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- BishkekBuddy, on 10/07/2008, -13/+141I'm beginning to understand just why she has turned into a completely insane, rabid dog - she's totally freaked at the thought of having to go home to face the citizens of Alaska now that her pathetic lies and misdeeds are being uncovered by the national spotlight.....
- poprocksandsoda, on 10/08/2008, -29/+4Keep telling yourself that. Your words indicate someone who may have fallen into a deep schizotypal state. Take a quick look at the wording you've used:
From your post:
"completely insane, rabid dog" ... "totally freaked" ... "pathetic lies and misdeeds" ...
I'm not sure how the elected Governor of a State, who is now a candidate for the second most powerful post in the world ... who has neither been convicted or proven by any tangible evidence, could possibly be the related to your words. You may be projecting yourself onto this figure of authority as a way to compensate for your lack of work, intelligence, small penis ... the reasons just go on forever.
Either way, you're an idiot and you make no sense. Only the pro-pot, brainless masses of the extreme Left here on Digg could possibly agree with your asinine assessment of Palin.
Please move to a small island off the Coast of Uruguay (there are several islands there you'd find worthy). This country would be better with you living as close to the South Pole as possible.- Andrwmorph, on 10/08/2008, -0/+13You betcha!
/wink - poprocksandsoda, on 10/08/2008, -14/+1My favorite catch phrase is Obama saying "I agree with Senator McCain ...". I've heard this so much my head is getting dizzy
- bodisatvah, on 10/08/2008, -0/+8You can agree with someone on the importance of an issue but disagree on how to address it. That is how Obama always says "I agree with Senator McCain."
Die quickly, please. - bman1984, on 10/08/2008, -0/+9No no no bodisatvah, you are doing it wrong. You have to fundamentally disagree with your opponent on every aspect, no matter what.
Sarcasm aside, anybody who thinks that this woman is fit to lead Alaska, much less America is nothing short of insane. - djholybolt, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3wow... I never thought that to this day there was someone as dumb as you, poprocksandsoda. But you proved me wrong. To even think of defending that woman you would have to be. You are truely the most ignorant ***** known to man.
- winwardsoul, on 10/09/2008, -0/+1to djholybolt
you sir are dense. first of all, isn't Obama supposed to disagree with McCain. isn't that the "change we can believe in" defending someone who is not guilty is not stupid. it's the way our courts are supposed to work. remeber the whole "innocent until proven guilty" that our country was founded on. just because the comunnist news network and the rest of the obama-mania media accuse her of something doesn't make it truth.
stop believeing everything you hear and dig for some facts. pick up a copy of "the Obama Nation" or even "the Audacity of Deceit" and if for no other reason than to actually understand what is really being said about Obama.
but than again, i can't be believed because i am a idiot as well right. i am conservative and we are what's wrong with this country. we caused the recession instead of the democratic congress. we voted for bush and now are trying to cram 4 more years of bush down your throat. - poprocksandsoda, on 10/09/2008, -0/+1djholybolt, get your head out of the glory hole long enough to learn something about reality before you start picking on people like myself. If you're stupid enough to believe the propoganda from the left then you certainly are almost beyong hope. What I suggest you do is examine a piece of simple rhetoric from the Left. In the last debate Obama did two things you should be aware of:
1. He talked about the Peace Corp.
Why?
Because older voters will remember Kennedy doing the same thing in his debate against Nixon.
http://fp.okstate.edu/vestal/InternationalStudy/Pe ...
It's a way to appeal to people by casting the light of JFK on himself. The irony is, JFK is the President who gave the CIA approval to put together a kill list including doctors, teachers, politicians, etc. in Iraq ... fund the killing of them ... which eventually led to the rise of Saddam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy#Iraq
2. Obama criticized Bush for after 9/11 telling people to shop.
Why? To make it seem like Bush likes to spend.
The reality ... commerce is critical to the economic well-being of any nation. It's the very essence of stability. The very thing Obama wants to incite ... he's criticizing because it's convienent. - djholybolt, on 10/09/2008, -0/+1lol @ poprocksandsoda and his cronie winwardsoul.
