corner.nationalreview.com - 10/22/2008
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So now we learn that the RNC shelled out $150,000 for clothing, hair, and make-up for Sarah Palin since her surprise nomination. Scandal! Gotcha! Such hypocrisy! If she wants the Joe Six-pack vote, the "logic" goes, why isn't she wearing clothes from Target? Huh? While everyone seems to get that ...
msnbc.msn.com - 10/22/2008
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msnbc.msn.com —
John McCain's presidential campaign said thousands of dollars
worth of clothing purchased by the Republican Party for
running mate Sarah Palin will go to a "charitable purpose" after the campaign.
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GOP spends $150,000 for Palin's wardrobe
blogs.abcnews.com - 10/23/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
ABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: The McCain-Palin campaign’s
efforts to reach women is about to get a
celebrity boost: Elisabeth Hasselbeck is set to join Gov. Sarah Palin on the campaign trail. “The View” co-host said Thursday the McCain campaign...
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Hasselbeck to Campaign for Palin
boston.com - 10/22/2008
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boston.com —
ANCHORAGE - Governor Sarah Palin charged the state
for her children to travel with her, including to
events where they were not invited, and she later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business. The charges included costs ...
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Alaska paid for Palin daughters to travel - The Boston Globe
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My Final Word on Wardrobegate
doubleplusundead —
My Final Word on Wardrobegate It comes from Lisa Schiffren : Had she been a creature of Washington, Palin would have had closet full of suits, unexciting, perhaps, but appropriate. Had she been a former First Lady running for president, whose husband has raked in $109 million in the last 8 years, she could have called Oscar de la Renta, and and [sic] had him come for a fitting. [...] Instead, she had zero time and no personal fortune. And she faced the terrible hurdle of being young and attractive — the very sort of woman who most desperately needs wardrobe cues to make her ...
Which is Problematic?
Stones Cry Out —
... Mrs Palin’s $150k wardrobe (a reasonable explanation here btw) or Mr Obama’s $150k faux-Greek stage setting for his acceptance speech? Both? Neither? ...
Since We're Talking about the Cost of Style...
Politics Daily —
... winner," Kressley said. "I think she brings back that kind of Jackie Onassis flair. I think Democrats are always better dressers." To Which Jules Crittenden Replies Anyway, Palin's completely unnecessary $150,000 makeover notwithstanding,... Hmmm completely unnecessary? I beg to differ -- Let's go to the slides Before Clearly, something needed to be done... and after: Lisa Schiffren has the best take and answers Carson on the generic style: ...
Lisa Schiffren On Funding Palin's Wardrobe
Perfunction —
... I'm so glad that Democrats are so concerned about how Republicans spend their own goddamned money. Maybe some of that hand-wringing concern will rub off on their confiscatory tax policy.
NRO's Lisa Schiffren (and GOP donor/wardrobe funder) defends this stupid non-issue:
Instead, she had zero time and no personal fortune. And she faced the terrible hurdle of being young and attractive — the very sort of woman who most desperately needs wardrobe cues to make her look authoritative. If she had had to pay for it herself, she could not ...
William Who? Doodad What? Never Mind All That, Sarah Palin’s Got a New Outfit!
The Sundries Shack —
... I entirely agree with Lisa Schiffren on the clothing matter. I guarantee you, if Governor Palin had been hitting her campaign stops dressed in outfits from Target or T.J. Maxx, the front page of the Times would be telling us how dowdy she is and how she needs some sort of “image makeover” to befit her position as a politician of national stature. ...
Sarah Palin’s Reaganite Potential
GayPatriot —
... she has many of the qualities (i.e., natural gifts) of Ronald Reagan, she has, as I’ve noted before, not yet come close to realizing her potential. Jon seems to agree:
At least, not right now. Remember, Ronald Reagan spent decades writing, speaking and working on difficult political issues, thinking deeply about what he believed and why, before he was taken seriously as a major movement leader.
That can be remedied. In commenting on Palin’s RNC-financed campaign wardrobe, Lisa Schiffren suggests she buy some ...
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Who's responsible for Palin's new wardrobe?
salon.com 10/28/2008 —
The story of the $150,000 worth of clothing that the Republican National Committee purchased for the use of Sarah Palin and her family isn't really just about fashion anymore. Now it may be a window into the fighting that's reportedly going on in ...
Palin First
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/1/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings Speaking of Palin rallies in Florida -- which I did earlier -- it seems that, like Palin rallies elsewhere, they're all about... Sarah Palin : At a boisterous Sarah Palin rally in Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon, one name was surprisingly absent from the ...
A wardrobe for the Real America
washingtonmonthly.com 10/22/2008 — A WARDROBE FOR THE REAL AMERICA.... As Hilzoy noted last night, Sarah Palin has a new and unexpected problem -- the Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 on clothes and accessories for Palin and her family in just...
McCain Campaign Tensions Swirl Around Palin And Former Bush Aides
themoderatevoice.com 10/25/2008 —
As the battle between presidential wannabes Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain heads towards its final week, one candidate remains the subject of continued media scrutiny, cryptic and at times disrespectful references by ...
Ooooooh, Barracuda!
blogs.abcnews.com 10/28/2008 — Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are now trying to throw McCain aide Nicolle Wallace under the proverbial bus, and as they do so those in McCain’s circle are wary of the impact on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., himself. Since...
AP: Palin put kids on state tab
swamppolitics.com 10/22/2008 — by James OIiphant
The Associated Press is moving a story that says that as Alaska's governor, Sarah Palin charged the state some $21,000 in expenses for her children's travel as she conducted official state business.
But Alaska law is unclear ...
What’s Next for Sarah Palin?
bloggernews.net 11/8/2008 — I’ve given my take the latest Palin controversy here and here, and outside of that I’m done. I make it a rule not put too much faith in “unnamed sources” (especially when one of the people rumoured to be an “unnamed ...
Palin and CNN
corner.nationalreview.com 10/21/2008 — A bit more on CNN's "quote" from National Review in its story on Sarah Palin. In the CNN interview with Palin, aired today, reporter Drew Griffin said to Palin:
GRIFFIN: Governor, you've been mocked in the press, the press has been pretty hard on ...
Sarah Palin, the AIP, and the Extremist Fringe
themoderatevoice.com 10/23/2008 — So McCain and Palin want to smear Obama with guilt by association over his non-relationship with Bill Ayers , eh?
Well, perhaps more attention ought to be paid to Palin’s long and ongoing relationship with the extremist Alaska Independence ...
Biden keeps focus on McCain —
First Read 10/22/2008
From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- While Palin continues to hammer away at Biden , the Delaware senator is for the most part focusing on McCain , hitting him again today for a “wait-and-see” attitude on a second stimulus ...
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