Iowa Republicans balk at Palin’s pricey fees: She should be honored we ask her to come and speak.
Iowa Republicans balk at Palin’s pricey fees: She should be honored we ask her to come and speak.
The conservative Iowa Family Policy Center is trying to raise $100,000 to bring former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to speak at its banquet next month. But according to GOP leaders in the state, the move would “represent a striking departure from customary practice in the first-in-the-nation state” because most White House hopefuls have “paid their own way to boost their party and presidential ambitions.” Other conservative groups in the state say they would never pay Palin to come speak:
– “If somebody tells me they want me to pay an appearance fee, it tells me they’re not very serious about running for president,” said Ed Failor, Jr., president of Iowans for Tax Relief and an influential GOP insider.
– Steve Scheffler, the president of the Iowa Christian Alliance and a longtime GOP activist, said his organization would also never ante up. “We certainly wouldn’t do it, even if we had the money.”
– Tim Albrecht, spokesman for the conservative, Iowa-based American Future Fund, said his group “has a policy not to pay speakers to come to Iowa,” and, like Failor, hinted at what those guests get in return. “We are proud to host conservative leaders from across the country, providing them an audience across the state and nation to share their conservative vision,” Albrecht said.
The Iowa Family Policy Center insists that the $100,000 isn’t for a speaking fee, but “only to secure a venue, pay for lighting and promote the event.” Palin has not given any indication that she’ll attend anyway.
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What does she have to say they havent heard before?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:20 pmYou betcha!
Now pay me 100k for speaking.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:21 pmThe conservative Iowa Family Policy Center is trying to raise $100,000 to bring former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to have sex with all of them at its banquet next month.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:23 pm“…the $100,000 isn’t for a speaking fee, but “only to secure a venue, pay for lighting and promote the event”
A parking lot, a couple dozen Coleman lanterns and some postcards shouldn’t cost that much…
October 29th, 2009 at 12:23 pmOh, Please. This is a woman who lives for fame and money. She friggin quit her job and it was rumored she was getting a talk show. Now she made millions for a book. What I find so funny is how she slammed Levi (I think he is a scum too) for doing anything for money when she is doing exactly the same thing. This is your Queen, Repugs! Yeah, good luck with that!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:25 pmIowa Republicans balk at Palin’s pricey fees: She should be honored we ask her to come and speak.
– - And Palin thinks Levi is whoring himself out?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:26 pmIowa Republicans balk at Palin’s pricey fees: She should be honored we ask her to come and speak.
– - Speaking of whoring, how laughable and hypocritical that Palin would attack Levi Johnston for “selling his body for money.” This coming from a former beauty pageant contestant… a well established industry built on ’selling bodies.’
October 29th, 2009 at 12:27 pmAnybody who ponies up the money for Sarah to come and speak no doubt deserves what they get in return — a canned collection of tired soundbites, winks, and “you betcha”s from a woman who is far more interested in making money than she is in promoting a conservative agenda, serving her country, or motivating anyone.
Oh, and don’t expect her to agree to any Q&A sessions, where somebody would surely ask her something she couldn’t answer. She probably has that in all of her contracts.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:27 pmI know how they can raise money:
put that *sshole Steven King (R-IA) in one of those dunk booths, but fill it up with good ol’ IA cow piss and manure.
I’ll be more than happy to drive out there and contribute money for a shot at dunking his wingnut *ss into that messy “brew”, and I’ll bet there are lots of us that would!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:29 pmPalin isn’t going to run, she is just trying to line her pockets. That is why she quit the Governor job, to get the dough before people realize she is not a serious person. On the side the dispute with Levi is really cool, she won’t run because if he really knows stuff as he claims, he has a real economic incentive to hold out on it and get another big payday if she does try to run. The radical right is all in an uproar complaining about what a scumbag he is, just trying to cash in, but he just doing the same thing she is.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:29 pmLevi says he has something huge on Palin that he’s not revealing…
Guess we’ll soon find out, huh?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:29 pmLooks like OSarah bin Palin can remove that “America First” slogan from her bumper.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:30 pmXisithrus says
October 29th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
What does she have to say they havent heard before?
