Palin PAC Spent More On buying Going Rogue Books Than Candidates

[HipChick]

http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/palin_pac_spent.php

Ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin's (R) PAC spent more money buying copies of Palin's best-selling book than it gave in contributions to political candidates, according to new FEC reports. The papers filed over the weekend show SarahPAC spent $47,777 on copies of "Going Rogue" during the last 6 months of the year. Meanwhile, she handed out just $43K in donations to candidates seeking federal office.
The PAC bought the books from HarperCollins, Palin's publisher. The FEC reports show Palin has been purchasing the book to send to donors, some of whom got a copy after contributing a certain amount to the PAC.

On Monday, ophthalmologist/Rep. Ron Paul son Rand Paul (R), a candidate for Sen. Jim Bunning's (R) open seat, said Palin had contributed to his campaign.

[Political Heretic]

1. Bwahahaahahaha

[Swamp Rat]

2. LOLOL!!!

:rofl:

[Cleita]

3. How do you think Repukes get best sellers? It's all a ruse. There are

deep pocket organizations out there that buy up bulk copies, which gets the book on the best sellers' lists and then they pass them out for free as propaganda to people who ordinarily wouldn't read the book to propagandize them. I would like to see retail sales like in bookstores and markets tallied up instead. I bet the figures would be very different.

[tabasco]

4. LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

That's some funny shit.

[EarlG]

5. This story is so funny

Plus it's another nail in the coffin of the Teabagger Convention. This is from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/palin-urges-gop-tea-party_n_441847.html">last week:

"Oh, you betcha I'm going to be there," Palin told Greta Van Susteren. "I'm going to speak there because there are people traveling from many miles away to hear what that tea party movement is all about and what that message is that should be received by our politicians in Washington. I'm honored to get to be there."

Palin is getting $100,000 to deliver the keynote address at the conference. The 2008 vice presidential candidate insisted that her fee will "go right back into the cause" in the form of donations "to people and to events, those things that I believe in that will help perpetuate the message, the message being, Government, you have constitutional limits. You better start abiding by them."

Sure thing... just like donations to her PAC are going "right back into the cause," huh?

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Palin is also losing fans

http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2010/02/monday-morning-sarah-palin-news-roundup_01.html

Sarah Hits the Lecture Circuit showing off her expertise (for a large fee) on trade policies between the U.S. and China at the CLSA Asia Pacific Markets Conference


As a co-founder of the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee, I cannot say how distressed I am at Sarah Palin's decision to endorse John McCain for his run for Arizona senator. See the story on American Patrol.

Sarah Palin did not and does not need John McCain. Perhaps, she felt and obligation to Senator McCain for choosing her as VP. But it seems that his choice was more a suggestion of staff and Rush Limbaugh than McCain's idea.

At the CPAC convention in 2008, the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee had a booth promoting her as a presidential candidate. On man came over to me, gave me his card and questioned whether we had the right to promote Sarah without her permission, which any group does. He was from the Republican National Committee and connected with the Sarah PAC. I thought it strange that Sarah would align herself with the RINO’s of RNC, but then passed it off as that it was an effective way for her to raise money using their expertise.

Sarah PAC as of 6/30/09 has raised $732,767 and disbursed $276,200 in expenses and given $10,000 in campaign contributions. One was $5,000 for Lisa Murkowski for US Senate (AK). The other was $5,000 for the 2010 primary for John McCain. The date of this disbursement was 6/23/09.

How many books would Sarah have sold if this was public knowledge in the fall of 2009?

Sarah Palin is now aligned herself with several bad actors. What should this be called, the Rinoization of Sarah Palin? Governor Perry of Texas has always been an open borders advocate. And Bill O'Reilly has always been lukewarm on immigration. Perhaps it is because there are about 18,000 illegal Irish in New York City and they are always advocating for amnesty.

Doesn't Sarah Palin realize that John McCain is an anathema to a large faction of her supporters? Does she not realize that a good part of McCain's vote was because of her? Does she not realize that many Republican voters so disliked McCain that they voted for Obama or didn't go to the polls?

Does Sarah Palin have some moral blind spot? Or is she just become another politician sidling up to whomever she feels can help her? If so, she has made a grave error.

Senator John McCain is a dangerous man to the Republic. He stands for nothing but his own advancement and he has betrayed the Republican Party at every opportunity. “Hello, Sarah!”

At the time of the election, perhaps Sarah Palin could have been forgiven for her ideas on immigration (and lack of knowledge) because she was governor of Alaska, not Arizona. Yet, after the election she was invited to visit Arizona by myself and Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol. Her staff gave a negative reply when she was in office and she never made any trip on her own initiative after she left office in Alaska.

In the intervening months, she has done little but promote herself as a celebrity, known because her brief time on the national political stage. She is certainly entitled to write a book and make money for her and her family, but other than what has she done to support Republican and patriotic candidates.

Where was she in VA?
Where was she in NJ?
Where was she in Mass?

Who controls her PAC and to whom has it given money?

Rudy Giuliani showed up in Mass because he knew what was at stake. Perhaps, Sarah was too busy talking to her agent about her Fox deal.

Napoleon once said that he wanted Generals that went to the sound of the cannon, that they instinctively were fighters. He also said he wanted generals that had bon chance, good luck. Well, Sarah has had good luck, but she has not gone to the sound of the cannon, where critical battles were fought in 2009.

Did Sarah Palin ever take a possible run for President seriously. Did she visit Iraq? Did she visit Detroit. Did she visit the AZ border? What does she know about the financial crisis? What does she know about free trade or finances?

It is terrifically disappointing to see a person of great values and charm make such a disastrous mistake. But better that it happen now, than after she could be elected for office.

I am sure she has weakened her base of supporters. I for one am cancelling my monthly contribution to her campaign.

Perhaps, her next book will be titled “Going RINO.”


Paul Streitz is the director of CT Citizens for Immigration Control and author of America First: Why Americans Must End Free Trade, Stop Outsourcing and Close Our Open Borders. [e-mail] (Mr. Streitz is no longer with the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee.)

:evilgrin: bwahahahahahaha!!!

[underpants]

9. Her entire organization smells like a scam

high "overhead" and "administration" costs means she is doling it out to her friends. Nothing new in DC but she isn't FROM DC now is she? ;-)

[annabanana]

7. giggle. . Oh Sarah. Is there NOTHING you can't do worse?

Run Sarah Run!!!

[underpants]

8. So they are still bulk buying?

just adding one step to the process?

[Sheepshank]

10. I see Orrin hatch is on the list

of funds recipients. Albeit a lesser important recipient than the old book club lol. I wasted no time is shooting off an e-mail asking him if things were so financially desperate that he was willing to be aligned with Palin in order to get some funds.