Sarah Palin: Media's Priorities Shine Bright, Again! :)

Transcript of Governor Palin's Facebook Note:

Media's Priorities Shine Bright, Again! :)
Today at 1:40pm EST

It’s really comical at this point! Despite all of the important events happening in the world today – the president’s speech tonight on the strategy in Afghanistan, the Senate debate over health care reform, the disturbing details of the “Climategate” scandal, the continuing challenges facing the world economy – the media is concerned about my travel and lodging arrangements on my book tour?! Does this sound familiar? It should. The media showed the same out-of-proportion obsession with my personal arrangements, clothes, and hairstyles last year instead of focusing on the crucial issues involving the election.

So what is this news “story”? That I fly on an airplane to complete some of the stops on my book tour when it’s impractical or physically impossible to reach the next event on time by bus. Some news outlets are behaving as if my travel was a secret that they didn’t know about – despite the fact that I’ve tweeted about my flights and at least one local newspaper reported on the arrival of my flight into Rochester, NY. What’s even funnier is that these same media outlets think it’s shocking that we stay in hotels. I guess they expected us to pitch a tent alongside the road. We love the great outdoors, but such an arrangement is hardly practical for a book tour. Using common sense, it was determined that traveling by plane between some stops would save time and energy and allow me to go to more events. Economically speaking for HarperCollins, it’s more efficient to travel by charter, and I am very grateful to the publisher for providing my family and me with this incredible opportunity to shake hands with as many Americans as possible on this book tour.

If you’re scratching your head wondering why my flight and hotel logistics warrant news coverage, join the club. They can, of course, report on whatever they like, but in my opinion CBS loses whatever professional integrity it still has when it links in its report to a website devoted to the bizarre conspiracy theory that I’m not the real mother of my son Trig.

I’m truly humbled by the response to my book tour by everyday Americans, and if traveling by plane means that I can meet more of these wonderful people, I’ll travel by plane (or bus or train or canoe or dog sled or whatever it takes). Please enjoy the photos below!

- Sarah Palin




Gov. Sarah Palin and Gretchen Carlson of Fox & Friends look at a crowd cheering at The Villages in Florida, on Tuesday, November, 24, 2009, during an interview prior to a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Barnes Noble. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin and her daughter, Piper, holding Palin’s son, Trig, look through a coloring book brought by friends on Tuesday, November, 24, 2009, at the Villages in Florida at the beginning of a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Barnes & Noble. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Palin Piper helps younger brother, Trig, take a walk on Tuesday, November, 24, 2009, at the Villages in Florida, while their mother, Gov. Sarah Palin, participates in an interview with Gretchen Carlson, of Fox & Friends, prior to a “Going Rogue, An American Life”, book signing event at Barnes and Noble bookstore. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin gives two thumbs up to a crowd waiting outside of the Barnes & Noble bookstore on Tuesday, November, 24, 2009, at the Villages in Florida, as she begins an interview with Gretchen Carlson of Fox & Friends prior to a “Going Rogue” book signing event. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin holding son, Trig, and Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, greet people waiting in line prior to the start of a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin holding son, Trig, and Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, greet people waiting in line prior to the start of a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin holding son, Trig, and Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, greet people waiting in line prior to the start of a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin greets people during a “Going Rogue” book
signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin greets people during a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin greets people during a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.

Gov. Sarah Palin shakes hands and greets a crowd of people that gathered outside of Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009, after a four hour, “Going Rogue” book signing event. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.