Book came earlier in the year when i the press coverage of sara palin unfold and she to be on the National Stage i was amazed at some of the exaggeration and distortions or been told about her and some of our most established news media. People said that she was a supporter of pappy cannon, she wasnt. People said she was a supporter of the Alaskan Independence Party, she was not a member. Rumors about the paternity of her youngest child were circulated on the web. [inaudible] all of these rumors and lies i decided we should catalog them to show not only the fact that all of these myths were propagated, but also try to ask for the question of why. I think the question of why it isnt a way more interesting question. Sara palin has this unerring ability to summon up the worst feelings in her opponents. It is really quite amazing. What is that quality . Why is that quality they are invited to have the effect it had . Of personal thing she represents most of the things that the left in this country want to change about america. They dont like her fourth right christianity. They dont like the fact that she is not a member of the feminist establishment. In fact she disagrees with a lot of mainstream feminism. They dont like that she is representing the people who are kind of left out of the obama revolution. The joe plumbers of the world. These are people who do not have graduate degrees, symbiotic from elite western, eastern universities. But the phone number is in the bottom the screen for our guest, mathis written his book on serin palin the persecution of sara palin. Were talking more specifically about the media the subtitle is how the elite media tried to bring down a rising star. You talk about these rumors and lies who are the biggest offenders in the area . There were quite a few in the case of the New York Times actually ran the Alaskan Independence Party on the front pages. All of the main newspapers you go to the museums websites see the cover stories for i believe 2008 put all the front pages of the nations newspapers. The front page were filled with news of sara palins eldest daughters pregnancy. This does not strike me as frontpage news. Or certainly not something to be fronted without any consideration of the effect it has on this family, the effect it has on the girl. For the fact that it will have on the child as he grows older. Host what about the web the blog . Speech is pretty vitriolic. The rumor about the far left websites. It was pretty par for the course and was being referred to and established newspapers as well. All these things kind of come to fruition. We have to be skeptical of them. Because of the new media so much of our media we have to kind of take a step back and say hold it, what is going on here . Is this true is it not . In the case of sara palin so much of it wasnt true. The month is 2010, 2012 beyond the role of the media, and these elections what do you see as the future . How will be playing out . Based on her book i think she will continue to get negative press. I think palin has discovered another avenue to communicate. Not only to her supporters but to people that may become interested about her as time progresses. Thats the new media. Barack obama, one of his many achievements in the 2008 campaign was utilizing social media like youtube, twitter, these ways to communicate directly to your supporters. Without getting much credit, sara palin is doing exactly tha that. Her facebook has close to a million followers. In fact she is second only to barack obama and the number of friends on facebook among american politicians. Twitter i think is around 15000 and last i checked earlier this week and growing. I into this mediation can commune kate she can also dispel some of the myths. Some that shes not person policy for example party go Facebook Page almost every day there is a lengthy acacia posted there which includes footnotes under its policy issues of the day. First call for a guest new haven connecticut you are on hello. Cement good morning guys. Caller i wanted to just agree with matthew. I think it is a typical left wing media bashing of someone. To me they make themselves so obvious because you know, if she wasnt important. And she didnt matter, there would be no coverage of her. The fact of the matter is i think they are very afraid of her and they are going out of their way to discredit her and anyone that agrees with her. And it is just so obvious. I think the American People are so far beyond this kind of trashing. No matter what they do, this moment will rise. I dont know if she will run for office or not. I think she will. And i just think it is typical left wing media. Again they make themselves so obvious. If they didnt care they wouldnt cover her. Cement thanks will hear from her gastric is persecution of sara palin heard i agree with you. Its funny to me as i was thinking of all of the politicians and the books, the coverage devoted to sara palin could remember she doesnt hold any office. She didnt when the vice presidency to john mckay yet she is the story of the week. Everyone is talking about her. My favorite example so far, that negative coverage of her book is the ap. The ap had 11 reporters, 11 run a fact track of sara palins book. It took 11 ap report is to discover that sara palin is ambitious. Thats almost ludicrous in that manner of reporting on her and the reaction of her ability to drive her opponents bonkers is laughable sometimes. You write the book about how the feral beasts hunted down his prey now she fought back. So aside from social media how else has she fought back . Think the book is part of it. Sara palin has been unable to tell her side of the story. And i think her book going rogue is her attempt to attempt to tell her side of what happened in the campaign. This is something she needs to do in order for her to start looking forward. I think while there is some policy discussing going rogue it is kind of backward looking telling people about her life. Telling people about her experiences. Both alaska and on the campaign