Guess what. I am not voting Obama you retards, he has hands deep in his pockets too. I'm writing RP on my ticket and don't give a ***** what anyone says because he's who i feel represents my views on the government.
You asshats get wrapped up in the people who are chosen by the massively stupid. There's a couple million people out there that actually have their heads out of their asses to find someone who represents what this nation is supposed to be. It's a shame that it's just that couple million and not the whole nation.
- Andrwmorph, on 10/08/2008, -0/+13You betcha!
- wpc33, on 10/08/2008, -0/+2The citizens of Ogdenville?
By gum, she sure put them on the map! - SpectralSounds, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3She probably doesn't care. I know a few people like her and they are so deeply convinced of their own perfection, that it doesn't matter what they do or who calls them out on it. She thinks she is right and no matter the facts, she will die believing it. I just think she is a little sick in the head.
- bman1984, on 10/08/2008, -1/+2These few people you speak of, out of curiosity, are they republicans?
- redux2redux, on 10/08/2008, -1/+1Something tells me that she is going to be 'toast' when she returns to Alaska in November...
- bman1984, on 10/08/2008, -1/+1sadly, i think she has a future in national politics. That is, of course, unless the real conservatives don't take their party back.
- poprocksandsoda, on 10/08/2008, -29/+4Keep telling yourself that. Your words indicate someone who may have fallen into a deep schizotypal state. Take a quick look at the wording you've used:
- reallyandrea, on 10/07/2008, -10/+84I don't think she turned into anything - these are her true colors shining through. Now we see why they chose her.
- avataros, on 10/07/2008, -9/+79Ugh. She cheats, she weasels, she presents her actions as beyond reproach.... what a pathetic charlatan, this woman is.
- whatisis, on 10/08/2008, -3/+14Well, she is a fundamentalist. Thus, almost by definition anything she does is moral (provided she is full of the Holy Spirit, which she most likely believes she is.)
- HaoTian, on 10/08/2008, -1/+10A perfect vice-presidential candidate for modern day USA!
- DeFex, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3So she is a perfect politician then.
- Symbolism, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1So you're saying she's bush with a vagina?
- jackelopeus, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1I see what you did there....
- Wosat, on 10/08/2008, -44/+7She charged per diem, not lodging. There's nothing unethical about it.
- stealth658, on 10/08/2008, -5/+18"Per diem is understood to include the additional expenses incurred living away from home - basically having two residences. ... Per diem is supposed to be paid on a daily basis, seven days a week, while you're at the remote location."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_diem - col381, on 10/08/2008, -5/+21What planet are you living on!!! - If I did this at work it would be considered stealing - END OF STORY.
- LukeD, on 10/08/2008, -7/+1Noone said it was unethical, they said that she maybe didn't pay taxes on some of her earnings, and she maybe should have. RTFA.
- mikelieman, on 10/08/2008, -3/+8Tax Avoidance is Treason.
- buddyfarr, on 10/08/2008, -3/+7are you a ***** idiot or what? she charged the state per diem to stay in her own house? yeah, if I did that I would lose my job. I have an idea, if you think it is ok then YOU can pay for it out of your own pocket and don't take it out of the alaska state tax payer's money.
- Calcularius, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Wosat = FAIL
- stealth658, on 10/08/2008, -5/+18"Per diem is understood to include the additional expenses incurred living away from home - basically having two residences. ... Per diem is supposed to be paid on a daily basis, seven days a week, while you're at the remote location."
- Unixed, on 10/08/2008, -10/+70Corrupt, lying Bitch.
Whoops, I wasn't suppose to say that out loud.- WiretapStudios, on 10/08/2008, -1/+5Why, everyone else is?
- zantos420, on 10/08/2008, -1/+4it's unpatriotic
/s
- zantos420, on 10/08/2008, -1/+4it's unpatriotic
- Antimatter85, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6You're so sexist! Women are supposed to support other women
Vaginas unite!- diothar, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5Vaginas unite? I'm pretty sure I saw that on Cinemax last week.
- themellowmarsh, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Says who???
Smart women should support other smart women.
Stupid women should shut their pie holes.
- WiretapStudios, on 10/08/2008, -1/+5Why, everyone else is?
