"No you can't have any! It's all for me! For me I say!"
From the AP:
A report filed with the Federal Elections Commission Sunday shows Sarah Palin's political action committee contributed at least $87,500 to candidates she's endorsed in the last few months.
But the financial disclosure filed by SarahPAC also shows Palin spending more than $210,000 on consulting.
Republican candidates receiving money from Palin for the period covering April 1 to June 30 include Terry Branstad, who is running for governor of Iowa, and Joe Miller, who's challenging Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the August Republican primary. Each received $5,000.
Among Palin's other high-profile endorsements: Republican Carly Fiorina, who's running for the U.S. Senate from California, received $2,500. But Nikki Haley, who's running for governor in South Carolina and for whom Palin made a campaign appearance, got no money, according to the filings.
She hasn't ruled out a bid. Aides have maintained that Palin's focus is on this year's elections and on getting conservative candidates elected.
Palin entered the reporting period with over $916,000 on hand. She received more than $865,800 in contributions, and ended the period with over $1 million on hand, according to the filings.
So in three months Palin has spent $210,000 in "consultant fees?" Color me skeptical but I wonder if that is not simply a slick way to launder money that they are actually paying out to people they don't want talking to the press? Or certain bloggers that we know?
If she were actually spending that incredible amount of money for consulting, and still making such incredibly ignorant and arrogant statements via Twitter and Facebook, then clearly SOMEBODY is not getting their money's worth. Or else they are simply too impulsive to accept the advice.
Still I would like to have a look at the actual report.
Update: Here is the report. (H/T to ella)
Update 2: SarahPAC received 529 donations during this period, but only ONE from an Alaskan!
I think believe pretty much tells you all you need to know about Sarah Palin's support up here, don'tcha think?
"Certain bloggers we know?" Meow.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the Pie-Sky venture? That should be investigated
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail on the head, Gryphen.
ReplyDeleteEither she is buying worthless talent for consultants or, more likely, she is using that term as an umbrella for funneling money to "independent" bloggers or media spokespeople much like the Bush-Cheney strategy.
Also, too, considering how much money she has in her PAC, she sure is miserly with donations for "favored/endorsed" candidates. Maybe she knows her endorsement is not going to pay off in dividends for her as those candidates go down.
Gryphen - Here ya go, actual expense report:
ReplyDeletehttp://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00458588/478255/sb/ALL
Thanks ella! Man you guys are fast sometimes!
ReplyDeleteNada to special needs organizations.
ReplyDeleteWell, Gryphen you know RAM is being paid for "Grassroots" among other things...and a hefty fee...I think some of these "consultants" are paid operatives who troll the blogs, and websites and report back to her or RAM...
ReplyDeleteWell I've sent the whole kit and caboodle to CREW, hope they are making a nice tight case with all this info, IRS also, too!
Here's the link to her FEC reports.
ReplyDeletehttp://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00458588/
A few notes after a quick look:
There's a new 'media consultant', True North L'Attitudes - Robyn Engibous, former Ted Stevens staff assistant. It looks like Sarah is paying her more than she earned back in '07 with Ted.
Looks like Ivy Frye is out - no payment since April.
And congrats to RAM who got a really big raise -- $6K in April and May and $10K in June.
"Color me skeptical but I wonder if that is not simply a slick way to launder money that they are actually paying out to people they don't want talking to the press? Or certain bloggers that we know?"
ReplyDeleteLOL, you mean AKM and Shannyn, right?
From HuffPo article:
ReplyDeleteAlong with expenditures, the report list 529 itemized receipts from donors -- but only one from Palin's home state of Alaska.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/11/sarahpac-fec-filing-palin-spending_n_642370.html
Not much went to the Mama Grizzlies!
ReplyDeleteForgot the links for True North/Robyn.
ReplyDeletebusiness registration
https://myalaska.state.ak.us/business/soskb/Corp.asp?385240
business license
http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/bussearch/BusDetail.cfm?LicNum=939653
Congressional Staffer Salary
http://www.legistorm.com/person/Robyn_E_Engibous/7016.html
Didn't Bristol take out a business license to be a consultant?
