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BORDERS BOOKSTORE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., HOSTS THE EVENT. |
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WE WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. SO NICE TO SEE NEW FRIENDS AND NEW FACES.... |
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ONE THING I SHOULD SAY FROM THE START IS WE WILL BE VERY RELAXED SO FEEL FREE TO COME IN AND SIT DOWN.... |
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THEY WERE TELLING STORIES BECAUSE IT REALLY SHOWS THEIR MENTALITY TOWARDS THE GOVERNOR. |
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SO I WAS THERE FOR THE DAY THAT WAS SARAH PALIN'S BIRTHDAY AND IT WAS ANOTHER STATE LEGISLATOR, AND... |
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YES. ENDED TO BRING IT BACK MORE SPECIFICALLY TO OUR BOOK, I DO KNOW HOW MANY OF YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS... |
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RIGHT. SO I GUESS IT BEGS THE QUESTION, WHY READ OUR BOOK WHEN THE WOMAN HERSELF HAS A BOOK COMING... |
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WE DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU, A RAMBLING TOO MUCH. EVEN IF YOU ARE A LITTLE SHY, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO... |
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YOU MENTION SHE HAD BEEN ALASKA, WHAT WAS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESS IN ALASKA? |
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MOST INTERESTING TO ME, TO DISCOVER IN ALASKA, WAS THAT SHE WAS A MEDIA... |
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HOW HAS IT CHANGED BETWEEN HER AND THE ALASKA PRESS? |
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DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT? |
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ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS, ROBERT, WAS HOW WERE THEY TOUGH ON HER. WE SPOKE WITH AN EDITOR. WE SPOKE... |
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IT'S AMAZING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CAMPAIGN ITSELF, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE WAS MISSING FOR THREE... |
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I COULDN'T HELP THINK THAT DURING THE STANFORD THING, IF HE HAD THREE DAYS. |
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WE HAD ONE STORY FROM A JOURNALIST WHO WORKED FOR THE FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS MINER AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT... |
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AND WHY SHE'S SO MUCH WANT TO COME BACK AND TALK TO THE PRESS THAT SHE WANTED TO COME BACK AND TALK... |
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YOU WRITE IN THE BOOK ABOUT HOW SHE HAD NEVER READ THAT. THE CURRENT QUESTION IN CURRENT NEWSPAPERS... |
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YOU KNOW, I THINK FIRST OF ALL YOU'RE REFERRING TO A BOOK THAT CALLED THE LOOMING TOWER WHICH IS ABOUT... |
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AND WERE CONCERNED SHE WASN'T READING IT. |
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THERE WERE CONCERNED SHE WAS SPENDING HER DOWNTIME ON THE PLANE WATCHING NEGATIVE PRESS COVERAGE,... |
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EVERY YEAR THEY GO TO SOMEWHERE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE. |
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THEY ARE FULL OF FACTS AND VERY SOPHISTICATED PEOPLE. THEY ARE ALASKA PEOPLE. THEY ARE HUNTERS, BUT... |
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YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST ADDED IT WITH THE PRESS QUESTION, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY MORE COMPLEX... |
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ALASKANS ARE A RED STATE OBVIOUS A. SHE WAS MAKING A PLANNING ON MAKING A REAL PUSH THERE. SO IT... |
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THE POINT IS WHEN SHE IS OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL MAKING THESE REALLY FIRE RED STATEMENTS, ALL THAT... |
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I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE WERE SHUNNED ASCOT SAID AS HYPER PARTISAN SPEECH THAT THEY SAW OUT OF HER,... |
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MY QUESTION IS, DOES SHE TAKE ADVICE, IF SHE'S SOMEONE WHO CAN BE MOLDED AND CREATED? |
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ONE THING THAT A COUPLE OF STAFFERS THAT WE INTERVIEWED AFTER THE CAMPAIGN SAID TO US IS THAT SHE... |
