how much lipstick can a pig need? 150 grand?

[cutthemdown]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081022/pl_politico/14805

The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.

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.

The cash expenditures immediately raised questions among campaign finance experts about their legality under the Federal Election Commission's long-standing advisory opinions on using campaign cash to purchase items for personal use.

Politico asked the McCain campaign for comment, explicitly noting the $150,000 in expenses for department store shopping and makeup consultation that were incurred immediately after Palin’s

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

The cash expenditures immediately raised questions among campaign finance experts about their legality under the Federal Election Commission's long-standing advisory opinions on using campaign cash to purchase items for personal use.

Politico asked the McCain campaign for comment, explicitly noting the $150,000 in expenses for department store shopping and makeup consultation that were incurred immediately after Palin’s
Let me guess: Team Twitch just dismissed the request for a comment out of hand, calling it a partisan, politically-motivated attack?

And just think: For that kind of money, the RNC could have hired a team of strippers from "Scores" for the GOP convention instead of a 40-something bumpkin with five kids (if the strategy was to appeal to the prurient interests of "Joe Six Pack.") :D

[Rank&File]

The thing that's wrong with this is the hipocracy. You can't tout her as a hockey mom, then go out and spend that kind of money. Someone said that the clothes will be donated to charity, but that's not really the point. It's a dumb move on their part. It's not like Obama shops at Wal-Mart either, but he never claimed to, and that's the difference.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

The thing that's wrong with this is the hipocracy. You can't tout her as a hockey mom, then go out and spend that kind of money. Someone said that the clothes will be donated to charity, but that's not really the point. It's a dumb move on their part. It's not like Obama shops at Wal-Mart either, but he never claimed to, and that's the difference.

That's a good point.

Bible Barbie's "hockey mom" shtick is no more real than the Kennebunkport Cowboy's "folksy" image.

[snowspot66]

Hey now. I'm sure there are wealthy private school hockey moms too. Maybe she meant she was one of those. Ivy League schools have hockey don't they?

[Rohirrim]

I guess now she's figured out what the VP does. ;D

[TailgateNut]

I guess now she's figured out what the VP does. ;D


"Look the part"!

This would be another embarrasment to our country if allowed to continue her political career, regardless of position held.

She's a liar, a cheat, a thief, a fake and a flake.

[BABronco]

I guess now she's figured out what the VP does. ;D

Very Pricey?

[BroncoInferno]

The party of the little man.

[SJ Bronco]

Hey now. I'm sure there are wealthy private school hockey moms too. Maybe she meant she was one of those. Ivy League schools have hockey don't they?

I love hockey, but here in Cali (the land of no Ice) it's a rich kids sport.

[Traveler]

I guess now she's figured out what the VP does. ;D

I think so. The VP is in charge of reviving the retail sector. You know, just get in there and spend tax payer money to help the economy.

She must feel so "mavericky."

From this point, one of the first things that comes to will come to mind is the old refrain from Wilma & Betty of the Flintstones.... CHARGE IT!

[theAPAOps5]

I guess now she's figured out what the VP does. ;D

Did you see her explanation of what the VP does to a 9 year old on Denver's KUSA. It was laughable. She has not a clue.

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[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Did you see her explanation of what the VP does to a 9 year old on Denver's KUSA. It was laughable. She has not a clue.


Sheesh! That's enough to make you cringe. :oyvey:

No wonder the ~19% who still think GeeDubya is doing a "heckuva job" admire her so.

[TailgateNut]

Did you see her explanation of what the VP does to a 9 year old on Denver's KUSA. It was laughable. She has not a clue.

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****ing DUMBASS! Nothing more, nothing less! A box of rocks!

[Paladin]

One thing they should require her to do is wear the price tags on her new togs. (Maybe a Minnie Pearl tag on the hairdo.)* What that does is energize the fantasies of all those hockey moms who want to "be like Sarah". But what's a poor girls to do? Can't let her talk to the many reporters and non-faux TV shows and people wearing rags, can you?

(Oh, wait. Come to think of it, even all dressed out she still sounds dumb.)

The only real accessory she needs is that little tag that proclaims "Alaskans for Independence". That would send chills through the bodies of hockey moms everywhere. Independence? WOW!!!..........





