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Blind Allegiance Author Can’t Convince Bill O’Reilly Sarah Palin Is ‘Disappointing’

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Blind Allegiance author Frank Bailey promised that his book would uncover the horrible scam that Sarah Palin perpetrated on Alaskans when she lost sight of her promises to the state and sold herself to the limelight. But the Palin he thinks he depicted in his book seems to have eluded Bill O’Reilly, who in his interview with Bailey last night insisted that the Palin in his book was “pretty good!”

Bailey argued that his book was so potent, “the Colonel of the Alaska State Troopers has this book on his shelf as an example of what happens when we lose our way.” But when O’Reilly asked him to explain how, exactly, Palin lost her way so thoroughly, Bailey stuck to answers O’Reilly found unsatisfying. “The person that we saw in 2005,” Bailey argued, “we lost that to the limelight, to the power and the fame of being constantly followed by the media.” O’Reilly argued, however, that her corruption by the media was actually a good thing– or, rather, that it was a good thing that she resigned when she did, because she realized she could not longer handle being governor and a national figure.

“People evolve,” O’Reilly argued, “of course she’s going to change” after 2008. When Bailey ceded that “it’s as much a story about me as well,” O’Reilly cut him short– “with all due respect, people aren’t that interested in you.” O’Reilly continued to insist that “I read the book and I didn’t feel your disappointment, I don’t know what she did to make you so disappointed,” but Bailey didn’t add anything new to his charges, other than “she did some good things,” which doesn’t exactly help his argument. Ultimately, though, he concluded that Palin “cannot rise above petty criticism,” and that weakness cost her the loyalty of her state. “If this is the worst that Gov. Palin did,” O’Reilly countered, “She’s pretty good compared to most politicians.”

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  • Republicans Are Liars

    Well, one egocentric loudmouth is always going to protect another egocentric loudmouth. No surprises there.

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    BillO still needs to try and maintain some cred with the ultra far-right, even though they’ve all pretty much labeled him a liberal progressive socialist by now.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    The only scandal would be why Sarah had this Sad Sack around her for two minutes .

    Bet that book sells in Milbank/Schultz type numbers .

  • BatBoy

    These people who write the “inside story” books about their former bosses will have a special place in hell.

    That is for both the left and the right.

    I have never spent 1 cent on any of their “kiss and tell” books.

  • Paul G

    Seriously?…. Outside of the FACT that she SCARES the shit out of you libturds…why do Morons keep bringing her name up? Palin for Pres!!!

  • gar

    Publius219 said:
    BillO still needs to try and maintain some cred with the ultra far-right, even though they’ve all pretty much labeled him a liberal progressive socialist by now.

    I don’t think he was so much sticking up for Palin than telling the guy his book wasn’t a game changer. Why waste the time reading it unless you get satisfaction reading about the same old putdowns of Palin. I agree with Lantern, it’ll be a liberal buy and won’t sell many copies.

  • Harry Flashman

    Another oppotunistic parasite sucking sustenance from a much larger host.

    Pathetic leech.

  • AmericaSucks

    There is really no point at all on commenting on this thread.

  • Nature Freak

    EXCERPT FROM “The Undefeated”

    When the girl was born…
    … like all Wasillans, she was inspected.
    If she’d been small or puny
    or sickly or misshapen…
    … she would have been discarded.
    From the time she could stand,
    she was baptized in the fire of combat.
    Taught never to retreat,
    never to surrender.
    Taught that death on the battlefield
    in service to America…
    … was the greatest glory
    she could achieve in her life.
    At age 7, as is customary in Wasilla…
    … the girl was taken from her mother
    and plunged into a world of violence.
    Manufactured by years
    of Wasilla warrior society…
    … to create the finest Mama Grizzlies
    the world has ever known.
    The agoge for women, as it’s called,
    forces the girls to fight.
    Starves them, forces them to steal…
    … and if necessary, to kill.
    By rod and lash the girl was punished…
    … taught to show no pain, no mercy.
    Constantly tested, tossed into the wild.
    Left to pit her wits and will
    against nature’s fury.
    It was her initiation…
    … her time in the wild…
    … for she would return to her people
    a Wasillan…
    … or not at all.
    And so the girl, given up for dead…
    … returns to her people,
    to sacred Wasillia, a queen!
    Our Queen, Sarah Louise Palin!

    THIS IS WASILLA!

  • Nature Freak

    AmericaSucks said:
    There is really no point at all on commenting on this thread.

    Use Jujutsu.

