Slog - Comments on What Sarah Palin's Wearing

Comment by PA Native

PA Native — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:31:46 -0800

Everyone else seemed to want to talk about how much her clothes cost. Why shouldn't she?

Comment by EmilyP

EmilyP — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:39:09 -0800

She's proud to wear her ring, except that she's not wearing it. Since when is a politician such an actor that they can't be seen wearing a wedding ring on-camera?

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:39:27 -0800

the real message "I got exposed for being a fraud so now I have to backtrack". Also, who the fuck cares about the beaded crap native americans make. What has Palin done to get them integrated into the energy economy?

I hate the fucking pointing thing politicians do.

Comment by inkweary

inkweary — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:40:05 -0800

She would have kept every thread of those clothes had this not come out. That woman is a born grifter. She is talking about this so she doesn't have to address the issues of the charges to the state of Alaska for per diems when she was in her own home and the travel for her children.

Comment by flamingbanjo

flamingbanjo — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:40:19 -0800

Changing the subject to allow her to talk about one of the few things she actually knows anything about: Her clothing choices. Now she can spend another week talking about where she shops instead of policy. All while claiming victimhood.

Brilliant.

Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber

Karlheinz Arschbomber — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:42:23 -0800

Bellevue Ave: I'm with you on the pointing thing. Obama does it all the damn time. I don't think Bush does it, all the drooling makes that difficult.

I can get over the stupid pointing thing if the right things are happenning. You can, too.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:43:04 -0800

How many soldiers didn't get VA benefits to pay for her clothes?

My guess is HUNDREDS.

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:47:04 -0800

I doubt she's winning any points by using the word "Eskimo", either.

The cheap wedding ring though - "It's not what's it's made of, it's what it represents". I couldn't agree more, but consider YOU BOUGHT IT FOR YOURSELF.

Comment by Mikki

Mikki — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:48:58 -0800

"Also, who the fuck cares about the beaded crap native americans make."

I think Heath Ledger would have cared BA. I think he would have cared deeply.

Comment by Julie in Chicago

Julie in Chicago — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:49:57 -0800

@7. Uh, what? Was the RNC going to use those funds to pay for soldiers' health care? And, in what universe do "VA benefits" cost less than $750 (which, they would have to in order for HUNDREDS to not get benefits)?

Comment by Non

Non — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:50:31 -0800

"Just like the lighting and the staging and everything else that the RNC purchased"

How is that not one of the most laughable things ever? She's equating herself to the stage and the set. Wow, what a total empty (pant)suit

Comment by inkweary

inkweary — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:52:37 -0800

Look for Eliz. Hasselbeck to run for office some time soon.

Comment by bohica

bohica — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:56:02 -0800

@11 - well, she is pretty much there for appearance. I am surprised she's not keeping the clothes, though - don't runway models usually get to keep the outfits when they're done with the gig?

Comment by antwren

antwren — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:02:07 -0800

hm. Maybe people aren't talking about her knowledge of the "issues" because a)it's nonexistent and b) she won't talk the media off-script. If there is no substance then there's no choice but to talk about style.

And what was all that shit about John Edwards' $400 dollar haircut? What's good for the gander is good for the goose. On a side note: thank god that $400 dollar haircut torpedoed the Edwards campaign.

Comment by Reverse Polarity

Reverse Polarity — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:02:57 -0800

Sarah Palin is nothing more than a prop.

Good to know.

Comment by SeMe

SeMe — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:04:38 -0800

she cracks me up, she is such a joke. she got busted and she is trying to spin it. bringing in elizabeth hasslebeck as her sidekick is an added bonus to this circus. this is SO OVER-old man mccain must be crapping his diapers.

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:06:18 -0800

Sarah, the tribe has spoken.

Comment by Palin drone

Palin drone — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:09:31 -0800

She's not keeping them? Riiiiiiight.

What possible use would the RNC have for them when she stops wearing them?

Oh yeah, donate them to Sarah Palin's favorite consignment shop. And notify her ahead of time.

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:10:40 -0800

#13 - Not that you were looking for an answer, but unless they're celebrities then no, runway models usually don't get to keep the clothes after a show. But neither does Palin, so you're comment still totally works.

Comment by Schweighsr

Schweighsr — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:16:52 -0800

It depends oin the model, it depends on the designer - so 'no name' designers do pay their models in clothes - just clothes, no money.

But that isn't want I wanted to say. What I wanted to says is : OMFG, Sarah Palin made a real sentence with a noun and a verb and everything! She's smarter than I thought!

Comment by cw

cw — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:20:51 -0800

A side note of an otherwise fine point....
"who the fuck cares about the beaded crap native americans make"

Bellevue Ave saying something disparaging towards indigenous people.

SHOCKING.

You are consistent. I will give you that.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:44:34 -0800

I questioned why Palin would tout menial bead making skills vs. touting getting them running oil rigs and exploration operations, or leasing lands to oil companies to get them paid. cause the latter didn't happen. It's a fucking detriment and patronizing to indigenous peoples to be recognized for bead making. What has Palin done to take these peoples out of stone age poverty and into first world flushness? nothing.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:46:44 -0800

@10 - it's called flinging shiite at a wall.

You'd be surprised how well it works.

