Palin sorts clothes to see what belongs to the RNC
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Writer Mon Nov 10, 6:41 pm ET

WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend
going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican
Party after it spent $150,000-plus on a wardrobe for the vice
presidential nominee, according to Palin's father.

Palin and John McCain's campaign faced a storm of criticism over the
tens of thousands of dollars spent at such high-end stores as Saks Fifth
Avenue and Neiman Marcus to dress the nominee. Republican National
Committee lawyers are still trying to determine exactly what clothing
was bought for Palin, what was returned and what has become of the rest.

Palin's father, Chuck Heath, said his daughter spent Saturday trying to
figure out what belongs to the RNC.

"She was just frantically ... trying to sort stuff out," Heath said.
"That's the problem, you know, the kids lose underwear, and everything
has to be accounted for.

"Nothing goes right back to normal," he said.

Heath dismissed the clothes controversy as "ridiculous" and said his
daughter told him the only clothing or accessories she personally had
purchased in the last four months was a pair of shoes.

RNC lawyers have been discussing with Palin whether what's left of the
clothing and accessories purchased for her on the campaign trail will go
to charity, back to stores or be paid for by Palin, a McCain-Palin
campaign official said Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity
because the campaign hadn't authorized comment.

The McCain-Palin campaign said about a third of the clothing was
returned immediately because it was the wrong size, or for other
reasons. However, other purchases apparently were made after that, the
campaign official said.

On Friday, Palin told reporters: "Those are the RNC's clothes. They're
not my clothes. I never forced anybody to buy anything."

In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, Palin faulted the
policies of the Bush administration for the defeat of the GOP ticket,
and said, "it's amazing that we did as well as we did."

"I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo,
too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans
were kind of shaking their heads like going, wait a minute, how did we
run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration? How have
there been blunders with war strategy under a Republican administration?
If we're talking change, we want to get far away from what it was that
the present administration represented and that is to a great degree
what the Republican Party at the time had been representing," Palin said
in a story published Sunday.

Amid speculation in Alaska and nationwide about Palin's political
future, the governor has scheduled a series of national interviews on
Fox News Channel on Monday night, NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday and CNN
on Wednesday. She also plans to attend the Republican Governors
Association conference in Florida this week.

Palin has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2012.
She also could seek re-election in 2010 or challenge Sen. Lisa
Murkowski. Still uncertain is the fate of Sen. Ted Stevens, who is
leading in his bid for another term but could be ousted by the Senate
for his conviction on seven felony counts of failing to report more than
$250,000 in gifts, mostly renovations on his home. If Stevens loses his
seat, Palin could run for it in a special election.

In Wasilla, her hometown backers welcomed her, putting aside their
disappointment over her unsuccessful bid.

Jessica Steele can't wait to see what Sarah Palin does next — not with
her political career, but with her hair.

"That's something I want to talk to her about: What's our vision for her
hair?" says Steele, proprietor of the Beehive Beauty Shop and keeper of
the governor's up-do since 2002. "I can't wait to see her and say, 'OK,
I've got you alone for three hours. Just relax, and how are you, really?'"

While Palin remains popular, the reality of defeat is evident.

Bags of fan mail, as many as 400 letters a day, partially fill a room at
her parent's house. But parents no longer meet Secret Service agents
when they pick up their children at Cottonwood Creek Elementary, where
Palin's youngest daughter, Piper, is a student. The reporters and camera
crews are gone from the Palin home on Lake Lucille, once patrolled by
Coast Guard boats. Now a thick sheet of ice covers the lake.

Four state troopers still guard the governor 24 hours a day, Heath said
— something Palin never had before.

And in a bit of familiarity, Heath said he brought a pot of moose chili
to Palin's house this past weekend.

- - -

The saga of the Wasilla Hillbillies continues...stay tuned.

Please, please, GOP...run Sarah Palin again, in 2012. Pretty please.

wrote:
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:04:24 -0500, Boater
wrote:

WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend
going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican
Party after it spent $150,000-plus on a wardrobe for the vice
presidential nominee,

They should have spent $50,000 of that to put her through a private
version of Newt Gingrich's college government course.
I like Palin but I agree she came up from the minors way too soon.
If she had the look and actually knew what she was talking about she
would have been a little help but this was a lost cause 2 years ago.
BS
You don't have to be schooled in smarmy political double speak and
deception.
She had what it takes based on her decisions as Governor.
We don't want any more professional misleaders.
The Globalists on both sides went after her with fang and dagger once
they recognized she would be a potential threat to them. McCain's own
backers turned on him because she was a threat to them.
They sacraficed him to prevent her being elected.
After all Obama has demonstrated what they want. The social issues mean
nothing to them.
Obama's experience has been running for offices and avoiding votes in
the Senate.
Palin has done the job. Obama has yet to do anything.
The corporates' media has painted a false picture of both Palin and
their darling Obama.
I'm not looking for a rocket scientist experienced in destructing our
Republic, I want someone committed to our Republic. He/She can hire
experts for a dime a dozen.

