DAMAGE CONTROL: McCain Camp says Palin Clothing to be Donated After Campaign

[jefferson_dem]

McCain Camp: Palin Clothing to be Donated After Campaign
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Campaign spokesperson contends in a statement that it was always the intention to give the clothes to charity after the campaign.

Adds it's "remarkable" the media is spending time "talking about pantsuits and blouses" with the other important issues in this election.

Read statement here.

Comes after Politico reports the RNC seemingly shelled out $150,000 to clothe and accessorize Palin and her family since becoming McCain's veep.

http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/22/rnc-shells-out-150k-for-palin-fashion/?xid=rss-page

[K Gardner]

1. ROFL.. what will a homeless family do with designer clothes? Unbelievable hypocrisy.

[Lerkfish]

2. you sure this isn't an Onion article? LOL

sure you betcha wink wink.
they'll donate the clothes to charity.

because, you know, republicans are all about charity.

[Buzz Clik]

3. Excellent! Those clothes will look great on the racks at Goodwill.

[Heather MC]

60. This is great news for me, Maybe Cindy will drop them off at the Goodwill in Arlington I like to

shop at! Near McLames Condo aka house #4

[LiberalFighter]

61. No... they will "donate" the clothes to Cindy McCain so John McCain

can fantasize about having sex with Sarah while Cindy wears the clothes.

[Heather MC]

64. ewwwwwwwww

ewwwwwwww
Your just neutered me

[LiberalFighter]

71. Don't you mean spayed?

But considering that McCain probably met Tina Fey 2 years ago and possibly that is why he picked Sarah Palin as his VP he has urges for either Tina or Sarah. That would be plausible?

[Hepburn]

4. Hmmmmmmmmmmm...suddenly, I am thinking NRA....

...what are they gonna do?

Rip that clothing from her cold, dead hands?

:rofl:

Sure...she is gonna give up her designer duds....right...LOL

[jefferson_dem]

8. LOL! Classic!

:spray:

[Hepburn]

20. Thanks and G' Morning!

Maybe SNL can do a skit on that???

Too bad they did not have this info before Palin appeared on the show!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. OMG! Good thing I read all of the comments! I was going to post the same thing!!!!

:rofl:

[Hepburn]

27. GMTA!!!

G' Morning! :hi:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

48. lol! Good morning!

:hi:

[Tatiana]

30. ***COFFEE SPEW***

:rofl:

[wndycty]

5. Now the McCain campaign wants to talk about other important issues?

LOL

[WCGreen]

6. Coming to an Alaskan Goodwill near you..

a Louie Vaton (sp) section...

And don't think for a minute that she won't take the charitable deduction on her 1040...

[deadparrot]

7. Yeah fucking right.

Not if the spoiled twit has anything to say about it.

[City Lights]

9. Busted!

And I don't believe for a second that the RNC planned to donate Sarah's clothes.

And now that you're busted, you want to talk issues. :eyes:

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. They're going to take all those clothes away form the kids? What about the $250 stroller?!?

:rofl:

[RoadRage]

35. To be fair.. $250 isn't crazy for a stroller...

I think that's about what we paid for ours... and that was the "cheap" one compared to the Bugaboo ($800), and some of the Peg Preggo's that are over $1000.

If their biggest expenditure was a $250 stroller.. I don't think this would be a story. The problem is that the $250 stroller is the CHEAPEST item they've purchased for Palin since Sept...

I wonder how much it costs to get her hair done every other week... what, $1000 a pop? Rediculous.

[Terran]

45. True, but one of the points is, these people are already rich.

So why in god's name does the RNC spend money donated in good faith to buy all this stuff for them?

David Gergen was asked about this last night on Cooper's show, and he shook his head and said he'd never heard of anything like this.

[No Elephants]

56. No, what's crazy is expecting other people to pay for your kid's stroller.

[renate]

66. the clothes... maybe (not that much, though), but a stroller?

That's just plain stealing from their donors.

Not that I mind that donations to McCain's campaign were spent on a baby. Better than using it on ad buys.

