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  • Posted By: reinadelaz @ 10/26/2008 11:34:43 PM

    It is not credible that a sitting governor did not have a wardrobe adequate for this campaign.

    • Posted By: purplegal @ 10/28/2008 11:22:23 AM

      Take a look at what Palin actually did as Governor of Alaska, Mayor of Wasilla, and City Councilwoman. You'll find her "executive experience" is actually pretty weak, despite claims from her supporters that she's more qualified, based on her resume, to be in office than Obama.. Unfortunately for her,and for them (and us all, if she ends up in the White House), a title means nothing by itself. She didn't already have an adequate wardrobe because she didn't need it. She didn't need it because she wasn't doing much of significance/importance.

      That's certainly not to say $150,000 was necessary to get her an "adequate" wardrobe. No, there's really no explanation or justification for that. Just puts their hypocrisy on full display. Though I'm sure they'd prefer we'd never found out.

  • Posted By: rexymeteorite @ 10/27/2008 9:15:52 AM

    I just wanted to say that even though there is some very heated debate going on here that we are all Americans and that when the dust is settled I am sure that every single one of us will be proud that we got to be a part of one of the greatest rights afforded to us. We are divided right now, its true, but I hope that when the new president is elected (whoever he might be) that we come together and become one nation again. This rift between people and the tension is getting to me. Although I am an Obama supporter and have already voted for him (Oregon is an absentee ballot only state) that whoever the president is we will rally behind him and get some of this nations biggest problems fixed. I just wanted to say that whoever you are and whether I disagree with you or not you are all still Americans and I am proud of every single one of you.

    • Posted By: mrthing @ 10/27/2008 5:05:05 PM

      I really, really wish you were right. Unfortunately, what will happen after the election is that the ignorant bigots that McCain/Palin have been whipping into a frenzy will be plotting ways to die for the cause (thank God for the vigilant Secret Service), while the pubs left in congress try to find another Kenneth Starr to dig through his past to try to find something to charge him with. Anything, it doesn't matter what, so long as they can make his life miserable, distract the public, and waste millions of tax dollars.

      • Posted By: Mac58 @ 10/28/2008 11:22:01 AM

        I wish more people would realize that.

  • Posted By: GoSarah @ 10/27/2008 1:44:18 PM

    This is so unimportant. This is so idiotic. That is not a lot of $$ to spend on clothes for a family and you know it. The ridiculous attacks on Palin indicate to me that Demcraps are scared of her. She is a winner and would make a great veep or pres. What about Obama's indorsements by Hamas, Al Quaida, Ayers, pre of Iran, etc. What about this pretender running for president? What about his terrible shady background, his dope-snorting and homosexual encounters, his dishonesty and radical extreme fanatical buddies? We can all kiss our 401k's goodbye. He will swallow them up and use the funds for betterment of minorities. Somebody DO SOMETHING!!

    • Posted By: Mac58 @ 10/28/2008 11:15:02 AM

      You've been watching wssayyy too much fox news. You're an idiot if you think that spending $75,000 in a day is what the average family pays for cloths. Also, it wasn't for her family...it was all for her...the fake one.

    • Posted By: mrthing @ 10/27/2008 4:53:29 PM

      When all a candidate has to run on is her character, then yes, GoSarah, her character is important. Maybe you're a rich Republican, and $150K is not a lot to spend on clothes to you, but to my familty it is a LOT of money. More than I've spent on clothes in my whole life. I can't imagine why you think this woman would make a good president. Is it the "you betcha" and winking a lot? Is it because you identify with her? This woman is a dangerously ignorant far right fringe idealogue who hopes to make the vice presidency's bully pulpit into a REAL pulpit. God help us all if she gets in.