wrote:
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:59:59 -0500, tin cup wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:04:24 -0500, Boater
wrote:

WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend
going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican
Party after it spent $150,000-plus on a wardrobe for the vice
presidential nominee,
They should have spent $50,000 of that to put her through a private
version of Newt Gingrich's college government course.
I like Palin but I agree she came up from the minors way too soon.
If she had the look and actually knew what she was talking about she
would have been a little help but this was a lost cause 2 years ago.
BS
You don't have to be schooled in smarmy political double speak and
deception.
She had what it takes based on her decisions as Governor.
We don't want any more professional misleaders.
The Globalists on both sides went after her with fang and dagger once
they recognized she would be a potential threat to them. McCain's own
backers turned on him because she was a threat to them.
They sacraficed him to prevent her being elected.
After all Obama has demonstrated what they want. The social issues mean
nothing to them.
Obama's experience has been running for offices and avoiding votes in
the Senate.
Palin has done the job. Obama has yet to do anything.
The corporates' media has painted a false picture of both Palin and
their darling Obama.
I'm not looking for a rocket scientist experienced in destructing our
Republic, I want someone committed to our Republic. He/She can hire
experts for a dime a dozen.


I can't think of anything the republicans could do this time to get
elected and their strongest people would not even step up and try.
This is a repeat of 1976 except I think Bush may have a lower
popularity rating than Nixon had when he resigned and that was
reflected on the GOP and Ford.
The flip side of that is Obama is coming in with a lot on his plate
right away. If he doesn't turn things around by the mid term he will
lose the senate and maybe a big chunk of the house. Congress under
Ried and Pelosi have a lower popularity rating than Bush.

Obama has less than 1 year to do something other than to nationalize
anything he can get his hands on. Once he starts trying to take over
large chunks of the economy people will see him for what he is.

We will get a look at the lack of the "Obama factor" in the Georgia
runoff shortly. Without him in the election I doubt the blacks will
turn out. One old white guy looks about the same as the other one.

At this point I am really looking at all of this as a stock holder and
I really hope he can turn it around as soon as possible. Nobody wins
if he fails.

My money is on him failing. I don't want the country to fail but I don't
want Obama's policies to succeed.

wrote:
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:59:59 -0500, tin cup wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:04:24 -0500, Boater
wrote:

WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend
going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican
Party after it spent $150,000-plus on a wardrobe for the vice
presidential nominee,
They should have spent $50,000 of that to put her through a private
version of Newt Gingrich's college government course.
I like Palin but I agree she came up from the minors way too soon.
If she had the look and actually knew what she was talking about she
would have been a little help but this was a lost cause 2 years ago.
BS
You don't have to be schooled in smarmy political double speak and
deception.
She had what it takes based on her decisions as Governor.
We don't want any more professional misleaders.
The Globalists on both sides went after her with fang and dagger once
they recognized she would be a potential threat to them. McCain's own
backers turned on him because she was a threat to them.
They sacraficed him to prevent her being elected.
After all Obama has demonstrated what they want. The social issues mean
nothing to them.
Obama's experience has been running for offices and avoiding votes in
the Senate.
Palin has done the job. Obama has yet to do anything.
The corporates' media has painted a false picture of both Palin and
their darling Obama.
I'm not looking for a rocket scientist experienced in destructing our
Republic, I want someone committed to our Republic. He/She can hire
experts for a dime a dozen.


I can't think of anything the republicans could do this time to get
elected and their strongest people would not even step up and try.
This is a repeat of 1976 except I think Bush may have a lower
popularity rating than Nixon had when he resigned and that was
reflected on the GOP and Ford.
The flip side of that is Obama is coming in with a lot on his plate
right away. If he doesn't turn things around by the mid term he will
lose the senate and maybe a big chunk of the house. Congress under
Ried and Pelosi have a lower popularity rating than Bush.



I find it hard to believe that anyone still believes Palin "has what it
takes" to hold high elective office in this country. She is an absolute
dunce. While no one expects a president or vice president or U.S.
senator to be expert in everything or even most things, it is reasonable
to expect that those who hold such offices be smart enough to understand
their briefings, be intellectually curious, and have judgment enough to
make the "right" decision most of the time.

We've just been through nearly eight years of a presidency led by an
intellectual dunce, by a man who could be led by the nose by advisers
with neocon global and overly harsh domestic agendae. Palin would have
been the same sort of vice president/president, but worse, because she's
even more of a cipher than Bush.