trail. An ending with a brief look forward about what might be next. Because if she doesnt tell her story, people like me will talk about the truth that has been said about her but if she does not tell her side of the story who will . Certainly not the media. Cement collins is the publisher of sara palins book which actually comes out tomorrow. She will be on the show today there is the cover going rogue. Matthew is here to talk about his buckets about the media and sara palin. The persecution of sara palin is the title of his book. In Fort Lauderdale florida is right now. An independent color, hey there. Cement good morning harry is doing . Client main question is this, the mentality youre just focusing some ask hard questions of ms. Palin, and its either in a text or they are reacting negatively to her trying to be negative to her. Just asking some hard questions is not going after them is it . And if you dont mind i was coming to hang on and maybe rebut what you have to say . Okay. I have no problem with people asking hard questions and as i write in the persecution of sara palin, think a real misstep or major misstep on the campaign trail was going to be at katie couric which even sara palin admits did not go well. She admitted that to oprah and she talks about in the book. Now, every person every aspect of high office should be able to answer tough questions. What happened was sara palin wasnt answering tough questions it was a cultural revulsion it was the ability that any rumor could be parroted. Every fact that might confirm this character of her as some sort of radical conservative bent on taking us back to the stone age was embraced. And every fact that contradicted it which i write in my book is most of her political profile from 2008. Directly were bouts that cartoon what those facts were dismissed. Dont respond . Guest yes. It seems to me that everything you just said, she seems to have this mentality as many like her. Any type of questioning where the slightest negativity right away isnt tack on them. Looking forward to getting a hold of the book from everything ive heard both she seems like shes devoted to the skies are out to get me. There left wing media. Would also want to add there . Guest theres something to the fact that people are out to get her. I think it has something to do with what the earlier caller said was that she is in many ways a threat i think to the Current Power configuration and washington. He recalled the only time that john mccain was winning the president ial election last year, the only time he was pulling ahead of barack obama was between his announcement of sara palin to be as running mate in the collapsed of Lehman Brothers in 2008. One part of that equation john mclean had something to do with and that sticking sara palin for the other part either mccain nor palin or anyone else coming and they couldnt do much about it. Mick also says the editor of the Weekly Standard and author of the king street gang the rise and fall the republican machine that some 2006 graduate of columbia, matthew texas call now from vista california. Jeff, democrat line good morning. Caller matthew i am i think its incredible that you are serious. I didnt get any of my negative feelings about sara palin from any left wing media. I got it from washing her and hearing her speak. And the fact that people referred these days even to liberal media, it appears to be one of those things the sort of among conservatives a dinosaur. In the days when theyre complaining about liberal media straight up and down liberal conservative for both. Certainly not their talking points they called it liberal media. Not sara palin but other people being trashed much more than her i think you raise an interesting point caller the negative feelings came from watching palin i have to think one of the reasons people have a hard time taking palin seriously as the accent. And certainly not what you hear and there waves. Certainly not what you hear on the coast. That is not from what we call a mainstream of American Life think it rubs people the wrong way. And again shes had some shows a lot of catching up today. If you look at her closely now as i write towards the end of the persecution of sara palin, think shes doing some of that work. The good her Facebook Page you will see a policy that may not be so visible during the cam pain. During the wall street Journal Journal this past week and sara palin make a comeback . The numbers occur among independence are strong and if you give her a chance . Speech it when you look at Public Opinion sara palin. Republicans lover, democratic hater. More disapprove than approve of her. Somewhat navigable for her parentally about sevenpoint gap in the gallup poll, and that sevenpoint gap seems to hold other surveys as well. They have more independence approving of her than disapproving of her. And they could be serving moose burgers in the white house. Mentor to twitter entries we look at media one of them says this. Do you actually believe sara palin writes her facebook entries . There is a nether one here when you believe she wrote the book herself . I believe she writes them to any political figure rights. And the material that they have under their name. Politicians tend to be bosses, they like to run things. That is why they are politicians. So theres never a word that comes out of their camp or out of their name that has not that they are not intimately involved in what ive been struck as my read the excerpts coming from the book they are much sara palins voice. Now that voice is informal, it will be here on the talk shows its very down to earth. Thats her supporters like about her very back to st. Louis cholla republican what you have to say . Caller i like sara palin i think shes very interesting fact of the matter people are not going to like her whats independence thats a promise and she a hard time winning over independence the next president ial race. I dont think she has that same about her that she can win that base. My fear is, we have heard the