcher. I believe most of Sarah's fans see important people in their lives reflected in this wonderful story. Sarah, you magnificent patriot, I read your book! (Apologies to General Patton)

Accountability Journalism An Associated Press dispatch, written by Erica Werner and Richard Alonso-Zaldivar, compares the House and Senate ObamaCare bills. We'd like to compare this dispatch to the AP's dispatch earlier this week "fact checking" Sarah Palin's new book. Here goes: Number of AP reporters assigned to story: • ObamaCare bills: 2 • Palin book: 11 Number of pages in document being covered: • ObamaCare bills: 4,064 • Palin book: 432 Number of pages per AP reporter: • ObamaCare bill: 2,032 • Palin book: 39.3 On a per-page basis, that is, the AP devoted 52 times as much manpower to...

She's a God, Country, Family, small government, no nonsense traditional Christian conservative. She's an outsider not corrupted by business as usual Washington politics. They hate her. She's pro defense. An army mom. She's pro-gun. Hunts, fishes and enjoys the great outdoors. She eats corrupt office holders and wasteful spenders for lunch. She drills for oil. She's a fighter. A winner! She's the exact opposite to Obama in all respects. She's an American patriot! In short, she's exactly what we the grassroots tea party patriots are looking for.

In the spring of 1964, Sarah Heath, then just three months old, flew into backwater Skagway, Alaska (population 650) aboard a 1930s-era Grunman Goose to start a new life with her parents, brother, and sister. At that same time, in America's other new outlier state, Hawaii, two-year-old Barry Obama was just getting used to a fatherless existence in the otherwise-comfortable world his white grandparents and occasionally his mother would make for him. At the time, not even Nostradamus could have foretold that the paths of Barry and Sarah would intersect in the "historic" 2008 election, Barry as the first major...

It's unusual for a woman to be a misogynist but I must admit that I much prefer the company of men to that of chattering females with interests I don't share. I found the lives of the women portrayed in "Sex and the City" to be incredibly trite and downright silly and although as a young woman I loved wearing flimsy spikes, I certainly wouldn't have paid so much for the laughable designer footwear swooned over by these nitwits. Having said that, I do admire Sarah Palin whom a scribe at Salon.com dubbed the Annie Oakley of American politics. It's...

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Convicted Felon Martha Stewart Says Sarah Palin Is "Dangerous"

An excerpt from last Sunday's 60 Minutes segment, "The Cost of Dying": Charlie Haggart is 68 years old and suffering from liver and kidney failure. He wants a double transplant, which would cost about $450,000. But doctors have told him he's currently too weak to be a candidate for the procedure. At a meeting with Haggart's family and his doctors, Dr. Byock raised the awkward question of what should be done if he got worse and his heart or lungs were to give out. He said that all of the available data showed that CPR very rarely works on someone...

You've had time to read the book! Tell us what you think. Write us a brief review of Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rogue : An American Life" and we'll post the best ones.

I know there are a lot of reasons, really. But the thing that makes it visceral is that she had the audacity to have a baby with Down syndrome. . . The Internet is rife with brutal caricatures of Trig and hateful invective against Sarah - simply for opting her "right to choose" - but choosing life over death. That grown-up men and women would attack a vulnerable and defenseless baby is unbelievable - except that we live in a culture where Democrat daughters are treated with dignity and Republican daughters prompt jokes about rape and incest. There is something...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Thousands of people braved a cold, drizzly Monday for a chance to meet former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who was signing copies of her memoir at a Fort Bragg store. Some people camped out overnight, and the line snaked around the North Post-Exchange by the time Palin arrived at 11:15 a.m. The crowd chanted Palin's name when her "Going Rogue" tour bus pulled up outside the PX. "We love Sarah because she's a woman and she's smart," Sandra Harvath said. "She loves this country. I voted for her last time, and I'd vote for...

