Lucky... 0 #1 October 22, 2008 http://news.aol.com/elections/article/palin-charged-alaska-for-kids-travel/220444?icid=100214839x1211470602x1200742164 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. .......AKA fraud 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. In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006. In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls. As governor, Palin justified having the state pay for the travel of her daughters — Bristol, 17; Willow, 14; and Piper, 7 — by noting on travel forms that the girls had been invited to attend or participate in events on the governor's schedule. OK, kids, this is fraud, plain and simple, I don;t care if everyone else does it, it's gonna cost her next election cycle in Alaska, the country will be watching in 2 years. LOve it that she was selected and accepted, it's bringing all of her skeletons out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #2 October 22, 2008 >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. Well, I can see that one. Look what happens when she's home alone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #3 October 22, 2008 QuoteWell, I can see that one. Look what happens when she's home alone. burn! Frankly though, I'm not surprised one little bit on these things we're finding out about Palin. I can't help but be compare this to some of the televangelist types out there crying "homosexuality is wrong" only to be found with a male escort themselves. IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #4 October 22, 2008 Quotehttp://news.aol.com/elections/article/palin-charged-alaska-for-kids-travel/220444?icid=100214839x1211470602x1200742164 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. .......AKA fraud 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. In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006. In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls. As governor, Palin justified having the state pay for the travel of her daughters — Bristol, 17; Willow, 14; and Piper, 7 — by noting on travel forms that the girls had been invited to attend or participate in events on the governor's schedule. OK, kids, this is fraud, plain and simple, I don;t care if everyone else does it, it's gonna cost her next election cycle in Alaska, the country will be watching in 2 years. LOve it that she was selected and accepted, it's bringing all of her skeletons out. Umm...don't look now but I don't think that's illegal in AK.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #5 October 22, 2008 >don't look now but I don't think that's illegal in AK. It probably isn't. Heck, they probably haven't had that problem until now. After all, she's a real maverick when it comes to governmental ethics. It will be fun to see her next rant against "the government giving people money they didn't earn." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucky... 0 #6 October 22, 2008 Quote>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. Well, I can see that one. Look what happens when she's home alone. Nah, mom was prolly in the next room when she was getting boned..... as mom loaded the shotgun waiting for the voluntary nuptuals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucky... 0 #7 October 22, 2008 What's legal, changing submissions for expense? Bringing family along for vacations? Please expound with citations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #8 October 22, 2008 Ya don't go into politics for the salary, you go for the perks and other income opportunities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 October 22, 2008 Quote Ya don't go into politics for the salary, you go for the perks and other income opportunities. And with a idea like that you wonder why we end up with fucked up politicians? No. I really do believe that some people go into politics to serve. That said, Palin certainly didn't. To her it was just another in a string of "popularity" and "beauty" pageants.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #10 October 22, 2008 QuoteQuote Ya don't go into politics for the salary, you go for the perks and other income opportunities. And with a idea like that you wonder why we end up with fucked up politicians? No. I really do believe that some people go into politics to serve. That said, Palin certainly didn't. To her it was just another in a string of "popularity" and "beauty" pageants. Of COURSE she didn't .... I suppose you picked that up with your magic telepathy powers? From 2007: QuoteIn their successful campaign to win control of Congress last fall, Democrats accused Republicans of extravagant travel paid for by lobbyists. Some of these trips carried a strong whiff of influence peddling. The worst that can be said of CODELS, and critics often say it, is that they’re junkets. Thompson’s office said he toured the Caribbean because he now chairs the Homeland Security Committee and wanted to see vacation hot spots to “examine border security and port security.” Three other members of the delegation also brought along their spouses. “They are going from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. everyday,” a committee spokeswoman told The Examiner. “They do not have down time.” At the Caneel Bay resort, where room rates reach $1,100 per night, the spokeswoman said Thompson and his wife paid the “government rate.” But, according to the reservations department, Caneel Bay doesn’t “offer any government rates.” After Caneel Bay, the group headed to Key West, Fla., for a “classified briefing on inter-jurisdictional agency task forces,” a Thompson spokeswoman said. The Caribbean trip led by Engel, who is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, explored the “best practices for emergency disaster relief” and energy policy, according to his office. Traveling with Engel and his wife were Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Tex., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who went to Belgium in a delegation led by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., earlier in the week, also joined Engel’s Caribbean trip. She brought her husband with her. Frank’s trip to Belgium and London was related to his work as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, according to his office. The trip, which also included Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., was designed “to further understand the interrelationship between various issues related to the financial services regulatory structures” of the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union, according to Frank’s office.