Video: Palin announces she’ll reject $515 million of stimulus money; Update: Actually, $288 million
posted at 7:50 pm on March 19, 2009 by Allahpundit
Excellent. She’s up for re-election next year and this move won’t do her any favors inside the state, so I can only assume it’s a sign that she’s keeping her options open for 2012.
“We will request federal stimulus funds for capital projects that will create new jobs and expand the economy,” Governor Palin said. “We won’t be bound by federal strings in exchange for dollars, nor will we dig ourselves a deeper hole in two years when these federal funds are gone. For instance, in order to accept what look like attractive energy funds, our local communities would be required to adopt uniform building codes. Government would then be required to police those codes. These types of funds are not sensible for Alaska.”…
“Our desire is to foster a discussion about what is true stimulus and what is just more federal interference in Alaskans’ lives through the growth of government,” Governor Palin said. “We think stimulus items devoted to government agency growth and program expansion ought to be examined in light of the funding needs already being addressed with our pending budget requests.”
Follow the link up top for the full press release or click the image and scroll down for video of her presser. According to the ADN, the biggest chunk of the money that she’s turning down would go to education, so look out for a “Palin hates children” story on “Countdown” tonight or tomorrow. She also promised to work with the legislature if they decide they want to invoke the stimulus’s “Sanford Amendment” and accept the money. Exit question: Er, is the “Sanford Amendment” constitutional? Survey says: No.
Update: My bad: Debbie Schlussel e-mails to note that Palin actually rejected $288 million, not $515 million. Overall, that means she’ll accept 69% of the funds. Sorry for the error.
Update: Why did Palin initially say she was rejecting roughly half the funds when the actual number’s just north of 30%? The ADN explains:
Palin first told the news media that she’s turning down nearly half the federal stimulus money — but later conceded that does not count the Medicaid money she is accepting. That brings down what she’s refusing to 31 percent of what the state government could get. Local governments and nonprofits could still compete for stimulus grants.
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Jin62sch on March 19, 2009
troll-contaminated; after they voted for Obama they moved across and either voted Romney or someone else.
technopeasant on March 19, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Those are exactly the funds he’s turning down if I’m not mistaken. Taking the funds only gets him further in the rut down the road when the federal funding runs out but the expectation for continued benefits is there.
Also – on this hurting Palin …
Alaska has a very strong independence movement – my guess is the woman scores political points each and every time she jabs a heel into the federal government’s eye.
HondaV65 on March 19, 2009 at 9:54 PM
I sooo wish I could get the 50 back I donated to Sarah via the McCain campaign as mcDumbass pissed it away.
Oh well straight to Sarah from now on, no GOP, RNC, NRCC, straight to Sarah until the RINO’s are done ruining the party.
dhunter on March 19, 2009 at 9:56 PM
after 137,085 votes on news.aol.com
the results are the same: Obama 45 Palin 42 Neither 13
technopeasant on March 19, 2009 at 9:59 PM
OT——–uh, oh!
DrStock on March 19, 2009 at 9:59 PM
“We won’t be bound by federal strings in exchange for dollars, nor will we dig ourselves a deeper hole in two years when these federal funds are gone.
Music to a taxpayers ears! There was eary talk that TN Gov. Bredesen (Democrat) would also reject part of the stimulus funds (unemployment) but he caved.
Well, when TN has to raise taxes next year to cover this big federal government increase…I can always move to Alaska!
TN Mom on March 19, 2009 at 10:03 PM
eary = early
TN Mom on March 19, 2009 at 10:04 PM
DrStock on March 19, 2009 at 9:59 PM
In normal circumstances it would be damaging but with the Messiah water off a duck’s back. Now if Sarah Palin had said that they’d be accusing her of throwing Trig under the bus.
technopeasant on March 19, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Hey what I saw was a Sate Governor doing due diligence and looking after the long term welfare of her State and constituents.
Governor Palin and her staff have obviously taken the time to examine Alaska’s stimulus entitlement and the provisions in it. Accepted only what will truly stimulate Alaska’s economy and rejected those provisions that do not, along with anything that would increase the size of Government and its role in peoples lives or anything that was unsustainable by the State Government once the stimulus funds ran out.
Really it this sort of fiscally responsible governance that the White House, Senate, and Congress should have exercised in the first place when the stimulus bill was written. Instead they decided that it didn’t really matter what the money was spent on just as long as they spent it all. It was like letting a five year old loose in a candy store and knowing that you wouldn’t get any change back from the fifty dollar note you just gave them.
