If I Were Running for Vice-President

If I were running for Vice-President, what would I wear? In light of Sarah Palin's recent clothing expenditures ($150,000 and counting), it occurred to me to wonder if I were running for Vice-President, what would I wear? I'm a Brentwood Mom. Jeans? Sweats? No, probably not.

But Sarah Palin's put herself out there as a one-woman beauty pageant. I've never seen her wear the same thing twice. By the way, there's nothing wrong with wearing the same thing twice. Same jacket, different skirt, same jacket, different top. By the way, t-shirts look perfectly fine under a fancy jacket. Could someone teach this girl to accessorize? Newsflash: no one ever sees your feet, mostly you're standing behind a podium. Fashion tip: cranberry goes with almost everything. One pair of cranberry heels, one pair of black heels, one pair of beige heels, a couple of pairs of boots, on a particularly long day, wear flats. Capezios makes a perfectly reasonable pair of flats - you could probably afford them in three colors. Oh, I forgot you have an endless clothes budget! Don't try to defend yourself by saying you only have one pair of glasses.

Confession: I shop at Saks. In fact, I love Saks. But I usually shop at Saks "on sale." There's always something 'for sale' at Saks. In fact, this week, every retail store in America has something on sale!

Yeah, I know, you said you're going to donate them all to charity when you're done. (Sort of the way you put that plane up for sale on E-Bay?) But I have a question. Who's going to get the tax deduction?

Comments

[dahpunkster]

I am interested in buying your book "AKA''. Where can I find it?I looked at Borders and came up empty handed.
Don't know if you read this, but thought it was worth a try.
Punky

[1will]

Well I guess if you're down to criticing Palin's wardrobe the plane load of investigators, lawyers and researchers the Left sent to Alaska came up empty.
The question is not what Palin spent on clothing but who's money is it? Does the cash belong to the McCain campaign or is it coming out of our pockets? I hope she continues shopping. Somewhere there is a small business that is appreciating the sales and a few employees that might keep their jobs or even get a bonus.
I just wish Barry and Joe would buy a few more black suits (and even botox) instead of throwing good money away on ACORN and voter fraud.

[Playinjured]

Normally I don't agree with insulting comments like this one but, I must admit, focusing on Palin's wardrobe only gives disconnected republicans more fuel for the fire. Let's not give them a single reason to not vote for Mr. Obama then they already have. I believe the $150,000 on her wardrobe is extremely high, but media could find a tactful way to deliver this news briefly. Let's not make a whole thing about it. The republicans should. I just wish some republicans would stop calling empowered low-income voters fraudulent. These people are Americans. You are American like them, they are American like you. New voters should be intimidated or intimidating. Voter fraud is a false allegation.

[1will]

Mickey Mouse is an American? Dead Democrats are Americans? Ok, dead Dems were Americans but I don't think they should vote. Can we agree on that point?
Voter fraud is not a false allegation. I was joking about Mickey Mouse despite the fact that ACORN did sign him up. No one is going to show up at the polls as Mickey. They may however vote with a mail in ballot in a close election. Mickey Mouse may raise red flags but John Smith will not. How many fraudulent John Smiths (or others) are registered this year?
ACORN has a long history of voter fraud. If I get enough reponses to this comment to make it worth my while I'll give you a dozen or so instances. Considering Florida was won by a few hundred votes (look up the recount done by several papers and Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition) so the tens of thousands of fraudulent ACORN registration should worry people.

[Hawise]

She makes about $170,000 a year, and she will probably have to claim the clothes and services as income so that effectively doubles her income this year. She has to deduct the charitable claim at their value as used clothing and can't deduct hair styling and make-up. I really don't want to see her tax bill next year and I doubt that she does either.

[vitasackvillewesttexas]

then you have not been watching. i've seen that weird brownish/blackish wide horizontal striped jacket way too many times. the dominatrix boots are the very best though. i would like to see those more.

