NEWSWEEK has also learned that Palin's shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain's top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy. 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. According to two knowledgeable sources, a vast majority of the clothes were bought by a wealthy donor, who was shocked when he got the bill. Palin also used low-level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found out last week when the aides sought reimbursement. One aide estimated that she spent "tens of thousands" more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.
So not only did Palin help to destroy John McCain's Presidential campaign, she also robbed the GOP blind while doing it!
Oh no wonder the Republicans love her, she is ALL about spending like a drunken sailor on leave and then refusing to pay for it later. Who does that sound like?
Update: When I read the article the first time I missed this little tidbit.
McCain himself rarely spoke to Palin during the campaign, and aides kept him in the dark about the details of her spending on clothes because they were sure he would be offended. Palin asked to speak along with McCain at his Arizona concession speech Tuesday night, but campaign strategist Steve Schmidt vetoed the request.
They came to dislike her so much they would not even let her speak at the concession speech. Or maybe they were just afraid she would start her campaign for 2012 right there with McCain standing next to her. AWKWARD!
Or perhaps they were just worried about statements like this one:
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As all Americans have noticed, the Republicans these days are anything BUT fiscal conservatives. We are in a fiscal disaster with bigger government than ever in our history and nothing, NADA to show for it, it's all in the pockets of the Bush crony fatcats (and they'll all try to get out of paying taxes on it.) Wonder if Sarah will pay taxes on her new clothes "that have disappeared? Alaskans will have to request her tax forms in April!!!
ReplyDeleteshe is something..unreal...
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why the McCain is surprised... she is a "maverick" ya know... why would she play by the rules?
ReplyDeleteRegarding Palin's interview and answer to the question, "What are you going to do now?", I find it fascinating that when she said she wanted to return to her family life, normal routine, and work as governor, she didn't mention anything about looking forward to becoming a grandmother. Hmm, curious.
ReplyDeleteIs a recall petition possible to boot her out of the governor's office?
ReplyDeletestill waiting for those medical records....
Sarah Palin has diarreah of the mouth. You know, I'm almost a little jealous of you guys up there in Alaska..Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps on giving. Everytime I think she has said the stupidest thing possible, she says something else ever MORE stupid. It is astounding, she is comedy gold. To think she did not know Africa was a continent made up of individual countries is just unreal, I mean you literally could not make that up. My son learned that just a week or two agaon in second grade.
ReplyDeleteI mean, you only had to connect the dots to figure out who was in NAFTA...hello, the North American Free Trade Agreement, are countries in North America, which would be...Sarah, any clue....Uh, Canada, Mexico, and....uh, uh...