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Nothing. Because she’s not about to SAY anything she hasn’t said before. Writing a new speech (or hiring somebody to write one for you) costs extra.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:30 pmC’mon repugs, pay that fee so there is less money to use against democratic candidates.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:31 pmSweet, Sweet Sarah… the money grubbing, huckstering,I’m a princess, it’s all about me, trainwreck continues to entertain me. I await with bated breath the next skirmish in the Palin/Johnson family feud.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:31 pmnoseeum says:
Levi says he has something huge on Palin that he’s not revealing…
– - Yeah, and we’re gonna see it on Playgirl.com.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:33 pmThis whole battle between Palin and Levi shows how screwed up and juvenile these people are. How she became Govenor is beyond me. It’s like a very bad reality show. All the players are petty, shallow and will do anything with fame. It’s almost surreal.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:35 pmIm going to make my family values that of Limbaugh.
Here kids, take your pills until you go deaf and remember to rant and point fingers, your not to blame for anything wrong in this world, evah! O, and dont forget to sockpuppet Jesus and claim your moral superiority and demonize others to make you feel better about your addiction.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:36 pmScary Sarah should get the former “First Dud” to drive her to Iowa and make her case for Conservative “values” and the Presidency in a feeder hog lot. She would fit right in there among the pork and pig poop. What a poor, misguided, eventual footnote to history she is. I do hope she is a Republican contender and can lead the party into disarray prior to the election in 2012.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:36 pmThey don’t want to pay to see Sarah, but they will pay to see Levi’s Johnston.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:38 pmDon’t they know that Palin is only concerned with making money off her 15 min of fame?
No dough, no go.
Besides Palin is a moron…oh forgot, republicans are morons…so I guess they won’t know the difference if she speaks.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:39 pmThe conservative Iowa Family Policy Center is trying to raise $100,000 to bring former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to speak at its banquet next month. The Iowa Family Policy Center insists that the $100,000 isn’t for a speaking fee, but “only to secure a venue, pay for lighting and promote the event.”
Wouldn’t the “banquet” have cost the same amount whether or not Sarah showed up? You’d still need the venue, lighting, promotion, etc.
Unless the extra $100,000 cost is for something else directly related to making Sarah show up, of course.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:39 pmFurther proof that Palin isn’t a politician, but an overpriced spokesmodel for thoroughly discredited consevative ideology.
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You betcha.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:42 pmIf she couldn’t hack it as governor of a small state with a slush fund that pays residents for living there she isn’t going to run for president so exposure in Iowa does her no good. She wants cash, not votes. Question is why anyone would pay her to show up other than to say you saw someone who was on teevee. Perhaps the entertainment options in Iowa get slim during the cold weather months but $100k sounds pretty steep for someone who has nothing to say that you can’t hear from any bible-thumping school board candidate.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:42 pmClueless Sarah probably doesn’t realized the importance
October 29th, 2009 at 12:43 pmof a presidental hopeful’s popularity in Iowa.
And even the delusional GOP doesn’t want to waste their money
on a professional quitter with a walk-in closet full of scandal, this far out.
Like I’ve said since she quit on Alaska, “She’s in this for the easy cash, she wants no part of the responsibilities of running for office.” In effect, she is quitting early.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:44 pmLevi is a 19 year old small town boy thrust into the limelight. Most young actors you see have been working at it their whole lives. I don’t blame him for having trouble navigating his way around and trying to make money while he can. But Sarah worked her way up to Governor and is the mother of 5 children. She should know better.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:44 pmAll these Repugs are going off the deep end. Why cough up that money for Sarah? She is extremely unpopular. One in seven would vote for her. If anything, they should invite Huckabee. He’s much more popular. Hell, Invite Orly Taitz! I heard she is in a war with that ‘Liberal’ Bill O’Liely. LOL! You can’t make this up!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:45 pmI hope somebody pays Levi enough money so that he tells everything he knows about the Palin family.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:46 pmSarah Palin is a self serving b**ch! She no business on the political scene at all. She’s an embarrassment to this nation
October 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pm“The conservative Iowa Family Policy Center is trying to raise $100,000 to bring former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to speak at its banquet next month. ”
But those hypocritical teabagging zealots wouldn’t raise a dime to help a homeless person, a uninsurable sick citizen or any money to donate to something other than their own greedy and self serving causes…like anti gay marriage or anti choice causes.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:48 pmOily Traits called Bellow, the self proclaimed falafel wielding culture warrior a liberal?
