palin's waist of $$$$

[texas grass]

Palin bunch travel at Alaska expense
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:34:18 GMT
The State of Alaska paid for the Palin children to watch their father in a snowmachine race.
Republican running mate Sarah Palin has reportedly charged the State of Alaska more than $20,000 to cover her children's travel expenses.

An investigative report by the Associated Press reveals that the State of Alaska paid $21,012 for 64 commercial flights and hotel accommodation for Governor Palin's three daughters after she took office in December 2006.

The children traveled with Gov. Palin to events where, according to some event organizers, they had not been invited to and did not even participate in.

However, three weeks before Palin was surprisingly chosen to run as Senator John McCain's vice president, she ordered changes to previously filed travel expense reports for her daughters.

In the amended reports, the Alaskan governor added phrases such as 'First Family attending' and 'First Family invited' to explain the girls' attendance.

Palin's three daughters once joined her on an official trip to watch their father in a snowmobile race.

Among her other trips, Palin took her 17-year-old daughter with her to New York for a five-hour conference, where they stayed for five days and four nights in a luxury hotel and put it on the state's tab.

The Alaskan law only addresses expenses for anyone conducting official state business and does not allow covering the expenses of a governor's children.








Palin spends big on fashion amid recession
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:08:25 GMT
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin
The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 on clothing and accessories for vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing began in early September shortly after Gov. Palin was picked as Senator John McCain's running mate.

The records show the cash expenditures were not only spent on the governor herself, but also her husband, Todd, and her infant, Trig, Politico reported.

A McCain camp spokeswoman, Maria Comella, declined to answer specific questions about the expenditures, including whether it was necessary to spend that much.

"The campaign does not comment on strategic decisions regarding how financial resources available to the campaign are spent," she said.

Only hours later, however, after the story raised concerns among Republicans and angered Democrats, the McCain camp released a statement. "With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it's remarkable that we're spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses," read the statement.

"It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after the campaign," said spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt.

Democrats, meanwhile, have employed the subject to raise the alarm that Gov. Palin is not like the rest of middle-class Americans as she claims.

"It shows that Palin is not like the rest of us," Huffington Post quoted Tom Matzzie, a Democratic strategist, as saying.

"It [the issue] can help deflate her cultural populism with the Republican base. The plumber's wife doesn't go to Nieman's or Saks."

The financial records indicate that the cash spent by Gov. Palin included bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York amounting to a combined $49,425.74.

texas grass Reviewed by texas grass on 10-23-2008. palin's waist of $$$$ Palin bunch travel at Alaska expense Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:34:18 GMT The State of Alaska paid for the Palin children to watch their father in a snowmachine race. Republican running mate Sarah Palin has reportedly charged the State of Alaska more than $20,000 to cover her children's travel expenses. An investigative report by the Associated Press reveals that the State of Alaska paid $21,012 for 64 commercial flights and hotel accommodation for Governor Palin's three daughters after she took Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

Hahaha they are going to donate the clothes to charity after, so it's okay? A radio report I heard this morning noted one expense was a $2500 Valentino jacket. I bet some low-income person is going to have a great time wearing that little hand-me-down to their crappy job at the fast food place... WTF!
This isn't, to me, even a political-party issue so much as it demonstrates the serious class divide in our culture. If the Repubs want to waste campaign dollars on that shit, let them. If the State of Alaska doesn't audit their financial records closely enough to note that the governor is abusing her power, more fools they. I'm just glad to see this type of government waste be noticed, so that in the future we the People may feel that our tax dollars are being used for the reasons we are satisfied to pay them: Improvements in the quality of life of the average American. Not to line the pockets of the elite.

[justanotherbozo]

you know, not for nothing but if the RNC hadn't invested in her
wardrobe, sure as shit, the media would be all over her for her
attire.

and considering how much the Dem's are spending on this campaign,
and the number of ACORN offices under investigation, it surprises me
anyone would want to talk about money. you think those suits of
Barry's are cheap?

[dragonrider]

you know, not for nothing but if the RNC hadn't invested in her
wardrobe, sure as shit, the media would be all over her for her
attire.

and considering how much the Dem's are spending on this campaign,
and the number of ACORN offices under investigation, it surprises me
anyone would want to talk about money. you think those suits of
Barry's are cheap?

Ha ha ha ha! Dude, I think they could have prettied her up a bit for a LOT less than $150,000 --- I mean how much lipstick do they need to put on this piiiiiiiiiiiii..... uh, pitbull?

