Sarah and the money

[nobodyknows]

What else are they going to talk about, Obama's failures?

That's for it's own thread.... or threads, LOL.

You gotta see a little irony in the fact that McCain wanted to reform campaign finace but his chosen running mate is collecting money for politcal campaigns and apparently spending the vast majority of it on herself.

 

[thraashman]

That's for it's own thread.... or threads, LOL.

You gotta see a little irony in the fact that McCain wanted to reform campaign finace but his chosen running mate is collecting money for politcal campaigns and apparently spending the vast majority of it on herself.

I don't actually think a single one of us knows a single thing that McCain actually ever wanted. I've never seen a politician publicly reverse his opinion on things so constantly as McCain does. Maybe he's just so old that he is going senile and doesn't remember what his position last week was.

 

[Fern]

That's for it's own thread.... or threads, LOL.

You gotta see a little irony in the fact that McCain wanted to reform campaign finace but his chosen running mate is collecting money for politcal campaigns and apparently spending the vast majority of it on herself.

Where is your evidence for that claim?

The above link breaks down the PAC disbursements, unless payments to herself are hidden as political and/or media consultants there is no evidence to your claim.

Fern

 

[Carmen813]

Meh, doesn't sound unique, or extraordinary to me, especially after having watched him "turn" into what I was pretty sure he was anyway, just another politician.

Glad I'm not your kid.

 

[PokerGuy]

Where is your evidence for that claim?

The above link breaks down the PAC disbursements, unless payments to herself are hidden as political and/or media consultants there is no evidence to your claim.

Fern

Evidence? He's a stupid liberal, he doesn't believe in needing evidence for anything.

 

[nageov3t]

Glad I'm not your kid.

it's pretty remarkable, but 2 autobiographies worth?

 

[nobodyknows]

Where is your evidence for that claim?

The above link breaks down the PAC disbursements, unless payments to herself are hidden as political and/or media consultants there is no evidence to your claim.

Fern

It sure doen't seem to be going to canidates, now does it.

https://www.sarahpacdonate.com/sarahpacsite

There you go, send her some money, she know what to do with it.

 

[nobodyknows]

Evidence? He's a stupid liberal, he doesn't believe in needing evidence for anything.

Where's your evidence for that claim?

 

[Fern]

It sure doen't seem to be going to canidates, now does it.

https://www.sarahpacdonate.com/sarahpacsite

There you go, send her some money, she know what to do with it.

No, and as I've pointed above her PAC is limited by law to a maximum contribution of $5,000 per candidate. How many other candidates publically support Palin? Not many as far as I can tell. Given that limit I don't see how her PAC could be expected to contribute much of that $3 million to other candidates.

I've already linked the details of the PAC expenditures, no need to make stuff up, just click the link.

Fern

 

[PokerGuy]

Where's your evidence for that claim?

All your posts on the board should do just fine for that one

 

[werepossum]

Is it legal? Are her PAC donators complaining about how their money is being spent?

She's the hot older cheerleader for the repub party. They don't want her to get elected to anything, they just want her to rile up the base for election time so they can get elected. The repubs also know that she irritates the hell out of the left by doing these types of things. The left has such a soft on for her.

My thoughts about her exactly - although I see her as the hot younger cheerleader. And like all cheerleaders she is better seen than heard - although I do admire her accomplishments as governor, and I do agree with some of what she says. But when she quit halfway through her term she lost my vote on any future position - unless it's rightwing MILF of the year. LOL

Carmen, most of us don't really see being President of the Harvard Law Review as anything to write home about, much less write a book about. It's kinda just another leftie lawyer thing to us. An accomplishment should be actually doing something worthwhile, not merely being appointed to or elected to a position.

 

[dahunan]

Al Gore - $9 million dollar home (one of many btw)

The Clinton's - $11 million dollar home. (Her comments about taking things away from us for the greater good I guess applied to everyone but her)

The Obama's - multi millionaires. Made off not one, but two biographies. (Now there's a massive ego for you)

And so on, and so on. If anything Palin is an underachiever.

Is there any length you won't go to to divert attention away from fraud in your own pack? Seriously part of the disease you are.

FWIW.. How long has she been in her game.. just a little over a year now and she is sucking nitwits dry out there.. the big players you referenced are just a tiny bit more intelligent and worked the game longer... Your girl will get there when she figures out how to suck the religious right dry like bush and cheney did

 

[boomerang]

Is there any length you won't go to to divert attention away from fraud in your own pack? Seriously part of the disease you are.

FWIW.. How long has she been in her game.. just a little over a year now and she is sucking nitwits dry out there.. the big players you referenced are just a tiny bit more intelligent and worked the game longer... Your girl will get there when she figures out how to suck the religious right dry like bush and cheney did

While I understand that your post makes perfect sense to you, to myself and most likely others, it appears as a jumble of thoughts that although somewhat related, when combined together just make it look like you've been huffing on the bong too long.

First, you're concerned that she may be taking advantage of the populace and I know full well that's a lie on your part. Then, you're stating that give her time and she will be on the same playing field as some high profile Dem's so you're essentially condoning what you're accusing her of doing. The religious angle is more or less just some drivel.

Did you have a bad day at work today? You do work, right?

