Comments on: Green Apple goes rogue with Palin book profits http://richmondsfblog.com/2009/11/18/green-apple-goes-rogue-with-palin-book-profits/ News, information, photos, videos and history about the Richmond District neighborhood of San Francisco. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:18:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: El Luther http://richmondsfblog.com/2009/11/18/green-apple-goes-rogue-with-palin-book-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 El Luther Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:18 +0000 http://richmondsfblog.com/blog/?p=3108#comment-1762 I love Green Apple Books. I love Green Apple Books.

]]> By: Tom Degan http://richmondsfblog.com/2009/11/18/green-apple-goes-rogue-with-palin-book-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Tom Degan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:18 +0000 http://richmondsfblog.com/blog/?p=3108#comment-1753 From reading excerpts of the book, one conclusion that is unavoidable is the woman's jaw-dropping shallowness. When telling the story of how she was confronted at one point with news reports that she and her husband Todd were going to divorce, one would think (indeed one would hope) that she would offer for the reader's contemplation a heartfelt description of her abiding love for her husband; how their union could not be tossed aside like some disposable camera - that she and Todd took their wedding vows seriously. No, there was none of that.... "Dang, I thought. Divorce Todd? Have you SEEN Todd???" TRANSLATION: If Todd gains fifty pounds, he's toast. Thirteen years into their marriage, Eleanor Roosevelt was confronted with her husband's affair with her social secretary (and distant relative of mine - I come from a long line of home wreckers) Lucy Paige Mercer. After contemplating divorce, it was decided that they would continue their union. Years later, she confided to her friend, Joesph Lash, the reasons for saving their marriage. They were many and complicated. This, I can assure you, was not one of those reasons: "Dang, I thought. Divorce Franklin? Have you SEEN Franklin???" Ah, substance! http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com Tom Degan Goshen, New York From reading excerpts of the book, one conclusion that is unavoidable is the woman’s jaw-dropping shallowness. When telling the story of how she was confronted at one point with news reports that she and her husband Todd were going to divorce, one would think (indeed one would hope) that she would offer for the reader’s contemplation a heartfelt description of her abiding love for her husband; how their union could not be tossed aside like some disposable camera – that she and Todd took their wedding vows seriously. No, there was none of that….

“Dang, I thought. Divorce Todd? Have you SEEN Todd???”

TRANSLATION: If Todd gains fifty pounds, he’s toast.

Thirteen years into their marriage, Eleanor Roosevelt was confronted with her husband’s affair with her social secretary (and distant relative of mine – I come from a long line of home wreckers) Lucy Paige Mercer. After contemplating divorce, it was decided that they would continue their union. Years later, she confided to her friend, Joesph Lash, the reasons for saving their marriage. They were many and complicated. This, I can assure you, was not one of those reasons:

“Dang, I thought. Divorce Franklin? Have you SEEN Franklin???”

Ah, substance!

http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com

Tom Degan
Goshen, New York

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