*Can someone Photoshop Palin into a picture of Minnie Pearl? I think that would look great on a T-shirt. Money to be made there, guys.....

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

****ing DUMBASS! Nothing more, nothing less! A box of rocks!

Yep.

The sheer contempt for the office of the VP and the American people shown by the GOP and the McCain campaign in their selection of this sitcom on legs is just astronomical.

Every American should take this as an insult and an affront.

[c_lazy_r]

I don't care what you guys say, she's still hot.

[El Minion]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081022/pl_politico/14805

The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.

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.

The cash expenditures immediately raised questions among campaign finance experts about their legality under the Federal Election Commission's long-standing advisory opinions on using campaign cash to purchase items for personal use.

Politico asked the McCain campaign for comment, explicitly noting the $150,000 in expenses for department store shopping and makeup consultation that were incurred immediately after Palin’s

She must be using John Kerry's Hair Stylist

[snowspot66]

Ah, yes. The John Edwards $400 hair cut. The barber even did a house call for it!

[Traveler]

I don't care what you guys say, she's still hot.

I'd make the sacrifice and do it for my country.:wiggle:

it=Palin

[Paladin]

I don't care what you guys say, she's still hot.

So. You like dressed up pigs in lipstick, eh?

[c_lazy_r]

So. You like dressed up pigs in lipstick, eh?

MMMMM...I guess.

[c_lazy_r]

I'd make the sacrifice and do it for my country.:wiggle:

it=Palin

It's not easy being patriotic...^5

[cutthemdown]

the problem is using funds for personal items. its illegal. Palin is someone i could never vote for.

[c_lazy_r]

the problem is using funds for personal items. its illegal. Palin in someone i could never vote for.


I didn't say I was voting for her. ;D

[cutthemdown]

I didn't say I was voting for her. ;D

who in there right mind could unless you go by only religious beliefs?

i know tons of califonia repubs like myself who can't vote McCain because of her. No matter what palin cant have a shot at being our leader.

[TailgateNut]

MMMMM...I guess.


Is that an adams apple, or did she just choke on another lie?

[Spider]

MMMMM...I guess.

She sure gots her some prutty teeth ..that un does

[c_lazy_r]

She sure gots her some prutty teeth ..that un does

whitest ones I ever ca...ah, nevermind

[c_lazy_r]

Is that an adams apple, or did she just choke on another lie?

That post has potential...

:approve:

[Spider]

whitest ones I ever ca...ah, nevermind

;D I have been stuck in the south east for awhile now , I am in Rossville Ark right now ....... slip on over to Oklahoma tonight , drop this trailer pick up another going to Massachusetts , slip on down to Connecticut , then back to Arkansas , then home for a week ....... I am back to driving the homo truck ( elsid13 and a couple others know ) ;D P.s. bastards nailed me in west Memphis , you guys should have seen the fight , I thought for sure I was going to jail .... that ole boy didnt know what to do when I set my breaks on his scale and quit my job ....I said you call some one and have this truck towed off , I am gettin a cab , going to the bus station and going home , fVck you and your silly ass ticket ......the Highway Patrol sent a Sergent down and smoothed things over

[ak1971]

;D I have been stuck in the south east for awhile now , I am in Rossville Ark right now ....... slip on over to Oklahoma tonight , drop this trailer pick up another going to Massachusetts , slip on down to Connecticut , then back to Arkansas , then home for a week ....... I am back to driving the homo truck ( elsid13 and a couple others know ) ;D P.s. bastards nailed me in west Memphis , you guys should have seen the fight , I thought for sure I was going to jail .... that ole boy didnt know what to do when I set my breaks on his scale and quit my job ....I said you call some one and have this truck towed off , I am gettin a cab , going to the bus station and going home , f*** you and your silly ass ticket ......the Highway Patrol sent a Sergent down and smoothed things over

punch him in the throat!

[Rohirrim]

So, the party of Joe the Plumber spends $18,000 per month on clothes from Neiman Marcus? See anything wrong with this picture, Joe?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

So, the party of Joe the Plumber spends $18,000 per month on clothes from Neiman Marcus? See anything wrong with this picture, Joe?

And writes off kids' travel expenses as official state business?

How's that for being a "reformer?"

