Palin book tour will look a lot like a presidential bid launch ... Hmmm, a coincidence?

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to launch her book tour next week with an appearance on "Oprah" and a book signing at a Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich.

With a memoir called "Going Rogue," Palin returns to the place where she earned that title, parting company with the decision by Republican John McCain's presidential campaign to write off Michigan, conceding the economically depressed state to Democrat Barack Obama.

Like any good presidential campaign, Palin's book tour will be conducted from a bus painted with the cover of the book and will be making two to three stops a day.

The rest of the book tour mimics an announcement schedule for a presidential candidate, taking Palin to places she is likely to attract friendly book buyers -- and voters. The highlight reel: Roanoke, Va.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Sioux City, Iowa; Noblesville, Ind.; Washington, Pa. and Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Big city voters? Forgetaboutit. No L.A., no N.Y., no Chicago, no D.C.

"From Michigan, the 'Going Rogue' tour will cover as much of the country as possible," Palin said this week on her Facebook page. "I've decided to stop in cities that are not usually included in a typical book tour." Translation: places with pockets of red-state voters, oops, make that readers.

"These are the places where she had her biggest fans and where we think we will sell the most books," said Tina Andreadis of HarperCollins, owned by conservative Rupert Murdoch..

Speaking of presidential campaigns, the Detroit News reports that Palin could just miss crossing paths with another candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. The day before Palin's book signing, Huckabee will also be in Grand Rapids, at rival Schuler Books, pitching his book, "A Simple Christmas."

-- Johanna Neuman

Photo credit: HarperCollins

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Comments

[You have to be kidding]

The Republicans must be trying to make sure they lose the next election. I was unsure about my presidential vote till they brought in Sarah Palin. After that it was Obama all the way. There was no way I would vote in someone who's policy centers around being a hunting/hockey mom. Who cares if you hunt, play hockey or are a mom? What does any of that have to do with running a country? Not to mention it's not wise to use punchlines to compete with real talk to the people.
How about some policy? How about a President who has proven he or she can sucessfully run one of the biggest companies in the country? I don't care if you even own a gun. I just want to know you have a low debt to income ratio. You know how to balance your own budget and certainly that of a large company as well.
I would think financial savy would be the key requirement for a Presidential candidate. Yet somehow this is usually the furthest thing from our requirements when hireing a President. Hopefully Americans wake up and start electing Presidents based on their ideas to stimulate economic growth for our country, companies, and ourselves. Shouldn't that be the main job of a CEO anyways?