Palin Event Requires Media To Pay Anti-Abortion Group For Access

The latest chapter in Sarah Palin's battle with the lamestream media occurred last night in Austin, Texas, where Palin appeared at a fundraiser for an organization called Heroic Media, a group that seeks to reduce the number of abortions through media outreach and, apparently, a seemingly (so far) unsuccessful effort at gaming Google's search results.

Palin has been steadfast in limiting the number of occasions that the media has access to her Caravan Of Top Dollar Oratory, mainly because there are the odd occasion where the word salad that spills from her mouth does nothing but confuse and enrage listeners. While this anti-choice conclave in Austin was definitely in Palin's wheelhouse, it was announced ahead of time that Heroic Media was going to "try to prohibit video and audio recordings of Palin's appearance."

That didn't mean that the media wasn't allowed to cover the event, however. But, there was a catch! You had to be willing to pony up some scrilla to buy the $50 ticket, the proceeds of which went to support Heroic Media (and, presumably, cover the cost of whatever speaking fee Palin had commanded).

All in all, a pretty neat trick. Ben Armbruster has more.

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Comments

[kaptaintripps]

09:55 PM on 05/31/2010

Yeah. She's so smart. Can you imagine if she was just an ordinary Joe and had to take care of Twig--or whatever-the-he!!-his-name-is...without good health care...?

[Cooltoad]

06:33 PM on 05/28/2010

Fiscally conservative, just not when it comes to dipping into republican fan's pockets. I'm just happy its not my pocket.

[kaptaintripps]

06:46 PM on 05/27/2010

Oh, pul-leeze, Twit. Do a disappearing act and be gone. We're all so sick of you and your big, unintelligent mouth.

[Cooltoad]

06:34 PM on 05/28/2010

very well put, Kaptain. directness is the best way after all.

[jimpager]

10:27 AM on 05/05/2010

But is Sara still "Drill Baby Drillin"? One wonders how she would explain that position now if she ever got invited to Louisiana again (and soon in Florida). Or does accountability not apply to idiots? After all, what could go wrong?

[kaptaintripps]

06:53 PM on 05/27/2010

I'm fanning and faving you--to hopefully wipe out the "flagged as abusive." Who flagged you...? Jerks!

[jimpager]

11:53 PM on 05/27/2010

Thanks Kaptain...What's abusive is deep water drilling, criminal negligence, and since everyone seems to have forgotten...manslaughter....and people who six weeks ago were screaming for offshore drilling and that big government should get out of the way of the much smarter professionals of British Pollution...uh, British Petroleum, and now are screaming that Obama should get his big government into 5000 feet of water and clean up Beyond Prosecution...uh, BP's mess. Now that's abusive, Ms. Palin.

[Cooltoad]

06:36 PM on 05/28/2010

The flag's for the 'idiots' comment, but I'm going to mark you as a fav for that.

[cecelia dennis]

09:37 AM on 05/05/2010

Please....Please let this woman disappear!

[Patrick - Palingates]

02:13 AM on 05/05/2010

Please have a look at the "newest" Palin scandal: Timothy Crawford, treasurer of SarahPAC, also runs a shady company called "New Models" - and he has now been slammed by the Ohio Supreme Court:

http://palingates.blogspot.com/2010/05/timothy-crawford-and-new-models-shady.html

Tim Crawfords company "New Models" specializes in political smear campaigns and large sums of money from unaccounted sources.

[DrFrann]

01:48 AM on 05/05/2010

She's still here? Hasn't anyone asked her to go home yet?

[thatgirlinnewyork]

04:10 AM on 05/05/2010

new york asked her to leave today. but she keeps coming back to our corner of "real america".

[patriciacaldwell]

08:33 PM on 05/04/2010

Given Austin's reputation as a liberal city, I'm surprised they found enough people to attend the event. Then again, the tea party likes to bus people around from one event to another. The ROVEing tea party in action.

[Cooltoad]

06:37 PM on 05/28/2010

LOL, thats the only way they get to show a large fan following on Fox. Carry the groupies around in the bus.

[melton244]

08:16 PM on 05/04/2010

http://palingates.blogspot.com/2010/05/timothy-crawford-and-new-models-shady.html?dsq=48426579#comment-48426579

Just another Sarah Palin scandal, will they ever end? This is one juicy scandal involving Ohio !

[imsosure]

07:41 PM on 05/04/2010

More reasons to stop keeping her in the media. Folks out these can understand, Palin is not breaking news, she's not "this just in" journalism. The words for her and most come from a by gone era when this country was being developed and women of an adventurous spirit were known by words that would be moderated out of this so-called blog, but you get the picture.

The difference here is Palin is too perverted and her idealistic rampage ought to be forgotten and let go, only to be reported on if she is making a difference in this country that people across America would be proud of...

So far all she has done. is quit serving the people of this country and turned to exploiting the people for fun and profit. after she quit! So it's easy to see she would sell us out for the right price, everyone she comes in contact with she would sell out for money or other consideration.

Now for my thought, if you know ahead of time that you are being pimped by someone then you have an opportunity to remove yourself from their abusive and obstructionist way and move on to someone who actually can be expected to keep our best interests in mind not just her interests.

Is it any wonder that she quit, there are far more people to exploit in the lower 48 than she could ever reach in Alaska. How's that Discovery channel show going for ya?

[jnw147]

06:12 PM on 05/04/2010

Sarah Palin in not for women's rights. Why any woman,or man for that matter, would cast a vote for her is disturbing at best. Ms. Palin is a celebrity. That's it! She's in it for the fame and fortune. And the idiots that listen to her, and believe in her, and follow her deserves what they
get. And with Ms. Palin, that's very little. Don't confuse someone that is personable, with someone that is smart. Ms.Palin is the former, not the latter. However, we live in America,
and everyone has the right to be a fool. As the song says: Everybody is somebody's fool.
And Ms. Palin has a lot of fools.

[Charlene Mcentire]

04:01 PM on 05/04/2010

no worry sarah may not run for president but in 2012 their will be a president and his name is NOT OBAMA

[beingthebest]

06:52 PM on 05/04/2010

Dream a little dream

[imsosure]

07:47 PM on 05/04/2010

Those chemicals your consuming, do they have a warning on the bottle, something about how they could effect your behavior and alter your level of consciousnesses? It may be too late for you, but take a look and heed the warning, it's apparent they have caused you to view things out of focus.

[thatgirlinnewyork]

04:11 AM on 05/05/2010

you forgot to add her appalling grasp of the english language. a mind can be a terrible thing to waste!

[profco]

09:26 AM on 05/04/2010

"A celebrity," to quote someone or other, "is someone who is famous for being famous." If the MSM refused to pay up and ignored her, Palin would cease to be a celebrity.

[treeshack]

07:53 AM on 05/04/2010

I would move to Alaska just so I could teabag with Sarah.

Sigh...

[SensibleJoe]

11:13 PM on 05/03/2010

Palin's theme song must be "And the Money Kept Rolling In" from the rock opera "Evita" -- followed in a close second by "(I've Got to Be) Rainbow High." She certainly behaves as though she's a reincarnation of that dictatorial diva.

[imsosure]

07:50 PM on 05/04/2010

Only so long as there are enough gullible people with more money than sense to give her props. When they wise up she will wither away.