Palin: expenses scandal

[Utopian Hermit Monk]

ABC News: AP INVESTIGATION: Alaska Funded Palin Kids' Travel

Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.

The charges included costs for hotel and commercial flights for three daughters to join Palin to watch their father in a snowmobile race, and a trip to New York, where the governor attended a five-hour conference and stayed with 17-year-old Bristol for five days and four nights in a luxury hotel....

On Aug. 6, three weeks before Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain chose Palin his running mate, and after Alaska reporters asked for the records, Palin ordered changes to previously filed expense reports for her daughters' travel....

In January, the governor, Willow and Piper showed up at the Alaska Symphony of Seafood Buffet, an Anchorage gala to announce winners of an earlier seafood competition....When Palin amended her children's expense reports, she listed a role for the two girls at the function — "to draw two separate raffle tickets."...


oops!!!

[Pauli]

Only 13 more days. And then we will never hear of this excerable, moronic, God-awful excuse for a human being ever again. Having said that, she has been so unbelievably bad that I have found her sheer awfulness mildly entertaining and, on a more serious level, I think Barack Obama owes her big time. She has been an enormous asset to his campaign.

[Utopian Hermit Monk]

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS....ap/index.html

The total involved appears to be a 'mere' $21,000, but this will inflict huge damage on her claims to be tough on corruption and the right person to clean up Washington.

[Clanrickard]

In January, the governor, Willow and Piper showed up at the Alaska Symphony of Seafood Buffet, an Anchorage gala to announce winners of an earlier seafood competition....When Palin amended her children's expense reports, she listed a role for the two girls at the function — "to draw two separate raffle tickets."...[/i]


oops!!!

Just to keep things even........
Country Store

[Gimpanzee]

Just to keep things even........
Country Store

Sweet jesus, you're more unhinged than I thought it you spend your days on sites like that.

"Heard about Michelle Obama's little afternoon snack the other day? Lobster, Iranian caviar, and Bollinger champagne to the tune of $447.39. Between that and her diamond jewelry collection and Jimmy Choo shoes, I'd say that Michelle isn't exactly low maintenance. Good thing Hussein has all those campaign contributors to help pay the freight."

Low maintenance? The woman earned over three hundred grand last year.

And you'll probably spend the day wondering why the 'MSM' aren't running with this story, before coming to the conclusion that it is another example of their bias.

[mccafferty cat]

Isnt it amazing that Obama supporters get so exercised about a story like this (what politician has NOT been the subject of an expenses story at one time or another?) but totally overlook the fact that Obama had help buying his house from a convicted fraudster.

[cHeal]

just to keep things even........
country store

fail. . . . . . . .

[Gimpanzee]

Isnt it amazing that Obama supporters get so exercised about a story like this (what politician has NOT been the subject of an expenses story at one time or another?) but totally overlook the fact that Obama had help buying his house from a convicted fraudster.

My mother had help buying a house from Ray Burke. How should I kill her?

But you're right, the Palin's expenses are a non-story. Its standard practice.

[cHeal]

Isnt it amazing that Obama supporters get so exercised about a story like this (what politician has NOT been the subject of an expenses story at one time or another?) but totally overlook the fact that Obama had help buying his house from a convicted fraudster.

Sigh, what? How is that related to a politician using tax payers money for personal use?

[rkeane]

McCain & Palin are clearly going to be the loosers here. That woman has been a liability ever since he picked her ....these revelations are getting a lot of attention in the States. I can't wait to collect my winnings in the next few weeks.