Dreadnought223 on March 19, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Should be interesting to see how this plays out. Olbermann no doubt will take his shot soon.
aikidoka on March 19, 2009 at 10:15 PM
I heard that rumor too, but I have not confirmed that he has even threatened to not accept the unemployment funds.
I read this and I thought he might have, but if you read carefully, you realize that he has not:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-15-unemployment_N.htm
I read on in the article and it still does not say it will be rejected.
So I wonder????
Anyway, as far as hurting Palin, I agree with you. The people of Alaska are too independent. They do not like the Feds messing around their state. It is bad enough that the Feds own 70% of their state, but they cannot mine their own resources just to feed their families. These people are tired of taking orders from Washington.
The moment she said the following, many in Alaska will stand with her:
kcarpenter on March 19, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Person A: “Hey, I just robbed a kid’s piggy bank. Would you like $5 of the money?”
Person B: *Looks around to see what others have done* “Stealing is wrong, but I’ll take $2.50, thanks.”
Send_Me on March 19, 2009 at 10:19 PM
She’s fantastic.
CP on March 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM
FIFY
cs89 on March 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Um, there you go again, AP and Troll #37.
Governor Palin has been critical of the porkulus package since January 7 at the earliest, and was the first Republican governor to speak out about the burdens new spending programs would place on states once federal funding runs out. She has consistently stated that she believes the best use of federal funds is to spend those dollars on infrastructure and other projects (like the Kodiak defense facility and the pipeline) that benefit ALL Alaskans and in many cases the country as a whole, and create jobs immediately. While people like Jindal and Sanford were running around trying to make political hay by crowing that they would reject a measly hundred million or so from their share of the stimulus package, Gov. Palin remained on message, taking every opportunity to express her misgivings about the bill and apparently TAKING THE TIME TO READ IT, line by line it would appear, in order to determine what parts of it are and are not beneficial to Alaskans.
She’s thorough, she’s committed and she doesn’t feel compelled to be first to the finish line on every issue, or to claim credit for every victory. She’s too secure in her own convictions and accomplishments for that. You can split hairs and rationalize all day long but in the end we all know that the true leader here is Sarah Palin.
NoLeftTurn on March 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM
And my response to Olberdouche would be “Yeah well at least Sarah Palin didn’t go to a cow collage you no nothing hick”
Dreadnought223 on March 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Oh great, now he’s making fun of
retardsthe developmentally challenged. What a tool!manwithblackhat on March 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Sounds like an invitation to a Tea Party! I’m so there: April 15th, Nashville, TN.
TN Mom on March 19, 2009 at 10:26 PM
I only wish Sarah would invite me to a tea party I’d be there in a heartbeat!
Two things the Trolls and AP need to know:
1.) Rush is Right!
2.) Sarah is beautiful and Right
dhunter on March 19, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Funny thing: my young son hasn’t received a dime yet. How can you claim anyone’s giving/taking the money back when instead of the federal government keeping the money, it’s getting passed to a state government? Whether the federal or state government steals my child’s money (by degrading the worth of the dollar), it’s still stealing. Pardon me for not falling head-over-heals in
lovelust for Palin here.Send_Me on March 19, 2009 at 10:33 PM
pew! pew!
hanzblinx on March 19, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Yeah, good point. Obama apparently can’t even have a friggin’ St Patrick’s party without TOTUS being in attendance. Now let’s see, which one was supposed to be stupid?
ddrintn on March 19, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Send_Me on March 19, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Most people have started getting their pittance back in their paychecks. I think April 1 (yes, really) is supposed to be the deadline for the tax withholding changes, when most people will get the $13 a week or whatever.
Palin didn’t totally reject the stimulus, you’re right.
She only rejected more of it than, say, 49 other governors so far.
/sarc
cs89 on March 19, 2009 at 10:53 PM
i wonder who is on the hit list for tomorrow so they can push this under the rug…
Rush….no that didnt work Rush is smarter
Santelli…no that brought out the Tea Parties
Cramer…no he is too crazy
Ann…no thats too dangerous
WHO WHO WHOO
alexraye on March 19, 2009 at 10:56 PM
NM
wrong post
alexraye on March 19, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Sanford says he will reject money but doesn’t commit to a figure.
Jindal says he will reject $70 million, which is less than 3% of total stimulus money for Louisiana.
