Runway Sarah
21 October 2008 9:07 pm by Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Sarah “are you smarter than a third grader?” Palin may not know what a vice president does, but the Republican Party wants to make certain she looks great while doing everything she can to capture the title.
The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.
photo by AP According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing began in early September and included bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York for a combined $49,425.74.
The records also document a couple of big-time shopping trips to Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, including one $75,062.63 spree in early September.
The RNC also spent $4,716.49 on hair and makeup through September after reporting no such costs in August.
We beauty pageant veterans know all about the importance of style, don’t we, Sarah? A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.
Considering the conservatives gave John Edwards holy hell for his lousy $400 haircut, this seems just wee bit ironic. I’m sure the wingnut peanut gallery will make note of it tomorrow. Cue Sean, Bill-O, Rush, et al.
Actually, when you consider Cindy McCain’s $300,000 convention ensemble, Sarah comes cheap… until election day, when McCain looks like he’ll pay the full price.
As a woman who loves nice clothes, I don’t begrudge anyone a fancy outfit, especially if you’re running for vice president. I’d just prefer the woman wearing the Neiman Marcus markup or the Saks Fifth Avenue suit bother to strap a few g’s on to her words and leave the betcha by golly malarkey in the dressing room along with her war paint.
