Is this for real?! (Going Rogue excerpt on Wonkette)

[SallyMander]

Here is the latest strange part of Going Rogue, where Sarah Palin talks to her cussin’, chewin’, questionin’ son Track, who is fightin’ in the Wars. We think Sarah is telling Track that she has decided to not-quit her job as governor, by quitting it. Then she abruptly orders Track to fast (!), but they reach a compromise. Track is a real American. Pages 375 and 376.

http://wonkette.com/412207/dirty-going-rogue-photos-the-part-where-track-gives-up-chewin-but-not-cussin


OMG :crazy: :rofl:

[tallahasseedem]

1. What the?

Look at how big the font and spacing is, LOL!

[Number23]

27. I know! It looks like one of those old Highlights magazines for kids

One can only hope that the excerpt was blown up considerably, but taking into account the intelligence level of many of the people likely to be reading this garbage...:shrug:

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. Close your eyes and click your heels together three times. You can make anything real

that way.

[blogslut]

3. Oh, they've been having much scanner fun

I'm pretty sure the bits are teh realz.

[rvablue]

4. It's real

and laughable:


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Weekend/palin-son-track-advised-leaving-governors-office-dont/story?id=9083830

[SallyMander]

6. Hahahaha

Thanks for the link, rvablue :hi:

[poverlay]

5. Every excerpt I've read makes "Dick and Jane", read like Shakespeare..n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

7. If they don't watch out, they'll be getting a nasty-gram

from Harper Collins. Read Diva's whole post for context.

http://divasblueoasis.com/diary/924/how-are-the-glut-of-palin-books-handling-the-exgovs-legal-challenges

*******************************************UPDATE*************************************************

I found this in my email (and it seems that PALINGATES got one too):

I act as legal counsel to HarperCollins Publishers. I have just learned that you have posted substantial excerpts from our as yet unpublished book, Going Rogue, by Sarah Palin, on your web site. We view your posting of these excerpts as an infringement of our and Governor Palin's exclusive rights under copyright. Accordingly, we demand that you remove them from your web site.
Christopher Goff
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
HarperCollins Publishers
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
Voice: 212 207 7127
Fax: [phone]

******************************************************

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As you can see, I took the pages off the site. However, the real story here is this:

--The Senior Vice President of Harper Collins,

--ON A SUNDAY,

--Sent emails to two specific blogs, one little blog based in Alaska, another based overseas,

--ignoring the multiple other outlets (many of which were larger or were "Palin-positive") that have pages or "extensive excerpts" from her book on the site.

They didn't do this on their own. Palin picked the ones she wanted them to email. Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, my posts in question leaned towards fact-checking/lie-refuting than some of the others that were more for entertainment.

In other words, this was Palin-flattery!

I was once asked if, God forbid, Palin ever did become President, what would her first act be? I stated that she would gather up the considerable resources available to a U.S. President and use them...to go after her "enemies" in Alaska and the media.

I rest my case.

And in light of all this, the question I have for Mr. Goss and HarperCollins: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE PALIN'S BITCH?

[MrMickeysMom]

18. How bout if they paraphrase what each of those big chapters have to say?

They can't get you for THAT, can they?

The reader's digest version could be a hoot, especially if you embellish it and get all rougey and stuff.

[etherealtruth]

8. Her delusions are eclipsed by her stupidity

Not an easy feat.

[SallyMander]

9. As much as I detest Sarah Palin

I sort of love when she gets brought up here, just for the high-quality snark it elicits. :D

[NV Whino]

10. Wow, $errer has a new hair piece

To call it a wig, would be insulting wigs.

I love the comments on the video clips. They were more interested in the commercials. :rofl:

[nc4bo]

11. JHC sorry SallyMander but that book would make Dick and Jane puke

My brain just let out a huge gas bubble reading that (is it like 3rd grade or something?) excerpt.

See Spot Run.

:puke:

Edit to apologize for misspelling your name.

[SallyMander]

20. No problem nc4bo

I totally agree. The last sentence is especially... umm... special. :-)

[reggie the dog]

30. She messed the last sentence up

it should read "That was a big darn deal dontcha know!"

[SallyMander]

35. You betcha!

:rofl:

[reggie the dog]

29. Spot, my 2 year old loves the Spot the Dog books

Is he behind the door???? NOOOOO roar, it's a bear, eating honey... IS he under the rug, nOOO it's a turtle. (turtle daddy, turtle) Is he under the pillow, no (daddy it's a cat)...... gotta love Spot!

[JNelson6563]

12. lol

[ellie]

13. Track?

What the hell kind of name is that?

[jmowreader]

19. It was her husband, the championship snowmachine racer's idea

In fact, he had names for all the children.

The first child would be named Track.
The next three would be named Runner, Engine and Cowl.

At this point Sarah put her expensively-pedicured foot down. "Dammit, Todd, you moran! We are NOT naming our children after snowmachine parts!"

Todd looked contrite. "But sweetie..."

"Don't 'sweetie' me, you jackass. I will NOT have our children be named after parts of your fucking snowmachine!"

"How about we name him Moose Track (this is Track's actual name, BTW) instead?"

"Well...all right."

[NuttyFluffers]

14. beautiful. i could not write a better piece of fiction to show the farce that is the GOP.

reality truly is stranger than fiction, and exquisite in its agonizing detail. i could not have dreamed of a greater punishment to the GOP party than this parade of true believers and their "stories." genius, the universal symphony is utter genius.

[Canuckistanian]

15. "I'm not a quitter, Track"

I'm sorry, that boat sailed in July.

[tonysam]

16. Frankly, I like that passage

It sounds like something that would happen in the Palin family.

[arcadian]

17. Is that a script reject from the Beverly Hillbillies?

[reggie the dog]

31. LMAO

[UTUSN]

21. PROUD to be K&R #5!1 n/t

[SallyMander]

24. This thread has been up and down

a lot more than i would have predicted! Huh. Thanks though! :hi:

[rucky]

22. Then he went-a-fishin' with his paw.

[Iggo]

26. Down to the cee-ment pond?

[reggie the dog]

34. You are fogetting that Jethro, pa, and granma

were all actually NICE people. Poor, uneducated, but not white trash. White trash involves being an asshole.

[reggie the dog]

32. Andy from Mayberry could actually think, had a heart

took other peoples' feelings and well being into account. (Mount Pilot North Carolina wasn't it???) Palin is white trash, something that involves one additude, not ones geographic location. My brother is white trash, he lives in a city. I am not white trash and I live in the countryside.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

23. at least track gave up chew for a day.

[Bluebear]

25. Giving up chew for a day. Mamma must be durn proud, doncha know.

[reggie the dog]

28. I thought she quit her job as Governor of Alaska.

Wouldn't that make her a quitter?

[DU GrovelBot]

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[dixiegrrrrl]

36. wow..has anyone visited the Amazon book page?

the book can be pre-ordered for.....9.00.

and, best of all, on Amazon pages, they refer a book's topic to a "community" page, which can be set up by anyone.
right now, these are the "communities" for Palin's book:
Delusional....1037 customers have gone to that page.
Hypocrite.....491 customers...

You can also add topic "tags" to the book.
edited to add:
The existing tags are very interesting, but could be improved on. :evilgrin:

Here is the page if you are interested:
http://www.amazon.com/Going-Rogue-American-Sarah-Palin/dp/0061939897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258394897&sr=1-1

[SallyMander]

37. Hahahahhaa, I just saw your reply

This is really funny! :rofl: I love the "Delusional" community :D