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February 16, 2009

Sarah Palin: An Intimate Look

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She's the former beauty queen turned politician who changed the face of her party during the 2008 Presidential election. A new biography of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin takes a look at her past, her secret pregnancy, as well as her eldest daughter's pregnancy.

People magazine reports "Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin" says "Sarah made one slip-up, but [she] dampened suspicion by explaining it away." One of her daughters found a prenatal ultrasound scan of Trig and confronted Palin with the picture.

Palin was also aware Trig had been diagnosed with Down syndrome, but did not tell her other children until he was born in April. The unauthorized biography states, "Not discussing the pregnancy with her daughters, she felt, would shorten the process and spare them from unwanted attention."

The book also delves into the relationship between Bristol Palin and her fiancé Levi Johnston. Bristol lived in Anchorage with her aunt and uncle while she was pregnant. She worked at two espresso shops and remained a full time student at West High School. Levi was 40 miles away in Wasilla, but he would still drive to Anchorage to take Bristol out. The couple welcomed their son Tripp on December 27, 2008.

"Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin" by Lorenzo Benet will be in stores Tuesday, February 17.

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Oh wonderful, more Sarah Palin - Just what I wanted….EEEEEEEEEEEEEK


- Meg Smith
Posted 02/20/09 03:24 PM
 

I will read it and keep in mind some stuff is smear like all books that libs get near—-as long as it does not have the hate of obama lovers it should be a fine Fictional read


- harleyrock
Posted 02/18/09 10:05 PM
 

I will read the book, because I find Governor Palin quite facinating. Anyone who takes their time to learn more than the sound bites will find she is a real doer who really believes she was elected to serve the people.

Since this is an unauthorized biography by a known Joe Biden fan, I will read it with a very skeptical eye.


- Klyphton
Posted 02/18/09 12:19 AM
 

Sandy,

It’s painly sad and frustrating to hear rants from people just like yourself. Why, because you are completely spoon-fed MEDIA hype, and MEDIA nonsense, and you swallow with anticipation of the next bite, when all you really need to do is BURP!!

In short.. you speak of Ms. Palin so “generally” without fact or figures what-so-ever!!? And all those comments made, truly fit the mold of one “dear Mr. President”. When you speak of “loopy” speeches and answers, when you talk about not only “REHEARSED” speeches, but also “REHEARSED” answers.. you clearly speak of Mr. Obama!! He can not, and will not surive WITHOUT his speech writers and his teleprompters!! Let alone his “pre-approved questions from the media! He’s a complete idiot, and obviously un-prepared to LEAD a nation!! His in-experience shows more with each passing day. His “celebrity” is all he truly uses to his advantage.

He’s a chameleon.. in case you haven’t noticed he is apparently “all things to all people”. Black when it’s convenient, white when it suits him and now (only to his own recent admittion)he is MUSLIM!!! Seems no one can say even a remotely NEGATIVE comment about his COMPLETE INEXPERIENCE for the job he has been handed, without being BRANDED a RACIST!!!

Media will not touch the guy? Proof of that is in the fact that a “discrediting” or “unflattering” news story surrounding him (and the suspicions that surround him) are never of any concern to the “un-bias” media. They’d much RATHER attempt to Dis-Credit Ms. Palin at every opportunity before 2012!! What about Obama’s BROTHER picked up on DRUG CHARGES?? Hear anything about that? What about his AUNT (an illegal alien)living in Boston??? Did you hear about all those innaugural balls he attended… you know the ones WITH celebrities, because he snubbed our MILITARY BALL to honor our veterans with MEDALS???!!!

Heck, take a closer look at things right in front of you. CHICAGO (where he was a Senator) for example!! His Senate Seat and ALL THAT Controversy!!? His choices to serve in his cabinet.. most of them TAX EVADERS!! Our TREASURY over-seen by a guy who hadn’t paid hundreds of THOUSANDS in TAXES!!!??

President Obamas FIRST public address was NOT to the U.S.!! It was to MUSLIM NATIONS??? Guantamo getting closed down —-they house known TERRORIST THERE!! Did you ever once scrutinize these “questionable” events, questionable ties to terrorist (Ayers), questionable 20 year attendence to a church preaching HATRED of WHITE people and even AMERICA itself!!!

