The awkward moment Sarah Palin raised $25,000 for Hillary Clinton's election campaign

[wyldwolf]

Sarah Palin is so right wing, she thinks FOX News is left of centre. So she probably wasn’t expecting to be the catalyst of a $25,000 election campaign boost for her Democrat opponent Hillary Clinton. How? By not choosing her props carefully enough.

During a speech at the Iowa Freedom Summit last week, she whipped out a Ready for Hillary PAC magnet.

“I’m ready for Hillary, are you? Are you coming?” she told her largely Republican audience.

Luckily for the Ready for Hillary campaign, they were. And tweeted an image of the event along with a link to a fundraising email, asking donors to give $20.16 to own a car magnet just like Palin’s.

The campaign’s HQ have since confirmed the following: Sarah Palin inadvertently gave herself a new title — Co-Chair of Ready for Hillary’s National Finance Council!

The response we got was overwhelming — hundreds of supporters stepped up and Sarah ended up raising Ready for Hillary over $25,000 in grassroots donations.

Here’s the kicker — by raising $25,000, Sarah officially qualifies as a Co-Chair of our National Finance Council.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/the-awkward-moment-sarah-palin-raised-25000-for-hillary-clintons-election-campaign-10011374.html

[Thinkingabout]

1. Thank you Sarah, we'll let you know when we need the next fund raiser.

[Jamaal510]

2. ...

[niyad]

3. her "democrat" opponent? who is using that puke word?

[tblue37]

4. An Englishman. They hear/see it and don't realize it is a form of RW trolling here. nt

[niyad]

9. thanks

[Jim Lane]

5. UK news site, so maybe we can cut them a little slack.

In general, I agree with you that the contemporary use of "Democrat" as an adjective is primarily a right-wing verbal tic.

The charitable view in this instance, however, is that the author is a Briton who isn't up to speed about this nuance of American usage.

[niyad]

10. thanks

[George II]

13. Using the word "Democrat" as an adjective was popularized by Joseph McCarthy. Surprised?

[Cha]

6. Did palin even know what she was doing?

[3catwoman3]

15. I LOVE it!!!

[louis-t]

17. Haaaa!

[douggg]

7. There was a GOP campaign sign a few years ago on a podium

that had a poor choice of letters from different words as a slogan/symbol.

Something in Florida, I think.

Anyone got a picture of that?

[A Simple Game]

8. It wasn't short for Florida, Utah, Connecticut, and Kentucky Republicans was it? n/t

[douggg]

11. Found it! Palin behind a sign

RPOF

[3catwoman3]

16. Any quick summation?

Or particular part to forward to? I simply cannot make myself listed to 11:55 minutes of that harpy.

[douggg]

19. Don't listen at all.

Palin and 'ripoff' are all that is needed.

[7962]

12. From my FB readings, even most GOPers have tired of this fool. nt

[Fred Sanders]

14. Sarah's true gift is turning stupid into gold.

[IdiotsforPalin]

18. Isn't every moment...

an awkward moment for the Whore of Babble On?

[woodsprite]

20. That's even better than her wearing the Democratic donkey scarf.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/23/palin-fashion-includes-sc_n_137090.html

[Flatpicker]

21. It would have been

Funnier had they gotten the 25k from Sarah's supporters who wanted a copy of her prop.