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Good one!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by lizbud
When I was working and had to dress the part every day, I bought most of my clothes at J C Penney. For instance, I could get a nice, professional looking suit for under $100, etc. Not a thing wrong with looking good at a reasonable price!
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Originally Posted by sparks19
Oh dear - now you're saying she is a celebrity? Isn't that an accusation used against Obama by McCain - in a very sarcastic way - awhile back. Comparing him to Paris Hilton. Now it seems he has his own celebrity ;)
She doesn't need to. She has her own money, lots of it, that she can spend anyway she wishes. She does lots of good charitable work, all the while wearing simple slacks and tops; so if she wants to dress up - let her. As I said, it is her money.Quote:
I wonder if Cindy McCain is taking advantage of the clothing deal?
The RNC paid for the Governor's clothes, and contributors are a bit uneasy about it.
You missed the end - I said I was being sarcastic! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
Yes, you did. I'm sorry. Begging your forgiveness?Quote:
Originally Posted by pomtzu
There is a very good charity that will gladly accept the clothes. It's
The Alaska Salvation Army.:)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/p...,1990771.story
Uh.. yeah. She is a celebrity. the definition of a celebrity is a famous or well known person. Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden... are famous and well known... They are CELEBRITIES. Whether they like it or not they ARE celebrities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
Now... that's not to say that ALL celebrities are like Paris Hilton (although she seems to have grown up as of late but there is no telling with her). Some celebrities are good, down to earth people... some are spoiled, high and mighty pompous boneheads.
ETA: I wonder if it would be better to donate and just sell the clothes in the store... or for them to sell them like they did the scarf and pin and collect the money and put it towards the shelter and the meals on wheels. I think selling the clothes and putting the money towards other things would do more than just selling the articles of clothing in the store. Imagine the money that they could raise.
This is simply too, too delicious! Is there a Neiman Marcus on Main Street in Wasilla?
I am thinking I could buy some fine clothes for $50,000 or even $10,000 for that matter!
And exactly HOW will they auction off ...donate...the story changes...the THOUSANDS of dollars spent on her hair and makeup???
BTW...at the hairdresser's I read Cindy's attire for the convention cost about $250,000.
Just a simple woman from the heartlands! Heck, Golly, Gosh...
I don't care if they wrap her in ermine or drench her in diamonds. It's not my money. And she remains a mean-spirited, not too bright politician tuned into WIIFM. With lipstick expertly applied.
What I enjoy is watching her apologists dance....everybody likes nice clothes! the clothes will be donated later! John Edwards had an expensive haircut too!
Please....keep the spin coming. It is so entertaining!
Hehe, this post gave me a good laugh. But in all seriousness I agree with the first statement. I wouldn't really mind McCain in office is we didn't have to worry about HER becoming president.Quote:
Originally Posted by pomtzu
A fun article on the subject! http://www.slate.com/id/2202877
all I see is a bunch of people complaining because she has extravagant things.
Call it "apologists dancing" if you wish lol but I just CAN'T see being THAT bitter and petty because someone is buying nice clothing lol.
WHY do you care? Seriously?
Do you judge people who walk down the street because they might have something BRAND NAME.
I certainly don't go out and blow the bank on clothing and shoes. But if I had the opportunity to buy a really great outfit I may just go for it. I am FAR from materialistic... probably the farthest thing you could get from it. I am a bargain shopper (when I do shop... which I don't like to do.. unless it's for baby clothes. Than you need to keep me on a short leash or I will break the bank). but I'm not going to judge someone else because they shop at neiman Marcus.
How petty and childish.
I mean... hate on her for her policies. That makes sense. but to nitpik her clothing and hair and makeup because it was expensive? That is just LOOKING for a reason to complain.
I personally don't know how much John Edwards spends on his hair cut, I personally don't know how much bill Clinton spent on cigars, I don't know how much anyone spends on their hair, make up and clothes... know why? Because IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER. Who gives a rats patoot lol. They have the money... so spend it. I don't begrudge them because they have the money to do so.
Its class warfare. Get the have nots to hate the haves, and its NObama '08.
I think it speaks to her character. We are not talking about a $850.00 suit...we are not talking about a once in a lifetime splurge on an outfit.
She claims to be Ms. Main Street Small Town America and spends $150,000 on clothes and what $4,000 on makeup and hair.
And she didn't blow her bank. She did it with the money contributed by loyal Republicans! OPM...Other People's Money!
Please..give me some more excuses! Call me more names. This is too, too fun!
ES...you always get accused of passive aggressiveness...wth what is the white characters that one can hardly read? I am not sure what passive aggressiveness is but if I had to guess it would be that!
