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The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power
In The Lies of Sarah Palin, Geoffrey Dunn provides the first full-scale and in-depth political biography of the controversial Republican vice-presidential candidate and former governor of Alaska.
Based on more than two-hundred interviews---many of them with Republican colleagues and one-time political allies of Palin’s---and more than forty-thousand pages of uncovered docum...more
Based on more than two-hundred interviews---many of them with Republican colleagues and one-time political allies of Palin’s---and more than forty-thousand pages of uncovered docum...more
Hardcover, 423 pages
Published
May 10th 2011
by St. Martin's Press
(first published 2011)
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Shamelessly biased but ruthlessly supported by reams of research, quotes, and citations... this book is a pretty brutal takedown of one of the most vapid political Golems of the past 15 years. Dunn has built a dazzling bonfire of her inanities that every Palin-worshipping Republican should be forced to read.
That Sarah Palin is an opportunistic moron with the philosophical depth of a contact lens has been credibly established by 95% of the journalists and pundits on the planet. Even the...more
Shamelessly biased but ruthlessly supported by reams of research, quotes, and citations... this book is a pretty brutal takedown of one of the most vapid political Golems of the past 15 years. Dunn has built a dazzling bonfire of her inanities that every Palin-worshipping Republican should be forced to read.
That Sarah Palin is an opportunistic moron with the philosophical depth of a contact lens has been credibly established by 95% of the journalists and pundits on the planet. Even the...more
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I've never read much about Sarah Palin beyond newspaper articles here and there. I knew I wasn't interested in reading her autobiography, but I wanted some deeper perspectives on her. I'll only read one book, and was tempted by "Blind Allegiance", but I wanted to hear from more than one voice. I settled on this book, an obvious hatchet job by a HuffPo-affiliated writer, because I wanted to hear the worst that could be thrown at her and filter as appropriate.
This is certainly a hatchet job. The a...more
This is certainly a hatchet job. The a...more
When Palin started her most recent bus tour, amidst renewed speculation about her possible presidential aspirations, I decided to grit my teeth and read this account of her life and ambitions. I was glad I did, if only to be reminded of the long list of her lies and political ineptness (to be polite). Dunn is no fan of Palin, and while most of the information in this book can be found in other sources, he takes the stance that Palin is truly psychologically disturbed, in part due to the influenc...more
Most probably, no one who likes Sarah Palin is going to read a book called The Lies of Sarah Palin. I probably would not read a book entitled The Lies of Dennis Kucinich. Thus, by the very fact that I chose to read The Lies of Sarah Palin, it is fairly evident that I am not particularly enamored with Sarah Palin: it is not that I disagree with her politics (although I do), but rather that I think she is completely unqualified to hold any national or even statewide—the people of Alaska were quite...more
I got the impression that this book was hurriedly released as Sarah Palin's influence fades from the political scene. There were many errors that could have easily been corrected. Also, the structure seemed a bit disorganized. I never got a coherent picture of Palin's interaction with Alaska's energy corporations during her time as governor. I did get a clear picture, however, of her ineptitude as an executive, her narcissistic persona, the discord she sows, and her relentless disregard of facts...more
The title suggests that this is going to be a biased view, but even if it is (and I didn't think it was), there's ample evidence for the author's POV. This isn't grounded in nothing; it's evidence-based with plenty of research and extensive citation. I'm not going to lie and say that I was on the fence about Palin before I read this book, but this is full of information that I didn't know (from her early years in politics) and just further proves the point that this woman is not qualified to hol...more
Sep 04, 2011
Saadia
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Interesting bio about her family background and insights into her personality. Fundamentalist christian, ruthless, raised by a driven father. Not too intellectual. Very good at impressing people with her down-to-earth, girl-next-door persona. Misuse of power, vindictive, manipulative once she gets the power she wants.
