Heckuva job, RNC
Ugh.
This is the number one story in the blogosphere right now:
Yes, Joe Biden is imploding, but Sarah Palin’s RNC-funded wardrobe budget is the headline. The libs are claiming that some unnamed Republican National Committee donors and members are “disgusted” by the expenditures.
Are you surprised? The RNC has squandered its time and money on a lot of stupid things.
I’m with Mark Tapscott:
Every time I think the campaign professionals at the Republican National Committee can’t possibly do anything else to sink the party, they do something else that simply defies logical explanation. Like taking a candidate who epitomizes Middle American values and spending $150,000 to dress her up in Saks Fifth Avenue finery.
Apparently, they just couldn’t stand the thought of a GOP candidate for vice president actually wearing the same clothes on the campaign trail that she wears in real life. No, they had to go make her look like … one of them.
Did nobody over there think it through and realize doing this would hand Obama and the Democrats the last perfect piece of evidence of how out of touch Republicans are with the real world?
Heckuva job, RNC.
Here is the real Sarah, pre-RNC makeover:
Fortunately for the party makeover consultants, it doesn’t matter what she’s wearing.
She’s got something special that money can’t buy.
SNL’s Lorne Michael acknowledges it:
“I think Palin will continue to be underestimated for a while. I watched the way she connected with people, and she’s powerful. Her politics aren’t my politics. But you can see that she’s a very powerful, very disciplined, incredibly gracious woman. This was her first time out and she’s had a huge impact. People connect to her…
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Or if the dirt track racers are actually in the business of racing, even part time, that is fine to deduct it as a business expense. The hobby/business line is a fine one, to be sure, but from all I know of the situation, Todd’s claim is really stretching it.
What law???? What limits???
Do you mean the razor sharp limits of the tax code???? Puleeeez. That’s a laugh.
It’s quite easily within the limits of the code. Well, you’re obviously not a tax attorney.
Consult a friend that knows the code before you embarrass yourself any further.
John Vogler makes Wright sound like Abe Lincoln. I know, no 20 yr association, but who would join this group?
Todd Palin v. Michelle O?
Ah. I should have realised that a lefty would have the sense of humor of a concentration camp guard.
Strange, then, that you yawn so indifferently at the evidence of fraud surrounding the donations to Obama.
But of course, the crack investigative teams in the media have not gotten around to telling you about that, while they do have you getting very serious about auditing Todd Palin.
You’re just a puppet on a string, chappy.
You avoided answering my question. I’m sure it was a purposeful avoidance.
I know… that’s whole crux of this thread. I just wish you all were this animated and super duper sleuths when it comes to Obama’s past associations.
Vogler has been dead nearly twenty years, you witless oaf.
And he most certainly did not make Mr Black Supremacist sound like Lincoln.
But Todd is the spouse if the GOP’s VP candidate!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t you realise the importance of that position? It’s vastly greater then the mere POTUS.
I wonder if she’ll be saying “thanks but no thanks” to Obama’s tax cuts.
Can I hear a you betcha?
This, from a guy who has his head buried in a block of concrete when it comes to looking at the Democrats candidate for POTUS and his multiple shady connections, only a few of whch have been mentioned on this thread.
The real hypocrites are on the left.
Waterspout
Just making the point that you are getting very boring, I never said you have no right to your opinion, but you have repeated yourself ad nauseum and I reserve my right to say so.
BTW I never did get that apology from you, remember, when you called me a hypocrite without justification.
No equivocation on your part will persuade me that Sarah Palin’s wardrobe is an example of hypocrisy. Sarah Palin is the real deal and you will never be able to make that claim about Obama, unless you are arguing that Obama is a socialist and then I’ll agree, he is the real deal.
L O L
My thoughts exactly, 30!
Obama’s associations are a direct view into his thought processes: they give us an idea of what he values, what his preferences, and the influences that have shaped his character and may guide his future decisions and selection of advisers and potential cabinet members.