I can't figure out the passive-aggressive thing either. I guess it is preferable to be aggressive-aggressive? You know...passive-passive is so old-fashion...and aggressive-passive..well...what can I say???Quote:
Originally Posted by caseysmom
But I don't know what the white characters are? Perhaps I am being censored? Gosh darn Patriot Act!
The outfit the RNC bought for her baby to wear on stage cost $100 -- for a onesie and hat.Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
Is that a bargain?
Maybe we should start saying you are aggressive challenged:D
I like that one! What do we call someone who has the...shall we say...opposite problem?:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by caseysmom
The 'psychology student' (or former student anyway) in me just had to respond to the question of passive aggressiveness...
Behaviors that help identify passive-aggressive behavior:
Ambiguity
Avoiding responsibility by claiming forgetfulness
Blaming others
Chronic lateness and forgetfulness
Complaining
Does not express hostility or anger openly (e.g., expresses it instead by leaving notes)
Fear of authority
Fear of competition
Fear of dependency
Fear of intimacy (infidelity as a means to act out anger): The passive aggressive often can't trust. Because of this, they guard themselves against becoming intimately attached to someone.
Fosters chaos
Intentional inefficiency
Making excuses
Losing things
Lying
Obstructionism
Procrastination
Resentment
Resists suggestions from others
Sarcasm
Stubbornness
Sullenness
Willful withholding of understanding
A passive-aggressive person may not have all of these behaviors, and may have other non-passive-aggressive traits.
excuses?
LOL no excuses.
I just don't dislike people for what they have or what they wear. I may dislike someone for their actions... but not the action of buy a suit that I couldn't afford.
there are lots of things to like or dislike about a person. choosing to get your panties in a twist over how much one spends on clothing... I just don't understand it. just seems... nitpiky and petty to me.
yeah... it came from donations to the RNC... but I find it foolish to donate to any campaign anyway because I find the uses for that money to be useless... like all of those LAME commercials that everyone is SO sick of. Staffing all those people to call and harass you at home to ask you for your support. I think these are all pretty sad uses for the donations. so does it really come as a shock that campaigns are putting money into makeup and hair (OH yes... even the men wear the make up and have the hair done... even though they may deny it lol)
and I just don't understand the logic that if you have the opportunity handed to you to shop at a world famous store and buy clothes that you haven't been able to purchase before then you MUST NOT be a REAL person.
I think this thread just proves exactly why they expect the candidates to dress to the nines... Image is everything so you BETTER look your VERY VERY best. YOu can say or do whatever you like but if someone doesn't like the way you look then you are on the chopping block :)
BTW... I like dancing :)
She did it at the behest of her running mate, their campaign managers, and the handlers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary
lmfao... What? This is kind of stretching to make a point don't you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary
I didn't buy it for her. I'm not her personal shopper
Sorry I can only take responsiblity for the things I buy. I don't judge others for the things THEY buy. So not sure why what I buy should dictate what others buy. If you read what I said... I said I am a bargain shopper. not that I am HER personal bargain shopper or anyone else's or that I expect anyone else to shop the way I do lol.
$100 for a onesie and hat... I've seen more expensive for less.
but for me? No it's not a bargain. I like the 2 for $5 onesies or the outlet shopping :) but that's just ME. but I suppose I should hold everyone ELSE to the same shopping standards that I have lol How DARE they spend more than I do.
You all REALLY remind me of the little old French Canuck women at bingo on Friday night.
Pathetic when you lambaste a candidate for what they wear, and not one word on any issues.
UH OH... those darn French Canadians... they are trouble :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
No offense to any british women... but I think elderly french Canadian women can only be topped by elderly British women. My grandmother... love her to bits but the first thing she says when someone walks into a room is "Lovely to see you dear... You look like you are putting on weight" THANKS Grandma lol
Then you haven't been reading carefully LH! I did lambaste her for her position on issues. And this has nothing to do with what she wears.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Dern it all...there you go misunderstandin' womin folk agin!
Gosh darn, I have a closet full of designer clothes (Of course I paid for them...not my husband...not a party.) This is about...
HYPOCRISY. You know...saying one thing and doing another. You might say...her character...or lack of it!
Obviously before someone else was paying for her clothes!Quote:
Originally Posted by kitten645
LMFAO....Quote:
Originally Posted by kitten645
I'd comment but... I can't say that I look much better when I spend the week in my jammies lol
SEEEEEEEE... Maybe she was a charity case like "what not to wear" :) No one believed me when I said that she better not show up in her camo gear or sweat pants to campaign. Or that.
Although I want to know what's on her legs... are they pants or boots? they look warm :)
This entire thread (with the exception of the OP) is about nothing more than superficial crap that has nothing to do with whether GOv. Palin can do the job.
I stand by my comment. You really are a bunch of biddies at the bingo hall.
Thats traditional dress for a group of Alaskan Natives, probably donated to her from one of the remote villages.
