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Defending Palin's Book For a Nanosecond

Make no mistake, my main response to Sarah Palin's book is teeth-gnashing, because 1) she lies and never admits it. And her death-penalty lie mattered. And 2) she never acknowledges her debt to feminism. But Ann Althouse makes a fair point in (minor) defense of the book.

By: Emily Bazelon

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 3:36 PM

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Make no mistake, my main response to Sarah Palin's book is teeth-gnashing, because 1) she lies and never admits it. And her death-penalty lie mattered. And 2) she never acknowledges her debt to feminism. But Ann Althouse makes a fair point in (minor) defense of the book.

Make no mistake, my main response to Sarah Palin's book is teeth-gnashing [1], because 1) she lies and never admits it. And her death-penalty lie mattered. And 2) she never acknowledges her debt to feminism. But here is a fair point in defense of the book as a memoir, from Ann Althouse responding to [2] Rod Dreher's review on NPR [3]:

She chose to write a personal memoir: What life feels like for Sarah Palin. So it's her "Dreams From My Father." The book Dreher aches for would be her "Audacity of Hope."

 

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[1] http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor/palin-ever-lovin-mother
[2] http://althouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/rod-dreher-gives-conservative-read-to.html
[3] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120508053