It is a shame that, to the detriment of our democracy, the MSM is allowing Obama a free pass on his associates while scrutinizing VP Elect Palin’s rented wardrobe.
BTW, does anyone else find Obama’s speech patterns and tone especially condescending and grating these days?
I have finally given up on the GOP. I am a conservative who just can’t stomach the duplicity and stupidity coming out of GOP and the RNC.
I have decided to vote for the Constitution Party this cycle and I suspect I have cast my last GOP vote for a very long time. I am just not willing to accept the lies and the LOTE arguments any longer.
America needs a truly conservative party and I think the Constitution Party offers the best bet for the future.
Hope you don’t mind:
fixed that.
Opps, a little late.
rjjulie,
I think the libs are finally done hyperventilating over this non-issue.
What tax cuts? You probably think you’ll be receiving social security, too.
So they made $230k last year? She is the freakin’ gov! I would expect that to be a high paying gig. Plus, her husband made almost half of that.
Mountains out of molehills.
#515 et al,
It is so telling that you can’t step outside youselves for even a second to see that perhaps there is some merit in seeing, in Sarah Palin’s wardrobe, what you all see so clearly in Edwards haircuts- a hypocrisy in image and supposed values. You’re all so STUCK in your ideology! (And perhaps it’s why your party is going down the toilet right now.)
Full disclosure- I personally don’t give a rats ass about how much money they spend on that stuff. At all.
BUT-
If it matters for one, it matters for the other. If it doesn’t matter for one, then it doesn’t matter for the other. You can NOT have it both ways. And yet you try so hard to do so.
Please rail against Edwards yet again while simultaneously defending Palin. It’s just the predictability of, well, predictability!
#519
Whoops that was for flmom, #510.
The only negative is that it gave liberals something to hyperventilate about.
You’re responding as expected.
Were you out of the country last spring when Rev. Wright dominated the airwaves, and Obama dropped in the polls? I guess you missed the media coverage ACORN and Ayers have received in the past month. Do you not own a TV, or radio? Americans also have computers, newspapers and libraries. We’re all capable of doing research,and making informed decisions. So far, Obama is leading in the polls despite his associations and despite his inexperience. I know what the says about your Republican ticket, and the the state of your party in general. Do you? I could give a heck about Palin’s wardrobe, but this type of stuff is always fussed about. It’s sorta like Obama’s greek columns, or Edwards’ haircut. The RNC made a choice, and their choice is getting them some bad press from the likes of the MSM, and Michelle Malkin. Stuff like this isn’t going to decide the election.
Palin’s husband being a past secessionist isn’t going to decide the election. It is however fascinating to see people defend it. If you think the MSM is hard on Sarah Palin, just wait to see how her past is going to be attacked in the next primary if she runs for higher office. You ain’t seen nothing yet. Your fellow republicans are going to destroy her, with her scandals, and her secessionist husband.
This nails it on the head. If Sarah Palin’s exorbitantly priced clothes don’t matter — and I really don’t think they do — then neither should John Edwards’ haircut. Or Hillary’s. You can’t dismiss the tacit implications of one candidates’ image-driven spending and then ignore the same in another, simply based on the fact that you favor the party/ticket of one over the other. I mean, the fact that these things — in any case, whether it’s Palin or Edwards — garner so much attention is just. plain. silly.
In continuing the joke, HuffPo harks back to a (in election time) ages old piece on the Obama family and their conservative spending where clothing is concerned.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/the-obamas-discuss-dressi_n_137009.html
Mistress goofball, why don’t you go over to the “Fairness Doctrine” thread and weigh in.
I know that you are a believer in free speech and the First Amendment, right?
You let us worry about whether or not we elect Palin.
When you say “you can’t” you literally mean “you Republicans can’t. Because of course you do think that you Democrats can.
It’s good to see you write such a long post to, basically, defend John Edwards.
