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Sarah Palin

Autor(a) de Going Rogue: An American Life

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Sarah Palin was born on February 11, 1964. In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla pageant, she finished third in the Miss Alaska pageant, receiving the Miss Congeniality award and a college scholarship. She went on to earn her college degree from the School of Journalism at the University of mostrar mais Idaho. She served two terms on the Wasilla City Council, then two terms as the city's mayor and manager, and was elected by her peers as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. She then chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. She was elected Alaska's youngest, and first female, governor, serving from 2006 to 2009. While serving her state she was tapped as Senator John McCain's running mate in 2008, becoming the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate in our nation's history. On July 3, 2009, Palin announced she would not seek reelection as governor and that she was resigning, effective July 26, 2009, eighteen months prior to the completion of her first term. She cited ethics complaints that had been filed following her selection as running mate to John McCain as the reason for her resignation, saying the resulting investigations had affected her efficacy to govern the state. She has written two books Going Rogue: An American Life (2009) and America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag (2010), Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas (2013). (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Folksy, homespun Sarah at her best, presenting herself as a likeable, common-folk individual with common-sense values. She presents herself as a Reagan Republican, someone interested not in the big government, but as one who believes in self-reliance and in doing the right thing for the right people and the right reasons.

She seems to play the "victim" at times, trying to offset bad perspectives from the presidential campaign. There's plenty of blame for campaign strategists, esp. McCain's lead guys, and complaints about media distortions, liberal bias, and bias by omission. But if she's asked about what publications she reads to stay current on national policies and foreign policy, and can't come up with an answer, that really isn't the fault of the media. In a presidential election, stakes are high, and preparation is mandatory. But to some extent, she's probably right, the media does often seem to want to create controversy. Also, the public did seem to want to learn more about her experience, or lack of it, when considering her for national office. Saying you can see Russia from parts of Alaska isn't the answer the media, or the nation, was going to consider as strong foreign policy experience. It's not unfair. And I don't think the media "omitted" to explain the $100,000 wardrobe issue, as she states. I certainly read that it wasn't she who ordered the clothes, but was the RNC, and that the clothes were returned. I understood that before I read her book. So some of the whining she did sounded more like a complaint about any media outlet that wasn't Republican friendly such as Fox news.

The book is probably successful in its intent, carefully crafted to present Sarah as someone likeable enough so that those who think her background, training and experience is too limited for the significantly more burdensome challenges of higher office may well disregard all that and say, "what the heck, she can't do much worse than the standard male politician". But parts of the book seemed to be stolen from the handbook of the ideal American, embellishing her story to the point that I just couldn't buy into it all. I still haven't found anyone else in real life with comparable claims of their first childhood memories of going to school of being proud to learn to recite the Pledge of Aliegance, and then have her recite it in the audiobook version of the book.



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rsutto22 | 36 outras críticas | Jul 15, 2021 |
Former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin discusses cultural attacks on Christianity, specifically on the holiday Christmas, in the guise of political correctness. She weaves in stories featuring her own family in or around the holiday. I began reading the e-book, but quickly decided it would work better in audio format with Palin reading it herself. I switched. Reaction to the book will largely fall along political party lines and views of Christianity. I doubt anyone would change their perspective. I am glad I did not read it at Christmas because it might take a little joy out of the season.… (mais)
 
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thornton37814 | 2 outras críticas | Sep 27, 2018 |
This book was ghostwritten to promote Palin's political career. You already know if you'll like it or not.
 
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neverstopreading | 36 outras críticas | Mar 14, 2018 |

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