From KTVB in Boise, Idaho:
I don't know exactly what Palin was hoping for during her appearance in Idaho stumping for Republican congressional hopeful Vaughn Ward, but I am pretty sure she did not expect to lose her luggage:
"We flew through the night and this morning my luggage didn't arrive. So about an hour ago, I was sitting backstage in sweats and tennis shoes and man, this is just so me. I'm in borrowed clothes, again... I appreciate the borrowed clothes though, this is nice," said Palin.
By the way, that was another Palin lie:
However, Mike Tracy, a spokesperson for Vaughn Ward, says clothes were purchased for Palin by a volunteer in the amount of $298.50. Tracy says Palin personally reimbursed the volunteer in that amount.
Ah Sarah, simply cannot tell the truth can you kiddo? I bet in your version the venue was filled to capacity.
Her visit drew about 1,500 to the 5,000-seat Qwest Arena....
Oooh that has to smart!
Of course the worst part for Palin may have been the pesky reporter with his camera crew that caught her without her wig arriving at the Boise airport.
Check out the video after the -1:52 mark.
She is clearly uncomfortable talking to the reporter and literally cannot get away from him fast enough. Also make note of her hair and how much less there is of it than when she is on stage earlier at the -5:34 mark.
I cannot believe too many people paid $1,000 to have their picture taken with our failed half-term governor, which makes me wonder if, after the Ward campaign paid Palin's speaking fee, they even managed to break even.
Wow. Could Palin get that haystack piled any higher on her head?
ReplyDeleteAt the airport she had that wild eye look that horses get when they're spooked.
Ohiovoter
>Qwest Arena
ReplyDeleteIs that the Porky Pig arena?
So, Trig is back.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I like her hair in this simpler style. Of course, it isn't the naughty-librarian or stewardess of the 50's look, but it makes her look younger. By the time she was on stage, her look had aged her by about 20 years.
Guess she doesn't like herself on any level, huh?
Great video Gry!
ReplyDeleteTrig is sick of the reporters too, as he hit's on the Mic in the airport.
Damn, he hair IS short there. And no bumpit.
This just dawned on me while I was upstairs eating breakfast.
ReplyDeleteIf her luggage did not arrive, then did she also have to buy a new wig just for this speech? Or is that the one piece of luggage that made it through?
And if she bought one WHY is it now so important to make sure to have that huge pile of hair on her head when she is seen on stage?
It was nice to see Trig! Loved it when he tapped the microphone. Sarah...shrill, baby, shrill. SSDD.
ReplyDeleteTrig the Media Shield.
ReplyDelete1. I'm in borrowed clothes, again. When was the last time that poor Sarah was stuck in borrowed clothes?
ReplyDelete2. A staffer bought the outfit for her. I think this version of the story was used after people laughed at that awful tie-dyed top. Blame someone else. Anther version of the story was that she expected Vaughn Ward's people to pay for the outfit. Then, she had to say that she reimbursed them with a $300. check.
3. Some time ago, a person who earned their living by giving speeches was interviewed on TV. He claimed, after years of travel, that he would never trust his luggage to the airlines. As a pro, he could not risk their losing his stuff. After each speaking engagement, he used FedEx to overnight his stuff to the next engagement so he would be sure to have it. That way, if the airlines canceled his flight and he had to make a last minute change, he was traveling with just a carry on bag. And, he always had his stuff waiting at the next hotel. He was asked if that wasn't a bit expensive. Yes, he said, but that was figured into his speaking fee, and he owed it to his public to always be prepared.
Sarah has a lot to learn about looking and acting professionally. That false hair looks like something out of a 1980 beauty pageant. There are times when Sarah is seated for an interview, with her skirt hiked up to you-know-where. Most women, who are serious about their careers, dress and act in an understated, tasteful way. They study the issue, the dress appropriately, and they do not drag the whole family along on the job. Sarah is too much about being the diva, and the fact that chooses to look and act tacky must be a tactic to appeal to the lowest of the low information people out there. Well, it works, as long as they are buyin' that hokey folksy routine.
The lost luggage bit was another stunt, like the poor man's teleprompter.
ReplyDeleteYes, someone may have gone out and got clothes for her. She wasn't in sweat pants at the airport when she arrived, but decent "everyday" attire.