  • AmericaSucks

    Nature Freak said:
    EXCERPT FROM “The Undefeated”

    When the girl was born…
    … like all Wasillans, she was inspected.
    If she’d been small or puny
    or sickly or misshapen…
    … she would have been discarded.
    From the time she could stand,
    she was baptized in the fire of combat.
    Taught never to retreat,
    never to surrender.
    Taught that death on the battlefield
    in service to America…
    … was the greatest glory
    she could achieve in her life.
    At age 7, as is customary in Wasilla…
    … the girl was taken from her mother
    and plunged into a world of violence.
    Manufactured by years
    of Wasilla warrior society…
    … to create the finest Mama Grizzlies
    the world has ever known.
    The agoge for women, as it’s called,
    forces the girls to fight.
    Starves them, forces them to steal…
    … and if necessary, to kill.
    By rod and lash the girl was punished…
    … taught to show no pain, no mercy.
    Constantly tested, tossed into the wild.
    Left to pit her wits and will
    against nature’s fury.
    It was her initiation…
    … her time in the wild…
    … for she would return to her people
    a Wasillan…
    … or not at all.
    And so the girl, given up for dead…
    … returns to her people,
    to sacred Wasillia, a queen!
    Our Queen, Sarah Louise Palin!

    THIS IS WASILLA!

    HaHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

  • Just my Opinion

    Damn!
    This thread about the Palins has been up for over an hour now.
    The old turds, BFD and RRK must have finally taken a nap!
    But they WILL sign in!!
    O, But they will.
    All night long.

  • Rokker

    A huge waste of time as a knucklehead like like O’ Reiily can’t be convinced of anything Roger Ailes hasn’t pre-approved.

  • Nature Freak

    EXCERPT FROM “The Undefeated” WARNING SPOILER ALERT! WARNING SPOILER ALERT!
    20:1 I saw Sarah Palin coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in her hand.
    20:2 Sarah seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is Obama and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited United States, and bound him for a thousand years,
    20:3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, Obama must be freed for a short time.
    20:4 I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony, and for the word of Sarah Palin, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Sarah Louise Palin for the thousand years.
    20:5 The rest of the dead didn’t live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
    20:6 Blessed and holy is he or she who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests and priestess of Sarah Palin, and will reign with her one thousand years.
    20:7 And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison,
    20:8 and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
    20:9 They went up over the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them.
    20:10 The Obama who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
    20:11 I saw a great white throne, and her who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
    20:12 I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of Going Rogue: An American Life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
    20:13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.
    20:14 Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
    20:15 If anyone was not found written in the book of Going Rogue: An American Life, he or she was cast into the lake of fire, or at least lost their citizenship and was kicked out of the United States, never to return.

  • Jackyboy

    I’m sorry but I cannot take anything that a former employee has to say about a boss seriously, especially one using that former boss for their own personal gain while complaining that the boss is too reliant on personal gain. What a joke.

  • Nature Freak

    22:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book.
    22:19 If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

    Damn it! I should have read this part of Revelations first!
    Nature Freak will have to consult a lawyer.
    The tree of life and the holy city are overrated anyway.

  • dummy123

    What exactly did senator Obama do besides campaign to be the president?
    Didn’t he abandon the people that elected him Senator??

  • Ajolily

    dummy123 said:
    What exactly did senator Obama do besides campaign to be the president?Didn’t he abandon the people that elected him Senator??

    It always gets me how when a conservative does it its wrong but when a liberal does it, it isn’t. She accomplished things as a mayor and governor but senator Obama was only present. Actually I call BS on that as he wasn’t even present half the time.

  • dummy123

    Ajolily said:
    It always gets me how when a conservative does it its wrong but when a liberal does it, it isn’t. She accomplished things as a mayor and governor but senator Obama was only present. Actually I call BS on that as he wasn’t even present half the time.

    Mayor Palin was going broke paying lawyers to defend herself against the lefty character assign ascending on Alaska to ruin her.
    This guy and his book are the ultimate black hole on nothingness. The only way I’d buy his book is if I could smack him in the head with it!

  • Republicans Are Liars

    dummy123 said:
    Mayor Palin was going broke paying lawyers to defend herself against the lefty character assign ascending on Alaska to ruin her.This guy and his book are the ultimate black hole on nothingness. The only way I’d buy his book is if I could smack him in the head with it!

    Your name says it all!

  • juan

    O’Reilly nailed the guy!

    He is just another disgruntled former employee!