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

who in there right mind could unless you go by only religious beliefs?

i know tons of califonia repubs like myself who can't vote McCain because of her. No matter what palin cant have a shot at being our leader.

Whew!

It's good to know that at least some of you republicans haven't completely lost your minds. :thumbs:

[cutthemdown]

Whew!

It's good to know that at least some of you republicans haven't completely lost your minds. :thumbs:

I just can't see her leading us where we need to go. VP is next in line. I don't know one Republican happy with Palin. When McCain picked her I said to myself wow they must want Obama to win because this is the worst VP pick ever.

I would take Obama, Biden, Edwards, Hilliary, any of them over Palin. She's just a ridiculous pick and I keep waiting for McCains real plan to emerge like this is a bad dream. when he picked her I thought well maybe they want the real VP pick to have less time for the media to investigate. You know Palin drops out 3-4 weeks before election for family reasons and they name Romney or something.

[gunns]

Let me guess: Team Twitch just dismissed the request for a comment out of hand, calling it a partisan, politically-motivated attack?


I heard about this last night and they were reporting, I can't remember the exact setting or if this was after the above, but Michelle Obama was accused of staying an expensive hotel and ordering up expensive items such as lobster, etc. It was proved a major lie.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

When McCain picked her I said to myself wow they must want Obama to win because this is the worst VP pick ever.


This thought has crossed my mind more than a few times this campaign season.

It's possible that the GOP (and their big donors) don't want to win this one.

It's possible that they know things are going to get a lot worse on the economic front, and that they want to leave the Dems holding the bag while they hunker down in their bunkers in Paraguay, counting their ill-gotten loot.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

I heard about this last night and they were reporting, I can't remember the exact setting or if this was after the above, but Michelle Obama was accused of staying an expensive hotel and ordering up expensive items such as lobster, etc. It was proved a major lie.

That's one of their favorite tactics: accuse your opponent (rightfully or not) of that sin which you are committing.

[SJ Bronco]

MMMMM...I guess.
I guess, but judging by the 5 o'clock shadow and her religious tendency, you'd better bring a weed whacker for the underwear removal.

[cutthemdown]

This thought has crossed my mind more than a few times this campaign season.

It's possible that the GOP (and their big donors) don't want to win this one.

It's possible that they know things are going to get a lot worse on the economic front, and that they want to leave the Dems holding the bag while they hunker down in their bunkers in Paraguay, counting their ill-gotten loot.

That's a total lie. Everyone knows we are goin to Costa Rica and Panama.

[Bronco Bob]

I don't care what you guys say, she's still hot.

Paris Hilton is hotter, smarter, and has seen more of the world.
And Paris Hilton runs her own business and knows how to
meet a payroll, ie executive experience.
Why not make Paris Hilton the VP?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Palin's Clothes Are Becoming a Wardrobe Malfunction

When the RNC decided to tell Sarah Palin to go shopping at its expense they were undoubtedly expecting to get a sexy hot chick who would impress the hell out of Joe Sixpack and his cousin, Joe-the-Plumber. Instead, her $150,000 shopping spree has become a news story in itself. After first appearing on Politico (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14805.html), it has since been reported by the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/22/AR2008102202187.html?hpid=artslot), the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/us/politics/23palin.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin), the LA Times (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2008/10/palins-economic.html), CNN (http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/22/morning-buzz-palin-expenses/), Fox News (http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/21/report-rnc-spent-g-spruce-palin/), and thousands of other outlets. Go to Google and type: Sarah Palin $150,000 and you will get over 100,000 hits. The general theme of the articles is that her claim to being just a hockey mom doesn't fit well with buying $150,000 worth of clothes. Only a couple of outlets mention the additional bill of over $20,000 for makeup artists (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/10/httpwwwpoliticocomnewsstories1.html?hpid=artslot) for September. In addition to sifting through the RNC filing (where this data came from), Politico also went through the DNC filing to see if there was anything similar. There wasn't. Obama and Biden are wearing their own clothes. Some GOP donors are complaining (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14840.html) that their donations have not been spent wisely. If you are a fashionista and want to know where Palin buys her clothes, here is the list (http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/gop-consultant-reimbursed-for-palin-shopping-spree/?hp).

