Sarah Palin Ebay Dinner Offered -- With Disclaimers

Hey kids! Do you happen to have $25,000 dollars or the equivalent in Euros rattling around inside one of your recession-era bank-mattresses? Well why not go for broke -- literally! -- by placing a bid in this online auction to win a private dinner with Sarah Palin! You, along with four of your friends, will be whisked away to have dinner with the former Alaska Governor and her husband. It's basically the premise of Charlie And the Chocolate Factory except in this story, Willy Wonka manufactures death panel lies instead of everlasting gobstoppers!

You can place a bid, right now, on eBay, the very site that Sarah Palin pretended to use to sell that plane. Your money will go to Ride 2 Recovery, which is a charity benefiting wounded veterans, not some ornate legal defense fund. So, really, there's no reason for you not to do this! Be warned though: there are plenty of reasons why you might not be allowed to do this!

According to the lengthy disclaimer, bidders must pass a mandatory background check, like you were buying a gun or something! Palin will determine the site of the dinner -- probably a picnic table right next to her favorite Alaskan turkey-grinding machine -- and reserves the right to bring three guests of her choosing, in case you totally start boring her or asking tough questions about domestic policy. Also, the winner may only bring "one item of reasonable size" to the dinner, so...no, Sarah Palin will not be autographing your Beanie Baby collection, sorry.

Also, there's this:

Dinner shall last no more than four hours, but could be less, in the sole discretion of Sarah Palin.* Governor Palin reserves the right to refuse dinner with a winning bidder if, in her sole discretion, the winning bidder is not a suitable bidder based on her subjective standards of suitability, professionalism, background and other factors.

So, in other words, don't get any funny ideas, Levi Johnston!

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Comments

[KayJay90]

Bid stands at $38,666.60 now, after nearly 3 days, with 7 days to go.

The bids have moved only $666.60 in the past 2 days, after an early flurry of activity.

Never fear, Palin faithful, Rupert Murdoch isn't going to let his new spokesmodel/protege be horribly humiliated by this anemic showing of bids. He'll see to it she's not -- somehow.

[MissPreciousPerfect]

"Dinner shall last no more than four hours, but
could be less, in the sole discretion of Sarah Palin."

In other words, she may well abruptly end the meal in the middle of the entrée.

Oh, and one more thing: the eBay listing claims that "100% of Proceeds Benefit Ride 2 Recovery." I would be keenly interested in knowing just how "proceeds" is being defined in this instance.

[michiganms]

Excuse me, but why is she being referred to as :"Governor" Palin? Wouldn't the quitter from Wasilla be more appropriate. Aaah, shoot, I probably just blew my chance of being her dinner companion.

[sekigahara]

Will a "death panel" get to determine which farm animal gets to become the meal?

[dogman44]

Nope. It's up to Sarah's discretion to shoot and dish out anything she
feels like at the moment.

[TruthJusticeForAll]

What expectation would one have that Sarah would actually show up?

[Steamboater]

True. everyone should read the Vanity Fair story on Palin focusing on Levi Johnston and his time with her during the campaign and living in the Palin House. She 's a lazy woman, and a liar who's more interested in money and anything she can get free.

[sekigahara]

For Heaven's sake, whoever wins, don NOT compliment her wardrobe!

[scajun]

Just another free meal for her and her clan at some one else's expense, I think the winner will be Rev Muthie because she has a lot of demons to be chased away. Plus who is taking care of her baby, not hers i guess..

[kk78]

She must be broke

[Hillrick]

Pols are always standing with one hand out....

[Liberal Angel]

Prostitution. I'm absolutely not saying she's an actual prostitute. But metaphorically, this is prostitution.

[Steamboater]

You betcha!

[dirtyice]

Stop giving this witch press

[SurrealPumpkin]

Nah, we're having too much fun.

[jimbeaux1961]

"The Winning Bidder will be forbidden from using any words longer than two (2) syllables with Miss Wasilla during the dinner, and Miss Wasilla reserves the right to refuse even the simplest questions. No more than two (2) items on the 99 Cent Value Menu shall be allowed, nor shall the Winner be eligible for dessert of any kind. Miss Wasilla shall be the sole recipient of any Coloring Book place-mats, or any other significant cultural or artistic items rewarded to the dinner purchaser. Miss Wasilla shall have the coveted seat next to the Ronald McDonald statue."

[Karnameru]

LOL'ed

[SurrealPumpkin]

It's a scam.

Dinner shall last no more than four hours, but could be less, in the sole discretion of Sarah Palin.* Governor Palin reserves the right to refuse dinner with a winning bidder if, in her sole discretion, the winning bidder is not a suitable bidder based on her subjective standards of suitability, professionalism, background and other factors. In the event the high bidder is rejected for this reason, the high bidder's bid will be refunded, if paid, and the next highest bidder shall be notified, and thereafter, until a suitable match is determined.

From the ebay lot description.

[maryyooch]

"Dinner shall last no more than four hours, but could be less, in the sole discretion of Sarah Palin.* Governor Palin reserves the right to refuse dinner with a winning bidder if, in her sole discretion, the winning bidder is not a suitable bidder based on her subjective standards of suitability, professionalism, background and other factors."

I don't think she's worried about Levi. It's someone who has a brain and might ask some questions about policy, or her op-eds.
We know she could not have written those. She knows nothing about health care, as evidenced by the over 200 deaths in the state of Alaska under her half term. And she doesn't know jack about cap & trade. And she knows nothing about............well, anything.

[Playinjured]

Won't be long now until we see the Palin porn movie franchise.

[jellyrollq]

Now that would be something...... LOL. fanned.

[pennygirl]

yipes
Now that would be something scary
Corpse bride with a wig waving her pointy fingers around
Nawt this way.. That way you betcha.. Naaaw .. her feeble bones would break

Wasn't there also a disclaimer that that winner cannot tape record, take notes, ect.. and can't talk or blog about this after the fact

She wants all the glory .. the lucky (well uhem) soul isn't even allowed to get a little pat on the shoulder and tell about this blessed (eee hem!) once in a lifetime experience

that or she doesn't want them spilling the beans on how bizarre she is..
how up close the bags behind her glasses are prominet.. how she snorts when she laughs.. how she has no clue

She's doing this for charity with a hem haw list of conditions.. her heart sure is in the right place.. yeah

[robbyJ]

She should just put up her vadge on craigslist, she's already a whor.e