I was not impressed when I saw her earliest national interviews a few years ago, I thought she had the cadence and projection of a wordly politician but her words reflected a seriou...more
I was not impressed when I saw her earliest national interviews a few years ago, I thought she had the cadence and projection of a wordly politician but her words reflected a seriou...more
When I first started the book, I thought it would take me quite some time to read. I finished it in three days...never thought anything like this could be a page turner but Sarah Palin has led an interesting career. The author does make really far fetches assumptions and really goes out of his way to make her look evil and stupid, but he should just leave her actions and words to speak for themselves.
Somehow I seem to have gotten on a kick reading books about Sarah Palin. This is a better book than the one written by Joe McGinniss, more thoroughly researched and not quite as one-sided. Also completely fascinating, could not put it down. Horrifying that this dummy actually wields political influence in some circles. If this is a subject you're interested in, I recommend it.
The parts about her early life and events in Alaska politics were interesting. But the parts about the McCain campaign in 2008 really seemed to repeat information in Game Change and various articles about the campaign without adding much new insight.
There were also a number of editing errors (misspellings, etc) that detract a bit.
There were also a number of editing errors (misspellings, etc) that detract a bit.
I haven't liked Sarah Palin since she first opened her mouth on the national stage. It was eye opening to see the depth of her depravity amassed in one place with facts to refute her lies. I now believe her to be someone we should be afraid of, not just be amused by.
A very interesting book; it wasn't analytical or dry and it held my attention. Dunn uses many sources to retell the story of Sarah Palin. Love her or hate her she is someone who is going to be in the spotlight. Better to know as much about her as we can.
A political biography, this was both interesting and infuriating. I am no fan of Sarah Palin, and in that sense it was a reassuring book to read, because the author really dislikes her, too. (He's not always objective, but I didn't want him to be.) A bit repetitive near the end but still a good read, especially if you want to be reminded of the ways in which this is NOT a good person to have attempting to run the state of Alaska, let alone the US.
Fascinating look at Sarah Palin, her history and her scramble for power and dominance. Dunn documents her lies and deceptions before, during and after her rise to political prominence. Scary....
"You betcha" it was "spot on!!" I have absolutely nothing to "refudiate"...Dunn was clear, concise and consistent in pointing out that she clearly isn't ready to hold a position on anything except hair, makeup and heels...
Have to admit, this book was eye opening for me. Never liked Sarah Palin very much to begin with. I thought she was amusing. Now I have serious doubts about the common sense of her many followers. God help us all!!
Mildly interesting. Even though I am NOT a Palin fan, this book reeks of a hit job in the highest order. The most interesting fact in the book was an indirect one: It's common knowledge amongst libraries that "Christians" purposely check-out that books that they disagree with the intention of never returning them, in the hopes the library will not order them again. It's disgusting and shameful, although not surprising.
I read this book very quickly, but it made a lot of sense. It seems well researched and well documented.
May 21, 2011
Glenda
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Nothing terribly earth shattering is offered, but its rather nice to have all her oddities and lies in chronological order. Mr. Dunn did a very good job in research and presenting the information.
Whether it is factually true or nit doesn't matter, Spellbounding to watch someone self destruct.
I'm sure anyone reading this book is willing to believe the worst of Palin, but these are not strong arguments. Eighth-grade fights, a eerily-familiar discussion of Trig's birth certificate, and a lot of paraphrasing GAME CHANGE, which is a much better read. Also, some of the worst typos I've ever seen outside of the Internet (example: "legion" instead of "legend").
I read Sarah's first book, now I'll read something from the other side. Of course by the mere title I'm not sure how "fair and balanced" it will be.
The title of this book says it all. Most politicians are duplicitous and egomaniacal but she tops them all. This isn't the first account I've read of her meanness and rudeness, including what our local paper said about her when she was here in Salt Lake although she can also turn on the charm as easily as Tina Fey. It's astonishing that people think they can fool all the people all the time without someone ferreting out the truth.
If you have read newspaper, magazine and blogger articles the past two years, you will not find anything new in this book. It is a good read that has all her antics in one place
Makes me wonder about the USA after reading this book.
Tells it like it is. Dunn lays out the entire bizarre pathology of this modern poorly-educated demagogue.
The woman should crawl back to Alaska .....
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