Cafe Press, which has made no small fortune off of political stuff from buttons to t-shirts, is offering what it calls "The Definitive Sarah Palin 2010 Wall Calendar" through its many outlets. We are still trying to figure out what exactly the calendar is supposed to be "definitive" of.
The familiar offical state photo from Sarah Palin's time as governor of Alaska adorns the cover, and the shot of Sarah, sans Kawasakis posing with Todd's Super Cub float plane from the Vogue spread was chosen for December. None of the photos selected for the calendar are anything we haven't seen before, and -- the Vogue photo excepted -- they obviously were not selected to present the best Sarah Palin shots that were available, but apparently the easiest ones to obtain legally (i.e., least expensive to license).
Although Don Surber opines that it "looks authorized," at $19.95 retail, this calendar doesn't seem to us to be much of a bargain. But those who absolutely must have every bit of Sarah Palin memorabilia on the market will buy it without batting an eye.
For Christmas gift shopping, we would rather invest our money in Sarah Palin's book, which can be bought for less money than the calendar. Going Rogue is, in our opinion, much more definitive of Sarah Palin than this or any calendar. And it will be a much more thoughtful and substantive gift to put under the tree.
- JP
It's a shame it couldn't have been produced and marketed by Sarahpac.
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