Comments on: Highest Paid McCain Staffer In October Was Makeup Artist?

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:29:36 +0000

It just continues to illustrate McCain’s suddenly nonsensical sense of judgement. Spending such substantial sums of money on things which simply do nothing to benefit his message nor his campaign only fuels the democrats’ fire in arguing that McCain is not making good choices. Let’s be totally candid, the highest paid person on any campaign -especially in the volitile month of October- needed to be an economic advisor! Clearly the McCain camp has missed the bus. It will not surprize me if it costs him the election. Such a colossally bad decision should. I am reconsidering Obama. I am SO disappointed and it has become apparent that questions about McCain’s judgement may be valid.

By: RPC

RPC — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:25:58 +0000

What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull?

Apparently $22,800 worth of lipstick.

By: Gaucho Politico

Gaucho Politico — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:25:27 +0000

The point about all of this is not that she should not be spending something that looks like a considerable chunk of change on this but that she is over doing it. Professional women in this country manage to dress themselves on much less. Plus one of palins weaknesses is that people think she is a pretty ornament not qualified for the office and letting her run up a huge bill on makeup and clothes fits right into that. It would have been better had she challenged the idea that she needs to look like a model to get elected. Plenty of other female politicians in this country manage to get to it.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:34:07 +0000

It’s takes a LOT of money to put a lipstick on a pig :-)

No seriously, as an Obama supporter who rarely wears makeup, I’ll be the first to say that Palin is being judged through a different lens that the men around her. If she didn’t have a good, classy wardrobe, people would make jokes about THAT. Presumably the makeup artist travels with her, and that costs, too. As an interpreter, when I have to travel with clients I bill them 1/2 interpreting rate for sleeping in the next room, far away from home. It adds up.

Focus on the issues, folks. High fashion isn’t one of them. I like the way Palin looks, but I don’t like what she has to say.

By: Rich Horton

Rich Horton — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:33:23 +0000

Hello Mark, Obama is a multi-millionaire and Palin isn’t.

I would have thought you would have been happy that Republicans had to spend such money on clothes and not, for example, TV time.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:30:23 +0000

Hello to Rich Horton.

Barack Obama PAYS for his own suits. He doesn’t use campaign money to do it.

By: Rich Horton

Rich Horton — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:07:21 +0000

Why? I’ve never complained about Barack and his fine Italian suits, or his gracing the cover of that noted policy wonk publication GQ. For folks who often lament about trivial matter distracting us from “real issues” I find this a particularly weak brew. So, I’m doing nothing but agreeing with “old Justin” who would have said “well, if this floats your boat…good luck with THAT.”

My comment was pointing out that if anyone has the right to complain it would be those who “invested” in the campaign. As one of those people, the spending of 1/10th of one percent on this kind of stuff doesn’t bother me. (Granted I’m not the type to go on and on about expensive haircuts either.)

The Onion right now has a audio clip entitled Palin Family Just Sitting Around Living Room Eating Jerky. Even the title is pretty funny…but if the GOP thinks they need to sophisticate Palin up to broaden her appeal, so be it.

Its great that everyone is so concerned about my sensibilities, but really I dont offend so easily.

By: David Smart

David Smart — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:43:17 +0000

Imagine how much they must be paying her B.S. artist….Now if the campaign had tutor on board to teach her what the job requirements are for the position she is seeking…

David (deeply and profoundly amused…in Texas)

By: The Heretik : Greetings from the Mouth of Hell

The Heretik : Greetings from the Mouth of Hell — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:45:22 +0000

[...] is doing too badly.Â I heard that Sarah Palin’s makeup artiste made over $20,000 the first two weeks of October alone. [...]

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:09:15 +0000

Rich, I really am shocked at your apologist attitude for this type of activity. I think the point is, that republicans tend to hoot and holler when they find this type of activity in Dem campaigns.

By: Rich Horton

Rich Horton — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:53:36 +0000

Gee Justin, you would have thought you had sent them some of your own money! :-)

(I’ll assume you haven’t.)