Why is Palin being offered 6 figures to give a speech, about anything,

[babylonsister]

anywhere?

She has thousands of people offering her money to talk?

:wow:


I'm just overwhelmed about this. I really, really don't get it.

[panader0]

1. Three figures? You mean like over 99 bucks?

[KingFlorez]

3. LOL!

:spray:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

4. That is way too much. I can hear the same high quality speeches from the raving man on the corner

for free

[babylonsister]

8. No, over $100,000 per speech. I can't wait to hear how well she does.

I can't even imagine the reason why.

[Statistical]

11. Thats 6 figures.

$100 - $999 = 3 figures
$1000 - $9999 = 4 figures
....
$1,000,000 - $9,999,999 = 7 figures
etc

[babylonsister]

14. Ha! Thanks, and changed. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. She's a celebrity -

a household name. A brand. A star.

Yeah, she's also an idiot, but if you want to attract a crowd, like it or not, Palin will do it.

I'm just as horrified as you, believe me, but I'm not surprised. And this is only the first...........................

[hyphenate]

9. The Duggars should let her hang out in the clown car

when they aren't using it. Although that might be any day now! ::hide:

[hyphenate]

26. How absolutely surreal!

When I wrote that comment, it was about 1:30 this morning. I had absolutely no knowledge about the Duggar expectancy at all. But this is yet another instance of precognition, something I have no control over at all.

[SeattleGirl]

5. Does she still get paid, even when she doesn't show up? n/t

[Strong Atheist]

6. I don't either. She is a scary nutjob...

:scared:

[hyphenate]

7. Ah! Bargain basement!

They talked her down from over a thousand to 999.00! That's great! I just hope the talk is worth it!

[and-justice-for-all]

10. What a waste of money and ones valuable time...

attending such a thing will lower your IQ by about 20 points.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

12. I get email from rightwingers who LOVE her

she appeals to the reptiles.

[lurky]

13. I'm convinced speaking fees are just bribery

for favors done while the politician was previously in office. I guess they could also be bribes for future favors, if the politician is expected to return to the public sphere.

In the case of Palin, it could be both. Somebody should check if any of the companies offering her money won big contracts, tax breaks, or favorable legislation in Alaska while she was gov.

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. Reagan brought in as much as $2,000,000 per appearance.

Mind you, he had just had a successful 8-year run, portraying the President.

[TommyPaine]

16. I'd rather listen to 60 minutes of balloon flatulence

You know, when you slowly release the air by pinching the balloon hole. The kind of thing kids do to drive adults crazy. I'd rather listen to that, or rusty nails against a chalkboard, or Air Supply's Greatest Hits. Anything but that brain-dead whack-job ramble on.

Better idea, let's pay someone six figures to creatively shut her up.

[tomm2thumbs]

17. I thought that is what a Palin speech was! (face palm)

[BlooInBloo]

18. Because idiots much prefer hearing other idiots.

[anigbrowl]

19. Isn't it obvious?

There are millions of nutcases who hang on her every word. Whatever she has to say is a pathway into the minds (and wallets) of those people. So she's got all the intellectual powers of a cantaloupe, when has that ever made a difference in politics?

Let's put it this way, you're a lot more intelligent than she is, but she's a lot smarter than you (or I). You can make a very very good living just telling people what they want to hear, especially if you are reasonably physically attractive or have a witty turn of phrase.

[rooboy]

20. She's the William Hung of politics, that's why...

part of you think that it's great she's giving it a try, yet another part of you wonders where the hell they got the notion that they'd be any good.

[JTFrog]

25. She Bangs? n/t

[CakeGrrl]

21. For some of the same reasons 40+ million voted for her ticket

Her ignorant meanderings didn't prevent that either.

[eShirl]

22. The $people$ behind the right-wing astroturfing like it whenever she opens her yap. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

23. The "Being There" Syndrome

Chauncey Gardiner with breasts. Whatever insipid thing she says is interpreted as profound genius and insight. (His simplistic, serious-sounding utterances, which mostly concern the garden, are interpreted as allegorical statements of deep wisdom and knowledge regarding business matters and the current state of the economy in America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There)

[Historic NY]

24. They're probably getting it wrong...$1000.00 thats 6 figures.

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. To legalise what would otherwise be bribery

If they're someone in charge of someone else's money (they run some foundation, of part of a university or something), then it's a way of channeling money in return for a nominal service that wouldn't be legal if they simply bribed her. They think there's a chance she may get influence, and they want their organisiation to get favours off her if she does.

It may also depend on whether it's people's own money, or someone else's. If the people offering her the money are giving it out of their own pockets, it's bizarre, and indicative of them being nutjobs, as well as right wing.

[Maeve]

28. Because there are people with more dollars than sense. eom

[tanyev]

29. Oh, c'mon. What do you think the fee would be for a stand up comedian?

Sarah should get at least that much. Heck, liberal organizations should be the ones offering her gigs. Sarah babbling on film for 45 minutes non-stop? Priceless.

[spanone]

30. cause a large chunk of this country is stuck on stupid

[Freddie Stubbs]

31. Because she can draw a crowd