The McCain campaign broke election public finance law when they shopped for Sarah.

[Skidmore]

Now, how can we trust McCain and Palin to govern honestly? Why isn't this question being asked?

[Eric J in MN]

1. What law exactly? NT

NT

[Skidmore]

5. Laurence O'Donnell on Gregory's show said that

Personal items such as clothing could not be purchased with public election funds. And then he went on to say something about her being in violation of Alaska's law in regard to elected officials accepting gifts.

[Eric J in MN]

12. If she returns the clothes at the end of the campaign,

...then I don't think that law would apply.

[rainbow4321]

13. Oooooooooohhhhh..this getting better by the minute

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[Eric J in MN]

2. duplicate NT

NT

[MissWaverly]

3. gasp, we are paying for clothes from Neiman Marcus

why am I not surprised, Bush said something about some people call you the haves and the have mores, I just call you my base.

[1corona4u]

4. Did you donate to the RNC, or mccain?

You said 'we'?

[TheKentuckian]

6. public finacing=tax dollars=we

[deadparrot]

8. Donations to the RNC bought the wardrobe,

NOT the McCain campaign.

[Skidmore]

7. McCain is taking public financing. You know that dollar box on your tax forms

when you file? Well, if you checked that box, you invested in Sarah's red leather jacket.

[deadparrot]

10. It was the RNC's money,

not the McCain campaign's.

[1corona4u]

11. I don't check that box...

therefore, I'm not paying for her clothing.

[MissWaverly]

15. no, but McCain has matching fed dollars to his campaign

and so instead of the RNC funding McCain, we the people are picking up the tab and the RNC is using its money on wardrobe expenditures not to mention makeup for both the big Mac and Caribou Barbie.

[1corona4u]

19. Yes, and as I said, 6 minutes BEFORE you posted TO ME...

I DO NOT donate to elections when I pay taxes. You have to CHECK the BOX on your tax return, IF you want to donate. THAT'S how they get the money. Not everyone donates. I don't. See??

So 'I' am not included in the 'WE' that I originally asked about.

[crazy_vanilla]

9. oh hell no she didn't

I shop at sales so Sarah can shop at Neiman Marcuss?!?!?!

[orestes]

14. As others have pointed out

It was money from the RNC, not from the McCain campaign, so no public funds were used.

[scarletwoman]

16. Another salient point is that McCain's public financing didn't kick in until AFTER the convention.

It's absurd to say that "we" paid for Sarah's wardrobe and makeover, the only people whose money was used for this were the people who donated to the RNC.

sw

[Blue Diadem]

17. Apparently no laws were broken, it's claimed to be a fuzzy area because it came from the RNC

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7563696&mesg_id=7563696

[theothersnippywshrub]

18. I think it did not break the law, but it reminds me of Alan Keyes paying himself a $100k salary from

campaign donations in some of his bizarre runs for office. The FEC ruled that to be legal. I would be hard pressed to decide who was more bat shit crazy: Alan Keyes or Sarah Palin.