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Sarah Palin's tin ear
Submitted by R. Neal on Tue, 2008/11/11 - 7:11am.
In addition to unloading on the Republican Party and throwing McCain under the bus, Palin says she is puzzled by all the attention paid to her wardrobe.
You don't suppose it has anything to do with spending more than most people make in a year to outfit herself and her family in designer fashions while she's out selling herself as just a small town girl made good you betcha who relates to the hardships of all the Joe the Plumbers struggling in "real" America?
What an idiot. She's definitely the fresh new face of the Republican Party dead-enders.
Submitted by lovable liberal on Tue, 2008/11/11 - 2:17pm.
What she really should be saying is that she's surprised that the press would focus on something like this when she's a Republican. Or maybe she wasn't paying attention to the RNC-manufactured foofaraw about Al Gore's supposed earth tones.
Submitted by Mallory Knox (not verified) on Tue, 2008/11/11 - 8:15pm.
Oh,I see. Funny how the Democrats are the most vocal about how the RNC spent money on their candidate. (BTW,I don't know any Republicans that have complained about how their money was spent on Palin's wardrobe) Nevertheless,there is no denying that $1,200.00 is an OBSCENE amount of money to spend on a suit! God forbid a conservative spends money like that.Give me a break!
Actually, $1200 is nothing. You can easily spend $120 on a decent cotton polo shirt these days. The raw materials alone in an John H. Daniels suit are 40 percent of the cost, easily. How much do you think 1 yard of merino wool suiting is these days? It takes 3 yards to tailor a suit at $300 a yard for quality fabric. Then there is the lining (very pricey), buttons (even more pricey) and labor (a minimum of $20 an hour). A company's margin on that suit is about 30% at retail which means 15% at wholesale ($180). That's a low-end suit, in my opinion. You can easily drop $4000 on something really nice. W wears Oxxford suits that start at $2000 and top out at over $15000. He has a couple of the very high end ones including the classic power suit he wore at the Obama tour of the White House. Just because you can afford only Men's Wearhouse, doesn't mean that everyone else has to. What are you? A Maoist?
Signed, husband of a fashion designer
True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler
Submitted by sugarfatpie on Wed, 2008/11/12 - 8:49am.
Wrong julianne I guess- I was talking about Metulj's wife.
But on the main points below, you don't have a problem with RNC donors footing a $150k+ bill on Palin's clothes, but you do have a problem with Obama footing his own bill for a few $1500 suits?
Submitted by Mallory Knox (not verified) on Tue, 2008/11/11 - 10:35pm.
Lol. Still obscene-no excuse. You don't need to wear the finest wool to do a great job. Actually,much to the chagrin and downright horror of fashionista's, a nice Brooks Brother's suit would suffice. In case y'all have forgotten most of the poor people that voted for Obama can barely even afford a suit from a dicount store. As an asside,why was what Palin wore such an issue? Why is it more acceptable for a man to wear pricey clothing during a campaign? Just thought I'd ask.
Bullshit. A BB suit is $1600 off the rack. You can get their Vietnamese made 1818 collection for about $500 for a jacket and pants (and it will look like you did).
Again, if you want to play this game, Bush wears suits that start, in cotton, at $2000 and go to about $15000 for the finest. He wears the finest.
Keep trying.
True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler
Submitted by Mallory Knox (not verified) on Wed, 2008/11/12 - 12:04am.
I don't care if Bush or his mother spends that kind of money for a suit. The point is that it's a waste of money. Clothes don't make a man. A man can look very nice without spending what for some folks would be a mortgage payment. I am not impressed by the price of a suit,what kind of wool it's made of or how expensive the stupid buttons are. It's pretty meaningless at the end of the day. Besides,you can dress any moron up in an expensive suit but that doesn't make him any more than a dressed up moron. Have you been brainwashed by an industry?
Submitted by gonzone on Wed, 2008/11/12 - 11:10am.
I'm interested in how you feel about Palin's over $1200-a-day makeup bill?
Is that something like "besides,you can dress any moron up in expensive makeup but that doesn't make her any more than a dressed up moron. Have you been brainwashed by an industry?"
Can you take a look in the mirror? How much does you daily makeup bill cost?
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
Submitted by Andy Axel on Tue, 2008/11/11 - 10:50pm.
most of the poor people that voted for Obama can barely even afford a suit from a dicount store.
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As an asside,why was what Palin wore such an issue?
It was a McCain staffer who made the remark about Wasilla hillbillies raiding Neimann-Marcus, not a Democrat or a liberal. Her spending spree was not so much an "issue" as a punch line. She tried to pass herself off as being fiscally conservative, but as soon as she got the campaign credit card, she went wild. She lied about the Bridge to Nowhere and her fiscal record, and the huge clothing bill (100X larger than the suit price you are whining about) was just another reason to laugh at her sham candidacy.
This doesn't have a thing to do with Obama, and there is no reason why he should have to live up to some arbitrary standard you set. Republican attempts to define the standards by which other people should live are one of the reasons why the party is becoming irrelevant. That kind of thing is what churches and religions do, not governments that respect the freedom of their citizens.
