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Sarah Palin: Moron, Author?

Is Sarah Palin going to write a book? Or should I say "write" a book? Purportedly, Palin has enlisted the aid of literary agent to the politicos Robert Barnett, a D.C. attorney whose client list includes Obama and the Clintons and who's scored TV deals for Brian Williams and Christiane Amanpour. Barnett's emitted a "no comment"—embarrassed, perhaps? One theory is that all Palin's anti-media griping has driven her to attempt to tell—or should I say sell—her own story in her own words—or should I say the words of her ghostwriter? The rumor reminds me of new rumors of another high-profile aspiring writer who may or may not be seeking a book deal: Britney Spears. My allergic reaction to the idea of a Palin book is as much born out of a deep dislike of—well, I was going to say her politics—but her everything may be a better way to describe it—as it is a sadness that books have become little more than one more crappy product to shill. Regardless of what Palin produces, one can be confident that it won't be worth the paper upon which her fake words are printed.