[Lemeritus]

I was thinking the same thing. I can't recall the striped jacket, but I keep seeing her in basically one of the following:

Red suit
Black suit
White suit (or is it just a white jacket to go with the black skirt from the black suit?)
Gray suit
Red heels
Black heels
Two pairs of black boots (dominatrix and suede)
Oh, yeah, and a red leather jacket (with an eagle on the back)

Let's say everything on the list cost @ $5K -- that's ONLY $45,000. What did she buy with the $105,000?

[TheAndrew]

No time to learn VP job description. Must shop now.

[bk81665]

Hey Joe the unlicensed plumber! heard you donated 100 bucks to RNC? its not enough to buy her expensive clothings, please donate more Joe the Plumber so that she can shop more.

[hyjanks]

Maybe she should change her name to Josephine SaksPack.

[diwdeesmom]

I noted that her clothes looked nice, and wondered about the where she got them. I did assume that the McCain campaign hired a stylist for her, but this is outrageous. I wonder how much they paid the stylist/personal shopper on top of the tab just for the clothing.

Sarah manages to look basically the same no matter what she is wearing, black skirt (to slim her down more) and jacket which doesn't match in color. Anything goes with a plain black skirt. The one exception I noted was the one red outfit and stripper black heel boots which looked like she was trying a little too hard for Joe Sixpack's vote.

Can we really be expected to take her seriously at this point? If appearance is so important, why does the McCain camp allow her to appear to be so uninformed?

[jackstone54]

Palin can put on some moose pelts and retreat to her igloo once the elections are over. She is a broken fashionplate.

[elion10]

Hey ~ what about that fact that all those cloths came from "FANCY" stores in big rich cities (not the pro-america parts of the country).. aren't those designer labels for liberal unAmerican big-city people?

[SheenaVa]

Good point. I'm gonna go out on a limb and bet that there's no Saks in Wasilla.

[5150]

With specs on my nose wearing Saks of clothes;
I can goose your moose with a garden hose;
I'm pertinent, I'm polite, I'm Palin.

[pirx]

Liked the ditty, but IMHO, the final line should read "Impertinent, impolitic, I'm Palin."

[Boadicea]

If only the McCain campaign had invested that $150,000 on tutoring instead of on posh duds, Palin might be polling better.

Alas, the Republicans recruited her for eye candy, not for substance of any kind. It never occurred to them to teach her, for example, the role of the Vice President. Much more important that she always looked, well, like a Republican lady, but "hot." Rich, well-dressed, and well-madeup, but flirtatious and sexy.

You can't fault Palin - she's doing everything she was "hired" to do. Alas, the American people for the most part aren't buying it. Sure, a pretty, expensively-dressed and sexy vice president would be great eye-candy for the American guy, but - and I guess McCain didn't notice this - the economy is cratering, and we're going to need a brain cell or two in the executive branch.

[Checquoline]

They tried to tutor her , gave up and went fopr the clothes. ISince they are going to charity, I am going down to the Goodwill Nov. 5. I hope that little red jacket is still there.

[2876]

I couldn't care less if Palin spent $150 or $150,000 on her makeover. The point is that she should have paid for it herself.

[suhud]

Flashy and trashy. Palin's taste is in her mouth. The $150,000 on her back is blatant advertisement of McCain's desperation. Another hypocritical flip-flop and campaign backfire. What's Joe the Plumber going to say about this? Or is the GOP outfitting him for his interviews, too? Maybe he can get a Louis Vitton bag like Piper's, for his tools?

[obamadeus]

I hope she keeps the clothes and sells them on eBay. With all the nutty guys out there who are obsessed with her (and I'm looking at you, Bill Kristol), I bet she'd make a lot more money than the clothes were worth new.

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

A few questions: What's that you say about being Fiscal Conservatives?

When did Cloth Coat Republicans become Designer Leather Jacket Republicans?

Who knew Squiggy's ol' lady was a Republican?