The one that is still clear in my mind is the "private jet on EBay" schtick.
McCain has already used EBay as a talking-point in his speeches on the campaign trail. It's not suprising, as EBay founder Meg Whitman works for John McCain.
But, Palin's insistance that she sold the jet on EBay just seemed way too contrived for even her.
Come to find out, it's not true *queue shocking music*
From the Anchorage Daily News - April 22, 2007
The state has tried selling its unwanted jet online four times and failed. So last week, the Palin administration signed a contract with an Anchorage aircraft broker who thinks he can succeed where eBay couldn't The eBay thing didn't work out very well, said Dan Spencer, director of administrative services for the Department of Public Safety. He's the person charged with trying to get rid of the infamous Westwind II.
So, what is the jet used for now?
Why, flying wealthy hunters around, of course.
Blogger Jason Linkins shares the same questions as I do:
So why on earth would Palin lie about this, knowing that it would bring scrutiny to this story, and knowing that the scrutiny would reveal that a) the auction wasn't successful, b) she lost the State of Alaska's money on the deal, and c) the state's valuable resource had basically become a luxury for wealthy elites? I have no idea! But whatever!
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