Attention shoppers: Sarah Palin spent more than $150,000 on clothes

Newsweek is reporting that Sarah Palin didn't just splurge on $150,000 worth of designer suits and shoes at Saks and Neiman Marcus. Nor did she follow the shopping list prepared by John McCain's senior aides. The article notes:

"One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family — clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus."

Palin has claimed that she plans to return the loot she purchased for her GOP tour. But really, used pumps and wrinkled Valentino designer suits won't fetch more than 30% of their original value in her hometown. What about EBay? Well, a Palin Cabbage Patch Kid doll sold for $19,000 on Monday, so she may have better luck auctioning off her clothes. 
Maybe she could sign the labels with a lipstick print?

-- Monica Corcoran

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Comments

[anon]

BS story. As Fox news pointed out, if she had gone shopping, how come there is no evidence of it during the election? You would think she was swarmed by reporters the whole time yet there is no video evidence of her alleged shopping sprees at Neiman and Saks anywhere. If the RNC bought the clothes for her, she may have no knowledge of this. The unnamed McCain aides are just sour grapes. They don't realize Palin SAVED he campaign. Independent voters were not going to vote for him anyway; his major supporters were right wing conservatives, who back Palin more than him.

[edmund stein]

Dennis Willows : Mind your own politics, canuck. I've noticed a lot of Obama-bashing coming from The Great White North. I wonder why he frightens you all so. The Republican Horde ruined our reputation and pillaged our economy once again and you think we should have left them in office. Maybe you can offer them citizenship and they can mind your chickens. You're welcome to them...all of them, because there's a lot of them with a lot of time to kill. Take Sarah, too...take the whole damn welfare state of Alaska...then you can pay us to keep Russia from invading with the oil money. Palin is an idiot; she lacks both goodness and knowledge, which makes her a real liability...she's the female equivalent of George Bush and she makes Dan Quayle look like a Rhodes scholar.

[JJ]

Palin's interview performance with Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric, and her lack of knowledge about vice-presidential duties and responsibilities, corroborates the new accusations and not the denials of them.

[milquetoast]

This paper is a load of crap! I dare you to print this. If a story about Sarah has no source for which to go to, then the story becomes fable, and therefore has no place in reality. You've heard her say before "Who said this about me? I'd like to talk to them..." Bottom line: If they don't bother to meet her face to face, and say this to her face, then you know the perps are as cowardly as the paper that prints the fable.

[calchris]

Glad to know that she's now back in her Alaskan ice box. Just keep her and her clothes in the deep freeze.

[Dennis Willows]

I don't get you people. NONE of this stuff coming out is sustantiated. It's all leaked information by cowards who won't come forward. And you left-wing loones have ALL bought into it. grow up already !!!!!!!
What's with the crap that you are spewing about Palin? And just because someone spouts Christian values doesn't make them a " whack job". The clothes purchased are not hers nor is she keeping them. It seems to me that the left-wing loones are the " whack jobs" in the US. You people are NOT going to give up pilloring her are you? Obama & his "elitist" VP have won. Let it go already.

[Doug in Toronto]

Just proves that you can't put on class when you put on clothes. And obviously Caribou Barbie read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: never go anywhere without your towel ;-)

[caroline]

Mean-spirited story and many mean-spirited comments. This kind of junk has turned me off the Dems, perhaps forever. I don't like being associated with chronic nastiness. We used to stand for goodness. Now we just carp on the women we don't like (Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin). Palin did her best. Leave her alone now.

[Figgins]

Wow! Reading these posts makes me well aware that Democrats still haven't gotten over the 2000 election. Still bitter and vindictive. Never let it be said that a Democrat can't hold a grudge!

And to think elephants are supposed to be the ones with long memories...

[Kathryn from the Midwest]

My My what a lot of verbage about something that is never mentioned regarding other women who work on campaign trail for the 2nd highest office of the land, for Vice President of the USA! Many have noticed such a double standard for Sarah Palin and I can only think that there are many small minded snarky people out there without a LIFE ! Sarah needed to dress according to the level or style of other women on the Mc Cain stage wore.... (and if she had not then you would have )and did try to smear her as somone living in the trailer court for not brandishing the lastest "Brand Names" etc You tried to indite her as having some kind of "low life" instead of the fact that she lives a very active life in her job as Gov of Alaska and must dress in various kinds of sportswear (all stylish) to travel her huge state. This entails her climbing in and out of small airplanes,(not a jet at her command) that she uses as a practicality to save the taxpayers money. She is the most admirable and active head of the Alaska National Guard. She caused all kinds of jealousy because she has the athletic skill and is a sportswoman who can keep up with the troops on the rifle range and shows high style and panache in chic active wear for 4-wheeling and practical warm sportsware for her cross state treks and (on the job) oversight of the gas and oil pipeline that will benefit this whole country. She is wise enough to know that this will help our National security by helping us become energy independent.
What she does is so far and away more important than your praddle and I cannot help but see these kind of small minded critical shots about clothes (that are being sold!) must come from people who are very insecure themselves or jealous that their hairstyle and glasses are not being emulated from sea to shining sea. Sarah is a Rennisance woman and can keep up with anyone which that makes her a threat to those who feel badly about themselves.
You forget that all of your vindictivee praddle concerning the (outward things) such as the clothes she wore for a job position does not and will never diminish the true sharp LADY she is.
I know you would love to tear her down and many have tried by making her active, Alaskan life look as bizzare as they could to try to diminish the Smart, Kind and Strong woman who believes in having a good character and impecable virtues that you small minded ones have long forgotten.. A Lady honored by being electing to an office and realizing that job is to be the "servant" to their constituants and it is Sarah's kind of public service record and TRUTH of her daily life full of admiration to the quality of human diversity and precious value of each life is what propells Sarah Palin.
She looks out for others consistantly and that is why she was elected and remains so popular in her state (by the people she has worked for and with for all these years) These Alaskans (80%) of them admire her and know her. Real people do not concentrate on what or "who the designer is" that you wear but Sarah, coming to the lower 48, was told to dress up to a higher standard for the sake of John McCain and his wife. Yes, she is a maverick and she went against even those in her own party (in Alaska) who were wasting the good taxpayers money and not listening to the voters desires and needs.
I say that Sarah is a CLASSY LADY in all she does and wears.
Sadly even though these clothes will be sold, it is not enough for you.
There is NO PLEASING shallow vindictive insecure back-yard bloggers that praddle on about nonsense and I am glad that Sarah will not try.
She will just keep her focus and continue serving the people that elected her and doing a noble job with husband and kids in an atmosphere where they are models of loving, serving and courageous, giving people who are caring to each in their family and just the kind of leaders the USA needs in communities and world.
Sarah You are a CLASS ACT and a SUPER WOMAN who does it all.
These pathetic, jealous murmurers producing nothing but background blather from a source that cannot hope to catch up with you!

**SALUTE LADY SARAH***You are ALl the Rage!

[Liz Begay]

I think that it is funny that the only people who sign in with their real names are the gracious ones who are not vindictive, or mean spirited. If you cannot post and stand behind it, maybe you are ashamed of your behavior.