Reaction to the left's rip-off of Sarah Palin's book

Here's some reaction to leftist rag The Nation's rip-off of Sarah Palin's soon to be released book Going Rogue: 

Ed Morrissey:

"The Nation has to piggyback off of a Republican VP candidate to achieve relevance. Have The Nation’s editors become so insecure about their product that they feel they can only sell it through deception? In that, it has a lot in common with their progressive agenda."

Ethel Fenig:

"Incapable of originality or resourcefulness, the left is reduced to sucking life out of those who are original and resourceful."

Shawn Macomber:

"The left has predictably juvenile and whiny plans for the day Sarah Palin's book is released."

Mickey McLean:

"Thanks to overreactions like this from the left, she’s likely to remain in the spotlight for a long, long time. (Sort of like Obama and his obsessing over Fox News.)"

PC Free Zone:

"They must be TRULY fearful of Sarah Palin. Disgusting how the far left have become. A bunch of angry, vile, maggots."

Four Right Wing Wackos:

"I'd vote for her just to watch all the commie heads exploding. Really. It would be worth it. I'd hear heads popping at MSNBC from my living room."

Wizbang:

"For most Americans the revulsion to hate of that magnitude can only serve to boost support for Palin and, in turn, the conservative agenda."

Joshuapundit:

"My goodness, but the Left is deathly afraid of this woman. And it will be even worse once her book comes out. Sarah Palin could very well end up the first billionaire political author."

Gateway Pundit:

"They just can’t hate this Christian conservative woman enough."

Not A Potted Plant:

"I kind of hope Sarah Palin sues them for all they're worth. I'm not a particular fan of Sarah Palin but she's entitled to write, market, and sell her book on fair terms."

Left Coast Rebel:

"Isn't the President and both branches of Congress occupied by 'The Nation' readers? Why the need to directly compete with Palin? Obsession? I mean come on, she's just a former governor of Alaska..."

five feet of fury:

"Pathetic. And sure to backfire."

Da Techguy:

"It’s a high complement to Sarah Palin and a perfect illustration of the weakness of the left in the marketplace of ideas. How else can the ideas of the left advance if not by deception?"

Political Byline:

"One word to describe something like this; pathetic. This is why I have such a disdain for the far socialist left and even the Libertarian left; because they have an ingrained hatred for anything or anyone who happens to represent traditional or dare I say it? — Conservative Christian values."

Allahpundit:

"Further evidence of how obsessively the left hates her or just a bunch of lefties looking to make a quick buck by piggybacking on her buzz? Both, of course!"

The Lonely Conservative:

"Wow, the hatred some deranged Americans hold in their dark hearts for Sarah Palin is stunning. They’ve stooped to an all new low."

Luther:

"I have NEVER witnessed such single minded hatred directed at an individual. This hatred is not directed at Sarah Palin's policies or at any law that she advocated or at any specific deed she committed but at the PERSON of Sarah Palin. The lefties have a goal of DESTROYING this woman and her family. Those on the left not directly involved in this action are cheerleaders for it. It is more than a little disturbing to observe."

- JP

More Deception From the Left: A Bogus Sarah Book

Everything the Left says and does where Sarah Palin is concerned has the air of Wyle E. Coyote about it. It's always some hare-brained scheme, and it usually involves some form of deception. For example:

Start-up publisher OR Books has announced plans to publish Going Rouge: Sarah Palin An American Nightmare, a collection of essays about the maverick Republican with a title — and cover design — remarkably similar to Palin’s upcoming memoir. What’s more, OR’s paperback tome will be released on Nov. 17, the same day that Palin’s own Going Rogue: An American Life hits shelves...

Calling the title and cover of the bogus book "remarkably similar" is an understatement:



The idea is to trick unsuspecting book buyers who think they are purchasing Sarah's book into buying the ersatz version instead. And what will the too-casual shopper be getting for his or her money?

Going Rouge is compiled by Richard Kim and Betsy Reed, two top editors of the left-leaning weekly "The Nation," and includes essays by "Nation" regulars like Katrina vanden Heuvel, Naomi Klein, and Katha Pollitt. It’s the first release from OR Books, a fledgling outfit founded earlier this year by publishing veterans John Oakes and Colin Robinson that "embraces progressive change in politics, culture and the way we do business," according to its website.

In this case "progressive change" means deceiving shoppers into spending their money on a collection of articles which are attack pieces on Sarah Palin, her family and her supporters. It's one big loony leftist lie and the lowest sort of smear job, as we have come to expect from the hateful hinterlands of the far left. This should come as no surprise, because liberals are always trying to deceive the public into adopting their failed politics. Why should their books be any different? 

The bogus book will be a paperback, one way to tell the difference -- at least until the paperback version of Sarah Palin's real book is released. The best way, of course, to be sure you are getting the real deal is to read the cover carefully. As with all things from the land of liberals, caveat emptor -- let the buyer beware.

Update: At Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft calls it "A new low for the rabid left...", while at Hot Air, Allahpundit's exit question is, "Will the 'evil twin' become a bestseller too as lefties snap up copies to try to counter her hype?" Hello? Bueller? Bueller? Geez, Allah. Sometimes we worry about you, dude...

- JP