I believe Obama's pay as community organizer was something like $13,000. You can't get the big bucks without real responsibility. But you can without any accountability.

Maybe she could've donated the money that the city council FORCED her to take to those poor women who had to pay for their own rape kits.

Suggest you research the timing of the pay cut and the hiring of the new City Manager.

Various reports have suggested that Wasilla hired a city manager at (IIRC) $50k under Palin because Palin wasn't able to cover the day-to-day duties as her predecessors had. If true, the pay cut may have been a recognition that she wasn't doing as much as her predecessors

Palin could release her tax returns for the last 10 years and prove her claim.

What else is she hiding?

A pay raise and the hiring of an administrator to handle all of the "actual responsibilities" of running the town.

OMG!!! She's the mayor of a po-dunk town, with a professional administrator and she's getting paid $68,000 per year? FOR WHAT?!! I live in a city with over TWENTY TIMES the population and the City Council and Mayor are paid under $20,000 per year. And we have to pay California home prices!

I suppose since she was no longer an Alaska Congressional staffer she couldn't rely on the favors and kickbacks to support her family.

This is disgusting.

This doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

Man, what isn't a lie about her?

I'm starting to doubt that is her real hair color!

Is there anything she hasn't lied about? It seems like the Republicans have worked hard and fast to build a bunch of myths around this woman. The non-working teleprompter, the plane on eBay, the Bridge to Nowhere. It's all turning out to be bullshit.

Gee did Palin have a convicted Felon give her money to buy her home? Oilbama, who voted WITH Bush and Cheney in full support of their evil Big Oil Energy Bill, had his BFF the slumlord Tony Rezco give him money to purchase his house. You think that may be more important than Palin took a pay cut?

According to a new study released today. The Wisconsin Advertising Project found that Oilbama went negative in 77 percent of his commercials last week while McCain’s were only 56 percent negative. Oilbama has no record to run on so all he can do is whine.

Please don't feed the troll.

Wonderful point by Austin Sux
"For some people it is impossible to tell the truth, even on small things. I would not have a person like this even as a friend let alone VP. I don't trust liars."

Here are fifty lies by Oilbama, who voted with Bush and Cheney in full support of there evil Energy Bill. I would be happy to point you towards another fifty of Oilbama's lies if want.

50 Obama claimed he had never prayed in a Mosque; his campaign had to retract that statement
49 Obama dishonestly used third party comments in his ads to pump up his healthcare plan
48 Claims he never discussed politics with Pastor; rebutted by photo of Obama with team of lobbyists led by Wright
47 Obama, an expert at parsing words, claimed he wasn’t familiar with the word “Clintonian”; then changed his story
46 Despite reeking of cigarettes, Obama denied smoking to ABC; now admits smoking on MSNBC
45 Obama said he’d meet unconditionally with Leader of Iran: now claims he “didn’t have Ahmadinejad in mind”
44 Obama claims he is using public financing to avoid special interests: WSJ nails his switcheroo
43 Obama’s rhetoric claims more young black men in jail than college: BoJ Stats disprove
42 Claims he never said he was a proponent of single-payer universal healthcare; Video proves he did
41 Obama claims remarks to industrialists were greeted with silence, shows he can deliver tough message: video of ovation
40 Obamas claim you dont rip opponents & leave on roadside:he did to Alice Palmer
39 Obama denies saying Indiana could be tie-breaker: he did
38 Obama omits that Pastor Wright led divestiture campaign from Israel
37 Obama claims Church not controversial; he lied since 86
36 Lied about intention of taking US out of NAFTA
35 Obamas claim poverty growing up: both distort reality
34 Obama denies meeting Saddam’s Auchi; sworn Fed. witness places Obama at undisclosed party for Auchi at Rezkos
33 Obama lies about not attacking Clinton over her Bosnia lies
32 Obama claims he passed ethics reform; ABC News shows he lied
31 Obama says he’s consistently opposed NAFTA; in October 2007 he supported expansion to Peru
30 Obama claims he’s above dirty political tricks; Clinton proves he lies
29 Obama claims his “bitter” remarks were mangled; then repeats attacks on guns religion and angry people
28 Obama stated he’d stopped wearing flag pin on chest; now denies saying it, but video proves he is lying
27 Obama says he did no favors for Rezko;untrue; he lobbied for him
26 Changes story repeatedly re Rezko’s help in buying mansion
25 Obama claims he never supported a ban on handguns; he has twice
24 Obama claims stays at UCC as Pastor acknowledged comments were inappropriate; Wright never made this statement
23 Campaign is beholden to “only the people” as unlike McCain/Clinton he does not take lobbyist /PAC money; LIES!
22 Claims campaign never called Canada to say Obama not truthful re wanting leave NAFTA; smoking gun memo proves lied
21 Mrs Obama admits she’s never been proud of America; Video disproves Sen. Obama’s later claim she was misquoted
20 Claimed would not run for President
19 Claims famous in Il. for not letting lobbyists even buy him lunch; took from teachers, trial lawyers, hospital admins
18 Claims his parents met at Selma civil rights march; Washington Post noted it occurred 4 yrs after Obama’s birth
17 BO claims courageously opposed war in 2002 during US Senate campaign; He did not announce his senate bid until 2003
16 Claims he passes tough Nuclear Law; NYT uncovers he took Nuclear Industry pay-off and watered down the bill
15 Claimed he didn’t know Rezko was corrupt when did a real estate deal with him; Chicago papers prove he lied
14 Claims does not accept money from Big Oil: Real Clear Politics proves he lied
13 Denies using his Hopefund PAC to influence endorsers; but the Washington Post reviewed the record and disagreed
12 Claims his State Chair is not a drug company lobbyist; Time magazine cries Bullshit
11 Lies about how much he received in campaign funds from Rezko; forced to significantly increase the amount twice
10 Claims he did not fill out the 1996 candidate questionaire; Politico proves he lied
9 Took credit for achievement of others in Chicago; resume puffing exposed by LA Times
8 Claims he kept no State Senate records; now he changes his story
7 Denies doubling wife’s salary was due to becoming US Senator; omits within months he earmarked $1 million for hospital
6 Denied meeting Saddam bagman Auchi; now admits he was at his dinner but does not remember talking to him
5 Denies using his church for politics: IRS disagree
4 Claims he was unaware of Pastor Wrights 911 comments: NYT proves he lied
3 Claims his father was a goat-herd; actually he was a man of privilige
2 Claims not an active muslim as child; Indonesian paper proves he lied
1 Claims father linked to Kennedys; Washington Post proves he lied

