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Former Palin aide pens tell-al
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy May 23, 2011 08:54pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Becky Bohrer |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Monday, May 23, 2011 05:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | JUNEAU, Alaska – A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around.
"In 2009 I had the sense if she made it to the White House and I had stayed silent, I could never forgive myself," Frank Bailey told The Associated Press.
Palin's attorney did not respond to multiple requests for comment for this story.
Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years is due out Tuesday and based on tens of thousands of emails that Bailey said he kept during his time with Palin. It began with working on her 2006 gubernatorial campaign and continued through her failed run for vice president in 2008 and her brief stint as governor.
The Alaska attorney general's office has said it's investigating Bailey's use of the emails. Executive ethics laws bar former public officials from using information acquired during their work for personal gain if the information hasn't been publicly disseminated.
The state has yet to release thousands of emails that Palin sent and received during her 2 1/2 years as governor. Bailey's attorney has said Bailey took "great care" to ensure his writings were consistent with legal requirements.
Billed as the first Palin book by a former aide, Blind Allegiance bolsters the perception of Palin as self-serving, while casting Bailey as her enforcer — willing to do the dirty work, no questions asked. |
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