Palin sorts clothes to see what belongs to Republican Party

Tuesday 11th November, 06:15 AM JST

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Sarge at 05:33 PM JST - 11th November

Pivot -

Palin: "No, thanks, let's go for something a little cheaper."

McCain campaign aide: "Lady, K-Mart sucks!"
Nessie at 06:13 PM JST - 11th November

Palin: "No, thanks, let's go for something a little cheaper."

McCain already did. ;)
skipthesong at 06:29 PM JST - 11th November

while we are going to argue about Palin's clothes, we should be focusing on that new building congress has just gotten 600+ million for..... like we really need another new ugly old style building.
LFRAgain at 06:42 PM JST - 11th November

… you better do you best to look better than the rest.

That this comment is linked with spending what most Americans would consider a ridiculous amount of money on clothing for work (see my comments later on this), I’m not even going to touch the elitist subtext of the statement.

Well, where did you think they were shopping?

Honestly, I couldn’t care less where they shop. But they shouldn’t parade it in front of a public that is currently scared out of their wits that they won’t being able to afford a home, food, OR clothing in the immediate future. Not if they want anyone to vote for them.

Well, what is the average American wearing then? I hope you don't think people are wearing flannel shirts, worker boots, and ball caps.

Do you think average Americans are wearing Neiman Marcus or Saks? The average price for just a woman’s suit jacket at Saks is just over under $1,100.00. Fifty-four percent of households in American had incomes of $50,000 per year or less. 25% had incomes or $30,000 or less. At the $50,000 per year income bracket, the average amount of money spent on apparel is $1,297 per household. per year. Are you honestly suggesting that average Americans spend that $1,297 at places like Neiman Marcus or Saks?

Again, I’m not sure what economic demographic you consider your peers, but it certainly isn’t representative of the average American household, not by a long shot. And therein lies my point about the GOP and many of its supporters being blissfully unaware of what’s actually happening outside of their insulated microcosms. I'm not trying to say you're a snob, but seriously, $50k wardrobes? That's the median household income in America.

Dress her in J.C. Penny – Oh come on now. That's going real low.

Fine. Macy’s then. But that’s as high as I go for a public servant. ;-)
skipthesong at 07:32 PM JST - 11th November

Fine. Macy’s then. But that’s as high as I go for a public servant. ;-)" Well, perhaps its best we put them all in uniforms then.......

Look, I don't know what it is with me and clothes. I told you before, I'm Latin, and we are, I admit, a bit over the top about our clothes and especially shoes.... so as far as the low incomes you mentioned, I've seen some poor folks put on expensive clothes.
Betzee at 09:00 PM JST - 11th November

I predict Sarah Palin is going to have the last laugh. She is one of the hottest entertainment and literary prospects going.

Entertainment "yes" literary "no." JTP has a book coming out as well, on American values (presumably it doesn't address the responsibility of citizens to pay their taxes in a timely fashion).

Once you cash in on your 15-minutes of fame, you lose all claims to represent the loftier ideals of public service.

While the Obama campaign undeniably had more money, the fact that the highest paid staffer on the McCain campaign was a make-up artist underscored the fact they thought surface was more important than substance. It may hurt the RNC's fund raising efforts.
goodDonkey at 09:07 PM JST - 11th November

The thought of Palin sorting out the clothes she obtained from Republican expenditures reminds me of The Three Stooges. Curly was doling out the spoils, "One for me, and one for you, one for me and one for you, two for me and one for you . . ."
smithinjapan at 09:27 PM JST - 11th November

sarge: "This is ridiculous. Palin never wanted nor requested these clothes."

If she didn't want them, why didn't she turn them down. I don't accept something I don't want; or if I do, out of the desire not to appear rude, I may take said something and simply not eat/use/wear it. Palin not only WANTED the clothes, but has clearly appeared in anything BUT clothes of her own. She has said time and time again, "If I had known it would be such an issue" (or something of the sort), "I would have worn my own clothes." This implies she did not, which in turn means she wore nothing but the clothes you purport she 'never wanted'.

Never requested? That may be so, but never wanted; you can't prove it whereas her own statements prove the opposite to be true. What's more, the fact that she cannot sort them from 'her own' clothes means that she has accepted them as her own and not, for example, separated them previously.

Sorry, sarge, but what you WANT her to not have wanted, and what she actually wanted (but you don't to hear), are something else altogether.

As to the bush question, you simply didn't answer it. I asked you what you think about the fact that Palin says the loss is 'all bush's fault'. She doesn't squeak around it by using the passive voice and saying, "Some mistakes were made", she flat out accuses your hero of being a disaster for the party and her election chances. Now answer me, if you can... whom do you agree with? It's an easy question; was bush right, or is Palin?
DXXJP at 09:29 PM JST - 11th November

Why dont all her supporters donate a dollar so she can pay and keep them?

Oh that would only add up to 12 bucks forget it.
smithinjapan at 10:06 PM JST - 11th November

DXXJP: "Oh that would only add up to 12 bucks forget it."

Only if you guaranteed that they would remain anonymous, otherwise you'd probably get less than $5 out of them -- no one wants to be associated directly with a loser like Palin.
SezWho2 at 10:44 PM JST - 11th November

This is ridiculous. Palin never wanted nor requested these clothes.

According to the article here, she says she never "forced" anyone to buy them. However, she "allowed" them to give them to her.

We can't know what Palin wanted. And as far as what she requested, we can know that only in so far as the public record permits. God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. It's hard to say what would happen if Palin had said, "I betcha I could sell this better if I only had a better wardrobe."
Simon_Foston at 10:46 AM JST - 13th November

"Some mistakes were made", she flat out accuses your hero of being a disaster for the party and her election chances. Now answer me, if you can... whom do you agree with? It's an easy question; was bush right, or is Palin?

May I say, that's an excellent question. Funny how we haven't had an answer for it yet, though.
wargalley20011 at 01:40 PM JST - 15th November

Palin was a freak show, car wreck. Everyone had to watch to see what happened next. She was Cinderella. RNC really needed someone with wisdom like Madeleine Albright, or Margaret Thatcher. They would have stood up, and said something is wronge with the campaign. Not let things progress as bad as Palin did. The crazy expensive clothes shouldn't have been bought in the first place. I would hope someone an elected office would have had wisdom to know things will be accounted for. Why the headache? If the RNC sells palin's clothes, maybe the cross dressers will get a good price.
GW at 07:16 PM JST - 15th November

Boy sounds like it sure took her a long time to sort the clothes, me guesses the $150K worth was very well integrated into her personal stash & that she was having a VERY hard time sorting things or maybe she was crying too much & dinna wanna give it all bbbbbbbbback
LostinNagoya at 09:55 PM JST - 16th November

What I really don´t understand is why GOP voters defend their peers WRONG acts so fiercely, even if they are crystal clear. And worse, they try to make them sound RIGHT. Ostriches with their heads in holes? One can defend the leaders they worship. But there´s a point where common-sense comes into play, and common-sense has to be the judge. Or one is risking to be a complete fool.