If you want a controversial ex politician to give a talk to your group, do you expect that person to will fly unaccompanied in coach, find a taxi to your site, and stay at Motel 6?
Or do you think that the politician will ask for a decent airline flight (first class, for security reasons, or private plane that has a good safety record), and accommodations at a decent hotel (again, for security reasons).
From the Smoking Gun.
JULY 17–If you’re looking to book Al Gore for a 75-minute “Environmental Multimedia Lecture,” the former vice president will cost you $100,000, plus travel, hotel, security, and per diem expenses. Gore’s standard speaker’s contract, a copy of which you’ll find below, also stipulates that the Democrat’s ground transportation be “a sedan, NOT an SUV.”… The Gore contract…stipulates that no press be permitted at the event and that the Democrat receive approval over the distribution of photographs from the appearance.
Fussy, isn’t he?
The Smoking Gun also reports a similar contract for a Dick Cheney talk: you will need to keep the room cool, and supply decaf coffee and decaf Sprite for him to drink.
In contrast, John Kerry and his wife have an entire list of meal preferences for you to supply, including no celery for him (okay for Teresa), and Skippy peanut butter on his bus.
All of this makes the “scandal” about Sarah Palin asking for a straw in her generic bottled water a pseudo tempest in a teacup.
Perhaps CNN needs to google to find out what is routinely requested by the agency that books high priced speakers before ridiculing Ms. Palin.
As for Mr. Brown, who is supposedly aghast at this, one wonders if he is trying to milk this for publicity for political purposes.
You see, Mr. Brown has (or had) a contract with a similar agency to give talks, and although one suspects his fees as an out of date hippie was not as high as those asked by Sarah Baracuda, one simply longs for reporters to find if he had any special requests in his speaking contract.
Reality check, please.
Perks like a room in a decent hotel, where one can get room service and adequate security, are necessities in a land where Governor Jindal’s staff are beaten up by right wing militia types left wing demonstrators because they were wearing Obama Palin buttons.
One need not support Sarah Baracuda for president to recognize a biased press hatred of the lady. I would say they hated Palin, except for the obvious bias of the press against Hillary Clinton during the last presidential campaign.
No uppity women allowed, I guess.
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Nancy Reyes is a retired physician living in the rural Philippines. She blogs at Makaipa Blog.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackIt does not matter what Sarah Palin does right, or how small the thing is that she does wrong. Democrats will always be there to micro-analyze every step she takes. She just needs to stay strong, stand up for her beliefs (which I’m proud to say she does), and ignore the idiots. Then we wonder why some of our children think it’s okay to bully others? One good thing I can say about Obama is that at least he is not playing the same bullying game as the dems who voted for him. The Obama’s do however, need to stop standing in that window ledge (like he did during the Easter egg hunt) like they are the bloody King and Queen of America.
I liked Sarah also.An she need to stand up for her belief in God.Thats mostly why all the ridicul came. She was fresh,had fresh ideas.I think she is a fine woman.However that young contestant who made a fanny of her self on Larry King.Ann then after her doing things she shouldnt,an disrespecting a elder man on nathional tv.When she used her wrong to cling to Sarah Palins beliefs,an make her self as being like Sarah,i was sickened by that girls behaviour.Sharah in no way woud act like that girl in public.
So i think Sarah was a simple woman,living simple ways a good woman an with experence may could be a leader,in our country.But remember theres many who may stand in Gods judgement for the way they made fun of ,an miss treated miss palin.
All the high an mighty in high places.Should have to live like the rest of us,equal.This country would shave millions if the werent using tax payers money,or moneys stored up for this country to live the high life.I beleive in helping all.But when they mingle,an become intertwined with countries.An because of it only help those over seas.When we have millions her in America starving,no bed to lay down in at night .Children suffering,elders suffering,an being forgotten.While they live the good live.God bless those whit money,just to see what they have in their Hearts.Gore can stop Global warming .
Read Revilations (they sun will become so hot it will scorch man) So PRAY TELL! all Gores high dollar trips,an speaches,cant stop whats going to happen anyway.He would do more by kneeling in prayer to God almighty,about this ,an it cost nothing but some time.They broke the ozone by trying to see whats in the heavens /planets.an if it had been ment to be,dont we know God would have put some of us there on the moon /mars lol stupid waste of trillions of dollars,That would feed many hungrey children..
Look at obama he smokes,an can afford to,an has white house insurence if he becomes sick from it.but for us who do want that one pleasure ,they are killing us with taxes for one, not so good pleasure we get.
Remember Bills 300 dollar hair cut on the plane.Come on the same cut could have been given for 15 /20 dollars,an at some places less.To me that what im talking about.They all need to live like we do for a while.Then maybe they would do something to help those who cant help their selves.If they have 3 cars give one to a needy family.God would bless them more for that,than many things they do.
lOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART SOUL,AN SPIRIT,An LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOU LOVE YOUR SELF.wHERE IN THAT SCRIPTURE DOES IT SAY LOVE MONEY/OOPS I says you cant love God an love money(mammon)
Moneys the root of all evil.People will kill for it lie for it cheat for it.an turn their backs on God for it.God gives it so we can bless others,an keep our selves alive .he has no problem with us haveing nice things /but to what extent will we take those blessing he bestoes on us.Will we eat a high dollar meal,an walk by a begger ignoring his hunger.Will we but out child a 100 dress,an see another child in wrags,an do nothing.Will Americas people contenue to be blinded,an support those who spend money foolishly.Look at what all those CEOS were doing.untill God allowed the ugly to come to the light .That we could see whats going on with Americas money.
Half that extra money they spend,or get could feed many hungrey children in America.Yes we have them going hungry in this country also.Maybe house those who are sleeping all over the streets in Washington,i have seen them first hand.Sad some of those homeless there.Fought so this country could REMAIN FREE .So the war didnt come to our land.But do they help them,NO,just pass them by with not a thought on there way to a fancy dinner,fancy motel.When many big buildings are falling down.Couldnt they take some of those high dollars they recive ,an spend on foolishness.Be used to fix those buildings to let the homless have a warm place to stay out of the weather.NO WHILE THEY ARE SPENDING THIS COUNTRYS HIGH DOLLAR,many of their fellow man are out surviving in the elements.I walked the streets in Washington,an seen this right near the whitehouse.It made my heart break.
NEED I GO ON!!.
America who is failing because of foolishness, Removal of God from everything.of the way moneys has,an is being spent.Its just because these high spenders want to look like they are special.They need to come back to the real world.Because when they die they are going out,with nothing.Except how the treated God, an their fellow man,an im sure how they handled what they got in this life(Did they help the poor,feed the hungry lend a helping hand to those who were desprate).Remember what God says about the rich man,an how hard it would be to inter into Gods glorious afterlife.Sarah
Palin would know what im talking about.
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