Republican Party thats my biggest fear or to support people in her effort. Thats something but a win, whats your take on it . You think she would had that direction . Thanks . Guest im actually skeptical. This is something you hear about quite a bit. But i dont think its going to happen. I mean sara palin has been a loyal republican since the age of 19. Some people are saying oh you supported Patrick Buchanan 2000 or you remember the Alaskan Independence Party, but we want back and look to the Voter Registration for it and she has been a republican since 19. Ill see her leaving. But i do think its important that the constituency that she represents, which is this tea party constituency. At the way the country is headed they want the big spending to stop or they dont want the Democratic Health care plans to be inactive. They dont want to see after your plan put in place. Those voters are going to be integral to any one. She is going to have to be included to any Republican Movement others in the 2010 elections or 2012 elections, with palin to be like oregano she needs to get to the center. But heres the thing she did it before but i write in the persecution of sara palin, that sara palin he ran for the governor of alaska in 2006 is not this hard bid and cultural lawyer that we hear about in the media. It someone very different. Someone who is campaigning on bipartisan issues, ethics reform, taking to the Oil Companies changing tax codes for companies. Making the critique the people of alaska being left out of this culture in the state capital in juneau. On something similar to that on a National Scale the next calls and independent from june from bloomington, indiana indiana. Retirement sara palin and the media. Hello there. Caller hello. Again i first saw i was in a lower level in other states. And had no idea whos like running into a den of lions. It was like the new kid on the block. I think she has a great deal to offer she is imperfect as many politicians are pretty think she is horribly maligned in indiana where i live, it astounds me how much people, the females especially. will continue to get out and work for her. She had more political experience than obama, and they pushed everything aside. She raised a family, was a parent, was an athlete. So i hope its in there and shes capable of doing it x. , yes, remember she and mccain almost won the president ial election. Guest caller, i also think youll enjoy the persecution of sarah palin. Gotta plug my book there. I do think its some of the ferocity may have been because sarah palin was a woman, different than the typical women we see on stage, most of whom are older. Theyre past the age of raising their kids. Sarahsarah palin are very young. And most of the most prominent women in politics are prochoice, and the one thing almost everyone knows about her is shes prolife. I was fascinated over the weekend when i heard Hillary Clinton told George Stephanopoulos shed be interested in meeting Sarah A Palin. And i think that was also an acknowledgment of palins frequent mention of clintons name on the campaign trail as a trailblazerrer for female politicians, but i also think it was a savvy political maneuver. I quote one of the democrats favorably in my book, bill clinton, who understood early on that people, a lot of people not everybody by any means, but a lot of americans look at sarah palin and say, you know what . She talks like i do, she has the same values i do, i kind of like her. Host to sarah palins book itself, dan balz wrote in the post over the weekend and asks is palins book tour merely an opening chapter could provide subtext to her political plans, particularly any president ial aspirations. So in addition to her book, the tour follows, various states, mauler cities from what smaller cities from what we understand. The but it provides a discussion for what kind of political future she may have. In defining a political philosophy that could help her party win elections and turning into a viable national candidate. First of all, theres something called palinism. [laughter] guest theres definitely palin critics. Im not quite sure weve hit palinism yet, though i think balz makes an excellent point because that is the 50,000 question, will she be able to take this great support she is from the grassroots and make it into something bigger. I think if she adopted a free market populism saying run against washington, run against the e recents trying to manage the economy and trying to design america according to their e own theories about how society should work, i think that could get some traction. But i also think shes going to have to prove to those independent voters that shes familiar with the issues, that she can hold her own in debate which i i think she did, as i i talk about in my book, i think she more than held her own against joe biden in the Vice President ial debate. And then down the line, i do i think shes going to have to go up for a rematch against kate i think couric. Katie couric. Caller great interview. That would be a blast. I think sarah palin would look like a deer caught in the headlights, and im sure what did she do for alaska . Not that much. They have the highest crystal meth problem. I mean, come on. People are alcoholics. 286 seniors died under her watch because she didnt want to fund the senior homes, so give me a break, nancy, and go home and [inaudible] im so over you. Guest i dont have a poster over my bed. That is the democratic critique of sarah palin. It goes back to her record in alaska which im happy to hear, because so much of the create e teak of sarah palin last year had nothing to do with her record in alaska. Its amazing, the Washington Post and the New York Times went to alaska, sent teams of reporters and basically interviewed everyone who had something negative to say and never really acknowledging that she had the highest Approval Ratings of any republican politician in the country at the time that john mccain nominated her for the vice presidency. So, yeah, like any politician, the rec