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I agree with CAT...What the hell did she need from Victoria's Secret?? It must be nice!! Is she giving that to charity as well?? YUCK!!

Can the Republican party AFFORD Sarah Palin? Not if this 9-week stink is any evidence of how much this candidate costs.. in hair/makeup alone!

To Brian: The reason why it doesn't matter how much Obama and Biden spend on their suits is because they have enough money to PAY FOR THEMSELVES.

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Obama spent over 700 million dollars – 4 times what McCain spent. You pathetic Palin haters shouldn't throw stones.

Why worry about the spilled Milk? Per Law RNC reported and the media- biased or otherwise- picked up what to sensationalize for blogs-She is Human and has a family – may be needed some "Xtreme makeover" to look presentable- She got it. She be not so selfish she included her family in that makeover. Get real and move on folks....Demands may have been made, but the people who fulfilled those demands are to blame. Does any one know if those people also had some finger licking- Possible yeah?

I think it's a big deal because she will run in 2012, and Americans have proven what a short memory they have. Go ahead and say the American public isn't dumb enough to elect her president. But we, the American public, have already demonstrated our blindness to idiocy. Not only did the American public elect G.W.Bush a first time, they sent him in for round two. He was given a second chance to really muck things up. Well, he did a good job there while "in president." (That's his phrase.)

hey. be happy they did not win

of course....
talk about clothes with palin
talk about stupid small worthless matters like saving unborn babys from not happening, gays, religon, clothing, thats all a distraction that many people in america are distracted by, DOES ANYONE EVEN KNOW PALiN SAID IF RUSSIA INVADES GEORGIA AGAIN SHE WOULD WAR RUSSIA!!!!!!!! russia america both nuclear powers,
who cares who wins, wed both be nuclear wastelands!
sarah palin- an incompetant moron who on the interview with katy curik didnt know what an economy is!!!!!!!!!!!!
and when has argueing about religion ever helped, so what shes christian so is all our other 51 presidents INCLUDING OBAMA, incase you didnt know hes dad left him when he was like a baby or even younger, his christian mom raised him IN AMERICA i mean come on The fbi would know before some fox news addict if he had any real connections to be worryed about

Wow gman, a little stereotypical are we? You are a problem with America, just hate all Dems no matter their position on the issues you listed. Are you serious about renouncing God? or killing fetuses? and don't forget that all Dems have to shop at Walmart, give me a break gman. You are one of the people dividing this country and no one appreciates it. And thanks CNN for allowing gman's kind of post, its just great. I thought you filtered these?

When will you liberal Democrats get a life! This is nothing when you consider the money the poor droped into the Democratic coffers. Why don't you use what anger and hate you have left fighting for the real people you walked on to get to this ugly stage you are simmering in now. Obama will have to use right of center thinking to turn this around. McGain was who I wanted but I got Obama, but my prayers are with Obama to beable to turn this mess around. And it is only a matter of time before all you hate filled Liberals even turn on him because he will not be mean enough to feed your rant.

A woman from California for Obama is just jealous because the "ONES" wife resembles Zera from "Planet of the Apes".

Like it or not, Sarah Palin is news. Don't ask me why, I can't see the big draw; she's a loser!. But, as long as other news outlets carry this story, so will CNN. They are doing their job, which is to report the news, no matter HOW annoying it may be. I'm sick of hearing about Palin too, and I'm THRILLED she's back in Alaska!

$180,000 would make me look electable, and I am a 47 year old overweight male. What the right wing tried to do was inject celebrity appeal into a stale and losing campaign. It actually almost started to work. What the left wing did was choose two very intelligent and capable people to hopefully pull this country out of the wreckage of 8 years of Bush. Sit back and watch the Dems clean up the mess a right wing administration can create......again!

I'd like to bid on those Victoria's Secret items!!!!

Seriously...can't the media just let it go at this point. You got what you wanted and thus created which was Barack in the White House. Now after accusing Gov. Palin of not being her own child's mother, accusing her of forcing her teenage daughter to marry and now "Wardrobegate" just LET IT GO!!! How much money do you think Michelle had spent on her to make her look good for the events. How about the tailored suits for Barack??? If Edward R. Murrow could see what the media age has become, milking a 4 month "NEWS" story out of the wardrobe for the vice presidential candidate!!!

Shopping at Neiman Marcus-$24,000
Shopping at Macy's-$24,000
Shopping at Victoria's Secret-$24,000
Shopping at Brooks Brothers-$24,000
Not being able to name more than 1 supreme court case +
Not being able to name sources of information +
Not being able to form complete sentences that make sense
+ Having America see how much of an ignorant hypocrite she is, Priceless.

Why does this idiot keep rearing her empty head?

So what the clothes. It is sad they did not hire professionals to teach her how to best sell herself. In my mind Sarah Palin is over. I will never vote for her because she has not just an image that can be changed. Forever I will remember in the RNC's defense she is a grown woman! Any woman with common sense would not have gone hog wild with the clothes,etc. So what Victoria's Secret! The woman needed underwear. Most of us know what size we wear in VS, and those prices are not outrageous. Anyone with common sense should know her image would not have been best projected as a fashion "copy" of Cindy McCain who CAN AFFORD those clothes. Americans (including Cindy) should present a reasonable image. SP didn't have a clue and that bothers me. She doesn't have the ability to see the choices she keeps making are wrong, wrong, wrong. She thinks she knows best and we all know, all of us...when taking on a huge calling, we need all the guidance we can get. SP isn't going to get that message. Surely someone has suggested it, or, have they allowed her to continue to torpedo herself. My impression is made. I will never vote a Republican ticket with her on it. NEVER! IT ISN'T THAT I DON'T LIKE HER! IT IS THAT SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED AND ON TOP OF THAT, SHE HAS NO COMMON SENSE. Sorry, Sarah. Please take this advice. Get an etiquette coach, a speech coach, and got back to college to learn all you need to know (get home schooling or do it online.) TRUST ME! YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING BUT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT. Pay professionals. Listen to them and take their advice. I won't vote for you but this is what you should do if you want to have any kind of a chance in the future. Bye bye Republican Party! Over 30 years I was faithful (didn't vote for G W Bush last election.) I am through with you! I hope others in SC wise up as well!

She's a beautiful woman and should be dressed so! If she were a man, she could have worn a suit and tie, day in and day out, and a different tie, and who would have run out to find out how much the tie, let alone the suit, cost-NO ONE!

She's disgusting and I'm sick of hearing about her. She's a racist and should be charged with attempting to insite hatred in people concerning Obama. She's a tacky old hypocrite, and God would not be pleased with her trying to kill Obama's character for her name sake. Could you imagine what kind of country we would have if she had won, both her and Mc Same? We are already at a point where families are losing everything, kids sleeping in cars, going without food, jobless rate is through the roof. Bush has left us in a condition where we can't even buy a vowel, and she felt spending all that money on clothes was necessary. Sarah, newsflah, you didn't look any better!. Stop using the Lord's name for your personal gain, cause that's not Christian behavior.

Get over it.

Has Sarah gone back to her " POLE DANCING " job in Anchorage yet???

She can use the underware there..

But I still think most of it was for Todd...

Wow. imagine all these clothes DO end up on Ebay. Hmm.. I'm sure her "fan" base would pay a high price for them... LOL!

Just a lot of jealousy..... Her detractors only wish they could look that good....

Seriously, the bashing should stop. One thing people need to realize is that alienating and demonizing large groups of people (e.g. the people of Alaska that voted for SP), does nothing to move this country forward. You have to realize that Alaska is a very strategic piece of this country from both a geographic and natural resource perspective. Bring them into the fold, don't tell them how stupid they are for voting for SP as governor.

The people have spoken, and Obama is now the president elect. Time will tell if Sarah Palin has what it takes to be an effective leader and whether she will be capable of being president in the future.

So pretty yet so dumb.

janell on December 5th, 2008 11:06 pm ET WROTE:

Well the democrats voted in this CRACKCASE of a president. We will be discussing far more than a fashion bill on here after he completely RUINS our country. Black men can't lead!

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What a pathetic racist you are. Go away.

Well the 180,000 did make her look incredibly georgeous, but no money in the world will cure her blatant stupidity.

Let's see...what are the Top Three reasons (complaints) why people (mostly women) dislike Sarah Palin??

1.) Because she is too pretty
2.) Because she makes women "look stupid"
3.) Because of what she wears

Seriously? Gee I wonder if these are the same people that voted Bill Clinton into office because he was considered attractive and nothing else.

If you are going to attack Sarah Palin, do some research on her policies, not on what she wears.

Get a life people. Grow up.

Why donate the clothes? Why not let her keep them, for crying out loud? Is some poor person going to wear the underwear from Victoria's secret? Underwear Sara Palin once wore?

Sound like collectors items for some.

3 strikes enjoy being in the minority with your hate filled narrow minded and ignorant party. You clearly are one of tehm and certainly not a vet. As clueless as you are I would fight again so you can spew your ignorance!

I am brainless thats why I support Sarah!!! She keeps a close eye on those darn Russians too!

Who cares????? They should be jumping for joy that they were helping stimulate the economy....

I find it interesting that they focus on the spending of the only candidate in the race that was not a multi-millionare...

What about the spending habits of McCain, Obama, or Biden... or any of the member of the senate for that matter.

Wake up all.... At that level you are dealing with the very wealthy. Both Dems and Repubs at that level all know how to spend the cash...

I just wish all the sheeple would open their eyes, evaluate all candidates on their behavior and the quality of their character rather than which political party they belong to.

When the heck is Sarah Palin going to do her job and return to Alaska ???

This is not fair!

This is not where I want my tax paying dollars going - I hope Alaskans take her to court and demand her termination – this is outrageous!

Anyone that wants to be down on Palin because of $180,000 and doesn't have a problem with Obama raising $700,000,000 for a freaking political campaign is a certified nutjob.

I cant wait until the day Sarah Palin is never spoken about again.
She is terrible and anyone who believes otherwise is so blind to the
truth that their is no saving them. Obama's presidency is going to historical and unprecedented. Come 2012 republicans and democrats will be stand united behind Obama and Sarah Palin would get blown out even worse than McCain.

Thanks again for reminding me why I stopped watching CNN during the Democratic primaries, your loathing of smart and challenging women is becoming pathalogical.

Who has been buying Obama's $3,000 suits and what about that hideous dress Michelle wore when he gave his "I won" speech?

Just when we thought you'd had a blink of journalism.......sigh.

I am sick of palin, but the RNC used her for thier own agenda (which failed miserably) and I think she should just keep the clothes and go stay in Alaska because I can't stand the sound of her screechy voice one more time. Another idea would be maybe the RNC could auction them off and pay the taxpayers back.

You guys are killing me! Any money that any of the candidates have to spend come from you and I. They are all overpaid for the results that have delivered. Please keep this perpetual machine rolling with the continuous comments.

HMM, OK CNN, how about everytime you run an article on Palins fashion costs you also run an add on OBAMA's natural born status quandary..... fair and balanced enough for you??

haha yea, I agree with Bigman, it would be.

Everybody that's being realistic can see that she was just a ploy to get disgruntled Hillary voters. Never was and never will be a viable candidate for anything but Governer of Alaska and if you look at her background (i.e. bounced around to 5 different low tier colleges before finally getting her degree in journalism) and her abuse of power and habit of using tax payers money to fund her family vacations (that she claims are political trips) she is not even qualified to be governer of Alaska......her political career is DONE!!! I am glad she was on the GOP ticket though cause she sealed an easy Obama victory. So all yall can be made as you want because Obama is my president and YOURS too.......LOL!!!!

The clothes will be returned ... several years from now when they're donated to the Goodwill.

Yawn. Move on, please. It's the media's job to report, but the venomous hate-mongering between party-loyalists is absurd when we are on the brink of destruction thanks to eight years of the Cheney-Rove administration.

