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Skriven 2008-10-23 07:16:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Dan Ceppa
Ärende: Re: Small town values
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 DC> $75k at Sach's 4th Avenue
 DC> $49k at Neimann Marcus
 DC> $10k at Macy*s

 DC> Plus others totaling around $150k, all to make Palin look pretty.

 DC> And, it could be more than just the expensive wardobe.  The money came
 DC> from RNC and may have been spent illegally.

 DC> In any event, it blows the hell out of her claim to be just an ordinary
 DC> citizen from a small town.

Considering that the U$150K exceeds her annual pay as governor of Alaska by
U$25K. 

THE BILL:

$75,062 spent at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis
$41,850 spent in St Louis
$4,100 on make-up and hair consulting
$4,902 at Atelier, a men's clothing shop in New York
$92 on a romper suit and hat with ears

Senator Hillary Clinton's expensive trouser suits provoked comment, while
former presidential candidate John Edwards was criticised for his $400
aircuts.

Even Mr McCain's $500 Italian leather loafers have come under scrutiny, never
mind his wife Cindy's Republican National Convention outfit that magazine
Vanity Fair valued at $300,000 (thanks largely to a pair of hefty diamond
earrings).

However, if this type of spending was poorly-received before, it may go down
very badly indeed with voters in the present economic climate.

In the midst of a financial meltdown, those from what Mrs Palin called the
"pro-America areas of this great nation"- the Middle America of Joe and Jane
the Plumber - have been staying away from the stores.
 
Retail sales decreased by 1.2% in September - the most dramatic drop since
2005. High-end stores' sales have reflected this fall.

But the RNC, for its part, has been bucking the trend. 

"It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after
the campaign."

McCain-Palin spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt *

SOURCE: http://tinyurl.com/lipstuckpig

* I can see it now ... all this high $$$ clothing and makeup on "special offer"
down the Goodwill's daily jumble sale.

... "America needs a full-time President." --Richard Nixon, 1973
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