Comments on: The silliness of the Saks scandal

By: The silliness of the Saks scandal « Top Daily Digest Reading

The silliness of the Saks scandal « Top Daily Digest Reading — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:25:14 +0000

[...] If you want to read more about it, proceed here. [...]

By: Double standards of the main stream media; Dropping the bar for Obama while raising it for Palin « Northern Thoughts And Reflections

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:40:01 +0000

[...] CNN, MSNBC and others have decided to ignore while reporting this story, is that these clothes will be given to charity to be auctioned off after the election. If SNL ratings have told us anything, it is that America loves Sarah Palin, no matter what Chris [...]

By: On Palin’s GOP Funded “Shopping Spree” and “Duties of the VP”… : P.U.M.A

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:16:35 +0000

[...] Hotair has a great exit quote: Was this a good use of funds for the RNC? They have had more than a $100 million on hand between the campaign and the RNC in September. They spent around 0.15% of that on Palin’s wardrobe. It’s less than they’d pay for a single network-TV spot, and they’ll get more use out of it. [...]

By: Radio Vice Online » Sarahmania

Radio Vice Online » Sarahmania — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:21:52 +0000

[...] these last few weeks, whether she’s being sandbagged by the media or criticized for her clothing allowance … thought this ad from Move America Forward PAC might add [...]

By: Jules Crittenden » Queer Eye For Obama

Jules Crittenden » Queer Eye For Obama — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:20:15 +0000

[...] Air, your go-to place on campaign trail fall fashions, deconstructs the kerfuffle and brings us Campbell Brown in Palin’s corner at [...]

By: Sporty1946

Sporty1946 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:01:47 +0000

So you agree in this case that sharing the wealth (contributions to the GOP) is okay?

Bradky on October 22, 2008 at 11:23 PM

This is ridiculous! We have had more stories about this, heard more fake outrage and even have a breakdown of these expenditures – and yet to see or hear a story from the Drive-by guys on the millions of ILLEGAL CONTRIBUTIONS to THAT ONE!
As far as the $400 haircut that was made fun of – what kind of guy gets a $400 haircut except the Breck Girl, John Edwards.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Campbell Brown: The sexist double-standard on Palin’s wardrobe

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:33:56 +0000

[...] can argue about the amount of money and the stores they patronized, but even that’s silly, as I wrote yesterday. Palin and the RNC aren’t doing sociological experiments in sexist double standards; [...]

By: RightWinged

RightWinged — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:17:42 +0000

She’s from friggin’ Alaska! Half of the images we’ve seen of her in her home state show her wearing outdoor gear like hunting clothes and winter coats. She walks to work in what you might wear skiing, not some fancy gear that officials in DC wear.

She’s a “real person” and doesn’t have thousands of dollars in clothes like all of these people, but now she’s on the national scene and clearly needs this stuff. It’s just like when I compare Vermont (where I live, and grew up) to Nashville (where I lived for 5 years). You can wear a lot of different things, and there is a lot more style and fashion. Then you come back here and everyone looks like they’re on their way to deer camp, but they’re really just at the grocery store or headed for work.

By: SKYFOX

SKYFOX — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:57:37 +0000

The tanning bed, dammit. What about the tanning bed? How can the media let go of this major scandal so quickly?
What…oh, OK…the clothes, dammit. What about the clothes?
What page are we on?

By: csdeven

csdeven — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:50:11 +0000

Her clothes belong to the RNC and they will be donated after the election.

By: Sarah Palin is hot — the type of woman who deserves good things, fistful of diamonds, handful of rings

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:49:08 +0000

[...] fundraising record with $66 million in September. That’s 2.5% of the September total. Or, as Ed Morrissey points out: Was this a good use of funds for the RNC? They have had more than a $100 million on [...]

By: Me, Sarah Palin, and Small Businesses…. | Political Byline

Me, Sarah Palin, and Small Businesses…. | Political Byline — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:05:04 +0000

[...] Ed Morrissey over at HotAir.com agrees with me: (Mark your calendars, this is quite rare!) Does this violate FEC regulations? Only if Palin intended on keeping the clothes — which she doesn’t. The RNC made clear that the outfits will go to charitable donations, and one might imagine that they could generate some hefty bids if placed for auction after the election. She won’t keep any of it, unless she buys it back from the RNC. [...]

