Slog - Comments on Palin's Family Valued At... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values ...roughly 21K. 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. In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64... Copyright 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:41:00 -0800 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:17:31 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball Ooops.

But Dan (and Eli) -- when is one of these gonna stick? Is it this time?

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180151 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180151 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:45:09 -0800 Comment by tomasyalba Don't forget the $17K in per diem payments she billed the state for nights she spent in her own home. AP says they're still trying to figure out what the hell that was. Oof.

]]> tomasyalba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180158 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180158 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:48:40 -0800 Comment by Eric Arrr Congratulations, Republicans, the nature of your October surprise has been revealed.

Shoulda picked Lieberman, you dopes.

]]> Eric Arrr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180168 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180168 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:57:46 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
And if it were anyone else, you phony-balonies would be lamenting how the state should recognize the needs of kids and moms.

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180176 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180176 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:07:26 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Considering the fact that she has turned the state investigative panel's finding of "guilty of ethics violations" into
"I’m very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing … any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that."

I'm going to guess that she'll do exactly the same thing if ever confronted about this "scandal" and either pretend that it didn't happen or portray it as an attempt to victimize her and her family.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180194 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180194 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:16:49 -0800 Comment by d.b.kieneker I guess Ted's Lawyer Team didn't like my part about GQ, November....

K sarah... sarah....

Alert to the webmaster... you have a snoop.

]]> d.b.kieneker http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180215 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180215 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:30:15 -0800 Comment by 4f...sake it's so great that in a few weeks she will be back to Wasilla. she can jump right back into her unethical, power hungry, cold-hearted politics

]]> 4f...sake http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180217 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180217 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:31:11 -0800 Comment by Eric Arrr Bailo,

Funny you should mention phoney baloney.

As a small-government fiscal conservative -- seriously -- I find it all the more egregious when an ostensibly conservative politician dips into those sacred taxpayer dollars to do a little wealth redistribution of their very own.

Shouldn't you?

]]> Eric Arrr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180235 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:54:52 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi The real scandal is that, according to the dimwit currently holding the office, Palin earned about $70k to do nothing but sign checks and hold weekly meetings while mayor of Wasilla.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180239 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180239 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:57:24 -0800 Comment by Sue B #4 And if it were anyone else, you phony-balonies would be lamenting how the state should recognize the needs of kids and moms.
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In business, the rule is YOU pay for the expenses of anyone piggybacking on your business trip. You pay their airfare, meals and hotel room upgrades or extra rooms for the kids. You also get permission from your boss if you want to play by the book. Sue B

]]> Sue B http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180321 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180321 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:12:59 -0800 Comment by JenK In business, the rule is YOU pay for the expenses of anyone piggybacking on your business trip. You pay their airfare, meals and hotel room upgrades or extra rooms for the kids. You also get permission from your boss if you want to play by the book.

EXACTLY. You want the kids along, you pay their way.

]]> JenK http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180525 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/palins_family_values#c1180525 2008 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:17:31 -0800