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BUT ISN'T IT ALSO POSSIBLE, IN THAT SETTING IT MAY NOT WORK ON THE GRAND STAGE FOR HER IN OTHER PARTS... |
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OF COURSE, AND ALASKA IS SO DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SO SMALL. BUT... |
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TWO OF HER BEST GUBERNATORIAL AIDES SHE HAD EARLY IN HER TURN, SHE FIRED. |
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YOU SEE HER RESIGNATION. THAT IS PURE INSTINCT. THERE IS NO ONE THAT IS -- WEARYING D.C. PUNDIT THAT... |
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DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA, DO YOU HAVE A HEAD-TO-HEAD ALASKANS TOOK THAT? |
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WE WERE AS SHOCKED AS ANYONE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN WASILLA. WE THOUGHT SHE... |
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ALASKANS I STILL COME TO TOUCH WITH MANY, AND THEY WERE SHOCKED AND VERY UPSET. I THINK THE BIGGEST... |
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IT SEEMS LIKE THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, ONE OF THE THINGS SHE START AMAZON DOESN'T FINISH. TV BROADCASTING... |
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THAT ASSERT AN ARGUMENT CAN MAKE THAT THERE IS A PATTERN THAT SHE DOESN'T ALWAYS FINISH WHAT SHE STARTS.... |
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AND SHE JUMPS ON THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OFFERED TO HER. WHEN SHE WAS MAYOR OF WASILLA, THE STATE... |
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HOW DID SHE GET ALONG WITH McCAIN ON A PERSONAL LEVEL? |
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WE HAVE GOTTEN THAT QUESTION A FEW TIMES THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT AS MUCH AS... |
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I NEVER THINK OF OUR BOOK IS THE IDEA OF CELEBRITY AND HOW SHE WAS BECAME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE... |
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THE McCAIN CAMPAIGN HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS COMING. THEY KNEW SHE WAS OUTSIDE THE BOX PICK AND CHOOSE... |
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? PETER. |
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WHAT WAS YOUR LEVEL OF COOPERATION WITH HER AND HER STAFF AND WHAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM NOW?... |
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I DON'T THINK SO. NO. THE LEVER OF COOPERATION, IT IS AN INTERESTING STORY. WOULD WE PUT THE BOOK... |
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SARAH PALIN. |
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SARAH PALIN AND CHRIS. THEY WERE TOGETHER. AND I TOLD THEM THAT I DECIDE TO PUT THE BOOK TOGETHER THAT... |
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THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF THE STORY. WHEN WE WENT TO ALASKA, WE SPOKE WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, WE ALL SPOKE... |
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AND NORMAN ASTARLOZA WOULD INCLUDE A STORY LIKE THAT BUT WE THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT TO PUT IN THE BOOK... |
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IT WAS SUCH A CHANGE ON THE PHONE CALL. THIS IS ONLY A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THAT WHERE SHE WAS SO HAPPY... |
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ANYBODY ELSE'S? [INAUDIBLE] |
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DAVID LETTERMAN. WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE ABOUT IT? |
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YEAH, WE WERE. BUT I MEAN, I THINK WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT INCIDENT IS AT THE TIME IT WAS GOOD... |
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ATTEMPT AT A JOKE. BUT WHEN THE GOVERNORS POLITICAL SPOKESPERSON PUT OUT A STATEMENT SAYING THAT WE... |
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THERE WERE A LOT OF INCIDENTS AFTER THE CAMPAIGN IN GENERAL WERE WITHOUT GOVERNOR PALIN BROUGHT HERSELF... |
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AND WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT HER SKIN THICKENING, IT ALMOST SEEMS THAT IT IS GETTING THINNER. YOU... |
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KIND OF FOLLOWING UP ON THAT, BASICALLY I THINK THE ANSWER TO THIS IS I DON'T KNOW BUT SO WHAT YOU... |
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I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT SHE THINK SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING CONVENTIONALLY. SHE SEES HERSELF... |