This stunt allowed her to say "this is so me, in borrowed clothes again, just like the VP trail".
Stunts:
* Sharpie black-out visor
* poor man's hand-o-prompter
* yahda, yahda, yahda
Gryph, the hairdont is probably a hairpiece and not a full wig. I am sure it would have been in her carry on along with her theatrical makeup and a supply of her needed medications. Maxfactor pancake makeup is allowed on flights with no 3oz limit since it is a solid. Hairpins and ad-ons are definately carry on stuff since they would be included in the toiletry category. TanteF
ReplyDeleteseveral interesting things in the airport ambush video.
ReplyDelete- she literally uses Trig as a barrier to block the reporter
- reTodd looks like he's over it.
- once again, Sally appears to be hired-help nonperson
I don't think 0sarah normally wears wigs - occasionally yes. Extensions? Most people I know wear somesort of hair piece if only to add pizazz. To me, as a woman, it seems when her hair lookd flat, she hasn't washed it and when its a bit fuller, it has been styled. I went back thru all her hairstyles since 06 and her hair really hasn't changed. Maybe thinned. Remember hair changes daily depending on any number of things. (Mainly cleanliness and weather). She has thinnish hair uyet one can do the "pile" wirth her airport hair.
ReplyDeleteJust fyi.
I think its a losing battle with the hair. You're gonna end up pissing off people who wear hair pieces.
No one faulted each president or whomever has a stressful job when they showed quick signs of aging.
And poor Trig still remains shoeless !
ReplyDeleteI wonder who has more wigs, Palin, Tyra, Cher, or Dolly Pardon?
ReplyDeleteShe must be a member of Hair Club for vain women.
She's always making the mean girl bitch face...
ReplyDeletehere's what I think is going to trip Sarah up: Her vain attempt to merge the Libertarians and Teabaggers and other fringe groups into the Republican Party.
ReplyDeletethe more these whacko candidates of her choosing spout off, the more the Republican establishment will distance themselves from the whole mess.
It's one thing when the "angry mob" of voters behave like this ... it is another thing entirely when candidates look and act Batshit Crazy.
it's a noble effort on her part ... but an overreach.
it is becoming increasingly clear that the one common thread running through these candidates of her choosing is pure WHITE racism.
so far I have not heard Carly F say anything of that nature, but it would not surprise me if she held those beliefs.
They sure won't fly in California, though. So she best think about who it is she is attaching her name to.
gryphen they probably hired some local stylist to come in and that person brought the wig.
ReplyDeleteI think sarah's big hair, just like everything else, is just to draw attention to her. I'm sure she thinks she looks too plain without the makeup and hair, so she's got to put on the get-up like all the famous hollywood starlets. they're her competition now, you know!
It does sound like commenters pick on everything she does, but how can one help not seeing the very odd behavior this woman displays. First, her carrying Trip between her and the reporter. It's so obvious she was using him as her shield. And poor little guy didn't like the microphone as he swatted it away.
ReplyDeleteThe inconsistent "clothes" story. Weird. Why is it so important to her to keep her image as "just ordinary me in tennis shoes and sweats borrowing an old tye-dye outfit"? She is so intent on not looking elitist. Is she not "aware" that people are going to start questioning those little lies? And Todd wearing faded jeans, well, just so odd? Couldn't she have asked someone to lend Todd a suit?
Another thing that must have been left in the lost luggage is her fake boobs that she usually wears. Look at how flat she is in the tye-dye sweater and then go and look at how, amazingly, she is well-endowed in past pics. I hate to be catty but this woman is so fake it is comical.
ReplyDeleteGryphen that is her "Brand" Big hair closer to god look! You can find Bumpits everywhere now! HeH, the luggage with her padded bra must been lost...she is flat as a pancake! When woman lose excessive weight the boobs are the first to go, along with the hair...Well ya know those teeny tiny starlets they use adderall to stay teeny tiny and sarah does too...
ReplyDeleteSo it is the job of the general public to make certain that the mediais the one who has THE FACTS are reported....would she recognize a "fact" if it crawled out from under her bump-it?