In your hate-filled and bigoted dreams, maybe. She is immensely popular in Alaska. And she has no scandals.
Some folks keep mentioning The Fairness Doctrine. I completely oppose and, find it to be stupid chicken@$!*. I say let free market decide. I’ve always said this. It will never, ever be passed. Oh well.
I usually avoid MM’s “the sky is falling” threads.
That’s all chicken littles, crybabies, and hypocrites. Peaceout.
No, it’s gay when a man spends $400 on a hair cut, it’s normal when a powerful woman spends $150,000 on cloths.
Side note: At least Palin isn’t acting like Oprah’s mom and saying the credit card company tricked her into buying $100,000 of stuff.
There is no free market in socialism.
You have to understand that nyk was badly emotionally scarred when people made fun of Edwards. nyk is the sensitive sort. Dumb as a box of hammers, dishonest as a journalist or used car salesman, but sensitive.
Just to refresh memories. Thanks for playing along.
I saw all the MSM coverage of Ayers and ACORN. Most (not all) dedicated their coverage to excusing Obama from both issues. Great coverage. “Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.”
Some folks = your party.
Sorry, that’s a little broad. Goodnight.
Wow – posted my little observation on the apparent violation of the sumptuary laws (sarc.), then went back to read all the posts (4 pages worth at the time).
All the bile that’s been regurgitated, both before and after, is more than a little disturbing….
Good grief! ABC News just exclaimed that the RNC spent “a whopping $150,000 on Gov. Palin’s wardrobe.”
Now there’s a real political issue on which to focus public attention. They’re still strangely, persistently incurious about ACORN, Ayers, et al.
Uh…okay.
So, some of the liberals on this site might actually want to check out this link; it’s a collage of video footage of conservatives describing why they’re voting for Obama — and many of them are casting their first Dem votes in a lifetime. It’s a lot more powerful and compelling to watch than it sounds.
Go here:
http://www.conservativesforchange.com/
Actually I’m not so worried about Edwards haircuts, they’re as (if not more) meaningless as Palin’s pants suits.
The problem is, Waterslide, YOU have a presidential candidate that could not pass a back ground investigation to access confidential documents were he not a senator due to his on going associations with known felons.
YOU have a Vice Presidential candidate that is showing the world what Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease is all about, someone who supposedly teaches Constitutional law and doesn’t even know what the First Freaking Article is. Clueless what the title and the duties of the Vice President are. I can wrap it up in three letters: S T U P I D, and it’s stupid in all 58 states.
And you’re wringing your hands and wetting your pants over a wardrobe bill.
OH! MY! GOD! SARAH PALIN IS SPENDING DONATED MONEY ON CLOTHING TO WEAR IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE!!!
Grow T.F. up.
Only the truly vapid would see that as a shock. Only the truly ignorant would read into that something that isn’t there. And only the truly shallow would see this as a political gaffe when their own candidate refuses to reveal the source of huge amounts of cash that are pouring into his coffers from over seas.
Pull the plug on Waterslide my fellow thinking beings, it’s all dried up.
Because the Democratic Party is renowned for its devotion to the Constitution in general and the First Amendment in particular.
Look at the contortions you people have engaged in on this thread. You’ll have zero problem justifiying the Orwellian Fairness Doctorine if push comes to shove.
I’m actually a lifelong Dem casting my first vote for the GOP. It’s true.
I think it’s good to throw the world to the Democrats especially right before it self destructs. See you in 4 suckers.
TERM LIMITS!!!
Only because there is not an “R” after his name, and for no other reason.
Name one thing he has said or done to earn this faux uptick in the polls, besides his not being a Republican? Again, I don’t think for one minute that he will win – and not because of his race – but because he is simply too inexperienced, untrustworthy and liberal.
As for my comment about the MSM failing voters, I stand by it.
