Jeff Larson: Personal shopper to Christofascist Sarah Palin!

[Bluebear]

What a legacy. He even rented his basement to Norm Coleman.


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Move over Carson Kressley. A new celebrity shopper has emerged!


Carson Kressley Jeff Larson

The attention from Jeanne Cummings’s much-talked-about Politico story has naturally focused on the $150,000 in luxury clothing purchased for Sarah Palin at Neiman Marcus, Sak’s Fifth Avenue, and Barney’s. What hasn’t yet gotten any attention is who bought it for her. But buried in the same FEC disclosure form that revealed Palin’s taste for the fine life is the name of the man who appears to have been her personal shopper: Jeff Larson.

Under FEC regulations, the RNC must file what is called a “Schedule F form,” which lists “expenditures made by political committees or designated agents(s) on behalf of candidates for federal office.” This is presumably the same document from which Cummings drew for her story. Here’s a blow-up of the RNC’s most recent Schedule F. I’ve circled the controversial purchases—and the apparent purchaser—in red magic marker.

Along with the matching dates and dollar totals, note the “Transaction ID Number,” which clearly connects the questionable expenditures with reimbursement payments made to Larson. (To totally wonk out for a second, the “m” stands for “memo,” which is included to provide an additional explanation of the transaction—basically, it links a disbursement with whatever was purchased.)

Does the name Jeff Larson sound familiar? It should. Larson is the Karl Rove protégé who’s a principal in the robocalling firm of FLS Connect (the “FLS” stands for Tony Feather, Jeff Larson, and Tom Syndhorst, all veteran Republican political operatives). Larson’s firm is the same one that launched the scurrilous robocalls against John McCain in 2000, and that McCain has now hired to make robocalls connecting Barack Obama to Bill Ayers. He’s also well known in Minnesota for leasing his basement apartment at a steeply discounted rate to embattled Republican Senator Norm Coleman. Evidently, Larson also has quite the eye for women’s fashion. Even hateful liberals would have to admit that Palin dresses awfully nicely.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200810u/palin-clothes

[Sanity Claws]

1. Sarah was dressed by a man?

I would never have guessed it.
Do you know many straight men that could pick out stylish professional clothes for a woman, especially if he doesn't know her personally?

[BeHereNow]

4. Oh, perhaps a GAY man?

The "base" will not like this at all.
BWAAAHAHAHAHAH!

BHN

[Sanity Claws]

9. That's what I'm thinking.

I noticed the clothes during the Republican Convention. I knew kids in Alaska didn't dress like that; everything the family wore must have been just purchased. Even the infant had SHOES! Who the hell puts shoes on an infant? I thought Cindy had fun charging all this stuff on RNC credit cards. I was wrong.

[Bluebear]

10. I'm guessing a straight guy who fancies himself a Svengali & wouldn't mind wearing her dainties

behind closed doors.

[Dennis Donovan]

5. He was probably her "handler" at the time...

Her "Daddy Warbucks" so to speak.;)

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Rec'd - Did they buy gold-plated pacifiers for Trig, too?

What's "Pacifier-NE MLPS"?

[Bluebear]

3. LOL

It does beg the question, does it not?

[Dennis Donovan]

7. Yep - a stylish baby clothier in Minneapolis:

http://www.pacifieronline.com/

:crazy:

Boy, when they said "anything you want," I'm surprised she didn't beeline it to the Benz dealership.

[Bluebear]

11. I wonder if that was billed to the RNC too

Did people know they were donating to clothe and entertain baby?

[TomInTib]

6. Stupidity or arrogance?

How could they not have known (or not have cared) this would see the light of day?

I am going with arrogance.

[Virginia Dare]

8. I'd say both...n/t

[Disturbed]

12. Gov. Palin says that she is part of the Working Class.

She has never been Blue Collar. She has been White Collar & now is upper Middle Class. She is a fraud, a liar, & an arrogant, manipulative Sociopath.

[LaurenG]

13. Truthfully - I don't care about her clothes

I don't care how much she (the Rnc) spent on them. I didn't care about Edwards haircut/house or Senator Clinton's hair salon bill or Al Gore's house either.

She was dressed nicely, it's the only nice thing I can say about her.

[Bluebear]

14. Well sorry, but she was painted as the maverick WalMart hockey mom.

This puts that lie out to pasture, and that is why you should care. It's another example of GOP hypocrisy gone amok.

[LaurenG]

15. I meant nothing against you at all. I understand why this is an issue

and I don't know why I don't care. It may be that if I don't care, I don't have to think about her. :7

[Bluebear]

20. Oh I realize

Nothing meant back to you personally, just that it is noteworthy.

As far as not thinking about her, that is something on which EVERYONE can agree :)

[LaurenG]

16. Dupe

[emilyg]

17. I'm with you

Silly distraction.

[flpab]

18. lisa kine

she dressed the rest of the family.

[4 t 4]

19. Bluebear check your pm Thanks! n/t

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

21. hey, i bet Jeffy will be watching this tonight....

http://www.cwtv.com/shows/stylista