You just keep on drinking the “kool-aid” that MEDIA serves up on a regular basis. Why do any thinking ON YOUR OWN? Why EDUCATE yourself about leaders of your nation? Why bother,.. you continue to allow the MEDIA and TELEVISION to make decisions for you. Seems the EASIEST thing for you to do!!


- Sandy the SPOON fed Oblahma SHEEP herder
Posted 02/17/09 04:32 PM
 

Sandy said:

Hello? Is anyone paying attention? Sarah Palin has absolutely no clue how to govern a nation. There are only 3% African Americans in the entire state; how is she going to govern diversity?? She kills animals for sport, living them wounded and dying a slow death.
What are people “on” to think she is a viable candidate? Have you heard her interview answers? She is the queen of spin, saying absolutely nothing. Her answers are rehearsed in a loop. If you drill down in the question, she has NO answer, so she repeats the loop again.
Come on people, we need an intellectual in the white house, not a self proclaimed super mom. We’re dealing with a global crisis, not soccer playoffs!

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Are you kidding?

The black population as a whole isn’t all that large. And no, most haven’t made it to Alaska. What is your point. Blacks aren’t the only minority, you know.

Alaska has many minorities. Mostly Eskimo, Alaskan Indian, and so on.

BTW, Sarah is MARRIED to a minority! Todd Palin is Yup’ik Indian! And so are their children!

His mother, is a former secretary of the Alaska Federation of Natives, and his maternal grandmother, Helena (Bartman) Andree, is a member of the Curyung tribe.

Like most liberal haters, you don’t have a clue what you are talking about. You just know hate.

And she DOES NOT kill animals for sport. That may be the most incredibly dumb comment I have read about Governor Palin, and I have read quite a few!

Palin hunts. They fill their freezer with the meat from the kills. It’s healthy and lean. Much healthier than the hamburger you eat!

If they kill it, they eat it. That’s how it works.

Perhaps you don’t realize that all meat that we eat comes from animals that we kill?

As far as being smart, maybe I need to REPOST her resume of accomplishments Since her peers, the other 49 governors keep choosing her to be their leader on projects, I think that says all that needs to be said.

But just in case:

Compare her record to Obama’s:

City Council Woman, Wasilla, Alaska

Mayor, Wasilla , Alaska. Two terms, term limited out.

President of the Alaska Conference of Mayors.

Chairman. Alaska Oil And Gas Conservation Commission. The largest oil and gas regulatory board of it’s kind in the nation. STRONG ETHICS REFORM

CURRENTLY:

Governor Of Alaska.

Chairman of The Interstate Oil And Gas Compact Commission. As voted in by other Governors.

Chairman. National Governors Association’s Natural Resource Committee. As voted unanimously by the other 49 Governors.

Palin is a recognized authority on energy, and environmental issues.

Vice Chairman. National Republican Governor’s Association.

Sarah Palin is the only governor in any of the 50 states who knows how to compute the Net Present Value of Cash Flow and relate it to a state’s budget and she doesn’t even have an MBA.

She is the only governor in the union who had the foresight to save some of the state’s money and cut spending - and her state’s budget is 90% derived from volatile oil revenues.

Meanwhile, most over governors preside over horrific deficits and have stable tax bases.

Alaska has no state income, or sales tax.

She is certainly ready to be President.


- Gary
Posted 02/17/09 01:24 PM
 

Hello? Is anyone paying attention? Sarah Palin has absolutely no clue how to govern a nation. There are only 3% African Americans in the entire state; how is she going to govern diversity?? She kills animals for sport, living them wounded and dying a slow death.
What are people “on” to think she is a viable candidate? Have you heard her interview answers? She is the queen of spin, saying absolutely nothing. Her answers are rehearsed in a loop. If you drill down in the question, she has NO answer, so she repeats the loop again.
Come on people, we need an intellectual in the white house, not a self proclaimed super mom. We’re dealing with a global crisis, not soccer playoffs!


- Sandy
Posted 02/17/09 04:19 AM
 

I’m with you, Joseph Best. I caught that, also too. The thing I’m finding interesting is Sarah has now sent each of her two oldest kids, Track and Bristol, to live with others while they were both under 18. What type of non-parenting is she doing that her kids are all going elsewhere?

