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McCain paid over $8000 to American Idol make-up artist for September (Palin even more than that). Makes $400 haircuts seem cheap. -- (link)

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Oct 23 '08, 07:12

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link (voices.washingtonpost.com)

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- I would expect Palin's hair/make-up and clothes to cost more, but there's "more" and then there's "how much?!?!". -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 23, 07:36 13
  - Women's stuff costs more, because there's a double standard in pricing. -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 07:51
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    - Who even looks at what her kids are wearing. -- nm - Amy Oct 23, 07:53 1
      - When it was posted yesterday I pictured the RNC with the baby in a diaper and her hubby in a ski suit. -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 08:00
    - I did not realize this. - ty97 Oct 23, 07:44 3
      - Sure...several thousand dollars to a store for infants clothes. That makes it better. - Jim Oct 23, 07:49 2
        
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        Yes there is. But I'm referring to reports of several thousand dollars being spent at a store for babies. -- nm - Jim Oct 23, 07:53
    - and also, I think the punditry are missing the point of how it plays to her base. It won't seem hypocritical, because it's what they all aspire to. - znufrii Oct 23, 07:43
    - The make-up thing is reasonable IMO. The clothes, for her family or not, isn't as reasonable. Her "image" is supposed to be "regular mom." - Cuzzin Todd Oct 23, 07:42 3
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      - see my response above. -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:45 1
        
        I saw that - and disagree with it completely. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 23, 07:51
- I see both of them being examples of not being "fiscally conservative." - JaxSean Oct 23, 07:29 12
  - though when you put it like that, $400 isn't an outrageous day-rate for a skilled person. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 07:47 2
    - it's really not at all unreasonable. -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 07:52
    - yeah, there's no reason a high-end makeup professional couldn't be charging $100/hr, which makes the number much more realistic. -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:50
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    - agreed. It costs a lot to make public appearances. This strikes me as totally silly to talk about. -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 07:52
    - though the dems could pull the "we're not billing our makeup to the taxpayers." card. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 07:48
    - *shrug* She's tossed it out there that this is the platform they were running on, so I think it's valid. - JaxSean Oct 23, 07:46 5
      - I agree. Don't talk about Joe the Plumber and his needs when you're spending 3-4 years of his salary on your campaign wardrobe. nm -- nm - Jim Oct 23, 07:50 4
        
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        I'm posting it here because bringing this to the new board is not what I want to do... - Jim Oct 23, 08:03
        
        you mean like talking about the environment while you have your own campaign plane (Al Gore)? -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 07:53
        
        I disagree. in the realm of a campaign, logic takes a backseat to image. - znufrii Oct 23, 07:52
- From this story, that is not true or at least as much as it once was. -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 07:28
I don't get the outrage here at all. -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:22 1
- $20,000+ a month for make-up being paid for by the campaign? If I were a donor, I'd be a little grumpy myself. - JaxSean Oct 23, 07:27
That doesn't seem too terribly unreasonable actually. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 23, 07:20
$8k for a month for a makeup artist that likely had to be flown differing places and such? - Will Hunting Oct 23, 07:17 4
- I'm betting that's just straight salary, and any travel expenses are covered elsewhere. - mafic Oct 23, 07:24
- Obama uses Karridene--who is famous, but not as much as Tiffany. I'm sure Tiffany charges more. -- nm - Amy Oct 23, 07:22 2
  - $8 for a month of high intensity travel and such.... - Will Hunting Oct 23, 07:25 1
    - $8 would be a steal. -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 07:49
wow imagine he had the same contributions like Obama he would actually look 40 years younger! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 23, 07:15
man, and he still looks old. imagine without the makeup. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 07:13 1
- "Vote for me, because I've got braaaaaaiiiiiiins" -- nm - Zombie McCain Oct 23, 07:16

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