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Colleen OConnor: Palin: Keep on honking; Im reloading
By Colleen O'Connor, SDNN
I told you so.
On July 6, I dubbed Sarah Palins resignation as Governor of Alaska, a brilliant political move.
Willie Brown, the former Mayor of San Francisco, was one of the few liberals who agreed.
Yes, it was about money, about going onto a larger stage than Alaska, and about keeping options open.
But, it was also about pending traditional insider politics and the mainstream media that covers them. Thus far, Palin, once considered a sideshow in American politics, is drawing a more devoted constituency than the three-ring circus in Washington, D.C.
Interest in her is so high that a fan recently paid $63,500 to have dinner with her, part of an Internet auction for a charity that aids wounded veterans.
Initial Findings:
Palin is a bigger ratings magnet now than before she resigned. Look at the various political websites. Whether it is to ridicule, revile, or admire her, no major outlet is without its attempted coverage of her.
She has successfully banned the main stream media from her events and pushes past them with tweets, Twitter and Facebook entries. Who can forget the death panel phrase that knee-capped the current health care bills? Talk about a reduced carbon footprint.
Heavy countable Palin clicks on the Internet sell ads as do mentions of her name in newspapers and on TV both old line media with declining audiences.
What fun that must be for the media counting on ones nemesis to save you.
Palin is Bankable
Why so much attention to a has been Governor?
Because Palin is that commodity that is so lacking in this economy. She is bankable.
Or as Michael Falcone wrote on POLITICO, she remains the hottest brand name in politics.
Currently, there are five different Palin action figure dolls. Her asking fee per speech competes with former heads of state. And her book is due out Nov. 17 months earlier than previously estimated, and just in time for the heavy holiday book buying season. (Sorry eBook fans. That feature will be delayed until Dec. 26).
About that book
The initial book run is 1.5 million copies enviable for any author. The reputed advance is $7 million, and it is already #1 on the Amazon bestseller list.
The title: Going Rogue: An American Life. Already the sneak previews have begun.
Of local interest, Palin spent several weeks in San Diego working on the manuscript with her collaborator, Lynn Vincent.
Palin is almost without peer in the oxygen starved Republican Party. Granted that former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, outpolled her in the conservative straw poll recently, and that former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney has logged more TV face time, but Palin still fascinates in ways few comprehend.
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-10-01/lifestyle/colleen-oconnor-palin-keep-on-honking-im-reloading
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Colleen OConnor: Palin: Keep on honking; Im reloading
By Colleen O'Connor, SDNN
I told you so.
On July 6, I dubbed Sarah Palins resignation as Governor of Alaska, a brilliant political move.
Willie Brown, the former Mayor of San Francisco, was one of the few liberals who agreed.
Yes, it was about money, about going onto a larger stage than Alaska, and about keeping options open.
But, it was also about pending traditional insider politics and the mainstream media that covers them. Thus far, Palin, once considered a sideshow in American politics, is drawing a more devoted constituency than the three-ring circus in Washington, D.C.
Interest in her is so high that a fan recently paid $63,500 to have dinner with her, part of an Internet auction for a charity that aids wounded veterans.
Initial Findings:
Palin is a bigger ratings magnet now than before she resigned. Look at the various political websites. Whether it is to ridicule, revile, or admire her, no major outlet is without its attempted coverage of her.
She has successfully banned the main stream media from her events and pushes past them with tweets, Twitter and Facebook entries. Who can forget the death panel phrase that knee-capped the current health care bills? Talk about a reduced carbon footprint.
Heavy countable Palin clicks on the Internet sell ads as do mentions of her name in newspapers and on TV both old line media with declining audiences.
What fun that must be for the media counting on ones nemesis to save you.
Palin is Bankable
Why so much attention to a has been Governor?
Because Palin is that commodity that is so lacking in this economy. She is bankable.
Or as Michael Falcone wrote on POLITICO, she remains the hottest brand name in politics.
Currently, there are five different Palin action figure dolls. Her asking fee per speech competes with former heads of state. And her book is due out Nov. 17 months earlier than previously estimated, and just in time for the heavy holiday book buying season. (Sorry eBook fans. That feature will be delayed until Dec. 26).
About that book
The initial book run is 1.5 million copies enviable for any author. The reputed advance is $7 million, and it is already #1 on the Amazon bestseller list.
The title: Going Rogue: An American Life. Already the sneak previews have begun.
Of local interest, Palin spent several weeks in San Diego working on the manuscript with her collaborator, Lynn Vincent.
Palin is almost without peer in the oxygen starved Republican Party. Granted that former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, outpolled her in the conservative straw poll recently, and that former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney has logged more TV face time, but Palin still fascinates in ways few comprehend.
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-10-01/lifestyle/colleen-oconnor-palin-keep-on-honking-im-reloading