- GregFD3S, on 10/08/2008, -7/+21Don't forget to bring a towel.
- buddyfarr, on 10/08/2008, -2/+1yes you would need a towel because she probably charged the state for new towels that she stole from her own hotel, uh, house, uh, hotel...
- DeFex, on 10/08/2008, -0/+8Dugg up for Hitch hikers guide to south park towelie
- GregFD3S, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Wanna get high?
- BlackHatFerret, on 10/08/2008, -8/+23Guess she is going to have to buy a rape kit for that review...
- Krisgi, on 10/08/2008, -8/+50How many days, hours, minutes and seconds are left before we can 86 this woman once and for ***** all? I have seen all of the McCain-Obama debates, but was incapable of watching the VP one because of her. She makes me physically ill.
A pitbull with lipstick? That´s an offense both to pitbulls and to lipstick. She is more a mix between Jerry Falwell and Darth Vader. Sucked into the vortex of the Dark Side and taking no prisoners.
Every morning I wake up and anxiously read the polls. Each day and its gain for Obama means only one imminent thing for me: THE END OF HAVING TO DEDICATE EVEN ONE SINGLE NEURON TO THIS PALIN MONSTER IS DRAWING NEARER.
Godspeed.- HaoTian, on 10/08/2008, -2/+11The saddest part is that she's GAINING supporters. There are people out there (lots of them) that think she's freakin' awesome! It just staggers me!
And here I was thinking that they were making Palin/McCain too unpalatable... seems the more unpalatable they are the more supporters they have... weird!- DarkRellik, on 10/08/2008, -1/+2Dude, she IS awesome! Haven't you ever seen her speak? Shes so down to earth and folksy, how could every American NOT vote for her?!?!
- KibibyteBrain, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1She appeals to the type of people who use terms like "book smart".
- rishid, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5Have you met most Americans? They are just plain ol' stupid.
- HaoTian, on 10/08/2008, -2/+11The saddest part is that she's GAINING supporters. There are people out there (lots of them) that think she's freakin' awesome! It just staggers me!
- TycoonDreamer, on 10/08/2008, -6/+39Sarah is panicking that if she doesn't get into the protection of the White House, she will go to jail. That's basically it. So she's pulling out all the stops and will say anything including inciting violence to get into the White House.
- StumpHarvey, on 10/08/2008, -6/+33What the ***** is a Joe-Six Pack?
- 5fifteen, on 10/08/2008, -0/+17http://www.boxingdaily.co.uk/wp-content/img/notasi ...
- McGinty, on 10/08/2008, -0/+12Al Bundy
- jackieblu, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6Archie Bunker!
- forcedfx, on 10/08/2008, -0/+9YOU! The average American. Doesn't the nickname Joe Six Pack sound so cool? Can't wait till she disappears.
- nbcaffeine, on 10/08/2008, -0/+13Pfft, I buy my beer a case at a time. Six pack... What are they, 14 years old?
- rexcrouch, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3So does Joe Biden.
But I think Mary Wine Cooler is a better name for Palin.
- Badoozie, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6I think Joe Six Pack was a contestant on "I Love New York".
Not that...uh...I ever watched it... - theutopian, on 10/08/2008, -0/+7It's a condescending term for the average person. I may be the 'average person' but I find it insulting. I don't drink.
So, Joe Sprite Sixpack would be more apt. ;)- hidetheice, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1I'd like to be referred to as Josephine bottleoftapwater.
- zombies187, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5Joe Six Cups of Joe would fit me best. You can see why no one calls me that though....
- Coffeedemon, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5I'm guessing she doesn't use the equivalent "Sally Housecoat" because that would be sexist.
- onestrawplz, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1she clearly has no reservations about being sexist against women though, i mean just look at her views on abortion and the fact that she wants rape victims to pay for their own rape kits...
- Culero, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3Well at least we all have nice abs in this broad generalization
- ogmwtfbbq, on 10/08/2008, -0/+4Alcoholic.