ReplyDeletesomething really stinks here. these numbers don't mesh with typical cycles and circumstances. but I'm sure she'll get away with it because she always has and as usual, no one will step up to the plate. sick of it.
ReplyDeleteActually she only donated 10% to candidates.
ReplyDelete$87,500/$865,800 = 10.1% donations
$210,000/$865,800 = 24.3% consultants
Thanks anonymous 6:18. I changed my headline.
ReplyDeleteYou all realize she thinks her time and endorsement is worth its weight in gold. She puckers up tighter than a drum when it comes to giving her 'hard earned' dollars to non-Palin's.
ReplyDeleteContributors should be examining their priorities, if they truly want Pink Elephants or Tea Party non-establishment types or whatever the hell they are (white and angry) to have a chance to take their country back (again, from where and to what?) they should be contributing directly to their favored candidates. SarahPAC is not an appropriate venue.
Yech, I'm sorry to sexualize cause Sarah's all about being a GILF, but she's givin that waffle cone a good time - and everyone is watching.
ReplyDeleteAre we to seriously believe that old burning thighs Diet Dr. Pepper / diet Red Bull Queen is eating something with actual calories?
Empty calories for an empty head.
Anon @ 6:39pm:
ReplyDeleteSorry but Sarah really doesn't seem all that into giving that waffle cone "a good time", she looks like she's nibbling cautiously, rather than giving it her all ;-)
Looks like her other "oral talents" are as lackluster as her speaking ability!
Anyone notice that of the two contribution refunds issued, one is to an Alaskan?
ReplyDeleteThink about 529 donations for one quarter, that is 3 1/2 per month per state.
ReplyDelete"LOL, you mean AKM and Shannyn, right?"
ReplyDeleteProbably more along the likes of Stacy McCain and Andrew Breitbart.
Bloggers?What did I miss? Palin paid bloggers to keep quiet or go away? Or to cause chaos.
ReplyDeleteRAM is really scary. Palin relies on her too much and she makes a lot of mistakes.
Does anyone know how the donations compare to other politicians like Romney?
RAM isn't as loyal as Sarah thinks.
ReplyDelete$75,000 for postage?
ReplyDeleteI don't know what kind of consulting she's getting, but it doesn't seem to be helping. She should have paid the speechwriter more...lots more!
Sarahs inappropriate tweet was an attempt to cover up how little money she is bringing in, and how much is really for her, her, her pockets.
ReplyDeletePlus Bristols 3rd bun in the oven..
Closer to $95,000 for postage actually. That's a lot of stamps.
ReplyDeleteLevi is my new consultant...
ReplyDeleteMy daddy is my consultant...
My momma is my consultant...
Todd is my consultant...
Track is my consultant...
Bristol is my consultant...
Willow is my consultant...
Piper is my consultant...
Tri-G is my consultant...
Alaskan Ethic Boards members are my consultants...
A mama bear can't have enough of them around!
That is one cheap woman. In every way.
ReplyDeleteGoogle is a wonderful thing. So are other, more definitive search procedures.
ReplyDeleteGo down the list of donors. Dig a little.
Sarah. You silly old thing. Don't you trust anyone to give you advice? Some people who want to give you money should be told to give it to someone else.
I think the consultant she needs the most is a stylist. She seems to have overlooked that.
ReplyDeleteApparently, Sarah doesn't believe in contributing to political candidates unless it's others contributing to her. 2004...yup, 6 years ago...was a big giving year for her when she parted with about $600.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened with that Tea Party Convention fee she promised would go back to the cause and which would have to come from her personal funds.
This is the only site I could find that listed her. It seems pretty thorough. We can, at least, say she appears to give more than Todd or Chuck & Sally Heath.