  • Ajolily

    dummy123 said:
    Mayor Palin was going broke paying lawyers to defend herself against the lefty character assign ascending on Alaska to ruin her.This guy and his book are the ultimate black hole on nothingness. The only way I’d buy his book is if I could smack him in the head with it!

    No I wouldn’t even buy his book for that.

    Republicans Are Liars said:
    Your name says it all!

    I am curious about the name myself? It fits Republicans Are Liars better.

  • Nature Freak

    Of course, Blind Allegiance is ‘Disappointing’.

    Sarah Louise Palin is the multiple reincarnation of Paul Bunyan, Churchill, Cincinnatus, Sarah Connor, Davy Crockett, Deborah, Queen Esther, Nathan Hale, Joan of Arc, Leonidas I, Golda Meir, Annie Oakley, George Patton, Ronald Reagan, Howard Roark, and Rosie the Riveter.
    This life force known as Sarah Louise Palin will remain “UNDEFEATED”.

    GOD BLESS SARAH PALIN!

  • http://constitutionallibertarian.co.cc DavidKramer

    Republicans Are Liars said:
    Your name says it all!

    Hey Mediaite, I have a QUESTION. What does the above comment add to the thread and it is an attack on an Avatar name.

    What EXACTLY does it add to the discussion? Oh wait, it is from an avatar name of RepublicansAreLiars.

    NEVERMIND!

  • Hugo Daun

    DavidKramer said:
    Hey Mediaite, I have a QUESTION. What does the above comment add to the thread and it is an attack on an Avatar name.

    What EXACTLY does it add to the discussion? Oh wait, it is from an avatar name of RepublicansAreLiars.

    NEVERMIND!

    Hey DavidKramer, I have a QUESTION. What does your crying about a comment add to the thread and it is a whine about an “avatar name”.

    What EXACTLY does it add to the discussion? Oh wait, you’re a dummy.

    NEVERMIND!

  • Republicans Are Liars

    DavidKramer said:
    Hey Mediaite, I have a QUESTION. What does the above comment add to the thread and it is an attack on an Avatar name. What EXACTLY does it add to the discussion? Oh wait, it is from an avatar name of RepublicansAreLiars. NEVERMIND!

    David, David, David… WTF are you talking about. The guy’s name is Dummy123. His comment is certainly in keeping with his name. Maybe you should change yours to dummy1234

  • Nature Freak

    Anything less than ‘Blind Allegiance’ to the Queen of Wasilla is treason!

    EXCERPT FROM “The Undefeated” WARNING SPOILER ALERT!
    Interview:
    She is Sarah Louise Palin, the Queen of Wasilla. Born in 1592 in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of Alaska and still alive. She is immortal. For four hundred years she’s been a warrior, a lover, a queen, a wanderer, constantly facing other Immortals in combat to the death. The winner takes her enemy’s head and with it, his power. I’m a Watcher, part of the secret society of men and women who observe and record, but never interfere. We know the truth about Immortals. In the end there can be only one. And it will be Sarah Louise Palin, the Queen of Wasilla.
    And she will be “The Undefeated” .

    ‘I am Sarah Palin, I am immortal, I have inside me blood of queens,
    I have no rival, No man or woman can be my equal,
    Take me to the future of your world,’

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lars-Svensen/100001028197161 Lars Svensen

    Fat Frank Bailey drooled and trotted behind Gov. Sarah Palin like an eager basset hound until she kicked him through the doggy-door. Then he started howling and snarling around the back yard until Mean Jeanne Devon tossed him a milk-bone and helped him write a “book”. What a loser!

  • lane

    Obviously, he wanted to write a book and didn’t want to lie. So, his book’s about nothing, and he still has to try to sell it.

  • seek

    Nature Freak said:
    Anything less than ‘Blind Allegiance’ to the Queen of Wasilla is treason!

    EXCERPT FROM “The Undefeated” WARNING SPOILER ALERT!
    Interview:
    She is Sarah Louise Palin, the Queen of Wasilla. Born in 1592 in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of Alaska and still alive. She is immortal. For four hundred years she’s been a warrior, a lover, a queen, a wanderer, constantly facing other Immortals in combat to the death. The winner takes her enemy’s head and with it, his power. I’m a Watcher, part of the secret society of men and women who observe and record, but never interfere. We know the truth about Immortals. In the end there can be only one. And it will be Sarah Louise Palin, the Queen of Wasilla.
    And she will be “The Undefeated” .

