October 29, 2008, 4:18 pm
Sarah Palin: 2009 Calendar Girl
Susan Davis reports on the presidential race.
Win or lose next Tuesday, admirers of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin can gaze at her all year round with the release of the 2009 Sarah Palin calendar, filled with original photos from Anchorage-based photographer and friend-of-Palin Judy Patrick.
The 13-month calendar–the first of its kind–includes dozens of original portraits and candid shots of the Alaska governor on the job and with her family. July’s pictorial, for instance, features Palin wrapped in the American flag, with a sidebar of pictures of her and her children.
“This flag photo was taken just days after the terrorist attacks on 9/11 in 2001. Sarah, like the rest of the nation, was trying to cope with the attacks on American soil and demonstrating her patriotism,” the caption reads.
Patrick said her inspiration for the calendar was a simple one–she needs money. She and her husband are in the process of selling their Wasilla home to purchase a $250,000 condo in Anchorage that is somewhat out of their price range. They are looking to close on their new home Dec. 1.
“I’m hoping to sell enough calendars to make a healthy down payment,” Patrick said in an interview, noting that the project is entirely self-funded and won’t benefit anything but her home-buying interests.
The calendar costs $15.95 and has an initial 30,000 print run. It’s available through her Web site, www.sarahcalendar.com, and she is also working out a deal with Barnes & Noble to sell the calendar either in stores or online. It’s also available in local book stores in Wasilla and Anchorage.
Patrick said she was wary of appearing to exploit her friendship with the Palin family. She has known the governor since 1996 and served as her deputy mayor in Wasilla. She described herself as a “Palin surrogate” and before she set out to make the calendar earlier this month, she said she emailed Palin’s husband, Todd, to ask if he would have any problem with it. He never responded, so she moved ahead.
The photos are ones she amassed over her years of friendship with Palin as well as official photography work she did during Palin’s gubernatorial campaign and two recent shots of Palin on the campaign trail. She owns the rights to the images, but said some of her best shots aren’t included because she gave them to the campaign. “I actually made this calendar with the remnants,” she said.
Perhaps those photos could be the fodder for the 2010 calendar if this one does well. The calendar was released last Friday, and Patrick said sales have been slow so far. “I tell my staff we’re pushing the snowball up the hill. As soon as it gets to the top of the hill it’s going to start going,” she said.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/29/sarah-palin-2009-calendar-girl/?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://www.sarahcalendar.com/
Sarah Palin: 2009 Calendar Girl
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betterdaze
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Big Tex
Being a calendar girl is more Palin's speed.
Unless she wanted to dumb down and be a talk show host.
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stillajwexelder
farkel ---
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eyeslice
I guess with Hilary and Barak for the Democrats, there was going to be a historic 'first' for the presidency. I am only glad that Sarah is no where near the White House - what a scary woman!
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willyloman
The calendar was released last Friday, and Patrick said sales have been slow so far.
Sales are not expected to pick up anytime soon...
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kurtbethel
There are certainly a lot of republican men, and some women too, who are all lotioned up and waiting to get those images of Sarah. Imagine a fresh new picture each month to ...uhh....dwell over.
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ex-nj-jw
I was going to ask, who would want a Calendar of Sarah Palin? But then I remembered some were going to vote for her just because they thought she was "hot" So nevermind. I'm just glad she isnt' anywhere near the white house or the VP.
nj