Why are we still bringing up the name Palin. Let's make her go away like a bad memory, clothes bills and all!

If this is the best that the media can do to trash this woman, then I'd say she's doing pretty well. These clothes were purchased because Sarah Palin didn't come with a high-end, Hilary wardrobe. There's not one of you who wouldn't have worn the clothes if you were in her position. She buys her clothes at a consignment shop. She's the real deal and that's what scares the heck out of some of you. Just a continued example of blatant media bias. What a big surprise that is.

This election proved the RNC can truly put 180k worth lipstick on a pig

While it is true that this story is no longer newsworthy, I really do appreciate the hypocrisy of the Republican Party. They try to portray Sarah Palin as an everyday, down to earth, hockey mom who understands what the "common Joe" (we'll call him six-pack or plumber) has to contend with every day, meanwhile they spend more money on a wardrobe than 90% of the households make in a year. This is the same party who took a certain Democrat to task for paying $200 for a haircut. My only request is that the Republican Party stop cramming their lies and hypocrisy down our throats. Thank you and have a nice day!

Who donates their used Victoria Secret's items? Even worse... who would want them?

If you are nice and fit, you don't need 10K to look 100K. Obama may the fittest president we have ever had and I am certain he would look good in any 2nd hand stuff.

$180,000........I have to work for 4 years to make that – gross. I think Sarah Palin didn't need all that expensive stuff.......she is quite beautiful naturally. They (her and Mccain) would have gone farther in their campaign had she just been herself, although they really didn't have any ideas they just bashed Obama and offered nothing. The excessive spending by her and her family just goes to show you that she / they think that looking good is more important than believing in who you truly are or the fact that you have a good message and mean it.
In my opinion, Sarah Palin should run for President in 2012, this ensures another term for President Obama.

That's alot of money for unmemorable outfits.
Well,
It should've been about CONTENT not fashion...but Palin has NO CONTENT . Republican's had to distract their base with this crazy dingbat . They are dumb enough to fall for that + vote for her b/c of her "pitbull" comments...ha ha! Dummies!

How much was Skeletor's clothes (Cindy McCain)?

How long does it take to sell these outfits? I'm waiting!
Let's see what this clothing pile of $$$ waste looks like!

sick loosers&liberals

Most of us are really sick and tired of Sarah Palin. She's a moron and a loser. How can we miss her if she won't go away?

Really . . .this news is the reason I have lost all respect for the news media covering the 2008 election process. Maybe Obama could help out by sharing some of his surplus campaign dollars with Palin.

Palin is pathetic – can't she afford to buy her own underwear? Maybe she was waiting to get back to Alaska to skin a moose for some long johns...

Good grief, enough of the comparison to Obama's wardrobe and the money he raised for his campaign! HE bought his own clothes, he did not buy them from money given to him from his donors. And he spent his $700 million on what he was supposed to spend it on–winning the campaign!

The "fiscally conservative hockey mom who's just like us" allowed the RNC to spend an outrageous amount of money on clothes for herself and her family. So much for the maverick who would take on her own party and cut unnecessary spending!

Yah won't that be effective in getting money off the street if some homeless person received her lovely cashmere outfit or armani women's suit from charity and begged for money.

God, I wish this woman would just dissapear!

Victoria's Secret? I can imagine... Sarah Palin calling McCain and telling him that she needs underwear... Where did they find her if she didn't have underwear before campaign?!

3 strikes....it is quite clear everytime you open your mouth you show your ignorance and your sour grapes!  Enjoy being in the minority where you and your hate filled party belong.  I am not going to listen to you degrade vets.  I fought so a moron like you can speak!  I am sure you have not! 

its interesting to read the number of comments from people that truly believe that a recount is pending and that MCSame will be sworn in as President.

The LUNCACY of some............

Palin is an ignorant fool with a cat-house hairstyle.
She was for the wasteful bridge-to- no-where fiasco which means
she would have NO PROBLEM wasting more of the tax payers money on sneaky deals.

She was NOT smart nor clever. She's sneaky + doesn't answer questions directly. We already had Bush who couldn't speak without sounding like an arse !
Ugh, and Palin saying "you betcha" 10,000 times, ain't so cute.
I'm glad she didn't become VP
...thank GOD for that!

You can dress up a pig but it is still a pig......

Huckabee and Palin? Are you kidding? The Republicans still don't get it. These are the exact type of people Americans rejected. Palin is just plain stupid and you can't fix stupid. She and Huckabee are religiious extremists who Americans also reject. This minority faction of the Republican Party is what is destroying it. They need to rid their Party of these religious nutjobs and bring back intelligent leadership that understands the diversity of America and the fact that no one wants the government nor the religious hypocrites telling us how we are to live our lives, what we should believe, and promotes hatred and judgment on anyone who does not agree with them and does not look like them.

How sad if this is the same failed path they intend to stay on.

GOBAMA 2008
GOBAMA 2012
HILLARY 2016
HILLARY 2020

REPUBLICAN – 2024 (so they can mess things up) (so we can elect another Dem to clean their act up again)

Larry C.
Houston, TEXAS

who cares about Sarah Palin. I wish Obama and McCain alone with Hillary could prove to the world that democrats and republicians can work together. She lied about Africia so what else do you expect. Let her govern her state if she can do that and pray SHE DOES NOT RUN IN 12'

Ok allright, allready. Let's leave Sarah & family alone now. She was McCain's puppet – can't you people see that? All the lies she spewed was because McCain & his angry old crew set her up to say what she did.

In Alaska all she needs all her mukluks and parkas. In the lower 48 – we dress for all climates and so she wasn't prepared and to make her look "stylish" the money had to be spent. Wasn't my $$ – I'm not a Republican and didn't donate to the RNC.

As for how much President-elect Obama pays for his inaugurations – that goes with the territory. Bush got it twice and ya know – it's getting more and more expensive to live these days with prices going up.

Let's just hope the next year will get this country back on the road again. Bush obviously can't wait to get to Dallas. (Oh George, beware of the Dixie Chicks – don't think they'll be happy you're back in their state!)

Hate Sarah Palin? What's to like about her? Hunting from aircraft? Her ignorance of the Constitution and US history? Her take no prisoners attitude? Her appeal to the basest impulses of her red meat fans? Her ethics as governor of Alaka? Her belief that the Last Judgment will come in her lifetime (maybe in the form of a nuclear holocaust)?

So she was getting her hair styled and make done while lying about the money being spent. Some of the cost were incurred after the $150K spending spree was incurred.

JANELL ~ "Black Men Can't Lead" ???
you my dear are ignorant. Shame on you.
JAM ~"Michelle $5000.00 a day...stylist"??? Prove it.

These two lovely people are the very reason I despise Ms. Palin. She incites these cowards to show their hate...only problem...I'd be willing to bet they are not that brave away from the shade of the computer screen or the shadow of their hoods.

In relation to this story, Ms. Palin should be ashamed to promote herself as the hockey mom and then shop at such high end retailers. Her justification that she did know have now been debunked. She may have needed a makeover but Nordstroms? I will not state it as a fact but I am sure everyone but her pays for the own (Michelle shops at JCrew and White House Black Market).

Oh and by the way, Ms. Palin is a story. This woman has singlehandlely done more to divide a country than anyone I know of in my life time. Hate to give her any type of credit because I am sure she will twist it into something positive she has done. And, of course the women in homeless shelters would LOVE to have a donated wardrobe from Nordstroms or Victoria Secrets while they try to become self sufficient and safe and take care of their children.

Palin is news...we have to watch her. I feel bad for Alaska.

you can get a good idea of how badly Sarah Palin scared the liberals and their media flunkies by the way that they are keeping after her...snapping senselessly at her heels even though the election is over....

I cannot wait until 2010...and 2012....

If I click my heels twice, will she go home? And take Toto with her?

it's great to see that target is included in Sarah Palins "high end stores" where the rnc blew lots of money to make her look better (as if she needed that) . If target is a high end store, I am styl'n....!

WHO CARES?

What's it going to cost the tax payers for Michelle Obama's dental work?

Dentist unite!

Boy, If only I can get hold of her VS Underwears. I bet, SP's used underwear will fetch big dough on eBay. That will be really helping (my) economy.

gman: Alternatively, Palin could learn something about the world that she wishes to one day lead.

Democrats like competence. We leave the emotionalism and the obsession with personal lives to Republicans.

To those who are getting confused, please note that Obama's campaign was funded by donations, whereas the McCain-Palin presidential campaign was funded with $84 million in tax dollars under the presidential public campaign financing system. Therefore, those who are saying that our tax dollars were spent on Palin's wardrobe, stylist, etc are correct.

I don't think anyone would find it so noteworthy if a lesser sum of money was used to outfit her with business clothes for public appearances, but when she started letting the campaign outfit her entire family with so many items...well, to me that shows an error in judgement on her part.

I wonder if the Victoria's Secret undies will be donated to charity too.

Seriously? All politics aside. Does anyone really care?

Victoria Secret !!!!??? A sweet treat for the hubby for allowing his piece of arse to be pimped out to the nation for a while????

and if no one cares why are there 508 comments....

I <3 Joe the BIG SPENDER!

Palin for President in 2012? Are you serious? Are you in denial? If this is the NEW HOPE for the Replicans, then I guess Democrats will be in charge (thank God) for a very, very, very long time to come. Really, what qualifies Palin for President? Because she's America's first line of defense if Russia decides to invade the United State by way of Alaska? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Palin for President 2012... That's the funniest thing I've heard in a very long time.

Target is not a high end store – and Ann Taylor is on the border.

Talk about putting lipstick on a pig!!!

I was a hockey mom for several years to my three kids and I can guarantee you that I nor none of the other moms I hung out with spent that kind of money on our clothes. Now keep in mind that we live in the affluent San Francisco Bay Area and we still never spent money like that on hair, clothes, and make up for our daily lives. I can certainly understand the need for Sarah Palin to look good during the campaign, but there are very nice clothes to be had at high end stores such as Macy's and Neiman Marcus that do not have to deflate the budget. Another thing I've not understood through this whole debacle that has not been explained fully is why was it necessary for her entire family to be clothed from those stores as well? Obviously they needed to be dressed well but at those prices? If I had donated to the Republican party, only to find out that my money was being spent on clothing Ms. Palin and her family, I would be livid. It's sad to think that many of the people who donated their hard earned money can't even clothe their own families. The Republican party members who are responsible for this have a lot to answer for.

First, to unbelievable, it was not taxpayer money, it was donated money. Second, this was not her decision, it was the RNC's. I think it is funny that the media wants to put the focus on her. Maybe this was a mistake by the RNC but the truth is she was the only woman on either ticket. Remember, you don't get to use the party's funds until you become the official nominee, so Hillary didn't qualify. My point is, women are judged based on how they look. Like it or not, that is how our world works.

I don't see anything wrong with this! Where do people want potential heads of state to shop? TJ Max? Perhaps a plaid hunting jacket would have sufficed? Honestly. Besides, somebody's gotta spend to save us all!

hey GMAN, good point there.
nobamacrats praise their nobama god, they want abortion and theyre for gays in the military. repubs praise god/jesus, theyre pro-life, think homosexuality is blasphemy, and not in line with the false messiah/prophet. two worlds collide. WE NEED REPUB REFORM AND PALIN POWER

G-Man.........Dems dont support killing fetuses.....they support a womans right to choose what to do with it.

Like republicans have the right to Pull out.................................................of Iraq LMAO

sorry I meant 50 bucks

I just read Julius's comment.
Go ahead and read it for yourself ,you will get a good laugh out of it.
Point is that Julius, God bless his ignorant cotten socks, Is fully representative of the mindless twaddle that the Republicans push as some kind of idealistic platform. The sad thing is that there are people around like Julius (read David Duke) who never got out of the fourth grade. Answer me this Jul baby. If Palin was elected president and there was another 9/11 what would she do. Probably hide under the bed until the bad men had gone away.
Really Julius you are such a joke... There I'm laughing at your ignorance

Cover something newsworthy. Move on------

hey, at least we know she wears underwear!!

