RNC shells out $150K for Palin fashion. According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing began in early September and included bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York for a combined $49,425.74. The records also document a couple of big-time shopping trips to Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, including one $75,062.63 spree in early September. The RNC also spent $4,716.49 on hair and makeup through September after reporting no such costs in August.– Politico
Shop on, Sarah Palin, shop on! Where I come from, when you say that your kids were invited and they weren’t, that’s called “lying.” And when you amend expense reports to say they were on official business when they weren’t, that’s called “falsifying documents.” No doubt that’s because I don’t come from Real America, and haven’t absorbed nearly enough of its timeless moral values. — Obisidian Wings
Sarah Palin may have to pay income tax on all those fancy clothes. In the tank ABC reporter Jake Tapper has spoken to a purportedly “well-respected” tax attorney who believes that Sarah Palin will have to declare that $150,000 worth of fancy convention clothes as income, because her excuse that they were “borrowed” from the RNC is kind of, well, wrong. — Wonkette
25 better ways to spend $150,000 than buying a campaign wardrobe for Palin. After learning the RNC spent $150,000 in less than seven weeks on Sarah Palin’s wardrobe — at stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus — we decided to take a look at what else you could get for that amount to see if the money could have been spent more wisely. 75 Blue Hemi Hope or Delta Scout pitbull puppies at $2000 each from SouthernPitbulls.com to serve as a mascot for Sarah Palin lovers. 13,636 world maps at $11.00 each from Maps.com so McCain can finally learn Czechoslovakia no longer exists and that Iraq and Pakistan do not share a border; as a bonus, Palin can see Russia without having to walk outside her house and learn that New Hampshire is not part of the Great Northwest. — StopThinkVote
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With just less than one week until the election, controversies surrounding both the Democrat and Republican camps continue to emerge. The most recent media storm has focused on the $150,000 that the Republican National Committee spent on new clothes for Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin. Even though the story has generated a mountain of negative publicity and anti-Republican attacks, I refuse to let it sway my opinion. One has to consider that both Palin and Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama have spent thousands on clothing, and it shouldn’t change the direction in which the vote is cast. I mean, we live in a society based on image and possessions; if a candidate didn’t spend money on her wardrobe I can only imagine the criticism she would receive then. If one candidate donned designer outfits and the other dressed in frumpy clothes, Americans would have much less respect for the latter candidate. Plus, look at the amount of attention Sarah Palin is receiving from her wardrobe! It doesn’t seem like such a bad political move because in the end, publicity is publicity. When it comes down to it, Americans should base their votes on the qualifications of the candidates, not the clothes they choose to wear. We should vote for the candidate that will protect our personal financial freedoms and the continued rights to no fax payday loans.
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