- danthepiercer, on 10/08/2008, -1/+13they are the average american (apparently). the ones who:
-barely graduated high school
-thought college was for fags
-believes bigasstruck really is one word
-want to ***** sara palin in the mouth
-still have their 'terrorist hunting license #91101' stuck to the windshield of previously mentioned bigasstruck.
-argue "but FoxNews IS fair and balanced, it even says so on the screen".
-believe 'dubya' failed miserably only because liberals are pussies and didnt have the stomach for a police state.
yeah, thats good ole Joe "i only ***** my wife in the pooper when im drunk" Sixpack!- jackelopeus, on 10/08/2008, -1/+5I'd do #4 just to shut her up...
- petaganayr, on 10/08/2008, -3/+3That's pretty much everybody living in states between California and New York.
- rexcrouch, on 10/08/2008, -0/+4McCain saw that the CHANGE theme was working for Obama so he usurped it.
Then he saw the Joe Biden was working for Obama and Palin was working against him so he usurped the Joe too. - TheToecutter, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1She's positioning it as "average American." But for many people Joe six-pack conjures images of a redneck (ie. republican base).
- shithitinthefan, on 10/08/2008, -7/+21What's the difference between a lying bitch and Palin?
It's a trick question, there is no difference. - djdedeo0, on 10/08/2008, -45/+7If this actually sticks it will be the biggest offense you liberals can come up with after months of brainstorming and having a huge circle jerk on digg with your 5000 silly accusations a day. It's almost comedy in and of it self to see you far left kooks frothing at the mouth over the most mundane crap I've seen in my life. You guys are dangling from the huffington post's tit like a bunch of desperate babies.
- Br3ach, on 10/08/2008, -6/+15Get over it dude your ticket is *****, as it has been the last 8 years. Do something positive, or dont bitch when this place becomes a nazi police state under McSame and Paltard
- yojiffyskippy, on 10/08/2008, -1/+2You're half right.
- keymanjim3, on 10/08/2008, -8/+2You mean with government paid jack booted thugs roaming your neighborhood making sure you only have "correct" thought and teams of lawyers ready to sue any media outlet that criticizes dear leader?
Oh, wait. That's obambi's plan.
- WiretapStudios, on 10/08/2008, -2/+10That's funny...and I quote:
'But the probe's leaders say the record shows Republicans in the Legislature have supported every step the probe has taken.'
- CNN - zombies187, on 10/08/2008, -3/+4@djdedeo
Maybe you and Palin should secede together and you can pay her to stay home. But find your own land; you can't have any of our territory. - qdkk, on 10/08/2008, -2/+6The issue over Palin is her integrity. Charging the people of Alaska $60 per day to sleep in her own bed is outrageous. Palin showed her true colors as a greedy politician.
- bman1984, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Did you watch any of her interviews? really??? I know some of you folk are borderline retarded, but over 40%? Tell me I am dreaming.
- DasTroll, on 10/08/2008, -0/+2IF YOU DON'T LIKE DIGG THEN YOU CAN GEEEEEETTTTTTT OUT!
- Calcularius, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Thank you for that example of how a Republican cannot provide any intelligent discourse, only rambling, offensive insults that reek of repressed sexuality.
PS. No, it's not the worst offense, but like the others, it will not be ignored.
- Br3ach, on 10/08/2008, -6/+15Get over it dude your ticket is *****, as it has been the last 8 years. Do something positive, or dont bitch when this place becomes a nazi police state under McSame and Paltard
- iceshake, on 10/08/2008, -5/+8Oh dear, there isn't a need to dig up more bad stuff about Sarah Palin. I think she is awful enough already.
- jackieblu, on 10/08/2008, -2/+2It's just the tip of the iceberg... People in glass houses - well you know the rest!
- keymanjim3, on 10/08/2008, -3/+3We do know the rest.
"Cry racism every time they are criticized." - Dweller99, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6""Cry Liberal media every time they are criticized."
FTFY - MediaWeasel, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1*WINK*
- keymanjim3, on 10/08/2008, -3/+3We do know the rest.
- jackieblu, on 10/08/2008, -2/+2It's just the tip of the iceberg... People in glass houses - well you know the rest!
- spectxim, on 10/08/2008, -3/+10Honestly I'm really not surprized we can add stealing to the list of all the crimes shes been found doing.