Americans have a notoriously short attention span and a certain susceptibility to bandwagon appeals like “the polls say everybody is voting Obama, so why aren’t you?,” so unless the MSM provides them with detailed info on Obama’s relationships with Ayers and Wright, most Americans won’t get it themselves and may make an uninformed/poorly informed decision in voting.
A picture of a woman and a fish and 545 comments? Cool…
Sarah dresses like I do!
Does anyone expect her to wear stilletos, makeup, and her Sunday go-to-meetin’ close while out fishing?
Yeah, sure they are conservatives. They can say that, but voting for Obummer exposes them as phonies. A conservative might withhold their vote from McCain, but no true conservative could ever knowingly or even reluctantly vote for a
socialistcommunist such as Obummer.It just goes to show you how the media can brainwash people. Hitler did it with propaganda in the 30′s and 40′s now Obama is doing it in tandem with the MSM.
Bravo Obama you brainwashed the people and stole the election; not that it wasn’t easy with ‘snake eyes’ McCain at the helm of the worst political campaign in history.
There’s no such thing as conservative college students; especially ones in front of a camera.
Are you sure they’re voting for Obama, and not just against President McCain?
Maybe they’re acting to ensure the GOP’s triumphs in `10 and `12, by attempting to elect a socialist to the presidency as a means of demonstrating for Americans just how bad things can get with Democrats in complete control of the Executive and Legislative branches?
Watch the video and decide for yourself. I personally don’t care; they’re voting for Obama.
Anyway. Heading to dinner. ‘Night.
When the real effects of this economy’s drastic downturn hit the people this spring and early summer, with double unemployment and sky-rocketing costs, Obama supporters will be thanking their lucky stars he didn’t win – the next president will have a tougher than tough roe to hoe, and few will support him because of the drastic decisions circumstances will force him to make.
All this from just one page of the comments. Your ad hominem attacks, flenser, only serve to betray the fact that you’ve got nothing, you are really scrapping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to putting out a cogent argument as to why Palin is a good candidate.
Hey corkie,
I happen to know a fair amount about tax law and I know that deducting hobbies as a business expense is one of the classic ways that people game the system.
Aggresive tax planning is fine but don’t be surprised if the tax man smacks him down.
For the record, waterspout, I have never commented on John Edwards haircuts, as I hadn’t on Gov. Palins wardrobe, you can go back and check. I have never thought such things are worthy of comment. That being said, I find your leg tremblings at playing gotcha quite pathetic, I would rather focus on the issues that are important to this country. You and I will probably never agree on who is the best person for the job of being President of this great country, and that’s fine, we live in a democratic country after all. I quite enjoy reading the comments of Mistressjustice and nyk et al, even though I disagree with them, but I find you an extremely nasty debater, who is so mean spirited and partisan, that you can’t even agree to disagree. Sorry about the hi-jack, I will never debate waterspout again, he/she is not worth it.
You are stupid, MM. You are once again trying to get us “President Obama” by
And about this!
Common sense about the Palin wardrobe controversy.
Yes, the RNC allocated $150,000 for wardrobe for the Palin family. After all, they have not been in the spotlight before, and they aren’t that rich. The clothing will be auctioned for charity after the election. Yet people are complaining. In other words, they are putting their personal feelings ahead of the country.
MM, what will you do when the hate-speech codes shut you down?
THINK!!
Your own site, MM! http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/22/the-silliness-of-the-saks-scandal/
http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/sarah-palin/23682/the-sarah-palin-clothing-scandal-what/
#556
I find you an extremely nasty debater, who is so mean spirited
That is rich, flmom, coming from someone who thinks the quoted post of yours below is appropriate “debating”!
Waterspout said:
Blah blah blah hypocrisy blah blah $150,000 blah blah hypocrisy blah blah $150,000 blah blah blah hypocrisy blah blah $150,000 blah blah blah hypocrisy blah blah blah ad infinitum.