By: Bradky

Bradky — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:23:38 +0000

I think she and her family’s earned that wardrobe. After all, they have been stripped bare and given an exam that even Hillary hasn’t been subjected to – even by the ‘pundits’ who are supposed to be on our side!

Sporty1946 on October 22, 2008 at 8:00 PM

So you agree in this case that sharing the wealth (contributions to the GOP) is okay?

By: Sarah Palin, the RNC, and nice clothes, THIS is a big deal? « The Daley Gator

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:10:51 +0000

[...] Palin, the RNC, and nice clothes, THIS is a big deal? All I am saying on the “scandal” , which, was manufactured by small-minded people, and then overblown by even smaller-minds, is the [...]

By: lexhamfox

lexhamfox — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:03:30 +0000

Yeah…. nothing to see here… but when it was a populist Democrat getting expensive haircuts it seemed to be a talking point.

By: skewred.com » Wardrobe malfunction meet Barackopolis

skewred.com » Wardrobe malfunction meet Barackopolis — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:30:31 +0000

[...] Damned if she did, damned if she didn’t. At least the clothes will be donated or auctioned off for charity (they’ll probably get MORE than they paid for [...]

By: PersonalLiberty

PersonalLiberty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:58:34 +0000

Nothing to see here, move along…

By: Speedwagon82

Speedwagon82 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:52:14 +0000

Isn’t this the same stupid crap the media pilloried Fred Thompson for because he didn’t show up in Iowa with manure covered 10 dollar boots?

By: drunkenmaster

drunkenmaster — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:07:53 +0000

This is news……..

Haven’t heard them complaining about the “Obama” channel on my Dish network. Wonder how many millions that cost?

By: aikidoka

aikidoka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:01:39 +0000

Perhaps this is why MM is sometimes called Screech? I love her but she fires off a bit too quick sometimes without thinking of the ramifications. Oh say like dumping on teh Fred for not having enough energy.

By: Sporty1946

Sporty1946 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:12 +0000

I think she and her family’s earned that wardrobe. After all, they have been stripped bare and given an exam that even Hillary hasn’t been subjected to – even by the ‘pundits’ who are supposed to be on our side!

By: Cr4sh Dummy

Cr4sh Dummy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:55:44 +0000

I wonder if there’s any doubt left on who the Politico is for…

By: Y-not

Y-not — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:32:10 +0000

I think Michelle was pointing out the media making a big deal - I did not get the sense that she personally thought it was a big deal. Queen0fCups on October 22, 2008 at 6:51 PM

I don't think so. Compare Ed's post: Apparently, spending money on Sarah Palin’s outfits has become the latest kerfuffle on both sides of the aisle. The RNC spent around $150,000 in September on wardrobe and beauty supplies for its VP nominee in places like Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. This has supposedly threatened Palin’s middle-class appeal and brought into question the GOP’s spending strategy for the campaign with Michelle's: Ugh. or The RNC has squandered its time and money on a lot of stupid things. or I’m with Mark Tapscott: "Every time I think the campaign professionals at the Republican National Committee can’t possibly do anything else to sink the party, they do something else that simply defies logical explanation. Like taking a candidate who epitomizes Middle American values and spending $150,000 to dress her up in Saks Fifth Avenue finery. Apparently, they just couldn’t stand the thought of a GOP candidate for vice president actually wearing the same clothes on the campaign trail that she wears in real life. No, they had to go make her look like … one of them." [bold added] She seems so out of touch with how political parties and campaigns work. I'm finding that her posts are becoming too ideological and her recommendations too impractical, for this campaign, anyway. No big deal, but kind of a shame.

By: Queen0fCups

Queen0fCups — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:51:23 +0000

I think Michelle was pointing out the media making a big deal – I did not get the sense that she personally thought it was a big deal.

By: bonnie_

bonnie_ — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:46:17 +0000

Gentlemen, here’s a clue. Women loved the shopping scene in “Pretty Woman” the best. Not Richard Gere with flowers. The shopping scene. To go from ordinary Hockey mom to glam VP candidate, and not have to do the actual shopping?? Oh, I love this story!

Anyone who thinks this will turn off the average woman voter, you don’t know your women-type people. This is so fun!