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Palin talks clothes at length
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
Recognizing the clothes kerfuffle still has legs and is damaging her politically Sarah Palin used the start of a rally today to offer her most extended defense of the clothes bought for her last month.
Palin, speaking in Tampa, she would not keep the pricey outfits and wasn't even sporting them anymore.
"I'm back to wearing my own clothes from my favorite consignment shop in Anchorage, Alaska," she noted.
Palin also used the issue to shift attention to her blue collar roots and son's military service, noting her inexpensive earrings, wedding ring and Blue Star lapel pin. ...
Video: Palin talks clothes
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Video: Palin talks clothes posted at 4:58 pm on October 26, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Jonathan Martin wonders why she’d broach this subject, thereby keeping it alive for another news cycle. The likely answer, per his colleague : Because she had nothing to do with the RNC clothes purchases and is boiling about what it’s done to her image. [T]he final straw for Palin and her allies was the news that the campaign had reported spending $150,000 on her clothes, turning her, again, into the butt of late-night humor.“She never even set foot in these stores,” the senior Republican said, noting ...
Palin and Hasselbeck on the "Clothes Thing"
Weekly Standard Blog —
At a rally in Tampa, Florida, yesterday Sarah Palin addressed the RNC's purchase of expensive clothes and accessories for her:
"Those clothes, they are not my property. Just like the lighting and the staging and everything else that the RNC purchased, I'm not taking them with me. I am back to wearing my own clothes from my favorite consignment shop in Anchorage, Alaska. You'd think — not that I would even have to address the issue because, as Elisabeth is suggesting, the double standard here it's — gosh, we don't even want to waste our time." ...
Matt Lewis: Free Sarah Palin
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Sarah Palin is setting the record straight about those expensive clothes. ... I'm supposed to go on Neil Cavuto later today to discuss whether or not Sarah Palin has gone "rogue" . Clearly, there is no rift between McCain and Palin -- and there is no doubt she is trying to help McCain win. Having said that, Palin has clearly decided to seize control of her image from the consultants -- a move I applaud. Individuals may not be able to control everything in their life, but they should, at least, be able to control their own image. In his book, " A Different Drummer ," former Reagan adviser Mike Deaver recounts how he and other ...
McCain Campaign vs. the RNC: It’s the Ruffle Kerfuffle!
Firedoglake —
Not since Pat Nixon's "respectable Republican cloth coat" has White House wardrobing created such a fashion faux pax! Then again, Richard Nixon wasn't married to Sarah Palin, professional beauty contestant and hobbyist governor.
McCain's Keystone Kops campaign has been tripping ...
Who bought Palin’s clothes? McCain campaign and RNC play the blame game.
Think Progress —
After Politico’s revealed recently that $150,000 was spent on Gov. Sarah Palin’s wardrobe, the McCain campaign and the RNC have been engaged in a blame game, trying to assign responsibility to each other for the decision. A quick recap:
“It was obviously the RNC’s call.” – McCain aide Nancy Pfotenhauer, 10/22
“They are not my property. Just like the lighting and the staging and everything else the RNC purchased.” – Palin, 10/26
“All the people I talk to say it’s Nicolle Wallace.” – Fox’s Fred Barnes, 10/26
“This was a coordinated expense that ...
