Posted on 11/24/2009 5:00:28 AM PST by Revelation 911
Rochester, N.Y. - Sarah Palin greeted more than 1,000 supporters in Rochester Saturday.
Palin continues to generate controversy over claims made in her book “Going Rogue,” which has been Amazon's top seller since its debut Tuesday.
On page 114 of her book, Palin details her run for governor as fueled by small donations--mostly from first-time political donors.
According to Follow the Money Web site, she raised $1.3 million for her primary and general election campaigns. More than half came from donations of $500 or more. The report says money attributed to political action committees is deceiving.
For example, telecom giant GCI is listed as contributing $1,000. But senior management employees added another $7,400. The Web site contributors found other similar examples.
Palin's book takes issue with the handling she received by staffers of John McCain, too. Since the book’s release, much of that has degenerated into a he said-she said debate.
Yet there are claims made where numbers can be tracked, and there are cases where they don't add up.
On page 232, Palin says when she traveled on state business, she asked for only reasonably priced hotel rooms, not the "high end, robe and slippers" treatment.
Yet in October of ’07, when Governor Palin and her daughter attended a five-hour seminar in New York City, they stayed four nights at the Essex House Luxury Hotel overlooking Central Park, costing Alaska taxpayers $707 a night.
Having been called on this, Palin has since agreed to pay the state back for her daughter’s travel expenses related to that trip.
Members of the McCain campaign have been vocal about other claims in the book, including Palin's recollection of how she ended up on Saturday Night Live. In her book, she quotes herself as saying “Lets do this.” But e-mail correspondence suggests otherwise.
For more on Palin, read the Blog attached to this story.
chatty also had a great comment:
Oh Jane, get a real gig for pete’s sake. A large number of people were hired to fact check the book and they found four to six errors in 400 pages! It is not well known is it...nor has it ever been brought up that NO ONE fact checked any of Obama’s books...hmmmm...are we showing some left wing radical colors here Jane? It isn’t news were talking about here lady it is pure political propaganda. If Sarah Palin is such a lying nobody why are you and every one else the the media and Democratic Party so worried about her? Can you answer that one?
just like they did for algore’s book. /sarc
A better comparison would be “Walking Eagle” and Michelle having date night in New York. Dinner and a show - half a million dollars. Covering up the real cost - priceless.
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