You people are shameless. This was the biggest non story of the campaign and your trying your best to keep it alive. Move on, all you pointy headed elitist liberals. You got what you want, now your going to have to live with the results.

As long as she says what the lock-step right wants to hear, what she actually DOES won't phase them. So, never mind about the AIP, the financial irregularities at home, or the thousands spent, she throws them a piece of propaganda and they sit up and beg for more. She must be laughing her head off.

Get over it.

You did not pay for them. And neither did the Tax Payers.

Get a friggin life.

Sara Palin is our future and will be president in 2012. What she lacks in basic knowledge, common sense and ethical behavior she makes up with her fiery rhetoric and snappy wardrobe. We Republicans will take back the country from the Liberal Left under the leadership of Sarah. We need to create a Christian theocracy and force non-believers to live as we do; We are the "family values" party .It is time for a comeback. Just because a few bad apples tried to pick up police in airport bathrooms or proposition underage male pages or take huge amounts from lobbyists doesn't mean we aren't God's party. Sarah is a fundamentalist, gun totin', abortion fighting leader of several thousand people. She is ready to be the most powerful person on the planet.

Republicans who think Sarah Palin is the future of their party are out of touch with the majority of America. The GOP is a divisive dinosaur, living in the past of a bigone era with no new ideas, who have squandered away countless billions by catering to the rich and powerful and brought our economy to the brink of bankruptcy. Sarah Palin's spending habits symbolically reflects the GOP who spent over a trillion dollars, with nothing to show for it but an economy teetering on collapse. So much for the party of big business.

Since when is Target a high-end store???

I can't stand Palin because of her political views and she comes across as not very knowledgeable. But I do think that she never asked for those clothes and would have preferred to be allowed to just be herself during the campaign. It was the Republican Party and those in charge of the campaign who made those spending decisions. Also, when that kid who impregnated her daughter was forced to show up at the airport to meet McCain, it was obvious that he would have never chosen those preppy boy clothes on his own.

This is old news and no one really cares.

It's the best money that stupid campaign ever spent!

I've been a Barack Obama supporter since before the primaries, and Sarah Palin's views make me puke. However, I have to admit that she is quiet attractive and dolling her up probably gained their ticket a lot of votes.

Sadly for them, her views, arrogance and stupidity cost them even more votes, but that is not the stylist's fault!

I can't believe you guys are still consumed with Sarah Palin's wardrobe!!! Are you going to start analyzing Michelle Obama's inaugeration gown and Barack Obama's custom suit too??? And what do you think about Mr & Mrs. Biden's yearly budget for clothes??? Then start on poor Katie Couric, while you're at it - I'll bet she spends a bundle on clothes! Gee whiz, CNN - report the news please!

How sad that the party of Lincoln has sunk to coughing up a goober like Palin. Is she their future? My God!

Is Target considered high end these days?

Well if these Economic conditions get worse Wal-Mart is going to be considered the Champs-Elysées, of America

I think that you look at the outside and you missout on the word's that she speaks. listen to what she has to say not what she is wearing.

Since Sarah has consistently promoted herself as "regular folk," she has no business accepting $150,000 worth of clothes and $55,000 for stylists. Good for CNN for reporting this story. Keep it up. Sarah's cult following will follow her no matter what, but I think she's right out of Elmer Gantry in many ways.

Ok, who cares? The election is over. Nobody cares anymore and people are probably more tired than I am hearing about Palin through non-important stories. Enough already...

hmmmmm, i wonder what they got her from Victoria's Secret.

the point is, i dont think buying her anything from victorias secret would improve her look in public, like who care about what she wearing underneath her clothes is that or was that suggested by todd?

my question is, did she ask for and require all of that from the mccain campaign or was it a deal between the two:

Palin: John, I will fill in the vice president spot you if and only if you provide a closet makeover for the entire palin village

Hmmm, I wonder what was on that receipt for Victoria Secrets??
Did they actually donate the Victoria Secret undies???

$180,000 for 9 Weeks...
I'm lucky if I can get $1000 to spend on my wardrobe for 52 Weeks a year for work. Pssh.....

hey! by the way... are they tracking which Goodwill Retail Shop they're donating the clothes to?

C'mon! Find something else to talk about! In this day of 700+billion dollar bailouts, CNN headlines Palin's wardrobe bill "SKYROCKETS"?
What a bunch of clowns CNN is!

Shouldn't she purchase informative reading materials to expand her knowledge? YA THINK ?

Palin has enough personality that she didn't need the expensive outfits. I don't think she necessarily has the qualifications but hey, what has Biden ever done beside run for the Senate? Whatever.......Check out GloomBoom.com

I care Palin may run, but she will not be president in 2012. If all goes well she will fly back to Alaska on her Broom and never be seen or heard from again.

Just a typical soccer mom spending $20,000 per week.

Well, Republicans are still complaining about Obama's money, but at least he managed his money well, finishing with $30 million cash in the bank. Now THAT'S fiscal responsibility.
McCain's campaign went bankrupt in the fall of 2007, long be the primaries. Clinton barely finished the primaries and ended up over $22 million in debt. I'm glad they won't be in charge.
What's really awful - well, one of many terrible things - is that the GOP spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Palin but she still didn't look great. Certainly, they should demand a refund on that hair thing.
Remember, everyone who criticizes Palin is only doing it because she's a woman. Nobody would say anything if a man did all those things. Not only does she say that with a straight face, but many of the Fox Noise Zombies - I mean 'viewers' believe it.
But it's okay, because they're donating all the clothes to charity - evidently the homeless.

Who cares? Why don't you even make a pretense of balanced reporting by listing what Obama's campaign spent on his stuff?

The clothes are in the belly of the plane! Sarah said so! She is McCain's insult to women: he thought women would support her because of her sex, regardless of her lack of qualifications and her indifference to the world around her.

Let's put W and Palin in a room and not let them out until one of them utters something intelligent – no teleprompters allowed.

The money would have been better spent on some basic education for Sarah Palin.

This story is funny. The fact is that almost all politicians are crooks that are now viewed like some sort of a celebrity. I thought that the idea was that they were supposed to be servants to the society they represent. If we want to point fingers we should look in the mirror. The American people have allowed politicians to waste effort and public funds on ridiculous things. We have allowed them to misuse their power and supress the true power of America, the people. Republicans are morons and democrats are idiots. Lets face it, we will see this kind of wasteful phoney behavior escalate if nothing is done to stop it. America, get your head out of the sand. Politicians only care about the people they were hired to serve when the spotlight is on them or they have some kind of personal benefit included. The founding fathers would be disgusted if they saw what this country has become.

It's amazing to me that many of you are attacking her personally. Just because her views are different doesn't make her stupid or an idiot. If you have something to say back it up with facts without the name calling.

OK People Here's the deal.
Give as much money as you can to Barack.
If you only save a doller a month for the next four years plus add two. That's $100.00 If we all do that then Barack will hold about a Billion Bucks right there I personally know of people who had no relationship with anyone in the USA but they sent money to friends in the USA to contribute to Obama. That's how much the world hates the republicans including Sarah Palin. Start now we can put the republicans away from ever

Since when is Target a high-end store?

Please.......why are you digging in to that NON IMPORTANT issue.....welll I should know..............

Stop the Palin Hate!!! Don't you know that she was scheduled after the SNL gig to do a Bra and Panties Match with Trish Status... you can't wear "Hanes" to a T&A match!

Too bad they (RNC) did not make a few stops at Sylvan for some geography and English lessons for her. America got it right this time.

Who cares? Palin for PRESIDENT '12

This is fantastic, CNN. Way to cover real news. Now I would have thought that the anti-Palin sentiment that was a residual effect from your fanaticism with Obama would have died by now. Might as well keep this posted to the home page. It's not like there isn't anything else worth reporting..

So all that SP needs to do to get the DEMS support is this:

renounce her God

support killing fetuses

ban all guns

speak like a politician

and shop at wal -mart

Seems so reasonable to me !

Victoria's Secret? Not necessary for a speech or interview. She needs $180,000 in clothes, hair and make-up to make her look good?

If you insist on keeping Palin in the news, how about reporting on when her daughter Bristol's baby was born? You know, the one she was supposedly pregnant with? From what I recall she was supposedly due "sometime in November" ... ? Or did everyone forget already?

At least she was doing her part to stimulate the economy. Maybe we should give her what is left in Obama'a war chest, and the economy will get back on its feet. Her wardrobe would be fabulous. Heck, she could buy some for Tina Fey too.

Next time send her to Nordstroms. She and her family could take full advantage of the personal shoppers offered at this store. All the money she spent - she always looked dull. If you are reading Palin take my advise... Nordstroms would dress you from head to toe. You would look and feel like you've been shopping.

Since when does TARGET = High end... Maybe Ann Taylor but TARGET, come on CNN... Let it go already.

What would Joe the Plumber say? Oh yeah, I just remembered; his name's not Joe and he's not a plumber.

The big difference here is Obama, Clinton, and McCain–including Cindy and her $300,000 outfit–PAID for there clothes. What a concept.

WE have another Tammy Baker!!

WHO CARES! This is no longer "NEWS OF THE DAY!"

Get a LIFE CNN!

She's back being "Guardian of the Northern Frontier" because she can see Russia from her house! You BETCHA!

Though I'm a lifelong democrat, CNN's blatant bias against Sarah Palin had prompted a total boycott in our household of CNN following your Republican Convention coverage. Just this week, I had eased back in to a little AC360 here, a little Larry King there, an occasional check of the website. But I am sorry to say that the ridiculousness of what you consider to be newsworthy – including the cost of being "camera ready" for literally hundreds of appearances – has left me absolutely dumbfounded. Headline News has been an insult to anyone with an IQ over 100 for years. Your CNN daytime anchors are uninformed and unintelligent enough to be considered silly. And yet I hung on believing that though you were aiming pretty low, I could sift through the dredge for the luxury of instant news. I must now draw the line. It is not worth supporting your poor journalism and penchant for entertainment as opposed to news to get drips and drabs of facts.

vandy - the problem is that the RNC paraded this phony around as if she was some joe six pack humbling around the "real" america and on a campaign against all the elitist of the world. in other words the republicans are just a bunch of hypocrites that is so far out of touch with reality they dont see the irony in their nonsense.

I am about as liberal as they come but this story is ridiculous. How about Obama or McCain's hair and makeup costs? I think often people cry wolf on sexism quite a bit but you could substantiate a case here.

Palin hangs around with political terrorists...

The difference here is that everyone else pays for their own clothes, Gov Palin's were paid for by donations to the party. I could give a rip how much Barack, Hillary or McCain pay for their clothes, unless they are paid for by me donation to their election fund.
Thank you,
Terry

For all you screaming about why no one is commenting on the clothing of the other candidates and their families; there is a very good reason. All the other candidates bought their own clothes; paid for their own stylists (if they used them at all) and no other candidates felt it necessary to pay for major makeovers, including undergarments and luggage, for every member of their extended family.

This is news because it shows Palin herself and the GOP to be complete hypocrites. The GOP bills itself as the party of 'fiscal responsibility' and yet they authorized continuing huge expenditures to put clothes on Palin and her entire family. Not just any clothes; clothes that probably 85% of the country couldn't afford and most wouldn't buy.

Palin went out almost every day for 9 weeks and portrayed herself as a 'hockey mom'; just like every other mainstream America suburban mom; no pretensions. I challenge anyone to go into an average suburban neighborhood and find a mother who spends approximately $2000 a week on clothes, hair and make-up.

And seriously, do any of you donate your USED undergarments?

What is all the fuss about. I bet they can get more than $180,000 for her lingerie on Ebay and turn a profit.

