http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/02/sarah-palin-s-donors-don-t-care-where-money-s-going.html
should the IRS investigate? yes
According to new data, Palin's political action committee spends more than it makes—and burns most of its cash on consultants' fees. But contributors tell Ben Jacobs they couldn't care less.
for those of us who wondered who would support such a dullard, ANS., other dullards
But because Sarah Palin’s political action committee is dedicated primarily topromoting the political profile of the former Alaska governor and former VP nominee, it can get away with spending more than it takes in—and doling out nearly $97 to Palin’s inner circle for every $1 that went to elect Republicans.
Over the first half of 2013, SarahPAC took in $460,000, but spent more than $495,000. Despite its stated purpose of supporting like-minded candidates, it donated to only one—giving $5,000 to Jason Smith, a conservative Republican backed by the NRA and pro-life groups who won a special election in Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District in June by a margin of 67–27.
In contrast, the group spent almost $484,000 on fundraising, research, speechwriting, and high-end travel. This is a comedown from the 2012 cycle, when SarahPAC raised eyebrows for spending more than $4.8 million on consultants while doling out $298,500 to candidates.
The people funding Sarah Palin’s lifestyle and entourage were primarily small donors. Keep in mind that the Federal Election Commission requires only that campaigns and political groups report the names of those who give more than $200 in what are known as itemized donations. Small donors, of less than $200, are grouped together in un-itemized donations. Over 75 percent of SarahPAC’s donations—$341,556 out of a total of $446,880—were un-itemized. And the solicitations for small donors helped line the pockets of the consultants in charge of the effort. In fact, SarahPAC’s biggest operating expenditure was spending $87,148 on direct-mail firm HSP Direct, on fundraising.
why do they feel the need to hide from the public, not wanting to be chastised for who they "pal around with", embarrassed they support her and that party, that would indicate awareness of the skulduggery employed by them to manipulate and steal elections making them duplicitous to all that party stands for.
guess they were those who stood for nothing and ended up standing for anything.
The Daily Beast reached out to a number of SarahPAC contributors to ask how they felt about their hard-earned money being spent primarily on consultants. “I trust her judgment and her record,” said Ronald Shuster of Hatboro, Pennsylvania, who gave $2,013 to the group. Sandra Dyberg of Vacaville, California, who gave $201.60 to SarahPAC, said she felt confident in Palin’s hiring decisions. “The consultants that she uses are good consultants,” she said. “I’ve done research on them.” No doubt.
you hire a consultant to tell you what you don't know, no wonder those bills are so high, it also means they are ignoring the fact that she's under-informed first and trying to buy knowledge second, problem is they tried that during 2008 election and it was a stink bomb, but the insanity of the republicans to keep trying the same game with another name has not worked, and yet another one buys the cheat sheet. these people say the trust her but i say they are trusting in the consultant they bought with out knowing to vindicate their choice, wish in one crap in the other which one smells suspiciously like crap.
