# SarahPAC Short-Bus Tour **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 28, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588 "2011-05-28T19:26:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588/81 "2011-06-05T20:13:02Z")
The same scurillous center-lefty site, Think Progress, is reporting a rumor to the effect that Ms Paleo’s many fans are attempting to alter Wiki’s Paul Revere citation to fit her narrative. At present, this is an unsubstantiated report and your correspondent takes no responsibility for the truthiness or abundant lack thereof. Or much of anything else, for that matter. Just sayin’, is all. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588/82 "2011-06-05T20:52:47Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > The same scurillous center-lefty site, Think Progress, is reporting a rumor to the effect that Ms Paleo’s many fans are attempting to alter Wiki’s Paul Revere citation to fit her narrative. Wikipedia articles are supposed to provide cites, rather than original research. Are they linking to Sarah’s comments? That would be just too perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588/83 "2011-06-05T20:58:23Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Wikipedia articles are supposed to provide cites, rather than original research. Are they linking to Sarah’s comments? That would be just too perfect. You can view the history [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Revere&action=history). You can see changes by clicking on ‘cur’ and ‘prev’. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588/84 "2011-06-05T23:25:09Z")
[ > [@](#): > > “I’m publicizing Americana and our foundation and how important it is that we learn about our past and our challenges and victories throughout American history, so that we can successfully proceed forward,” Palin said in the broadcast interview. “It’s not a campaign tour.” ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_PALIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-06-05-18-28-27](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PALIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-06-05-18-28-27)) Is that even legal, as a PAC expenditure? ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588/85 "2011-06-06T01:11:32Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Is that even legal, as a PAC expenditure? Granted Stephen Colbert probably isn’t an authoritative cite, but it sounds like she’s got pretty wide latitude as long as she doesn’t **officially** declare herself a candidate. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588/86 "2011-06-06T02:30:36Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > Granted Stephen Colbert probably isn’t an authoritative cite, but it sounds like she’s got pretty wide latitude as long as she doesn’t **officially** declare herself a candidate. Colbert isn’t, but he asked the guy who is apparently in charge of this sort of thing, and he confirmed it was okay as long as she didn’t declare herself as a candidate. Hence the reason she is refusing to say she is running. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588.md?page=4)