Who Paid For Sarah Sanders' Six Figure Super Bowl Trip

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

TPM set out to figure out just how exactly Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her family were able to afford a luxury suite at the Super Bowl, a night that likely cost more than her annual salary. "Chasing Sanders' splashy Super Bowl trip was a confounding journey," TPM wrote.

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... But when her selfies provoked real questions about the blatantly obvious ethical implications that come along with a civil servant enjoying virtually the same amenities as a billionaire pop star, Sanders and her team shut down. ...

That's odd.

The Gov of Arkansas and her team going quiet on the matter?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-27 06:25 PM | Reply

Worries over secrecy grow as state officials shield records from the public (November 2023)
arkansasadvocate.com

... Arkansas is one of several states this year that made more information secret by altering public records laws, often known as Freedom of Information Acts, or FOIAs. State officials say they are being overwhelmed with records requests, sometimes meant to harass lawmakers.

But the changes have alarmed press freedom and open government activists. Such exemptions to open records provisions can hamper journalists' efforts to reveal the cost and behind-the-scenes details of governing decisions and make it harder for constituents to hold state officials to account.

Travel records can reveal who has influence with top leaders. ...

[emphasis mine]

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-27 06:29 PM | Reply

Audit of $19,000 lectern purchase for Arkansas governor almost done
apnews.com

... Arkansas auditors are nearly done looking into the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and expect to issue a report on it by the end of March, a state official told lawmakers on Thursday.

Legislative Auditor Roger Norman told a panel that his office has interviewed 20 people about the lectern, which gained national attention and became the focus of intense scrutiny last fall. Sanders' office has faced questions about the seemingly high price of the lectern, as well as its handling of public records about the purchase. ...

[emphasis mine]

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-27 06:31 PM | Reply

When your President is a crook and your SC Justice takes big money and gifts, well, your AK Gov isn't about to turn down a bit of graft.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-02-27 06:33 PM | Reply

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Super Bowl Saga: Ethics and Transparency in Question
bnnbreaking.com

... Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' attendance at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas has sparked controversy and speculation, raising ethical and transparency concerns about the source of tickets and potential conflicts of interest. ...

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-27 06:33 PM | Reply

the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

I remember that. $19K for a lectern when they already had one in storage.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-02-27 06:49 PM | Reply

When your President is a crook and your SC Justice takes big money and gifts, well, your AK Gov isn't about to turn down a bit of graft.

Yep, Hunter Biden Made Millions Amid Nonstop Debauchery'
www.bloomberg.com

System is corrupt.

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-02-27 07:17 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Chump change, Bill Clinton made $500,000 for speeches once Hillary was SecState.

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-02-27 07:17 PM | Reply

@#8 ... Chump change, Bill Clinton made $500,000 for speeches once Hillary was SecState. ...

Was he in office then?

Ex-Presidents do typically command large speaking fees.

So, what's yer current alias' point in regard to the topic of this thread?

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-27 07:21 PM | Reply

"Bill Clinton made"

Sarah Huckabee Sanders embezzled.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-02-27 07:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

@#7 ... Hunter Biden Made Millions ....

What office is or was Mr Hunter Biden elected to?

Or is your current alias just jealous because he made money?

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-27 07:23 PM | Reply

@#10 ... "Bill Clinton made"

Sarah Huckabee Sanders embezzled. ...

And we know what fmr Pres Clinton made because of transparency.

Transparency, something that Gov Hucabee Sanders is fighting to eliminate.

Why is she fighting that?

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-27 07:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Private sector does pay well.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-02-27 07:28 PM | Reply

Conservatives are allergic to transparency.

Then you'd see all the awful stuff they're involved in.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-02-27 07:29 PM | Reply

IAMRUNT, your child-raping hero's crotch fruit made $640 million while he was stinking up the White House.

thehill.com

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-02-27 07:56 PM | Reply

System is corrupt.

#7 | Posted by oneironaut

Alright. Who wants to be this is actually Sheeplejizm?

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2024-02-27 11:36 PM | Reply

This is what MAGA trash want government to be. They support Trump because they want to be the oligarchs in the new order.

So that they can be cross eyed trolls who live the good life on the public dime and the public has no say in it.

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2024-02-27 11:38 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Who wants to be this is actually Sheeplejizm?

I thought he was luftwaffles.

#18 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-02-27 11:52 PM | Reply

@#18 ... I thought he was luftwaffles. ...

Why do you seem to think that a person has only one alias here?

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-28 12:00 AM | Reply

Diana Krall - Temptation (2004)
www.youtube.com

Hey, look, a song from the 21st century, not my usual ancient tune. :)

Ms Krall's most excellent rendition of the Tom Waits song.

#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-28 12:04 AM | Reply

Why do you seem to think that a person has only one alias here?

I don't. I think he was Ira Golberg too.

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-02-28 12:10 AM | Reply

I thought he was luftwaffles.

#18 | Posted by REDIAL

Aren't they the same?

#22 | Posted by jpw at 2024-02-28 12:26 AM | Reply

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Super Bowl Saga: Ethics and Transparency in Question
#5 | Posted by LampLighter

That's rich. She and her father never had ethics so of course they aren't transparent - there is no question.

#23 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-02-28 09:13 AM | Reply

Did she bring her lectern to the Super Bowl? It'd be a handy spot for a big stack of cheese dogs.

#24 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2024-02-28 02:47 PM | Reply