Ouch! From Wall Street Journal ...Palin

[Va Lefty]

"It is her mastery of the lament that explained former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s appeal last year, and now her knack for self-pity is on full display in her book, “Going Rogue.” This is the memoir as prolonged, keening wail, larded with petty vindictiveness. With an impressive attention to detail, Ms. Palin settles every score, answers every criticism; locates a scapegoat for every foul-up, and fastens an insult on every critic, down to the last obscure Palin-doubter back in Alaska."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704782304574542051447849052.html?mod=rss_Today%27s_Most_Popular

Damn! That's gonna leave a mark!!

[Richardo]

1. Bonus points for 'keening'

:thumbsup:

That's a masterful collection of sentences there :applause:

[dmr]

17. Truly adds an interesting visual to her malarky

A prolonged keening wail - what my mind's eye will now see when I think of Palin and her bound pages of mean-girl foolishness.

Author here is Thomas Frank "What's the Matter with Kansas" - you know, an un-American, Godless, east-coast elitist that has no understanding what being a true, authentic American is about. One of those!

[DrDan]

2. wow - guess who is going to get blasted in the next edition . . .

[FSogol]

3. Wait a minute. I'm confused...

John Ziegler said, "I was simply blown away by Going Rogue on almost every level. For many reasons, this is by far the best book and greatest literary achievement by a political figure in my
lifetime."

They both can't be right. :rofl:

[BOSSHOG]

5. And according to glen beck

it has sold four hundred trillion copies.

[tsuki]

15. I thought it was four hundred Brazilian copies. nt

[BOSSHOG]

4. Nice paragraph describing the Queen of the Party of RESPONSIBILITY

I guess they are responsible for finding someone to be responsible for their never ending fuck ups.

[Brother Buzz]

6. Why would Rupert Murdoch's echo chamber beat up sarah?

Rupert Murdoch owns News Corp. News Corp owns HarperCollins Book Publisher. Harper Collins published Palin's book. I think there is a storm bearing down on Sarah.

[EnlightenedOne]

10. Sounds like a war within the WJ

apparently not every journalist is going to kowtow to Murdoch's ideology.

[tsuki]

16. Sounds like somebody's gonna get a pink slip. nt

[AlecBGreen]

19. 2 different factions

WSJ = pro-corporate wing, SP = religious nutjob wing

Usually they get along just fine, but I think the WSJ figures she'd be bad for business

[KansDem]

7. Wow!!! Will she add the WSJ to the list of newspapers she already doesn't read?

[spanone]

8. larded with petty vindictiveness

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[FormerDittoHead]

9. Damn LIBERAL MEDIA! n/t

:sarcasm:

[NYCGirl]

11. The author of that review is Thomas Frank, author of "What's the Matter with

Kansas?" and "The Wrecking Crew" about the GOP. He's a Democrat. Interesting.

[lunatica]

12. I love the writing style!

The paragraphs you posted are utterly delicious in rhythm and cadence. Read this out loud and let your tongue rejoice:

"With an impressive attention to detail, Ms. Palin settles every score, answers every criticism; locates a scapegoat for every foul-up, and fastens an insult on every critic, down to the last obscure Palin-doubter back in Alaska."

I love it! I can see Sarah's face looking just like she looked when she said, "In what respect, Charlie?" when she reads the phrase 'her mastery of the lament'

[JBoy]

13. K&R! Sweet...

[SpiralHawk]

14. PaleHorsin gots a wicked bad case of Republiconism

Even the WSJ can smell it...

[voteearlyvoteoften]

18. Rec baby rec

Oh yes they did