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Palin's Goodbye Cost Alaska $40K —at Least

Figures are 'incredibly misleading:' Palin flack

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(AP) – Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000, not including a special legislative session partly linked to her departure. The preliminary figures obtained by the AP show it cost the state almost $14,100 for the July 26 swearing-in ceremony of new Gov. Sean Parnell and roughly $3,328 to move the Palins out of the governor’s mansion in Juneau.

Palin's spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, says suggesting the resignation cost the state is "incredibly misleading." She says the resignation ceremony was added to a previously scheduled governor's picnic and was organized by the lieutenant governor's office. The tally doesn't include the estimated $100,000 it cost for a 1-day special session last month in which lawmakers approved Palin's pick to replace Parnell as lieutenant governor and overrode her veto of federal stimulus funds intended for energy efficiency projects.

Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000.
Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo, file)
Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000.
Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000.   (AP Photo/Chris Miller, File)
Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000.
Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
Preliminary figures show it cost Alaska almost $14,100 for the July 26 swearing-in ceremony of new Gov. Sean Parnell.
Preliminary figures show it cost Alaska almost $14,100 for the July 26 swearing-in ceremony of new Gov. Sean Parnell.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves to the crowd while taking the stage before officially resigning during the annual Governor's Picnic July 26, 2009 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves to the crowd while taking the stage before officially resigning during the annual Governor's Picnic July 26, 2009 in Fairbanks, Alaska.   (Getty Images)
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DanB
Sep 5, 09 5:19 PM CDT
What a TOTAL WASTE! Reply
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Jayster999
Sep 5, 09 5:27 PM CDT
Actually Palin was being inundated with public information requests and otherwise hounded. The public saved money because the liberals had pretty much rendered her ineffective anyhow. Reply
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Wraith
Sep 5, 09 5:42 PM CDT
JayTroll, Birth rendered Palin ineffective and life has amplified that situation. She quit her Mayor position to become Governor in a back room (rumored bedroom?) deal and then quit the Governor position when her ignorance made her totally ineffective as she was still to busy attempting to campaign even after the Great Party of NO lost the election. I shall say one thing, people wrongly accuse her of leading the GOP to defeat and this isn't true, the GOP is busy still to this day destroying itself by doing the same old tired song and dance, it is true Elephants never forget but it also seems they have a really tough time evolving, learning and moving forward, hell they can't even accept a Black man is now President which is proven by the Birther movement carried out in the national media when it would have better served being carried out in a GOP toilet
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Jayster999
Sep 5, 09 5:56 PM CDT
Wrath: You're a complete sleazeball. "Rumored bedroom deal?" If you're going to dish dirt, at least make sure you have some, otherwise you're just another lyin'-ass liberal. Oh, wait, that's pretty much what all of you lefty's here on Newser are. FYI: It's not that there's a black man in office that is bothersome, it's the fact that he is a racist, socialist waste of human flesh.
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UrUndertaker
Sep 5, 09 6:07 PM CDT
Hey Jay, tell me something you inept excuse of a retard. How the heck does a man who is by birth half black and half white become a racist? By your own admission you not only disprove each statement you make but validate the point of how your ignorance is comical. You are a troll of the lowest form, a right wing fruit loop looking for your next birther parade....
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