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The Reaction —
... Still, massive book deal notwithstanding, I suspect the hype will (continue to) fade. She'll be a player in 2012, to be sure, but she likely won't be the nominee.
Cashing In
Comments from Left Field —
... The photo caption here says it all: “One McCain-Palin ad tried to paint Barack Obama as a celebrity, but it’s Palin who’s on the verge of a celeb-sized book deal.” ...
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Michael Calderone's Blog —
Obama sets a “60 Minutes” record.
Palin may get $7 million for her book.
Murdoch says newspapers have forgotten their “bond with readers.”
Glenn Beck says he was called a “racist bigot” at a Wendy’s.
David Frum follows Christopher Buckley out the door at National Review.
Will Obama White House be open to the media?
AP restructures Washington coverage for regional papers.
Helen Thomas makes her return.
Obama and Palin as Publicity Saints
The Moderate Voice —
... Merit is moot–it’s the tingle of curiosity that attaches to every sighting or utterance, no matter how trivial or vapid, as evidenced by reports that Palin is signing a $7 million book deal and by a magazine editor’s breathless comment that “photos of her just sitting there, looking like a normal person, could go for solid five-figure sums.” ...
a writer shade of palin
skippy the bush kangaroo —
via alternate brain, it seems that maggie o'connell has a book deal in the offing... after she spent the last few weeks talking to just about any camera put in front of her, it should come as no surprise that former vice-presidential candidate sarah palin is ...
Palin to Join Huckabee in Right-Wing Book Club
Crooks and Liars —
... So it is with Mike Huckabee. In his new book, the former Arkansas Governor, Baptist minister and Fox News host skewers presidential rival Mitt Romney and castigates leaders of the religious right who cast their lot with someone else. But while Huckabee looks forward to the future battle for the soul of the Republican Party in his latest book, it is worth remembering the culture war he advocated in past ones. And apparently, he will have soon have company in author Sarah Palin.
As Time describes, Huckabee's tome (Do The Right Thing: ...
Palin’s $7 million book deal?
Say Anything —
... Now that McCains failed run is over, the real story of who the star of the ticket is coming out....potentially in $7M book deal according to estimates.... ...
The Modern Day Writer Refuses To Die
The Democratic Daily —
... But Sarah Palin is in line, according to several reports for a $7 million book deal. For a book that she WILL NOT WRITE. Just as Joe the Plumber will not write HIS book. And We, the People are to blame for the auctorial success of the morons and the suicide of the gifted authors. ...