[Rohirrim]

Palin's no dummy. She sees the ship going down so she's stripping the stateroom and getting off with a free wardrobe. Probably grabbing the soaps and towels on the way out as well. Hell, it's the end of the road for her. Might as well get a few mementos.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

http://www.bartcop.com/palin-wal-mart-mom.jpg

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Ben Smith: Palin's voice coach "Shanks' name does appear in McCain's campaign finance report. It's reported as: "Operating Expenditures / GOTV CONSULTING." As in "Get Out the Vote." " 10/23 (http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Get_Out_The_What.html?showall)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

CREW files complaint with FEC over RNC clothing expenditures 10/24 (http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/10/group_files_com.html)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

LATimes: Palin appointed friends and donors to key posts in Alaska, records show. 100-plus jobs went to campaign donors or their relatives, sometimes without apparent regard to qualifications. Several donors got state-subsidized loans for business ventures of dubious public value. (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-palinrecords24-2008oct24,0,6683728.story)

[TailgateNut]

CREW files complaint with FEC over RNC clothing expenditures 10/24 (http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/10/group_files_com.html)


Good! I want my $3 back!:~ohyah!:

[TailgateNut]

LATimes: Palin appointed friends and donors to key posts in Alaska, records show. 100-plus jobs went to campaign donors or their relatives, sometimes without apparent regard to qualifications. Several donors got state-subsidized loans for business ventures of dubious public value. (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-palinrecords24-2008oct24,0,6683728.story)


Visions of Bush are "dancing in my head".

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Visions of Bush are "dancing in my head".

Like Bush, Bible Barbie seems to lie every time she opens her mouth.

I saw a brief clip of her speaking at one of her rallies, and she was telling her crowd that American businesses pay the second highest taxes in the world.

(She was using this claim to sell the same old republi-con "cutting taxes on big business will create jobs" trickle-down bullsh*t.)

Actually, it's more like second lowest:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/memo-to-fox-news-the-gop_b_136557.html

[Rohirrim]

Did anyone mention that Alaska is the most socialist state in the United States?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Did anyone mention that Alaska is the most socialist state in the United States?

How about the idea that Bible Barbie presumes to be the arbiter of which states are "pro-American" or not while supporting an avowedly anti-American secessionist movement?

[Bronco Yoda]

Exactly, Palin is hypocrisy incarate.

How could ANYONE be fooled by her?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Exactly, Palin is hypocrisy incarate.

How could ANYONE be fooled by her?

The things people who put party before country are willing to ignore are amazing, aren't they?

Palin's hardcore supporters would still vote republican if the ticket was Satan/Dahmer.

[Old Dude]

The hits just keep coming:

Associated Press - October 24, 2008 2:43 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sarah Palin describes herself as a frugal shopper.

But when it comes to spending on her behalf, the McCain campaign isn't pinching pennies.

According to campaign finance reports for the first half of this month, the campaign paid $22,800 to a celebrity makeup artist who has been Palin's traveling stylist.

By comparison, McCain's foreign policy adviser was paid $12,500.

The stylist is Amy Strozzi, who works on the reality show "So You Think You Can Dance."

In recent days, the Republican National committee has come under scrutiny for spending about $150,000 in September on wardrobe and cosmetics after Palin joined the ticket.

Palin told Fox news that the clothing purchased for the Republican National Convention wasn't worth $150,000, and that most of it hasn't left her campaign plane.

[TailgateNut]

The hits just keep coming:

Associated Press - October 24, 2008 2:43 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -

The stylist is Amy Strozzi, who works on the reality show "So You Think You Can BE THE V.P."

.

Fixed it for ya!

[SJ Bronco]

Just throwing this in, but Obama and his wife buy thier own clothes...JIC anyone was wondering...;D

[Paladin]

Well, all Obama has to do is get out there and raise money......wait.......

Where does Obama get all his money, and why can't he get Michelle a decent souvenir Muumuu from Hawaii?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

"in 1993, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) supported restrictions on the use of campaign funds for 'inherently personal purposes,' specifically denouncing the use of such funds on 'clothing purchases'" 10/24 (http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/23/mccain-clothes-rnc/)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

McCain Spends $5000+ on Makeup 11/3 (http://men.myfashionlife.com/archives/2008/11/02/machismo-or-metro-mccain-spends-5000-on-makeup/)