Palin Says Give, Give, Give til it Hurts.
15 10 2009I know what you’ve all been thinking. Yeah, there’s SarahPAC, and yes there’s Sarah Palin’s legal defense fund, The Alaska Fund Trust, and you’ve donated to both. You may have even donated to the campaign. But you’ve been frustrated because you want to find a fresh new way to open your wallet in the name of Sarah Palin. You want to give MORE. If there was only a way…
Well, happy days are here again. Now you can “Stand Up for Our Nation!”
“There will be an announcement about it coming up,” Palin associate Tim Crawford said Wednesday.
E-mails are currently going out to the favored faithful to help form a coalition. She is primed, ready and now forming a national organization called “Stand Up for Our Nation.” Exactly what it’s standing for is unclear.
Presumably the coalition of the faithful will be some kind of leadership PAC, which will keep her foot wedged in the door of national politics and expand her influence regarding “things she’s passionate about.” But we don’t know that for sure because nobody, not even Meg Stapleton, is talking. Keep refreshing that Facebook page.
This is all timed, of course, to coincide with the launch of her book “Going Rogue.” And a new industry is born.
A quick check of the Alaska Fund Trust website reveals that despite the six-figure speaking engagements like the recent one in Hong Kong, and despite the multi-million dollar book deal, and all the other opportunities opening up for our ex-governor now that she’s shed that pesky day job, Palin still has her hand out.
Yes, the Alaska Fund Trust, which has not been updated to reflect her new employment status, still says it is designed to help the “governor” pay off her legal bills. As of today, you can still click on the site and find this heart-wrenching plea.
Governor Palin has incurred more than half a million dollars in personal debt defending her official actions as Governor. You can help by donating to the Alaska Fund Trust today!
Donors are presumably encouraged to ignore the fact that the ethics complaint against Palin claiming that the fund itself is illegal resulted in a report obtained by the Associated Press which states that the receipt of gifts through this fund is “improper.”
And by the way, donors will be relieved that despite this crushing legal debt, there seems to be a lot of new construction going on, expanding the Palin’s large lakeside home with the float plane dock.
Did I mention that they take all major credit cards?
October 15th, 2009 at 3:39 PM
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Accountability???
October 15th, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Of course Palin will say when found in violation of disclosure relative to her Pac and Fund Trust that she didn’t know.
Is there a way to remove this excuse from being told? Is it possible to send a public announcement or other proveable method of informing her that her Disclosures are due? Doing so would remove her ”I didn’t know excuse”.
Funny, she may not realize that her pattern of non-disclosure is being drawn in stone and carefully notated and ultimately may be her downfall.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Tree house is open
October 15th, 2009 at 4:00 PM
chuckle…..wonder if she applied for Unemployment Benefits……or does Alaska pay a “pension” to former Govenors????…..
October 15th, 2009 at 4:05 PM
A One Woman Contribution Cartel
- you can donate to XGINO’s 244
different contribution pots
each with a max of $150.
I wonder if she can balance her checking account?
October 15th, 2009 at 4:10 PM
One stop donation page for Palin………..
Your lovin’ give me such a thrill,
But your lovin’ don’t pay my bills;
http://tinyurl.com/r6fg2z
October 15th, 2009 at 4:11 PM
You MUST check out this link re Palin and AK Fund Trust!!
Hold your noses!!
http://tinyurl.com/r6fg2z
October 15th, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Oh, this is too good. Palin gets her loyal fans to give her even more money….meanwhile back at the ranch….they have an addition to the house going up, and I read that Bristol is getting a nanny for her babies. Those Palin fans are such suckers.
They are probably giving their hard earned money so Palin could afford to quit her job and live the high life off of them. Sarah Bailin’ sounds like an ex-husband of mine.
Go America!!!!!!! The land of opportunity.
I love it. Give, give, give….she will need a facelift soon.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:36 PM
It would be, I would think, the height of foolishness to donate any money to the new organization, before finding out how the money from the other organizations she’s involved with was spent.
She claims to be a fiscal conservative. Well, let’s see that in the accounting from her own organizations. I would expect to see no or little ‘pork’, no or little waste, no ‘frivolous’ expenditures from someone who touts her/himself as a fiscal conservative.
Is she in fact practicing what she is preaching?
Why do I think, even without seeing the ledgers, I know the answer to that question…
October 15th, 2009 at 4:39 PM
as long as everyone writes for her and she never has to be interviewed she’ll do fine.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Except her fans don’t really know what a “ledger” is…..now, if you mention Skol…they are all over it.
