Rick Davis Calls Palin's $150,000 Shopping Spree A "Failure Of Management"

CNN:

(CNN) -- Rick Davis, the campaign manager for former John McCain's White House bid came to Sarah Palin's defense in an upcoming interview with the National Review, saying the now-infamous $150,000 clothing tab for the Alaska governor was caused by a "failure of management."

In the interview, set for publication next week, Davis notes Palin's appearance at the Republican convention came only days after she was named to the GOP ticket, and the Alaska governor had few clothes on hand that were appropriate for the event.

"We flew her out from Alaska to Arizona to Ohio to introduce her to the world and take control of her life. She didn't think 'dress for the convention', because it might have just been a nice day trip to Arizona if she didn't click with John. Very little prep had been done and if it had, we might have gotten picked off by the press. We were under incredible scrutiny."

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Comments

[Topfeeder]

This is so funny. The GOP are elite shopaholics. We Dems shop at Marshall's, TJ Max and J. Crew. and we still manage to look better than they do. Did any of you see Newt's wife's suit and blonde helmut hair yesterday?

[Colmore]

Newt divorced his 2nd wife because "she is just not pretty enough to be first lady" Newt is such a hunk himself!!. He probably has #4 all lined up by now. "A man who marries his mistress leaves a job opening" What women see in that blowhard, flabby, boring person is beyond me.

[truesteam]

Did that overgrown Muppet really say that about his wife?

He really should not concern himself with that. Newt is not honorable enough to be our President.

[truesteam]

How long are they going to keep up this wanting to remain covert as an excuse for not vetting this head case?
Rick Davis- you ran a horrible campaign. That is all there is to it. Bottom line. Period. No explanation needed. Thank you, go home.

[DebbieinPhx]

Yeah, the autopsy on this campaign is just gettin' goin' as they say in Palin-land. He thinks if he gets out there and admitts to some minor $150K oversight that this is going to make it go away... oh, well it was worth a shot... sorrrrrry.­.. it's called public funds and therefore PUBLIC disclosure­.. it will all come out in the wash and baby, it hasn't even gotten started. We will know every single sorrid detail before this is all said and done. This group of Rovian thugs deserve to be sharing a jail cell with their big fat pink pig boss, Rove. They ran a criminally bad campaign, mismagement of money, mishandled candidates and by far the ugliest little wrinkle in this catastrophy, Palin. If they think they can gloss this over, think again.

[darthdarcy]

Hey just like our economy, well you Republicans sure are consistent aren't you..?

[iamasocialist]

the Alaska governor had few clothes on hand that were appropriate for the event

[viewfromuphere]

and apparently was the biggest problem the ROC had with this little vetted VP of the McCain campaigh..­..

not her qualifications, not her associations (the witchmeister for example), not the stuff that comes out her mouth....

...but her inappropriate wardrobe.

Priorities much??