    ‘I am Sarah Palin, I am immortal, I have inside me blood of queens,
    I have no rival, No man or woman can be my equal,
    Take me to the future of your world,’

    You’ve now officially gone over to the other side.
    The meds are showing there bro.
    Not much in the way of deep thought
    more in the way of deep doo doo

  • seek

    lane said:
    Obviously, he wanted to write a book and didn’t want to lie. So, his book’s about nothing, and he still has to try to sell it.

    Obviously you’re right – he wanted to write a tell all book – but there wasn’t much dirt on Palin so he embellished and like he stated to O’Reilly, his take on things. The trouble is/was that nobody knows who this idiot is and nobody cares.

    Hopefully he got an advance and that’s about all he’s getting.

    I understand your snide comment – but you sort of screwed yourself on it. He wants you to support him, so go buy his book – he desperately needs you.

  • seek

    Publius219 said:
    BillO still needs to try and maintain some cred with the ultra far-right, even though they’ve all pretty much labeled him a liberal progressive socialist by now.

    Why do you think you have the right to speak for the right? Where do you get your information – I’d demand a refund cause once again you’ve missed the latest memo. We’re quite happy with O’Reilly. We like someone who thinks what he thinks and sometimes we agree with him and sometimes we don’t, but we don’t go into panic mode and demand his removal when we don’t see eye to eye with him.

    Try it – you might like it.

  • Nature Freak

    Republicans Are Liars said:
    These are the idiots who think they don’t have to pay income tax as well. Hope someone finds a reason to arrest them soon before they shoot a congress person.

    Not only are they idiots who live in their mommy’s basement, but the posters of this crap do not have the balls to ever come on Mediaite and actually engage in debate. I have tried to no avail.
    Loser blog pimps! Whoever posts this crap needs seroquel or lithium.
    I

  • Nature Freak

    seek said:
    You’ve now officially gone over to the other side.
    The meds are showing there bro.
    Not much in the way of deep thought
    more in the way of deep doo doo

    There is something called satire.
    Look it up on your computer, you may actually learn something.
    I guess you slept through that day in class at McGill.
    I am making a point. If you do not get it you are truly lost.
    I suspect Mencken, Swift, Twain and Comedy Central are enigmatic to you, especially when they deal with any topical humor.

    BTW, Revelations should never been included in the New Testament. It is bad science fiction. It is crap.
    Social Conservatives are denser than rocks. They are also without humor. I partially blame Calvinism.

    Also, Leonard Cohen is no Conservative. His Buddism must also get under your skin, Seek.

  • Nature Freak

    seek said:
    You’ve now officially gone over to the other side.
    The meds are showing there bro.
    Not much in the way of deep thought
    more in the way of deep doo doo

    So do you want me to get in an in depth conversation about Natural Law or Augustine’s City of God (I am presuming your Catholic)?
    Mediaite is about political news meeting popular culture.

    I have no problem discussing MTV one minute, and the Aztec Empire 10 minutes later.

    How do you feel about Generalissimo Francisco Franco seek? I suspect you may like him.

  • Nature Freak

    Classic video and song.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EprQGmZ3Imw
    Jesus He Knows Me: the Lyrics:
    Do you see the face on the TV screen
    Coming at you every Sunday
    See the face on the billboard
    That man is me
    On the cover of the magazine
    There’s no question why I’m smiling
    You buy a piece of paradise
    You get a piece of me
    I’ll get you everything you wanted
    I’ll get you everything you need
    Don’t need to believe in hereafter
    Just believe in me
    Cos Jesus he knows me
    And he knows I’m right
    I’ve been talking to Jesus all my life
    Oh yes he knows me
    And he knows I’m right
    And he’s been telling me
    Everything is alright
    I believe in the family
    With my ever loving wife beside me
    But she don’t know about my girlfriend
    Or the man I met last night
    Do you believe in God
    Cos that is what I’m selling
    And if you wanna go to heaven
    I’ll see you right
    You won’t even have to leave your house
    Or get out of your chair
    You don’t even have to touch that dial
    Cos I’m everywhere
    And Jesus he knows me
    And he knows I’m right
    I’ve been talking to Jesus all my life
    Everything is alright
    You won’t find me practising what I’m preaching
    Won’t find me making no sacrifice
    But I get you a pocketful of miracles
    If you promise to be good, try to be nice
    God will take good care of you
    Just do as I say, don’t do as I do
    I’m counting my blessings
    I’ve found true happiness
    Cos I’m getting richer, day by day
    You can find me in the phone book
    Just call my toll free number
    You can do it anyway you want
    Just do it right away
    They’ll be no doubt in your mind
    You’ll believe everything I’m saying
    If wanna get closer to him
    Get on your knees and start praying
    Cos Jesus he knows me
    And he knows I’m right
    I’ve been talking to Jesus all my life
    Oh yes he knows me
    And he knows I’m right
    And he’s been telling me
    Everything is alright

  • wake up america

    This guy makes me cringe everytime I hear his voice. Plus he comes off as a scorned employee that was thrown out of the inner circle. Revenge is his middle name. Plus wouldn’t be surprise if Obamas inner circle didn’t pay him to write and say these things about Palin. Chicago way, character assassination. Can’t ran on your record, take your opponent out by destroying them personally. So obvious it’s almost comical.

