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Fort Bragg sales of Palin’s book are ‘weak’ in advance of her visit.

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is in Fort Bragg, NC today, for another stop on her “Going Rogue” book tour. Army officials initially banned the media from covering Palin’s visit, fearing the event would turn into political grandstanding “directed against the commander in chief.” But after objections from the press, the military relented. As a compromise, Palin “will not make a speech, pose for photos, or personalize notes in the books she signs.” Local WTVD-TV reports that bookstores around Fort Bragg were experiencing “slow sales” in advance of Palin’s visit, which is nevertheless supposed to attract “hundreds” of people. Watch it:

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