ReplyDeleteI also think her hair in the airport is a cute style and makes her look younger, but her brand is the higher the hair the closer to heaven. I'm sure her hair was a carry-on, gotta protect your brand you know. Whoever bought that sweater must hate her...and the stupid bracelet with the ribbon, borrowed from one of the kids?? Was Toddys luggage lost too or was he already planning on wearing jeans and that coat??
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing that Sarah does to market herself is to attract attention, by any means possible. I think that she is a habitual liar who really can't even stop herself. She is literally the kid with chocolate all over his face, a broken cookie jar at his feet denying that he just ate a cookie.
ReplyDeleteFirst Sarah said that she was in borrowed clothes. Then she demanded that Ward Vaughn's people pay for a missing outfit. Then, she said she would pay them back for an outfit that someone else bought for her.
I can't decide if she really thinks that piled on hair look is attractive, if she does because she thinks other people like it, or because it generates attention.
Sarah doe have the worst taste in clothing. When the RNC dressed and styled her, she looked stunning. Now that she is making her own fashion choices, the best description is "tacky." The point in dressing that way is to generate comments, attract attention and maybe Sarah actually thinks she looks nice like that.
In any case, what happened is that everybody carried the story about Sarah's lost luggage, and nobody commented on what she said in her speech.
I agree with the posters above. Trig is a human shield between Sarah and the reporter. Big strong Todd or caretaker Sally should have been carrying Trig. He looks like he is getting pretty heavy for Sarah. Trig really doesn't belong on the road, especially "flying through the night." Other posts have commented that when Sarah saw the TV camera, she tried to smooth Trig's hair down over his ears. Could it be that Gryphen's post about the Ruffled Ear Baby resonated with Sarah, and she didn't want anyone to see what his ears look like now, two years later. You found a weak spot, Gryphen!
Sarah also has a thing about hippies. When Trig needed a haircut, somewhere around a year old, Sarah tweeted about getting a haircut for her hippie baby. Wearing that awful tie dyed jacket, Sarah commented that she was appealing to the hippies in Idaho. I know that the hippies ended up in San Francisco, but Idaho???
Borrowed, bought or stolen, she dresses like a common bar whore.
ReplyDeleteAnd bringing the kids, mom & the husband to "work" with her. Totally impressive (not).
kellygirl I agree - it sure looked like todd was over it. I imagined him saying 'fuck it I'll catch up to ya later.'
ReplyDeleteX-GINO dogde the reporter with skill and grace. SHe is very aware and self concious of being caught in public with out her body gards and such. Todd look like a tool pushing the cart in the back grond....looking for cues from the boss mostly.
ReplyDeleteThe reporter and camera man did a great job trying to get a interview. SHe muct be ruffeled not knowing if he was a support or not. X-GINO did a quick direction change to excape the situation and get away with out having to awnser any meaningful questions. She is slippery.....very very slipperery!
Any comment on the weight gain by Bristol since the poochy belly floral dress pics a couple weeks ago compared to the Heartbeat appearance this week? Heard any rumors that she's preggers again? I think she looks pretty thick through the middle.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the "lost" luggage... I bet they arrived so late for their flight, the luggage didn't make it. Flying commercial, you have to check luggage an hour before the flight so it can be screened.
Note that Trig's hair is over his ears.
ReplyDeleteSo instead of using a teleprompter or handprompter she used a 'handy dandy notebook' this time.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure she had her giant bumpit in her purse or carryon which is how the giant pile of hair looking like the dead animal ended up on top of her head.
"amber said...
ReplyDeleteNo one faulted each president or whomever has a stressful job when they showed quick signs of aging."
AMBER...are you comparing what Sarah Palin is doing to what a president does? Being a President is very stressful. & I have seen photo montages of the more recent presidents before & after, to show how they have aged during a presidency.
Sarah is out making millions & can afford to look good. Presidents are very busy & lose sleep.
But I think you are right about the hair pieces/extensions. A lot of starlets use them. Sarah uses them almost every time she has an engagement. People are paying her to show up & look good, not necessarily for her intellect & what she has to say.
I kept looking at Trig's ears that were oh so nicely covered with hair. She even adjusted his hair to make sure his ears were covered - at least the part that would have indicated if they are ruffled or not. Actually, I like her hair better without the Nashville Bumpit. That "donated" outfit looked like a Woodstock-acid-inspired leftover. Guess a plain grey or black dress is just not snazzy enough for the "real folks." Could not get over the remarks of the faithful regarding her spreech. What flavour of Kool-aid are they drinking anyways?
