The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star Kindle Edition

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The real story of the Republican vice presidential nominee and her collision with the elite liberal media

As the second woman ever nominated as a candidate for vice president, Alaska governor Sarah Palin became an instant phenomenon. Americans were enthralled by a woman with charm, ambition, natural political talent, and a passion for conservative values.

But the fascination of ordinary people quickly drew an unprecedented attack from the media elite and liberal activists. Far beyond the normal bounds of tough questions and challenges, Palin's enemies decided that nothing was too personal to attack-including her marriage, her children, her faith, and her wardrobe. The media distorted Palin's positions and beliefs beyond recognition. And almost every word out of her mouth was spun as a "flub."

Weekly Standard writer Matthew Continetti reveals the true story of the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and her persecution by the elites who tried to hide their bias with solemn declarations of objectivity. Continetti offers fresh examples of malicious spin and deceit and shows how liberal snobbery has become a driving force in American politics.

Palin's ordeal has become a rallying cry for the GOP in the Obama era. This perceptive book is a must-read for conservatives who want to understand what really happened-and how to avoid a repeat.

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Matthew Continetti is the associate editor of the Weekly Standard and a contributing editor to National Affairs. Continetti was a 2008 Phillips Foundation journalism fellow, and his articles and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of Columbia University, he lives in Arlington, Virginia. Visit www.matthewcontinetti.net. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002WE46XO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sentinel (November 11, 2009)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 11, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Mike H

Sarah got a raw deal

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2019

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So maybe Sarah Palin wasn't the most articulate of politicians. She was still a political force of nature who paved the way for Trump and the MAGA movement. Contrary to popular opinion, the book demonstrates that Sarah Palin very likely helped the boring McCain campaign. The book also demonstrates how she was unfairly scrutinized when others like Obama and Biden were given soft ball questions.

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Peter Ingemi

I expected a better presentation of facts already in evidence

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2009

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Maybe it is because I was very familiar with the fact presented within but I found Matthew Continetti's volume on the subject just tedious.

Continetti faithfully follows the media's path and determination to bring down Sarah Palin all the way up to her use of facebook to respond to the President's current policies. It details attacks in both regular media and electronic media and the blogs showing what people were saying and where it went wrong.

If you are a Palin fan who wasn't on the net the book might have value in the sense that you will see the source of some of the media's attacks but if you were on the net it will be a handy guide to what was said...

...or it would be if he had listed the links used as footnotes on the pages or even a back page at the end containing them.

Like Going Rogue: An American Life there is no index. Unlike Going Rogue I suspect it isn't a clever trick to force the media to read his book. I suspect it was a question of finishing the book quick so it could be released at the same time to boost sales.

It worked with me, I bought the book to make the $25 for free shipping with my Going Rogue: An American Life order. I think I would have been better off with an extra copy of Palin's own book or maybe War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier .

As a money making enterprise and as information on the attacks on Sarah Palin this book is going to work. As a interesting, relevant and readable volume, not so much.

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Helps Correct the False Information from the Campaign

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2009

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The author of this book did a generally good job of correcting false information about Palin that was disseminated through out the campaign. As many people know, the media abhors a vacuum and that is exactly what they faced when presented with Palin. What do you do next? Dig for whatever you could find. Given that Palin had stepped on a few toes in the Republican Party in Alaska, it is not surprising that there was plenty of dirt to be found, as people were using her candidacy for payback.

The author also does a good job of exposing the problems within the campaign itself. They were so wrapped up with catching the media off guard with her pick as VP, they forget to give the staff the background information that would have allowed staff members to quickly squelch unsubstantiated rumors. A valuable lesson is there for future candidates.

I do think the author spent a little too much time dealing with blogs and tabloid type papers, which I don't consider viable media streams. More focus on the MSM would have made the book a better read and would have made the case stronger than it already is.

The book should be read by all those who believe Palin will be a viable candidate in the 2012 primary or general election. Many people have already made u their mind about Palin, which is unfortunate. This book might change a few minds.

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R. Davis

Great compilation of the incredible hypocrisy and bias in the press in 2008

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2014

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Sarah Palin was bushwhacked at every turn by the left media and this book chronicles it by an author that is hardly a right winger.

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mary moeglein

Loved the book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2013

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Excellent research. Factual. From an Alaskan who knows her. The main stream media should be embarrassed. Long live Sarah Palin!

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CAS

Excellent Read !!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2009

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Mr. Continetti has written a compelling, thoroughly researched book that dispels the myriad of Sarah Palin 'urban legends' that abound.

During the election of 2008, mainstream media routinely revealed their obsession with some of the candidates - be it cult-like worship for Obama, or rabid hatred for Sarah Palin. In either case it was a huge disservice to the electorate, and besmirched the profession of journalism.

Mr. Continetti's book, coupled with Bernie Goldberg's "Slobbering Love Affair with Obama" should be required reading for all aspiring journalists. Please - please learn from your history, quash this insidious trend, and restore integrity to what has been, and could again be, an honorable career path.

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Janice Rosa

He liked

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2014

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a gift for my son,. He liked it

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Bruce Fancher

Fantastic book, soon to be trashed by left-wing ideologues everywhere

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2009

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This book brilliantly takes apart and disproves the vicious smears that the leftist media used to attack Palin during the 2008 campaign. The book makes an excellent and irrefutable case that the media's politically-motivated portrayal of Palin, which was almost inversely proportional to the extraordinary efforts made to ignore and explain away any negative information about Barrack Obama, was unprecedented and bore almost no relation to the truth. Unfortunately, more than a year after the election, the campaign against Palin continues unabated. Today's so-called "fact-checking" article by the Associated Press is so ridiculous that it almost reads as a parody. For example, the eleven (!) contributors to the article take on the role of mind-readers, challenging Palin's claim that she was driven by "purpose" instead of "ambition" by characterizing her book as having "all the characteristics of a pre-campaign manifesto." Hopefully, Continetti's book will help to set the record straight about who the real Sarah Palin is.

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A Reader

Excellent Book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2013

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I found this book about Sarah Palin really interesting and would recommend this to anybody interested in American politics.
Well worth a read.

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