Sarah rejects a WHOPPING $515 MILLION, nearly HALF of all the stimulus money allotted for Alaska.
Sarah is by far the most fiscally conservative of the three.
Not to mention the most charismatic, the best fundrasier, etc, etc.
Is there any wonder why we love this woman?
Norwegian on March 19, 2009 at 11:10 PM
She’s never more beautiful than when she’s rejecting government money.
Aronne on March 19, 2009 at 11:11 PM
I admit I’d be hard-pressed to turn down that money for my state if I were in that position.
But, thinking on it long enough one realizes that this simply can’t happen every few years. The root problems must be allowed to be fixed and it’s only going to happen with millions adjusting the economy in both the public and private sector…not just a handful of politicians in D.C. and 50 governors.
Those top politicians should be providing the environment for commerce to thrive…not figuring out how to bring high school dropouts up to the level of more responsible people who made better choices by bringing them down.
Dr. ZhivBlago on March 19, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Norweigan on March 19, 2009 at 11:10 PM
There was a correction. Sarah actually rejected $416m and not $515m which works out to 45% she rejected. That’s still a lot though.
technopeasant on March 19, 2009 at 11:16 PM
In that sense then she IS Reaganesque. They said the same thing about him.
ddrintn on March 19, 2009 at 11:18 PM
If it means selling yourself to the Barney Franks of the country, it’s a no-brainer.
ddrintn on March 19, 2009 at 11:19 PM
The other GOP governors are following her exquisite lead. She is the leader of the Republican party, after all, and is going to make Obama fold like Mondale.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27756682523&ref=ts
This is the best Sarah Palin 2012 on Facebook, and we need as much support as possible. Everyone who supports her should join, and invite all of your Facebook friends.
ZJPolitical on March 19, 2009 at 11:23 PM
I took Allahpundit’s statement as being sarcastic.
Loxodonta on March 19, 2009 at 11:24 PM
In the news.aol.com poll it’s still:
Obama 45
Palin 42
Neither 13
203229 votes cast
If you haven’t already please go over and vote.
technopeasant on March 19, 2009 at 11:26 PM
NoLeftTurn on March 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Hear! Hear!
Saltysam on March 19, 2009 at 11:26 PM
technopeasant on March 19, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Done.
I had to laugh at the headline.
Saltysam on March 19, 2009 at 11:30 PM
DAY 58: Rahm Emmanuel sends out a memo forbidding any more graphical depictions of how much a billion dollars in stacked $1 bills looks like.
I wonder if they they could give a graphical depiction of what a stack of 515m one dollar bills looks like…
Upstater85 on March 19, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Not really. Jindal made the identical statement on Feb 22, as has Perry. Palin also made that statement on Feb 21. So I’m not seeing anything new here at all — the Stimulus was signed Feb 17, and it took each of these Governors about a week to read through the 1500 pages and figure out just how their states were about to get screwed.
The Republican Governors of what I would call the South (which includes Alaska) seem to all be on the same wavelength as to which programs are toxic.
As for the “Sanford Amendment”, I doubt it will pass Constitutional Muster if the Obama Administration decides to sue States which refuse to modify their internal governance.
unclesmrgol on March 19, 2009 at 11:51 PM
you betcha!!
*winks*
The Wall on March 19, 2009 at 7:53 PM
I’ve noticed every Sarah Palin thread you’ve trolled with the same comment. Aren’t you able to develop a new act?
This one has gotten to be pretty thin!
nwsseeker on March 20, 2009 at 12:11 AM
She cuts the strings that could drag down her state.
She tugs the strings on the hearts of the faithful.
Sarah… you are magnificent!
little italy on March 20, 2009 at 12:14 AM
She’s never more beautiful than when she’s rejecting government money.
Aronne on March 19, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Amen and Amen!!
nwsseeker on March 20, 2009 at 12:16 AM
ahh, Palin’s initial statement on the stimulus was Jan 12
and her letter to the congressional delegation was on Jan 7
joey24007 on March 20, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Indeed.
She will be getting my vote.
Signed,
Valley trash
fireweednectar on March 20, 2009 at 12:28 AM
I just watched Obama against Leno. Nobody but Sarah could beat him. He’s just too personable and likeable; I’m sorry to say that but it is what it is.
technopeasant on March 20, 2009 at 12:29 AM
If I may modify that a little, I would have said that it is like letting a five year old loose in a candy store knowing you won’t get any change back not just from the fifty dollar note you gave them but including money that you haven’t even earned yet.