- heystoopid, on 10/08/2008, -3/+12This is good news , it did take all that long for her to break the oath she swore when she accepted the State Governor's job .
Recall time is now overdue . - lepster10101, on 10/08/2008, -2/+25I notice McCain didn't have the balls to insult Obama to his face last night. Onion hides behind his bitch VP choice. A real hero....
Maybe Palin thought she should get paid as she was keeping a watch out for Russian Bombers?- Volatile36, on 10/08/2008, -2/+15"Every morning, when Alaskans wake up, one of the first things they do, is look outside to see if there are any Russians hanging around. And if there are, you gotta go up to them and ask, 'What are you doing here?' and if they can't give you a good reason, it's our responsibility to say, you know, 'Shoo! Get back over there!'"
- lepster10101, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3lol idd
- jimrin, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6You mean "Putin's head", dontcha?
http://digg.com/comedy/Why_Vote_For_McCain_Palin_p ...- MScrip, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Why couldn't you link directly to the picture? Instead of me going to the Digg page, as hundreds of comment begin to load... just so I can click another link to get the ImageShack image...
- jimrin, on 10/08/2008, -1/+1Dialup must suck...
- 223Sniper, on 10/08/2008, -21/+4someone just needs to line all these ***** suckers up and put a ***** hollow point through their heads.
- amoirae, on 10/08/2008, -3/+7I think her winking is an attempt to entrance those who might confront her. Or it could be a nervous tic because she fears being busted and losing all her influence
- HaoTian, on 10/08/2008, -1/+9Whatever it is, it's so engineered and contrived that it makes me gag every time she does it... so I guess it's not a tic.
- crucks, on 10/08/2008, -8/+3Not surprising.. It seems all Sarah Palin's not trying to evade is Armageddon, Jesus style.
- lepster10101, on 10/08/2008, -4/+10One last thing, I thought that the 'townhall' debate style was going to suit Gramps? He looked lost at times as he walked around the floor. He had to write down the questions when he was second to reply, and he was slow in coming up with answers. Perhaps it would have been a decent debate had he been twenty years younger. The problem is this isn't the late 80's, and we can't keep dreaming of the past.
A clear win for Obama. Good Job! - 10808, on 10/08/2008, -24/+4►►► Here's Your Daily Dosage of the Dopey huffingtonpost -------►
What happened to all of the huffingtonpost articles about the Palin 'baby swap'...eh ???
What happened to all of the huffingtonpost articles about Palin's affair with her husband's business partner...eh ???
awwwwwwwww.........They turned out to be nothing more than Liberal Stooge Bait.
.....and you know there are tons of liberal stooges on digg. They'll take the bait...hook, line and sinker!
So if the huffingtonpost articles about the Palin 'baby swap' were all bogus, and the huffingtonpost articles about Palin's 'affair' were all bogus .... then why in the world would ANY huffingtonpost articles end up on digg's front page?
........really adds to digg's credibility...eh? lol- HaoTian, on 10/08/2008, -1/+5I know I certainly take everything I read on Digg with a grain of salt, and if it's something "shocking" or "spectacular", I look for confirming sources... but humans are sensationalistic. They LOVE scandal and even more - talking about scandal! Since Digg is (for the most part) controlled by its users, is it surprising that scandalous articles make it to the front page, regardless of the truth in the article?
- Dejacque, on 10/08/2008, -4/+2Because the baby swap was on the FailyKos. If you don't like the Huffington Post, you aren't obligated to read the articles or even comment.
So with that in mind, every comment in this and other threads complaining about the source of the story will be reported as spam, because that is basically all you seem to do: spam your irrational hatred of a particular news site.
- jimmyobama, on 10/08/2008, -25/+0I don't understand why President McCain puts up with this.
- MadKennyP, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1lame.
- helwa1988, on 10/08/2008, -2/+15this woman is insane and crooked. i think she's more crooked than McCain. Palin is just proof that McCain is incapable of being president, and that he doesn't research anything. Had McCain and his people looked at this woman's background better that wouldn't have hired this nutty woman.
