Gov. Sarah Palin during a rally with Senator John McCain. (Photo: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)
纽约时报报导, G.O.P. Consultant Reimbursed for Palin Shopping Spree By MICHAEL LUO, October 22, 2008, 2:22 PM
Jeff Larson 是一位著名的共和党顾问,他的公司已被发现与麦凯恩竞选班子采用的对奥巴马的人身攻击电话录音有关。 Larson亦是共和党全国代表大会地主委员会的行政头目。
但是,Larson 可能也是佩林州长疯狂购物的私人购物者,或至少最初为佩林付钱的是他。 联邦选举委员会的记录似 乎表明,Larson 得到共和党全国委员会为佩林9月份超过$130,000 的采购的报销,如在曼哈顿第五大道的Saks , Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Barney’s New York and Atelier New York, 一家男士服装店。
-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
******** 在读者的评论中,第一个读者写到: 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