Would you like Campbell Brown without makeup and in sweats?

Honestly? Yes.

That gal’s got style, IMHO.

But nobody’s personal wardrobe would be sufficient to be on the campaign trail, several stops per day, constant travel, interviews, etc. I also heard that they buy her meals, and pay for her hotel rooms. /

$150k is a lot of money, BUT…clothes aren’t cheap, GOOD clothes even less so, and I daresay that the $150 dress that Michelle Obama wore on The View wasn’t one she had to go out and purchase especially for that occasion.

In short, she agreed with Campbell Brown.

Palin has been a real mayor. Obama? Nope.
Palin has been a real governor. Obama? Nope.
Palin has taken on her own party. Obama? Nope.
Palin has advocated change. Obama? Nope.

Of all of the things the Left whines about, the current discussion of the $150k used to clothe Palin and her family for election appearances is an absurd choice. Is $150k a lot for clothes? Perhaps. Does Michelle Obama show up on the view wearing a $150 outfit? Sure. But for crying out loud, this is an allowance for public appearances. Palin is a middle class woman, not a millionaire like Obama. If she didn’t dress ‘properly’ she would be ripped by the press over it.

And now for some perspective.

Sure, we’d all like $150k to spend on clothes for our family. But I wonder how much Barack Obama’s trip to Hawaii costs. It is completely valid and reasonable for him to visit his sick grandmother, I’m not debating that. But he’s not flying commercial business class. How much does it cost to fuel a private jet, staff it with security and then house everyone for this personal trip? I bet it’s 10X the cost of Palin’s wardrobe budget.

And given the fact that we still don’t know the origin of tens of millions of dollars (if not hundreds of millions) in Obama contributions, and we do know how much the greek columns in Denver cost ($140k), does Team Obama really want people interested in a line item by line item comparison of the two candidates? I dont think so.

Can we agree to stop using the word “kerfuffle”? It sounds so…I don’t know…Ned Flanders-ish.

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flipflop on October 23, 2008 at 8:23 AM

No! More kerfuffles!

That’s a favorite word for James Taranto, who does the Wall Street Journal editorial pages Best of the Web page. He’s been waging a campaign of sorts to make the word more widespread.

I don’t see any difference between this and obsessing over the cost of a John Edwards haircut. It’s more wasteful spending by politicians that can and should be frowned upon. It’s just another indication that the “maverick” ticket isn’t really so mavericky as they would have everyone believe.

Benaiah on October 23, 2008 at 11:33 AM

You don’t see any difference? Really? That’s hard to believe when one considers Edwards paid for trans-continental travel so that his coif could be poofed just right before an intereview. By contrast, all Palin did was borrow clothing necessary to be a successful campaigner in front of a superficial media that would have nailed her to the wall for having bad fashion sense if her clothing wasn’t as stylish as metrosexauls like Obama or Biden.

Where is Scott McClellan these days?

Saltysam on October 23, 2008 at 8:46 AM

under my desk