You know I read most comments and the Republican just don't get it. They need to get black and minority voters if they plan on winning in 2012. Palin alone will not be enough. Most blacks and minority find Palin a racist that spead hatefull remark like Repubs are the real American and the Dems are not. Please stop taking blacks and minority voters lighty. We are the future and if the Repbulicans can not persaude some of us they will never get back in the White House. Sara Palin is too too far to the right with a empty head that don't read. She have no clue about dealing with blacks or miniority let alone be the next president.

I am sure American people didn't care if they have spent $180k on other Republican candidate who has brain. send her to india and pakistan to fix their problem. maybe she'll be useful over there.

Who cares? She's a nobody.

When will this broad just go away? Yawn.

america doesn't care what her clothes cost if she had paid for them with her money, but no she used the taxpayers money, and a lot of us can't even afford our kids new shoes. shows she only cares about sara palin.

All that money for clothing and they still couldn't buy her a clue.

DS Blakenship said: And Hussein Obama gave his wife a $30,000 ring! He has $30 million left. Why doesn't he redistribute it to those less needy???????????

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Wow, if this is typical of the GOP supporters, go Dems forever. It is Barack Hussein Obama you racist, scared idiot! Using "Hussein" as if it were a perjorative indicates where you are coming from. The ring story has been debunked; that means it isn't true. Even if it was, P.E. Obama has every right to give his wife whatever gifts he chooses, no matter the price. It's his marriage and his money. You idiot. Should someone tell you what you can and can't give someone? Probably in your narrow-minded GOP world where you need Rush or Hannity or Palin to tell you what to do or think.

As far as giving his campaign money to the needy. Same answer. It is his and he can do with it what he wishes as long as it is within the law. I, as a donor, believe he should use the money to run for a second term.

I love the fact that no one is up in arms over Michelle Obama's $5,000 per day stylist that has been working with her for the past 2 years... Everyone should quit complaining- for better or worse, IMAGE is one of the most important things to us Americans. Look, Obama won it with a slick logo, great marketing, and a bunch of blanket promises that have now disappeared from his vocabulary (and website)...

Well folks we could not have her running around necked could we? I may want to change that thought at a latter date in time, and I suppose several others may agree.

I personally think businesses may have gouged her, because of political motives.

What bothered me most was her kids always on the campaign trail with her. She said they went to public school. Really? That's a lot of flying everyday then to be in school during the day and the lower 48 every night. Now we know her kids were not at school. They were being tutored. Who was paying for that?

Well folks we could not have her running around necked could we? I may want to change that thought at a latter date in time, and I suppose several others may agree.

I personally think businesses may have gouged her, because of political motives. Just some thing to think about, because not all stores are on the up & up.

Like they say clothes don't make the .........not sure in this case what word finishes that sentence? In any case, the money would have been better spent on New Orleans' Victims, Homeless and Sick Children or the National Debt. Hockey Mom indeed!

Palin cartoonish, GOP fragmented.

Maybe a Govenor from Alaska did not have the pockets to buy the clothes that the public expect..........how about reporting how much the Obamas spent on clothes. How much does Caroline Kennedy spend on clothes? Gov. Palin did not have Oprah and company funding her every move. So sad this is all that can be reported with the bigger problems in the world.

CNN ....WE DON'T CARE........we would rather hear about Michelle Obamas clothes for the inauguration

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What did she need from Victoria Secret? Well, I guess the lipstick wasn't enough to entice Todd to do her!

First, she's a GOVERNOR. Shouldn't she own professional duds?!! Second, as an example of the absurdity, in Chicago, police officers have to pay for thier own uniforms, bulletproof vests and guns(!) if they get the job. Not to mention, they actually have to prove thier ability and competence first...

Slightly used Victoria Secret stuff!! Who wears used underwear!! Nobody I know. They need to go to Sears or Penny's to buy some underwear for the needy!!

Auction off those knickers to the "highest" bidder!!

Is Target considered high end these days?

Oh yeah, that's what I really want.... her Victoria's Secret underwear that she "donates to charity". Gag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did we have any charges at 'Maternity R Us' for her darlin' daughter??

And they couldn't find any cheaper stores than Neimans & Nordstroms & Saks?????

If this is the way the Republicans operate, God knows why we're in the financial toilet like we are right now.

Did you notice how the RNC was making sexist comments about Hillary when she was running against Obama in the primaries talking about how "when times get tough, she can't go running behind her apron strings" and then when Palin entered the picture, they were talking about the media's interest in Palin's qualifications as overblown and sexist. Man it sure sucks when the $180,000 bill is on the other foot.
This woman represents the average American like Gomer Pile represents the average American. Her anti-science beliefs, kill and drill politics, and ability to speak in religious tongues aren't what I would consider traits of the average American.

Why are all you people whining? Let this brain-dead bimbo run in 2012 and Barack can cruise through.

LMAO, someone down in this thread of comments called Sarah Palin brilliant. That is the funniest thing I have heard in a long, long time.

Palin is as near to the opposite of brilliant as is possible.

She is not, and will not ever be, my "role model," as John McCain insinuated she should be. As a woman, I want a woman in office. But I want a woman who supports women rather than setting them back 50 years. I want a woman who supports equal pay for equal work for women. I want a woman who strings together complete, coherant sentences. I want a woman who can answer basic questions about government, foreign policy, and current events.

As for her clothes, this remains a news item because the RNC lied when it discussed them. They haven't been given to charity, and likely won't be. She's still wearing them, even as recently as this last week at a campaign function for Saxby Chambliss in Georgia. When John Edwards received a $400 haircut, it was all over the news. Why should Sarah Palin's astronomically expensive wardrobe and hair and makeup be treated any differently? The woman saw an opportunity to make some cash and decided to reel it in. I don't have a Louis Vuitton bag, but her 7-year-old daughter does. That's beyond ridiculous.

CNN should just read these comments to see that their coverage obviously attracts THE most liberal idiots in the world. If their coverage attracts these idiots it is obviously as slanted. You libs are no better then the Right Wingers who impeached Clinton. Same people. You guys should throw a polar opposite idiots party. Fortunately, every leader we elects chooses to ignore the polars. If an intelligent thoughts ever enters your brains please post it to prove me wrong. Go Detroit!

LOL, eww lingerie being donated to charity? yuck! Sarah, moose poop for brains is the GOP's great white hope? huh, well they better start trainin her – she is the dumbest VP candidate in history, NOT as McCain tried to claim, the most qualified... stupid, stupid!!!

hey VETS4Nobama, let me guess at ur shindig. 1.you enlisted 2.the service was tooo hard for you 3.you quit 4.NOW YOU CALL YOURSELF A VET!!!????. you join the navy cause you like to be with seamen?close to the bullseye or right on it? stop bashing your fellow americans because they dont see eye to eye with you.

As much as I'd like to see Sarah Palin go away, the question remains as to whether all the clothing (I'm willing to let her keep the panties at the least) has been returned or given to charity. As far as I can tell, although we were told this would occur, nothing has happened. Given the amount of attention this story has been given, I would think the RNC would want to announce it.

That said, can we ignore her otherwise, please?

I guess it takes more then lipstick on a pig to clean her up for the public. The RNC has given us Bush, Palin, Chaney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzalez, that wasn't enough so they put a pig in lipstick and high fashion clothes to reel us in. However, the American people were not buying!

Money can't buy intelligence.

Let's see if there is equal criticism of Obama's inaugural celebrations. Those parties will cost a hundred times Palin's wardrobe cost.

2 WORDS: FISCAL CONSERVATISM!!!!!

I hope conservatives really learn what their party stands for. Footing huge bills and putting it on the credit card! I wish the RNC would pick up our national debt tab!

Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Todd,
His wife got elected so he had to quit his job,
McCain came a callin', said "please campaign for me"
so they loaded up the snowmobiles
and headed to D.C.

Bloomingdale's, Victoria Secret

Well the next thing you know, ol' Sarah's on TV
and Oprah asks, "Why won't she talk to me?"
But the pundits say "it's the economy"
but all she cares about is
cheap publicity!

Joe the plumber, "Mind if I call you Joe?"

What about Michelle Obama? I bet the Obamas don't pay for all her clothes. Although since they give virtually zero to charities(per their tax returns) they have more money to be self-indulgent with.

Its over, guys!!

Hey Grey Stone

Good post! I rarely read CNN because I learn more about what is going on from newspapers and websites from around the world (Shanghai Times, FT News, MarketWatch, Brussels Journal, BBC, WSJ, etc....).

I thought I'd give it a try....This website is lacking in depth and substance.

Like shooting fish in a barrel! This woman just doesn`t get it, and never will. I just keep wondering how long her 15 minutes of fame seem to go on and on; and the Republicans keep looking more and more lost every day.

PEOPLE:

There's a reason that YOU folks keep hearing "Sarah Palin": $$$$$$$

GET IT THRU YOUR HEADS: news/media/journalism/etc. is *ABOUT* MONEY/CAPITALISM......ESPECIALLY *MAKING* $$$$$

EXCEPT FOR FOXnews, news/media/etc. "reports" what brings in the $$$$$

UNDERSTAND?????

Heaven's to Besty, what does the woman look like first thing in the morning?????? You really have to feel for the millions of Republicans who donated; however, since they had nothing else going on, perhaps this will jumpstart them for 2016.

The End!

Carolina said something about Obama buying the presidency – that's funny because I voted for him and haven't received a check in the mail.

$180,000.00 on clothes for her family in 8 to 9 weeks.

in 55 yeaars, i net i didn't own clothes worth that much.

It doesn't matter how much the RNC pays for Palin's fashion stylist or where the RNC purchases her clothes, she's still an ignorant pig & pitbull with lipstick from a COWTOWN STATE. Alaska may be the largest state in this country in SQUARE FOOTAGE NOT by population. San Francisco which is 49 square miles has a larger population than Alaska (875,000). The Republican Party must be extremely desperate to think Palin can run for President in 2012 or 2016 & win. The Republican Party needs to send her back to school to get an education. Obviously, she doesn't even know the basics such as what the Vice President's duties are in the Senate.

Victoria's Secret!!!!

NO I can understand Saks, Ann Taylor, Brook Bros and other stoes...koz you may need some good clothes and she didnt pack her back (illogical argument but an argument given by McCain and Palin) but Victoria's Secret?

I mean who was supposed to see her lingerie...I mean if Todd Palin needed to see his wife in expensive lingerie then he should buy them himself...

This PitBull becomes more and more ridiculous...

Sens. Clinton, Pelosi and Rep. Boxer purchase their own clothes because they are professional women who understand what is required of them as far as appearances go. They work hard, and have worked hard in the past, gotten excellent educations and years of experience and are able to afford what they want or need. Palin, on the other hand, had money donated to the RNC used to purchase a new look, a new style for her. What a waste.

CNN contributed to the overwhelming media bias in the election. now continues with reporting on useless detail. so how much did your Dems spend on their ladies? a little point-counter-point for a more complete story. either balance the reporting or give it a rest.

180,000 divided by 67 (the number of days she was VP candidate) equals = $2686.50 per day. What happened to the conservative party?

Hey JB that moron you adore was trying to portray herself as a "modest" hockey mom while out on the stump spewing hate and trying to divide the country! Go join that pig in lip stick in her igloo! I am sure the witch from Wasilla has room for you too!

I do not know how in the world anyone no matter how much money a person makes could spend that much money on cloths,,I am 71 years old and never made that much money in my entire life...this is pathetic

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Wow... i guess if you put $180,000 of lipstick on a pig, you get Sarah Palin... I would think a pig would be a little more intelligent, however.

Well let's see if Sarah Palin had worn her humdrum Alaska wardrobe people would have gone on and on about her appearance. An individual campaigning for high office has to dress appropriately. Its hard to tell one suit from another, at least from a distance, so men don't have to spend near as much as women do to dress in the style commensurate with the position they are seeking. If Sarah Palin had worn the same outfit more than once every two weeks, people would have made something of it. Get over it, private donors paid for the clothing, the public didn't.