ReplyDeleteWow - there's about a 4" difference in length between the airport hair style and the gravity-defying half/beehive thingy at the speech.
ReplyDeleteMatt Tiabbi pointed out that SP, in addition to using the same basic speech, always flatters her audience by saying "I'm just an average idiot-hick, just like you and aren't we all just patriotic, freedumb-lovin' "Mercans." She did the I'm-a-redneck-too thing in Tennessee, at a women's group she talked about them being "Mama grizzlies" like her, and she pulled out the old patriotism chestnut at this speech. The flattery works every time and she knows it - her audience just laps it up.
I hate to pin my hopes on the public shaming of a 19 year old, but I can't wait until Bristol's planned pregnancy and her current living situation is widely exposed. It's reaching the blogs, and certainly the publicity about her 30K speeches hit the MSM where it was widely panned as greedy. She's put herself out there and is now part of Palin, Inc. so she's fair game. I think the cash-for-speech deal that has come to light is an overreach on the Palin's part and the tide is turning as far as public opinion goes. They got greedy and it is unseemly for a 19 y.o. single mother to be peddling her expertise on "abstinence" for 15-30K is just too much for people to abide.
I guess she was travelling commercial on this trip? (Pretty hard to lose your luggage on a private jet!)
ReplyDelete"And if she bought one WHY is it now so important to make sure to have that huge pile of hair on her head when she is seen on stage?"
ReplyDeleteWell, Aerosmith used to always have to have scarfs on stage....
Whoa, did she just call the Idahoan's AVERAGE? What happened to exceptional?
ReplyDeleteThanks Channel 7 for providing the key details: who is traveling with her and how many attend the event.
ReplyDeleteThe Trig maneuver was sad to watch. Who is the woman with the pony tail? The nanny? Aunt Katie's daughter? It looked like she may have tried to position herself to take Trig from Sarah.
And why in the world would you schedule a 9am (I think) arrival for a planned VIP reception at 10am...with needed items in a checked bag!? It's more likely she forgot to pack her clothes or she destroyed what she planned to wear and made up the lost bag story. And when did she start carrying a checkbook?
The inconsistent "clothes" story.
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It was a joke, people. Back to analyzing blown up pixelated photos.
Doesn't she usually fly first class? If so, don't they still allow you to have a garment bag? I can't imagine that someone in her "position" would pack a dress suit in luggage. Gotta think that most "professional" women on their way to give a speech would be very careful about how their clothes travel. I wouldn't let my suit out of my sight.
ReplyDeleteFrom a comment I read either here or on another site, she's very short, thus trying to make herself look taller with the hair and the stilettos. Plus, she likely doesn't have much hair left from the stress of lying, ALL THE TIME. If they paid 300 bucks for the clothes she wore on stage, they were robbed. That tie-dye thing, 30 bucks; skirt, 80 bucks; tank top, 20 bucks; shoes, 100 bucks. That leaves 70 for the wig/hairpiece.
ReplyDeletethemom @ 8:20 - Yes, citizen public has to keep the press accountable, not her. Trust, but verify, that it is her words posted on Facebook, Twitter and Going Rogue.
ReplyDeleteYeah, she looked very afraid when confronted with a friendly reporter. Even in good company, she is terrified of being Gotcha'd. Rand only confirmed her suspicion that the press cannot be a part of her brand.
The reason she still had her enormous bumpity hair critter with her to wear was because it was shipped down below in the cargo hold in an animal carrier with the rest of the critters and it was so scary that the baggage handlers were sure to pass it on!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe tie dye outfit wasn't bad, just not the kind of thing you wear to give a speech. The hair. She needs to give up the hairpieces - they look very dated. On the airport video she looked like she was trying to dodge the reporter.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah, and quit lying.
I agree, she looks alot younger at the airport. The super sized bumpit is just crazy looking. I get that she has to look good, I get that many women will use hair pieces and extensions, but Sarah's look at this event is just plain trashy.
ReplyDeleteAlso not buying the outfit story. I would think someone on Wards campaign staff would have enough brains to know that sarah would need something business like. They purchased a nice skirt and shoes.....and a freakin tie dyed short. Don't think so. Sarah passing the blame again.
