Subscribe to Breaking NewsWithers: So what if Palin likes good clothes?
I’m no clothes horse. My friend Stephanie had to inform me that it’s a good idea to have your belt and shoes match in color (I was over 25 when Steph passed that information on). I put that out there because I’m a bit confused about the chatter on Sarah Palin’s clothes budget. Yes I understand $150,000 for a 2 month wardrobe is high , but it doesn’t change any of her positions nor make her a better candidate. Also it seems to be one of those stories we spend a lot of time on at the expense of others. Anyone remember John Edwards’ expensive haircut?
With that said, Team McCain keeps dropping the public relations ball. Hard to push the “hockey mom” memo for Palin and then take her to Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Smart political advisors would have had Palin and her family do some shopping at Sears, Macy’s, and Target.
Withers: “So what if Palin likes good clothes?”
So, why didn’t she buy them with her own money? Why? because her taste in clothes, like her intellect, and opinions, are lacking in good taste and judgement, that’s why.
“Puerca, aunque vista de seda, puerca queda.”
Yes, I remember the flack Edwards caught for a $400 haircut. This is not a haircut. This is $15K for clothes, on top of approximately $13K spent for her makeup and nearly $8K for John McCain’s. All spent within the span of two months.
This kind of wanton abuse is worthy of spending time on. The behavior of candidates during their campaign is a fair representation of how how they would govern.
She’s supposed to be about Main Street and change and how can you be about change if you spend $150k to look like you belong in DC and not Alaska? At a minimum she should have at least spent the money in her own state being governor and all. I bet Joe the Plumber would have at least done that – if he had access to $150K for new clothing.
Your typical “hockey mom” wishes she could drop $150,000 on clothes over the course 20 years! In a time of economic hardship it might have been more politic for Palin to be her wardrobe at an outlet store. On the one-hand she’s promoting her small-town values but on the other she’s trying to play movie star. Didn’t they criticize Obama for being a “celebrity”?
$150,000 on clothes. Doesn’t that make her more concerned with her appearance than jobs and food for Americans?