Winky's Con Job Rolls On

You may have seen the idea-free, platitude-riddled TV spots that are running for "SarahPAC," the political "action" committee for the former half-term Governor of Alaska. Winky's PAC is raising money ostensibly for similar far-right candidates for office, but her Federal Election Commission filings tell a different story. In the last few months, the Wasilla grifter's group gave $87,500 to right-wing candidates, while spending $210,000 on "consulting." That would mean on the people who write her speeches, Facebook policy pronouncements, and tweets, or who otherwise fill her empty head. There might be a hair and fashion consultant or two in that figure.

Knowing how to separate rubes from their money is a required talent for grifters like Winky, but leaving the rubes smiling after they know they've been fleeced is a special gift.

(photo: "Oink")

SarahPORK

Former half-Governor and full time grifter Winky You Betcha has quickly grasped the art of fleecing the rubes. Her "SarahPAC" scam raked in $400,000 in the first quarter of this year, adding to the $900,000 it had on hand, but handed out only $7,500 to candidates in the same period, and none to the Rethug candidates that were in her infamously "targeted" House races. So where did the snowbilly grifter's cash go? Over $42,000 went to travel expenses, including over $7,300 for de-icing her private plane. Some $11,500 went to her "photographer" and nearly $32,000 went for postage. A whopping $243,000 went to "consultants" -- probably to write her "speeches" and jot notes on her palm. Sounds like Winky's Political Action Committee is all about Winky, and not about "political action."

So how's that griftin' an' winkin' workin' out for ya? Pretty good so far, we'd say.

(photo: "Buyin' lipstick for a pig's expensive!")