 

[TridenT]

I'd guess that he had accomplished more professionally than either of us is every likely to match, given that his first book was written five years after becoming President of Harvard Law Review. Maybe I shouldn't include you in that statement, but I don't see myself becoming president of the American Counseling Association.

The second book was written to state his policy positions in preparation for running for office and isn't a biography.

I think this needs to be quoted so it can be seen more.

If that is true, then I think the guy who was saying shit has nothing. He's never accomplished anything even as close professionally or personally. Probably some lacky at a McDonalds.

 

[TridenT]

Al Gore - $9 million dollar home (one of many btw)

The Clinton's - $11 million dollar home. (Her comments about taking things away from us for the greater good I guess applied to everyone but her)

The Obama's - multi millionaires. Made off not one, but two biographies. (Now there's a massive ego for you)

And so on, and so on. If anything Palin is an underachiever.

Is there any length you won't go to to divert attention away from fraud in your own pack? Seriously part of the disease you are.

this.

 

[blackangst1]

I don't actually think a single one of us knows a single thing that McCain actually ever wanted. I've never seen a politician publicly reverse his opinion on things so constantly as McCain does. Maybe he's just so old that he is going senile and doesn't remember what his position last week was.

To play devil's advocate...McCain has always stuck his finger int he air to see which way the wind is blowing before deciding what his position is.

If a Senator is supposed to represent his constituancy, and his/her constituancy changes their mind on an issue, shouldnt the senator?

Just a thought...

 

[Jhhnn]

I never said she was evil, I simply said she's in it for the money. A political entertainer much like Rush Limbaugh or Jon Stewart.

There it is. She'll say whatever her handlers tell her to say- they're the people getting paid with the PAC money, furnished by the enraptured repub base...

Sarah! Sarah!

I feel a little bit dirty even posting in this thread...

 

[Double Trouble]

Wait ... wait. I need to sit down to take this shock. A politician is in it "for the money"? Oh my God! What's next?

As long as she hasn't done anything illegal (and it doesn't look like she has), who cares what she does with the PAC money? If people would just stop giving her attention she'd fade away, but the left seems intent on giving her more of a platform to raise funds and support candidates.

 

[Lanyap]

What does the second question have to do with the first? Your saying that if what she's doing is illegal, it's OK as long as her donators aren't complaining????

I don't think so.

Huh? I'll rephrase it for you. If what she is doing is legal (and I'll add - following the rules) and her donors don't have a problem with what she is doing with their PAC money then what's the problem?

 

[manimal]

Sarah deftly skirts the Grey areas... Taking money directly from the pac and spending it on herself is wrong so she subsidizes her book sales by buying them and then pocketing the cash...

While I do not think she is inherently evil she is weak and thus easily manipulated. Need we look at what happens when the weak minded get into positions of power? President alfred e newman I'm looking at you...

 

[xj0hnx]

I think this needs to be quoted so it can be seen more.

If that is true, then I think the guy who was saying shit has nothing. He's never accomplished anything even as close professionally or personally. Probably some lacky at a McDonalds.

More accurately, if you think that is impressive, two biographies worth, than it would be you that is the lackey at McDonalds. Originally the Harvard Law Review president was chosen based on having the highest grades, that changed before Obama was elected, now half are chosen based on grades, and the rest are chosen based on a "special writing competition" ...

Until the 1970's the editors were picked on the basis of grades, and the president of the Law Review was the student with the highest academic rank. Among these were Elliot L. Richardson, the former Attorney General, and Irwin Griswold, a dean of the Harvard Law School and Solicitor General under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon.


That system came under attack in the 1970's and was replaced by a program in which about half the editors are chosen for their grades and the other half are chosen by fellow students after a special writing competition. The new system, disputed when it began, was meant to help insure that minority students became editors of The Law Review.

Wouldn't want to make sure that someone is the best of the best, or most qualified.

 

[drebo]

It sure doen't seem to be going to canidates, now does it.

https://www.sarahpacdonate.com/sarahpacsite

There you go, send her some money, she know what to do with it.

As stated, she cannot donate more than $5k to any one candidate. She can, however, go to speaking engagements and rallies and public functions in support of candidates, which I'm sure is where some of that other money is going.

That said, if you stop paying attention to her, she will go away. There's not a unique thought in her brain. It's just more of the same neo-con bullshit that the party has been spouting for the last 20+ years. Ignore her and she'll cease to be a public figure.

 

[nobodyknows]

All your posts on the board should do just fine for that one

LOL@ the irony. Back up your claim big mouth.

 

[nobodyknows]

As stated, she cannot donate more than $5k to any one candidate. She can, however, go to speaking engagements and rallies and public functions in support of candidates, which I'm sure is where some of that other money is going.

That said, if you stop paying attention to her, she will go away. There's not a unique thought in her brain. It's just more of the same neo-con bullshit that the party has been spouting for the last 20+ years. Ignore her and she'll cease to be a public figure.

Aer you sure about that? No single individual can donate over $5000 to a PAC but I assumed once she has control of it in her PAC she could give it to other canidates as she wished??

 

[Fern]

Seems to me her PAC spending looks just like any other politician's campaign spending. (A bunch of spending on political consultants and media and traveling around giving speeches etc)

So, all this demonstrates is that Palin is still campaigning. She's not retired as a politician. But didn't everybody already know this?

Fern