Sarah's lectures a tough sell

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SARAH Palin is said to have pocketed a $7 million advance for the 400-page memoir she turned in four months early, but she might not have such an easy time on the lecture circuit.

After quitting as governor of Alaska in July, Palin signed with the top-notch Washington Speakers Bureau, which also reps George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Condoleezza Rice, hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger, LA Dodgers manager Joe Torre and magician David Blaine.

Palin's bookers are said to be asking for $100,000 per speech, but an industry expert tells Page Six: "The big lecture buyers in the US are paralyzed with fear about booking her, basically because they think she is a blithering idiot."

Many big lecture venues are subscription series, "and they don't want to tick people off," said our source. "Palin is polarizing, and some subscribers might cancel if she's on the lineup." Other lecture buyers are universities, which have a leftist slant, and corporations, which dislike controversy.

"Palin is so uninteresting to so many groups -- unless they are interested in moose hunting," said our insider. "What does she have to say? She can't even describe what she reads."

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[NoSheep]

1. I hope they remain paralyzed with fear.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Prediction: Within 1 year, she'll be just a shock radio jockey like Danny Bonaducci (sp?)

Rationale: There's simply no other venue that would work for her.

[blogslut]

5. I disagree

There exists a larger, more lucrative platform for her:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6065695

[Bravo Zulu]

3. "They think she is a blithering idiot."

Just one among many in the replubiKKKan party!

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Well Durn.

I jus' guess she's gonna hav' ta wurk a liddle harder on another book knaow, isn't she.