Sarah and the money

[nobodyknows]

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

Your claims she has raised about $3.4 million and spent about $2.4 million. When you click on expenditures it only acounts for about $1.6 million of that $2.4 million spent and about $620,000 of that is "uncoded".

So she's raised $3.4 million and has donated $52,000 to other candidates.

 

[Carmen813]

it's pretty remarkable, but 2 autobiographies worth?

As I said, the second isn't an autobiography, I've read it and it contains relatively little information about Obama's life. The stuff it does include is more about how his experiences have shaped his political views, and what policies he supports. It's the type of book a politician releases when preparing to seek a high elected office, similar to Palin's book (though hers was ghost written).

I haven't read his first book so I can't really comment, other than most of what I've heard about it suggest it is about issues of race.

 

[SP33Demon]

Who cares, she is a has been relic of the failed election for Republicans. Let her die in obscurity.

 

[Fern]

The new financial reports are out.

Here's a detail listing of each and every disbursment for the quarter ended june 30:

http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00458588/478255/sb/ALL

I scanned through them and saw no disbursement to her etc.

Also looks like when she travels to campaign for someone else (such as Nikki Haley) it doesn't count as a "contribution" to them. So, it's not possible to determine how much money was spent helping elect (other) candidates.

Fern

 

[QuantumPion]

At least she isn't using taxpayer money and Airforce resources for booze, personal leisure travel, and ferrying friends around the world.

 

[nobodyknows]

The new financial reports are out.

Here's a detail listing of each and every disbursment for the quarter ended june 30:

http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00458588/478255/sb/ALL

I scanned through them and saw no disbursement to her etc.

Also looks like when she travels to campaign for someone else (such as Nikki Haley) it doesn't count as a "contribution" to them. So, it's not possible to determine how much money was spent helping elect (other) candidates.

Fern

Translation: We have no idea how much she is spending on food, clothes, drinks, chartered jets, etc. Oh, I forgot, she buys her clothes at the "Goodwill".

 

[nobodyknows]

At least she isn't using taxpayer money and Airforce resources for booze, personal leisure travel, and ferrying friends around the world.

Is she conducting "goverment" business? I didn't think so, she quit her goverment job so she could ride high on her PAC money. Perhaps you would like to contribute to her "legal defense fund". She has one of those too.

 

[drebo]

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??

PACs may receive up to $5,000 from an individual, another PAC or party committee each calendar year. PACs can give $5,000 to a candidate committee per election cycle (primary, general or special). They can also give up to $15,000 each year to any national party committee and up to $5,000 annually to any other PAC. Some states have limits on how much a PAC can give to a state or local candidate.

http://uspolitics.about.com/od/finance/a/what_is_a_PAC.htm

http://uspolitics.about.com/od/finance/a/leadership_pac.ht

 

[Carmen813]

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" ...




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

Grades are hardly an indicator of best of the best, simple of those who are the best of the test. Trust me, I'm proof of this

Interesting that you keep repeating the two biography line, as I've said repeatedly: the second book isn't a biography. Even if it were, writing two full books about any topic isn't easy. If you've got the time and desire, try writing 20 pages about your own life sometime this week.

Personally, I would consider getting into Harvard Law school a pretty extraordinary accomplishment in and of itself. Becoming President of the Harvard Law Review, whether through the selection of my peers or through my own personal academic accomplishments would be quite an honor, regardless of my race. I think either of us would believe our own child was extraordinary to have met those criteria, and statistically they would be. I wouldn't consider writing a biography (or two) to be arrogant, as it is no easy task to sit down and write something that will captivate a person's attention for a prolonged period of time. How many people do you think skipped this post I just made because of TLDR?