$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image

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$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image

Sarah Palin’s wardrobe joined the ranks of symbolic political excess on Wednesday, alongside John McCain’s multiple houses and John Edwards’s $400 haircut, as Republicans expressed fear that weeks of tailoring Ms. Palin as an average “hockey mom” would fray amid revelations that the Republican Party outfitted her with expensive clothing from high-end stores.

Cable television, talk radio and even shows like “Access Hollywood” seemed gripped with sartorial fever after campaign finance reports confirmed that the Republican National Committee spent $75,062 at Neiman Marcus and $49,425 at Saks Fifth Avenue in September for Ms. Palin and her family.

Advisers to Ms. Palin said on Wednesday that the purchases — which totaled about $150,000 and were classified as “campaign accessories” — were made on the fly after Ms. Palin, the governor of Alaska, was chosen as the Republican vice-presidential candidate on Aug. 29 and needed new clothes to match climates across the 50 states....

[jeff30997]

1. It reminds me of..

Imelda Marcos' wardrobe:

"After the Marcos family fled Malacañang Palace, Imelda was found to own 15 mink coats, 508 gowns, 888 handbags and 1060 pairs of shoes."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda_Marcos

[Democat]

3. Good call: Sarah "Imelda Marcos" Palin!

Let them eat shoes!

[jeff30997]

4. Hehehe.

Marie Palinette. :)

[VWolf]

2. Gee, ya think?

Nothing gets by our omnipresent media.
:sarcasm:

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5. I Just Love Their New Spin

"(she) needed new clothes to match climates across the 50 states" :rofl:

[pipi_k]

7. Fifty states, huh?

Well I didn't see her skinny little ass come traipsing through Massachusetts

[4dsc]

6. I didn't know she needed a bailout??

I wonder how we could frame this one.. Palin's bailout on clothing.