A sneak peek at Sarah Palin’s book
Andy Heller
Sarah Palin’s book, “Going Rogue: An American Life” came out this week. If you’re like me, you’re too cheap to buy it and too lazy to go the library. And, OK, you think, “An autobiography? Shouldn’t you, you know, actually accomplish something before you write a book about yourself?” Still, you’re human, and you’re curious, so what do you do? Easy. Just read these excerpts, which, yes, I made up, but they’re probably better than what she wrote anyway. (And by the way, if you’re wondering if it helps to read this aloud using your best “Fargo” accent, the answer is, “Oh, yah, you betcha.”) Chapter 1, My Early Life “Oh, yah, I was a rogue right from Day One, don’tcha know. When I was born, I weighed 14 pounds and hurt my mother something awful coming out.
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Ding dong!
“Trick or treat!”
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