What a disaster McCain's campaign has turned into. And to think that I was once actually considering voting for McCain makes me sick.- buddyfarr, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1thanks for not blindly voting then. we are glad that you are looking at both sides and not following the party lemmings, "oh I must vote for xxx party because xxx party is who I always vote for....bleh bleh bleh..."
- jimrin, on 10/08/2008, -0/+2She fits right in the Republican Party...
- CatsAreGods, on 10/08/2008, -22/+4HuffPo spam, buried.
- Dejacque, on 10/08/2008, -0/+7Comment spam, buried.
- demsthebreaks, on 10/08/2008, -2/+8Don't look at her expenses. Todd will get angry.....
- coolkatz321, on 10/08/2008, -2/+10I can't wait until October 10th-- the day the prosecutor's report comes out. It's going to cause even more irreparable damage to an already sinking campaign.
- PhoenixCE, on 10/08/2008, -2/+11Makes me wonder if she is charging a Per diem while on the campaign trail.
- NaturalHealer, on 10/08/2008, -2/+12Palin won't accept invitation to go on the Today Show.
Why do you think that is?- FredFredrickson, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3Gotcha journalism?
- JimmySpaza, on 10/08/2008, -29/+5Is this the best that the liberal wacko Huffington Post can come up with?
- soflasooner, on 10/08/2008, -10/+3Apparently.
Perhaps their efforts to elect the Obamessiah would better served were they to help ACORN fabricate, er, I mean, collect more voter registrations.- JimmySpaza, on 10/08/2008, -2/+1LOL!
ACORN busted. They couldn't even imagine new names for their fictional "voters". They tried to use names of professional football players.
...idiots. - BlackBob, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Obama didn't really have much to do with ACORN:
http://fightthesmears.com/articles/20/acornrumor
- JimmySpaza, on 10/08/2008, -2/+1LOL!
- soflasooner, on 10/08/2008, -10/+3Apparently.
- j0hnk377y, on 10/08/2008, -19/+299 days in a row with a Huffington Post hitting the front page, tomorrow is 100!
I wait with open arms.- TechMike, on 10/08/2008, -7/+2Just shows how far the average intellectual quality of new diggers has dropped.
- cgibbo, on 10/08/2008, -1/+6You betcha!
- brickbat, on 10/08/2008, -3/+7winking slut
- amightywind, on 10/08/2008, -13/+4If she was doing state business that night, there is no problem. By all accounts Sarah Barracuda's expenses are 10% those of her predecessor. She is a marvel! She sure kicked Obama's behind this week.
- greenvortex, on 10/08/2008, -2/+7It was quite a marvel that she spent $50,000 in city funds to redecorate the Wasilla mayor's office, without getting the town council's approval.
"I told her it was against the law to make such a large expenditure without the council taking a vote. She said, 'I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'" - jackieblu, on 10/08/2008, -3/+5When - perhaps when she was in-sighting hate at her rallies. We were looking for the white hoods She made a total ass out of herself. In addition, she brought more attention to the guilt be association issue. She's sleeping around with the "first dude" of the AIG- she's at the very least a sympathizer (check out the videos). They don't really like us Americans down here in the lower 48, very much. Furthermore, she's popular eith the republican base - preaching to the choir in other words. However, some important members of the base don't approve of her, and a few have even deserted! In addition, McCain's guilt by association is so thick- it needs it's own directory.
- MadKennyP, on 10/08/2008, -1/+1She is quite a marvel in the manner in which she dodges and hides from reporters. Marvelous!
- greenvortex, on 10/08/2008, -2/+7It was quite a marvel that she spent $50,000 in city funds to redecorate the Wasilla mayor's office, without getting the town council's approval.
- handy7390, on 10/08/2008, -9/+1Is she and I the only Americans working from home? And NaturalHealer....Why do you think that is that she won't go on the Today Show? I am sure since you hater her, it must be for negative reasons.
- rjejr, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5It's not that's she's getting paid for working at home dumb@ss, it's that she's getting paid for working at home while also collecting a per diem which is typically reserved for traveling expenses - so she's getting paid for traveling to her home.
- lazerus9, on 10/08/2008, -8/+2Gee!...I wonder whom Ariana Huffington is voting for?
