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More than anything the $150,000 spent on clothes shows how phony Republicans really how. A hockey mom need $150,000 worth of clothes and accessories. Palin is a sham. Just like George W. Bush. They were trying package her as the average mom same as they packaged GWB as a guy you would like to have a beer with. These people are nothing but shameless politicians. End of story. I am not naive enough to think Obama and Biden also. But, Republicans were caught this time with their phonyism and for me it is about time. They deserve all the negative press they get on this. An issue it is not. But, it does provide insight into how Republicans are oblivious to what is going on with working families today...

Campaigns are not allowed to pay for personal items like clothing under McCain Feingold.

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I don't think Palin knows what McCain Feingold is....She probably thinks it's a brand of beer..

Campaigns are not allowed to pay for personal items like clothing under McCain Feingold.

They're not supposed to take illegal contributions either...and while some have been refunded, as records show, some haven't been refunded.....yet.

Full transparency is what's needed...why not give it? It's not like they have to be made public, but why not at least make full disclosure to the FEC?

"While I'm sure it won't be put out there, Obama's suits, aren't off the rack either. They are custom fitted suits, and very nice suits at that."

Yes but he pays for them.

Campaigns are not allowed to pay for personal items like clothing under McCain Feingold.

House Democrats recently invited Teresa Ghilarducci, a professor at the New School of Social Research, to testify before a subcommittee on her idea to eliminate the preferential tax treatment of the popular retirement plans. In place of 401(k) plans, she would have workers transfer their dough into government-created “guaranteed retirement accounts” for every worker. The government would deposit $600 (inflation indexed) every year into the GRAs. Each worker would also have to save 5 percent of pay into the accounts, to which the government would pay a measly 3 percent return. Rep. Jim McDermott, a Democrat from Washington and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, said that since “the savings rate isn’t going up for the investment of $80 billion [in 401(k) tax breaks], we have to start to think about whether or not we want to continue to invest that $80 billion for a policy that’s not generating what we now say it should.”

What effect would this plan have on an already battered stock market? Well, I would imagine it would send it even lower, sticking a shiv into the portfolios of everyone who didn’t jump aboard. But I am sure the Chinese would love to jump in and buy all our cheap stocks to fund the retirement of their citizens.

Candidate do need to present an image, but when conflicts exist not wise to portray that portrait.

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I agree somewhat, but the clothes were bought by the RNC, not Mrs. Palin. Probably not a wise move, but that was their doing, not hers. She probably will have to pay taxes , as in gift taxes, but when the campaign , and election is over, the clothes are being donated to charity.

While I'm sure it won't be put out there, Obama's suits, aren't off the rack either. They are custom fitted suits, and very nice suits at that.

Clinton held up an entire airport, on the tax payers dime, to get a hair cut.

Biden obviously has had hair weaves, or plugs. If you look at earlier pics of him, he had less hair 20 years ago, then he does now. lol.

Considering the ages of some of them....*cough* Pelosi *cough* look pretty dang good as well.

Now whether they used their wealth, or that of the DNC or whatever...who cares.

The RNC bought them, they will be donated to charity in a few weeks, so what ever.

Obama' made $150 million last month alone, more this month, is asking for more, and charging the press to cover his venue on election night. To me, that is more unbelievable than the clothes.

And if everyone is looking at the economy being bad, to weigh their argument, and the economy is as bad as Obama's been touting....then how is it, he made $150 million in a month, from people in only this country? I thought everyone was so hard up?

Makes absolutely no sense.

Paying for such expensive clothes cna create some isses. But as much as I don't approve of who Sarah Palin is and the lack of her honesty and integirty- I am not going to touch clothes issues

I will want public knowledge re: is she going to pay taxes on these gifts or pay rental?? Tax expert opinions vary.

She sure is not hockey mom!!! Not Target shopper!! Not everybody's everyday Mom!!!

Candidate do need to present an image, but when conflicts exist not wise to portray that portrait.

Go Obama - Biden!!

hmm.

I run a small Internet business and when I process credit cards I'm required to make sure the name on the card exactly matches the name of the customer making the purchase. Also, the purchaser's address must match that of the cardholders. If these don't match, then the payment isn't approved. Period. So how is it possible that the Obama campaign could receive donations from fictional people and places? Well, I decided to do a little experiment.

Then I checked the box next to $15 and entered my actual credit card number and expiration date (it didn't ask for the 3-didgit code on the back of the card) and it took me to the next page and... "Your donation has been processed. Thank you for your generous gift."

Our reader was not yet done. He tried the experiment on the McCain site: "I tried the exact same thing at the McCain site and it didn't allow the transaction." He then repeated the experiment at the Obama site:

I went back to the Obama site and made three additional donations using the names Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and Bill Ayers, all with different addresses. All the transactions went through using the same credit card. I saved screenshots of the transactions.

I went back to the Obama site and made three additional donations using the names Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and Bill Ayers, all with different addresses. All the transactions went through using the same credit card. I saved screenshots of the transactions.

I went back to the Obama site and made three additional donations using the names Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and Bill Ayers, all with different addresses. All the transactions went through using the same credit card. I saved screenshots of the transactions.

I went back to the Obama site and made three additional donations using the names Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and Bill Ayers, all with different addresses. All the transactions went through using the same credit card. I saved screenshots of the transactions.

All it would take is for the site admin, to set it up, to NOT accept these types, or foreign contributions.

MCCAIN: I’ve received every award from every major veteran’s organization in America. I received every organization in America their awards. … The reason why I have a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and all the other veterans service organizations is because of my support of them. […]

VETERAN: You do not have a perfect voting record by the DAV and the VFW. That’s where these votes were recorded. These votes were proposals by your colleagues in the Senate to increase health care of the VA in 2003, 4, 5, and 6 for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. And you voted against those proposals. […]

MCCAIN: I’ve been endorsed in every election by every veterans organization that do that, I’ve been supported by them, and I’ve received their highest awards from all of those organizations. So I guess they don’t know something you know.