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WHAT'S INTERESTING IS SHE DOESN'T, SHE IS A BRACING THE FAR RIGHT POSITION WHICH SHE STARTED DURING... |
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I WANT TO ADD, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I DO THINK THAT YOU CAN'T WRITE HER OFF, IT'S EASY TO UNDERESTIMATE... |
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MY PERCEPTION WHEN I STUDIED HER, JUST A FEW PAST INTERVIEWS BEFORE SHE WAS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE,... |
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ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE IN THE LAST EVEN THOUGH IT IS A RED STATE, IT'S MORE, LIBERTARIANS MORE HANDS-ON.... |
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IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE SARAH PALIN DODGING THE QUESTION. |
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ABOUT ABORTION. |
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AND JUST THREE YEARS AGO SHE SAID YOU ARE BRING UP A DIVISIVE ISSUE AND I DON'T WANT TO GO TO. SHE... |
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AND WHEN SHE SAID YOU KNOW I AM PRO-LIFE, YOU KNEW I WAS PRO-LIFE WHEN YOU ASKED ME TO BE ON THE TICKET... |
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SHE SEEMED TO GO OVERBOARD TO SAY THAT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I INTEND TO POLITICIZE, IT'S JUST A PERSONAL... |
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AND THAT IS WHAT SHE DID BECAUSE ALASKANS ARE MUCH MORE LIKE THAT. AND THEY ARE MUCH MORE HANDS-OFF... |
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THERE'S GOT TO A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. |
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DID YOU SEND HER A COPY OF THE BOOK AND YOU THINK YOU WILL READ IT? |
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WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES. |
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WE DID WANT TO SEND HER ONE, BUT WE CAN'T SEND ONE TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND WE COULD DEFINITELY... |
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IS AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES NATIONWIDE. $26.25. |
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CHEAPER ON AMAZON. I REALLY HOPE SHE READS IT, BUT I DON'T SHE WILL. |
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I REALLY DO HOPE SHE READS IT, AND I HOPE SHE -- SHE THINKS THAT WE ARE FAIR TO HER. |
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I THINK SHE IS STILL CLOSE AND THEY WILL TELL HER ABOUT IT. |
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OKAY. ONE MORE QUESTION. LAST ONE. |
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IF SHE DOES, YOU DO, YOU'RE NOT SURE IF SHE HAS FURTHER POLITICAL AMBITIONS BUT DO YOU THINK SHE IS... |
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THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO THAT, BUT SHE IS ENTERING INTO DEBATE BEFORE WITH HEALTH CARE, BECAME A HUGE... |
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I THINK SHE IS A LITTLE BIT. WE SAW IN THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE SHOULD REALLY IMMERSED HERSELF IN THAT.... |
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BUT I MEAN INCORRECT INFORMATION. SO IT IS UNCLEAR. |
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THAT IS TRUE. BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT SHE'S SORT OF MAYBE STARTING TO RECOGNIZE THAT SHE NEEDS TO BE... |
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YOU SEE THAT NOT ONLY WITH THEIR FACEBOOK PAGES BUT SHE HAS "WASHINGTON POST" OP-ED, AND I AM SURE... |
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PEOPLE, ALMOST ALL OF THESE THAT WE TALK TO OR CLOSE TO HER SAID SHE DIDN'T NECESSARILY COME IN WITH... |
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REALLY PRAISED, AS I SAID BEFORE, SHE WOULD SOAK UP ALL THIS INFORMATION. SO I DON'T DOUBT, WE DON'T... |
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CAN YOU TELL HOW ALASKANS TO THE NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF SARAH PALIN? SHE HAD HAD A GRAND OPENING... |
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IT SORT OF GOES TO WAIT AGAIN I THINK BECAUSE IN SOME RESPECTS SHE IS A HOMETOWN GIRL, BUT HER JUSTIFIABLY... |
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE IT. |
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THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