Shakespeare could have been describing Palin:

"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Macbeth Quote (Act V, Scene V).

"her gaming the State's per diem system is a lot more serious"

agreed.

"...According to the Legislative Finance Agency, the public safety budget in fy09 was cut by .06% from what the governor originally proposed while the governor's own budget increased 22.6% over what she originally proposed."

from "Why Walt Monegan got fired: Palin's abuse of power" by Andrew Halco

One thing Sarah Palin cites as proof of her reform credentials........

Reform Credentials?? Why are we NOT pointing out the irony of what is happening as we speak with how quickly adopted the GOP ways. Reform Credentials????

Other recent developments confirm that the GOP is pulling out all the stops.

Talis Colberg -- the Palin-appointed Attorney General who was directly involved in efforts to pressure the former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan over Trooper Mike Wooten -- said Tuesday that ten state employees would not honor subpoenas to testify in the case. Palin, of course, had originally pledged her office's full cooperation in the probe.
A group of five GOP legislators filed suit -- with the help of a right-wing Texas-based legal foundation -- to stop the investigation in its tracks.
The McCain campaign officially took charge of the effort, trotting out a hard-charging former federal prosecutor, Ed O'Callaghan, as its point-man on the issue.
And the ADN reported today that Palin's lawyer, Thomas Van Flein, is no longer being paid for by the state of Alaska, but could not say whether the McCain camp was helping to pay his bills.
But the GOP's hardball tactics could end up doing more harm than good, by adding to the suspicion that Palin has something to hide.

>>Republicans have in recent days been calling on Democratic senator Kim Elton to reconvene the bipartisan legislative council with ultimate responsibility for the probe. And yesterday Elton told the Associated Press that he may do so, allowing for a vote on whether to delay the investigation or replace Democratic senator Hollis French as its manager.

The council, which contains 10 Republicans and four Democrats, had voted unanimously in July to launch the investigation. But many observers believe that, now that the probe could play a role in the presidential race, the committee's GOP members will vote to shut it down if given a chance.

i work for a municipality here in the DFW metroplex. Our mayor and council are all part-timers and only make $10 per meeting. Meetings are twice a month. Out population is 40,000 and our yearly budget it like $50 million.
Not really complaining ,here, just kinda weird, that's all.

in the hannity interview Palin said that when Mccain called her, her family got together for a family conference and voted in favor of palin accepting the vp offer. however the reports at the time of her first public meeting with McCain stated that the kids had no idea where they were off to and the whole thing was a surprise to them..another lie?

marcnyc at 3:03 PM has the right word. We need Palin's 1040s and that would either clear this up or give us more grist for Palin grinding.

