Sarah Palin didn't put an index in her book. So we made one for her.
 

 
By Christopher Beam
Posted Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at 10:52 PM ETSource
 
When Sarah Palin's 413-page autobiography, Going Rogue: An American Life, hit stands Tuesday, readers discovered the governor's most mavericky move yet—that the book lacks an index. So Slate has compiled its own. Just print out this index, paste it into the back of your copy, and start skipping around! (And yes, the page numbers are real.)
 
Alaska________autumn bouquet of, 1________robin's egg sky of, 2________superiority to Lower 48 of, 1-413
 
Baldwin, Alec________preference for Stephen over, 314
 
Biden, Joe________gaffes of, 278________pre-debate stretching regimen of, 296 accidental reference to as "Senator O'Biden," 289
 
blinking, not, 198
 
 
Blitzer, Wolf________approval of mother of, 351________implicit disapproval of, 351
 
Builder, Tito the, 305
 
Bono, nondescript conversation with, 301
 
books and magazines, references to________A Conflict of Vision, 385________Animal Farm, 27________Buck, Pearl S., 180________Bible, the, 15 ________Cookbooks, 15________Lewis, C.S., 27________Nash, Ogden, 15________National Geographic, 27________The Pearl, 27________Ranger Rick, 27________Reader's Digest, 15________Seagull, Jonathan Livingston, 27________Service, Robert, 15________Sports Illustrated, 27________The Wonderful World of Oz, 16
 
cap and trade________brilliant suggested renaming of as "Cap and Tax," 390________characterization of as "environmentalist Ponzi scheme," 391
 
capital letters, unorthodox use of________"Patriots," dedication page
 
Clinton, Hillary________accusation of whining of, 287________invitation to coffee of, 287
 
Community organizing, actual responsibility lackingness of, 65, 242
 
Couric, Katie________"repetitive, biased questions" of, 271________unfair editing of interview with, 273________condescension of, 276________things I could/should have said to, 274-5________things I could have done instead of talking to, 279
 
crowds ________unexpected size of, 266________insistence on lingering with, despite objections from campaign staffers, 268
 
debate, vice presidential ________poorness of preparation for, 281-5________answers they made me give during, 281________answers I wanted to give during, 282________wink during, N/A
 
"Democrat," usage of as adjective, 155, 227
 
dialogue, implausibly recreated, 2, 53, 74, 151, 161, 179, 188, 217, 235, 318, 358, 375
 
diet________forced by Steve Schmidt to go on, 284________Steve Schmidt needs to go on, 285
 
eBay________attempted selling of jet on, 147________fudging of original claim that I did sell jet on, 147
 
e-mail, hacking of, 263-5
 
exclamation point, usage of, 4, 26, 120, 121, 122, 138, 150, 199, 207, 222, 223, 225, 233, 239, 241, 276, 302, 307
 
evolution________skeptical views of, 217________________use of word "Neanderthal" despite, 30, 172
 
"experts," wrongness of, 254, 289, 336, 375, 392
 
Facebook________citation of as example of laudable free-market enterprise, 400________utility of for calling out haters, 400
 
Ferraro, Geraldine________kinship with, 295
 
food, Alaskan________halibut tacos, 1________reindeer sausage 1________caribou lasagna, 218
 
foreshadowing, dramatic, 25, 28, 44
 
God ________belief in, 22________rewards from________________children (implicit), 23________________Todd Palin, 34________________job for Todd, 50________conversation with, 173________master plan of, 176________inability to make mistakes of, 185________letter written in the voice of, 185-187________deliberate causation of premature birth of Trig of, 195
 
Going rogue, actual instances of ________handing phone to McCain for a radio interview without permission, 252________expressing regret about pulling out of Michigan, 298________distancing self from $150,000 wardrobe purchase, 317________Todd going onstage on Election Night despite being told not to, 337
 
Hasselbeck, Elizabeth________"bold and talented" nature of, 315
 
haters, named________Andrew Halcro, 116________"falafel lady" Andree McLeod, 117________The Huffington Post, 238
 
haters, unnamed________Ashley Judd, 134________"town crier," 117________Andrew Sullivan, 238________David Corn, 305
 
Hunting and/or fishing, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31 (before school), 44, 49, 55, 165, 166, 177, 327, 379
 
Johnston, Levi________single, unnamed reference to as Bristol's "former boyfriend", 375
 
journalists, top sources for________a defeated former Palin opponent, 236________a maniacal blogger, 236________the "falafel lady," 236
 
Kerry, John, elitism of, 181
 
Lieberman, Joe, 285-6________advice from, 286
 
life, observations about________"Life has a fascinating way of coming full circle," 131
 
"maverick", various forms of, 90, 252, 299
 
mavericky decisions, examples of________not using corporate jet, 130________firing personal chef, 133________not spending time on the Juneau cocktail circuit, 140
 
McCain, Cindy________elegance and beauty of, 210________inaccuracy of "ice queen" reputation of, 221
 
McCain, John________first meeting with, 210________discussion of candidacy with, 220________final conversation with, 336________characterization of as "my friend," 380
 
meat________preference for, 18________deep question about: "If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?" 133
 
media________getting things wrong, 203, 233, 237, 238, 276, 342, 378________getting things right, 246________liberalness of, 270
 
