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Well I wish I could be a VP candidate!!
Sarah Palin's $150,000 makeover
The life of a vice-presidential candidate may be gruelling, but it can also be glamorous - $150,000 glamorous.
BBC NEWS | Americas | Sarah Palin's $150,000 makeover
And some pictures as well..
BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Palin's makeover
I read this in the Toronto Star this AM. I wondered where her style came from as I certainly didn't think it came from Alaska.
Hello ben:
You elitist!
excon
Excon,
Too right.
I want THAT shopping budget!!
Reform! It's costly to reform the government!
The Obama Campiagn raised over $150 million in September alone and a $150K expenditure for Sarah Palin's wardrobe is a concern for the MSM? Who pays for Obama's $3000 suits?. or Michelle's designer outfits ? I bet it doesn't come from personal funds.
Meet Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama's Clothing Designer | Guanabee
I suppose she should travel on the campaign trail wearing Target clothing so the press can mock her as a hick . Maybe she should wear the army green parka that she wore when she was on the cover of Vogue ?
Maybe if she were a multi-millionaire like the Washinton insiders on the campaign trail she would already have the clothing that have become the uniforms of the professional political class. But I guess it was her inexperience that made her unprepared for the proper outfitting of herself and family for a campaign.
The you would lose the bet:Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
Obama pays for his own coattails :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama
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"Neither the campaign nor the DNC [Democratic National Committee] has paid for clothing," spokesman Ben LaBolt said Wednesday in response to news reports that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 on a makeover for Sarah Palin.
Barack Obama, running mate Joe Biden and their wives get no campaign or DNC money for clothes, LaBolt said.
Maybe when she has two autobiographies ghost written for her she can afford to pay for her own clothing suitable for the American campaign trail also .
I like smart women, some men are scared of them.
More slander and cheap shots at Palin ?
I'll add "stupid" to the list :"Republican blow-up doll," ,"Christian Stepford wife," "Jesus freak," "Caribou Barbie," "a dope," "a fatal cancer to the Republican Party," "liar," "a national disgrace" "her pretense that she is a woman."
Who are you replying to??Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
Hello tom:Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
Cheap shot?? I think not. Maybe if she didn't portray herself as a "hockey mom", I could buy it... Maybe if she didn't accuse the OTHER guy of being an elitist, I could buy it...
But, tom. Hockey moms and UN elite people don't shop at Niemans.
The truth is that it's a shot at the RNC who bought the clothes, the campaign who mismanaged her from the git go, and McCain for picking her in the first place.
But, she's doing the best she can under the circumstances... Of course, a REAL leader wouldn't need any handling. What?? IF she can talk about the REAL America, why can't I talk about REAL leaders?
excon
Add:Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
"Uncle Woman" -Sandra Bernhard
"Disabled" -Charlie Rangel
"harriet miers with a better a$$" -Rosie O'Donnell
And this.
Wow, you guys really hate that woman.
Making an issue about the DNC providing her with some clothing that will be donated after the campaign to charity is making a cheap shot.
Seems like a big waste of money for someone whose campaign is based of cutting wasteful spending.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
I have stepped back a bit of finding fault with Palin. I don't know what the circumstances were really of her being selected by McCain; I don't know if she came looking for the job, or what. I feel she will actually live to regret some of the bad speeches, misinformation, etc.
I actually hope she doesn't become you next VP, but I do hope she will be able to go back to her old lifestyle in Alaska.
A lot of women are scared of them too.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
At least the RNC was spending some money to get Palin into clothes, unlike Democratic Florida congressman Tim Mahoney - you know, the guy that replaced Mark Foley - paying thousands of dollars to get women out of their clothes.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
I can understand why the left would much rather Palin hit the campaign trail in a blaze orange hunting vest and waders after Obama's cover on GQ, Michelle's cover for More at the beginning of Fashion Week, being praised for her Donna Ricco dress on The View, Versace having "dedicated her Spring-Summer 2009 collection to Obama and being anointed "fashion’s first lady by Vanity Fair." I certainly hope Katie Couric dropped her little black dress and pearls when she reported on the story, though.
Is he running for VP on a platform of eliminating wasteful spending?Quote:
Originally Posted by speechlesstx
The difference of course is that they actually paid for the clothing .
Hillary Designer: Palin Spending Strange, Designers Vie to Dress Political Candidates - CBS News
Democrats get their clothing for free because the designer wants the promo.
