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Excerpt from The Huffington Post ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/palin-clothes-spending-ha_n_136740.html ):

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Palin Clothes Spending Has Dems Salivating, Republicans Disgusted

Since her selection as John McCain's running mate, the Republican National Committee spent more than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, and even her infant son, it was reported on Tuesday evening.
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Move over Madonna: we've got a new Material Girl. :hehe:

From 538.com ( http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/tracking-poll-primer.html ):

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bmwracer wrote:

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Palin Clothes Spending Has Dems Salivating, Republicans Disgusted

They should have spent that cash on McCain's advertising budget...the guy is already being pummeled on TV by the overwhelming onslaught brought on by Obama's campaign wealth. Or at least spend the money on some of the hotly contested Congressional races...why spend it on her clothes....lame.

Tu_triky wrote:why spend it on her clothes....lame.

This is why:

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Dazed and confused. :hehe: :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
This is why:

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Dazed and confused. :hehe: :rofl:

WTF is that pink sh*t....gimme a break...what tards.

Tu_triky wrote:WTF is that pink sh*t....gimme a break...what tards.

Dudes are hypnotized: look at their faces. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Dudes are hypnotized: look at their faces. :hehe:

Tina Fey wearing a moose pelt coat can do that to you....

Tu_triky wrote:Tina Fey wearing a moose pelt coat can do that to you....

LOL. :hehe:

I think Tina would be much more qualified as a Veep. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL. :hehe:

I think Tina would be much more qualified as a Veep. :victory:

:hehe:

How sad, man. She is what you get when you pick a VP running mate absent any critical thinking or scrutiny.

Tu_triky wrote:How sad, man. She is what you get when you pick a VP running mate absent any critical thinking or scrutiny.

You were right: according to Huffington, people are wising up and the tide has turned on Palin... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
You were right: according to Huffington, people are wising up and the tide has turned on Palin... :victory:

Hell, it's self-evident. Give some people in our country some credit. Her choice as VP is practically insulting to those who think...no amount of spin can rationalize her utter lack of depth where it matters.

Tu_triky wrote:Give some people in our country some credit. Her choice as VP is practically insulting to those who think...

That would be about 51% to 49% at the moment. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
That would be about 51% to 49% at the moment. :beaten:

Scary. :nut:

i never would've thought it possible, but Palin actually is starting to make Dan Quayle look SMART.

krim wrote:i never would've thought it possible, but Palin actually is starting to make Dan Quayle look SMART.

This is true...

She exemplies the term, Chicken Head.

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Tu_triky wrote:

This is true...

She exemplies the term, Chicken Head.

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looks like a bit of her fine clothing got caught in the batter.

krim wrote:

looks like a bit of her fine clothing got caught in the batter.

That breading is from Neiman Marcus. Cost = $5000.

Huffington:

PALIN SHOPPING SPREE: $75,062 At Neiman Marcus... $41,850 At Saks Fifth Avenue... $5,102 At Bloomingdale's... "I Don't Think Joe The Plumber Wears Manolo Blahniks"


She must've gotten a nice stimulus check... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Huffington:

PALIN SHOPPING SPREE: $75,062 At Neiman Marcus... $41,850 At Saks Fifth Avenue... $5,102 At Bloomingdale's... "I Don't Think Joe The Plumber Wears Manolo Blahniks"


She must've gotten a nice stimulus check... :sweat:

Nah, Joe the Plumber hooked her with them clothes.

from the L.A. Times website:

California Briefing
San Bernardino County GOP women's club chief resigns over Obama cartoon
October 23, 2008


The president of a San Bernardino County Republican women's club that published an illustration of Barack Obama surrounded by ribs, fried chicken and watermelon resigned Wednesday, saying she demonstrated "poor judgment" and a lack of sensitivity.

Diane Fedele faced intense pressure from state GOP leaders who called the drawing racist and Democrats who demanded she quit as head of the Upland-based Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated.


In a sometimes combative apology sent to club members, Fedele said she received the illustration through a chain e-mail and used it for a "satiric" attack on what she sees as Obama's "socialist" agenda of government giveaways. When confronted by an African American club member, she said she apologized for the cartoon but the woman took the story to the media.

"For many it may be hard to believe, but some people do not associate certain foods with particular groups," Fedele said. "I do not think like a bigot, and because of that fact I did not view this as racial, because I do not have a racially discriminating point of view."

She accused the media of branding Republicans racist whenever they criticize the Democratic presidential nominee.


Hector Barajas, a spokesman for the state GOP, said the decision to resign was a personal one between Fedele and the 200-member club. "As far as we are concerned these images and words have no place in this campaign," he said.