Posted on 10/24/2008 4:01:19 AM PDT by tobyhill
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Sarah Palin insisted in an interview on Thursday that she did not accept $150,000 worth of designer clothes from the Republican Party and said the media spotlight on the story is evidence of bias against women candidates.
"I think Hillary Clinton was held to a different standard in her primary race," Palin said in an interview with the Chicago Tribune posted on the newspaper's Web site Thursday night. "Do you remember the conversations that took place about her, say superficial things that they don't talk about with men, her wardrobe and her hairstyles, all of that? That's a bit of that double standard."
Palin, who is John McCain's vice presidential running mate, said the clothes were not worth $150,000 and were bought for the Republican National Convention.
Most of the clothes have never left the campaign plane and "that is not who we are," she told the newspaper.
"It's kind of painful to be criticized for something when all the facts are not out there and are not reported," Palin said.
"That whole thing is just, bad!" she said. "Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are."
News of the purchases of designer clothes, largely from upscale Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, contrasts with the image Palin has crafted as a typical "hockey mom."
McCain was asked several questions on Thursday about the shopping spree -- and he answered each one more or less the same way: Palin needed clothes and they'll be donated to charity.
"She needed clothes at the time. They'll be donated at end of this campaign. They'll be donated to charity," McCain told reporters on his campaign bus between Florida rallies.
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This whole clothing story is egregious nonsense from beginning to end, and serves only to point out how the media has shamelessly whored itself to the Obama Campaign.
Besides, everyone knows that once the campaign is over the clothing will be donated to Barney Frank.
I thought Rudy Giuliani had first dibs. Besides, they’re much too small for Barney.
;-)
Im sure Barney boyfriend at Fannie should have the cash to buy it for Barney.
Out of the myst they come, the Final 300 FReepersI’m sure Obama’s suits all came from Men’s Warehouse and he has receipts for them all...
When they’re bellering about Palin’s clothing it just goes to show the election is tight, the great god Obama may not win, and the last straws must be grasped.
Jackie Kennedy,,,,, Puff
it’s hard not to guffaw when this kind of stuff comes from
the party of the $150,000 Greek temple!!!!
Yeah, the store can’t find the receipts either.....folking MSM
**When they’re bellering about Palin’s clothing it just goes to show the election is tight,**
And they’d be Bellowing even LOUDER if she showed up in Flannel, Denim and that which is Normal in colder climates... FLEECE!!
In other news, Hussein was/is a member of the Marxist New Party.
LOL. Good one.
Come to think of it, that might be the best $150K they could possibly spend.
Sarah Palin insisted in an interview on Thursday that she did not accept $150,000 worth of designer clothes from the Republican Party and said the media spotlight on the story is evidence of bias against women candidates.
This story is whacked if this ends up to be a lie that she did not get any clothes from the RNC. The DNC will have some explaining to do. Although, I am confused as to why the McCain campaign would come out with a statement about giving the clothes to charity if it weren’t a true story. Something is fishy!!!!
why didn’t Michele Obama donate her campaign dresses to charity? who paid for those frumpy outfits?
Barak Obama spent MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS of dollars for a ONE HOUR show with Greek Columns, smoke, and fireworks in Denver at the DNC convention. Reports indicate it was a minimum of 5 million dollars, and estimates go up to 11 million dollars.
That was about staging.
Palin’s wardrobe is also about staging. Those clothes will be given to charity. And she denies that she bought any of them.
150 grand doesn’t even begin to compare with Obama’s ego driven Greek God Eruption in Denver, Colorado.
They tore those millions down in Denver and threw them away. Charity didn’t benefit at all. They even threw away the American flags....flags in the trash! Unbelievable!
You have no argument from me on that one.
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