  • Posted By: RunKittyRun @ 10/28/2008 11:07:12 AM

    I agree 100% with MrThing - the issue is HOW the clothing was paid for. It smacks of total hypocrisy, which is pretty much the entire GOP campaign this year. As for the millions and millions of dollars that the Democratic party has received...you can also thank the Republicans for that since every time they open their mouths, the money and campaign donations seem to flood in at record rates! Michelle Obama pays for her own clothing, she is well known for shopping at Target like most of America does. She doesn't portray herself as Jane Six Pack or a Hockey or Soccer Mom while hoping that you don't notice her Versace jacket on her back or the Jimmy Choo's on her feet that were paid for by the GOP sneaking around their own legislations.

    As for the claim that information about Obama is laughed off or pushed aside, I have to refer you to factcheck.org - it's one of the websites that takes the time to ferret out the truth in all the claims that are made about BOTH of the candidates - they are not biased toward either candidate. Since just about all of the smears against Obama have already been proven to be outright LIES - I hardly see the relevance of your statement.

    I have to wonder cindylou...are you really a democrat or just another GOP plant like their beloved Joe the Plumber turned out to be? After all, he did donate to McCain's campaign and he's not actually a plumber - and those are the facts, ma'am.

  • Posted By: baseball02 @ 10/27/2008 4:28:34 PM

    ANYONE KNOW WHAT OBAMA SPENDS ON CLOTHES AND WHO PAYS FOR THEM????????????? AND WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Posted By: mrthing @ 10/28/2008 10:57:05 AM

      Comment: OK, first. The issue isn't so much her clothes, as the fact that the RNC paid for them. However much the other candidates are spending on clothes, they are purchasing their own things. Second, do you honestly think they intended to give original Versace jackets to CHARITY before they had their hands caught in the kitty? Third, the candidate McCain in a law he helped write and co-sponsored, specifically said that campaign spending should not go to personal items - he then snuck around his own law to do this. Fourht - this woman has run on a back-woods "real person" image. You don't find it slightly hypocritical that she's going out buying all these fancy clothes? That is why this is a story. Hypocracy always makes for good stories. Not to mention McCain violating the spirit of his OWN law.

  • Posted By: John 1263 @ 10/28/2008 10:00:02 AM

    So..... what ever happened to those "respectable republicon cloth coats?"

    The issue is not that barbie needed a wardrobe, the issue is who paid for it. It is emblematic of the republicon party using other people's money for luxury for the rich.

  • Posted By: Nins @ 10/27/2008 9:19:32 PM

    It turns out that RNC has spent $150,000 on clothes for Sarah Palin. They also spent $100 for a romper and hat for little Trig, which he wore on stage at the GOP convention.

    A hundred dollar onesie? (And these people are saying that Obama would be a profligate spender.)

    Did you know that the outfit Cindy McCain wore when she appeared at the convention cost $330,000?

    The RNC says that later Sarah's clothes will be donated to charity. OK, so some homeless person will get to wear this stuff on the streets of New Orleans. (Maybe this is the RNC's version of "trickle down spending.") But wouldn't the homeless be better served by $150,000 donation to a shelter or a food bank than by designer clothing?

    Fifteen years ago, McCain wrote an amendment to tighten the law on using campaign funds for personal items like clothing and stylists. In May of 1993, McCain said this on the Senate floor "The use of campaign funds for items which most Americans would consider to be strictly personal reasons, in my view, erodes public confidence and erodes it significantly."

    I guess he forgot what his prior position was. Again.

    Just like he forgot that he used to be pro-Choice and pro-gay marriage and pro-immigration reform. He also forgot that he used to be afiliated with ACORN, and with G. Gordon Liddy. If he is lying to cover up what his prior positions have been, shame on him. If he really can't remember, maybe the detractors who claim his mind is aging are correct.

    One last thought: is the GOP paying for Bristol Palin's maternity wear?

    • Posted By: mrthing @ 10/28/2008 9:48:27 AM

      I thought a lot about Cindy McCains ensemble as well. It truly seemed like a "let them eat cake" moment to me. But at least she's rich enough to buy her own outrageously expensive clothes.