[No Elephants]

57. Too little, too late. The damage is done. Everyone sees through this.

[gopbuster]

11. They will donate them to a Mega church and they will sell them to a rich

Republican who will pay mega bucks just to savor her aroma

Two great ladies!

[nc4bo]

12. Sorry Sister Sarah, back to moose skin drawers for you LOL!

Why is the RNC whining so much if 150k on clothing is so trivial?! :rofl:

[bunnies]

13. Obviously camp McCain knows they're going to lose.

Otherwise, wouldnt the VP have a need for some spiffy duds?

Also - I think its really shitty to take the clothes away from the children. Nobody seems to be thinking about that though. *sigh*

[Clio the Leo]

38. Yep, was just about to say this. .....

Or maybe they're going to get her a whole NEW wardrobe for when she's running the Senate. :)

[CatsDogsBabies]

55. Yeah - I wouldn't take the clothes away from the kids either.

[remember2000forever]

14. Palin: You Can Take My Clothes Out Of My Cold Dead Hands!!!!!!

[DemNoir]

15. More pork for Sarah

She said "thanks" on that wardrobe to nowhere!

[AZSlacker]

16. I have no doubt they'll be donated

I'm just sure it will be a lovely Christmas for numerous girlfriends and call girls of many prominent GOP politicians.

[ErinBerin84]

17. as someone said last night

What, is there going to be a homeless woman walking around in Palin's Valentino? I guess they could auction it off...maybe Pat Buchanan types will bid on it..

And as someone else said, it's not that 150,000 dollars was spent...it's that it was the RNC's money, AND they paid for clothes for her family. Talk about a handout! Can't Palin pay for her own clothes?

[OneGrassRoot]

18. Bullfuckingshit. How very "Hollywood" of you, hypocrites! n/t

[Fluffdaddy]

19. This is just what we needed

The palin 150k on clothes, haircuts and make-up will be the big story Wednesday and into Thursday. Leno and Letterman are going to have a field day and the Palin/Fey SNL skit featuring a shopping trip to Neimans will write itself.

We have 13 days to go and the media is going to be focused on this story for 2-3 days

[spinbaby]

21. But she needs that wardrobe!

After all this is done and she gets booted out of the governor's mansion, she's going to have to go on job interviews.

[terrya]

22. The damage has already been done.

These people are fucking politically tone deaf.

[maxrandb]

23. But, But, But

I thought, according to some on the right, she made her own clothes out of moose and polar bear hide??

[Stuckinthebush]

24. Place yer bets! Place yer bets!

I say Palin takes her shiny new wardrobe to Alaska and tells McCain to kiss her frozen butt.

[Princess Turandot]

25. They planned to donate the clothes from the start?

Does that mean they wanted her to wear 'cheaper' clothes if she was actually elected??! Or that they assumed that she would not be elected from the get-go?

Yeah. Right.

[Hepburn]

29. And they announce this AFTER they are outed on what they spent on her duds?

LOL....I gotta bridge....:rofl:

[Tatiana]

28. Just like AIG. Having fun on hard-working folks' money. Republicans should demand

Palin pay the money back.

:rofl:

[bullwinkle428]

31. Who's going to buy these wacky outfits? Edith Prickley?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

32. Just like Princess Di

except Di was a lot nicer. God rest her soul!

[BootinUp]

33. The fact they even attempted to respond says volumes about

the current state of the race.

[Democat]

34. I guess that means they expect to lose?

After the campaign Palin won't need any clothing? :rofl:

[tritsofme]

36. So they are not even preparing for the fact that they might win,

and may need those things after November?

lol

[demokatgurrl]

37. Are they fucking KIDDING?????

"Adds it's "remarkable" the media is spending time "talking about pantsuits and blouses" with the other important issues in this election."

:crazy:

Are we in an alternate universe? Or is it all serious issues from them, from now on?

[Morning Dew]

39. Are there any photos of Palin in a pantsuit?

I doubt it.

