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rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
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No One is asking asking how much Obama spent on clothes? Too busy degrading the female governer from Alaska by reporting how much they spent on clothes for her? She is one of the most popular governers in America with one of the highest approval ratings, and her state has been an unmitigated success? The biggest question the media could ask one week was how much did she spend on clothes?!?! They went right for the women shopping stereotype. Women wake up the dems are using you.... again.
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  • walden freemanwalden freeman Posts: 511
    Media bias. The media is predominately left-leaning.

    The right, however, has the most obnoxious biased network. Fox News is tasteless and disgusting.

    Politics really ruins information, doesn't it?
  • walden freemanwalden freeman Posts: 511
    Whoa, wait, how do you know how Obama paid for his clothes?

    This is the shit that bugs me, right here. Let's all blindly support Obama.

    Are you his accountant? Are you his buddy?

    Were you there when he bought his clothes? He could've used donor contributions or "gifts." Absurd.
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    walden freeman wrote:
    Media bias. The media is predominately left-leaning.

    The right, however, has the most obnoxious biased network. Fox News is tasteless and disgusting.

    Politics really ruins information, doesn't it?


    Just curious, what do you find tasteless and disgusting?
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • walden freemanwalden freeman Posts: 511
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    well, how did they find out about palin using rnc funds for her clothes? they were listed in the expenses. they've gone through obama's expenses and found nothing of the sort.

    c'mon, how can you defend palin on this one? she goes out there talking about how she is so down to earth, so middle america, and then lets her campaign spend over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS on saks fifth avenue (from LIBERAL NYC) and neiman marcus clothes! she is a FAKE.


    I'm not defending Palin. I'm attacking Obama.

    You remind me of George Bush. "Uh, Mr. President, maybe we're overstepping our bounds here."

    W.: "So you support terror?"
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    well, how did they find out about palin using rnc funds for her clothes? they were listed in the expenses. they've gone through obama's expenses and found nothing of the sort.

    c'mon, how can you defend palin on this one? she goes out there talking about how she is so down to earth, so middle america, and then lets her campaign spend over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS on saks fifth avenue (from LIBERAL NYC) and neiman marcus clothes! she is a FAKE.


    Really? Who went through their expenses? Could you provide a link? How much did Biden provide to his family through public funds? Look it up.
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • walden freemanwalden freeman Posts: 511
    rah0027 wrote:
    Just curious, what do you find tasteless and disgusting?

    Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity amongst others, as well as the fact that the network not only admits to its bias but champions it proudly.

    Fucking sickening.
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Actually, I saw a big discussion about this on CNN.

    Michelle Obama wears $50 (Yes, $50) dresses, but she gets them custom-made by an exclusive designer.

    Barack Obama wears $1,500 suits.

    McCain wears $600 shoes. No mention was made of how much his suits cost.

    We all know about Palin. But, prior to the big GOP shopping spree, she was a modestly clothed Alaskan governor.

    Personally, I think it's unfair to blame Palin for her $150K wardrobe because I think any woman would have a really hard time saying no to an offer like that. Point in fact is that she looked smoking hot in those outfits, and that no doubt has an impact on voters.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    rah0027 wrote:
    Just curious, what do you find tasteless and disgusting?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjYpkvcmog0
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    rah0027 wrote:
    No One is asking asking how much Obama spent on clothes? Too busy degrading the female governer from Alaska by reporting how much they spent on clothes for her? She is one of the most popular governers in America with one of the highest approval ratings, and her state has been an unmitigated success? The biggest question the media could ask one week was how much did she spend on clothes?!?! They went right for the women shopping stereotype. Women wake up the dems are using you.... again.


    Maybe because the man makes enough money to buy his own clothes and in the case of Scary Palin the RNC spent $150,000 on dressing her and the campaign paid a make up artirst $22,000 in 2 weeks making her pretty :rolleyes:
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    rah0027 wrote:
    Really? Who went through their expenses? Could you provide a link? How much did Biden provide to his family through public funds? Look it up.


