Sarah Palin's $159,050 Conflict of Interest

[Joanne98]

While you read this, Alaska's First Dude, Todd Palin, is riding a snowmobile -- I'm sorry, snow machine -- 1971 miles from Big Lake to Fairbanks. In the course of performing this awesome feat, his Arctic Cat's powerful two-stroke engine will emit the same amount of hydrocarbons as an automobile driving from Chicago to San Francisco and back 150 times.

A small price for the rest of us to pay to honor the indomitability of the human spirit and one man's ability to sit and hold on.

It's not just a blaze of glory and aromatic hydrocarbon. A conventional two-stroke engine emits as much as a quarter of its fuel unburned, directly into the air. This week, as a participant in the Iron Dog™ snow machine race, Todd Palin will release as many cancer-causing and smog-forming pollutants as a Chevy Malibu driven around the Earth at its equator 28 times.

Seems like a lot of work, just to get away from Sarah Palin.

But Todd's not just doing it because he hates his home life and likes things that make loud noises and emit benzene. He does it because it's there. And for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from corporations who do business with the Governor's office.

For riding a snowmobile.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/sarah-palins-159050-confl_b_165115.html

[Turbineguy]

1. Yeah, red, purple and orange clash.

Even a machinery person has that much fashion sense.

[ixion]

2. nice zinger at the end...

"And, to be fair, Todd doesn't always walk away from the camping trip with the hundred grand first prize. He's only won four times.

Once after Sarah was elected to the Wasilla City Council, once after she was elected mayor, the year she was appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission, and the year she was elected governor."

Ouch.

[LynnTheDem]

3. Once Is Happenstance. Twice Is Coincidence.

The Third Time It's Enemy Action.

[roguevalley]

4. its sled. they are called sleds. :)

[DUlover2909]

5. If you brought up the pollution in conversation with the Palins they'd reply, "So?"

Just like Chimpy.