We’re in a heightened period of interest regarding 2008 Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin, whose book “Going Rogue: An American Life” will be released Tuesday. Palin also has taped an appearance on Oprah Winfrey that will air Monday, and on Wednesday from Michigan she launches a book tour that will land in Sioux City on Dec. 6.
The Journal and other papers today ran an Associated Press piece that came after AP obtained a copy of the 413-page book. The piece summarizes that former Alaska Gov. Palin felt “bottled up” by John McCain for President advisers and she is critical about the “badgering” interview by CBS anchor Katie Couric that many saw as a media debacle for Palin.
It seems Palin is taking exception with the AP reportage midday today. Politico is reporting that Palin says the Associated Press and other media have misreported “Going Rogue” content. Palin’s broadside is pretty strong, saying “as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book (emphasis mine).” That sort of blame-the-media plays well for some, while others see it as carping.
It will be interesting to see what specifics Palin lays out as to where AP is erroneous. For now, Palin is asking Americans to read the book come Tuesday and form their own opinions. And don’t forget, if you want to get a “Going Rogue” copy autographed, the wristbands for the line at Barnes & Noble Bookseller here in the city will be handed out beginning at 7 a.m. 23 days from now.
I think the particular issue deals with the AP reporting she said in her book that $500,000 of her legal debt is from the McCain campaign VP vetting. That was wrong. Her book doesn’t say that. It said it made up 1/10th of the $500,000 (I’m sure more now) of legal debt she has. They later changed that, but never offered a retraction and the misreporting went viral.
They’ve done this on numerous occasions, and so there is little love lost for the AP in the Palin camp.