Posted on 04/13/2010 7:45:31 AM PDT by Zakeet
Pundits can debate the political costs and benefits of Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Alaska governor, but the monetary advantages of leaving her $125,000-a-year public service post are beyond dispute.
Since leaving office at the end of July 2009, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee has brought in at least 100 times her old salary – a haul now estimated at more than $12 million -- through television and book deals and a heavy schedule of speaking appearances worth five and six figures.
That conservative estimate is based on publicly available records and news accounts. The actual number is probably much higher, but is hard to quantify because Palin does not publicize her earnings. She reputedly got a $7 million deal for her first book, with the bulk of that money due after her resignation as governor, and $250,000 per episode, according to the entertainment trade press, for each of eight episodes of a reality show about Alaska for the The Learning Channel. She has managed to keep a lid on reliable figures for her earnings from a multi-year contract with Fox News and a second book deal with HarperCollins.
A Palin aide responding to questions from ABC News said the governor "is now a private citizen. As a result, her fees and earnings are private."
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Scintillating news. May she get a gazillion more (and provide the impetus for a gazillion dollars in Pepto Bismol purchases by envious, dyspeptic liberals).
Wonder how much money he has made since the last campaign?
Today, it's front page news here in Arkansas, that Janet Huckabee is now an official Florida resident and has the drivers license to prove it. Yep, she's loving the Miramar Beach (Destin) area so much shes decided to call it her "home".
The Huckster is so busy dividing his time between New York, Florida and rarely Arkansas that he's forgotten where he came from. For the most part, his North Little Rock Mansion sits empty.
And she’s earned every penny!
The dorks at ABC News....eh, not so much.
Yeah, the DBM always tells us how much the Dhimmis’ wardrobe costs, too.
The libs hate anyone who has actually earned money due to their abilities.
They love the Obamaloon, who never did anything and never will...but he’s doing all that nothing with other people’s money.
Yep. I figured it was implied in your statement. :-)
People were perplexed when she resigned, but I think it now looks like it was a good move.
Not after she gets done paying her taxes on that $12M.
Wonder how many jobs she has created—let’s see, she has a staff, PR people, no doubt a few stylists, wardrobe people, etc. Then there are the hotels, resturaunts, etc.
Sarah Palin: one woman stimulus program that works.
No, we (some of us) think it is less than worthy of respect for an elected official to quit mid-term in order to pursue personal enrichment of the financial kind.
SWEET REVENGE!!!
Hypocrite, thy name is Democrat!
Wow!~ Not bad for someone whom the left considers “stupid” and non-intellectual!
Dam Right!!
Good for her!:)
You betcha!!!!
I’m jealous, lol. Seriously, good for her. If I had the opportunity to make that kind of money I would. I hope someday I have that opportunity.
There's no such thing as hypocrisy in the world of moral relativism. Anything is Good if it's for the Good Side.
Gore's hundreds of millions are Good Money, because he's on the Good Side. Palin's millions are Bad Money, because she's on the Bad Side.
The best revenge is living well. Go for it, Sarah.
Now she will be able to buy her own clothes for the next RNC convention.
What has Zero ever done to ‘earn’ his millions?
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