Palin greeted by "Let them eat cake" protest in Ohio

[sabra]

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081023/NEWS09/810230259

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Several of Mrs. Palin's supporters, who filled the 6,000-space arena, said they were not bothered by the report that the Republican National Committee outfitted her from swanky shops like Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.

"I don't think that it should be an issue. I don't see anyone asking about Obama's clothes or how much he spends on his wife," said Michelle Robertson, 37, of Celina. "They want people who represent the country to look good. To be a leader you gotta look good. Dress for success."

Henk Brunsveld, 49, a retired Marine Corps sergeant major, said "Sarah Palin's from Alaska, it's not warm up there. It's not Texas. She probably was in need of a wardrobe." He noted approvingly that the stores patronized for Mrs. Palin's clothing appeared to be American businesses.

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Outside the arena, a handful of Obama supporters carried signs making fun of the wardrobe ruckus.

Shelby Scott, 17, a high school student in Troy, carried a sign listing some expensive items and ending with the punch line, "The look on your face when you lose the election - priceless."

"I think it's unnecessary," Miss Scott said of the buying spree. She said the high-priced adornments conceal a lack of substance. "When she opens her mouth not the brightest things come out of it and I think the media's trying to hide that."

She didn't have a problem with Mr. Obama's $1,500 suit. "At least he has something to say," Miss Scott said.

Her brother's sign said, "$150,000 makeover - let them eat cake."

[liberal N proud]

1. priceless

[liberal N proud]

2. ..

[bunnies]

3. Obama spends his own money. Palin spends RNC money.

HUGE difference.

[Kerrytravelers]

4. $1,500 is not unheard of for a man's suit. $18K per week for clothing her and a couple of kids?

No comparison.

[Retrograde]

10. it's downright reasonable for a good suit

especially one made in the U.S.: Obama favors his local clothing maker. None of this fancy Yurpeen designer stuff for our candidate!

[underpants]

5. "Sarah Palin's from Alaska, it's not warm up there"

She's not IN Alaska you simple rube

[sabra]

6. I enjoyed that one too

[hedgehog]

11. Apparently, the commentator doesn't realize they have central heating

in Alaska. All she has to do to accommodate the Fall weather is take off her coat!

[underpants]

14. Air conditioning in the south

Frickin' Rural electtrification!!! :grr::mad:

[louis-t]

7. $1,500 suit? bush spent twice that on his.

And still his handlers claimed they were "ill-fitting". (Insert photo of electronic device on bush's back here)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. Let them wear Yves St. Laurent

She may have patronized American stores, but I wonder if her outfits, bags, and shoes were American made or not.

[Vinca]

9. $1,500 for a man's suit isn't outrageous for a professional person.

I doubt Obama has 100 such suits which would be equal to Palan's shopping spree. In any case, Obama made his money and paid for his own suits. This probably wouldn't have been an issue if the stores she chose to shop in hadn't been out of the league of most ordinary Americans.

[hedgehog]

12. Is it practical for a female laywer or executive to have several conservative

suits and a dozen or so blouses? I'm thinking suits done up in navy blue, black or grey in the same fabrics as men's suits with a conservative skirt or trousers.

[VWolf]

13. Also, the fact that she's portraying herself as a

Jane-sixpack hockey mom makes it more of an issue.

[rvablue]

15. This just makes Obama's declaration of love of pie just so prescient! n/t