JUNEAU, Alaska — One of Sarah Palin’s trusted advisers is planning a tell-all memoir, drawing upon thousands of personal e-mails during his time with the former Alaska governor to paint what his agent calls an expose of the inner workings of her operation.
Frank Bailey rose from a campaign volunteer to administration official and figure in the “Troopergate” episode that arose during Palin’s vice presidential bid in 2008. A preliminary draft of the unpublished book, tentatively called Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of our Tumultuous Years, was leaked to reporters, with excerpts making the rounds on the Internet.
Messages to a Palin aide and attorney weren’t immediately returned Friday.
Ken Morris, a California based writer who worked with Bailey on the manuscript, said in an e-mail that the material is preliminary, subject to copyright protections and not authorized for use.
The New York-based Carol Mann Agency, in an e-mail promoting the manuscript, said the “revelations and insights” that Bailey offers “are more necessary than ever, asthe public will seek to learn as much as possible about the woman who seems to have her sights set on the national stage.”
The manuscript, which Morris said is subject to change and “may not materially reflect the eventual product,” states that Palin, before resigning partway through her first term as governor, wrote to Bailey and another aide, “I hate this damn job.”
This isn’t Bailey’s first attempt at getting published. He has been working on a book since at least 2009, when Palin resigned. At least one previous effort fizzled. Bailey left state government shortly after Palin.
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