agree...thanks for the info JV, that explains it pretty much. 200K for getting knocked up. she's so friggin lucky to have an (in?)famous mother...
There was that guy in Wisconsin who shot his TV last year when Bristol Palin wasn't voted off Dancing with the Stars.
So their argument is that paying Bristol Palin $265K was worth it because her fame adds such an impact to their message? Not sure I buy it. First, how many people see their Palin ads? Do teens who see these ads and find it "powerful" become less prone to getting knocked up? Second, they say they work with other celebrities. Are they similarly compensated and what kind of impact do they have?
Wait, isn't Bristol Palin making a living off of the positive media portrayal of her teen pregnancy? This is like if Charlie Sheen had public service announcements telling kids to stay off drugs. Sorry, Charlie Sheen jokes are so hot nowadays... Anyway, I still can't get my head around the fact that a fat girl gets knocked up and gets famous for it.
More like the Jersey shore of politics I'd like to think. Just a bunch of people who have no talent and are so utterly ridiculous and pathetic, you just can't stop clicking on their name to see something absurd and laugh at it. I suppose it applies to the kardashians too, but at least they have an accomplished bruce jenner on the shower. Palins and that jersey shore cast are a joke entirely, albeit a very entertaining joke. That seems to be the new waive of entertainment, Palin, Jersey shore, Rebecca black...people who aren't talented, but fun to laugh at since it is so ridiculous that they end up on tv even. That said, this foundation is by candie's whose ads often show younger girls exuding sexuality. They say in response that just because a girl is wearing heals doesn't mean she should be getting pregnant, its such a sad and out of context, they really think this(the candie's ads following) doesn't promote sex when their target is teenagers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpb234Gjvkk http://www.voote.com/images/00077/Reg.7719.11.jpg And palin says its normal to get paid, but her main priority is to spread awareness yet shes comfortable bargaining to get paid 8 times more than the grant itself just to use her name? that is all good and well, but don't say that your main priority is awareness when it isn't. I don't get how people believe any word the palin's as a whole say, and regardless if you are right or left, they are an embarrassment to the USA
See JV's outstanding post. So far the ONLY informative report I've seen on this on the web. Good question CH that's being pretty much ignored in favor of mock outrage. So I Googled. The organization's filings are avail free online. Its' website clearly outlines its purpose -- celebrity PSA's! I don't know how effective they are...but it's what they do. Pretty much all they do. Money elsewhere is very minimal. By design. Payments of $100K to $250K are going to 'Creative Artists Agencies' and 'William Morris' -- both are celeb agencies. They don't say which celeb earned what. $220K going to a company owned by James Taylor. Sweet Baby James, the fire raining down on this and extent of deception as to what's going on is pretty sad. Bristol's error, it seems, was failure to use...um...protection... through an agency to maintain her privacy. But talking about teen pregnancy is something that she's actually qualified to do. And her 'celebrity,' however obtained, is certainly there. (you read this thread, didn't you). I don't know if her message resonates with readers of Seventeen, but probably a lot more so then Jenny McCarthy's (or James Taylor's). It is crazy what celebs earn. But we pay attention to them, so I guess that's the way it is. And she is about the most high profile teenage mom out there. So her telling kids it's not a lot of fun is probably a good thing. Even if she's the spawn of Sarah.
The 'grant' is irrelevant. It's not what the organization does. Per its mandate. Grants were $20K, $25K and $35K in the last three yrs. What's embarrassing here is the reporting. (and the Palins, of course, but that's kind of a given and not connected to this particular fabricated scandal).
You mean this one? http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/134/134165184/134165184_200901_990.pdf One thing I noticed is the foundation's officer seem to be very well compensated. Am I missing something here? Also... the screenshot shown at thinkprogress' post seems different... only lists Palin... http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/990bristol.png
I don't get how somebody who wasn't abstinent, yet was raised in a household which preached abstinence as a form of contraception, can be an effective voice for abstinence But hey, it's not my money
It's like a convict going to schools and telling kids not to follow in their foot steps. It's like drug users telling kids to don't use drugs, because they could end up like the drug users. It might just be more powerful than a choir boy telling kids why they shouldn't be convicts or don't use drugs. etc..., etc...
Taking political biases out of this... How can she be effective for the particular message she is trying to spread? Well she is famous albeit for a very cheap reason in that she is a political target because of her mother's opposition. But hey it is them that attack that keep her relevant and in the news and thusly marketable for anyone who wants to attach a message to be seen and lets face it and be truthful those messages will be seen because those who want to keep her in the news also want to make her controversial through any means necessary and we as a people world wide will always flock to controversial people with reckless abandon. But most importantly the reason she can be effective is because it is called experience learnt through one's past mistakes. Every kind of of preventive/self help/recovery group there is be it Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, sex and gambling addiction groups, ect... are chalked full of these kinds of people who have recovered from their vices and learnt from their past mistakes and went on to teach and spread their messages of recovery in the hope of helping other people recover or avoid similar pitfalls. In the end it really doesn't matter if she was was raised in a household that preached abstinence and she decided to disregard it just as it doesn't matter for all those recovered addicts and alcoholics who were raised in good homes that didn't encourage them to abuse alcohol and drugs and went on to be successful counselors and life coaches for those enthralled in their current addictions. What matters is that she has gone through it and acknowledged her mistakes and tried to better herself from it and then pass on what she has learnt to others in hope that they don't travel down the same road. The fact that she is famous to some and infamous to others is just a bonus that allows her to reach more people and that in totality makes her an effective voice for her message whether or not you agree with what she is trying to teach.
That screen shot is from their latest tax return when she was a paid spokesperson. If you go back to previous years you see the stuff that bnb posted.
If I recall, his compensation was entirely from his corporate job. They have to disclose all income from 'related' entities. He's a bigwig of the clothing company. Probably overpaid -- but separate from this foundation.
Given their mission, I think Bristol Palin is just about the best person they could find to do a PSA. Famous teen mom with a flaky baby-daddy that many teen girls could identify with to come and say "don't think my life is easy, getting pregnant so young has been hard." Sounds perfect to me. As for the pay, I don't know enough about the industry to know if it's high or low. I can't really imagine people like Beyonce or Usher rolling out of bed for much less than that though. Are you referring to the $75,040 thay paid the prior year and the $0 they paid in the current year for staff? Otherwise, I'm not sure what number you're looking at.
