Everyone’s having a hissy fit over the fact that the Republican National Committee has reportedly spent $150,000 on campaign clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin.
The money has been spent at Saks Fifth Avenue stores in St. Louis and New York, Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, and also on hair and makeup.
Our Twitter has been abuzz with comments that such spending is irresponsible in our economic climate and other critical remarks.
But we say, isn’t spending $150K at American retailers helping the US economy and the flailing fashion and luxury goods industries?
It seems like the majority of the backlash is coming from McCain/Palin critics, but it’s Republican National Committee money so it’s really their supporters who have a right to complain if they want to.
A McCain spokesperson kind of dropped the ball though, when instead of making any of these points or raising any other good ones, simply said:
“With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it’s remarkable that we’re spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses … It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after the campaign.”
Really, what do we expect in a society where women are judged so harshly on their looks? Palin is criticized for being too pretty and now for dressing too expensively, but Hillary Clinton is crticized for being … not so pretty, and for her ugly pantsuits. How can a woman in politics win?
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