What she really should be saying is that she's surprised that the press would focus on something like this when she's a Republican. Or maybe she wasn't paying attention to the RNC-manufactured foofaraw about Al Gore's supposed earth tones.
Liberty and justice for all.
My home
How about Obama's $1200.00 suits? I suppose that is just fine with y'all!
Unless I'm missing something, Obama's suits were purchased out of his own pocket, not with money from his party.
Nor was Obama putting on this down home aw-shucks attitude that Palin was using.
Oh,I see. Funny how the Democrats are the most vocal about how the RNC spent money on their candidate. (BTW,I don't know any Republicans that have complained about how their money was spent on Palin's wardrobe) Nevertheless,there is no denying that $1,200.00 is an OBSCENE amount of money to spend on a suit! God forbid a conservative spends money like that.Give me a break!
Actually, $1200 is nothing. You can easily spend $120 on a decent cotton polo shirt these days. The raw materials alone in an John H. Daniels suit are 40 percent of the cost, easily. How much do you think 1 yard of merino wool suiting is these days? It takes 3 yards to tailor a suit at $300 a yard for quality fabric. Then there is the lining (very pricey), buttons (even more pricey) and labor (a minimum of $20 an hour). A company's margin on that suit is about 30% at retail which means 15% at wholesale ($180). That's a low-end suit, in my opinion. You can easily drop $4000 on something really nice. W wears Oxxford suits that start at $2000 and top out at over $15000. He has a couple of the very high end ones including the classic power suit he wore at the Obama tour of the White House. Just because you can afford only Men's Wearhouse, doesn't mean that everyone else has to. What are you? A Maoist?
Signed, husband of a fashion designer
True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler
-Sugarfatpie (AKA Alex Pulsipher)
"X-Rays are a hoax."-Lord Kelvin
I've been larnin' the biz. The hard way.
True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler
Nah-sorry to burst your bubble but that would've been pretty cool!
Wrong julianne I guess- I was talking about Metulj's wife.
But on the main points below, you don't have a problem with RNC donors footing a $150k+ bill on Palin's clothes, but you do have a problem with Obama footing his own bill for a few $1500 suits?
Dayum, Thats some shootzpa!
-Sugarfatpie (AKA Alex Pulsipher)
"X-Rays are a hoax."-Lord Kelvin
Lol. Still obscene-no excuse. You don't need to wear the finest wool to do a great job. Actually,much to the chagrin and downright horror of fashionista's, a nice Brooks Brother's suit would suffice. In case y'all have forgotten most of the poor people that voted for Obama can barely even afford a suit from a dicount store. As an asside,why was what Palin wore such an issue? Why is it more acceptable for a man to wear pricey clothing during a campaign? Just thought I'd ask.
Bullshit. A BB suit is $1600 off the rack. You can get their Vietnamese made 1818 collection for about $500 for a jacket and pants (and it will look like you did).
Again, if you want to play this game, Bush wears suits that start, in cotton, at $2000 and go to about $15000 for the finest. He wears the finest.
Keep trying.
True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler
I don't care if Bush or his mother spends that kind of money for a suit. The point is that it's a waste of money. Clothes don't make a man. A man can look very nice without spending what for some folks would be a mortgage payment. I am not impressed by the price of a suit,what kind of wool it's made of or how expensive the stupid buttons are. It's pretty meaningless at the end of the day. Besides,you can dress any moron up in an expensive suit but that doesn't make him any more than a dressed up moron. Have you been brainwashed by an industry?
It's nice that YOU are not impressed. Now, who exactly are you?
True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler
I'm interested in how you feel about Palin's over $1200-a-day makeup bill?
Is that something like "besides,you can dress any moron up in expensive makeup but that doesn't make her any more than a dressed up moron. Have you been brainwashed by an industry?"
Can you take a look in the mirror? How much does you daily makeup bill cost?
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP AROO AROO AHOOOGA
ALERT!
CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE! CLASS WARFARE!
____________________________
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap! Special holidays, Sundays and rates!
As an asside,why was what Palin wore such an issue?
It was a McCain staffer who made the remark about Wasilla hillbillies raiding Neimann-Marcus, not a Democrat or a liberal. Her spending spree was not so much an "issue" as a punch line. She tried to pass herself off as being fiscally conservative, but as soon as she got the campaign credit card, she went wild. She lied about the Bridge to Nowhere and her fiscal record, and the huge clothing bill (100X larger than the suit price you are whining about) was just another reason to laugh at her sham candidacy.
This doesn't have a thing to do with Obama, and there is no reason why he should have to live up to some arbitrary standard you set. Republican attempts to define the standards by which other people should live are one of the reasons why the party is becoming irrelevant. That kind of thing is what churches and religions do, not governments that respect the freedom of their citizens.
Priced a decent fitted suit recently (not off the rack, fitted)?
True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler
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