McCain lies about his veterans support to a veteran.

"McCain has fought for this country in the war. If you don't think that risking your life in our military is defending our country from our enemies"

Vietnam was not our enemy.

Neither is Iraq.

Oh, and the enemy that President McCain will protect us from on Nov 4th:

Barack Obama

God bless you President McCain

Ryan C -- McCain has fought for this country in the war. If you don't think that risking your life in our military is defending our country from our enemies, then you have just disrespected every veteran.

But, like Obama and all his supporters, anyone can be thrown under the bus to protect your argument, right?

Interesting that you didn't comment at all on the WASTE that Chicago has to spend for Obama's litle love fest in grant park. Even Mayor Daley, in the tank for Obama, suggested that it be in the United Center, but that was too small for Obama's ego, so waste waste waste.....wasting valuable police resources, logistical, etc.

Anything for your messiah, right?

It is well documented that mcCain has fought for this country. We owe him our respect and gratitude.

What has Obama done for this country?

ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO

Oh wait, he befriended a terrorist, and sat in an antiAmerican racist church for 20 years. But that's ok in your book.

Of Palin, Broecker said, "In speaking with her, I had to get her to understand why she needed to wear the same thing as Tina [Fey]. We had gone off and created it for the first time a month ago, a look we identified as Sarah Palin. She had moved on in her own image of herself. I said, 'I know you've moved on ­ you're wearing tighter clothes, more black ­ but this is the character of Sarah Palin.''

The compromise, he said, was Palin returning in her own clothes the second time she appeared on the show to cheer on Amy Poehler's Palin-themed rap.

Posted by: conserned conservative

Why haven't you made a big deal out of the money that Obama has spent on buying this election and the fact that he went back on his campaign promise to take the federal funds?

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Wait, all us "little people" donanted small amounts of our money to him and somehow he is buying our votes?
hmmm...Must be more republican economic theory

Posted by: conserned conservative

Why haven't you made a big deal out of the money that Obama has spent on buying this election and the fact that he went back on his campaign promise to take the federal funds?
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Was it your money?

Who did he buy it from? Now, we all go back on previous ideas, or plans. It's called CHANGING YOUR MIND!!!!

First of all, I am a campaign volunteer and wish to reaffirm my absolute support for Senator Obama. It remains to be determined if it was illegal/unethical for the RNC to pay for Sarah Palin’s outfits. But the fact that all these outfits together cost $150K should not be a real issue. First of all, this is a candidate for VP of the Country. As a guy, even I know women’s dress clothes are ridiculously expensive. It is understandable that the campaign chose some of the most expensive outfits because appearance influences image and image is everything. The only irony here is that the McCain campaign painted Obama as an elitist and a celebrity. Besides, I never bought into the narrative of ‘supremely-qualified, working-class, Wal-Mart-shopping, blue-collar, aw-shucks, hockey-mom’ in the first place. There are more important issues to discuss (that directly affect people’s lives) rather than the price tag of the VP candidate’s duds!

President McCain has saved this country from enemies before,
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Like Iraq? and all those WMD's?

"Palin's rallies number in the 10's of thousands in attendance. Not sure how you consider that useless, she has revived the GOP base, and made Americans proud again."

She rallied the base alright and drove away independents and women. Nearly 60% of Americans think she is unqualified for the job. Not sure how that is defined as pride.

"Obama buys his suits at Nordstrom and Bloomingdales."

Obama's suits are made by a Chicago area suit maker.

And he pays for them himself. Not the campaign.

Campaigns are not allowed to pay for personal items such as clothing under McCain Feingold. Which is why the RNC had to buy it.

"President McCain has saved this country from enemies before,"

How many enemies has McCain saved us from?

The answer to that is ZERO.

The lesson as always? Right winger lie.

If Michelle Obama is doing campaigning, then all her expenses are covered by the campaign. Michelle Obama is a bitter vindictive woman, who is not proud of America, and yes, a useless part of the campaign.

Palin's rallies number in the 10's of thousands in attendance. Not sure how you consider that useless, she has revived the GOP base, and made Americans proud again.

Obama buys his suits at Nordstrom and Bloomingdales. What is the difference between that and Saks?

Bigger news: Mayor Daley says that the price tag for Obama's Obamafest on Election night will be 2 million.

TWO MILLION DOLLARS. For a rally for an election that has not even taken place, with no guarantees that he will win. And this is not campaign money, this is city taxpayer money, while many in the city go without proper utilities and health care.

DON'T EVEN TRY to compare all this wasteful spending on Obama to Palin's wardrobe, which, again, is not Palin's spending, but the RNC.

The saddest part of all of this is the almost billion dollars in Obama donations that will go to waste, as this criminal will prove to be a fraud and lose the election.

President McCain has saved this country from enemies before, and he will do it again on Nov 4th. We owe him, as with all our veterans, our sacred trust and gratitude.

liberati....

"And she is a useless part of the campaign."

And for a moment I thought you were talking about Palin.

So, you're comparing Mr. Obama's clothing to Sarah Palin's clothing? First off, he's the one running for President as is Mr. McCain, not the MOUTHPIECE. And then, why was money spent on her FAMILY? They aren't running for squat, so what entitles them to have money spent on them?

It is my understanding that Ms. Obama buys her own clothes with money in their account. If I'm wrong, I apologize. But, if you are certain that the monies she spends on her clothes aren't hers / theirs please direct me to a site or article that states otherwise.