huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008
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Scroll down for the slideshow. Since her selection as John McCain's running mate, the Republican National Committee spent more than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, and even her infant son, it was reported on Tuesday evening. That entertaining scoop -- which ...
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RNC Spends $150K on Clothes for Sarah Palin...
Hip Candy —
... blunter terms: her clothes were the cost of health care for 15 or so people. "Republicans, RNC donors and at least one RNC staff member have e-mailed me tonight to share their utter disgust at the expenditures. ... The heat for this story will come from Republicans who cannot understand how their party would do something this stupid ... particularly during the collapse of the financial system and the probable beginning of a recession." (Source, Source)
A Straight-Talk Guide to Sarah Palin's "Fashiongate" [Closet Cases]
Jezebel —
... ! HuffPo helpfully puts the expenditures in terms of the average plumber's salary, ratio of clothes to Edwards-haircuts, typical American clothing budgets and "the cost of health care for 15 or so people." There are also ...
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