Posted on 11/14/2009 4:41:23 AM PST by RobinMasters
The Associated Press got an advance copy of Sarah Palin's book, Going Rogue, and assigned eleven reporters, apparently, to try to find errors in it. The eleven collaborated on an article titled "FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts." In fact, though, the AP's catalogue of alleged errors--six in total--is thin at best.
The AP starts with this one:
PALIN: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, asking "only" for reasonably priced rooms and not "often" going for the "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels.
THE FACTS: Although she usually opted for less-pricey hotels while governor, Palin and daughter Bristol stayed five days and four nights at the $707.29-per-night Essex House luxury hotel (robes and slippers come standard) for a five-hour women's leadership conference in New York in October 2007. With air fare, the cost to Alaska was well over $3,000.
This is frankly pathetic. Palin says she didn't "often" stay at high-end hotels, and the AP counters by saying she did, once. Yes, that's why she said "not often" rather than "never." What is indisputable is that Palin sold the Governor's private jet and flew commercial, thereby saving the taxpayers a large amount of money and qualifying her as a frugal traveler.
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
Ping.
Run, Sarah, Run! Run right over these mealy-mouthed leftists.
Pathetic. Meantime, they give a pass to all the liars running the country.
If only they would apply 1/10th the scrutiny they do to Sarah to Obama/Frank/Dodd/Emmanuel, etc., ...keep dreaming
When I read the article yesterday, I couldn’t believe how snarky it was.........they are really showing their true colors to everyone
The left is terrified.
Uh, 707*5=3536. So, the bill, "including airfare" to Alaska was less than the room alone.
Its not like she played more rounds of Golf in 8 months than her predecessor playe in 8 years. Oppps, that is that current guy.
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Frugality in Al Gores life is a Gulfstream 5 in lieu of a Concord .
I got news for you: in New York, EVERYTHING is sky-high. I’ve spent several conferences there, and NOT in “robe and slippers” hotels, and they easily come to $500-700 a night. At one hotel where we interviewed people, a simple cart of coffee, Cokes, and tea with place settings for seven was $300!! COFFEE!
I wouldn't be too concered about this because the MSM credibility is not what it use to be.
We have to fight them, point out their deceptions and move on...
When Fearless Leader and his fugly wife go off on their little 'data nights' the AP, and all the rest of the fawning media, fall all over themselves to cover this touching and beautiful event.
If that is the best AP can do with their team of experts, it looks like one of the most accurate books ever.
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