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=Wasilla&st=AK&last=palin
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=AK&last=heath
What is happening is Sarah bullshit her way into this position with little knowledge. Then she asks for donations for the cause. Well the cause the majority of this money is going to is to pay people (consultants) to instruct, educate, advise, teach and whatever else to her. Nice little scam. It is like she created a scholarship fund for herself and all those dummies are paying her tuition. The rest of the money is getting funneled back to the Wasilla Hill Billies and their cronies. Everybody is getting paid or paid off.
ReplyDeleteI wanna be a consultant! Me, me...Sarah! Over here!
ReplyDeleteNo, really.
IM, I rilly love the way your site is loading; much better.
OK, I've got a major bone to pick. What gives her the right to wear a blue star pin ?
ReplyDelete(A service flag or service banner in the United States is an official banner that family members of service members in harm's way can display. The flag or banner is defined as a white field with a red border, with a blue star for each family member in active duty.)
She doesn't have a family member currently serving in the military.
Track's 'enlistment' (substitute for jail time for school bus vandalism) is up, so she should not be wearing that pin any longer.
Just another lie. "Oh, look at me, I'm wearing a blue star pin; I have a son in the military" !
Makes me sick. And she should be called out for it by all families that DO have a son or daughter serving in harm's way.
Also, hope those aren't 'bendy straws' in the that picture; if so, the grifter will walk out the door with them !
ReplyDeleteWhat's fascinating to me... is how so many of the consulting "firms" are named after constellations and stars... like one person named them all.
ReplyDelete"North Star Strategies" (10k)
"Orion Strategies" (10k)
"True North L'Attitudes" (north star reference?- magnetic north is different from True North, denoted by the North Star) (5.4k)
"Aries Petra" (6k) (constellation/mythology link)
Or maybe it's just a common naming theme in Consulting businesses? Perhaps I'm being paranoid. Hard to tell.
Gryphen, the link you have is for Schedule B, the distributions.
ReplyDeleteThe main Report link is
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00458588/478255/
The list of Donors link is
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00458588/478255/sa/ALL
Kathryn at 9:29 sure was cryptic....
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Callisto Consulting (Joseph Russo founder of C4P) has been thrown under the bus with Meg and Ivy. RAM survives them all.
ReplyDeleteSingle handedly turning a red state blue? Go Sarah! See, she is doing some good things ;-)
ReplyDeleteGuess she forgot to send a check to Bill'O
ReplyDeleteLots of interesting details about $arah PAC: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39587.html
ReplyDelete$arah PAC also reported $330,000 in fundraising costs this quarter, a sign of a national political operation, Politico said.
$330,000/$865,800 = 38% spent on fundraising
Of the meager 500 contributions, note that a number of names are repeated, so there are actually far fewer donors. I saw the name "Quang Do" five times.
ReplyDeleteYou got to give her credit: if anyone knows how to "scam" the public it is this scammer hands down.
ReplyDeleteShe may be uneducated, basically illiterate, and essentially stupid, but she sure knows how to rake in the big bucks and keep herself in the game. Her "fanbase" adores her, the media cannot get enough, and there are those still out there willing to "donate" regardless of where the money is going.
Stupid? Yes. Shrewd? You betcha!
I could have sworn I saw a check to Ivy in April for about 5 grand.
ReplyDeleteWow! Where oh where do you keep getting these tell-all pictures?! It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words - no kidding! Check the expression on the lady behind Sarah and her ice cream. The look on her just about says it all in regards to Miss Queeny Quitter-Pants. HA I love it.
ReplyDeleteCaption: "I wish Todd was this big."
ReplyDeleteAre those bendy straws I spy with my own little crossed eyes?
ReplyDelete- Sarah P.
The reason she doesn't donate so much to the candidates must be because her endorsements are "priceless"!
ReplyDeleteI don't have much time to comment tonight but I had to say it. Look at the lady behind Sarah. She doesn't appear to like her very much.
ReplyDeleteLMAO Bachmann raised more money than Plain
ReplyDeletehttp://www.frumforum.com/bachmanns-fundraising-juggernaut
I bet Sarah is pissed.