Sounds like a good move. Why can't Sarah do such a thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
No, he's probably still running for a world "more moral." After all the complaints here about discussing trivial things when there are real issues to discuss, I'd think you'd be more concerned about things besides pantsuits and makeup.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
We need to know her characters and values. Who is the real Sarah Palin? This is a question that needs to be explored before an awful mistake is made at the polls.
My guess is that she needed the outfits immediately after McCain selected her; and she had to fly down from Alaska with her family to be at the introduction rally . RNC records show they began this as soon as she was announced .Quote:
Why can't Sarah do such a thing?
But wait a second. Aren't these expenditures part and parcel of the excess of our political system that everyone is complaining about here? I don't know how any "fiscal conservative" could defend it. Couldn't that campaign money have been spent for something else... like more robocalls from Giuliani saying that Obama wants to let criminals walk free and that Obama is for teaching sex education to kindergartners? Geesh, guys... use those dollars wisely!Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
I have respect for the ideals that many espouse here in terms of how they envision the world. But the leaders you are electing don't share your ideals... They aren't fiscally conservative (as the last eight years can attest), they pander to the Christian vote even though they glorify wealth and Jesus wasn't too fond of the wealthy. I'm not sure how people here reconcile voting for someone who "should" be representing their ideals, but fall so dismally short.
What are you talking about ? The RNC is a private organization . It is not tax payer funded .
That is a fair point. I support McCain because he has attempted to fight government corruption and he is heads and shoulders above the Alinsky Marxist he is running against .But he was nowhere's close to my first choice.Quote:
have respect for the ideals that many espouse here in terms of how they envision the world. But the leaders you are electing don't share your ideals... They aren't fiscally conservative (as the last eight years can attest)
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Originally Posted by tomder55
I have started a whole new thread... just for you. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
Good point. I agree. Palin blundered by accepting to hitch her wagon to John McCain. She's being abused and transformed into everything she claimed she was against as a non-insider. We all knew that would happen. I hope she's able to soon get back to her family life and governing roots in Alaska where she belongs.Quote:
Originally Posted by tickle
Barack and Michelle paid for their own clothes.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
So they're rich. I doubt Gov. Palin has those financial resources.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
I realize that you are pointing out the slanders against Gov. Palin, but it gives me an opportunity to say something.Quote:
Originally Posted by speechlesstx
There is no way we can get the information to prove it, but I'll bet Palin's IQ is higher than at least 75% of the elected officials and bureaucrats in Washington.
If she had had the clothes to start with, which she apparently didn't, so they had to cloth her appropriately. It had to be done some way if she couldn't afford it herself.
Your post here is dead on! Only insert Obama here. Who is Barack Obama?Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
He wrote and sold two books. Palin hasn't. She spends her money on ammo to kill moosies, bears, and wolves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galveston1
Which of the seven categories of IQ do you pick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Galveston1
Number Intelligence, Word Fluency, Verbal Meaning, Memory, Reasoning, Spatial Perception and Perceptual Speed
Hmmm, there are several she's not high in.
You really think she has a high IQ, she may well have (in something). Some opinions are that she has an excellent memory. John Cleese mentioned that hasn't anyone noticed that she sounds like she has memorized everything she says.
I will say though, that she is certainly rough around the edges.
I have nothing against the lady. You have to give her a big A for effort. She certainly gave everything, it appears, her best shot. She probably worked this hard to politic herself into the governorship of Alaska.
I think tom first mentioned this:
Yes, now would probably be a good time to have no comment Sen. Clinton.Quote:
CBS News has confirmed that the Republican National Committee spent up to $150,000 on what appears to be wardrobe and makeup spending at high end department stores for the GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
But one of the most famous political fashion designers of the year, Susanna Chung Forest, who designed Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits says it would be unusual for a candidate as famous as Sarah Palin to need to buy clothes.
“Why do you need to pay for it?” Forest told CBS News from her boutique Susanna Beverly Hills saying that most designers would offer to clothe a candidate for free. “It’s an honor, you are going to design for someone who could be the president of the United States,” noting that the exposure any designer would get from dressing someone as famous as Clinton or Palin would be worth much more.
The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this year that Senator Clinton’s custom made pantsuits from Forest were worth about $6,350 a piece retail. Clinton’s spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.
Apparently she picked a nice scarf:
Stumper : Palin Donkey Scarf Origins (Sort of) Explained by Photographer
http://blog.newsweek.com/photos/gagg.../original.aspx
She ain't the bright one.
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