If they think she is smart…just sayin’.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Well, any spare cash I have will be going to the villages, not into Palin’s grubby little paw!
October 15th, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Just a quick note here ….. Palin’s “book” is now selling at Amazon for ….. $10. Looks like she’ll be needing a whole bunch of donations from her “faithful friends”.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Haw, the “low price leader” has it for $9
October 15th, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Better name would be “Lie down for a Buck”.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Wow — I hadn’t had the courage to go to the Alaska Fund Trust site.
Love the photo of the gruesome twosome…are they applauding? Or are they praying for your support?
Great bit of subliminal action…
October 15th, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I have a theory about “Stand Up For Our Nation.” The Republicans KNOW they have created a monster with the Teabaggers, Dominionist Xtains and loonies led by Palin, Beck and Rush. This fringe element of the base is now attacking any Republican who is not as hateful, racist and insane as they are.
I suspect the SUFON thing will serve to put all of these loons in one place.
For only then can the Republicans start to re-build their Party, with whatever sane ones are left.
It is their only chance to gain credibility again. The “real” Republicans are pushing the loons into a corner – Lindsay Graham is not stupid. He has these lunatics in a tidy little box, tied up with a lovely bow named Sarah.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Made me smile, imagining the palindroids who did not receive the “favored faithful” email. Oh, the consternation, creeping sense of betrayal. What to do? Kick up the Slavish Grovelling effort, of course, to convince the queen that you are worthy. Don’t buy that new refrigerator – send the money to Sarah instead. Surely she’ll notice you. Or at least put your name on her Reliable Sycophants list.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:02 PM
#16: “Is it true that the state of Alaska will not pay legal expenses incurred by an official in the performance of his/her duties? That would be odd. Why would anyone ever want to hold public office in Alaska under those circumstances?”
No, that’s not true. The state of AK WILL pay legal expenses incurred by an official in the performance of his/her duties. The legislature appropriated a sum ($100,000?) of money to pay for her defense in Troopergate. Then, she was nominated as VP, and the McCain campaign advised her to not take the money and cover her own defense. I’m not sure what their reasons were.
So, she had to pay for the troopergate defense. It isn’t clear if she really incurred (or needed to incur) defense costs for the other ethics complaints — there was probably a small cost for a couple of them (the ones she lost, or negotiated a settlement on), but not for most. But, that wasn’t a significant amount of money — the $500,000 she keeps quoting is troopergate.
Here’s a link to the state’s allocation of the costs — I couldn’t quickly find one discussing her $500,000 (or $600,000, as it’s sometimes reported). http://www.adn.com/palin/story/850854.html
October 15th, 2009 at 6:41 PM
give give ’til it hurts?
isn’t that how she ended up an unwed pregnant woman?
she needs to abstain from a number of things… like running her mouth.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:43 PM
BHT – you cannot find it because she told a lie.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:51 PM
The only thing this new organization stands for is more money from idiots for Scarah. This is so disgusting! Essentially, she’s too lazy to work, so she begs for it. What a pathetic creature. JUST GO AWAY!
October 15th, 2009 at 7:22 PM
She reminds me more and more of Paris Hilton…making a career out of being famous for being famous (or INfamous, as the case may be!).
Exactly WHAT do either of them DO besides pose for the cameras??????
Of course, the big difference is that Paris has gobs of family money to spend and SP just WANTS gobs of money. She’s willing to take it from anyone and anywhere, as long as she doesn’t have to actually work for it.
And this crew constantly complains about Democrats giving handouts to people who don’t deserve them. Can you say “hypocrite”? I know you can!
October 15th, 2009 at 7:26 PM
Oh, please, somebody make her stop. She’s making my head hurt. I can’t believe she has the gall to keep taking money from people when she quit her job, got millions for a book deal and who knows how much for that China gig. And now, when she has all those legal expenses, she’s doing more building on her already large house? She’s a thief for doing it, but the people who keep giving her money and fawning over her are just stupid.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:27 PM
#53 Enjay in E.MT…My understanding is that she can accept much larger amounts thru Scamming Our Nation. I’m not sure what or if there is a limit on how much people can donate. I would assume this is one of the reasons for this fund raiser.