Weebork on March 20, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Around sycophants, anyone is adorable.
ddrintn on March 20, 2009 at 12:36 AM
^ But yeah, I think Palin’s the only one who could present a challenge.
ddrintn on March 20, 2009 at 12:37 AM
Ditto.
Daggett on March 20, 2009 at 12:48 AM
ddrintn on March 20, 2009 at 12:37 AM
Soros knew what he doing when he chose Obama to be his front man. Although the right sees Obama as a socialist and empty suit the left see him as liberator and uplifting.
Now if were Biden or Hillary, I think Romney could beat either of them. But I just can’t see Mitt beating the Messiah. Mitt’s not an attacker, a bulldog. To take Obama down you have to go after him, like Sarah did during the 2008 campaign.
technopeasant on March 20, 2009 at 12:49 AM
In that case perhaps I should have said it is like giving a five year old your credit card and then letting them loose in a candy store knowing full well that they wouldn’t leave until the card was maxed out.
Dreadnought223 on March 20, 2009 at 1:06 AM
latest results of the news.aol.com internet poll of Obama vs Palin:
Obama 46%
Palin 42%
Neither 12%
251, 850 votes cast
technopeasant on March 20, 2009 at 1:17 AM
You got that right. The sooner everybody sees this empty suit as the creature of the Soros party the better.
warbaby on March 20, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Oooooooo more Palin!!! Can’t get enough……
A dream come true would be Prez Palin, Vice Prez Rice.
Senate Majority leader Michelle Malkin and House speaker,Ann Coulter. With White house Press secretary Laura Ingram.
Strong, beautiful, bright women with excellent core values.
dec5 on March 20, 2009 at 1:25 AM
Thanks a lot. That makes sense. I have no idea why the feds would want to get in the business of enforcing building codes. I would argue this isn’t even a state issue.
If you want to store radioactive materials, then it can affect me so some standards are in order. But the building code? I know in a place like Boone, NC where a lot of houses are up in the mountains the building code may become a real pain. Like if you build a house, you almost must adopt a building inspector – cuz he’s gonna be in your house so often. But those rules don’t apply to Raleigh, which is in the lowland.
Anyway, Palin is right here. Good for her.
radiofreevillage on March 20, 2009 at 1:27 AM
Poll Stuffing?
Thankfully none of that will ever happen.
sethstorm on March 20, 2009 at 2:10 AM
…wing, but horribly incorrect.
Thankfully the corpulent pill popper isn’t young and the other one’s damaged goods.
sethstorm on March 20, 2009 at 2:11 AM
Class act!
Her own notes,…no teleprompter.
christene on March 20, 2009 at 2:17 AM
chunderroad on March 20, 2009 at 2:22 AM
As compared to what?
Mr Blow Bama?
As for Gov Palin being “damaged goods”…far be it, as pure as falling snow,..something many liberals will never understand.
christene on March 20, 2009 at 2:24 AM
They call Rush fans “ditto heads!” There’s not an original thought among one of them, and one thought is about all any of them can handle.
chunderroad on March 20, 2009 at 2:25 AM
LOL,…and yet the POTUS is so intimidated by this “ditto head” he wants him silenced.
You really scored some points for your team with that statement.
christene on March 20, 2009 at 2:34 AM
AP, just an FYI, there appears to be some confusion about how much Palin is rejecting. The total allocated is 930 mil. She already accepted 14%, or 128 mil, for medicaid as part of the budget. Today, she requested 55% of the 930 mil, or 514 mil. That means she’s rejecting 288 mil, or 31% of allocated funds. But, unless I’m wrong, in her press conference today, she didn’t say she was rejecting almost half but was requesting 55%, which is technically correct.
At any rate, I’m not sure how that 515 mil figure got floated out there, but it appears to be a press mistake. See below.
http://omb.alaska.gov/10_omb/budget/Economic_Stimulus/ES_Draft_Summary_3-19-09.pdf
Erich66 on March 20, 2009 at 2:56 AM
Erich66 on March 20, 2009 at 2:56 AM
According to http://www.conservatives4palin.com Sarah is rejecting $416m in stimulus money.
technopeasant on March 20, 2009 at 3:15 AM
Right techno, but the link I provided was from the C4P site. Scroll down to update III by Ram. And TommyReport (is that the person who runs C4P?) acknowledged the error in the comments. Again, Palin said she was accepting 55%, not rejecting 45%.