  • dougx

    O’Reilly is so boring. How is he still on tv?

  • lucky5

    O’Reilly flip-flopping on Sarah Palin. The higher-ups over at Fox tell O’Reilly to take it easy with Sarah.

  • Nature Freak

    http://news.yahoo.com/putin-sent-russia-god-kremlin-aide-160704988.html
    “Putin sent to Russia by God: Kremlin aide”
    WTF!
    Sarah saw this from her house!
    Wasilla is Basil in Russian.
    Hmmm…

    Just what is the relationship between Dmitry Medvedev and Putin?
    This is very important.

  • Nature Freak

    For what it’s worth, Dmitry Medvedev is a Pink Floyd as well as a Roger Waters fan.

    This 40 year old freak of nature remembers Leonid Brezhnev. I doubt Brezhnev was a fan of “Animals” or “Meddle’.

    Dmitry Medvedev is a VIP in world politics. Putin has serious street smarts and intuition. Will be interesting.

  • Nature Freak

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crs13JJ87gA
    Easy Money Lyrics
    Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

    It’s difficult. It’s very tough.
    I said to the man who’d been sleeping rough
    To sit within a fragrant breeze
    All among the nodding trees
    That hang heavy with the stuff

    He threw his arms around my neck
    He brushed the tear from my cheek
    And held my soft white hand
    He was an understanding man
    He did not even barely hardly speak

    Easy money
    Rain it down on the wife and the kids
    Rain it down on the house where we live
    Rain until you got nothing left to give
    And rain that ever-loving stuff down on me

    All the things for which my heart yearns
    Gives joy in diminishing returns
    He kissed me on the mouth
    His hands they headed south
    And my cheek it burned

    Money, man, it is a bitch
    The poor, they spoil it for the rich
    With my face pressed in the clover
    I wondered when this would be over
    And at home we are all so guilty-sad

    Easy money
    Pour it down the open drain
    Pour it all through my veins
    Pour it down, yeah, let it rain
    And pour that ever-loving stuff down on me

    Now, I’m sitting pretty down on the bank
    Life shuffles past at a low interest rate
    In the money-coloured meadows
    And all the interesting shadows
    They leap up, then dissipate

    Easy money
    Easy money
    Easy money
    Rain it down on the wife and the kids
    Rain it down on the house where we live
    Rain it down until you got nothing left to give
    And rain that ever-loving stuff down on me

  • Dem4Ever

    This is the guy who rented the house next to the Palin residence so that he could spy on them through binoulars.  Sarah finally had to get a restraining order against him because of his stalking.  He actually would call members of the Palin family on the phone and make threats against them.  This guy is a whack job and is badly in need of help.  O’Reilly was right to shut this little creep down.

  • Jerps

    Joe McGinniss is the one who moved next door to Palin. Just the facts, please.

  • The Voice of Reason

    lucky5 said:
    O’Reilly flip-flopping on Sarah Palin. The higher-ups over at Fox tell O’Reilly to take it easy with Sarah.

    hmm. Kind of like how he will criticize the President on something, and then defend him on something else. Is that Bill being told to not be too harsh on Mr. P?

  • LAPhil

    Republicans Are Liars said:
    These are the idiots who think they don’t have to pay income tax as well. Hope someone finds a reason to arrest them soon before they shoot a congress person.

    You would reply to this freak. Do you know he’s probably copied and pasted this same drivel about 10 times by now?

  • MBW

    Sarah Palin never seems to get that most of the negativity she gets has been brought on by herself.

  • billwhit1357

    Isn’t Bailey the idiot who Ms Palin fired for being worthless? Of course, he has the Progressive base that will follow him but anyone with “Common Sense” knows what trash Bailey is. Just a rejected worker angry because he couldn’t meet the grade, like most Progressives Liberal.

  • wake up america

    Liar,Lair, pants on fire!

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