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Now watch this.
McCain in 2000 said:

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Audience member: "Why is it that someone like my father who goes to school for 13 years gets penalized in a huge tax bracket because he's a doctor."

McCain: "I think it's to some degree because we feel obviously that wealthy people can afford more."

Audience member: "Are we getting closer and closer to, like, socialism?"

McCain: "Here's what I really believe: That when you reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more."

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The RNC now says the clothes belong to the party committee while the McCain campaign says the clothing will go to a "charitable purpose" after the campaign.

The expenses include $75,062 spent at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis and $41,850 in St. Louis in early September. The committee also reported spending $4,100 for makeup and hair consulting. The expenses were first reported by Politico.com.

The RNC also spent $4,902 at Atelier, a stylish men's clothing store in New York. Other purchases included a $92 romper and matching hat with ears for Palin's baby, Trig, at Pacifier, a baby store in Minneapolis.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...g7PqgD93VP3RG0

And how much of that $150K went for clothing designed and made in the U.S. of A.?

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket (Post 247863)

Now watch this.
McCain in 2000 said:

Oh snap!

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Originally Posted by 3894 (Post 247865)

And how much of that $150K went for clothing designed and made in the U.S. of A.?

Good question!

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 247872)

There isn't a shudder powerful enough

Why? I for one encourage the GOP to nominate her in '12! An incumbent President Obama vs Caribou Barbie? It’ll be a slaughter! :evil:

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Originally Posted by JWBear (Post 247877)

Why? I for one encourage the GOP to nominate her in '12! An incumbent President Obama vs Caribou Barbie? It’ll be a slaughter! :evil:

Need I remind you that George W. Bush was elected? Twice?

No, he was elected once. Appointed the other time, in a coup d'etat.

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick (Post 247850)

Well, the bottom line for me is not that it's awful to be rich or to buy fine things, but that it's awful to pretend - particularly on a political front - that you're "just like everyone else," and call out others for being "elitist" when you are elitist yourself.

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Originally Posted by JWBear (Post 247858)

I have no problems with politicians dressing well. In fact, I expect it. I do, however, have a problem with putting on a painful show of "folksyness" and accusing your opponant of "elitism", and then going on a $150,000 clothes shopping binge with somebody elses money.

Exactly. Portray yourself as the common person, yet go spend significantly more than that "everyman's" salary on a wardrobe? Not quite. I don't so much mind she spent somebody else's money (that's a perk of being the candidate) but how much she spent????? Wow.

Same argument I have with McCain claiming maverick status, yet voting with his party 90% of the time. I don't have an issue with Obama voting with his party- he doesn't try to claim something else.