October 15th, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Maybe Palin is just trying to one-up the ever barking Liz Cheney and her new non-profit “Keep America Safe.” At least, Liz can be powerfully eloquent in her totally disparaging and anti-charitable ways. Liz is kinda Sarah without the lipstick but with an far larger and more evil brain.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:22 PM
lsyFleur—–I think Liz blew it with her posting of the picture of herself showing “too much”. hee hee!!
Don’t think her daddy liked it too much.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Miss Opportunist; let me her you out. Here is a you-tube video just for you..
“The Best Panhandler”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5giuPoV-_yM&feature=PlayList&p=8AEA9877ABFF0E8D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=21
October 15th, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Kristan Cole is not a woman of her word. Everything she touches is tainted. Take a good look at what is continuing to go on at the Board of Agriculture. Her board seat expired but still she stays on to tidy up the corruption that has gone on for the last 2 years involving a lot of money going to places it should not have. When is someone going to stand up in this state and do a peoper investigation on Palin and Kristan Cole?
October 16th, 2009 at 4:50 AM
Sarah Palin is a downright BEGGAR. She will continue begging for free money till the law steps in to stop her. I find it so very hard to believe there are so many dumb and gullible people that send her money and do without themselves.
October 16th, 2009 at 6:32 AM
Wait – remodeling? Big addition to the house? Doesn’t she realize that now she’ll actually have to pay for her windows? Does Bristol realize this could be her chance to get away from Mommie-Dearest’s grasp? When Track returns will he fall in love with the nanny and give the Palins another child to ignore?
In any case, Palin is good for a laugh. I’ve kind of missed the old girl these last few weeks.
October 16th, 2009 at 6:44 AM
#77 Lacy Lady, actually that was John McLame’s daughter, Meghan. I’ve always felt kind of sorry for meg, she’s a little overweight & I’m sure her “skelator mom” has always made an issue of it. There is no way Meghan didn’t know what she was doing when she posted that picture, like most chubby girls she is well endowed. I think like sarah, she is screaming out for attention. Maybe that’s why mccain liked sarah, she reminded him of his daughter.
October 16th, 2009 at 7:10 AM
I finally found the quote I saw and lost regarding the “Stand Up For Our Nation” issue.
From the WSJ Washington Wire:
““She wants to continue to be in a position to help causes dear to her heart and help people close to her,” said Fred Malek, a former fund-raiser for Sen. John McCain.”
A lot of commenters have pointed to the first half of that quote, but I think the real “tell” is the second half: “…and help people close to her…” In other words, SUFON is all about raising money for her own family and friends, since nothing else but personal gain seems to hold much long-term interest for her.
(This comment is cross-posted on the Going Rogue (VIDEO) Open Thread, with slightly different wording.)
October 16th, 2009 at 8:47 AM
This is posted at the Texas 4 Palin site,I think it adds insight.The original PAC was foolishly set up for Sarah to help other people,the new PAC will allow her to spend more of the money on herself!!
“”"Sarah Palin Stands Up For Our Nation
Cindy Adams was right about a new Sarah Palin coalition. From Michael M. Phillips at the WSJ’s Washington Wire:
Sarah Palin fans can expect to see a new Palin political organization surface as her memoir, “Going Rogue: An American Life,” hits the shelves next month.
“There will be an announcement about it coming up,” Palin associate Tim Crawford said Wednesday.
According to Phillips that’s all that Crawford, who is the treasurer of SarahPAC. was willing to say about Stand Up For Our Nation, which Adams said was to be the name of the endeavor.
Phillips tried to get some information our of Palin spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton, but Meg did not respond to his “numerous requests” for comment.
Why would Sarah Palin start another organization when she already has SarahPAC? That’s because all PACs are not created equal. There are several different types.
SarahPAC, like Mitt Romney’s Free & Strong America PAC and Mike Huckabee’s Huck PAC, is what is known as a leadership PAC. This type of political action committee allows a political figure to support other candidates. The funds it raises cannot be spent to directly support the owner of the PAC’s own campaign, but FEC rules governing leadership PACs do allow the politician to use PAC funds for travel and to make donations to other campaigns.
There are also issue PACs or ideological PACs, which are political action committees devoted to national issues. We would hazard a guess that this is the type of organization that Stand Up For Our Nation — if that is indeed to be its name — will be. Examples of this type of PAC are moveon,org, The Club For Growth and the National Rifle Association.
Issue PACs operate under a different set of rules than do leadership PACs. So from Sarah Palin’s point of view, this new PAC will work to her advantage because it expands her political options.
- JP “”"