5 Reasons We're 'Going Rouge' Instead of 'Going Rogue' This Holiday Season
| Tue Nov. 17, 2009 5:00 AM PST
Thanks Oprah, we've all heard. Sarah Palin kicks off her book tour in earnest this week, endlessly plugging Going Rogue: An American Life, her account of what really happened with John McCain's mean spindoctor-people and bad boy Levi Johnston and other scandals we were only mildly interested in six months ago, before Mad Men got started.
What you may not have heard is that another book, by Michael Stinson and Julie Sigwart, also hits bookstores today. It's called Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book, and it has already earned mentions in the New York Times and the Washington Post.
So it's time for a showdown. Memoir vs. Coloring Book. No one's done it yet, so I'll break it down for you: Five reasons to go Rouge rather than Rogue this year.
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1) For the planet's sake. Going Rogue: An American Life is a whopping 432 pages and 1.4 lbs. That's a lot of paper. It's also more than I want to read, especially about a person whose existence I was blissfully ignorant of prior to August of 2008. By contrast, Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book is 48 pages, and I think it still sums up Palin's message pretty clearly.
2) Juicy bits of Palin's book are available online, and for free. We're in a recession. Save your $28.99 on the hardback. Excerpts and summaries abound online, courtesy of The Huffington Post, Drudge Report, Wonkette, and others. Plus, all the time you'll have saved can be better spent doing fun activities in Going Rouge, such as a word search.
3) Palin's book goes rogue on facts. The AP has invested precious resources in the form of 11 fact-checking reporters whose combined powers told us what we all could've guessed: Palin's book is strong on rhetoric but soft on facts. (On her Facebook page, Palin claims AP is "erroneously reporting" on her book, but she doesn't actually say what the errors are.) So we'll go with AP for now: Read it only if you enjoy fiction more than you enjoy coloring.
4) Going Rouge appeals to future voters. Don't know how to read yet? That's okay! Unlike Going Rogue and the Republican Party, Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Coloring & Activity Book is suitable for all ages. In fact, it caters to the youngsters by getting them thinking about the future of our country with activities that include coloring and cutting out Palin 2012 campaign buttons. Educational, and good for practicing motor skills.
5) Send the right message. FYI consumers, the people who analyze book sales cannot distinguish between regular purchases and ironic purchases. If you're going to give gag gifts, make sure you send the right message to the right people while doing it.
And finally, if you're like some of us and you're totally Palin-ed out, that's okay. We're just saying, if you've got to buy something, choose your Palin product wisely. Happy coloring!
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Going Rouge
Submitted by fathers day gifts (not verified) on Sun Nov. 22, 2009 10:52 PM PST.
The coloring book appears to have a typo in the title "Going Rouge" it says. All this rogue can do is put on rouge and have a nice day! Give us more than this people ...
Mrs. Wang, are you seriously
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue Nov. 24, 2009 10:56 AM PST.
Mrs. Wang, are you seriously comparing a COLORING BOOK to 432 page BOOK. Do you have the slightest amount of common sense? Maybe you A.D.D. because you can't read the read the whole thing? Either way, Going Rogue is number one on numerous best seller lists. Stop being a pin head.
Pap smear...
Submitted by rickpeters (not verified) on Mon Feb. 8, 2010 11:47 AM PST.
This article is as bereft of intellect as Ted Kennedy's former seat is of a libidiot.
Hey, leftist/Stalinists...I'm looooving your pain!
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