The picture the media has painted of Palin shows her exactly as she
is...a fool wearing the clothes of the empress. That interview by Katie
Courie will live in the annals of political journalism forever, a
reporter asking perfectly reasonable questions of a candidate who was
and is absolutely clueless.

You won. Forget about Palin. Move on. You are going to have your hands
full apologizing for "O"s lack of good judgement.

Boater wrote:
Palin sorts clothes to see what belongs to the RNC
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Writer Mon Nov 10, 6:41 pm ET

WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend
going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican
Party after it spent $150,000-plus on a wardrobe for the vice
presidential nominee, according to Palin's father.

Palin and John McCain's campaign faced a storm of criticism over the
tens of thousands of dollars spent at such high-end stores as Saks Fifth
Avenue and Neiman Marcus to dress the nominee. Republican National
Committee lawyers are still trying to determine exactly what clothing
was bought for Palin, what was returned and what has become of the rest.

Palin's father, Chuck Heath, said his daughter spent Saturday trying to
figure out what belongs to the RNC.

"She was just frantically ... trying to sort stuff out," Heath said.
"That's the problem, you know, the kids lose underwear, and everything
has to be accounted for.

"Nothing goes right back to normal," he said.

Heath dismissed the clothes controversy as "ridiculous" and said his
daughter told him the only clothing or accessories she personally had
purchased in the last four months was a pair of shoes.

RNC lawyers have been discussing with Palin whether what's left of the
clothing and accessories purchased for her on the campaign trail will go
to charity, back to stores or be paid for by Palin, a McCain-Palin
campaign official said Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity
because the campaign hadn't authorized comment.

The McCain-Palin campaign said about a third of the clothing was
returned immediately because it was the wrong size, or for other
reasons. However, other purchases apparently were made after that, the
campaign official said.

On Friday, Palin told reporters: "Those are the RNC's clothes. They're
not my clothes. I never forced anybody to buy anything."

In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, Palin faulted the
policies of the Bush administration for the defeat of the GOP ticket,
and said, "it's amazing that we did as well as we did."

"I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo,
too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans
were kind of shaking their heads like going, wait a minute, how did we
run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration? How have
there been blunders with war strategy under a Republican administration?
If we're talking change, we want to get far away from what it was that
the present administration represented and that is to a great degree
what the Republican Party at the time had been representing," Palin said
in a story published Sunday.

Amid speculation in Alaska and nationwide about Palin's political
future, the governor has scheduled a series of national interviews on
Fox News Channel on Monday night, NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday and CNN
on Wednesday. She also plans to attend the Republican Governors
Association conference in Florida this week.

Palin has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2012.
She also could seek re-election in 2010 or challenge Sen. Lisa
Murkowski. Still uncertain is the fate of Sen. Ted Stevens, who is
leading in his bid for another term but could be ousted by the Senate
for his conviction on seven felony counts of failing to report more than
$250,000 in gifts, mostly renovations on his home. If Stevens loses his
seat, Palin could run for it in a special election.

In Wasilla, her hometown backers welcomed her, putting aside their
disappointment over her unsuccessful bid.

Jessica Steele can't wait to see what Sarah Palin does next — not with
her political career, but with her hair.

"That's something I want to talk to her about: What's our vision for her
hair?" says Steele, proprietor of the Beehive Beauty Shop and keeper of
the governor's up-do since 2002. "I can't wait to see her and say, 'OK,
I've got you alone for three hours. Just relax, and how are you, really?'"

While Palin remains popular, the reality of defeat is evident.

Bags of fan mail, as many as 400 letters a day, partially fill a room at
her parent's house. But parents no longer meet Secret Service agents
when they pick up their children at Cottonwood Creek Elementary, where
Palin's youngest daughter, Piper, is a student. The reporters and camera
crews are gone from the Palin home on Lake Lucille, once patrolled by
Coast Guard boats. Now a thick sheet of ice covers the lake.

Four state troopers still guard the governor 24 hours a day, Heath said
— something Palin never had before.

And in a bit of familiarity, Heath said he brought a pot of moose chili
to Palin's house this past weekend.

- - -

The saga of the Wasilla Hillbillies continues...stay tuned.

Please, please, GOP...run Sarah Palin again, in 2012. Pretty please.

Put her head to head against "O" in 2012 and she has a good chance of
winning. By then, even the hard core left wingers will want him gone.

Jim wrote:
You won. Forget about Palin. Move on. You are going to have your hands
full apologizing for "O"s lack of good judgement.


Palin is, well, unforgettable. Her ditziness is going to have a really
long half-life.

