Look what $150,000 of political contributions to the RNC can buy. As reported by Politico, the Republican National Committee and the John McCain campaign are in a little bit of hot water politically speaking over Sarah Palin's post-VP nomination shopping sprees. Receipts identify mini-shopping sprees of $49,425.74 at Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York and $75,062.63 at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis during the RNC Convention. Every member of the family received a new wardrobe, even husband, Todd Palin and baby Trig. This news comes at a most inopportune time when Palin has been trying to claim that she and John McCain relate better to the everyday struggles of "Joe Six-Pack" than do Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Of course, the U.S. is also in an economic recession in which the stock market has crashed numerous times devaluing the investments & 401-K's of regular folks and hundreds of thousands of hard working Americans are being laid off. What poor taste! But then again, I never said the GOP politicians had any common sense. Of course, this would be the same party that mocked Senator John Edwards for getting $400 haircuts on his campaign dime.
The pre-makeover Palin family in December, 2006.
Palin sporting a Valentino jacket at the RNC that reportedly cost $2,500.
The post-makeover Palin family following Sarah's speech.
At the RNC on September 4th.
Palin's shoes on September 10th.
7-year-old Piper carries a Louis Vuitton bag on September 11th. (Methinks, why is a 7-year-old carrying an LV?)
Palin at the vice presidential debate October 2nd.
At the airport on October 16th.
Waving to supporters on October 20th.
One of the most memorable putdowns in the Second nationally televised Presidential Debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, "That one", has been given new life by a savvy entrepreneur who this week launched an e-commerce storefront at www.ThatOne08.com. Little did McCain know that his dismissive remark about Obama and Obama's voting record would spark political punditry and tongue in cheek jokes as well as entrepreneurial ventures celebrating his "That One" reference.
The actual quote by McCain was, "My friends, I know you grow a little weary with this back-and-forth. It was an energy bill on the floor of the Senate loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies, and it was sponsored by Bush and Cheney. You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one. You know who voted against it? Me." An astute debate viewer heard and saw the same thing as the rest of us and started up a Facebook page before anyone else could reserve it and then launched a clicks-and-mortar storefront that sells t-shirts and bumper stickers with "That One" modified logos and images prominently displayed as well as featuring several "That One" video remixes. The website further plays up the biography of "That One" on the website by substituting the phrase everywhere "Barack Obama" would normally appear. I have excerpted the first paragraph of That One's bio here and included images of some of the storefront items below: That One was raised by a single mother and his grandparents. They didn't have much money, but they taught him values from the Kansas heartland where they grew up. He took out loans to put himself through school. After college, he worked for Christian churches in Chicago, helping communities devastated when steel plants closed. That One turned down lucrative job offers after law school to return to Chicago, leading a successful voter registration drive. He joined a small law firm, taught constitutional law and, guided by his Christian faith, stayed active in his community. That One and his wife Michelle are proud parents of two daughters, Sasha and Malia.
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