  • Posted By: greatmidwest @ 10/28/2008 12:00:07 AM


    The Democrats could have chosen to go "totally negative" on McCain and Palin, but the Obama campaign chose to make the issues a priority for this election. In spite of all the negative campaining by McCain and Palin, there is a lot more Obama-Biden could have hurled into the Maverick and Barracuda's faces this month. This includes McCain's long, long,long history in WashDC, his inner circle of lobbyists and controversial advisors within his campaign, and his association with Charles Keating III of the failed Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal...Palin's inexperience with foreign policy and the economy could have been even more exploited by her past record of increased spending as both a small town mayor and Governor of Alaska.

    • Posted By: Nins @ 10/28/2008 1:36:59 AM

      You are so right, Great Midwest.

      • Posted By: mrthing @ 10/28/2008 9:44:32 AM

        Well, in all fairness, Obama's team didn't have to go negative. McCain's people didn't have any choice. If they run on issues, they lose. The only thing they can do is hype the 'fear factor' and keep giving people excuses not to vote for Obama besides the true one many don't want to face up to - racism. If Barack Obama was a white man, this election would be over, and they know that. So they're using what they have. It's not pretty, but politics isn't pretty. And we do respond. When McCain went on the attack, his numbers started to go up. He has closed the gap in some areas. As long as people keep responding to negative campaigning - which is an offshoot of wanting easy answers rather than doing your own research - they will keep using it. On both sides. For some reason, Americans like their politicians to get down in the mud and mix it up. Many times partisan insults are the only "real" emotion they see from candidates who are increasingly scripted and stage-crafted into products rather than people. So in many ways we are responsible for the negative ads. They work on some people. Remember - three-fifths of those who go to the polls follow no government action between presidential elections, and watch no news, and read no newspapers.

  • Posted By: JON BROOKS @ 10/28/2008 8:41:38 AM

    Wow 3.5 million for the "Greek Temple" in Colorado for obambi and $150,000 is begrudged. Perfidy thy name is liberal.

    • Posted By: mrthing @ 10/28/2008 9:36:25 AM

      A stage set for a campaign event is not a personal use expense, and doesn't violate McCain-Feingold. Do you think the pubs haven't spent any money on stage backdrops for their events? Granted, they haven't needed that large a venue...

  • Posted By: JON BROOKS @ 10/28/2008 8:43:35 AM

    Of course he has to spend all those illegal campaign funds somewhere..cant fault him there.

  • Posted By: corwin27 @ 10/28/2008 7:49:20 AM

    I dispute Ms. Palin's claim of living frugal. The state pays most of her expenses, some of which have been reported to be a bit irregular. I was admiring the "1st dude's"snow machine rig and outfit on a recent clip on TV. I didn't see much frugality there. What should I believe, her statements or my own lying eyes? Ms. Palin has learned how to bloviate with the best of them. As a politician, she's first rate, as a potential leader of my country, she fails the smell test.

  • Posted By: rexymeteorite @ 10/28/2008 4:53:54 AM

    Well, its looking pretty good for the Obama/Biden ticket. Crossing my fingers for no bradley effect

  • Posted By: memo2 @ 10/28/2008 1:47:30 AM

    I never vote for Mr:George Bush, remember most people in this nation 8 years ago vote for, Al Gore and when he was winning something happen in the state of Florida, what about if Mr: Gore was the President at this time what doyou think can be our future by NOW,TODAY.
    You People have no idea what really is goin on,

  • Posted By: FRam @ 10/27/2008 11:00:20 PM

    Folks I told you not all that glitters are gold. I don't know if it is sixth sense but the moment I saw Palin I already have my doubts. It is turning that she is not what she said she is. I pity McCain. He pick up a stone and crash it is his own head.