I also think the bit with the reporter was interesting. Yes, she couldn't get away fast enough...but he was clearly a fan. I think the reason she wanted know part of the interview was because it wasn't pre-screened....and he wasn't from a nonMSM station.
What is really sad to me is that in the airport, her hair looked really cute. I am surprised she just doesn't wear it like that. I don't get the pile it on top of her head Loretta Lynn look. It's terrible. And the amount of make up she wears is digusting and not attractive.
ReplyDeleteYou can predict the words that will come out of her mouth- the buzzwords-big government, low taxes, government over reach. It's all so repetitive, oudated and shallow. Sarah and those like her live in a sheltered naive bubble/ it's very frightening. America would go downhill under these old fashioned ineffective ideas. Look at our education system and our own industries after 8 years of Bush! We are way way behind then other countries. We don't manufacture ourselves, we lost millions of jobs overseas.
Why would anyone in their right mind want our country to go back to being run by backwards people. They boast how America is the very best at everything- they boast . But they are completely out of touch with reality it is scary!!
Sarah lived in this tiny little backwards world. She couldn't have meaningful discussions with bright accomplished people. How can atone in their right mind want her as POTUS of all things
What is up with her hair? It looks like a child cut it. On the left side it is shoulder length and the right side it is longer than her shoulder. Did Trig cut fake mommies hair on the plane? I wonder if they were in such a hurry to get away from reporter that they just let their luggage at the airport.
ReplyDeleteWhy does she get introduced as the "governor of Alaska"? As Keith O says.. 'That woman is an IDIOT."
ReplyDeleteI do think it's funny that Amber compared Sarah Palin's "job" with a President's.
ReplyDeleteInstead, Sarah should be compared with a person who is locked up. A few years in prison can really age you. Sarah is in her own prison.
Palin wasn't being paid for this appearance so, she was not making any effort. The baggers don't know the difference.
ReplyDeleteAnd, the "outfit" cost $300? It looks like it cost $30.
What is with the media shield switch? Was Piper fired? When was she last seen guarding Sarah? I recall a miserable little girl. Is there any chance they are allowing her to go to school with her peers now? Is she watching Tripp as big Bristol fakes giving speeches?
ReplyDeleteI question why the media shield was switched? Is Piper alright?
That poor shoeless, replacement barrier, prop, media shield Trig. I hope he has his birth certificate, you just never know when a rescheduled quick trip to Arizonia will be in the cards.
I don't care how she dresses her body or head. It is her pretense that sends ppl off to the comic or critical zones. She could adapt an attitude like Dolly Parton, and just come out with more candor. The tie-dye is not so much ugly as it is just inappropriate in that venue except that inappropriate is Palin's style and where she shows consistency. Sarah is a world famous prevaricator it is hard to tell if there are any facts in what she spins.
My concern is with why Piper was switched and why no one cares for what is happening with role model Bristol's fluctuations. Now that she is back to her Anchorage love nest, is she going to her 8-5 job? Someone report the facts about her new shack up. Is he on a hockey team, in school or does he have a job? The girl needs someone to care for her. Levi is showing himself to just be another enabler.
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ReplyDeleteI live in Boise - tickets for this event were on sale for a measley 10 bucks, and the morning of her speech it was announced that admission was now free. Of the 1500 hundred people that showed up only half had paid for their tickets, so without the free admission the turnout would truly have been even more dismal. When Pres. Obama was here in '08 17,000 people turned out at a different arena to hear him speak. Also, too, the guy she was stumping for, Vaughn Ward, is a dyed-in-the-wool carpetbagger, he only moved here to run for office. This anti-big government conservative's family lives in Virginia where his wife is a career employee at Fannie Mae. His campaign has been busted for plagiarizing other GOP member's websites for policy statements to put on his own site, and he has been busted for wearing his military uniform while campaigning. Also, too, the local Tea Party has endorsed his opponent in the upcoming Repub primary.
ReplyDeleteDid the reporter say near the end of the clip that she was charging folks $1,000.00 to have their picture taken with her? Is this a common practice for politicians in America?
ReplyDeleteHow can she have so many handlers and be stumping as if no one was planning for possible problems? This makes her staff seem incompetent and only illustrates her desperate need to connect while she splats.
