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From her humble beginnings to her time in the spotlight as the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin has led an extraordinary life. Going Rogue will recount her political experiences, her time as Mayor of Wasilla and as the first female governor of Alaska, as well... read more
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Beginning with the family exodus to Alaska, the book follows Sarah Palin. She gives explanations of how she was shaped, what she believes in, her campaigns for mayor, governor, and vp. There is actually a solid ending in which she provides her intent as an American. She also defined exactly... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Sarah Palin: The former Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 2008.
- Sarah's Husband and Soul Mate: A man with no issues of his manhood. He can be a man in the truest sense by supporting his wife and caring for his family. He is ever present to be the help meet to his mate.
- Elite Politician Priisoner of War: A man that was not only bent in the hell of vietnam, but by the marketing of politicians.
- voice of the headquarters: Add a description of this character.
- Frank Murkowski
- Juneau
- news anchor, but not a reporter: Deadliest of the species, no integrity.
- Hope Pope
- Nicolle
- Kris
- Biden
- Jason
- Randy
- Molly
- Ronald Reagan
- Tina
- Wasilla
- Heather
- Cindy
- Fairbanks
- Dillingham
- Rick
- Lena
- Alec
- Tracey
- Tom
- Nick
- Steve
- Ruedrich
- Monegan
- Meg
- Stein
- Chuck
- Andrée
- Ayers
- Scully
- Bexie
- Willow
- Mark
- Tilly
- Track
- Bush
Quotes edit
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“If God didn't mean for us to eat animals, He wouldn't have made them out of meat! I like all animals, right next to the mashed potatoes.”
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“I even wondered out loud about why this big, strapping, nearly grown man who was overcome with pain couldn't even get a drink of water without parental consent, yet a thirteen-year-old girl could undergo a painful, invasive, and scary abortion and no parent even had to be notified.”
Governor Palin
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‘Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.’”
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“Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.”
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Plato said it well: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
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Criticism is something we can avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, being nothing. —ARISTOTLE
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Jeremiah 29:11–13: “‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans for peace and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope. When you call upon Me I will hear you, when you search for Me you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart.’”
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I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you…we are in charge of our attitudes. —CHARLES SWINDOLL
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(As Napoleon said, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”)
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Martin Luther King Jr.: “Set yourself earnestly to discover what you are made to do, and then give yourself passionately to the doing of it.”
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. —MARK TWAIN
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(As Thomas Paine said in 1776: “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace.”)
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Setting & Locations edit
Campain
- The Villages, Florida: One of the largest crowds to first welcome here into the McCain Campaign.
- Michigan: Where she wanted to go after McCain headquarters gave up on the State. A place she could have made a difference.
- Trans-alaska Pipeline
- America
- Bristol
- Anchorage
- Washington
- United States
- Iraq
- Arizona
- White House
- New York
- Texas
- Skagway
- North Slope
- D.c.
- Ohio
- City Hall
- Russia
- Valdez
- Minnesota
- Idaho
- London
- California
- Philly
- Landstuhl
- Afghanistan
- France
- Virginia
Organizations edit
- The Republican National Committee.: Headquarters.
- The Tea Party: New group of Republicans and some Libertarians
First Sentence edit
It was the Alaska State Fair, August 2008.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter One: The Last Frontier
Chapter Two: Kitchen-Table Politics
Chapter Three: Drill, Baby, Drill
Chapter Four: Going Rogue
Chapter Five: The Thumpin'
Chapter Six: The Way Forward
Epilogue
Themes & Symbolism edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sarah Palin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0061939897
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0061939897
Page Count: 432
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- Dewey: 973.931092
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