Word: palin
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...warnings from the moderator. The debate format included time for responses from the other debaters, as well as closing statements from each participant. Debaters took strong stances on various issues. Cavedon proposed a massive reduction in military bases stationed abroad and said that neither Barack Obama nor Sarah Palin is qualified to be president. While the debate didn’t devolve into character attacks, there was plenty of disagreement among participants. Dasher, an Obama supporter, and Cavedon, a McCain fan, disagreed on almost every issue. “I think Matt’s hand went up the moment...
...Sarah Palin has proved to be the more volatile of the two vice-presidential candidates, with 40 percent saying that the choice made them less likely to support the Republican ticket. Twenty-five percent said that McCain’s choice of Palin made them more likely to vote for the Arizona senator. On the other hand, 60 percent of those surveyed said that Obama’s choice of Joe Biden made no difference in their voting behavior...
...familiar fairy tale: small town girl gets big gig - and the clothing to go with it. We see it in Hollywood and in the fashion and magazine publishing businesses all the time. But Sarah Palin's recent run-in with designer merch at high-end emporiums like Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue to the tune of about $150,000 is unacceptable simply because she has spent so much time campaigning against elitist attitudes. And now here she is, crossing the tarmac in a pair of Cole Haan boots, showing up at Ground Zero in what definitely looks like...
...Palin's spokesperson, Tracey Schmitt, has dismissed the hoopla surrounding the Republican vice-presidential candidate's shopping sprees (or rather, her stylist's shopping sprees) and added that the clothing would all be donated to charity anyway (at the stroke of midnight). What is a charity going to do with an old Valentino jacket that doesn't have much resale value anyway? And, more importantly, why does a "no-frills" middle class hockey mom from Alaska need to buy designer clothing when there are fantastic facsimiles to be found at one tenth of the price at places like Zara...
...course, a girl can dream. My friend Tom Kizzia, a reporter at the Anchorage Daily News who wrote two major profiles of Palin when she was running for governor, has an 18-year-old daughter who is obsessed by Chanel. Living in Alaska doesn't preclude sophistication. Which leads to my next point: if you're going to make a splash and spend $150,000 of the RNC fund's money, why not go for something a little more remarkable - dare I say stylish - like a pinstriped Ralph Lauren pantsuit, a spiffy Chanel jacket, or anything by Giorgio Armani? Michelle...