Schmidt believes the Obama-Biden victory would have been even more lopsided without Palin on the Republican ticket.This is a small positive note, but unexpected in view of the press meme of bad blood. Similarly, Palin's positive words* for Schmidt in Going Rogue went against the press declaration that Palin's book was about settling political scores.
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*"I knew instantly that Schmidt was business-to-the-bone. I respect that in a person, as I'm not one for a lot of chitchat either, and we were very comfortable with each other right off the bat. As a public relations troubleshooter, Schmidt specialized in shaping public opinion. His peers later told me he has a laserlike ability to spot chinks in an opponent's armor. He is a guy who inspires loyalty: in spite of his steely exterior, people who work for him really want to please him."
(Going Rogue, pp. 212-213)
2 comments:
It really has been an enjoyable read, hasn't it?
I'm up to where she and her family have entered Alaska's Governor's Mansion.
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She writes in a leisurely, enjoyable style despite living a super-fastpaced, productive life.
I'm enjoying the audio version of the book.
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