From time to time I am given a book that someone thinks that I will appreciate or dislike, usually as a gag gift…last year a conserv friend gave me Sarah Palin’s first book, which I thrashed and now that same well-meaning person is at it again…..this time it is her new book….
America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag
It has been out now for awhile and all the speculation about her timing, her future is just noise by the media…..is she afraid of the larger cities…..seems a serious author would be jumping at the chance to show their stuff…..and there is the answer….a serious author…..it is about the cash….nothing else….no substance and no information….just attacks and convenient facts……
First of all, not a hard read if you have the IQ and reading skills of a 12 year old…….a good way to waste an afternoon……
Second, just I thought….it was all about attacks on the pres and the Dems with a few references to famed political types in the past…such as Plato and Tocqueville, who she was so proud of for writing on the American exceptionalism that she overlooked the fact that he said there was NO, I repeat NO party of principles in the US…that somehow did not make her point so she eliminated it from her (with lots of help) thinking…..
As the face of the Tea Party she did what anyone would expect her to do….come to the rescue and defend the movement from attacks of various types. At one point she chastised people for demonizing the TP, while she demonized the President and Dems……this is typical Palin spin and rhetoric….lots of cutesy but NO substance…..she just does not have what it takes to be a politico…..
One of my fav parts of this book (I use the term loosely) was her attacks on Reality TV she calls them a “cult of self-esteem”……but wait! She has a reality show on TLC and her daughter is on DWTS….this type of double standard is what she and her political rhetoric are all about….NOT centered in reality!
As usual she pointing out all that was wrong with the Obama presidency….and as usual with Conservs did not offer any substantive solutions….just endless criticism…..Her reflections are trite and puerile and if you were expecting anything other than that….you need a shrink!
The only saving grace was that it was a gift and I did not have to waste my money on this endeavor….all in all a complete waste of time….nothing informative and certainly not entertaining…….my advice is if you want something interesting and informative to read…try the closest port-a-potty!