Palin in 2012? by Alan DowdNovember 23, 2009Sarah Palin’s media blitz—including a national book tour, an interview with Oprah, magazine cover stories and cable TV one-on-ones—serves as a reminder that whether you voted for her or against her, whether you love her or despise her, Sarah Palin is a political force to be reckoned with. This is the real reason she drew so much ire from the Left in 2008. And it’s the same reason she may give some Republicans pause in 2012.The 2012 election is an eternity away, but this much we know: Barack Obama will be on the...

Sarah's in the news again. What do you think? Should she make a bid for the presidency in 2012?

They must really be afraid of Sarah Palin. The liberals in Washington and in the media, they must be absolutely, crap-their-pants terrified. I say that because of the mockery. That’s their grand strategy. Make fun of anybody who disagrees with them. It damages their opponents in the public mind and it gives their party a scapegoat. Hitler mocked Jews, Jim Crow mocked blacks, liberals mock conservatives. It is a public vilification that seeks to address the grand issues of our day through prejudice and stereotype. Anybody who disagrees with the liberals must be stupid, and you prove you are smart...

[snip] The Republican V.P. nom would be "gang-raped by my big black brothers" if she enters Manhattan, Bernhard said. [snip] Damon called her candidacy "a really scary thing," telling CBS News, "I think the pick was made for political purposes, but in terms of governance it's a disaster."

Cspan 2 showing Sarah Palin book signing now

Sarah Palin asks: 'Rationed care' already?By ANDY BARR | 11/20/09 8:44 AM EST Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin early Friday morning greeted news that renewed guidelines scale back screenings for cervical cancer by asking if bureaucratic panels were already rationing care. “The recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes on the heels of another recommendation to limit breast cancer screenings with mammograms. There are many questions unanswered for me, but one which immediately comes to mind is whether costs have anything to do with these recommendations,” Palin wrote in a post on her Facebook page. “The current...

With Sarah Palin in the spotlight as she continues her nationwide media and book tour, the Democratic National Committee is suggesting to its supporters that the former GOP vice presidential candidate could pose a real threat to the Democratic agenda. In a fundraising e-mail sent out Friday, Organizing for America -- the community organizing component of the DNC founded in the wake of Barack Obama’s inauguration -- said it is aiming to raise $500,000 in the next week "to help push back against Sarah Palin and her allies."

Keep underestimating her: A HarperCollins insider told The Daily Beast that the book sold a staggering 300,000 copies on the first day alone, which was Tuesday. “Sales are phenomenal, and we are convinced that the book will continue to sell phenomenally for some time to come,” says the insider. They’re not prevaricating: As of 2:30pm today, the book was #1 on Amazon, ahead of both Stephen King’s new novel, Under the Dome, and Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol. The latter sold 1 million copies on its first day, but that figure included the UK, and top fiction generally trumps non-fiction....

Sarah is a young woman who I have known through my church since she was a little girl and wants to be the person for the "Good Mod Gig" and become the Good Morning Blogger. She is a beautiful person inside and out and needs your votes. Click here for her page and to vote for her. You can vote once a day but if you use Firefox, you can vote again using Internet Explorer.

WASILLA — Piper Palin missed most of her classes last week, but it’s OK. She brought notes. The 8-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, along with 15-year-old sister Willow, joined the former Alaska governor in taping some interviews leading up to today’s release of Palin’s book, “Going Rogue: An American Life.” Perhaps the third-grader wanted more pull than just a note from a former governor and vice presidential candidate. So, after sitting in the front row while her mother was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in Chicago on Wednesday, Piper asked the talk show host for a note excusing her from class,...

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Talk about a political rock star. A crowd estimated at more than 1,500 already had lined up by mid-morning at a Grand Rapids, Mich., bookstore in advance of a 6 p.m. book signing by 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, whose book "Going Rogue" has already become a runaway bestseller -- one day after its release. Die-hard fans of the former Alaska governor traveled from all over the state and began setting up outside a Barnes & Noble store in the city's Woodland Mall at around 9 p.m. last night, hunkering down in 30-degree overnight temperatures to camp out...