Maybe she could have used it to buy some more wolf legs.

Palin actually got a defacto raise by hiring a city manager, which enabled her to get the same pay for performing much less work.

I can add another quote from Shakespeare, Macbeth even (no NOT Dick and Jane), :"Out foul spot."

or was it "damned spot"? Hell and I'm younger than the very senior senator from Arizona....

The numbers $64,000 or $68,000 don't matter that much to me. What surprises me is the amount. That much money for the mayor of a small Alaskan town whose city hall is little more than a store front? All this, and a town that needed to hire a city manager to handle the actual day to day running of this place. A mayor in an environment like that should be part time, and receiving little more than a small stipend.

It must be easier to lie than to tell the truth!

The SURPRISE was that they were flying to a foreign country. America.

DemBillC - GFY

While McCain was a P.O.W. he received no pay. Of course, upon his return he quickly got a $100 million raise.

I'm imagining if she had had to try for more than a couple months to maintain the pretense of being a credible candidate. The mind boggles.

When's she gonna show some ta-ta's? Cindy did!!

Yee Haw!!

"45 Obama said he’d meet unconditionally with Leader of Iran: now claims he “didn’t have Ahmadinejad in mind”"

Ahmadinejad is not the leader of Iran.

And I note none of those other "lies" are at all substantiated by citing to their sources: The McSame campaign.

I know for a fact from an Alaska state employee that the chef that was cut didn't result in savings because they had to use an expensive catering service for the many events that take place at the governor's mansion, daily and weekly. So it was purely symbolic, along with that stupid plane deal where she ended up selling it at a loss.

BTW , her statement regarding the COOK at the govenors residence..the cook was simply assigned to other duties but did fill in AS cook on various occasons but need to remember, often the Palin FAMILY stayed in WASILLA and Sara commuted to the office (it was her option to do so, and she was able to charge per diem expenses for her HOME residence and the cost of driving into the office as well as reimbursed for family members who were asked to perform "official " duties on behalf of the state...ahem !!
WHEN ARE THE PALIN TAX RECORDS TO BE RELEASED ? (and her medical records too, must make sure she too in good health in case there are undisclosed health issues /etc.....)

The good thing about Palin, if you get to be a good friend, your guarantee a high profile job with no qualifications or experience. The problem is, you can always find some good even in bad situations...She did not really lie, she was just being creative...

Good! Palin deserves a raise for her hard work! Lets look into some dirt on Obama and his corruption w/Fannie & Freddie. HMMMMM...why don't we do that? Also his overpaid Hollyweirdos that he surrounds himself with that dont care about the middle class or lower class people! Obvioulsy they are after their own agenda. They are spoiled & over paid & why don't they "DO THE PATRIOTIC THING" AND donate 2 mill each to Fannie & Freddie. Our crisis that they seem to care about would be solved & they will be patriotic! You people just can't find any good dirt on Palin. Give it up & accept the fact that you should just get use to someone like her being a good role model for America and our children! You people are just so use to dirt & thrive on it!

Dang . . .most of ya'll don't really understand what you read, heheh. It's almost comical. Palin didn't set the salary. Is it too high? in my opinion, yes.

But her opinion is irrelevant if a City Council or whatever if the rules say she gets what the rules say. She did more than was required to lower it, and there is virtually NO moral standard on earth that would call for her to simply give away the disputed difference, NONE.

It would have been a nice gesture, but WHOLLY uneccessary by any moral standard whatsoever.

AGAIN, She tried to lower the salary. City council denied her request, despite her objections. Any moron trying to twist that into some sort of deception on her part is a genuine idiot. Please, correct me if I'm wrong here, I'll eat you alive point-on-point.

As for her purchasing a Suburban, that seems perfectly viable, considering she's a mayor in ALASKA . . .Duh. There are literally thousands of Mayors, small town and otherwise, driving vehicles paid for by taxpayer dollars. Have been for decades.

Arew you Palin-hatin Democrats really this nit-picky . . .to the point of absurdity.

Have to be . . .to buy into a cowardly twit with no spine and no plan like Obomba