Those hideous pants suits that Hillary Clinton's campaigned in cost cost anywhere between $2000 and $6000 a pop. She can afford to pay for them herself seeing as she and Bill have earned close to $100 million since they left office eight years ago.

Well the democrats voted in this CRACKCASE of a president. We will be discussing far more than a fashion bill on here after he completely RUINS our country. Black men can't lead!

@J " But then you see her bill for over $400.00 LUNCH of lobster with Barack. "

You obviously missed the fact that this was proved to be a total misreporting. Turns out the Obamas never even stayed at the hotel where this meal was first reported to have been served (room service).

The publication withdrew the story and apologized.

As my mama always said, "You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear"

Seems to sum it up regarding Palin and the RNC expenditures to make her into something other than what she actually is, lol...

WOW 180,000 Thousand Dollars to look like a Drag Queen.
Thank the Lord she is back in Alaska

What has Obama ever done, managed, changed, budgeted, or improved?

He wants to raise our taxes $1.2 trillion dollars.

He wants to socialize our medical services industry.

He declared he has no problem with $12-14 a gallon gas...why should he care he does not pay for anything andnever did as he is a federal employee.

He wants to give MY money to bums who dont want to work...but I have to get up early am 6 days a week?

Can any of you leftist, retards tell that invalid that America has 50 states and NOT 57 as he stated last spring?

Also, socialism is not what made America great and rich.

Look what it has done to Europe today.

He is incompetent and inept and repeatedly states he would rather send $700 BILLION dollars every year to the muslim nations instead of drilling for our own oil which is estimated to be 4.3 trillion barrels in our borders and coastal waters....and Palin is the idiot you claim?

Yeah, I can see why you leftards are glad to see Osama-Obama in office.

Let the destruction begin.

What's the big deal? She's running for VP of the free world and you want her to dress like she comes from thrift shop?

Pathetic. A family could live off that amount for several years! I'm speechless, except for the fact that she's still wearing the supposedly- donated clothes. She is completely removed from reality of the everyday person. She's a typical Republican spendaholic.

Tundra Trash and her mongoloid can go back and freeze in the dark. Too bad because Trig the retard, if he( or it) had moved from Wasilla to Washington, would had raised the IQ average of both places.

Do you really believe all this crap. Most of your dumb questions have been asked and answered by people smarter than you. I guess making up stories is nothing new to your party and its politics. BTW PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA USED THE 750 MILLION TO KICK YOUR BUTT. LOL LOL

I feel really sorry for all of you who are apparently so emotionally wrapped up in this that you have to spew hateful comments on either side. Grow up.

STOP THE PALIN STORIES.... SICK TO DEATH OF THIS BOOB

Hey Vets4Obama

I am not defending her at all. I'm trying to get CNN to cover more news worthy subjects versus this junk. If CNN reported on the wasteful spending in gov't (local and national), in the corporate world, in the unions, and how to bring it under control.....now that would be a story.

Who cares what was spent on her clothes.......write a real story.

RE: New Yorker I agree with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHO CARES?!?! IS THIS REALLY NEWS!!!!

Sarah Palin is a national joke. Victoria's Secret? Todd and his silk boxers? All to aid some nonsense about Joe the Plummer in a completely incoherent, all-over-the-place campaign?? My God, what a ludicrous farce. To think this airhead could have been one heartbeat away, in THIS financial crisis, in THESE times! The people who voted for McCain and her really put our national security at risk. You people need to think seriously why you believe this dimwit could run the greatest country on earth.

Commonwealth VA, how much will President Obama's suite inaugural suites cost? THAT is elitism at its worst.

I messed this up-Say it ain't so Joe–YOU BETCHA

Oh my God... I SO don't care anymore! Can we just let her die already?

The Democratic National Committee is carrying about $5 million in debt, with almost $12 million cash on hand. DNC officials say they expect to have the debt paid by the end of the year. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee carries some $19 million in debt and less than $3 million on hand. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is nearly $13 million in debt.

Victoria Secret... dang, I knew she had some fine looking items of clothing!

Say it so Joe.

Ummm....I don't get it. Why does it matter? I'm not trying to defend Sarah Palin but seriously...why does it matter? Don't get down on Palin if you're not ready to get down on Obama spending 2 million dollars on his victory speech...and that's not a dig at the pres-elect...I'm just saying. Get off her back...it doesn't even matter anymore. This discussion should be closed...worry about what the guy who actually won is going to do rather than worrying about this. I'm really open to responses for those of you who disagree with me because I'm honestly really interested to know why you still think it's a big deal.

Who in the heck would want a self described hockey mom as a V.P. – much less a President – anyways? We all should have learned during the past 8 years what a dim witted ignorant person can screw up in the most important and pressure filled office in the world! Anyone liking that pig in lip stick and thinking she is qualified for ANYTHING must really have no clue!

The religious righties like their ladies to look like porn stars and act like virgins. Sarah Palin, Katherine Harris, Tammy Baker, etc, etc.

Who cares???

The sad part of this entire story is the RNC spent $180,000 for clothes on a empty suit. So much for the average hockey mom. WHAT A IDIOT, thank God she has been returned to her village in Alaska.

he you clowns hi on coke since when are these stores hi-end?
several high end stores, including Ann Taylor, Bloomingdales, Brooks Brothers, Neiman's, Nordstrom, Macy's, Saks, Target, and Victoria's Secret. Who lets this stuff go live, hey I need work need a web editor?

hahahah victoria's secrets there is no more secret about this women may be cnn will report what was the colore of her underwear when they bought

And Obama spent $30,000 on a ring for his wife....

Why do we care how much her clothes cost. Get a life CNN.

They Should Have Spent A Few Dollars On Some Books For Her!

Who cares? I'll be worried about $130,000 in clothing for Palin only after I see President Elect Obama donor list.

Can we get some copy editors at CNN? And when did Target become a high-end store? (Yes, with the hyphen.)

So let me get this straight. For a year, while he was running for the President of the US & The National Inquirer was reporting that Sen John Edwards was having an affair, CNN did not report it or even investigate it as it was not newsworthy.....again he was RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT! Yet now with the ELECTION OVER and Palin back in Alaska, CNN is hot on her trail investigating price tags on her clothes because this is newsworthy????! Gotta love CNN!

So, CNN, when are you going to start researching how much HRC pays for her clothes, or, Pelosi, or Boxer?

Stop trying to take market share from MSNBC.

"The RNC has said all the clothes purchased will be donated to charity".

Yeah right...donated to her closet

get over it. why is this even news? Obama's economic policies will cost us far more.

Who cares? Has anyone asked Obama how much he spends? Or Nancy? Or Hillary? With the money they spend, we could feed an entire 3rd world country. Not that it matters, because they do have their priorities, and that doesn't include the American people, unless they are rich and can donate tons of money to these self-centered people.

I'm still waiting for The Heff to make her an offer.

Who cares about Palin? She's washed up. Why waste your web page real estate on this trash?

...and how much did the DNC spend on Obama's 'Acropolis" speech.........bunch of hypocrites.............

listen...you all keep telling cnn to stop covering this lady and we still feel the need to comment on every news story she is in!! look at the number one name being searched for on cnn!! IT'S PALIN!!! when we stop clicking on her stories and stop commenting on her every move then they will see that we don't care and stop covering her... but we love people who we can make a fool of and make the butt of jokes...that's why she's still so popular...we love to hate her

Who CARES?

Why doesn't the news post the cost of Obama's suits???? This is a double standard since she is a woman. I am sure Obama is not wearing clothes from Wallmart, but we don't post the price tag on CNN. If you care about this story you need to get a life!!!

Palin is such a SOCIALIST, that greedy little pig dipped into the trough before she was even elected to national office!

The McCain campaign misused Palin; these "stylists" bought whatever they wanted–Palin was not even in the loop on what was bought for her and her family. That she is being "smeared" over this is completely unfair. Furthermore, the RNC bought these clothes–not the taxpayers. Frankly, it is the "stylists" who should be paying this money back, with interest.

In addition, Sarah Palin is not a redneck or a fool. She is a highly popular, highly effective, bipartisan governor. The media has made her into a straw woman, but that, too, is a grossly unfair distortion.

It just goes to show how some folks have a vested interest in untruths.

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she was hot

One question: was any law violated with he purchase of these clothes? If not, what's the problem? While saying that Gov. Palin is not a quality candidate and can't win an election, people of the same political side of the aisle can't figure out why CNN, Olbermann, and other leftist outlets keep covering it. It's because it's a negative story about someone they see as a THREAT. She drew huge crowds and raised a lot of money. An article written by Philip Elliot of the AP and dated today says that the Obama campaign is mulling what to do with their $30 million surplus. Maybe the should give it to all the people mentioned in these comments that could have used Gov. Palin's clothing money. I guess buying the presidency wasn't as expensive as George Soros thought it would be.

I dont care how much it cost and what she wore.Wheres the money Paulson stole?

When Republicans say that liberals are "afraid" of Sarah Palin, what do they mean by "afraid"?

I, personally, am not afraid of her, but I would say that I'm concerned that she could get to a position of power and through her immense stupidity sink the US and the with it the entire planet.

Victoria Secret ??...... now I see why she had such a great following from young Republican men. Record crowds!

Maybe the RNC thought her undergarments would improve her foreign policy credentials? You know, who do you think Putin is looking at when he is flying over Alaska. The Republican Vice President candidate shooting moose while wearing the 2008 collection of Victoria Secret push-up bra.

Since when is TARGET a high-end store?????????????

But that is beside the point, she just never got it. And we have a president-elect that does.

Hey Carolina stop with the sour grapes. Obama wasn't out spewing hatred and trying to divide the country like that pig in lip stick was! People like you need to understand that this country has had it with Karl Rove politics and she was just a puppet following his hate filled play book!

Who cares what Sarah was wearing? What really needs fixing is that Sarah Palin owes Barack Obama and the American people a BIG APOLOGY for all her sarcastic and snide remarks AND LIES SHE TOLD....that stirred up all the redneck and Joe the Plumber types.

All Obama's "palling around with terrorists" proved to be nothing more than an acquaintance that he knew with whom he served on a committee.

Sarah did more damage in those 6 weeks and she may claim to be oh so Christian, but there are a lot of us out here who will not soon forget how she delighted in being so coyly nasty. They never made fun of her IQ or anything about her family, yet think about all she said.
You know who we have to thank for this? John McCain. Testosterone gets in the way again!!!!

As many of you have said, who cares about the clothes and the hairdos? What's really sad is that the Republican men are led by something other than their brains. It's not the Republican women who are so crazy about Sarah, it's the men. Even the Governors kinds of look like a bunch of awestruck 16 year olds whose hormones are in overdrive!!!

Is Palin and and Huckabee really the BEST you Republicans have to offer? No one smarter out there than this??? And please...do we really have to stomach another Bush??? Won't you Bushes give it a rest for a while? Jeb, go retire on your millions, and tell your kid to stay away, too. Please.

Sarah....stay in Alaska with your husband and kids, and work for your state. Or are you really bored with them? Does Todd really like being treated like a dork?

Get over it. How much do you suppose Barack Obama's suits and haircuts and make-up cost? Plenty. But because the media is looking for blood on anything other than Obama worship, we hear about stupid stuff like this. Did they spend more than needed? Perhaps, but not outrageously so. Politicians are judged on so much more than what they would do in office- and appearance is definitely one of them. Palin had to look better than any man because she's a woman. Woman's clothing is more expensive than mens' (any woman and any married man can tell you this). Don't believe me? Look at what Hillary had to deal with- reporters commenting on her clothes. WHO CARES!? Personally, we'd do so much better if we didn't ever actually see the candidates and only heard that they believed in doing for our country. The debate with Kennedy was the beginning of the Hollywood election process- whoever can twist themselves to look better has a much better chance of winning.