Heh.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:48 pmIs it wrong? :)
October 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pmconservative. that’s a funny word.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pmSarah will stay in the spotlight just enough to keep her slavering cult like fans drooling for more, so she can Cherry pick speaking engagements and make big money off her misguided fans. I’d be surprised if she had any interest in public office, she already said being a governor was “too hard”, now run down and get me another Crunchwrap like a dear!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pmRest assured Levi’s memoir is already on the drawing table, Shayne.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:50 pmOops. Strike that “d” in realized on @25.
Photo caption: “Iowa’s unrequited love for a quitter”.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:50 pmWoo hoo! TPM’s got me winning next tuesday! Why can’t conservative sites be this helpful?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:51 pmIs “memoir” a euphemism for …
Hey, if he’ll put on a kilt he’ll get a new progressive following.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:51 pmShayne says:
“Is it wrong? :)”
I did my best to make that an objective comment…
October 29th, 2009 at 12:52 pm;)
X@32, Apparently Orly was scheduled to go on Billo’s show and he balked at the last minute. This is a rumor. But I read several reports that she is going to protest against Billo. I guess you can’t put the Genie back in the bottle can you?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:53 pmDoug Hoffman, you’re still down 1% so I don’t think they’ve called you the winner yet. You’re just beating the Republican. And if the Democrat wins Palin and her ilk are going to take the blame.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:54 pmWho would pay in advance to hear Sarah Palin speak when she may decide to simply not show up?
Even the fascists don’t trust Sarah.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:55 pmDoug Hoffman says:
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TPM says it’s too close to cal, but if it makes you feel better…
BTW… why are your teeth so yellow?
***shuddddder…***
October 29th, 2009 at 12:55 pmIs it too late for Orly Taitz to be deported?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:56 pmI guess you can’t put the Genie back in the bottle can you?
I would think it easier to put tubesocks on a vulture.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:56 pmShorter Palin:
SHOW ME THA BENJAMINS…
How long until Sarah releases a rap album???
October 29th, 2009 at 12:56 pmShe’ll lower her rates once Levi Johnston shows his wee-wee in PLAYGIRL.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:56 pmYou’d have to pay ME a lot of money to listen to that woman speak.
She’s mean-spirited and her voice grates. I bet people come away from hearing her speak feeling meaner and angrier than ever!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pmWho is dumber, the person who pays to hear Palin speak or the person who pays for a copy of her book?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pmBTW… why are your teeth so yellow?
Maybe he has been biting on the chickenhawks backs…
October 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pmWhy don’t the repugs take that money and put on a massive pig roast instead of having the pig come talk to them.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pmI’d buy tickets to see Orly if we could bring paint guns.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pmHow’s the old line go? “Well, we’ve established what you are, now we’re just haggling over the price.” Fokking political whore!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pmWee-wee? I thought he said he had something big?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pmShayne says:
Is it too late for Orly Taitz to be deported?
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Oh come one, Shayne…
Think of all the hijinks and hilarity we’d be out of if Orly wasn’t here!!!
Orly Taitz… The Gift That Keeps On Giving™…
October 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pmRandall Terry will soon be dressing up as Orly and have one of his cohorts dress as Oreilly and whip him.
That would be fun.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:00 pmTROS, teeth whitening is the only “public option” I’m willing to vote yes on. This I swear.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:00 pmTRoS, but think of how much fun it would be to see her getting shipped out of here.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:01 pmUh, paintball guns, on53.
I’m going to go defragment my brain, now.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:02 pmSorry, forgot the link.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:02 pmSarah who?
October 29th, 2009 at 1:04 pmEven if she comes to speak, I’d be worried that she would quit halfway through her speech. :)
October 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pmDoug Hoffman says:
TROS, teeth whitening is the only “public option” I’m willing to vote yes on. This I swear.
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A white conservative in upstate NY?
Don’t forget the matching white hood… ;-)
October 29th, 2009 at 1:07 pmShayne says:
TRoS, but think of how much fun it would be to see her getting shipped out of here.
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Hmmmm…
***tap… tap…***
Well, we already have quite a selection of Ms Taitz on youtube…
Hoooooooookay… deportation it is!!!
***balloons & confetti drop from ceiling… cue up “Happy days Are Here Again…”
October 29th, 2009 at 1:09 pmOne way or another, the NY-23 is a HUGE blow to the GOP. While the best outcome would be Owens beating back Hoffman…even if Hoffman wins, he won’t be able to legislate. The guy is a Potemkin politician, with no experience or idea about his constituents. He’s been propped up by national conservatives looking to further their own political agendas..and the people of the district are the ones who will suffer. Scozzafava is actually to the left of Owens on a few issues and would seems to give a damn about the people of her district. Owens is a respected member of the community and has done extensive community outreach. The two debated each other and agreed on many issues…while Hoffman was MIA. A Hoffman victory will empower the teabaggers to primary the everliving hell out of any candidate they view to be moderate and the media whore conservatives who have their own future political machinations will cheer them on.
