Jerry Brown's investigation of Palin's CSU Stanislaus speech comes to a quiet end

Nothing like a press release issued on a Saturday.

Early Saturday morning, California attorney General Jerry Brown’s office eeked out a little news release that he was hoping no one would notice.

The ever-so-brief bulletin states that Sarah Palin’s June speech at California State University at Stanislaus ... ahem... did not break any laws.

OH THE HUMANITY! WHAT A SHOCK!

Sarah Palin’s 40-minute speech to raise money for a cash-strapped university in California, sponsored by a PRIVATE foundation, and the fact that she received a stipend to do so, is legal. Attendees paid $500 apiece to happily come see her, also is perfectly legal.

In fact, there was absolutely NOTHING at all wrong or illegal with anything having to do with Palin’s appearance in California.

All this according to a regretful Jerry Brown, who is the state’s attorney general, a Democrat and oh yes, running for governor.

Jerry Brown should reimburse the taxpayers what he wasted on this politically-motivated "investigation."
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Related:

• Palin to Moonbeam: "Do you not have anything else to do?"
• About 100 assorted Dems and Moonbats protest Palin's appearance at CSU Stanislaus
• Jerry Brown launches investigation of Palin speaking fees, claims pure motives

About 100 assorted Dems and moonbats protest Sarah Palin's appearance at CSU Stanislaus *updated with new photos*

The Modesto Bee reports about 100 anti-Palin protesters showed up Friday in Turlock to protest Sarah Palin. Even though her speech will raise $200,000 for the non-profit CSUS Foundation, it is unbearable for tolerant lefties for Palin to appear anywhere in the state. I'll be posting photos from the event tonight Saturday.

The first photo shows a paper machet Palin figure in a miniskirt - a pinata.  Via Flickr.

Somebody pre-made a lot of the protest signs for the 100 protesters and stacked them up against a tree for protesters to select.  In the photo below, notice all the signs have wood sticks wrapped with gray duct tape.  (Photo credit: Darryl Bush / ModBee)

Below are protesters carrying some of the pre-made signs.  Again, notice the wooden sticks wrapped with duct tape.  Via Flickr.

Update: more photos from the protest are being published on blogs and Twitter and I have found some more to add.

Check out this classy sign made by a Moonbat pleased with her ability to refer to Palin as a "c**t".  Via @3StepsBack.  I believe the Moonbat holding the sign is Alicia Lewis, one of the CSUS students celebrated by the media for digging in the Foundation's dumpster looking for Palin documents.

I almost feel sorry for the guy in the photo below. His sign calls Palin an "idiot" but he sure looks like one lonely buffoon.  Via @3StepsBack

Another winner below.

Not sure kind of demented person would make a display like the one shown below.

Below is another Moonbat painting a classy sign.

Another update: while searching for photos of the protest I came across a left-wing group in Modesto called Valley Progressives. Turns out this group was one of the main organizers of the protest.  I'm guessing this group made the signs.  Valley Progressives put out this plea on its Facebook event page:

Sound permit verified. We need & request musical, dance, poet, & other acts. Clever signs & street theater. We need speakers to represent all groups at odds with Ms Palin's owners-handlers. Feminists, LGBT, immigrants, atheists, orthodox and nonorthodox faiths, environmentalists, labor, educators, retirees, etc.

Please invite all your friends!

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, June 8, 7pm in Modesto. Let us know if you're interested or if any of your friends want to assist.

Thanks for all you do.

We need to protest the Fascist and corrupt powers that are trying dismantle Cal State Stanislaus and publicly funded education. Valley Progressives currently meet every Tuesday at 7pm.

Pre-made signs, out-of-town organizers, a Palin = c**t sign - even a paper machet Palin ... everything a group of 100 Moonbats would want.

That's it for now... I won't post any more photos from the protest unless I come across something extra noteworthy.

Palin to Moonbeam: "Do you not have anything else to do?"

Jerry Brown was the target of a well-deserved barb from Sarah Palin during her speech at yesterday's fundraiser gala at CSU Stanislaus.

Sarah Palin criticized California Attorney General Jerry Brown Friday over his investigation into her speaking arrangement at a gala dinner at a cash-strapped California university.

The 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate's speech at the 50th anniversary celebration at California State University, Stanislaus has generated intense intrigue and scrutiny since the nonprofit foundation holding the event first announced her visit in March.

The visit set off a pitched legal feud. Brown launched an investigation into the finances of the university's foundation arm amid allegations that the nonprofit violated public disclosure laws.

"Jerry Brown and friends, come on this is California," she said. "Do you not have anything else to do?"

The event raised more than $200,000 for the CSU Stanislaus Foundation.  (Photo credit Debbie Noda, Modesto Bee / June 26, 2010)

Related:

• Jerry Brown launches investigation of Sarah Palin speaking fees

Jerry Brown launches investigation of Sarah Palin speaking fees, claims pure motives

Seriously?  Is it the business of the Attorney General to investigate the fees a private foundation is paying Sarah Palin? 

Jerry Brown, currently California's attorney general, announced last night that he has launched a "broad investigation" to find out how much a California State University foundation intends to pay Sarah Palin when the ex-Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate speaks at a campus benefit in June.
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In a statement issued by his office, Brown insisted his investigation has nothing to do with politics. "This is not about Sarah Palin," he said. Rather, he said, he's concerned about maintaining "prudent fiscal management" of the state university foundation's funds. "We are taking this action to make sure that the money raised goes toward the intended educational purposes," Brown said.

Palin's fees are being covered by private donations, not public money.  So this is all about Brown's desire to whip up the anti-Palin Dem party base, and curry favor with the Palin-haters in the California media.  It is abuse of power, not unlike Brown making calls last week to pressure the Chamber of Commerce to drop an anti-Brown ad campaign.