Palin is dishonest and ignorant. She did'nt even know what the role of a VP was. The thought of a person like her running the country is scary. She spent way to much on clothes. Besides, she was the one running not her family. They act like Alaskan Hillibillies. Perhaps if her husband got a job, they would not have come on the campaign to begin with looking raggedy. 180K is a house for some people and out of foreclosure for a lot more. Did they get the maternity clothes from Target?? Has she donated the Victoria Secret underwear yet and who would buy it. Sure VS sells more than underwear but certainly nothing that is fit for the campaign trail. She is someone McCain desperately dug out from under a rock.

If we ignore her...she'll go away!!! Can't we just do that???

BFD....Barry Obama spent close to $750,000,000 dollars, almost 3:1 compared to John McCain. The end result was that Barry paid about $10 dollars per vote while McCain invested somewhere around $3/vote. And CNN has the gall to cite Palin's dress excess?

Indeed, the rat is in charge of the hen house and CNN is nothing more than a PR agency for Obama.

I honestly don't care too much about the woman, her political career is hopefully in the tank. Democrats think she's a joke and republicans either blame her for the loss or are the nutjobs who somehow still think she's perfect.

But I find these factoids funny. And I find the comment section hilarious. Pure schadenfreude. I guess that makes me a bad person, but after the last 8 years of truly delusional idiots telling me how the world works, I think I've got it comming

This silly woman is already talking about 2012. Can you imagine how much she'll need to spend for clothes by then? The Republican party will go bankrupt on shoes alone!

Republicans Have to be the most Incredible bunch of IDIOTS TO WALK THE FACE OF THIS PLANET . Your comments here and your choice of Leaders that you think are intelligent enough to lead this country are beyond comprehension.

Just look at the Newsweek cover.

Obviously. Totally. Worth. It.

What a great little nugget of news for the rednecks to chew on while they wait for their unemployment checks.

Oh, that's right, prideful 'publican rednecks would never take unemployment money...right? right? That's just for lazy 'libs'...right?

This little piggy went to market (and bought clothes and FORCED another piggy to wear them), this little piggy went home, and THIS little piggy in lip stick went wah wah wah ALL the home to Alaska!

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I wonder what charity they will be donated to? I don't think I'll be able to pick this stuff up at the Salvation Army? Where does the RNC donate clothes to? She's just my size, but not my style. If I can get her clothes? Can I be a potential Presidential Candidate? My underwear are old, but clean. Does that count?

WHATS IN A NEWS STORY? COURSE IT HAS TO BE NEWS FIRST. JOURNALISM HAS BECOME A PERJURED ART. NO OFFENSE TO LIARS AND LEARY FLOUNT.

Anna, How can you say that Obama does not have a plan. He has done more than any elected president prior to taking office has ever done. Open your mind and you will see that he is doing all that he can do prior to being sworn in. A Closed mind is a Wonderful Thing to Loose!

IM SOOOO HAPPY SHE LOST !!!!

So when they say all clothes... Do they mean even the Victoria Secret stuff she recieved? That is nasty...

What I find interesting is that any time I interview for a job, or accept one for that matter, I am the one who pays for any outfit required to seal the deal. Even pilots are required to purchase their own uniforms. So why on earth Palin isn't the one footing the bill for her fashion excess for herself, her husband, and her children is beyond me. Don't even get me started on the lingerie...

The R's don't care .
Why is this news worthy.
Get a life

You can dress up a pig, put lipstick on a pitbull, she's still a pig and a pitbull. The RNC is as clueless as Sarah Palin. How many people who actually read newspapers on a regular basis can't name a single one? How stupid do you have to be to actually suggest that proximity of Russia in some way qualifies as foreign policy experience? This is not your average "soccer mom". Most soccer moms are a lot smarter than Sarah Palin will ever be!

Hey Vandy you cannot seriously be trying to defend her are you? WOW!

Big deal, leave the lady alone awhile, she's not bothering you. Why don't you ride Obama on all the money he's wasted buying the presidency and his inauguration???

It was not necessary to outfit the whole family. The Palin took full advantage of it and went to town. After the news leak, all items are scheduled to go charity. Yeah right i must admit for a gun toting Governor...she has good taste.

Does anyone one here that requests "CNN, the media, everyone stop covering Sarah Palin" realize that every time you click on her name on a website it is recorded and the more you click and the more you comment, the more she will be in "the media".

It is very true and you are fueling the fire.

Now if CNN would only publish the updated figures that the other democratic and independent governors purchased by their respective candidates we could put this nonsense behind us.

Glamour Diva! Lipstick on a Pig is right. You can look at her and see the greed in her eyes. She can't give up the limelight and can't wait until she has the next opportunity to grab up the chance to "serve the people". Give me a break; it is obivious who the first person in line to be served will be if she is ever elected to a real office.

The more she is in the limelight and in the news, the more the few people that support her will be able to see through her. On second thought, the people that support her and think she would be good for America in any office she holds, do not possess the mental capacity to even communicate intellgiently as to why they would support her in the first place.

Obama is a strong leader. He may not be perfect in his tenure as president but he appears to be geniunely interested and concerned with America. I for one, have hope that we at least can begin with that. Let's look at it this way. If he screws up big time, he has Hillary by his side to know all his secrets and ins and outs. She can step up to the plate and knock out the bimbo glamour Diva with the lipstick. So I'm still not worried. I just set back and watch the drama with the dame unfold and laugh my butt off.

I cannot believe that John McCain ever picked her to begin with. How did anyone think an almost anonymous person could help get him elected. The John McCain from even five years ago would never have done this and like most of the comments here from women, Palin does not represent me or any real woman that I know. Bring on Tina Fey, I say........

You know, to save money for when she runs for president (Which I hope she does-easy for Obama to win another term), Why doesn't the RNC just hold on to the clothes for 4 years for her to wear again instead of giving them to charity?? That was such a waste of money...Dunno why they spent so much on her for the 3-4 months of her being a VP-wanna be???

Yep. She's just one of 'the folks' gosh darnit.

Cause 'the folks' spend the better part of 5 years pre-tax salary on clothes in a month and a half.

Yep. You betcha dhey shur do, yah.

And to the posters who want to know what the men spend: Most if not all of the men who ran this election cycle are wealthy and buy their own clothes. No story there.

Sarah Palin is just another big spending Republican who tries to come across as a conservative. Remember the bridge to nowhere? After public outcry about the cost, Palin voted against the bridge, but kept the money. Who's money...yours and mine. She's in outer space. The only thing she has going for her is she has a "Nice Body"

these purchases just shows the American people hoe the GOP spends our money. It's not Gov. Palin's fault!!!!!! Leave her alone!!

Yea... A pit bull in lipsitck... And $180,000 in borrowed cloths, is still a dog.

My church would be happy to take these articles off your hands.

In all fairness, I'm sure her stylist, hairdresser,etc were also paid out of this..right?

I agree with Steve – who cares? What did President-elect Obama spend on his suits? They all have to play to the TV cameras – shame on us for making it that way. p.s. it didn't matter who you voted for, it's all the same.

Who cares about Hussein Obama and Michelle my belle? Not me.

The RNC has said all the clothes purchased will be donated to charity.

Hah! I'd love to see the 'thrift store value' the RNC tries to put on those clothes. If I were the IRS I'd take a reeeeeeely close look at the 'accounting' on that one! I mean, they shouldn't be able to claim receipt value for that stuff.

This is not news, she's a Republican!!! All they know is to spend money and destroy nations. Get over it!!!

Thank God for conservatives. It shows some aren't following like little robot sheep. I'm glad conservatives have their own brains. And can use them. Liberals have too, too much hate and intolerance. I don't know how they could have any piece of mind.

Hey Trish, maybe Sarah has room in her igloo for you also! It sounds like you are as ignorant as she is! Last time I checked she was not forced to wear those clothes and was on the stump preaching against things like that as well as spewing hatred and trying to divide the country!

For all the people saying that anyone should stop reporting on Palin....why are you reading the articles then? Apparently you enjoy reading about her or you wouldn't be here.

And, honestly, why do I care how much was spent for Sarah Palin's clothing?

1. It was not HER clothing!
2. It seems rather sexist to me that noone discussed any other candidate's clothing.
3. Noone has discussed the president elect's wife playing down her appearance just so people would feel as if they could relate to her.
4. My contribution was gave with no strings attached to be used as it was seen fit. I am not jealous that Sarah Palin wore expensive clothing and I am sad for anyone else that does. I don't think people, especially women, would be discussing this topic if that weren't the case for many of them.

Palin is a pathetic, unintelligent, incurious, disingenuous clown. Her 15 minutes of fame were up a long time ago. It's time to move on to more important matters.

Victoria's Secret??? ACK! There's a picture that will keep me up tonight. You Betcha!!!

Barbie and Ken of the Nordic Region.

I find the comments and reporting of this interesting. When will we see anything about the questionable funds Obama received through the Internet by disabling the most rudimentary identification checking?

Obama campaign financing will most likely not be audited so we will never know where he got the money , or what he spent it on. Does anyone find it intersting that because Obama broke his promise to accept public funding that he will not be audited? Wouldn't you think his campaign should definitely be audited in that case?

Oh, I know. Obama the great is above scrutiny. But..... don't you wonder how much the Obama Christmas vacation in Hawaii will cost while we are trying to find new jobs??

I bet Barbie is like SUPER jealous..

jenny that's my point. Why do they even NEED to spend ANY MONEY ON TODD AND THE KIDS for the sake of Pete?

I'm sorry but Victoria's Secret. Did she need to buy new underwear for her interviews? Unless she was planning on flashing her bra during a press conference I don't think that was needed. On the plus side I guess I can go to the Salvation Army and get a pair of her panties to sell on EBay.

What makes this really hard to swallow, Plain claims that she did not know anything about it. Hello!!!!! Plain!!!!! Mcfly!!!! She is an air head boy.

and they preach less spending, small government. repubs say what they do not do and do what they do not say. they champion for democracy and support monerchy, preach transperency and favor lobbyists. is this bush brand or repub brand politics?

HEY, IT WAS THE DUMBA$$ GOP THAT SPENT THAT MONEY, NOT HER........DUH.
SHE LOOKED FINE BEFORE THEIR STUPID INPUT.

she couldn't have spent that on birth control for Bike, Blaze, Storm or whatever her kids names are....

OH, the horror!!! The horror!!! Next time she should just spend millions of dollars on columns and nobody will care.

Way to go, CNN!!! Will you be changing your name to B.N.N. anytime soon?

Get a life CNN. How much does Nancy Pelosi spend per week on her private jet paid for by taxpayers? How much wasteful spending do all Republicans and Democrats spend at the taxpayers expense every week on getting us into a bigger financial mess? How much did the auto exec's pay for their private jets? How much are they paying you to write this article? Go find something useful to report......

P.S. What you fail to report is all the clothes were eventually given to charity after their use.......and that Palin did not ask for the clothes, the RNC let her borrow them.

Boo on this lady. People being laid off work, in many cases scraping to get by. And this obscene amount of money is spent on her and even worse HER FAMILY when they try to portray her as 'joe hockey mom'. What a load of c-r-a-p.

Elitism and arrogance, pure and simple.

I was initially shocked by the ludicrous, partisan & sexist responses I'm reading here, but then realized I was on the CNN site. My bad. Let me type in the only major objective website here, let's see...f-o-x-n-e-w-s-.-c-o-m.... Later!

She didn't ask for the clothes/stylists. Drop it, huh?

If you just CAN'T let it go, then tell us how much did Obama spend on not-off-the-rack suits, shirts, ties and shoes?

