All About McCain

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, that's a great point. Too bad the candiates dare not point out the obvious, about themselves or their opponents, that how they handle the complex campaign for the presidency is likely the best indication of how they would handle something as complex as the presidency.


With Obama's relative lack of governing experience, many have pointed to the excellence of his campaign organization and operation as the better indications of his competence to lead the executive administration. That light is shone less brightly on McCain because of his extensive governing experience ... but it's too bad Obama won't point out how horrible McCain's campaign has been as an indication of what a feckless president he would be.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I wouldn't say it hasn't been a topic at all. Maybe not as much as it should be, but certainly during the whole, "The economy is sound"/"I'm suspending my campaign" fiasco, the spotlight on his decision making and judgment was shone brightly. He was already losing ground at that point, but his very obvious floundering and inability to handle the pressures of campaigning and dealing with a crisis at the same time were the final nails in the coffin for his chances.

[Gemini Cricket]

Since her selection as John McCain's running mate, the Republican National Committee spent more than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, and even her infant son, it was reported on Tuesday evening.

Palin has received the equivalent of $2,500 in clothes per day from places such as Saks Fifth Avenue (where RNC expenditures totaled nearly $50,000) and Neiman Marcus (where the governor had a $75,000 spree). Beyond the political tit-for-tat, however, the revelation of the clothing expenditures offers what some Democrats see as a chance not just to win several news cycles during the campaign's waning days but to severely damage Palin's image as a small-town, 'Joe Six-Pack' American.
"It shows that Palin ain't like the rest of us," Tom Matzzie, a Democratic strategist told the Huffington Post, when asked how the party would or could use the issue. "It can help deflate her cultural populism with the Republican base. The plumber's wife doesn't go to Nieman's or Saks."

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Interesting tidbit.
At first, I thought it a trite tidbit that the media brought to light. But then I realized she can't come across as Ms. Small Town Girl when she's shopping at some places where they wouldn't even let Joe Six Pack in the door.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

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Interesting tidbit.
At first, I thought it a trite tidbit that the media brought to light. But then I realized she can't come across as Ms. Small Town Girl when she's shopping at some places where they wouldn't even let Joe Six Pack in the door.

Here's how much she spent on her make-up last month. Holy ****! She's naturally very pretty- why so much make-up? I know applying it for appearances on tv is different than in real life, but usually they have artists on staff at the stations to do that sort of thing. Plus, it's not like she's even been giving interviews.....

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Here's how much she spent on her make-up last month. Holy ****! She's naturally very pretty- why so much make-up? I know applying it for appearances on tv is different than in real life, but usually they have artists on staff at the stations to do that sort of thing. Plus, it's not like she's even been giving interviews.....

$13,000 Grand? Let's work that out.... 4 Weeks, with perhaps one or two days off at best... Let's call it 26 work days. Palin is making at least three or four events per day, so you can bank on at least 10 hour days.... Which gives us something on the order of 260 hours per month.

$13,000 / 260 works out to ~$50 per hour. For a professional that is tops in her field? A damn good bargain if you ask me.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

$13,000 Grand? Let's work that out.... 4 Weeks, with perhaps one or two days off at best... Let's call it 26 work days. Palin is making at least three or four events per day, so you can bank on at least 10 hour days.... Which gives us something on the order of 260 hours per month.

$13,000 / 260 works out to ~$50 per hour. For a professional that is tops in her field? A damn good bargain if you ask me.

I'll be sure to pass that on to your wife- you won't mind if she hires her own make-up artist then?

I don't believe they stated that the woman worked with Palin full-time. If so, a bargain- but still outrageous. Who the **** needs a full-time make-up artist?

Now, a cabana boy- that I could justify.

[Morrigoon]

Don't cry for me, Anchorage, Alaska?

[Strangler Lewis]

I don't know why she even wants the job since it will probably put her family in a higher tax bracket.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I don't know why she even wants the job since it will probably put her family in a higher tax bracket.

But if Palin gets the job, then being a higher wage earner will still be a good thing. It's only if she loses that it becomes a problem.

[Morrigoon]

Alaska's first president? And first woman president? I don't blame her in the least. Though I think her chances were killed by going for it too early, I don't think she was ready for this.