Sarah Palin is having a book signing at Borders Books on Sawmill from 6:00 PM to 9:00 AM on Friday, 11-20-09.After reading about the crowds in Michigan and the need for wristbands to get a book signed, I called Borders Books in Columbus on Sawmill - here's the deal:No books signed without a wristband, and proof that the book came from Borders or Waldens.Wristbands become available Friday morning at 10:00 AM.1 wristband is good for 2 people with 1 book each.The lady advised me to come in and buy the books today, because she doesn't think they will have enough....

Monday afternoon, Rush Limbaugh pointed out the most evil, mean-spirited act Sarah Palin has ever committed: She didn't include an index in her new book, Going Rogue. Elite journalists don't read political books, but instead skim the index to see if their names are mentioned, Limbaugh explained to his national radio audience. Therefore, Palin omitted the index to exact revenge on her tormenters by forcing them to read her book. To her liberal enemies, this was a deed as inhumane as her moose-hunting. Rush played an audio clip of MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell complaining about "Sarah's index-and-footnote free, score settling...

Depictions ‘took place entirely in her imagination,’ says Wallace. NBC NEWS and NEWS SERVICES NEW YORK - Former McCain campaign senior adviser Nicolle Wallace says Sarah Palin's book "Going Rogue" is "based on fabrications," and that the basis for Palin’s depictions of her and former McCain campaign director Steve Schmidt as villains "took place entirely in her imagination." In a statement to The Rachel Maddow Show, the former McCain spokesperson repeatedly used the word "fiction" to describe Palin's narrative and echoed criticisms by other former McCain staffers. "She [Palin] probably has a legitimate complaint that things could have been better...

I bought my copy of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue on the way home from work today. There was a giant stack of the book available at Costco, but I had already called ahead to Barnes and Noble, where I had some other shopping to do. At Barnes and Noble, to my surprise, the book was prominently displayed, but not *too* prominently. That is, it was on the central table as one entered the store, but not *facing* the entrance. You had to look for it. From all appearances, a number of copies had already sold by the time I arrived...

Wow, for somebody who's supposed to be such a political joke, an Arctic ditz and eminently dismissable as a serious anything except maybe a stay-at-home hockey mom, Sarah Palin is sure drawing an awful lot of attention from Democrats and eager critics.

Levi Johnson, the father of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's grandson, says he looks at the Republican leader "with disgust." In a preview of an interview with the CBS Entertainment show "The Insider" that aired Tuesday, Johnson says of Palin, "I just look at her in disgust. ... It's almost funny, that she's like, 46 years old, and she's battling a 19-year-old, and I'm winning."

Best compilation of video I have yet found on the Web. Videos at link. Why Sarah Palin wrote Going Rogue The worst part of the entire 2008 campaign Sarah Palin on discussing her vice presidential campaign with her family The best advice Sarah Palin got during the 2008 campaign Sarah Palin on Tina Fey's impersonation

Sarah is up to over 998,000 fans on her Facebook page and that number is climing fast. Many people including myself have pledged to donate to her PAC when she hits the 1 million mark. If you are on Facebook please add yourself as a fan. http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin?v=wall&ref=sgm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is "not on my radar screen right now" as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour. Palin spoke to TV talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey as she began the roll-out to her memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life." Palin made clear she wanted to concentrate on the 2010 congressional elections in which Republicans hope to make inroads into Democratic majorities in the U.S. Congress. "I'm concentrating on 2010 and making sure that...

"Our lives have become kinda like a reality show"

Any other FReepers buying Sarah Palin's book, 'Going Rogue' & waiting in line for a signature? Just wondering. You may be in line for a long time. One tip - quickly identify any waiting RATS and give them the bad news that they won't be allowed any bathroom breaks. This is gonna be KEWL!

Rush to Interview Sarah Palin on Tuesday's Program at 1PM ETNovember 13, 2009 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Yesterday afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I interviewed Governor Palin for the upcoming issue of the Limbaugh Letter. It will be our cover story. I think it was the first time other than an interview with me -- sometimes I do interview myself in the newsletter because the best questions I ever get asked are the ones I ask myself. But she's the cover story, she's the interview, and she will be here live on the radio next Tuesday, the day her book is released,...