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I'm sure by now we're all painfully (and I stress, painfully) aware of Sarah Palin's book; Going Rogue. I of course have yet to pick up a copy but it does seem that she kept with the title of the book in at least one way: She chose to not include an index for her book. What a maverick! Finding specific bits of info quickly is the sort of thing only socialists like to do anyway. However, luckily for the literate socialists, Slate magazine has gone through the trouble of creating an index for us all. And I'm of course nice enough to post it here. Enjoy: 
Ya, I coulda put this in Politics, but that's best suited for politicians that matter.
Code:
Alaska
autumn bouquet of, 1
robin's egg sky of, 2
superiority to Lower 48 of, 1-413
Baldwin, Alec
preference for Stephen over, 314
Biden, Joe
gaffes of, 278
pre-debate stretching regimen of, 296
accidental reference to as "Sen. O'Biden," 289
blinking, not, 198
Blitzer, Wolf
approval of mother of, 351
implicit disapproval of, 351
Builder, Tito the, 305
Bono, nondescript conversation with, 301
books and magazines, references to
A Conflict of Vision, 385
Animal Farm, 27
Buck, Pearl S., 180
Bible, the, 15
cookbooks, 15
Lewis, C.S., 27
Nash, Ogden, 15
National Geographic, 27
Pearl, The, 27
Ranger Rick, 27
Reader's Digest, 15
Seagull, Jonathan Livingston, 27
Service, Robert, 15
Sports Illustrated, 27
Wonderful World of Oz, The, 16
cap and trade
brilliant suggested renaming of as "Cap and Tax," 390
characterization of as "environmentalist Ponzi scheme," 391
capital letters, unorthodox use of
"Patriots," dedication page
Clinton, Hillary
invitation to coffee with, 287
whining of, 287
Community organizing, actual responsibility lackingness of, 65, 242
Couric, Katie
"repetitive, biased questions" of, 271
unfair editing of interview with, 273
condescension of, 276
things I could/should have said to, 274-5
things I could have done instead of talking to, 279
crowds
unexpected size of, 266
insistence on lingering with, despite objections from campaign staffers, 268
debate, vice presidential
poorness of preparation for, 281-85
answers they made me give during, 281
answers I wanted to give during, 282
wink during, N/A
"Democrat," usage of as adjective, 155, 227
dialogue, implausibly recreated, 2, 53, 74, 151, 161, 179, 188, 217, 235, 318, 358, 375
diet
forced by Steve Schmidt to go on, 284
Steve Schmidt needs to go on, 285
eBay
attempted selling of jet on, 147
fudging of original claim that I did sell jet on, 147
e-mail, hacking of, 263-65
exclamation point, usage of, 4, 26, 120, 121, 122, 138, 150, 199, 207, 222, 223, 225, 233, 239, 241, 276, 302, 307
evolution
skeptical views of, 217
use of word "Neanderthal" despite, 30, 172
"experts," wrongness of, 254, 289, 336, 375, 392
Facebook
citation of as example of laudable free-market enterprise, 400
utility of for calling out haters, 400
Ferraro, Geraldine
kinship with, 295
food, Alaskan
halibut tacos, 1
reindeer sausage 1
caribou lasagna, 218
foreshadowing, dramatic, 25, 28, 44
God
belief in, 22
rewards from in the form of
children (implicit), 23
Todd Palin, 34
job for Todd, 50
conversation with, 173
master plan of, 176
inability to make mistakes of, 185
letter written in the voice of, 185-87
deliberate causation of premature birth of Trig of, 195
Going rogue, actual instances of
handing phone to McCain for a radio interview without permission, 252
expressing regret about pulling out of Michigan, 298
distancing self from $150,000 wardrobe purchase, 317
Todd going onstage on Election Night despite being told not to, 337
Hasselbeck, Elizabeth
"bold and talented" nature of, 315
haters, named
Andrew Halcro, 116
"falafel lady" Andree McLeod, 117
Huffington Post, 238
haters, unnamed
Ashley Judd, 134
"town crier," 117
Andrew Sullivan, 238
David Corn, 305
Hunting and/or fishing, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31 (before school), 44, 49, 55, 165, 166, 177, 327, 379
Johnston, Levi
single, unnamed reference to as Bristol's "former boyfriend," 375
journalists, top sources for
a defeated former Palin opponent, 236
a maniacal blogger, 236
the "falafel lady," 236
Kerry, John, elitism of, 181
Lieberman, Joe, 285-86
advice from, 286
life, observations about
"Life has a fascinating way of coming full circle," 131
"maverick," various forms of, 90, 252, 299
mavericky decisions, examples of
not using corporate jet, 130
firing personal chef, 133
not spending time on the Juneau cocktail circuit, 140
McCain, Cindy
elegance and beauty of, 210
inaccuracy of "ice queen" reputation of, 221
McCain, John
first meeting with, 210
discussion of candidacy with, 220
final conversation with, 336
characterization of as "my friend," 380
meat
preference for, 18
deep question about: "If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?" 133
media
getting things wrong, 203, 233, 237, 238, 276, 342, 378