- vidkid, on 10/08/2008, -2/+1Wow, the IRS even screws the government. More evidence that the tax law is way too complicated and should be restructured.
- Wryly, on 10/08/2008, -0/+7Her filing cabinet must be overflowing with folders marked: Maverick.
- MuddyBulldog, on 10/08/2008, -0/+12I saw something on TV yesterday that made reference to Palin and her husband having made $160K last year (or something like that). I think it was a reference to how she understands "real Americans" because she's one of them but I wasn't paying full attention. I did however say out loud, to no one in particular, "yeah, but does that include her per diem?"
Guess someone heard me. - pvaras, on 10/08/2008, -12/+1Ok.. I get it: The Huff Post and Digg hate Sarah Palin. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not a fan of hers, and I think that she is just as shady as the rest of the politions out there, and completely unqualified to be so close to the top spot.
But, really? every day there are multiple posts from Huffington on Digg about how terrible she is. I understand.- buddyfarr, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3well if she would stop doing ***** that makes a new report every god damn day then it would not be on the news every god damn day. If this ***** is true then it should be on the news every god damn day until everyone understands that she is a tard and should not be voted for. If it is not true then the reporter should be shot and that should be on the news.....then we move on. :)
- pvaras, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Fair enough. I guess I won't be happy until the election year is over and we can concentrate on more important things. You know, like top ten lists, Microsoft/Yahoo rumors, and Cracked articles :-)
- buddyfarr, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3well if she would stop doing ***** that makes a new report every god damn day then it would not be on the news every god damn day. If this ***** is true then it should be on the news every god damn day until everyone understands that she is a tard and should not be voted for. If it is not true then the reporter should be shot and that should be on the news.....then we move on. :)
- Treadstone801, on 10/08/2008, -10/+3
- bjs3171, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3It's ok, there's always 4 years from now, for McCain to win. Though, I'm not sure he'd be a much better debater at 96 years old.
Btw, it's "do", not "does". Do they teach grammar in Iowa? - David1752, on 10/08/2008, -0/+0'Friend' would be a stretch in this case.
- bjs3171, on 10/08/2008, -0/+3It's ok, there's always 4 years from now, for McCain to win. Though, I'm not sure he'd be a much better debater at 96 years old.
- axpdocbrown, on 10/08/2008, -3/+5Not to sound like an ass but like...no one here has heard of Telecommuting? Working from your home office? Saving gas so you don't have to drive to work? There are whole sections of this country now that telecommute every Friday just to save money.
So the woman worked from home some days...so what? She wasn't at home hitting the bong watching the Matrix...she was doing work.
I mean the $60 a day can go towards a lot of expenses that would otherwise be covered working out of an office. Shoot i have some contractors that work for me that we pay $100 bucks per diem a day for expenses on top of what they make W-2.
Now...her not declairing that information on her tax return is a totally different issue...- buddyfarr, on 10/08/2008, -4/+3uh per diem is used for travelling away from your home, not for staying in it. sorry give the money back please. NEXT.
- axpdocbrown, on 10/08/2008, -3/+4Dude you don't know what the hell your talking about. It's for WORK EXPENSES.
For example, i have an employee who does graphic design. He gets $40 per diem on top of an hourly rate. The per diem is for expenses he incurs for leasing a specific design program we need him to use for our format, for expensing a high volume of telephone calls he needs to make nationally and internationally...And he works from home.
Thanks for the wise ass response, but try actually knowing a thing or two before opening your mouth.
- axpdocbrown, on 10/08/2008, -3/+4Dude you don't know what the hell your talking about. It's for WORK EXPENSES.
- cquinnd, on 10/08/2008, -1/+4Most people don't get paid extra for Telecommuting. The whole idea is that the money and time saved from not having to drive to work is considered the benefit.
Telecommuting can work well if your job depends on your being on the phone or working thru a computer for a large part of the day, but a Mayor/Govenors job deals predominantly with meeting other people in face to face contexts.