But you go take that high road you’re whining about, babe. It’s cute.
Clearly you don’t. If he received revenue from the activity, then it is unarguably a business. Just like an athlete or singer that goes on the road and purchases equipment.
Don’t worry. If McCain becomes President, he’ll do far more to actually sink the party. This should be the least of their worries.
watershed, you wimped out on me so I’ll have to reengage. You sarcasm is a far cry from logic, and mistressjustice’s LOL certainly doesn’t add any credibility.
I love America. But that doesn’t mean that I find fault with anyone from Puerto Rico that doesn’t wish Puerto Rico to become the 51st state. Do you?
Sarah
Don’t go changin’ …..
You are 100% wrong. That is not the standard at all. You do not know what you are talking about, which is sad because this is easy to look up. Let me do your research for you:
There are basically 2 tests:
Did you make a PROFIT three of the past 5 years? Note I said profit and not revenue. You do know the difference, right? If they fail that test you go to a more subjective standard:
Just because someone takes the third place $50 check in some stupid race does not mean that all of the sudden they can deduct every expense they incurred in getting that. If it is a hobby they can deduct as much as they made. That is not what Todd was doing. He was sheilding other income they made with deductions from his sled racing “business.”
But by all means, go ahead and try to get away with it. See how fun an audit is because deducting business expenses like this is a huge red flag to the IRS. Have fun trying to find all those receipts you just tossed in a shoe box.
#562
Puerto Rico is a US territory, not a state. Any history of their independence movement, which began from the moment the US invaded their land, has little bearing on an argument on secession from the US from within this country. But whatever!
I think many, if not most, of the liberal posters here miss the point. Most conservatives could not care less what people spend their money on. If you have earned the money, then spend it however you want – that is what the American dream is all about. In this case, the RNC gave the money to Palin, apparently with no strings attached. That’s fine, it is their money.
What is hypocritical, is the democrats supposedly fighting for the little guy and acting like elites. Remember when Kerry & Edwards visited Wendys in 2004. That is why all the fun posters here had of Edward’s $400 haircut. All his talk of two Americas, and coatless girls in New Hampshire.
Liberals want to help people with your money – and do a very inefficient job of spending it.
#566
Painting yourself as the populist, small town hero(where the “real” Americans live!) hockey-mom everywoman doesnt really jibe with a outrageously expensive spending spree at the most extravagant clothing stores in America either. Sorry, they don’t, try as you may to justify it. (And so many here have.)
I go away for a few hours and what do I come back to find… that I cant leave any of you alone can I?
All right here’s the deal! I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT PIPER’S LOUIS VITTON PURSE!!!!! Stay on Topic.
And by the way… Yes I did invent AIDs. There I said it. I cant keep it a secret anymore. And while Im being honest….. I shipped all the cocaine into the ghettos and got everyone addicted to crack. What can I say? Run with it. Are we good? Can we move on? But dont ask me anything about Vince Foster or Chandra Levy.
Thanks for the long winded post, chap, but….
Profit = Revenue – Expenses. Now gee what if Expenses = 0 (or a small number)???? Bammmmm!!!!
I didn’t realize that you were so risk adverse. How many audits have you had?
Stop pretending that the IRS is the final authority in enforcing the code. How many run-ins have you had with Justice??? I’ll admit, that’s when it gets a bit nerve racking.
But even the IRS allows a profit determination deferment. BTW, how much revenue did Todd generate?
#568
Best thing about Piper’s louis Vui?
It’s ok, apparently, to love the French again!
All of my snowmobiling here in Hawaii is a business expense.
These aren’t $50 races. The winner gets betwen $23,000 and $50,000 according to the first web site I checked. That means for the four races he’s won, he’s collected from $92,000 to $200,000. Pretty good hobby.
Anyone remember John Kerry’s daughters?
They each had taxpayer funded entourages, trampy outfits and attitudes rivaling M-HO’s.
