According to new filings made with the
Federal Elections Commission former less than one-term Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK)
spent more money to de-ice her private jets than she did donating money to
candidates during the first 3 months of 2010.
The FEC filings from Palin's
political action committee, Sarah PAC, also show it spent twice as much on
hotels in New Orleans, New York City, and Richland, WA as it donated to
individual candidates.
The
first quarter report shows many of Palin’s advisors were paid $ 10,000 per month
or more, for a total of $233,000 expended.
In stark contrast the former less than
one-term Governor’s PAC gave just $7,500 to Republican candidates to help them
win elections, and $1000 each to 2 PACs that support veterans running for
Congress.
The $9,500 represents just 2.3% of the more
than $413,000 Palin brought in from January through March of this year. The
report shows Palin's PAC spent a total of $409,760
during those 3 months. With only $9,500 given to candidates and Pac’s,
and $233,000 spent on advisors, what was the remaining $ 167,000 spent on?
There
is no evidence that Palin has kept her promise to donate the $100,000 speaking
fee to campaigns and candidates she collected from a February Tea-Bagger
convention in Nashville, TN, as she scrambled to hold back the fury that
erupted from many convention attendees upon hearing of the speaking fee.
Palin herself has not contributed to any
federal candidate this quarter. It looks like she hypocritically won’t put her
own money where her mouth is.
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