ReplyDeleteWhat bothers me most about her is how she tries to understand people via their short comings. The conservatives will only tolerate this feeling for so long until one of their own comes out and replaces Sarah with competence and energy. All they need is a mother who wants to work, can afford to hire a nanny and say, "I can't have it all at once, work is no place for kids and you people are smart and will support me because I am competent." She'll expect what Sarah gets but roll her eyes at the negativity as she rolls up her sleeves!
In other words, they'll convert to the Smart Party.
I don't know what to say Anonymous 1:19. I just checked in Firefox 3.6., Google Chrome, and IE8, and it worked fine in all of them.
ReplyDeleteJust watched (cannot possibly listen) and the way she pushed Trig between herself and the reporter was just horrible. Most women I know make sure they are the barrier to protect their children, not the reverse. She made absolutely sure the reporter had no way of direct access to her - a truly ghastly way to treat a child.
ReplyDeletei agree with an earlier post -- she was dodging the reporter and left her luggage at the airport. no way was it late. she had to GET away from the reporter.
ReplyDelete(IMHO)
I think she's terrified she will be asked about Rand Paul's comments...if she's actually been paying attention to the news...which is doubtful.
ReplyDeleteWhen speaking to the reporter at the airport Sarah almost seemed like a different person. She was much less animated, almost unfriendly, and the folksy accent was much less pronounced.
ReplyDeleteI ask you, what's a victim to do when lamestream media attacks? She had no choice but to let the man in her life protect her. It is obvious that Todd is not up to doing the job and Track is hanging at the compound.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you can doubt Bristol's tenacious "TCB" attitude when it comes to custody papers or her cell phone. This up and coming mover and shaker and leader of teens the world over is all business when it comes to her family values.
i agree with an earlier post -- she was dodging the reporter and left her luggage at the airport. no way was it late. she had to GET away from the reporter.
ReplyDeletei agree she is terrified
If she didn't sell her soul to be branded with all the bells and whistles plus being certifiably insane (they lost her papers?) she is possibly likable to a point.
The top was cute if wore with jeans or casual slacks. Not a professional speaker. There is so much I dislike about her that I am not big on mocking her looks. Her lack of brains, racism, and hate speech is quite enough for me. But when I did see her beehive I laughed and thought of the Simpsons.
ReplyDeleteThe jacket is NOT tie-dyed. It is a repeating print. It matches across the front opening. The shoulders were planned... with symmetrical positioning of the design. She wears it badly with too many pins, and the front folded down. However, that is not a cheap suit. Matching seams is tricky. Matching across an opening is trickier.
ReplyDeleteHowever, if she lost her luggage, she would have also lost her underwear, deodorant, nylons, shoes, toothbrush... as well as makeup and hairpiece. I can not imagine walking on stage under hot lights and hugging a strange man and giving a paid 45 minute speech without a wash-up and fresh underthings and getting the fuzz off the teeth. Morning mouth, anybody?
Todd had more than a stroller on that cart; unfortunately the cameraman was focused upon Sarah.
I remember that, anxious before her televised debate, she decided that she didn't like how she looked and smeared everything, so the artists had to redo her. Is it possible that the reporter rattled her enough that she destroyed her sexy suit accidentally on purpose so someone had to buy her a new outfit?
the blue thingy is a cardigan from
ReplyDeletehttp://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com
Palin wore another thing from the same vendor tonight in Denver, "Tendril Print Cardigan"
It's a nice clothing line. Blue thingy did not come off well in front of the cameras.
Funny thing! The last time I saw Trig, I was shocked at how much weight he had gained. Also, his demeanor displayed a child who was getting difficult to handle.
ReplyDeleteDid they put him on a diet? Was he medicated? Or, was this the child we saw on the bus tour that looked like Trig but looked like he had less DS?
Just askin'...
Forgive me if I get crude for a moment, but if Palin wants $1,000 for a picture, she better swallow.
ReplyDeleteAh, we have a "Trig" again! A shoeless Trig at that. Perhaps the other woman is the real mother that rents her kid to $carah?
ReplyDeleteAs for the hair - it looks better then when she was on stage.
I agree with eveyone that the lame story about loosing her luggage was an excuse for covering the fact the she shopped for herself!