Seeing Red Over Palin Parody (Going Rouge creating confusion)

[kskiska]

A parody of Sarah Palin's book "Going Rogue: An American Life" has been causing huge confusion -- forcing Palin's publishers HarperCollins to take out ads to direct buyers to the official version.

The rival book, "Going Rouge: An American Nightmare," was released on the same day as Palin's memoir and features an almost identical cover.

Colin Robinson, co-publisher of the book, compiled by Nation magazine staffers Betsy Reed and Richard Kim, told Page Six: "We have been contacted by numerous media outlets across the country asking for interviews with Sarah Palin, or companies offering security for her while on tour.

"One Web site not only thought we were Ms. Palin's publishers but called the book 'Going Rough.'
"We've noticed that someone, presumably HarperCollins, has been buying ads on Google redirecting people looking for 'Going Rouge' to 'Going Rogue,' which seems very unsporting of them."

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[havocmom]

1. Well, the 'free market' is working fine in this instance

:rofl:

[FarLeftFist]

2. 'Palin' and 'confusion' in the same sentence.

[icnorth]

3. Going Rouge...

Is that like putting lipstick on a pig???

[Javaman]

8. check out the urban dictionaries definition of "going rogue"..

I think there is a much better title just waiting to happen...

:rofl:

[grasswire]

4. and then there's Going Rouge the Coloring Book!

Created by our very own DU members Symbolman and Demobabe!!

Mentioned on MSNBC and sought after on amazon.com!

[tblue]

5. It's working out better than The Nation ever dreamed it would.

Hahahaha!

[Mist]

6. I'm lovin' it. The karma of the free market....nt

[undeterred]

7. "Going Rough"?

Now there's a great book title :rofl: