[rockofullr]

When you're pretty (for Alaska) and rich no one calls you on it.

 

[sanjuro]

When you're pretty (for Alaska) and rich no one calls you on it.

Palin wasn't rich until after she was picked for VP. Hubby was a part time oil field worker, and she pulled just a governor's salary.

I've read some accounts of her governorship, and she did broker some deals and got some stuff done. She also showed signs of being a hag.

It is just that she wasn't capable to handle the national spotlight. You don't think Obama/McCain/Biden get asked these kinds of questions all the time when they were on the campaign trail?

 

[rockofullr]

Palin wasn't rich until after she was picked for VP. Hubby was a part time oil field worker, and she pulled just a governor's salary.

Orly?

I'm no Palin historian but I'm pretty sure she had that big house on a lake before she ran for VP.

 

[Silver]

What the hell was she high on?

 

[sanjuro]

Orly?

I'm no Palin historian but I'm pretty sure she had that big house on a lake before she ran for VP.

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/10/palins-net-worth-exceeds-1-mil.html

Just before the weekend, the McCain campaign released running mate Sarah Palin's first personal financial disclosure report as well as her tax returns for the past two years. The investment picture we get from her FEC-mandated financial disclosure filing is vague, since values and income are only reported as ranges, but it is clear that the Palin family is worth at least $1 million.

The vice presidential candidate and her husband, Todd, appear to direct most of their income into tax-advantaged retirement accounts such as an IRA, state pension plans and Todd's 401k with the oil company BP. The couple's largest non-retirement holdings are their family home, worth at least $500,000, and Todd's fishing business and fishing leasehold, with a combined worth between $150,000 and $350,000.

The house is worth $500k, his business about $300k. That's not poor, but not compared to the several million she is racking up in cash from her book and appearances.

In comparison:

Obama is the least wealthy of the three major presidential candidates. But with advances and royalties from two bestselling books, Obama's assets were worth between $2.02 million and $7.35 million at the end of 2007, according to a public financial disclosure report filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Or http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/overview.php

1 Darrell Issa (R-Calif) $156,050,022 $303,575,011 $451,100,000
2 Jane Harman (D-Calif) $151,480,522 $293,454,761 $435,429,001
3 John Kerry (D-Mass) $182,755,534 $238,812,296 $294,869,059
4 Mark Warner (D-Va) $65,692,210 $174,385,102 $283,077,995
5 Jared Polis (D-Colo) $36,694,140 $160,909,068 $285,123,996
6 Herb Kohl (D-Wis) $89,358,027 $160,302,011 $231,245,995
7 Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla) $-69,434,661 $148,373,160 $366,180,982
8 Michael McCaul (R-Texas) $73,685,086 $137,611,043 $201,537,000
9 James E. Risch (R-Idaho) $38,936,114 $109,034,052 $179,131,990
10 Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) $61,446,018 $98,832,010 $136,218,002

 

[kidwoo]

You don't think Obama/McCain/Biden get asked these kinds of questions all the time when they were on the campaign trail?

I've seen and heard her response but what was the actual question?


I get a feeling that knowing the question she's answering will only add more entertainment.