Thank God they faded into oblivion along with Hoobastank.
Nothing gets by you. I bet you also know that we don’t have 51 states…yet.
Wow. Deep thoughts aren’t your forte.
Alaska become a state in 1959.
So, if Puerto Rico became a state via democratic means in 2008, could I still love American while not finding fault with anyone from Puerto Rico that desires to reverse such an event via democratic means?
This is quite laughable and reveals quite a bit about your sentiments about this country. After all the Spanish never experienced any revolts.
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/taino/taino-conquest.htm
aloha,
He claimed about 17k total in winnings and deducted a lot more in 2007.
And corkie, of course the IRS isn’t the final arbiter, but it sure as he’ll isn’t the palin’s accountant either.
Thanks, AlohaGuy!
And how much in past years?
Something like 3k in 2006. I have no idea before that.
#573
Come on, guy. We were talking about US secession, so when I referred to the Puerto Rican independence movement, I was referring to it as it pertained to the US.
And I answered your question (are you implying that secessionists hate the entity from which they want to secede? ) already, albeit sacrcastically. My answer is YES, they absolutely do. So when you talk all positively about secession, be it from the possible future Puerto Rican state or current Alaskan wackjobs, just remember what drives it, you patriot, you!
and you do realize that if he made no profit had no real expectation of profit, it makes no difference whether he won 1 dollar or 100 thousand. It’s still a hobby.
Wachovia had an expectation of a profit and lost $30+ billion last quarter (!!) so at least Todd is ahead of them. I know what you’re saying, but I doubt anyone would push it. Since he has won in the past, it’s not totally off the wall the say you have “an expectation” of a profit. But I admit many people have hobbies/busineses that overlap. Though how long has it been since Ford made a profit – maybe it’s turned into a hobby too.
If Palin doesn’t win, shouldn’t she just open a fishing charter for rich conservatives? $2500 a day, and she cooks dinner too. It would be huge.
I’ll let aloha have the last word on this one.
Governor Palin serves a purpose in life, which is a lot more than I can say for a whole lot of noisy people out there.
As far as I’m concerned, Sarah should tell ‘em to pound sand!
How many $3000 suits are in Obama’s closet?
‘Who’ is Michelle, my belle, wearing on the next cover story?
What a desperate attack, another testiment to the good governor’s effectiveness.
SHE beats Obama on judgement AND experience, the news that she looks good doing it is simply a bonus..
What the left wing posters do not see is the obvious; the elephant in the room. There are no real attacks on Sarah Palin’s positions. Those that have been attempted have died quickly after failing.
They use the only effective tactic they can, because they have their willing accomplices in the media to carry their water. They turn Palin into a villan.
Villans and victims, the life blood of the Left. Abortion, taxes, foreign policy are the issues? Nope, it’s her baby, her daughter, her husband, her wardrobe allowance, etc. etc. etc.
Sarah Palin has been more open and forthright than any politician I have seen in regards Troopergate issue. Compare her with Obama’s sniveling on ACORN, Ayers, infanticide, et. all.
CNN is covering “Troopergate” as if the Manson Family is involved and has done ZERO, ZERO, ZERO investigations of Obama and ACORN or Ayers or Obama’s campaign contributions or his associations with radicals.
Obama could be Commander in Chief and be so suspect that under normal circumstances he would even be denied a SECRET clearance.
I do not hate Obama. If he can get away with it, why shouldn’t he? The media on the other hand I have come to hate. I do not give a dog’s pile of pooh about Sarah Palin’s wardrobe. I do care about the death of journalism; an essential for a free society.
Fairness Doctrine? Try finding some integrity within the MSM first.
Oh jeez, I just flipped passed CNN for a couple of minutes. I couldnt take it anymore so I turned it.
Anderson Cooper was on and said “%150K for clothes is a lot of money. BUT were any campaign rules really broken?”