Holy crap! Either they are wasting money, or she is absolutely HIDEOUS without the bling.

And "Barry" as you like to call him, buys his own suits. They are not paid for by his campaign or by the Democratic Party.

I wonder how all those hockey moms, and Joe Sixpacks, and Joe the Plumbers feel about the fact that any donation they may have given to the Republican party this year has gone in part so that Palin can live like Paris Hilton and spend $20,000 a week on a high-end spending spree?

Any one who can spend $150,000 on fashion in less then 2 months is obviously a maverick who can take on the fatcats and keep an eye on wasteful spending! Hahahahahahaha!

Maybe the only thing more ironic than this would be if the Valentino jacket were actually made of Pork!

Maybe as an accessory, she could buy a diamond-encrusted veto pen to cross out wasteful spending items. If she spent S100,000 on the pen and then shopped of the rack, maybe the RNC would be money ahead in this whole deal.

[killerweed420]

She hasn't done anything every other governor in the country hasn't done. Its just she's under a lot of scrutiny. Where to you find an honest politician to run for public office? You don't.

[justanotherbozo]

Ha ha ha ha! Dude, I think they could have prettied her up a bit for a LOT less than $150,000 --- I mean how much lipstick do they need to put on this piiiiiiiiiiiii..... uh, pitbull?

Holy crap! Either they are wasting money, or she is absolutely HIDEOUS without the bling.

And "Barry" as you like to call him, buys his own suits. They are not paid for by his campaign or by the Democratic Party.

I wonder how all those hockey moms, and Joe Sixpacks, and Joe the Plumbers feel about the fact that any donation they may have given to the Republican party this year has gone in part so that Palin can live like Paris Hilton and spend $20,000 a week on a high-end spending spree?

Any one who can spend $150,000 on fashion in less then 2 months is obviously a maverick who can take on the fatcats and keep an eye on wasteful spending! Hahahahahahaha!

Maybe the only thing more ironic than this would be if the Valentino jacket were actually made of Pork!

Maybe as an accessory, she could buy a diamond-encrusted veto pen to cross out wasteful spending items. If she spent S100,000 on the pen and then shopped of the rack, maybe the RNC would be money ahead in this whole deal.

the money was spent on her entire family and if it hadn't been spent,
the media would be all over the Palins calling them all kinds of names.
as has been evidenced already.

oh yeah, Barry was what everyone called him before he entered politics

and, if he gets in, you won't have to worry about the veto pen 'cause
Barry will sign every entitlement bill he sees. that's his answer, huge
government.

[allrollsin21]

the money was spent on her entire family and if it hadn't been spent,
the media would be all over the Palins calling them all kinds of names.
as has been evidenced already.

oh yeah, Barry was what everyone called him before he entered politics

and, if he gets in, you won't have to worry about the veto pen 'cause
Barry will sign every entitlement bill he sees. that's his answer, huge
government.

In true bipartisan form the Bozo is defending the absurd. Truly not calling them how you see them. Both parties make mistakes and it takes an objective and honest citizen to admit it when it happens. I struggle too at times. No always though, when Biden's donation information was made public i agreed with all the right wing bashers that it was Totally disgraceful. i can admit it.

[Breukelen advocaat]

There is nothing wrong with calling Barack Obama by the name "Barry", but he's not known by this in his public life today and it can be confusing. I would think that "Barry" is the name his wife, family and friends call him.

[justanotherbozo]

There is nothing wrong with calling Barack Obama by the name "Barry", but he's not known by this in his public life today and it can be confusing. I would think that "Barry" is the name his wife and family call him.

i call him that because that was his name until he entered politics.
to me, that makes it an affectation and vaguely dishonest.

my intent is also to be somewhat dismissive and derisive

[dragonrider]

the money was spent on her entire family and if it hadn't been spent,
the media would be all over the Palins calling them all kinds of names.
as has been evidenced already.

Sarah, the First Dude, and the 5 kids, makes it $20,000 each with $10,000 left over to clean up Bristol's baby daddy, which is only fair, because he is ALMOST family. So yeah, thanks for pointing that out, because spending $20,000 EACH in 2 months is much more reasonable!

I hear that Joe the Plumber is going to buy a business that will allow him to spend $10,000 a month on clothes for each member of his family too, and that is why he is concerned about taxes --- don't want to have to cut back to $9,000 a month! That would be un-American!