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #11 October 22, 2008 She's history in a few weeks. I don't know why you're defending her. Nobody will think worse of you if you finally admit she's the worst VP choice in the history of VP choices.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #12 October 22, 2008 QuoteShe's history in a few weeks. I don't know why you're defending her. Nobody will think worse of you if you finally admit she's the worst VP choice in the history of VP choices. Nice change of subject, Paul. More of your telepathy, like you "knew" why Palin ran for office?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #13 October 22, 2008 If I see you go to Starbucks and order coffee your entire life . . . and then somebody asks what kinda beverage you like, what should I tell them? Hmmm, perhaps that was the wrong analogy for some here . . . perhaps Cool-aid would be a better example.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #14 October 22, 2008 Still not answering the questoin, Paul.... how did you know that it's 'just another beauty pageant' for her?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #15 October 22, 2008 Extrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #16 October 22, 2008 QuoteExtrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not. I'm well aware of the definition, thanks. Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #17 October 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteExtrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not. I'm well aware of the definition, thanks. Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator. O'Rly? You think THAT was a personal attack? Interesting. Wait . . . no . . . it isn't.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #18 October 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuoteExtrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not. I'm well aware of the definition, thanks. Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator. O'Rly? You think THAT was a personal attack? Interesting. Wait . . . no . . . it isn't. Well, let's see - you infer that I am too stupid to know the definition of extrapolation, what would YOU call it, Mr. Moderator?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #19 October 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteExtrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not. I'm well aware of the definition, thanks. Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator. O'Rly? You think THAT was a personal attack? Interesting. Wait . . . no . . . it isn't. Well, let's see - you infer that I am too stupid to know the definition of extrapolation, what would YOU call it, Mr. Moderator? Ahem - YOU inferred it, Mr Sentence Parser.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #20 October 22, 2008 Implied .vs. inferred (that's a better argument that the usual, there, their, they're ) Oh..Oh I know, I know.... (answer : direction!) (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #21 October 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteExtrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not. I'm well aware of the definition, thanks. Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator. O'Rly? You think THAT was a personal attack? Interesting. Wait . . . no . . . it isn't. Well, let's see - you infer that I am too stupid to know the definition of extrapolation, what would YOU call it, Mr. Moderator? Ahem - YOU inferred it, Mr Sentence Parser. Do you think that "do you need me to link a definition" is a compliment?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #22 October 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteExtrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not. I'm well aware of the definition, thanks. Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator. O'Rly? You think THAT was a personal attack? Interesting. Wait . . . no . . . it isn't. Well, let's see - you infer that I am too stupid to know the definition of extrapolation, what would YOU call it, Mr. Moderator? Ahem - YOU inferred it, Mr Sentence Parser. Do you think that "do you need me to link a definition" is a compliment? Seems like a helpful offer to me. You inferred it to imply stupidity.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 October 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteExtrapolation. Did you need me to link a definition for you? I would have thought the example provided would have sufficed, but I guess not. I'm well aware of the definition, thanks. Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator. O'Rly? You think THAT was a personal attack? Interesting. Wait . . . no . . . it isn't. Well, let's see - you infer that I am too stupid to know the definition of extrapolation, what would YOU call it, Mr. Moderator? Ahem - YOU inferred it, Mr Sentence Parser. Do you think that "do you need me to link a definition" is a compliment? Seems like a helpful offer to me. You inferred it to imply stupidity. Seeing as my helpful offer that you audit English 101 got me a warning, I believe you are mistaken.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #24 October 22, 2008 Quote Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator Comments like this irk me. Next thing you'll be telling us that Paul runs around with Ayers Performance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #25 October 22, 2008 Quote Quote Appreciate the PA though - it's always nice to get one from a moderator Comments like this irk me. Next thing you'll be telling us that Paul runs around with Ayers Why does Paul run around with Ayers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
