Holy cow! The Republican National Committee spent $150k on outfits at places like Saks and Neiman Marcus for Sarah Palin and her family to wear during the campaign. (Barbie clothes have certainly gone up!) They say they will donate them to charity when the campaign is over. Mmmm hmmm... I bet that's news to Sarah! YIKES!!
If somebody gave me $150,000 I'd come home with clothes, a car and a house.
Let's break it down:
Sarah -- Saks Fifth Avenue - $50,000
Neiman Marcus - $75,000
clothes for baby Trig and husband Todd
Me -- $25 blouse from Kohl's
Sarah -- over $4,700 (to date) on hair and makeup
Me - $12 twice a year at Great Clips (less if I have a coupon) and makeup from Target
Sarah -- designer shoes
Me -- does Rack Room have a 50% off sale going on??
Is there something wrong with a nice suit from Dillard's or Talbot's, for crying out loud?
I guess when John McCain wears $570 Italian loafers he doesn't blink at this stuff, but jeez...
So let's see... McCain announced she was his VP pick on August 29th. The election is November 4th. That's 9 1/2 weeks. So if you take $150,000... divide by 9 1/2... that's $15,789 a week, or $2,255 a day. Whew!!!!
I wonder if the RNC would have bothered to spend $150,000 on wardrobe and makeup if McCain had chosen Tim Pawlenty or even Olympia Snowe as vice president. I know the guys in my office love Palin, and it's not because they think she's an economic or foreign policy genius. Are all those Manolo Blahnik heels and the red leather jacket for them, I wonder? Hmmm.... maybe they're targeting the testosterone vote!