You know? Even when Dukakais, Gore, or Kerry were running, I wouldnt have wanted the media or the entertainment industry to be as blantantly disgusting in a bias for the GOP as what they are now for the Dems. I just cant take them any more. It hurts my brain to filter the BS these days. Maybe I was just too young and nieve when Cronkite and Rather were on but fortunately I am outside of the marketing sweet spot now.
Trust takes a long time to earn. And I just dont trust them any more.
They were selling a bill of goods also.
Anderson Cooper is a Vanderbilt and talking about expensive clothes…
How much did Obamas wardrobe cost?
How much did Bidens Botox cost?
What does it cost to keep Michelle Obama locked away from the press so she doesn’t blurt out how rotten the USA is?
Why don’t they report that Obama spent HALF A MILLION DOLLARS spray painting his aircraft. (He put his obamamessiah logo over the American flag)
How much does it cost to keep Obama in Kiton suits and new presidential seals?
The one sided reporting on this election has become a sad joke.
Biden gave 2 million in campaign contributions to his family, not a peep.
I lost more then Palins wardrobe from my IRA… Caused by the democrats propping up freddie and fannie. At least Palin is easier on the eyes then my Columbia BofA statements.
Goddamn press. They have decided for us.
On October 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm, flenser said:
I had a sneaking suspicion that you weren’t soooo bad.
Best response to this story, from a PUMA Democrat!
I’ve just gone back over and read the last two pages of posts and I have to say I thought I was on DU or Huffpo. I guess the talking points yesterday were “push Todd Palin as a secessionist and call Gov. Palin a hypocrite”. Those of us who have no proof of Todd being a rabid secessionist were accused of being unpatriotic and of thinking it’s “cool”. The trolls/libs here officially took over this thread with the ridiculous and shame on us for letting them.
BTW, mistress, I didn’t answer your question about MO because I don’t agree with the premise that Todd Palin is this crazy secessionist. I ask that proof be provided before I address it. I have seen none.
Good grief, people, get real. Palin’s wardrobe is a non-issue with me at this time in our lives. We gave money to McCain/Palin–in fact, just gave more this week. Sarah looks very good so money well spent.I say good job RNC.
Time is ticking away and you Eeyores are nit-picking about this? Get over it and fight for this country. McCain has flaws and is not my first choice, but he is all we have and the alternative is Obama.
Get off your clouds and come on down and vote against socialism. Has Obama posted what his and Michelle’s wardrobe expenses are? For that matter, has he posted his birth certificate or Columbia transcripts or thesis? Didn’t think so.
More on the non-issue—the Greek columns and The One’s podium only cost a bit less than Palin’s wardrobe.
For some reason the link would not work.
See the link within Treacher’s blog from yesterday.
On October 23rd, 2008 at 4:42 am, atheling said:
Good post, atheling.
So despite knowing that even the IRS uses a multi-year test, you imply that Todd Palin is a tax cheat. Yet you know nothing about the financials of his business during the test years. Great job, chap.
I’m glad you admit that motive (what drives it) matters. I assume that you believe that the motives I mentioned are benign.
I imply that his business deductions on their face are fishy and deserve great scrutiny. The Palins only released 2007 and 2006 so that is all I have to go by.
Taken with the fact that they didn’t claim per diems as income (saying that Alaska law doesn’t require you to doesn’t hold much weight with the feds, unfortunately), nor apparently many other expenditures they billed the state for casts a real pallor of doubt on their returns.
I am unsure as to why you are still commenting on this since you proved you don’t know what you are talking about. You couldn’t even muster up the right standard for business vs. hobby.
Stacy and Clinton could’ve done it for $5000.
I’m sure quite a bit of money has gone into paying for all of O’s suits and photographs, as well as for recreating Michele My Belle’s image into that of a black Jacqy Kennedy.
PR ain’t cheap.
If it’s a non-issue for the DNC to do this, it’s a non-issue for the RNC to do it.