geez. Im so over these folks. The poor woman has not even said she is running.
Yeah Sarah already issued a statement on this BS..same BS, different day. These people just can’t get over themselves can they..they wake up in the morning and try to find some BS to stick to the wall
This smarmy hit from the right has already been debunked on FR today. Will find link...
She isn't the governor, and old Jim doesn't seem to be a crusader in changing the incentive. So, I guess he is just talking out his butt.
Old news. Palin set’s ‘em straight:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150142191023435
Twitter fight followed between Geraghty (NRO), Treacher (DC), RA Mansour (SP). Result? Palin won on facts.
Palin haters breaking wind again. This is a non-starter.
Actually by Palin using Alaska as a back drop for her program she gave a huge tourism boost to the state. Every state has a tourism budget to promote their state. I doubt anybody else would have provided halve the audience that she did. So, in reality she is probable under paid.
There at nine other Alaska Reality shows in addition to “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.” No doubt all receive film tax credits by the same law that helped Sarah:
Alaska State Troopers
Flying Wild Alaska
Gold Rush Alaska
Ice Road Truckers
Deadliest Catch
Alaska Wing Men
The Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod
Tougher in Alaska
Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment
http://www.adn.com/2011/02/14/1699528/alaska-based-shows-what-do-the.html
Picayune ain’t just a city in Mississippi...
"I don't know if you are going to address Geraghty's outrageous attack on Palin's show and the alleged 'tax subsidy' she granted herself (three years before she ever had the idea to make the show - she must really be prescient) in NRO today. I know you have so many things you have to cover every day you might not have time - understandable. I find such a biased, ill informed attack coming from NRO really sad. Why do they fear Ms. Palin so much? What has she ever done to earn their ire - other that stand for homespun American values and principals? Why single out Ms. Palin's little info-mercial for Alaskan Tourism? Geraghty calls the Alaskan 'tax credit' a 'government subsidy' of Palin's film. What?! I missed the part where the 'tax credit' was specifically earmarked for Ms. Palin. Many localities offer tax credits to bring 'business' to their areas, whether film, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, etc. Has Geraghty ever stopped to think that a 'tax credit' is a kind of 'tax cut' - I guess not. Aren't lower taxes as an incentive to spur free market expansion supposed to be a basic tenant of conservatism? I guess Geraghty missed that meeting. It seems Geraghty has also missed the fact that Burnett Productions, and Ms. Palin, will all pay federal income tax on what they earn from the showing of the film - mainly from TLC and advertisers. The Alaskan Tax credit will only act to lower this tax burden.Not only am I saddened by these attacks of 'one of our own' but I am fearful. If the GOP nominates another 'Bush Republic' to run against POTUS, the GOP will lose. The Tea Party conservatives will stay home, they will not work for another 'McCain' and the unions will turn out the vote for the incumbent (rhetorical question coming) why don't the establishment Republicans see this?"
No, my friend, I won't be addressing it. I think you said all that needs to be said.
The show spent $3.6 million on production in the state, meaning that Alaskan taxpayers covered a third of the cost of the show.
A tax credit is not a subsidy.
Ethanol gets a subsidy.
These guys got a tax credit.
What did she do that was illegal?
Nothing?
Hmmm.
Poor moonbats didn’t get the memo. It’s EXTREME DRACONION CUTS and the EVIL “TEA” PARTY. They seem to be fracturing under the weight of their idiot talking points.
Geraghty can't see the difference between a state government and the federal government doing this. If I was Governor, I'd have tax credits too to lure businesses and jobs.The film industry is very lucrative because that means money is spent on hotels, restaurants, catering, travel, etc. In fact, states are SUPPOSED to be doing this in the first place, without Washington sucking up the money and then redistributing it back to states in crumbs.
Pure desperate and pathetic hit piece that's already been destroyed.
It’s sad what has become of National Review. So many phonies now.
So, the controversy was a lie. Mark Burnett is the guy getting the tax break. Palin had nothing to do with it. Other Alaskan shows probably get the same tax break.
This was shoddy journalism. Nothing more.
Only $1.2 million? What a bargain! Alaska easily got over ten times that in good-will advertising from Sarah’s program...