State paid for trip when Palin told students to pray for pipeline

http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/518522.html

Gov. Sarah Palin used state funds in June when she traveled from Juneau to Wasilla to speak to graduating evangelical students and urge them to fan out through Alaska "to make sure God's will be done here.

State records show that Palin submitted a travel authorization for a quick round-trip visit to attend the June 8 graduation of the Master's Commission program at the Wasilla Assembly of God, the church where she was baptized at age 12. The only other item on the agenda for that trip was a "One Lord Sunday" service involving a network of Mat-Su Christian churches earlier that morning at the Wasilla sports complex.

The records show Palin flew from Juneau on Saturday, June 7. She returned to Juneau that Monday afternoon. The plane tickets cost the state $519.50, and she claimed an additional $120 for meals and other expenses.

Palin couldn't be reached for comment Friday as she campaigned for vice president. Her spokeswoman at the McCain campaign said she wouldn't grant an interview.

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Her spokesperson in the governor's office says she was invited there as governor, but she had no prepared remarks and spoke "off the cuff". Palin said she didn't know if she was going to get to be there, her spokesperson says the speech was one of two purposes for the trip.

Isn't that illegal? Misusing public funds is a tax hike by another name.

governmemnt money to preach to children. Sick. Good find.

Really?

This woman is such a nutbag!