    You do realize that the RNC reports on their budget was what shed light on their spending for Sarah Palin right? No one pulled this stuff out of their ass, it was on the RNC financial reports....
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    well, how did they find out about palin using rnc funds for her clothes? they were listed in the expenses. they've gone through obama's expenses and found nothing of the sort.

    c'mon, how can you defend palin on this one? she goes out there talking about how she is so down to earth, so middle america, and then lets her campaign spend over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS on saks fifth avenue (from LIBERAL NYC) and neiman marcus clothes! she is a FAKE.

    So you have a problem with Palin getting those clothes which they are donating to charity, yet you have no problem with Obama promosing to take public financing, lying about it, and then trying to buy an election with $650 million dollars? You don't have a problem with Obama not declaring where his money is coming from? McCain posts every donations sources on a website, Obama refuses to do this? That's ok? He's not scamming?
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    Pj_Gurl wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjYpkvcmog0

    So an outside contributor comes on the show and says this and Fox News is disgusting? Did the show host laugh about it? How did they condone it?
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    Who cares how much Obama or Palin spend on clothes. The reason Palin spent so much is very likely campaign tactics. Put a pretty face on TV and you've already won half the battle, so to speak. Obama uses other ways to persuade people, fancy signs, tv spots etc.

    It's all bullshit politics.
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  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    walden freeman wrote:
    Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity amongst others, as well as the fact that the network not only admits to its bias but champions it proudly.

    Fucking sickening.

    Really where did they admit there bias? Can you please provide a link. Media study on excellence in journalism said Fox News had 40% negative McCain stories, and 40% negative Obama stories. Rest of media 69% negative McCain, 29% negative Obama. I guess when stations actually report from the middle, while the rest report from the left, the middles seems far right.
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Anyhow the OP's post is bunk because anyone who watches the news knows that the news also mentioned mr & mrs Obama's and mccain's wardrobe expenses. There was no singling out of Palin.
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  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    ok, this charity thing is a joke. if they really cared about giving to charity then they would have bought cheaper clothes, no? 150 large would clothe a lot more people if you bought from target and not SAKS FIFTH AVENUE.

    i thought this thread was about clothes btw. but about the financing...yeah, obama should not have agreed to public financing and then "flip flopped". but he's a realist, and he did it because it was to his benefit. how is he trying to "buy an election"? people donated money to him because they wanted to. that's how it works. he's just got more money than mccain. but you wouldn't say mccain and the rnc are trying to "buy an election" with their money, would you?

    honestly, i'm a bit torn on all this money. but in the end i look at how close this race is and wonder how it would be right now if obama didn't have all that money. i think he needed it to fight back at all the smears.


    Why won't he declare who is donating to him?
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    rah0027 wrote:
    No One is asking asking how much Obama spent on clothes? Too busy degrading the female governer from Alaska by reporting how much they spent on clothes for her? She is one of the most popular governers in America with one of the highest approval ratings, and her state has been an unmitigated success? The biggest question the media could ask one week was how much did she spend on clothes?!?! They went right for the women shopping stereotype. Women wake up the dems are using you.... again.


    At least the dems would agree to pay for my rape-kit?
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    sponger wrote:
    Actually, I saw a big discussion about this on CNN.

    Michelle Obama wears $50 (Yes, $50) dresses, but she gets them custom-made by an exclusive designer.

    Barack Obama wears $1,500 suits.

    McCain wears $600 shoes. No mention was made of how much his suits cost.

    We all know about Palin. But, prior to the big GOP shopping spree, she was a modestly clothed Alaskan governor.

    Personally, I think it's unfair to blame Palin for her $150K wardrobe because I think any woman would have a really hard time saying no to an offer like that. Point in fact is that she looked smoking hot in those outfits, and that no doubt has an impact on voters.