Julius,
I beg to differ. McCain took PUBLIC funding, so the money the RNC spent came from ALL of us...any money Obama spent was from the willing donors. And if you really think McCain had any intention or the capability to make us energy independent and get the nation working (at what, drilling in the wilderness on projects that will take 10 years to see any results?) , you probably would be interested in a nice pipeline project that has yet to be approved and will also take decades to show fruit.
Obama is a citizen, get over it, and try to rein in your venom until he actually does something. McCain and Palin had no new ideas, and worse, were only interested in working with like-minded right wingnuts who think war is OK, torture is fine, tax cuts solve all economic problems (except the one Bush has left us, evidently!) and that everything is really OK, just let the Deciders do their thing. They have trashed the Constitution, ruined our reputation with needless wars, illegal torture, and holding people without representation or even charges against them...for YEARS! And they have the means in place to arrest anyone they want, citizen or no, and hold them in secret. Glad that's all OK by you, but it is not the America we believe in over here in leftist land.

If the Republicans are considering her as their presidency candidate for 2012 they all have to be totally NUTS, Insane and unbelievably Stupid. I mean can't they see that she is just a bagful of nothing.

Wow...what a bunch of complete morons.

And Hussein Obama gave his wife a $30,000 ring! I just don't believe she shops at Wal-Mart. He has $30 million left. Why doesn't he redistribute it to those less needy???????????

No amount of money spent could help with her intellect...not even millions. She is not a bright woman intellectually which makes it a shame that she was selected since there are many other intelligent women within the leadership of the GOP (if McCain needed a femail) that could have better articulated the policies and positions of the GOP. She is not, by no means, the best female available to thrust into the spotlight and place in front of a microphone. Govenor of Alaska is about her maximum...small state...small population....minimum communications required....limited problems to solve.

Even after the $180,000 Palin is still Artic Hillbilly Trash and respresents a mind with no substance, a clear-cut scatterbrain mother with a pregnant unwed teen, and isan evangelical, moose-hunting whacko so far out of the mainstream of America.

And all those RNC bucks spent on image for the "Drill Baby Drill" look turned in the result of "Drown Baby Drown" on election day.

1) If Sarah Palin promised to stay in Alaska - and not appear on national tv or radio again for at least, I dunno, 30 years - I'd say let her keep her fancy clothes, lingerie (!), and baubles. $180,000 would be well worth never having to see or hear her again.

2) Target is high-end retail? Really? I guess I'm more fashionable than I thought! Or maybe that's just a sign that our economy really *is* in the toilet?

Wait a second...since when is Target a high end fashion store? Good reporting CNN...lol.

Where is Todd Palin and the rest of the family?

But to be fair, they did say they donate it so that's good...but was it? LOL!!! Na'h, I'm playing...

may be they didnt like the idea of 'check-in the baggage' when flying for campaign

So Palin's defense is that she didn't order the clothes so it is not her fault or responsibility and those nasty old handlers forced them on her? That sounds a whole lot like Sen. Ted Stevens defense of the illegal gifts he received. He didn't ask for them so they didn't count as gifts, even though he used and enjoyed them. The jury didn't buy his story and we shouldn't buy hers. Ethics seems to have a different meaning in Alaska.....Must be something in the water.

God are you people idiots. Sarah Palin did NOT buy those clothes – the RNC did and she is NOT keeping them. And they were paid for by donors NOT taxpayer money. How many times does the media have to lie about it or not tell the real story just to get you ignorant people to mouth off again with your nasty comments. You are the disgusting ones – not Sarah Palin.

did jon say "how cares"?

people that can spell "who" care!!!!!!

idiots.

At least none of the $180k was spent on Hillary pantsuits.

So, all she did was get her hair done.

I'm ashamed that I used to be a Republican.
Sarah Palin is a prime example of the arrogance of the Republican party. So many of them think that what is good for the rich/ famous is good for all. They don't belive in the old saying that I am my brother's keeper...or reach out a hand to someone in need. These clothes will NEVER end up doing anyone outside the Republican party any good. Mark my words. No single mom with a dead-beat ex who needs a suit for an interview will ever have the opportunity to wear these clothes.
*sigh*

yea.....and the Tampa Bay Rays wore Gucci jock straps!

You know, all I'm gonna say is when I check out a woman, I don't make projections to where she bought her clothes and how much. Let alone if your good like me, you'll be able to identify her fashion and style. And I personally like the style than the fashion but overall, if you look good and I like you, your lucky, LOL!! BUT if I ever found out that if you are rich or have money, then I'm gonna be like..."The hell with my money!" LOL!!!

So Gov Palin, (wink), (wink), LOL!! Remember, I found her first, I gave props to that guy who wrote that article and I said I like how he thinks(I think it was a he). It wasn't til when I got ticked off when the GOP got caught, that was different. But to come and think about it, Conservatives owe me, LOL!!!

Yea, it's all going to the Palin charity for themselves.

Hey dubbleyu what have you been smoking moron?

Let it go people - the liberals won, move on

That's approaching $5,000 per campaign day for clothes and makeup. Without much going on "upstairs" with Sarah, I guess they put their absurd money down on the one thing she had going for her. Glad to see these hypocrites got what was coming to them.

Why didn't it occur to Palin to say, "Look, if my clothes, hair and makeup were good enough for my job as governor, they are good enough for the 9 weeks left in the presidential race." Palin is a diva who is still hogging the limelight, and neglecting her duties as governor. Her down-home, just-plain-folks act is a SHAM, and so is she! The $180,000 wasted on her is NEWS because Palin obviously is positioning herself to run in 2012. Barbie, pleeeeze just get off the stage and go home to Alaska!

She and her party represent hypocrisy

The point here isn't as much how much was spent, as who paid for it. Who cares how much Obama's suits costs, or Michelle's inaugural ball gown or Bidens haircuts, they pay for them themselves, the Democrat party doesn't pay for them. If Palin had spent her own money on this stuff it would have never been an issue.

And to the guy still asking about Obama's birth certificate, you can't be serious right?

Well said Ken! The $180,000 would have been better spent educating that ignorant fool! Not sure what could have been done about her hate spewing smart mouth or her repeted attempts to divide the country though!

I don't particularly care for the woman, but the RNC bought those clothes, not Palin. She supposedly was happy to wear her own clothes. I don't understand the comments that demonize this woman, simply because she was McCain's conservative running mate. People are not bad because they hold different points of view.

All you Palin bashers -Just exactly how much do you think Michelle Obama is going to spend on her inaugural gown? I can guarantee it won't be the "Blue Light Special at K-Mart". Frankly, I don't think Michelle will look as good in her pricey duds as Sarah Palin looks in hers. Not with that big butt.

I think that it's funny that people are calling McCain and Palin dumb for trying to impress their audience. Who was their audience? The American voters. What are Americans interested in, really? It's not hard news. It's not what's really going on in the world. It's what Britney or Paris or Jen or Angelina are wearing to take the garbage out that day. You have nobody to blame but yourselves for the high cost of her fashion.

So much for the "hockey mom" image ... but dont sell her to us as an everyday "hockey mom"/pitbull with lipstick.

That being said, i dont see anything wrong with the RNC spending $180,000 to make their VP candidate look good to the American public. If she had been presented to us looking "cheap and ordinary", many would have probably come up with hurtful names like "trailer trash" etc.

I am a staunch Obama supporter, and never liked Palin, not because of the cost of her wardrobe but because she didnt seem to have depth & substance and (for someone without substance) mostly came out as very snide and cocky.

So .. to fellow "liberals" out there, LETS BE FAIR and get off the wardrobe discussion!

She might as well have kept the clothes ... why donate? unless they are being auctioned for more money to help the needy. And to all the "pervs" out there, i dont thin anything from victoria secret will be donated to charities ..

Palin still looked like a middle aged woman, despite the 180,000.00 spent on her and her families clothing in a vain attempt to spruce them up.
We are sorry to have her return to Alaska.

FYI: Obama and Biden used their own clothes; they already owned "decent" clothing.

Palin's clothes did not meet the GOP's expectations; in other words, she did not dress well enough, do they had to literally bring her "bring her up to par".

What a joke! Can anyone SERIOUSLY like this ignorant, lying, hate spewing, power abusing, clothes grabbing moron? PLEASE go back to your igloo in Alaska and stay there!!! If the repugnantcan base likes her is certainly says a LOT about the base! Then again, they are mainly anti-intelligence, narrow minded, holier than thou, dividers as well!

I'm waiting for Sarah to place the Victoria's Secret underwear on e-Bay ! I hope she and a moose model the underwear.

Has she actually been governoring? These republicans are sinking very low. They have actually no one worth while, and smart to run! Palin has to learn so much more before she hit the stage. Maybe, going back to school for a higher degree.

My God. I'd love to see any one of you walk a day in her shoes and run a state and live under the scrutiny that she did/does– I bet that many of you wouldn't fare much better. How many of you have a college degree? How many of you are in debt? How dare you judge her. How dare you make generalizations about Republicans. You are all so full of hate - how sad, especially at this time of year.

According to you, I'm a moron, a lunatic, a war monger, filthy rich. Well, my moron, lunatic, war monger and filthy rich father has done two tours in Iraq to keep you people safe. He missed my high school graduation fighting for our country; the ONLY reason he came home was we found out my brothers had cancer and my brothers and I couldn't juggle the demands of college & high school to take her to treatments. If it wasn't for that, he would have missed my college graduation fighting for our country. Now, please, tell me that I'm a moron, filthy rich lunatic war monger just because I'm a Republican and that I have values.

You all disgust me.

The point is she used the RNC to get goodies for herself and the first dude and the kids just like she does in Alaska by all accounts. The important thing is that her life in politics needs to be scrutinized as all others are. When that happens her constant "GIMME" attitude will show through. Troopergate was nothing. The construction company that built her home ( for how much??) got the contract for a 12 million dollar ice rink complex in the thriving metropolis of Wasilla. And travel for the kids and on and on. That is who she is a little hick who tries to get whatever she can out of the government for nothing, can you say Ted Stevens

All I can say is "Thank God this bimbo didn't become VP!

All I know is I wouldn't want her charitable clothing contributions if they came from Victoria's Secret. Who knows where those items have been!

wow, no telling WHAT she looks like underneath all that caked on makeup!! Hahahaha..

I am tired of her continous coverage. She is not doing the country any good at all. I am sad that she claims herself a Christian yet her characters do not reflect this at all.

I am probably the biggest Palin critic up here but this wardrobe obsession is ridiculous. She needed the clothes to dress her up and make her look great in hopes that no one would focus on her lack of substance...... CNN please give these stories a rest. You are a half step above Entertainment tonight at this point. These repeat stories along with Campbell Brown's temper tantrums labeled commentaries are really child like.

I am concerned about the off-the-rack from JC Penny's that Ms Barack chose to wear. The are not becoming or official enough for a person in her position.

Enough about Sarah's wardrobe, please! How about a report on the expenses of Barack, Michele and his two daughters?!! You people act as if YOU were the ones that paid for her clothes. I say good for her, she earned it all!!! And I hope she spends much more than that when she runs for office again. I have never in my life seen a report of expenses for the clothes of other candidates, why report on Sarah? Are you going to report on how much Obama is spending on his inauguration clothes for himself and his family, and the food, and the music, and the booze???? I look forward to seeing this report repeated over and over and over and over................

Palin's 15 minutes are up.

America saw her true colors and will not be having anymore of her ridiculous act.

She lacks intellect, experience, and is just an opportunist.

She will go down in history with the likes of Dan Quayle.

Good riddance.

-Republican that voted for Obama.

since when are target, macy's and victoria's secret "high end". i guess if your from wasilly they are

"The RNC has said all the clothes purchased will be donated to charity."

Will be?!?!?! Umm, it's been a month. Shouldn't that say "have been"?

Sarah who?

Get over it Dems. You won. We'll see you again in 4 years.

Given her track record of cheating in tax returns, Uncle Sam better watch out that she may report $180K as charitable contribution in year 2008!

Uncle Sam may also want to check out where her wealth has come from – $1 million savings, two vacation homes, and a private jet...

This is someone who talked about our economic crisis, but at the same time, lavishly spent as much other people's money as she could get for herself and her family. Despicable.

She took advantage of the weakness in our culture to pay attention to appearance instead of substance and tried to get on top. A crook but has no intelligence.