Looks like a tall pair of Mukluks.Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
http://z.about.com/d/shoes/1/0/0/q/mukluks.jpg
I wouldn't care, but it wasn't her money. I can understand if she wanted to get a new wardrobe because she's getting a "new position".. you dress for the part when you change jobs. I get that. She just didn't spend her money for her new position. She spent other people's money.Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
So, the money that was spent from the donations for her outfits WAS foolish. You agree with that then, correct?Quote:
yeah... it came from donations to the RNC... but I find it foolish to donate to any campaign anyway because I find the uses for that money to be useless...
So, if you have the opportunity to take advantage of people, you should? Is that what you're saying? That if you are handed money and said "Here, we know you should be paying for this, but hey, they gave us the money, so even though we know ETHICALLY it's wrong, what the hey, do it anyway!"Quote:
and I just don't understand the logic that if you have the opportunity handed to you to shop at a world famous store and buy clothes that you haven't been able to purchase before then you MUST NOT be a REAL person.
Again, you dress for the position you want to be in. Normally, however, people do that with their own funds. Not other people's money.Quote:
I think this thread just proves exactly why they expect the candidates to dress to the nines... Image is everything so you BETTER look your VERY VERY best. YOu can say or do whatever you like but if someone doesn't like the way you look then you are on the chopping block :)
She wants to be in that position, maybe she should have spent her own money to look that part. I'm sure she can max out some credit cards, right?? ;)
Here is the funny thing. Many people feel the fuss about Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright, and the word "Messiah" to beQuote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
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superficial crap that has nothing to do with whether Sen Obama can do the job
where were you?????
That's right...no where to be seen!
I'm insulted you'd compare me to a French person. Or that I'd play bingo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
I'm not "lambasting" her for what she's wearing, but for how she obtained them.
(who uses the word "lambaste" these days? sounds like you're roasting a sheep! :p You sound like some old, jaded military man, LH.)
Oh, those look toasty!!Quote:
Originally Posted by blue
Once they started allowin' womin folk in the army...well it ' bin all down hill since then!Quote:
Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
If it bothers you so much, simply don't read it any longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Yeah... Other people's money that they DONATED for the RNC's USE. So when you donate money to a cause do you get to dictate how they use it? Likely not. it goes to whatever they see fit to use it for... kind of like our taxes :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
QUOTE=jenn_librarian;2079914]So, the money that was spent from the donations for her outfits WAS foolish. You agree with that then, correct?[/QUOTE]
I think just about all the bull they WASTE campaign money on is foolish yes... and YES I think spending campaign money on expensive clothes is foolish. However, this thread shows me WHY they feel the need to do that. Had she bought a $30 suit at Walmart people would complain "She can't spend a little extra on an outfit and we are supposed to believe she can be VP when she can't even dress in nice clothes and supports a company like Walmart... the horror" people just look at their appearance ... SAD that material things are what seem to matter most at a time like this.
yes jenn... I'm for taking ADVANTAGE of people :rolleyes: seriously... am I new here? ridiculous. I do not believe for a SECOND that people sent in a list of what their donations should be spent on. You donate money... it goes to whatever they feel is nessecary. It may not be what YOU want... but again... apparently style matters over substance or we wouldn't have this debate going on. We look at what they LOOK like rather than WHO they are. kind of sad. but again... I believe taht donating to a campaign is a WASTE of your money. What does it accomplish?Quote:
Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
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Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
OOOOOOOH but then she wouldn't be a respsonbile PARENT. spending her family money on a wardrobe the RNC says she needs. She's already on the chopping block for running for VP with *gasp* children. Imagine if she spent all their family money on clothes that they demand she has.
Rock and a hard place. someone is always going to complain.
Yet no one complains about how much they spend on commercials that are POINTLESS and accomplish NOTHING. THAT'S OK right?
LOL we apparently need to agree to disagree here because I just CANNOT get on board with the idea that if she has nice clothes that it means she is a horrible person. DANG her for havin those clothes.
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Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
yeah they do...
I kind of want a pair lol.
I lost one of my sherpa boots somehow... need new winter boots :)
Is this a round dance or a square dance? Or do you just not read what you don't want to read?Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
Once again...I know what she is...a mean-spirited, not too educated or learned woman who has drunk for many, many years from the public trough she claims to disdain. In other words...a dull hypocrite.
I don't care what she wears....(for the third or fourth time...)
Anybody know what the DNC spent on Biden's wardrobe?
Bob Barr '08
I realize you might not know this....not being an American and all...Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
But she is not the first woman to run for vp...nor the first woman to run for vp who also had children.
That would have been Geraldine Ferrero. In 1984. She has three children.
Her selection gave her running mate - Walter Mondale - a bump in the polls. It did not last until the election.