David: Sarah Palin & Flexible Straws

The contract detailed the former Alaska governor’s requirements for her visit, including first-class flights from Anchorage to California — if she flies commercial. If not, “the private aircraft MUST BE a Lear 60 or larger …,” the contract specifies. The contract includes a suite and two single rooms at a luxury hotel. All audience questions will be pre-screened and approved by Palin in advance of her speech. Two bottles of water with flexible straws will be on the podium. No autographs will be granted. Ostensibly, no video or sound recordings will be made of Palin’s appearance. Although the precise speaking fee for Palin is uncertain, the event is being booked as $500 per seat/David Laird, Community comment. More here . (AP Photo/Charles Krupa: Sarah Palin flashes a thumbs up towards her husband Todd as she begins to address a crowd during a stop of the Tea Party Express on Boston Common in Boston, this morning)

Question: Forget Sarah Palin for a minute. If you had rock-star status, what demands would you make in your contract for speaking engagements or performances?