Palin Donates Book Royalties to Ft. Hood families.

[Danno 1,228]

Palin donates royalties to Fort Hood families

December 5,

Sarah Palin, left, greets Capt. Mike Spikes during a "Going Rogue"

book signing in Fort Hood, Texas on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/

Jack Plunkett)

Sarah Palin, political rock star and current leader in the Republican race, swept into Texas for a stop at Fort Hood Friday as part of her national book-signing tour.

Palin's visit to Fort Hood came a month after a mass shooting spree on the Texas Army post that killed 13 and wounded dozens more. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, a psychiatrist, has been charged with launching the vicious rampage at the nation's largest base. Hasan, 39, faces 13 counts of premeditated murder, the start of a court-martial proceeding that could end in the death penalty.

On the same day as the signing, more than 40 Army reservists dedicated to counseling troubled soldiers in war zones deployed to Afghanistan. The Associated Press reports how they had spent the last month training together, and several soldiers from across the country volunteered to fill the void left by the three soldiers killed and six others seriously wounded.

About 1,250 fans lined up to show their support for Palin and Palin showed her support for the Army by donating her royalties from book sales to the families and victims of the Nov. 5 mass shooting.

Chron.com reports that victims' family members are ecstatic about Palin's help, said Ron Taylor, president of the Central Texas chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army.

He estimated the book signings would add more than $10,000 to the fund, which will help pay for travel expenses, lodging and missed work for family members who had to rush to Fort Hood to be with their loved ones, Taylor said.

The fund, which has fetched $250,000, will help more than 100 family members, he said.

If you'd like to contribute to the Fort Hood family fund, you can find out more information at FortHoodFund.com.

[Jasman0717 9]

People are actually buying her book

[Krikit 1,165]

I imagine every library (or at least the main branch) in the country would buy one. That might help with sales. Can't imagine it'll become a best seller or anything, though.

[Danno 1,228]

I imagine every library (or at least the main branch) in the country would buy one. That might help with sales. Can't imagine it'll become a best seller or anything, though.

Amazon has it at no 1..... 68 days and counting.

[Krikit 1,165]

That's disturbing.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Good for her.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Palin is awesome! We read her book as a bedtime story to the kiddies! Bought 5 copies for Christmas for the relatives.

[Krikit 1,165]

I'm thinking you could fit one more image into your signature, Hopp. I don't think you have quite enough.

[SuperDuper! 230]

I'm thinking you could fit one more image into your signature, Hopp. I don't think you have quite enough.

Maybe I am trying to keep up with the 'Empress of Groovy'. Or maybe I just need to have a G & T

[Krikit 1,165]

And a cool whip!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Palin wrote on her Facebook page that she will donate the royalties from the book sales at her stop at Fort Hood to the families of last month’s shooting victims.

That's a tiny portion of the royalties, Danno. About 10K, per the article. Your thread title is misleading.

Edited December 5, 2009 by Mr. Big Dog

[Peikko 1,575]

It's nice that she wants to donate even some money to the families' of the victims of the tragedy at Fort Hood whatever the source of the money and how this might be construed as using a tragedy for personal gain by the cynical. Political Rockstar though? I guess she is, but what does that say about American politics, hmmmm?

[DEDixon 39]

It's nice that she wants to donate even some money to the families' of the victims of the tragedy at Fort Hood whatever the source of the money and how this might be construed as using a tragedy for personal gain by the cynical. Political Rockstar though? I guess she is, but what does that say about American politics, hmmmm?

though different, i wondered the same thing when americans wanted to elect h clinton president... pretty shallow was my thinking. i mean no offense to hillary, however thought people were simply settling for what they knew without opening their minds to alternatives.

on palin, not totally my cup of tea, but i love how she makes leftard brains explode.

[Danno 1,228]

Palin wrote on her Facebook page that she will donate the royalties from the book sales at her stop at Fort Hood to the families of last month’s shooting victims.

That's a tiny portion of the royalties, Danno. About 10K, per the article. Your thread title is misleading.

REreading my post I can see you are correct, thanks for pointing that out.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I imagine every library (or at least the main branch) in the country would buy one. That might help with sales. Can't imagine it'll become a best seller or anything, though.

Palin's book was a best seller for weeks before it was released. I bought several copies to gift to my conservative meetup group members.

NYT best seller list. Saturday, December 5, 2009

Hardcover Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance

1. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin

2. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom

3. OPEN, by Andre Agassi

4. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

5. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others

Edited December 5, 2009 by Sofiyya