"midnight sun," 1, 22, 149
 
miracle, Election Day prayer for, 331
 
mistakes________betraying Todd's stepmom by not backing her for Wasilla mayor, 87________not making a bigger issue of Rev. Wright, 307
 
moose, 18, 20, 31, 113, 134, 270
 
music listened to________Toby Keith, 105________Black Eyed Peas, 114________"an old LL Cool J remix," 114
 
names, origins of________Track, 53________Bristol, 57________Willow, N/A________Piper, 76________Agia (puppy), 137________Trig, 185
 
"nerd," characterization of self as, 37, 149
 
Obama, Barack ________impressive but empty oratorical skills of, 227________"staggering national deficit" incurred by, 388
 
Palin, Todd________ownership of 1972 Ford Mustang by, 34________quiet maturity of, 34________manly physique of, 352
 
philosophers, citation of________Aristotle, 63________King, Martin Luther Jr., 86________Paine, Thomas, 146________Pascal, 22________Plato, 24________Twain, Mark, 397
 
policy, preference for over politics, 156
 
politics-as-usual, 3, 5, 6, 70, 72, 109, 119, 144, 156, 183________(See also status quo, 5)
 
prayers________answered________________boyfriend, 33________________job for Todd with British Petroleum, 50________not answered________________winning debate with Joe Biden, 295________________winning 2008 election, 333
 
pregnancy________descriptions of________________"I porked up," 50________________"ready to calve," 51________________"more nauseated than usual," 171________________"starving for king crab and scallops," 192________________feeling contractions during Texas speech, 194________reaction to own________________"Holy geez!", 171________reaction to Bristol's________________"Truthfully, I was devastated," 207________campaign's advance knowledge of, 214________campaign's botched handling of, 234
 
"progress," usage of as transitive verb, 64
 
pundits, idiocy of, 44
 
Reagan, Ronald, 3, 12, 45, 46, 47, 59, 124, 158, 216, 297, 384, 386, 387, 391, 394, 400________(See: USS Ronald Reagan, 394)
 
resignation________ethics complaints that led to, 352________FOIA requests that led to, 354________agonizing over, 375-6________announcement of, 377________characterization of as "not retreating" but "reloading," 377, 383
 
Rock, Kid________approval of as "pro-America" with "common sense ideas", 300
 
running (exercise)________Refusal of campaign to let her engage in, 285________Injury incurred the one time she is allowed to engage in, 291
 
Russia, proximity of Alaska to, 275________map proving it, pre-index page
 
Salter, Mark________willingness to engage in fisticuffs of, 213
 
Sarkozy, Nicolas________prank call from impersonator of, 326________Schmidt's "screaming" reaction to, 328
 
Saturday Night Live, 26________watching of, 26________longtime admiration for, 26________excitement to go on, 308________comparing belly sizes with cast of, 311________transcript of moose rap on, 312
 
Scheunemann, Randy________likeability of, 228________willingness to defend Palin of, 319
 
Schmidt, Steve________bald head of, 212________24-hour sunglasses-wearing of, 212________unlikeability of, 212________conniving, back-stabbing machinations of, 318-21
 
science, inadequacy of to explain existence, 47
 
sentence, actual ________"As the soles of my shoes hit the soft ground, I pushed past the tall cottonwood trees in a euphoric cadence, and meandered through willow branches that the moose munched on," 102
 
Seward, William H.________mockery of for purchasing Alaska in 1867, 12________ultimate vindication of, 13
 
shaking things up, locations of________city hall, 72________state house, 128________"across the entire state," 123
 
skeletons in closet, only________D in college, 214
 
slogans________"Positive-ly Palin", 64________"New Energy," 86________"Change," 112________"New Energy for Alaska," 119________"Take a Stand," 119________"Greenies. Grannies. Gunnies," 129________"Country First," 269
 
snowmachine, 17, 18, 34, 44, 47, 83, 125, 187-9, 302________Todd's injury on, 189
 
speech, Republican National Convention________characterization of as "a team effort," 239________line-by-line rehashing of, 240-6
 
speech, election night________painstaking drafting of, 332-5________Schmidt forbidding delivery of, 336________added humiliation of having to physically hold it, rolled-up, onstage, 336
 
sports metaphors________running, 27, 204________softball, 32________basketball, 41________dog racing, 70________hunting, 344
 
Stevens, Ted________road trip with, 89
 
Stone, Oliver________Refusal to shake hands with, 313
 
tax cuts, benefits of, 46
 
terrorists________Obama palling around with, 306________________regret over inability to talk more about, 307
 
"Trig Truthers," 238, 347
 
Troopergate, 201-204, 246________Failure of press to comprehend, 203
 
turkey, on-camera killing of, 345
 
upbringing, hardscrabbleness of, ________sewed own clothes, 16________baked own bread, 17________stacked own firewood, 17________unheated, unfurnished family room, 26________didn't ask for money from parents, 32
 
"Up-do," explanation of, 231
 
Wallace, Nicolle________disloyalty of, 256________incompetence of, 256________friendship with Katie Couric, 272
 
wardrobe________disdain for cost of, 230________$150,000 price of, 314________unfair media reaction to, 315________absence of Palin responsibility for, 317
 
Warren, Rick________praying in the shower with, 302
 
Wasilla, notable nicknames for________Home of the Iditarod, 64________Duct Tape Capital of the World, 66
 
wedding________simple city hall-style of, 49
 
food served at (Wendy's), 49________cost of wedding ring ($35), 230
 
Wurzelbacher, Joe "the Plumber," 304-7
 
"you betcha" ________revelation of as not actually Alaska's state motto, 309