If this were the case, why doesn't the McCain campaign point out that Palin is obviously more tech-savvy than Obama in this regard? And why has she never made mention of the practice to other Govenors (or in the campaign) as a method of fiscal efficiency? - jimrin, on 10/08/2008, -1/+3While you may feel $60 per day is reasonable, remember that you have to multiply by 4.5 to also add in the amount she charged for her AND her family...
- axpdocbrown, on 10/08/2008, -0/+2Well wait, now your confusing two different things. The per Diem payments had nothing to do with her kids. (that being that $60 a day)
She however expensed Travel and other expenses relative to her kids according to this article (which lets face it, the Huffington Post isn't always...accurate). And logically speaking, those family expenses probably had nothing to do with being a "business expense." If this is true frankly i can't imagine in a million years what purpose having her kids around her at work would have, and certianly i don't know why the tax payers would be resonsible for that.
So if there is legitimacy to this article...she owes someone some money. But not for the Per Diem stuff, more for the expenses by the sounds of it. - jimrin, on 10/08/2008, -1/+4You are correct in that the articles refer to her family's expenses as "travel expenses". Considering that these are Alaska reimbursed expenses, one would imagine these trips are mainly for trips within Alaska (but without seeing the details, I am only speculating). Since most of her trips in Alaska have been to Wasilla, then this implies Alaskan taxpayers have been paying for her family trips down to Wasilla.
As I quoted separately in an LA Times article:
"The IRS likely also will want details about $43,490 the state paid Palin over 20 months for family travel, including commercial airline tickets the state bought for some of her children to join the governor. Bingham said taxpayers must show a specific business purpose for the state reimbursement, some actual work or duty performed for the expense."
So a lot of people are wondering about these "expenses"...
- axpdocbrown, on 10/08/2008, -0/+2Well wait, now your confusing two different things. The per Diem payments had nothing to do with her kids. (that being that $60 a day)
- MediaWeasel, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1Remember too the fuss there was by the McCain campaign because of the deadline imposed by the IRS. They wanted a couple of extra weeks, I think it was.
The Mccain camp were saying oh but look we need more information as she's standing for VP and it isn't straightforward. However by this stage she had already been on the ticket for five weeks and you cannot tell me that someone's accountant cannot put together the detailed accounts needed within five weeks - unless they weren't straightforward, of course.. which is presumably why the per diems are a mystery, as are some back taxes she owes, her expenses .. etc
- buddyfarr, on 10/08/2008, -4/+3uh per diem is used for travelling away from your home, not for staying in it. sorry give the money back please. NEXT.
- AnImAl6969, on 10/08/2008, -0/+2Man.. I wish I had an Alaskan piggy bank!?!?
- bjs3171, on 10/08/2008, -1/+2telecommuting?
- demsthebreaks, on 10/08/2008, -1/+2What is the difference between a pit bull and a hawkey mom? The pit bull enjoys licking it's nuts.
- brainflakes, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1She collected nearly $17,000 during that period for 312 nights spent in her Wasilla home about an hour's drive from Anchorage, according to state travel records.
2 hour round trip, at today's gas prices that's probably not far off! - Hillsfar, on 10/08/2008, -2/+8Boy I wish I could be paid to sleep in my own bed. Wake up in my own bedroom. Eat state-paid-for food in my own kitchen, watch TV in my own living room... in addition to earning my regular salary.
- DarkRellik, on 10/08/2008, -0/+2Dude, I just realized.. Isn't THAT the American dream? Hasn't she finally realized what it's like to finally be there in a point in life and say "we've made it. kids, this... IS... AMERICA!!!" =*) Just brings a tear to my eye.
- Neo829, on 10/08/2008, -5/+4"The income tax aspects of fringe benefits are complex and highly technical, and not subject to second-guessing by laymen," Olsen wrote in a three-page letter outlining his review of the returns.
That won't stop diggers, though, will it?- MrSquirrel, on 10/08/2008, -2/+4You are quoting the tax attorney who was hired by the Palins. Of course he would say something like that.
Isn't it amazing, incidentally, that this tax question is so "complex and highly technical", that us ordinary folk just can't be expected to understand it?
- MrSquirrel, on 10/08/2008, -2/+4You are quoting the tax attorney who was hired by the Palins. Of course he would say something like that.
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