Frank Bailey (author)
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Frank Bailey is a former aide to then Alaska governor Sarah Palin
, and the principal author of "Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years". He was involved in the Troopergate
scandal that beset Palin during her participation, as the Republican candidate for Vice President, in the 2008 presidential campaign.
(ISBN 978-1451654400). The book was coauthored by Jeanne Devon, editor of the Alaska based liberal weblog Mudflats
, and economist Ken Morris, an author, former trader, and Wall Street
critic. The book was prematurely released online in February 2011. The book received coverage in national media outlets, and was described by the Christian Science Monitor as "depict(ing) Palin as ill-prepared, immature, vindictive, and unethical." Howard Books is a Christian publishing imprint of Simon and Schuster. After the books publication, Bailey appeared on TV talk show The View, discussing his observations of Palin.
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
, and the principal author of "Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years". He was involved in the Troopergate
Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal
The Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal, also known as Troopergate, involves the July 2008 dismissal of the Public Safety Commissioner for the State of Alaska by Governor Sarah Palin....
scandal that beset Palin during her participation, as the Republican candidate for Vice President, in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin
The book was released in May 2011 by Howard Books, a division of Simon & SchusterSimon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
(ISBN 978-1451654400). The book was coauthored by Jeanne Devon, editor of the Alaska based liberal weblog Mudflats
Mudflats (blog)
The Mudflats is a predominantly politically liberal American political weblog based in Anchorage, Alaska. It rose to national prominence as an early website to have meaningful background information about Sarah Palin after her nomination for Vice President in August 2008...
, and economist Ken Morris, an author, former trader, and Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
critic. The book was prematurely released online in February 2011. The book received coverage in national media outlets, and was described by the Christian Science Monitor as "depict(ing) Palin as ill-prepared, immature, vindictive, and unethical." Howard Books is a Christian publishing imprint of Simon and Schuster. After the books publication, Bailey appeared on TV talk show The View, discussing his observations of Palin.