Gov. Sarah Palin during a rally with Senator John McCain. (Photo: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)
紐約時報報導, G.O.P. Consultant Reimbursed for Palin Shopping Spree By MICHAEL LUO, October 22, 2008, 2:22 PM
Jeff Larson 是一位著名的共和黨顧問,他的公司已被發現與麥凱恩競選班子采用的對奧巴馬的人身攻擊電話錄音有關。 Larson亦是共和黨全國代表大會地主委員會的行政頭目。
但是,Larson 可能也是佩林州長瘋狂購物的私人購物者,或至少最初為佩林付錢的是他。 聯邦選舉委員會的記錄似 乎表明,Larson 得到共和黨全國委員會為佩林9月份超過$130,000 的采購的報銷,如在曼哈頓第五大道的Saks , Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Barney’s New York and Atelier New York, 一家男士服裝店。
-Neiman Marcus (the R.N.C. misspelled it in their campaign finance report as “Neimon Marcus”) on Sept. 10: $75,062.63. -Saks Fifth Avenue in New York on Sept. 10: $41,850.72. -Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis on Sept. 10: $7,575.02. -Bloomingdale’s in New York on Sept. 10: $5,102.71. -Barney’s New York on Sept. 10: $789.72. -Macy’s in Minneapolis on Sept. 10: separate charges of $4,396.94 and $512.92. -Macy’s in Minneapolis on Sept. 22: $4,537.85 -Lord & Taylor in New York on Sept. 25: $349.50. -Atelier New York, a men’s clothing boutique, on Sept. 10: $4,902.08. - Pacifier, a high-end baby store in Minneapolis, on Sept. 10 and Sept. 25: two separate charges of $98. -Steinlauf & Stoller, a sewing supply store, in New York on Sept. 25 (it was rendered in the report as Steiniauf & Stroller): $98.50 -Gap in Minneapolis on Sept. 25: $133. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/gop-consultant-reimbursed-for-palin-shopping-spree/#comment-670907
******** 在讀者的評論中,第一個讀者寫到: 1.October 22, 20082:25 pmLink Am I the only one visualizing Ms. Palin as stand-in for a delighted Julia Roberts, during her Hollywood shopping spree in Pretty Woman? — TD