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End Game?
N/A —
... Will the Hockey Mom melt? Will Caribou Barbie’s image head south? “Sarah Palin’s wardrobe joined the ranks of symbolic political excess on Wednesday, alongside John McCain’s multiple houses and John Edwards’s $400 haircut, as Republicans expressed fear that weeks of tailoring Ms. Palin as an average “hockey mom” would fray . . . “ ...
Candidate By Design
BAGnewsNotes —
... I originally posted this shot back on September 16th. With all the attention to Sarah Palin's wardrobe controversy, it seems particularly prescient now. This photo was posted on the ...
The Early Word: Twelve Days
The Caucus —
... Among other things, “because of the steadiness of his temperament and the judicious quality of his decision-making. They are his best-known qualities.” Palin Factor The McCain campaign has not been helped by the news that the Republican National Committee spent roughly $150,000 on a designer wardrobe for Gov. Sarah Palin. The Times’s Patrick Healy and Michael Luo report that the purchases could “compromise Ms. Palin’s standing as Senator McCain’s chief emissary to working-class voters whose salvos at the so-called cultural elite often delight audiences at Republican ...
The McCain Campaign’s Tin Ear
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
I continue to be amazed at the ineptitude displayed by the McCain campaign. The more obvious examples include squandering their head start in the campaign (McCain wrapped up the nomination well before his Democratic rival) and the lack of strategy to deal with the Bush problem (i.e., how to differentiate the candidate from the Bush administration–and no, repeating “Maverick” ad nauseam doesn’t count).
A smaller example is the current flap over the reported $150,000 spent on clothing and accessories for Governor Palin:
$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image. My initial reaction was to ignore the story, but the more I ...
The shopping-spree fallout
Political Animal —
... do to spin the embarrassing revelations. The initial response from the McCain campaign was that this wasn't important in light of the serious challenges facing the country. That's a nice try, I suppose, but it seemed kind of silly given the source -- this is the same campaign that's spent the last several months talking about a '60s-era radical, celebrities, arugula, lipstick, and sex-ed for kindergarteners. It's a little late in the day to whine about the importance of substance. This , however, is an even worse excuse. Others said the issue was tainted with sexism, given that ...
The Perils of Instant Analysis
The Caucus —
... First Read wrote: The Dangers Of Parachuting In: Spending part of the day with the McCain-Palin campaign for yesterday’s interview was both an enviable and unenviable task. It’s always tricky to over-read exhaustion. The campaign pushed back hard on an initial impression one of us said on MSNBC — that there was a lack of chemistry between McCain and Palin during the interview — and cautioned us not to read too much into the campaign soup that’s exhaustion, mixed with a couple of tough news days for the ticket, some bad poll numbers, a healthy skepticism of the press, a ...
Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online —
Thursday, October 23, 2008 [image] Around the Web: 2008 [Katherine Connell] The latest on the candidates . . . McCain Interview on Straight Talk Air The Washington Times [image] Stresses Tax Issue in Try for 1 More N.H. Win The Boston Globe [image] Tries to Push Past Palin Backlash The Washington Post [image] $150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image The New York Times [image] Lambastes Bush Years The Washington Times [image] [image] Obama Chides Biden Over Remark About a World Crisis Testing His Presidency The New York Times ...
William Who? Doodad What? Never Mind All That, Sarah Palin’s Got a New Outfit!
The Sundries Shack —
So the scandal du jour, fit for not just one but two articles in today’s New York Times (including one on the front page), is that the Republican National Committee shelled out $150,000 for clothing and other beautification amenities for Sarah Palin. Apparently, this is supposed to outrage me.
Color me less than entranced. I would much rather hear more about Larry Grathwohl. You don’t know who he is? Well, neither did I until I read this post by Stacy McCain. The relevant quote to pique your interest is “Eliminating 25 million people…and they were dead ...
Back to blogging with the newest on Sarah Palin : What will she name her 6th child?
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily —
ZAMBONI.
If she gets away with being invisibly pregnant a 6th time, her choice would be to call him or her after an ice resurfacing company.
Mmm'kay.
In other news, the soccer mom gets $150, 000 clothes allowance from the RNC. That's about 3 times the median household income in the United States --which is, if you need to know $50,233.00 (2007 Census numbers).
Please remember, Sarah Palin is not an elitist.
Today on Doing Time: Thursday October 23rd
The Latest on Air America —
Sarah Palin is the everywoman, right? That’s why we like her, right? So what if she spent $150,000 on clothes, she’s still like us. The question is: do you really want someone like you to be President?
Really like you? We sure want to get a President who is smarter,
calmer, more poised and on and on through any number of adjectives. So
what’s with this obsession with wanting leaders who are “just like me”?
Also, who cares what she wears!?!? Seriously.
We also want to take a look at Barack Obama's economic plan. Will he really give a tax cut to 95% of America? Obama's Senior Advisor Auston ...
Sarah Palin's Wardrobe Front-Page News at NY Times
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
When Politico revealed the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 outfitting Sarah Palin and her family after she was picked as John McCain's running made, one would assume it would be worthy of a short, snarky story buried on the New York Times's "Caucus" page, filled mostly with anonymous Republicans griping about campaign spending priorities.
But Patrick Healy and Michael Luo's "$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image" made the front page Thursday morning. (The other major papers had more self-control.) The Times played up what they saw as the hypocritical disconnect between Palin's ...
Last Words: McClellan Endorses Obama
The Caucus —
This just in: Former Bush White House press secretary, Scott McClellan, whose scathing book about the Bush administration made him persona non grata, has told CNN that he is endorsing Senator Barack Obama. Surprise or not, the news is rather interesting. The author of “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” told CNN’s new show host ...
Ghosts, Goblins and …
The Caucus —
No need for $75,062 shopping sprees at Neiman Marcus, $36,000 for makeup or $19,215 for hairstyling. Many people will be turning themselves into Sarah Palin this week, and they will do it just by rummaging through their closets. Ms. Palin, the governor of Alaska and Republican vice-presidential nominee, is turning out to be one of the most popular costume figures this Halloween season — and not just for women. And while a $22.99 “Miss Alaska” kit , consisting of a pageant sash (Miss Alaska on one side, Miss Vice-President on the other) and eyeglasses, is a hot item at Ricky’s Halloween Costume Superstore in Manhattan — ...
