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Palin emails to staff betray claims she has made in 'Going Rogue' book
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Sarah Palin claims she wanted to go on SNL. AP Photo Al Grillo
Besides taking aim at the usual targets of liberals and the media Sarah Palin also goes after the McCain presidential campaign manager and a number of other campaign staff. Palin complains that she was essentially handled improperly from the very beginning. In a not-so-subtle way Palin is essentially attempting to shift blame for embarrassing incidents to the McCain staff.
The McCain staff is not taking such criticism sitting down however. Campaign manager Steve Schmidt has called Palin's accounts "total fiction." In addition the Huffington Post has obtained emails former McCain campaign staff which seem to contradict some of her claims in the book.
For example in her book Palin claims that she pushed to go on Saturday Night Live early and the McCain camp made matters worse by debating the decision endlessly before eventually allowing her to go on the show. Palin's appearance on SNL was generally seen as a positive as it showed her as someone who could laugh at herself and rise above the depictions of her by Tina Fey. However rather than being the person pushing for her appearance the emails reveal that Palin seems to have taken the Fey impersonations personally. In the emails authored by Palin she actually argues against her appearance on the show despite the urgings or McCain staff who think it would be a good idea.
Other emails go on to contradict the narrative of other stories in the Palin book. While all may address what some call relatively "minor" points the former McCain staff is arguing that the inconsistencies ultimately call into question the credibility of Palin's book on all issues. In addition numerous other policy issues in the book have been factchecked by the Associated Press.
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