    • Posted By: Cazador1972 @ 10/27/2008 11:46:54 PM


      I knew I wasn't the only one! : )

  • Posted By: haynessemperfi @ 10/27/2008 10:28:57 PM

    C-SPAN THIRD PARTY DEBATE

    http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/includes/templates/library/flash_popup.php?pID=281952-1&clipStart=&clipStop=

    C-SPAN THIRD PARTY VP DEBATED NOVEMBER 2

  • Posted By: Nins @ 10/27/2008 9:20:31 PM

    Obama has 63 Nobel Laureates working on his policy team. They are developing a plan to push America back to the top. Who is responsible for McCain's planning? Americans would be shocked to find that Douglas Holtz-Eakin is the sole person responsible for planning McCain's policy for America's future. Holtz-Eakin is also McCain's economic advisor, filling two full time positions on McCain's team. How can one single man (an economist) be responsible for developing a viable technology plan for our future? Obama has an enormous pool of the most intelligent, talented men and women in America working for him. Soon, they will be working for US.

    And let's not forget that the McCain campaign spent more on Palin's makeup artist than it did on it's foreign policy advisor. When you pay your makeup artist DOUBLE what you pay your foreign policy advisor, it is time to start examining your priorities.

    You look just fine without makeup, John. And Sarah is young enough not to need any. So cut the crap, and start paying some good ECONOMIC ADVISORS so you can have a fiscal plan to present to America. We're in the middle of a huge global financial meltdown, and you are worried about hair and makeup? PLEASE start worrying about the middle class, John. Please.

  • Posted By: Nins @ 10/27/2008 9:20:03 PM

    Yes, Americans should invest in IRONY. That stock is though the roof since hockey mom Sarah Palin started strutting her stuff in $5,000 ruby colored shoes.

    And the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest paper, has just endorsed Barack Obama for President.

    The IRONY stocks go up, up, up!

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/27/2008 1:50:44 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck

    Hear Obama in 2001 Chicago Public Citizen Radio Interview criticizing the Warren Court as not radical enough for not pursuing redistribution of wealth.

    Obama Says that community organizing is for the purpose of assembling the political power to force redistribution of wealth.

    • Posted By: Nins @ 10/27/2008 9:18:44 PM

      NowfortheTruth asserts that the goal of community organizing is to "redistribute wealth."

      The real goal of community organizing is to assemble political power for those who historically have had none: the poor and minorities. Some community organizations exist to redress the fact that white banks have refused to loan money to black clients. If you want to call this "redistribution of wealth," go right ahead. The rest us will continue to call it racism.

      And when it comes to discussing "redistribution of wealth" and calling Obama a socialist, it is time for you to rethink that strategy. You might be stepping into a huge pile of dog doo-doo, Now fortheTruth.

      Did you see McCain on Meet the Press this Sunday? Tom Brokaw played two clips from 2001 and 2003 when McCain was against the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. McCain sings the praises of "redistribution of wealth" and says "wealthy people can afford more taxes."

      When McCain opposed the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, he said that he was taking a "principled stance." But when Obama opposes these same tax cuts, McCain labels Obama as a "socialist." Nice double standard, John.

      The doo-doo gets deeper, Now for the Dog Stuff on my Hoof.

  • Posted By: Nins @ 10/27/2008 9:17:54 PM

    Obama has 63 Nobel Laureates working on his policy team. They are developing a plan to push America back to the top. Who is responsible for McCain's planning? Americans would be shocked to find that Douglas Holtz-Eakin is the sole person responsible for planning McCain's policy for America's future. Holtz-Eakin is also McCain's economic advisor, filling two full time positions on McCain's team. How can one single man (an economist) be responsible for developing a viable technology plan for our future? Obama has an enormous pool of the most intelligent, talented men and women in America working for him. Soon, they will be working for US.

    And let's not forget that the McCain campaign spent more on Palin's makeup artist than it did on it's foreign policy advisor. When you pay your makeup artist DOUBLE what you pay your foreign policy advisor, it is time to start examining your priorities.

    You look just fine without makeup, John. And Sarah is young enough not to need any. So cut the crap, and start paying some good ECONOMIC ADVISORS so you can have a fiscal plan to present to America. We're in the middle of a huge global financial meltdown, and you are worried about hair and makeup? PLEASE start worrying about the middle class, John. Please.

  • Posted By: scroissant @ 10/27/2008 8:18:45 PM

    The amount spent is not excessive to republicans who spend more than that on one dress.

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