Politico: Sarah Palin just says "No" to corrupt RNC

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Politico reports that Sarah Palin has asked the Republican National Committee to stop using her name in its promotion of a fundraising event she does not plan to attend:

Palin’s staff has twice told the RNC to remove her name from an invitation sent to donors, obtained by POLITICO on Wednesday, showing her as an “invited” speaker to the four-day fundraiser in New Orleans, timed to coincide with the SRLC event in Louisiana.

Palin, who will appear at SRLC, “will not take part in any RNC fundraiser in New Orleans,” an aide said.

Gov. Palin doesn't take too kindly to people using her to promote events that she prefers not to be associated with:

Palin previously asked to be removed from a Conservative Political Action Conference invitation, which twice listed her as an invited speaker though she hadn’t agreed to attend the event.

Sarah Palin is right to tell the RNC to stop using her name to promote its events and raise money. We don't blame her a bit for not wanting her name to be associated with such a corrupt and dysfunctional organization as the RNC. Recent news headlines about Chairman Michael Steele's lavish spending on himself and some committee members' idea of a fun night out on the town demonstrate that RNC is not an entity any sane person would want to enable. Plus, the RNC's “six-figure transfer” of funds to support Dede Scozzafava and its history of funneling large sums of cash to Arlen Specter clearly demonstrate that donors would be better off directing their contributions to individual campaigns and PACs rather than trusting the RNC to do it for them.

Well done, Gov. Palin.

- JP