Comment by Calpete

Calpete — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:47:00 -0800

She didn't say that about the coat because even she isn't so deluded as to think the Republican party represents fiscal responsibility anymore, aside from the fact that she's too young to understand the reference. Pretty amazing to me that they would dare call Obama a socialist for his ideas about wealth distribution when the Rs have engineered the most massive re-distribution of wealth since Herbert Hoover's days.

Comment by The Incredible Sulk's Golden Classics

The Incredible Sulk's Golden Classics — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:48:47 -0800

Kelly O and Ari Spool give Paul Constant can of Rize, Paul Constant drink Rize, freak out, Hulk out, PAUL CONSTANT BECOME HULK!

HULK WILL SMASH ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF ATLAS SHRUGGED!

And no, I don't feel like letting it go.

Comment by emma's bee

emma's bee — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:01:56 -0800

Is it me or is our Sarah beginning to look more and more like the brunette version of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tammy_Faye_Messner.jpg

Comment by Julie in Chicago

Julie in Chicago — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:04:56 -0800

Can I be mean to Will in Seattle for not making any sense whatsoever? It feels a little like kicking a puppy or something. Where is Fnarf? Maybe he could do it for me...

Comment by whatevernevermind

whatevernevermind — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:04:57 -0800

So if all her own things are good enough to wear now, why wasn't she wearing them all along? She's been appearing as a public figure and keynote speaker for years now. I don't recall any scandals about how awful she used to look.

But without her Republican Porn Star Makeover -- $22,000 of make-up and hair and several thousand dollars on her back and cloven hooves -- she looks boring. She's gone from trashy to just plain trash. From vulgar diva to never-was beauty queen. From larger-than-life bitch to a pretty -- but pretty damn stupid -- middle-aged lady.

And the brilliance of the makeover scandal is that she can never go back to hiding behind the curtain of looking like The First Whore. It's boring from here on out. She now looks like what she is, which is someone who has no business commanding national attention, let alone running the nation.

Comment by angela

angela — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:13:45 -0800

How is it a double standard to talk about her clothes? Did the DNC buy Joe Biden $150,000 worth of clothes and the media just isn't reporting it?

Comment by Vince

Vince — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:19:09 -0800

She, like her pal Sen. Ted Stevens, is in politics to enrich herself. 'Nough said?

Comment by sepiolida

sepiolida — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:23:41 -0800

Look, when she talks about her wedding ring, she clearly indicates her left hand and says she's not wearing it because it hurts when she shakes hands. How long has she been shaking with her left hand?! What a joke.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:34:13 -0800

who the fuck cares how much they spend on dressing her up? i prefered the expensive clothes on her, & i think it was a perfectly acceptable expense by the RNC.

she should have ignored it & kicked it up a notch, to cindy mccain 20K/pantsuit level.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:39:46 -0800

If it's Alaskan, it's living off our Federal Tax Subsidies.

And Palin is just one example.

That or bribes.

Comment by wl

wl — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:57:21 -0800

The only reason that she is donating the clothes to charity is so she doesn't have to report them as income. If there was no media flap over them you know that she would have just kept them and not declared them like her home stay per diem.

Comment by EmmiG

EmmiG — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:18:04 -0800

Females' clothes do get talked about waaaayyy more in general, but it's a bullshit issue either way. Same with Biden's hairplugs and Edward's (?) haircut. I can't imagine being one of the people who bases my vote on shit like this.

Comment by Hello Kitty RULEZ!

Hello Kitty RULEZ! — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:39:22 -0800

Um, I'm not joining the rest of the playground gang on this one. I don't like either one of them (esp. Hasselcrack) but I'm sick of the "wow, you women sure do love your clothes!" stereotype as much as I'm sure men get tired of the "wow, you guys over 41 sure have to use a lot of Viagra" thing.

I'll just go tie my apron on and go make dinner. Tomorrow morning? SHOPPING

Fuck.

Comment by jackseattle

jackseattle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:47:54 -0800

Paul, thx for the old "Republican cloth coat" reference - kinda makes me a touch misty eyed for old Tricky Dick

Comment by Rita

Rita — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:51:02 -0800

Todd the Native American is a distant relative of Joe the Plumber

Comment by Marya

Marya — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:48:57 -0800

Isn't the whole point of the clothing scandal that the RNC is not allowed to use its budget to buy clothing? So why does it matter whether she gets to keep them or not?

Comment by Billie Chinook

Billie Chinook — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:20:32 -0800

Palin is hot hot hot

Comment by Oedipus

Oedipus — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:48:51 -0800

@40
Ahhh, shut up, you'd fuck your own mother if you had the chance.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:22:17 -0800

40, compared to what what what? mcsame? yeah, she's helen of troy compared to him. and so?

Comment by Billie Chinook

Billie Chinook — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:36:45 -0800

@41
well I guess my standards cant be too high as I fucked yours

Comment by oh baaaaaaahhh maaaaaaahhh

oh baaaaaaahhh maaaaaaahhh — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:41:00 -0800

@40
too true shes the whole package, hot and dumb. beats hillary hands down, i wouldn't touch her with bills apparently neither would he

Comment by Ex-oedipus

Ex-oedipus — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:49:11 -0800

@43
Wow, I have a Brother!