All About McCain

[BarTopDancer]

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

[3894]

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

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by 3894

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

Good question!

[Ghoulish Delight]

There isn't a shudder powerful enough

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

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!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by JWBear

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

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

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

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.

Originally Posted by JWBear

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.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

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.

Excuse me? He often claims he worked across the aisle in his career in the Illinois State senate, and claims that he is the end to partisanship because he can work with the other side. Working with the other side is easy when you don't intend to take into account anything they have to offer, and based on his voting record, I think it's pretty safe to say he won't take anything they offer seriously. Listen? Sure. I'll listen to anyone if I am planning on just discounting their words later.

Also, that 90% is INCREDIBLY distorted. That includes votes like "We declare today national left handed missing a big toe WWII veterens day in honor of Joe Nobigtoe". Things that are automatic yes votes.

[innerSpaceman]

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

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

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

Yawn.