- California Reader
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non-parenting? lol

try not to be nosy lol, lol, lol


- HecYeah
Posted 02/16/09 09:56 PM
 

I’m with you, Joseph Best. I caught that, also too. The thing I’m finding interesting is Sarah has now sent each of her two oldest kids, Track and Bristol, to live with others while they were both under 18. What type of non-parenting is she doing that her kids are all going elsewhere?

- California Reader
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non-parenting? lol

try not to be nosy. nosy people have idle hands. idle hands make you do stupid things… lol, lol, lol


- Anonymous
Posted 02/16/09 09:54 PM
 

“The book’s filled with riveting information about Palin, such as her favorite color, her mooseburger recipe, and a typical date with Todd. Just the sort of tripe we need to know about a politician (not). You can bet the farm there isn’t one word of actual, important, political substance because Palin doesn’t have any. - icarus”
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ICURUS, YOUR REMARK ABOVE LACKS SUBSTANCE.


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“It looks like Team Sarah’s got their email alerts for “Palin” all set and have swarmed in to make their obligatory comments. Whatever. - raggatt”
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SO RAGGATT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR EMAIL ALERTS ARE SET UP! What an A$$. You and Icurus should hold hands.


- HecYeah
Posted 02/16/09 09:48 PM
 

sarah palin is the real deal


- navy
Posted 02/16/09 09:03 PM
 

Hey, what’s Team Sarah? Count me in!! She’s a great gal and will be a great president in 2012!


- Bobby
Posted 02/16/09 06:45 PM
 

It looks like Team Sarah’s got their email alerts for “Palin” all set and have swarmed in to make their obligatory comments. Whatever.


- raggatt
Posted 02/16/09 05:19 PM
 

The book’s filled with riveting information about Palin, such as her favorite color, her mooseburger recipe, and a typical date with Todd. Just the sort of tripe we need to know about a politician (not). You can bet the farm there isn’t one word of actual, important, political substance because Palin doesn’t have any.


- icarus
Posted 02/16/09 05:16 PM
 

I’m very interested in learning more about Gov. Palin. She is a true inspiration!

Palin 2012


- Tiffany
Posted 02/16/09 05:01 PM
 

Dear fellow Americans,
I have voted Obama because of my dislikes with McCain. However, based on my observations on the Red rallies, contrary to what other say, Most of McCain’s votes are because of Palin. Obama has not yet reached his 100days, and I already feel some confusion going on. Sarah Palin is the real messiah and savior of the United States. She will become the 45th president of the United States whether Democrats will like it or not. Sarah Palin is the 7th sign from God to save America from total collapse. God gave us the sign and free will, so it is up to ourselves. If you want this 7th sign re-shape our destiny, let us rally behind Palin in the next 4 years to come


- Raymond
Posted 02/16/09 04:59 PM
 

So many people have become obsessed and fixated on Gov. Palin, analyzing her every move, her every utterance, and assigning some evil motive behind them. Having examined disability claims for 30 years, much of the foaming at the mouth hatred expressed by so many are not unlike what we get from claimants with mental illnesses. Palin Derangement Syndrome is real, and should be recognized as an actual mental disorder.

I’ve gotten some good reviews from those who have read the book, so I will probably read it.

I’m looking forward to voting for Palin for president in either 2012 or 2016.


- greg
Posted 02/16/09 04:32 PM
 

Heck yes, I’ll read the book! I’ll also vote for her when she runs for POTUS!

Palin 2012!


- PH
Posted 02/16/09 04:24 PM
 

sure I will read it soon, Sarah has an interesting young life already, she and Todd are perfect examples of normal Americans that pulled up thier boot straps and earned a good name for themselves

my real speacial spot for her is she is the mother of AmericanIndians and that is something of pride—-how the obama dazed can call her a racist I dont know


- harleyrock
Posted 02/16/09 04:06 PM
 

Yes of course I will read the book.

Palin 2012


- JustFACTS4u
Posted 02/16/09 04:03 PM
 

If I do read the book, I will not trust that the truth is actually being told about Sarah. Too many lies out there about this wonderful lady. Too many haters. It is fascinating to see the libutards squirm when she is mentioned. Something about her evokes their guilt complex I suppose. If they would put down the koolaid they would be able to see the truth for what it really is….Obama is not the messiah, Sarah is a wonderful person and Hollywood is making up the story of America as they go along, with no facts attached.


- Rightway
Posted 02/16/09 03:38 PM

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