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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre there medals for grifting? Todd Palin stars in new Reality series "Stars and Stripe'
On "Stars Earn Stripes," the celebrity contestants will gather at a remote training facility, where they will participate in a "fierce, entertaining and emotionally charged new competition honoring America's armed forces," according to NBC. Each celebrity will be paired with an "operative," who is a member or a former member of the armed forces or law enforcement agencies, who will coach and guide their celebrity teammate. The challenges will include everything from helicopter drops to long range weapon firing.
The celebrities play to win money for military-based charities and each week, someone will be eliminated
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/19/stars-earn-stripes-todd-p_n_1609224.html
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Are there medals for grifting? Todd Palin stars in new Reality series "Stars and Stripe' (Original Post)
HipChick
Jul 2012
OP
When did Tawd become a celebrity? Or is this show just desperate for contestants?
jillan
Jul 2012
#4
"...raised more than $750,000 from April through June and spent more than $579,000."!!?!
lunatica
Jul 2012
#15
meida love these people and continue to put them on tv against our will - including kim K
2Design
Jul 2012
#8
Shit - I glanced at your title and saw "Stars and Stripe" and I immediately thought
calimary
Jul 2012
#14
tanyev
(44,035 posts)1. Is son Track his military-based charity?
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)2. I know.
We nearly fell out of our chairs when we saw him included with the "heroes." The Palins are grifters extraordinaire.
Panasonic
(2,921 posts)3. Opening betting pool for cancellation date....
When will it be cancelled?
jillan
(39,451 posts)4. When did Tawd become a celebrity? Or is this show just desperate for contestants?
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)5. Speaking of grifting,
http://www.adn.com/2012/07/14/2542731/palins-pac-reports-donations-increase.html
"Operating expenses"? Is that code for "Sarah's pocket"?
Sarah Palin's political action committee reported a robust increase in money raised during the second quarter of 2012 compared with the first quarter.
According to a filing Friday with the Federal Election Commission, Palin's SarahPAC raised more than $750,000 from April through June and spent more than $579,000.
By contrast, the first-quarter contribution level of about $386,400 was among the lowest reported by the PAC in a quarterly filing. In that quarter, the PAC spent about $418,400.
In the second quarter, $15,000 was given to candidates. No money was given to candidates in the first three months of the year.
Most of the money spent in the second quarter went to operating expenses.
"Operating expenses"? Is that code for "Sarah's pocket"?
lunatica
(53,410 posts)15. "...raised more than $750,000 from April through June and spent more than $579,000."!!?!
WTF?!
How can you spend more than half a million dollars in three months?
Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)6. He has the least annoying personality of the Palins.
That is to say, he has absolutely no personality at all.
I've seen cinder blocks that had more on the ball.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)7. God, will those people never go away?
2Design
(9,099 posts)8. meida love these people and continue to put them on tv against our will - including kim K
I do not like or understand any of them being on tv
BumRushDaShow
(138,357 posts)9. So does every member of that dysfunctional family
have some contract with a reality show?
First Caribou, then Harvey's Bristol Cream, and now Tawd? I suppose Trippme is next?
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)10. Tripp's already on with Bristol, isn't he?
The only one who has been laying low is Piper (and Track, who never seemed to "get with the program" .
Mutt22
(76 posts)11. Another great reason to not watch NBC
kentuck
(112,343 posts)12. Thanks for the warning.
Initech
(101,181 posts)13. Ugh - when will their 15 minutes expire?
calimary
(83,517 posts)14. Shit - I glanced at your title and saw "Stars and Stripe" and I immediately thought
"'Stripe' - what? New baby name? Is one of the palin women pregnant again?"
Just feelin' snarky at the moment!