getting things right, 246
liberalness of, 270
"midnight sun," 1, 22, 149
miracle, Election Day prayer for, 331
mistakes
betraying Todd's stepmom by not backing her for Wasilla mayor, 87
not making a bigger issue of the Rev. Wright, 307
moose, 18, 20, 31, 113, 134, 270
music listened to
Toby Keith, 105
Black Eyed Peas, 114
"an old LL Cool J remix," 114
names, origins of
Track, 53
Bristol, 57
Willow, N/A
Piper, 76
Agia (puppy), 137
Trig, 185
"nerd," characterization of self as, 37, 149
Obama, Barack
impressive but empty oratorical skills of, 227
"staggering national deficit" incurred by, 388
Palin, Todd
ownership of 1972 Ford Mustang by, 34
quiet maturity of, 34
manly physique of, 352
philosophers, citation of
Aristotle, 63
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 86
Paine, Thomas, 146
Pascal, 22
Plato, 24
Twain, Mark, 397
policy, preference for over politics, 156
politics-as-usual, 3, 5, 6, 70, 72, 109, 119, 144, 156, 183
(See also status quo, 5)
prayers
answered
boyfriend, 33
job for Todd with British Petroleum, 50
not answered
winning debate with Joe Biden, 295
winning 2008 election, 333
pregnancy
descriptions of
"I porked up," 50
"ready to calve," 51
"more nauseated than usual," 171
"starving for king crab and scallops," 192
feeling contractions during Texas speech, 194
reaction to own
"Holy geez!" 171
reaction to Bristol's
"Truthfully, I was devastated," 207
campaign's advance knowledge of, 214
campaign's botched handling of, 234
"progress," usage of as transitive verb, 64
pundits, idiocy of, 44
Reagan, Ronald, 3, 12, 45, 46, 47, 59, 124, 158, 216, 297, 384, 386, 387, 391, 394, 400
(See: USS Ronald Reagan, 394)
resignation
ethics complaints that led to, 352
FOIA requests that led to, 354
agonizing over, 375-76
announcement of, 377
characterization of as "not retreating" but "reloading," 377, 383
Rock, Kid
approval of as "pro-America" with "common sense ideas," 300
running (exercise)
Refusal of campaign to let her engage in, 285
Injury incurred the one time she is allowed to engage in, 291
Russia, proximity of Alaska to, 275
map proving it, pre-index page
Salter, Mark
willingness to engage in fisticuffs, 213
Sarkozy, Nicolas
prank call from impersonator of, 326
Schmidt's "screaming" reaction to, 328
Saturday Night Live, 26
watching of, 26
longtime admiration for, 26
excitement to go on, 308
comparing belly sizes with cast of, 311
transcript of moose rap on, 312
Scheunemann, Randy
likeability of, 228
willingness to defend Palin of, 319
Schmidt, Steve
bald head of, 212
24-hour sunglasses-wearing of, 212
unlikeability of, 212
conniving, back-stabbing machinations of, 318-21
science, inadequacy of to explain existence, 47
sentence, actual
"As the soles of my shoes hit the soft ground, I pushed past the tall cottonwood trees in a euphoric cadence, and meandered through willow branches that the moose munched on," 102
Seward, William H.
mockery of for purchasing Alaska in 1867, 12
ultimate vindication of, 13
shaking things up, locations of
city hall, 72
state house, 128
"across the entire state," 123
skeletons in closet, only
D in college, 214
slogans
"Positive-ly Palin," 64
"New Energy," 86
"Change," 112
"New Energy for Alaska," 119
"Take a Stand," 119
"Greenies. Grannies. Gunnies," 129
"Country First," 269
snowmachine, 17, 18, 34, 44, 47, 83, 125, 187-89, 302
Todd's injury on, 189
speech, Republican National Convention
characterization of as "a team effort," 239
line-by-line rehashing of, 240-46
speech, election night
painstaking drafting of, 332-35
Schmidt forbidding delivery of, 336
added humiliation of having to physically hold it, rolled-up, onstage, 336
sports metaphors
running, 27, 204
softball, 32
basketball, 41
dog racing, 70
hunting, 344
Stevens, Ted
road trip with, 89
Stone, Oliver
refusal to shake hands with, 313
tax cuts, benefits of, 46
terrorists
Obama palling around with, 306
regret over inability to talk more about, 307
"Trig Truthers," 238, 347
Troopergate, 201-204, 246
Failure of press to comprehend, 203
turkey, on-camera killing of, 345
upbringing, hardscrabbleness of,
sewed own clothes, 16
baked own bread, 17
stacked own firewood, 17
unheated, unfurnished family room, 26
didn't ask for money from parents, 32
"up-do," explanation of, 231
Wallace, Nicolle
disloyalty of, 256
incompetence of, 256
friendship with Katie Couric, 272
wardrobe
disdain for cost of, 230
$150,000 price of, 314
unfair media reaction to, 315
absence of Palin responsibility for, 317
Warren, Rick
praying in the shower with, 302
Wasilla, notable nicknames for
Home of the Iditarod, 64
Duct Tape Capital of the World, 66
wedding
simple city hall-style of, 49
food served at (Wendy's), 49
cost of wedding ring ($35), 230
Wurzelbacher, Joe "the Plumber," 304-7
"you betcha"
revelation of as not actually Alaska's state motto, 309Ya, I coulda put this in Politics, but that's best suited for politicians that matter.