"it's "remarkable" the media is spending time "talking about pantsuits and blouses" with the other important issues in this election."

Say pantsuit - think Hillary - minimize the damage.

[Renew Deal]

40. Republicans want to talk about haircuts and arugula, but not pantsuits?

Shocking

[liskddksil]

52. arugula lol

They've declared war on salad.

[Jersey Devil]

41. Of course it will be donated or she'd have to pay income tax on it

"Work clothes" that are not necessary for the job, like a firefighter's gear for example, when provided by an employer are taxable as income.

[Arkansas Granny]

42. Why does this make me think of Cinderella after the ball when

the coach turned back into a pumpkin and the horses became mice again?

[MiniMe]

43. I'm surprised that she doesn't want to put them up on ebay

like the plane

[lame54]

44. Palin will also be donated after the campaign

[lutefisk]

46. They should put the clothes on pallets and send them to Iraq...

...to be pilfered my young Republican political appointees.

[demgrrrll]

47. This reminds me of the old National Lampoon little Tommy has never

owned a pair of Florsheim shoes.. wont you please help? Talk about out of touch....

[CatsDogsBabies]

49. I bet she thought she was going to get to keep them.

[TheDonkey]

50. SPEND baby SPEND -and then- SPIN baby SPIN!

[bushisanidiot]

51. HAHAHAHAHA! They got caught red handed! I love it!

why didn't they announce this before? why didn't they mention it as soon as that elitist went shopping at Sax??

[paparush]

53. Extreme BackPedaling Warning! nt

[leftynyc]

54. They didn't think it was so "remarkable"

when harranging John Edwards for his $400 haircut. When are they going to realize Americans hate hypocrisy.

[SallyMander]

58. So... they're admitting defeat?

Cuz otherwise wouldn't they want the VP to be well dressed??

[kenny blankenship]

59. I'm sure her shoes will make very good eating for some starving homeless family

You should feel such leather. They're like butter!

[Neshanic]

62. You know, dressing up and putting lipstick on certain animals is a republican pastime.

[ericgtr]

63. Fuck You McCain - Talk about your hypocrisy!

What a sleazy bastard.

[Alter Ego]

65. Ha. Hahahaha. Hehehehe. AAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAH.

I bet. I just BET.

[Neshanic]

67. Rudy G is jonesing for the entire Palin collection after the election.

[berni_mccoy]

68. Wow, that's a Really DUMB Idea... They should have a Charity Auction... it would raise far more $$$

[road2000]

69. I noticed Hillary's clothes

at a recent rally she did for Bruce Lunsford in Kentucky. Since I was close enough to shake her hand, I can speak to it. As I recall, she had a nice, linen-y pantsuit that looked as if it wouldn't wrinkle (this was her second or third campaign stop of the day). Plain blouse, sensible tan close-toed, slingback shoes with a very low heel. She looked normal, neat, dapper and comfortable.

One point I wonder about: isn't it telling that the RNC has to, in effect, "teach" Palin how to dress... which in itself is another miserable failure, because she's still got up like a strumpet -- albeit a more expensive one.

I know I'm being catty, but I'm outraged at this Rethug bastardization of "Dress for Success" on our dime. I do, however, agree with other posters that her children should be able to keep the clothes given to them. (But if that redneck "dude" was the recipient of any of this largesse, his sporty duds should go back, as well.)

[juno jones]

70. And will she donate her half-million dollar house too?

:eyes:

That bitch is in it for the money, she'll never give that stuff up.

[BuyingThyme]

72. They shoud've gone to Wal-Mart. They'd take 'em back.

[southpaw]

73. Wouldn't a sitting vice president need nice clothes?

This is only remotely believable if they know they are going to lose.

Even then, it sounds like total bullshit.

[Disturbed]

75. Greedy Palin will autograph those clothes & auction them off

to her Cult.

[TheCoxwain]

74. The should donate the clothes RIGHT NOW .

[Lady-Damai]

76. Does Palin know that?! Lmao.......... n/t