Is this the kind of “socialism” that McSame believes in?? Target and Wal-Mart aren’t good enough for Hockey Mom? And how can the RNC rationalize dressing up the Palin kids?

This high-end shopping spree oughta backfire big-time. Heckuva job, GOP!

The parallel to Molly Brown is striking. White trash, spending spree on a sugar daddy’s money and all the while holding court on the Titanic.

To be fair, did anyone NOT know that they gave Barbie her very own makeover? The woman wore Members Only jackets to state functions before this.

What I find most amusing about all this is that Palin and co. don’t really look that great. While I liked the suit Palin wore on her UN field trip and the green jacket was cute, the rest of the stuff is fairly unimpressive.

They really could’ve simply bought her one of each suit at Macy’s (full retail $300, usually on sale for half that or less) and she would’ve looked fine. As for her children, clearly a much smaller budget (like $200 for everyone) was used for them, as their clothes continued to look mighty ghetto. Ditto Todd.

And in Meghan McCain’s case, why are HER clothes so horrible? There’s NO excuse from that corner.

You mean to say that Real Americans (Joe Sixpack, Joe the Plumber) don’t spend $150,000 on clothes and makeup? “She’s just like us!” Riiiiiiight.

I agree. I’m not a fashionista, but I know smart style, and nothing in her wardrobe spells sharp. Frumpy is more operative.

Just to be really mean, I’m going to assume that Mrs. McCain insisted – ’cause being anywhere near Miss Tacky of 1983 was just too much otherwise.*

*disclosure – I’m pretty sure I went to elementary school with Mrs. McCain.

This is the Alaska way. Profit via politics. Expense out your children on official state trips. Dress them at Neiman Marcus on the campaign payroll.
Nothing to see here.

This is great promo work for that new series of McPalin action dolls coming out just in time for x-mas: now with luxury clothing and accessories! I can’t wait to get my daughter the Todd “First Dude” doll (“pull the string and hear him make one of five pre-recorded complaints about his ex-brother-in-law to an Alaskan official — complete with the ‘F’ word and idle threats…”).

In her defense, though, it’s not really practical to walk out on a stage wearing Wasilla-bought fuck-me-snowshoes…

I’m actually a bit sympathetic to Palin on this one. It costs a lot for a woman to look ready for prime time these days. Especially one whose claim to fame is her hotness. Still, it probably wasn’t necessary to spend $150,000. As for the clothes on her daughter, anyone who’s ever tried to find nice-looking maternity wear knows how impossible it is.

Is The RNC going to have a nationwide museum tour of Palins wardrope in order to recoup their loses after they lose November 4th?

Might not go full on frumpy, but certainly unremarkable. Especially for THAT amount of money. To me, her clothes generally look very Ann Taylor Loft or Jones New York (the Misses Moderate and Better Sportswear Departments). If $150K had been spent on me for clothes, everything would be Chanel and Hermes.

It’s almost like whatever staffer went shopping for her made it a mission to only buy THE most expensive stuff in the store (and honestly, I’m sure they don’t get to dress themselves on such a limitless budget). Both Neiman’s and Sak’s have more moderate ($300-$600 each) suit and dress departments, where again, Barbie could’ve been quite nicely outfitted for $10K – $15K TOTAL. But what works out to $2,500 per day since the convention spent on clothing has me scratching my head.

As for Bristol’s clothes: Mimi Maternity stocks perfectly passable prego-wear–and I find some of the tacky dresses they stick Willow in much more unattractive. To say nothing of that uber cheezy grey tent Meghan McCain wore.

IOKIYARHM. And it’s not like they don’t already ignore this sort of thing from CaribouBibleBarbieSpice; after all, she billed Alaska for a per diem for the days that she lived in her own home (so many days that the Alaska lege had buttons that said, “Where’s Sarah?”).

Caribou Barbie’s $150K wardrobe was apparently the talk of all the “little people” at the Main Street Courthouse today. You know–the clerks, first-year associates, and solo-practitioners who aren’t rich enough to be “real conservatives” and who buy their suits at Marshall’s. A sampling of sentiments overheard while I awaited Case Management Conference….

Target and Wal-Mart aren’t good enough for Hockey Mom? And how can the RNC rationalize dressing up the Palin kids?

What I find most amusing about all this is that Palin and co. don’t really look that great. While I liked the suit Palin wore on her UN field trip and the green jacket was cute, the rest of the stuff is fairly unimpressive.

zumpie and Mrs. T: Better yet, how can Saks and “Needless-Markup” rationalize charging their prices for stuff that looks almost exactly like stuff you would see at Target and Wal-Mart?

As for the clothes on her daughter, anyone who’s ever tried to find nice-looking maternity wear knows how impossible it is.

Sophronia: “Maternity fashions” is an oxymoron…. They’re society’s way of punishing you for enjoying sex.

And Willow’s dresses look like the smock-topped dresses worn by every wingnut political candidate’s daughters. Is this some sort of uniform?

And in Meghan McCain’s case, why are HER clothes so horrible? There’s NO excuse from that corner.

Zumpie: She’s a teenager. And for the same reason I still refuse to wear fluffy pink sweaters. My mom loved clothes and always looked put together. When I was Meghan’s age, living in jeans was not only more comfortable, IMHO, but had the added bonus of annoying the h*ll out of mom–especially when I pointed out that jeans were more cost effective.

FINALLY: If I had $150K to blow on clothes, I’d close down my business for a year, pay all my bills in advance, and go to Italy, where they’d never know I was recycling last year’s stuff. Because in their opinion, Americans generally have no fashion sense, anyhow.

I don’t think I’d say Palin’s stuff looks Walmart/Target level, maybe Casual Corner or Dillard’s. And that’s not really Sak’s or Neiman’s fault, but the designers they carry who set those prices. I just don’t get WHY the staffer who did the shopping felt compelled to only buy coture (and unimpressive coture, at that).

I think Meghan’s actually in her early 20’s and hangs out a lot in Hollywood, shopping on Robertson. If her look were pure California girl, I’d cut her some slack, but she looked just plain old JcPenney tacky in that grey dress. And if she can campaign so she can be Princess Meghan, then she can do it in a decent outfit.

This bimba is taking these turkeys for everything she can get. It started with the schmoozing of the national Review and Weekly Standard tour boats and continued on to Saks. She is an operator and knows how to play the silly fools who think she is some kind of Republican reformer.

From a backwater political town to the front page of the New York Times and Saturday Night Live in a little over a year is an impressive accomplishment. Finally, people may understand how she got the name “Sarah Barracuda”.

It’s a quite “fitting” nickname.

You are mistaken.

Meghan McCain is 24 years old.

Meghan McCain is 24 years old, unemployed, and lives in a million-dollar loft. Not exactly the typical recent college grad.

Meghan McCain is 24 years old, unemployed, and lives in a million-dollar loft. Not exactly the typical recent college grad.
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Well…. That explains quite a bit. From the tone of her posts, I assumed she was a college freshman–the sort who can be forgiven for being immature, impulsive, perhaps rebellious with the flagrant drinking and all. It turns out she’s incurious, uninspired, sorely lacking in ambition, and probably not the brightest bulb in the box. I suppose if she can’t get into law school in Texas, that a friend of daddy’s who is an alumnus will see she gets into Harvard B-School.

Maybe we should start an Over-priced Clothing store in Wassila. I could offer lots of good tips, since I could see the original Saks 5th Avenue from my apartment in NYC