Erich66 on March 20, 2009 at 3:24 AM
Ok, looks like C4P has clarified the amounts. Thanks folks.
Erich66 on March 20, 2009 at 3:55 AM
Any way we can maybe ‘ugly her up’ some? She’s overly gorgeous. h now what was she saying again? Something about money? lol.
eh, move on.
NothingEverything to see here. :)johnnyU on March 20, 2009 at 4:23 AM
I sooo wish I could get the 50 back I donated to Sarah via the McCain campaign as mcDumbass pissed it away.
Oh well straight to Sarah from now on, no GOP, RNC, NRCC, straight to Sarah until the RINO’s are done ruining the party.
dhunter on March 19, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I know the feeling. Not one of my better investments either. I believed him when he said he would fight for us. The future is SarahPac. I know she is a true fighter and winner.
sarahpalinfan99 on March 20, 2009 at 4:23 AM
In last Sunday’s Chicago Tribune, Prof. Ronald Rotunda, a constitutional law expert, had an article addressing this matter. He said it’s unconstitutional. He’s no quack. He and a colleague (John Nowak) are the authors of the seminal treatise on constitutional law: six volumes, they recently published the fourth edition. If you were to ask the Idiot-in-Chief, “What’s Nowak & Rotunda?” He’d say, “That’s where I’d always go to look when I was confused about a point concerning constitutional law.
BuckeyeSam on March 20, 2009 at 5:22 AM
My offer to be high-heel-shine boy still stands.
johnnyU on March 20, 2009 at 5:31 AM
At least you didn’t volunteer to work for the GOP [AGAIN!]for several months as I did, but … we did get our local conservatives elected … Perhaps the money/time wasn’t wasted after all.
DannoJyd on March 20, 2009 at 6:28 AM
I voted for Palin.
http://news.aol.com/article/obama-palin-2012-poll/390218
DannoJyd on March 20, 2009 at 6:35 AM
Great job by Sarah. Wish she was my governor.
Now over to SarahPAC for a stop at the tip jar.
james23 on March 20, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Dear Caribou Barbie, thanks for turning down the money for education. Someone as smart and worldly as you know kids don’t need no stinkin education. They can just hunt wolves from the air, eat mooseburgers and have babies out of wedlock. Oops, strike that last one.
athensboy on March 20, 2009 at 7:18 AM
But I thought His Excellency was supposed to be a renowned Constitutional scholar with a priceless Ivy League pedigree? ;o)
If nothing else, the governor’s decision yesterday proves that there is zero correlation between foresight, intelligence and leadership ability, and the level of presige afforded by one’s sheepskin. I’ll take the University of Idaho over Columbia and Harvard any day of the week.
NoLeftTurn on March 20, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Education is forward funded in Alaska with STATE tax dollars. Hard to believe there’s a state government that isn’t in the hole, I know, but here it is.
You guys really need to find a new meme. You’ve beating this particular dead horse since the Reagan administration.
NoLeftTurn on March 20, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Why couldn’t she give the money to the Native American population
tomas on March 20, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Did you read the post or comments? She’s rejecting part because of the strings attached. To just use the example referred to in this thread (housing money-building codes), she apparently can’t give them the money without adopting universal building codes, hiring additional inspectors, etc.
How’s that supposed to work in native villages in the Alaskan bush country, exactly?
cs89 on March 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Allah –
Your inane distaste for Palin should not be an excuse for dumbass commentary.
Great, in-depth analysis… So she is specifically pissing off her constituents in order for a run in 2012??
That is the dunbest thing I have ever heard, at least form an “adult”.
When have you ever been to Alaska and what do you know about the states politics? In fact – what is your political election expertise?
Odie1941 on March 20, 2009 at 8:48 AM
When they travel to Iraq to meet the troops FIRST.
ProudPalinFan on March 20, 2009 at 8:50 AM
I am gonna agree with Karl Rove on this one:
“Hell, I’d pay to watch…”
ProudPalinFan on March 20, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Good, she has shown she is only 31 percent prostitute instead of 100 percent prostitute.
Monkei on March 20, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Way to go, Sarah!!!