There’s a lot of beauty to be had in the GOP implosion, but the idea of Congressman Hoffman should scare the hell out of the 23rds residents.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:11 pmFred Thompson likes me.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:13 pmAre these Iowans truly that stupid to not realize the ONLY reason Palin would speak anywhere is for the money? Do they actually still believe she cares about country, “conservative values”, religion, or anything else?
By this time, how could ANYBODY not see Palin for what she is? I mean, even if you were deluded enough to think she was great back when she was actually employed and campaigning, surely by now you would realize she’s a money-hungry whore?
October 29th, 2009 at 1:13 pmHey, who is going to vacuum up all this confetti on my floor?
October 29th, 2009 at 1:13 pmEnnui, I got TPM on board and we’re doing just fine.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:14 pmOh EmTee you’re so naive. You believe everybody is as intelligent as you are. You must be young.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pmDoug Hoffman says:
“Fred Thompson likes me.”
Because you nip the ends of his cigars for him?
October 29th, 2009 at 1:17 pmLiberal pessimism is a positive force for conservative candidates. If I could just find a way to rattle Rachel Maddow’s cage my campaign would have it made!
October 29th, 2009 at 1:24 pmBased on past performance, even if Palin should indicate that she will attend (which almost certainly means she has gotten the $100k), will she actually show up ?
BTW – I bet for a cheaper amount, you could get William Shatner to come and recite Palin’s speech for her.
Shatner could make a trip both to there and Riverside, Iowa (the future home of James T. Kirk).
October 29th, 2009 at 1:25 pmEnnuiDivine says:
One way or another, the NY-23 is a HUGE blow to the GOP.
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Weird, innit?
If I understand the situation correctly, the GOOPers are now declaring it a victory IF their… candidate… LOSES???
What the???
***TRoS flips thru report quickly, mumbling under breath…***
What is WRONG with these people???
Jeppers… sez it RIGHT here…
They’re actually claiming it’d be a great victory if the Republican candidate lost… simply because she’s not BATSHITE crazy enough for ‘em…
October 29th, 2009 at 1:35 pmShayne says:
Who is dumber, the person who pays to hear Palin speak or the person who pays for a copy of her book?
Yes.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pmIt cost money to hear her espouse her THEOCRATIC views ???????
October 29th, 2009 at 1:49 pmHey – if they want to piss their money away on Ms Moneygrub, who 7 in 10 Americans would never vote for, then let’em.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:49 pmIt should be perfectly obvious why Palin abandoned her job as governor of Alaska-she smelled the big money and like most Republicans, she sold out.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:50 pmSarah’s gone all celebrity now.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:51 pmDo they have to buy her something to wear as well?
October 29th, 2009 at 1:56 pmSeems like they should at least be able to come up with a few deer hides.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:19 pmAnother sign President Obama is fixing the economy. Even a moron is getting paid huge fee.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:38 pmThey better have more than one fund raiser. That 100k doesn’t include air fare, lodging, food, clothes and misc. assorted goods for her and her family.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:45 pm… most White House hopefuls have “paid their own way to boost their party and presidential ambitions.”
silly wabbit… sarah mcQUITTER does NOT want to be president…
good grief… that’s too much like work – even the way dubya did it…
too much intrusion, loss of privacy and all that…
she is a tease… and a grifter.
she wants the cash… and the adoration… but mostly the cash.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:39 pmThe GOP should pay her to just not speak at all.
October 29th, 2009 at 6:01 pmDoug Hoffman, why is it that your head is so small when it peeks out the neck of your too-large suit…?
With those glasses and those little walleyes – well, let’s just say that if I called Central Casting and asked them to send me a guy to play a nerdy-looking little pervert, it’d be you.
October 29th, 2009 at 6:27 pmSarah clearly didn’t get the memo: only successful elected office-holders can charge that type of a fee for lecturing AFTER they have finished their FULL term(s) of office.
Sarah’s a quitter who thinks she’s hit a home run after 3 strikes.
October 29th, 2009 at 8:00 pm