Former Palin aide irked by portrayal in book

[sabra]

Source: AP

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The first legislative director for former Gov. Sarah Palin, John Bitney, is unhappy with the way he’s portrayed in her book, "Going Rogue."

"I’m just pilloried right and left and turned into the big bad wolf here for stuff I didn’t do," said Bitney, who is now an aide to Valdez Republican Rep. John Harris. "It’s like I’m this fictional character that she’s decided to make me out to be this sort of incompetent slob."

He told The Anchorage Daily News he’s unfairly blamed for Palin’s poor relationship with lawmakers.

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Bitney said in an interview that he joked with Palin in her office about how there needs to be an adult in the room when it comes to the state budget, but he said he never advised her to say it to anyone.

Bitney said he has tried to be fair to Palin in media interviews over the past year but "Going Rogue" is too much.

"I’ve had it. Enough. Just enough; leave me alone," he said.

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[polichick]

1. I have a feeling she sees everyone she meets as a pawn in Sarah's game. nt

[FiveGoodMen]

5. And so consistently that she doesn't even notice.

Like we don't notice air and fish don't notice water.

Absolute narcissist.

[polichick]

6. Good point. nt

[louis-t]

2. Hilarious

Sarah knows how to piss people off.

[WI_DEM]

3. She's always blaming somebody for her own inadequacies as a governor and candidate

[truthisfreedom]

4. Hah. This book is such a handy tool for exposing Sarah.

Thanks for being the gift that keeps on giving, Sarah. You're a laughingstock.

[juno jones]

7. Just wait 'til she tweaks someone hard enough that they cry 'libel'. n/t

[niyad]

11. and I am wondering why that hasn't already happened.

[bluestateguy]

8. Smart Republicans understand that she is not a team player

With Sarah Palin it's always first and foremost about Sarah Palin.

[superconnected]

9. Wow, since the point in the election where she opened her mouth - which they kept shut for weeks -

there has been no question who makes Sarah look dumb. All she has to do is talk.

I mean how could anyone believe her looking dumb is someone else's fault? She couldn't interpret the questions let alone form answers.

[Demeter]

10. Hang Around With a Dog, Pick Up Fleas and/or Get Bitten

Why is this such a surprise?

[RufusTFirefly]

12. Boo hoo

He worked with her, for heaven's sake. He must have seen it coming.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

13. Does the undercarriage of the bus look ok to you John?

And, do you see any other former Palin lackeys under there?

Sarah tosses lots of folks under the nearest Greyhound. The highways are littered with 'em.

[Raschel]

14. The Palin Pandemic. Every she comes in contact with gets trashed by her.

[Brother Buzz]

15. Never, evey, climb into a lifeboat with this wacky Palin lady.

I'm just saying.

[mitchum]

16. Lie down with a bitch and wake up with fleas

[MadMaddie]

17. Well when you get in bed with a rattlesnake you gotta expect

to be bitten sometime. Palin feels no obligation to anyone but herself, you would think anyone that has worked with her knows that.

Next she will blaming the book publisher for her book selling for under 8 bucks.

[GrimReefa]

18. The Vanity Fair Article said it all

Although I don't think it went far enough in their assessment of her mental health. It implied narcissistic personality disorder - I think she's sociopathic. She tries to leverage everyone she comes into contact with for her personal gain. She pretends to be friendly with them, uses them, and dispenses with them once they're no longer of any value.

I honestly think that she hates everybody. And an honest conversation with her would be like the scene where Daniel Plainview is talking to his brother.

[wordpix]

20. I want to change my handle to Grin Reefa after seeing yours

[Lionel Mandrake]

19. Sarah Palin does not deserve all the blame for what's in the book.

She didn't write it.

[tclambert]

25. Waiting for her to claim she was misquoted . . . in her own book.

Shift the blame for everything stupid in her book onto the ghostwriter.

[question everything]

21. Slowly but surely all the adults will realize how whining and petty

and fluff this book is.

[therealbarack]

22. Who isn't?

[sofa king]

23. Can she have two disorders at the same time?

Her shallowness, lust for attention, and other traits suggest histrionic personality disorder, but her very Bush-like inability to admit her own mistakes also suggests narcissistic personality disorder. The two are somewhat similar and fall into the same cluster of personality disorders. Can she be both at the same time?

[Rambis]

24. Reminds me of my old boss

blamed and fired everyone and eventually she was the only one left. I was the first exit interview and told the directors you have a psychopath running your HR department. They finally figured it out 5 years later and told this person to clean out their desk and never contact them again. Meanwhile, 12 people were thrown out of work.