    How does one get a $50 exclusively designed dress? Please let me know so I can tell my wife! Does anyone really believe that about Michelle Obama.
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    Some people are asking:

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=307699

    :D


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  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    how the fuck should i know? maybe because he has millions of donors and it's hard to keep track?

    i think the question is, who do YOU think is donating to him? i bet you have some pretty radical ideas, don't you? that's the thing with this election. so many people think that obama is up to no good. why? are we now a country of "guilty until proven innocent"??

    Actually there are computer programs that can easily keep track of these things. McCain has one. $650 million and he can't afford a simple computer program? He could probably higher Bill Gates himself to keep tabs with that kind of money.
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    meme wrote:
    At least the dems would agree to pay for my rape-kit?

    Wow, talk about fear mongering. You do know that myth was de-bunked right? Talk about using women, and fear mongering. Congrats you have been duped, by the Obama machine.
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    rah0027 wrote:
    How does one get a $50 exclusively designed dress? Please let me know so I can tell my wife! Does anyone really believe that about Michelle Obama.


    I think you still can't grasp the fact that campaign or party expenses have to be listed on their financial reporting..

    The dress is made for her on her taste and ideas for different designs and then they run that same design in the thousands and they are sold in stores like Target, so its a nice way to get a $50 custom made dress and the designer makes money selling that same dress at stores, obviously Michelle Obama doesn't care if another 10,000 women are wearing the same dress as she does.

    And the point here is that if she buys her clothes with her own money then it shouldn't matter to anyone... but that was not the case with Sarah Palin's clothes..
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    rah0027 wrote:
    How does one get a $50 exclusively designed dress? Please let me know so I can tell my wife! Does anyone really believe that about Michelle Obama.

    It was a forum on CNN with people from Obama's and McCain's campaign, and they confirmed that it was true.

    Apparently, Michelle even wore one of the dresses on the View and it was a topic of discussion. I don't know how she managed to score that kind of a deal...maybe because of her celebrity status?
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  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    meme wrote:
    At least the dems would agree to pay for my rape-kit?


    http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1122849
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    uh, maybe she has a friend who makes them for her? fabric isn't that much, you know. but, hey, you don't need to know how...you've already made up your mind that it's a lie.


    that is the case, see my response above.
    When she appeared in The View, a lot of women loved the dress she was wearing and asked about it I guess to the show, and then Michelle explained that they could all get it at stores like Target or Macys for $50 ...
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:
    I think you still can't grasp the fact that campaign or party expenses have to be listed on their financial reporting..

    The dress is made for her on her taste and ideas for different designs and then they run that same design in the thousands and they are sold in stores like Target, so its a nice way to get a $50 custom made dress and the designer makes money selling that same dress at stores, obviously Michelle Obama doesn't care if another 10,000 women are wearing the same dress as she does.

    And the point here is that if she buys her clothes with her own money then it shouldn't matter to anyone... but that was not the case with Sarah Palin's clothes..

    It shouldn't matter that she uses her political influence to get sweetheart deals from major corporations? I thought that was what everyone was fighting. You know corporation bad communism good?
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    it's not a "sweetheart deal"....it's a 50 dollar dress. you could buy one too if you wanted, sweetheart.

    It was custom made by the actual designer, who is reachable only by appointment.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    it's not a "sweetheart deal"....it's a 50 dollar dress. you could buy one too if you wanted, sweetheart.

    :D NICE :D

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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    rah0027 wrote:
    Just curious, what do you find tasteless and disgusting?
    I hope this isn't a suggestion that Fox News is NOT tasteless and disgusting?
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • rah0027rah0027 Posts: 53
    meme wrote:
    At least the dems would agree to pay for my rape-kit?


    To quote from article: "There is a real rape kit story, by the way. Some states allow local governments to treat them like regular medical expenses and seek reimbursements. Illinois, for example.

    Gee, isn’t there some national politician from the Illinois legislature who could have actually done something about this policy"
    Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. --Ronald Reagan
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