Sarah Palin, who sold Alaska's state plane, gets her own campaign one now

For everybody at the Republican National Convention (see video below) who suspected that the absence of Sarah Palin's name on the John McCain campaign jet was perhaps a sign he wasn't fully behind her, this morning comes proof to the contrary.

Nikki Waller over at the Wall Street Journal Travel blog notes the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate's own chartered campaign jet, an Embraer 190, with Palin's very own name right there in big blue letters.

The plane, chartered from JetBlue, seats about 100 and will be the traveling home for the 44-year-old Alaska Republican governor, her staff and security and accompanying paying media through the Nov. election. She'll likely start campaigning solo later this week.

-- Andrew Malcolm

Photo credit: James S. Wood / Associated Press

Comments

[julia]

Just rename the LA Times to "Left Wing Hate Machine". Noone listens to you except the little circle jerk group of kooks anyways.

LIBERAL=SEXIST

[Jim]

Sarah is a breath of fresh air in this campaign. Leave it to the left-wing LA Times to link her selling of a bloated state airplane to getting a campaign jet.

You want her to fly commercial on Southwest?

How does Joe Biden fly? You didn't really point that out did you? Joe has his own plane, doesn't he?

[Marek]

Sooo?.. I think the news here is that JetBlue is renting their planes because they canceled so many flights.

BTW Is Obambi + friends traveling by car? Just wondering...

[FloridaAttorney]

So much for frugality...let's all have planes. Also, if McCain really was a maverick, he would have stuck with his first two choices for VP, but then the party wouldn't back him. Is he a party man or his own man (as he claims to be)? It seems to me that he's a party man.

[David Green]

Do you expect her to drive from newyork to LA for campaign? Obviously she has a busy schedule and needs to be travelling now.

Elitist Obama has his own self proclaimed presidential seal embossed airforce one

[Tim]

Did you think she was going to walk?

[Greg]

Sarah Palin’s version of “the bridge to nowhere” needs to referred to as “The Truth is Nowhere”

[rural americans]

If I had a plan like that it would never land in the warzone you folks call LA!

[Larkin Mead]

Good for Governor Palin - She should have her own chartered plane. It is being funded by campaign money, not taxpayer money. The plane she unloaded in Alaska when she was Governor, was paid for by taxpayer money. She saved the taxpayers money! Something the liberal media just can't grasp nor can Obama/Biden! Saving taxpayer's money by cutting taxes across the board, (wealthy and middle class), cutting pork-barrel spending and eliminating earmarks in the U.S. Congress, making the elimination of the death tax permanent, and cutting the tax rate on capital gains from private investments, eliminating social programs that have done absolutely 0 for over 40 years is a step in the right direction. You see, McCain & Palin believe in paying as they go. Palin's chartered plane is being paid for from the campaign war-chest, not by the taxpayer!

[tom]

Everybody check eBay....

[basementfrog]

SECESSIONIST…we must unite behind Sarah Palin. Her husband, Todd, was a member the Alaskan Independence Party working for Alaska to secede from the United States.

The director of Division of Elections in Alaska reported that Todd Palin registered in October 1995 to the Alaska Independence Party, a radical group that advocates for Alaskan secession from the United States, and remained a member until 2002, when he registered as undeclared while his wife ran for office.

She is more than sympathetic to the cause of secession; she is a participant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwvPNXYrIyI

Sarah congratulates the secession party only 6 months ago on their political gains.

Her pastor knows how evil America is and often preaches that America will be punished. A cause all evangelicals share. Listen below.

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PizrJLV30yI&feature=related

Now, with her elected as VP just we can realize the Republic of Confederate States, the Republic of Texas, the Republic of California and the Republic of Alaska.

The time has come elect a subversive that has pulled the eyes over the political system of the U. S. establishment.

[independent voter]

is she going to charge the tax payers for her daughters to fly along with?

[A simple American]

The difference here is that this plane is not being funded by Taxpayers!

[madisonhack]

Sarah Palin may or may not have actually issued a first choice list for books that she wanted to have banned at the Wasilla Public Library. The fact that she sought to have books banned from an approved list which is accepted reading material nationwide should be enough of a clue into this person's world view to know that she absolutely should not be given any power to do anything within the Executive Branch. Wake up, America...it's not just your Constitution - it's mine, too. And, incidentally, I'm using it.

[Stan E.]

I think Sarah Palin is a total babe. I hope she does win the election, then I can drool over her for 4 years at least. I do not care one bit what she believes or stands for. Any woman who looks that much better than most women I see gets my vote, hands down!

[Rick]

Apparently getting elected to governor in the State of Alaska is equivalent to being elected president to the student council in high school. You really don't need to know anything, have cute sayings that don't offend too many people; "What's the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom? Lip Stick!", and have the prettiest smile. The article below was taken from Think Progress by Satyam on 9/8/08 filed under economy.

Palin’s first gaffe: Claims Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac are taxpayer-funded.»
Speaking in Colorado this weekend, Gov. Sarah Palin tried to explain the recent federal bailout by claiming that lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had “gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers.” The companies, however, “aren’t taxpayer funded but operate as private companies. The takeover may result in a taxpayer bailout during reorganization,” McClatchy noted. Palin’s satement “is somewhat nonsensical because up until yesterday there was sort of no public funding there,” said Andrew Jakobovics of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. “The ‘too expensive to tax payers,’ I don’t know where that comes from.”

Digg It!

I think I will move to Alaska, I really enjoyed the high school experience. They question why the federal government is so involved in their affairs.

[telus FRY]

She should just fly on her broom.

[Terry136]

For all you Palin bashers, you might want to check with the United States Secret Service before you start your unlearned bashing. The Secret Service won't let the candidates (for pres & VP) fly commercially due to their security policies, and the number of Secret Service agents that MUST accompany the candidates.

I am NOT a Palin fan, but I do like to call myself fair. What possible good reason could there be to bash ANY candidate and their party for something they have no control over?

[dave]

does this look like 'small government'?
and anyone who'd agree to be a prisoner and hostage to achieve their goals and to wield power, cannot represent the interests of the people, and does not stand for liberty.

'those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.'
- benjamin franklin

[Whiskeylou]

Will Cindy McCain and Sarah Palin take turns flying the new jet while John rolls the bombs out the hatch onto the innocent civillians?