4um: Sarah's Lectures A Tough Sell

SARAH Palin is said to have pocketed a $7 million advance for the 400-page memoir she turned in four months early, but she might not have such an easy time on the lecture circuit.

After quitting as governor of Alaska in July, Palin signed with the top-notch Washington Speakers Bureau, which also reps George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Condoleezza Rice, hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger, LA Dodgers manager Joe Torre and magician David Blaine.

Palin's bookers are said to be asking for $100,000 per speech, but an industry expert tells Page Six: "The big lecture buyers in the US are paralyzed with fear about booking her, basically because they think she is a blithering idiot."

Many big lecture venues are subscription series, "and they don't want to tick people off," said our source. "Palin is polarizing, and some subscribers might cancel if she's on the lineup." Other lecture buyers are universities, which have a leftist slant, and corporations, which dislike controversy.

"Palin is so uninteresting to so many groups -- unless they are interested in moose hunting," said our insider. "What does she have to say? She can't even describe what she reads."

Palin likely quit as governor just months after losing the election as John McCain's vice-presidential running mate because of money. "She knew that if she waited until her term ended in 2010, these opportunities would be gone," said a source. "She would have lost millions by staying in office."

Palin's "Going Rogue: An American Life" is described by Harper publisher John Burnham as "her words, her life, and it's all there in full and fascinating detail." Harper wouldn't discuss what Palin was paid.

Lynn Vincent, Palin's collaborator, wrote the book so fast, publication has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17.

She's not a big deal in any context. While I don't particularly like her, I don't particularly hate her. You statist types though, wow, I've never seen such rage, hate and anger aimed at one person who did absolutely nothing to you at any point.

Must be that "damned uppity woman" thing liberals harbor deep down in their souls.

Okay..... her name is continually being out out there for a candidate president. So YOU tell us her stance on the major issues.

She is still behaving as a public figure and as such is fair game for discussion. Wasn't that HER at the UN making a speech the other day? Seems like she is still trying to influence policy which is her right and it is my right (so far) to discuss.

She is still behaving as a public figure and as such is fair game for discussion.

Demonization and the utterly base and vile attacks? Come on, that's beyond crude. There are other people out there that hold exactly the same ideas as she does or professes to, and I see no sneering disgust and ad hominem leveled on them. It's just telling to me that the real motivation behind most of the statists attacks on her has very little to do with her politics and a lot to do with the statists rather stark and scary psyches. It's like they lose all control when it comes to her, but nobody else. Hell, Dubya probably didn't take this much fire, personal family dirt digging and utter flames.

Oh my .....your need for gross rationalization is unbecoming, but it is your right. You want your politicians on a pedestal don't you? Think of them all as dirty skunks.

She's not my politician, first. Second, where are the exact same, constant attacks against other conservatives of note? Nowhere. Limbaugh doesn't even take flack like this (not that he's a politician of course).

I think, based on our conversation thus far and your responses, that you're fundamentally not "getting" what I'm stating.

If you cannot elucidate her political positions how do you know she is an "other conservative". Because she runs for the GOP? After Obama was elected surely you now see the foolishness of blind trust. lololol

It's because "her views" have nothing to do with what I'm stating. She could hold an agenda that states that she believes we should all be mandated to buy coffee cups. That would have *zero* to do with my observations.

Certainly you can quite beating around the bush and tell all us inquiring minds a few of her political views. You were the one who compared her to "other conservatives".

And as I said, again, you clearly, painfully clearly, have no idea what I'm critiquing.

Really all this posted when all I wanted is some information on Sarah Palin's stances on the issues of the day. Such trollish behavior..... must be another one of your Christian values at work.

You lecture others on Christian values then can't even post one line about Palin's stances on the political issues without an insult. I guess your blind faith extends to politics too.