'America By Heart,' New Sarah Palin Book: What You Need To Know

Sarah Palin's new book, "America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag" hits the shelves Tuesday, in an event that is sure to enliven an otherwise slow political week.

The release of her book marks the start of a whirlwind book tour for the former Alaska Governor, a bus trip that will bring Palin to key cities in the South, Southwest and Midwest. Notably absent from that list are key liberal bastions, areas where the former vice presidential candidate and potential 2012 contender would more likely be subjected to protest.

The book is just the latest in an ongoing effort by Palin to take the media by storm, an action that many see as a preparation for an impending run for president. Palin's reality TV show, "Sarah Palin's Alaska" launched earlier this month on TLC to huge viewership numbers. She's also a regular face on the Fox News network, though she recently opened up to the New York Times, and has filmed an interview with ABC News that will air next month.

Needless to say, many believe that the release of a new book, particularly at this time, is a clear sign that she is steeling herself for a shot at President Obama in 2012. Advance looks at her book show that the "mama grizzly" devotes portions of her text to criticizing Obama and his agenda.

But that's not all she writes about. Take a look of some other key excerpts below and vote on the best.

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The former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate writes in her new book that it was "disgusting" to watch Johnston, the estranged father of her grandson, exploit his sudden fame after she was chosen as U.S. Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 election. She alleges that he was absent when her daughter Bristol Palin gave birth to Tripp and that he disgraced himself by repeatedly criticizing the Palins. "Of course, we all had to bite our tongues – more than once – as Tripp's father went on a media tour through Hollywood and New York, spreading untruths and exaggerated rhetoric," Palin writes. "It was disgusting to watch as his fifteen minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid."

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The Associated Press reports:

The former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate writes in her new book that it was "disgusting" to watch Johnston, the estranged father of her grandson, exploit his sudden fame after she was chosen as U.S. Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 election. She alleges that he was absent when her daughter Bristol Palin gave birth to Tripp and that he disgraced himself by repeatedly criticizing the Palins.

"Of course, we all had to bite our tongues – more than once – as Tripp's father went on a media tour through Hollywood and New York, spreading untruths and exaggerated rhetoric," Palin writes. "It was disgusting to watch as his fifteen minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid."

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[roblabrousse]

11:00 AM on 01/09/2011

It's sad how starved her followers are for a hero or a person to look up to. Well so much for their religion and so much for their ability to discern rot from worthy truth.

[Christopher VanDijk]

09:45 AM on 12/19/2010

I didn't quite realize what a spiteful woman she truly is. amazing.

[roblabrousse]

11:01 AM on 01/09/2011

Just listen to anything and everything that spews from her mouth.

[Dangerous Dan]

07:54 PM on 12/13/2010

If Obama hadread any Financial Magizine before he started campaigning he would have know what a mess he was inheriting.
 
Doesn't GQ have a financial section?

[roblabrousse]

10:57 AM on 01/09/2011

Such an idiotic remark. ANyone and everyone in this country knew if they paid even a little attention how bad the situation was. People like you probably thought it would be like balancing your personal checking account thus your insightful attempt at humor.

[nfatt1]

09:52 AM on 12/02/2010

"It was disgusting to watch as her fifteen minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid., Right back at ya, Pointfiver.

[yill danniel]

08:50 PM on 11/29/2010

Dummy by heart!

[boscobear]

08:37 PM on 11/29/2010

I'm still waiting for her to answer Katie's question, "What books, etc have you read?"

[Reyeshawk13]

07:53 PM on 11/29/2010

We're supposed to believe she actually wrote this? A real author wouldn't have time to write a book with her schedule. There is no way someone who has trouble stringing together three coherent sentences could have gotten it done.

[nfatt1]

09:54 AM on 12/02/2010

It was twittered, not written..

[roblabrousse]

10:58 AM on 01/09/2011

Reed that passage again...it comes from her book not twittered.

[Sandee McHale Delano]

10:01 AM on 12/12/2010

Honestly, her sheeple "followers" believe anything. If she had,written it, it would have been one LONG run on sentence that flitted from one random thought to another. What a twit.

[HappierWithLess]

03:00 PM on 11/29/2010

It's interesting where she is promoting the book. How about NYC or Philadelphia? It appears she is staying in the midwest and the south. Is that how she will campaign if nominated? Skip the big cities and just go to small towns where the "real Americans are"? Anything I read about her gets me annoyed.
www.happierthanabillionaire.com

[Reyeshawk13]

07:52 PM on 11/29/2010

She's only going to Real America because the rest of us don't count. We aren't Real Americans and don't deserve the pleasure of her company. (Not that I was looking for that, anyway.)

Yeah, that's how she'll campaign if nominated. It'll be the first national campaign conducted exclusively between the coasts, not on them.

[nfatt1]

09:58 AM on 12/02/2010

Costa Rica Cost of Living Update: Average cost of bribing Nicaraguan border official to let car into their country- $5, Average cost of bribing Nicaraguan border official to let car out of their country- $5,000,000.

[HappierWithLess]

02:34 PM on 12/02/2010

lol. I guess just leaving it at the border would actually be saving money

[cowboyx]

02:35 PM on 11/29/2010

"... fifteen minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid."
This applies just as aptly to what Sarah Palin did to her own children.

[mgrant33301]

02:07 PM on 11/29/2010

sarah, please, no more books.

[imb4me]

08:14 PM on 11/28/2010

Here we go with the true dumbing down of America again, Sarah Palin!!

[southingtonian]

06:25 AM on 11/28/2010

Palin goes as far as to say the president has “a stark lack of faith in the American people” because of his “rejection of American exceptionalism.” #4
"No one they have encountered in their lives – from their parents to their teachers to their president – wanted them to feel bad by hearing the truth," #8
She truly does not see the disconnect, the dichotomy of these two views.

[southingtonian]

06:03 AM on 11/28/2010

The washington post statement she quoted that people of religion are 'largely poor, uneducated and easy to command,' though taken as inflammatory, actually aptly describes how she treats her audiences.

[FebM]

08:02 PM on 11/27/2010

Does she discuss life as a secessionist? what flag does she wrap herself in?

[TheMedusa]

06:08 PM on 11/27/2010

I'm so glad this book is out, I've been out of toilet paper. :)