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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 docu
...moreHardcover, 423 pages
Published
May 10th 2011
by St. Martin's Press
(first published 2011)
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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 ...more
This is certainly ...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 influen...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 qu...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 f...more
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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 refl...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 refl...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.
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.
"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!!
I read this book very quickly, but it made a lot of sense. It seems well researched and well documented.
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.
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").
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Wow, Palin is a politician and is ambitious. Noted.
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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