Sure, turning down federal “education” funds won’t earn her any praise from the elites from Hahvid and the New York Slimes, but Sarah’s SMARTER than them–as a former mayor and current Governor, she knows that most school funding comes from LOCAL Government, then State Government. If school systems accept a big, one-time infusion of Federal funds, they get addicted to the higher funding levels, and either there’s a huge cut the following year (and the schools blame the local and State governments), or the local and State governments need to pick up the slack and increase taxes.
For someone the MSM was eager to label as a ditz, Sarah Palin EXPLAINED herself clearly: “We won’t be bound by federal strings in exchange for dollars, nor will we dig ourselves a deeper hole in two years when these federal funds are gone.” In two years, when she’ll be up for re-election.
By 2010, and especially 2012, compared to the One from Hahvid, she’ll sound like a genius, definitely ahead of her time.
Steve Z on March 20, 2009 at 9:58 AM
While you’re 100% stupid and 0% class. Nice!
chunderroad on March 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM
latest results on the news.aol.com internet poll:
Obama 46%
Palin 41%
Neither 13%
338,000 votes cast
Commnentary:
1) although an internet poll I think any objective observer would agree ‘that is a hell of a lot of folks to sample’.
2)After 59 days on the job, being in the news everyday, with the MSM in the tank for Obama speaking glowingly in 98% of the coverage of him, regarded as the messiah, and his socialist agenda not vigorously publicly opposed by the GOP leadership in Congress, Obama is only able to muster 46% of the vote.
3)In contrast Sarah Palin, out of the world of national politics for the last 3 and 1/2 months since the Chambliss Seante runoff, is able to register 41% of the vote (it was only a 3 point gap with just over 200,000 votes cast)
4)Both figures are remarkable but I believe that if Obama could only muster 46% of the vote against Palin in the honeymoon phase of his Presidency I believe Sarah Palin has the capability of narrowing that gap after she becomes active again on the national stage.
5)Those who have recently staked their fortunes on Sarah Palin have been rewarded from the results of this poll; this is further evidence of the emergence of SarahPAC as a popular or major destination for the disposable income of many from the Republican base. Sarah’s position of rejecting a sizeable chunk of the stimulus dollars designated for Alaska will only help her standing in the public.
technopeasant on March 20, 2009 at 10:05 AM
My understanding is that Alaska has a surplus right now, and she rejected the stimulus money that has strings attached and requires Alaska to change policies.
So we’ll see what her state thinks as they hear the particulars.
AnninCA on March 20, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Compared to that bungling dolt, chief executive in the White House she’s
an Alexander the GreatJeanne D’Arc.rplat on March 19, 2009 at 8:39 PM
FIFY
ProudPalinFan on March 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Well, if you’re any indication, giving money to education would be a massive waste of funds.
warbaby on March 20, 2009 at 10:43 AM
The news.aol.com poll is still on. Please go over there and vote for Sarah.
technopeasant on March 20, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Good, she has shown she is only 31 percent prostitute instead of 100 percent prostitute.
Monkei on March 20, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Obviously that statement is based on personal experience.
heshtesh on March 20, 2009 at 11:10 AM
And here, visual evidence of the gap in reasoning ability between higher primates and monke(i)s (sic).
cs89 on March 20, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Me, too! Can’t stand those ‘Plastic Iveys!’
The Feds should have no problem with each and every Governor taking their bit line by line and finding savings since noone in Washington had the ‘time’ (translation guts and grits), to. What SP has done should be standard.
Elektra on March 20, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Um, AP, I think you have your numbers wrong. Pretty much all the news reports say that this fraud–who pretended she was against the stimulus, just as she pretended she was against the bridge to nowhere–is accepting 69% of the $930 million for Alaska. Not sure what kind of fuzzy math your calculator does, but that means she’s accepting $641.7 million and only rejecting only $288.3 million, only about half of what you claim she’s rejecting.
Debbie Schlussel on March 20, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Actually, AllahP got the numbers completely wrong. And she’s 69% prostitute. The 31% is what she rejected. She’s accepting about $642 million and rejecting only about $288 million.
Debbie Schlussel on March 20, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Allah:
Your headline is completely incorrect. Even if you believe Sarah Palin’s lying press release, which apparently you do since you linked it above as fact, she announced that she ACCEPTED, not rejected $514 million. Time for you to get reading glasses. The other reports show that she actually accepted $642 million, not the lower figure she claims. Please correct this, as your headline and your entry gets this completely wrong.
Debbie Schlussel on March 20, 2009 at 11:56 AM
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