Posted on 10/24/2009 2:20:04 PM PDT by presidio9
Failed GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, whose new memoir, set to be released on Nov. 17, emphasizes her supposedly "maverick" tendencies with its title Going Rogue, has just dipped her toe into New York State politics. By endorsing a right-wing third party candidate, Doug Hoffman of the Conservative Party, in the Nov. 3 special election for the state's 23rd Congressional district seat, she has indeed bucked the party establishment--in order to advance a hard-line social conservative agenda. In the nonsensical Palin universe, that's what "rogue" means: walking in lockstep with the Christian right.
The Republican Party's candidate in the race, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, is pro-choice, pro-gay marriage and has pledged to support the pro-union Employee Free Choice Act. While Scozzafava has been depicted as a radical leftist in the right-wing blogosphere, in fact she is a centrist with conservative leanings. The net effect of Palin's "rogue" intervention may be to split the conservative vote and help elect the Democrat in the race, Bill Owens, who maintains an edge over the other two candidates in the polls. Still, Hoffman has been gaining momentum, and--in a testament to Palin's enduring appeal to her devoted base--he's been raking in the campaign cash in the wake of her endorsement.
In her Facebook posting announcing her support for Hoffman this past Thursday evening, Palin wrote, "Our nation is at a crossroads, and this is once again a ‘time for choosing.'"
I might not have put it exactly like that, but I agree.
When Palin's book Going Rogue comes out on Nov. 17, we're launching Going Rouge: Sarah Palin--An American Nightmare, a collection of pieces on Palin that I co-edited with Nation senior editor Richard Kim. Despite internet chatter suggesting that we might be trying to dupe unsuspecting hockey moms into buying our anti-Palin book, I think it's pretty clear from the thunderclouds and the subtitle that the cover's a satire. But the book is not a parody: it's a serious look at Palin's record, her policy positions, the meaning of her candidacy for feminism and her future in American politics.
It's also fair to ask who has been practicing the politics of deception here. Palin's entry onto the national stage was a Hollywood-style production, replete with a ready-made storyline, a speech carefully crafted by others and a brand new wardrobe. Many remarked at the time that she seemed more like an actress playing a candidate running for Vice President in a romantic comedy (albeit one who sometimes had trouble remembering her lines) than an actual candidate. And the image, more often than not, contradicted the reality. Given the misleading use of "rogue" in the title of her new book, it seems likely that it will merely offer more of the same.
Our book, by contrast, is reality-based. No ghostwriters or pricey political consultants were employed in its production, just hardworking journalists. Our purpose is to not to deceive but to clarify--to show Palin beneath the gloss. And to give people a choice on Nov. 17.
“Our book, by contrast, is reality-based. No ghostwriters or pricey political consultants were employed in its production, just hardworking journalists. Our purpose is to not to deceive but to clarify—to show Palin beneath the gloss. And to give people a choice on Nov. 17.”
Bwwhahahahahaa!!! Oh MAN, they are *desperate*! hahaaaaaa!!!
Meow!
Did I miss anything?
Congressman Billybob
Lady: You can take your book and SHOVE it. Sideways.
not dell
sorry about that
Bring it, Comrade Betsy, bring it. Sarah is going to BURY you libs, politically, and that is why you fear her so much. She truly is “rogue”, in the best sense, standing atwart statism, yelling “Stop”. Ronald Reagan would be proud of her.
“athwart”. Apologies, WFB :-)
Better than marching lockstep with the demonic, pro-baby killing, job-killing, global warming Atheist left.
(walking in lockstep with the Christian right)
It’s really sad that there is absolutely no public backlash when people in the media use the word “Christian” like a hateful word. The fact that the writer is a bigot who hates Christians doesn’t bother anybody in the intelligencia. Imagine if she used the “n” word, or any other word that hurts whole groups of people...
Immature, juvenile, and meaningless. Ms.Reed, go sit in the corner with the dunce cap on.
I love it how they use “right-wing” as some sort of insult.
When most politicians, media and elites have both feet planted firmly in their far left marxist universe, right wing is the center. Which is in fact where most Americans would place themselves outside of a few metro areas.
Het, Betsy. Sarah can run rings around you.
I would have to think some enterprising attorneys could make a case for copyright or trade dress infringement if those in fact are the actual covers.
Isn’t it funny how the left claim she is finished, irrelevant, has no political future, but they release some BS book on the same day she is releasing hers. What is the fear about..I thought she is done..I mean, its not a political book, its an autobiography of her life. The left proves everyday how terrified they are that Sarah and others like her will overthrow Obama and his Marxist agenda. I’d rather be affiliated with Sarah Palin, who loves her country, then support some Marxist jackass, who goes around the world apologizing for America
I click on the Nation now and again to read what the Liberal Fringe is thinking about. Entertaining stuff.
My Official Vast Right Wing Conspiracy de-coder ring helps me to understand the language. Klaatu barada nikto.
Attnetion, Sarah Palin Bashers: Lookalike book 'Going Rouge' is Coming!
Attnetion, Sarah Palin Bashers: Lookalike book 'Going Rouge' is Coming!
Under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act ... “Any person who . . . in connection with any goods or services . . . uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any false designation of origin, false or misleading description of fact, or false or misleading representation of fact, which . . . is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive . . . as to the origin, sponsorship, or approval of his or her goods, services, or commercial activities by another person, or . . . in commercial advertising or promotion, misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or geographic origin of his or her or another person’s goods, services, or commercial activities, shall be liable in a civil action by any person who believes that he or she is likely to be damaged by such an act.”
This statute allows the owner of a particular trade dress to sue an infringer (a person/entity who illegally copies that trade dress) for violating section 43(a) without registering that trade dress with any formal agency or system (unlike the registration and application requirements for enforcing other forms of intellectual property, such as patents). It is commonly seen as providing “federal common law” protection for trade dress (and trademarks). Above from Wikipedia.
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