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November 13, 2009By Michael Cader

AP Reads Palin

November 13, 2009By Michael Cader

The embargo on the Sarah Palin book was broken easily as the AP purchased an early copy yesterday. Among her claims that they cite:

“Palin bitterly details how she was prevented from delivering a concession speech on election night, how she’d been kept “bottled up” from reporters during the campaign and prevented in many ways from just being herself. She also contends she was prepped to give non-answers during her debate with Joe Biden.”

She calls Katie Couric “badgering” and “contends the anchor chose ‘gotcha’ moments while leaving the candidate’s more substantive remarks on the cutting room floor.”

Also, “Palin comes across as particularly upset about being stuck with $50,000 in legal bills that she says were directly related to the legal vetting process for the VP slot. She says nobody ever informed her that she would have to personally take care of expenses related to the selection process, and jokes that if she’d known she was going to get stuck with the bill, she would have given shorter responses.”

On that count, general counsel to McCain’s campaign Trevor Potter says they were never asked to cover Palin’s legal expenses.
AP

Filed Under: Free, New Releases/Forthcoming

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