As for President-Elect Obama (I love the sound of that), I agree he will
have his hands full for a long time cleaning up the horrific messes
created and left behind by the incompetent Bush Administration.

Forget about Palin already, donkey breath. "O" is going to screw up so
badly, you will be happy to vote republican in 2012.

Jim wrote:
Boater wrote:
Palin sorts clothes to see what belongs to the RNC
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Gene Johnson, Associated
Press Writer Mon Nov 10, 6:41 pm ET

WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend
going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican
Party after it spent $150,000-plus on a wardrobe for the vice
presidential nominee, according to Palin's father.

Palin and John McCain's campaign faced a storm of criticism over the
tens of thousands of dollars spent at such high-end stores as Saks
Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus to dress the nominee. Republican
National Committee lawyers are still trying to determine exactly what
clothing was bought for Palin, what was returned and what has become
of the rest.

Palin's father, Chuck Heath, said his daughter spent Saturday trying
to figure out what belongs to the RNC.

"She was just frantically ... trying to sort stuff out," Heath said.
"That's the problem, you know, the kids lose underwear, and everything
has to be accounted for.

"Nothing goes right back to normal," he said.

Heath dismissed the clothes controversy as "ridiculous" and said his
daughter told him the only clothing or accessories she personally had
purchased in the last four months was a pair of shoes.

RNC lawyers have been discussing with Palin whether what's left of the
clothing and accessories purchased for her on the campaign trail will
go to charity, back to stores or be paid for by Palin, a McCain-Palin
campaign official said Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity
because the campaign hadn't authorized comment.

The McCain-Palin campaign said about a third of the clothing was
returned immediately because it was the wrong size, or for other
reasons. However, other purchases apparently were made after that, the
campaign official said.

On Friday, Palin told reporters: "Those are the RNC's clothes. They're
not my clothes. I never forced anybody to buy anything."

In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, Palin faulted the
policies of the Bush administration for the defeat of the GOP ticket,
and said, "it's amazing that we did as well as we did."

"I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo,
too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans
were kind of shaking their heads like going, wait a minute, how did we
run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration? How have
there been blunders with war strategy under a Republican
administration? If we're talking change, we want to get far away from
what it was that the present administration represented and that is to
a great degree what the Republican Party at the time had been
representing," Palin said in a story published Sunday.

Amid speculation in Alaska and nationwide about Palin's political
future, the governor has scheduled a series of national interviews on
Fox News Channel on Monday night, NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday and
CNN on Wednesday. She also plans to attend the Republican Governors
Association conference in Florida this week.

Palin has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2012.
She also could seek re-election in 2010 or challenge Sen. Lisa
Murkowski. Still uncertain is the fate of Sen. Ted Stevens, who is
leading in his bid for another term but could be ousted by the Senate
for his conviction on seven felony counts of failing to report more
than $250,000 in gifts, mostly renovations on his home. If Stevens
loses his seat, Palin could run for it in a special election.

In Wasilla, her hometown backers welcomed her, putting aside their
disappointment over her unsuccessful bid.

Jessica Steele can't wait to see what Sarah Palin does next — not with
her political career, but with her hair.

"That's something I want to talk to her about: What's our vision for
her hair?" says Steele, proprietor of the Beehive Beauty Shop and
keeper of the governor's up-do since 2002. "I can't wait to see her
and say, 'OK, I've got you alone for three hours. Just relax, and how
are you, really?'"

While Palin remains popular, the reality of defeat is evident.

Bags of fan mail, as many as 400 letters a day, partially fill a room
at her parent's house. But parents no longer meet Secret Service
agents when they pick up their children at Cottonwood Creek
Elementary, where Palin's youngest daughter, Piper, is a student. The
reporters and camera crews are gone from the Palin home on Lake
Lucille, once patrolled by Coast Guard boats. Now a thick sheet of ice
covers the lake.

Four state troopers still guard the governor 24 hours a day, Heath
said — something Palin never had before.

And in a bit of familiarity, Heath said he brought a pot of moose
chili to Palin's house this past weekend.

- - -

The saga of the Wasilla Hillbillies continues...stay tuned.

Please, please, GOP...run Sarah Palin again, in 2012. Pretty please.

Put her head to head against "O" in 2012 and she has a good chance of
winning. By then, even the hard core left wingers will want him gone.


Doubtful. But keep wishing. I do indeed hope Her Ditziness runs
again...and grabs the nomination.

Boater wrote:

As for President-Elect Obama (I love the sound of that when I vigorously touch myself), I agree he will
have his hands full for a long time cleaning up the horrific messes of Bill Clinton's jizz and the
economic mess created and left behind by the incompetent Democratic congress.


Well said, WAFA!