Why donate such expensive clothes to charity? Wouldn't it be better to auction them off and give the proceeds to a charity who could then buy clothes for families or working parents?

Sandra

WELFARE.

How about laying off Palin and concentrate on the fashionable (lol) Michelle Obama ! If anyone needs help ... she certainly does with some of the outfits she has worn recently. Could use a good orthodontist too.

This is such a useless distraction in light of the job loss reports coming out. No one cares about Sarah Palin's fashion choices anymore. Like the invasion of Iraq, the faulty intelligence and so many other olympian foibles of the last eight years, it all means nothing in light of the economic earthquake that is crumbling many Americans' dreams right now. That is the only story that you should be covering right now, it's all most of us are thinking about.

and this is just in 9 wks, what happens if she ran for president, 2 years of campaigning, if you do the math that would be roughly.....2.08 million dollars on clothes.....wow

Shes the new Britney Spears of the media. We dont care. Please stop talking about her. Stay in Alaska and vanish from public eye. please..

Why so much anger at Sarah? The cloths were purchased for her not by her. No where did I read that she demanded them. So why is she to blame? Every candidate has clothing purchased for them when they get to the level Sarah and Barak are.

Why is it so hard to understand donating them to charity? The charity will auction them and make a great deal of money to use to do good in the community. Sounds like a good idea to me!

C'mon, folks. It isn't about how much the clothes cost, or whether it's sexist because nobody asks how much the men spend or how much Michelle's inaugural gown will cost. It's about the fact that the GOP paid for them. The boys pay for their own clothes, and I'm sure Michelle will do the same.

DIdn't she just do all those interviews swearing she was not aware of the amounts spent on her wardrobe and that she was wearing her own clothes she bought at that store in Alaska. What a liar, all those interviews on that other news station she did with that Greta women trying to make her look humble and now this. Please, no more Sarah Palin.

It would be interesting to know how much Obama spent on his clothes, but the people who try to defend spending 180K on clothes are clearly out of touch.

It would be better to chastise Governor Palin and the RNC...then investigate other violations of this clothes-gate scandal.

In any case, if someone defends spending 180K on clothes or pleads ignorance about the cost, quality, and quantity of the clothes, then I don't think I want "that one" to be elected to anything....ever.

This should not be a matter of who can win the clothes debate (sophistry), but rather who has the poor judgment to make those kinds of expenditures.

Those who keep insisting that the 180K was not a mistake are clothes-minded.

The media is a bunch of hypocrites! I don't think that the ladies on The View, Katie C. or Cambell Brown, Anderson Cooper or even Barrack and on and on spend any less. It reminds me of a few years ago when Barbara Walters acted so surprised about the cost and frequency of plastic sugery when she is a large consumer herself. A bunch of phonies, all of them! Both Rs and Ds could have spent 100 million each to actually help real people living in filth; Amercia's impoverished cities. CNN, the election is over! Get over Sarah and move on!!

Come on, everybody, I know you hate the witch but maybe if you STOPPED responding to CNN's garbage, no-brain Palin would just disappear. Wouldn't that be awesome? Come on, I challenge you and I challenge CNN to print this.

Good grief. I don't like having to pay $20 for a pair of jeans. The idea of wasting THAT much money on Palin is obscene.

What ever happen to that humble republic cloth coat Nixon use to talk about.

Brian you hit the nail on the head. Instead of complaining about the waste of money we should be happy that they did not spend it on their lying attack ads. It kind of reminds me of people complaining that Bush took too many vacations..I always said the more time he takes off the better off we are.I wish Bush would go shoppin instaed of taking up any more time at the White House.

And Barack was wearing a hobo suit? Glad to see someone is spending money in this economy!!! Palin 2012! (and a budget of $250k!)

Doug Haleman Obamas suits come from Hart Schaeffer and Marx a local Chicago company , they probably are about $750 each...... He wears dockers and jeans .........the clothes come from HIS money............ which he has primarily made in the past few years from his book sales.

He didnt have the audacity to walk into WALMART holding her baby she uses for photo ops...... and pretending to be one of us when we was wearing a $5000 suit....... Hypocrisy at its highest

Donating to charity is no excuse for spending so much money on fashion. It's just amazing to even think about spending so much in so little time. At least, Palin helped distributing wealth for RNC. What kind of person that goes to charity would need such clothes? They may be more worthy to be collected for a RNC museum or auctioned off for charity. So we will remember how Governor Palin helped the economy.

and exactly what charity would use those types of outfits? her definitio of "charity" is stunning!!!!

She still looked like she got hit in the face with an " UGLY STICK "....

I wonder how much of the Victoria Secrets underware was for TODD.. He looks like he would wear it more than she would...

Well so what morons. John McCain has done told you all the dresses were going to charity. Do you immoral media folks have nothing else to write about. What about how many children was murdered today in the abortions clinics that the leftist so direly want to keep open. How about all the homosexuals that were married today. Why not write about thng that would make you want to puke you immoral LEFTIST BIGOTS>

and sarah palin believes this is OK. may we all remember this hubris if/when she runs in 2012. a lot can happen between now and then (thank god)! i don't pay attention to what the media or the republicans think or postualte any more. they can drag her into any situation they want (and she agrees because she is desperate for attention). i cna think on my own – and that is what i will pay attention to! i hope you find your courage too...

CNN & The Liberals are still trying to trash Sara Palin the next President of the US in 2012.

Hello?? The campaign is OVER. Time to look at OBAMA for once. What is he doing to fix the economy? He still doesn't have a plan!!!! How about focusing on that instead of OLD NEWS?

I agree....I have been a lifelong Republican, as were my parents, but Sarah Palin as a credible candidate for anything goes against everything that I believe in and that this country stands for........for $180,000, one could teach my dogs more (and make them look as good as) this moron has ever learned. I fear for a world in which Palin has any power!

Raise your hand if you're still fooled into believing that she represents the average American.

Victoria's Secret? wow, you mean panties and bras??

she was not campaigning but she was doing a fashion show...i would not have been surprised to see her in minis/bikinis during the campaign....she does not know politics but she knows modeling, i think world of fashion rather than politics suits her...;D

Olivia yes auction them with all the rabid palin nuts who really dont know why shes qualified they would buy her clothes then the money could go to a food pantry or homeless shelter.

Donating them to charity........ Yep a homeless person freezing to death will feel much better knowing shes wearing a Nieman Marcus suit......... Its like the people I know who went to a food shelter and received a box of toiletries like hair gel and VAGISAL rather than food......... This Palin is a bimbo if she was homely she would not be a celebrity. The people who worship her are akin to those who love the Paris Hiltons and Britney Spears..........

Why didnt the RNC auction off the clothes. I went to a Oprah Winfrey auction she had clothes she had worn once or twice from size 10-20. ( she grows big and then smaller) We bid on the clothes I got a lovely suit for 250 she paid $2500 for her suits........ and the money went to a local charity to help homeless and abused women and kids.

To just stuff these clothes in a goodwill box is as nutty as the hungry family getting acne cream and the vagisal

Too bad McCain didn't pick Guiliani as his VP candidate .... The Victoria's Secret bill would have been considerably higher.

this is nothing new. Hilliary paid $1,500.00 to have her hair cut during her senate race andcharged it to her campaing. Only difference is the media is trying to destroy the woman because the veiw her as a threat to the Democrat party

Palin has overstayed her 15 minutes of fame by well over 14 minutes. She came into the national limelight as an unfortunate expression of political expediency. What has since happened just validates why McCain-Palin was doomed from day 1. Palin may be a fine governor of Alaska, but she was simply way over her head on the national stage. If the movie, "True Colors," was more or less about Clinton, the Palin sequel, "True Blunders" would again affirm why sequels are not as good as the original. America and its people are in serious economic pain; the world is in turmoil. We all need to move on to more serious topics and debate to find the best solutions. It's time for Sara's push-up and Todd's thong to move to a quirky corner in the dustbin of history?

Stupid Republican Party!!

It has been a month, have any of Palin's clothes purchased by the RNC actually been delivered to any charities?

JP

CNN might make a point of mentioning that the clothes HAVE To be donated to charity now. A candidate cannot keep items purchased by campaign donations for personal use. Those would be considered donations to the person rather than the campaign and therefore bribes.

Perhaps it took that much to accomplish the job and overshadow her lack of intelligence with regards to almost everything.

Wake up Republicans...have you heard that 530,000 people were laid off from their jobs? What you heard that unemployment is 6.3%? Have you heard that the auto makers may go bankrupt and send another million people to the unemployment lines? Have you heard that the food banks are empty? Have you heard that there are more people getting food stamps because they are out of work? Have you heard how many families are now in the bankruptcy courts? And have you heard about the foreclosure on more homes than you can count?

And you have the gall to spend $180,000 on this bimbo who can't even make a sentence when she talks....you had better be ashamed of yourselves and start cleaning house.

Julius equals Idiot................ I gave freely to help Obama become president. If you were smart enough to read big guy you would know a donor from the RNC was the one that offered to front Palin some money for a few outfits for the convention and the first few appearances. He planned on $25,000 -30,000 and was floored when he got the bill.

Sarah Palin is a joke.

Obama is a US citizen. Get over it Julius

Palin is the one whose hubby wants to Succeed from the US

I would really like to know if you could get an honest estimate of Obama's clothes.
I think so many are just envious.I like her.She is not afraid to tell what she believes in.We need more people to stand for families and truth...

Why in heaven's name is Palin still being talked about?! She's an idiot who now just because she says she's donating her clothes to charity she can now wear a hypocritical shawl around her shoulders as a garment to get into Heaven. If she does run for the presidency in 2012 the Country is in for the biggest fall in history. Enough already. Let her get back to hunting animals that do not defend themselves and let her brag about this thing. The "Joe the Plumber" bit was too painful to hear....

No one cares, stop putting Sarah Palin on the front page! You are aware she lost, correct? There are far more pressing issues in this country than what Sarah Palin wore three months ago.

Slow day for news.

"Big deal. How much did Obama spend on his suits or Michelle's duds? Puhleese. Obama would agree this whole wardrobe thing is totally inane. $180,000? A drop in the bucket.
Palin is tough. Astute. Honing those political skills. Say what you want – laugh if you will. But Sarah is taking some $$$ to the bank.
She'll be back."

You are kidding, right? If Palin has an IQ above room temperature in Fairbanks, that would be amazing. She is like herpes – the gift that keeps on giving. After hearing her speak, I think her primary language is not English. Enough of this moron. Bobby Jindhal is the Republican's best 2012 candidate.

One thing this article does not mention is that this was all paid for by the taxpayers – aka public financing. So, nearly $190,000 dollars worth of high-end clothing bought with tax-payer money just to be given away. Was this some kind of odd economic stimulus package for shoppers of Goodwill and Salvation Army stores?

I'm with steve... "you call this journalism?" I call it propaganda. What's the diff between the cost of Obama's greek columns at the DNC and Palin's wardrobe?

And she looked great. Don't blame her, blame her handlers.

AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE?? HELLO – SINCE WHEN DID THE PARTIES START PAYING FOR CLOTHES FOR WHOEVER IS RUNNING??
NOT ONLY THAT – IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AS WE KNOW.

I WISH SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN HERE IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH CRAP THAT IS GOING ON...

BOTTOM LINE THOUGH – WE DO NOT NEED THIS ATTENTION HUNGRY WOMAN ANYMORE IN THE NEWS OR FOR SURE IN THE WHITE HOUSE – I THOUGHT WE SETTLED THAT ONE.......

What a huge mistake she was - hopefully we never hear of her again !!!!

What a huge mistake she was - hopefully we never hear of her again !!!!

i hope they aren't donating the victoria's secret stuff!!!!

Are you kidding me that we are still talking about this?!!? Do we really care what that spend on Palin's clothes, make-up ,etc.?? I know I do not. She needed it to be on the road - I don't even know why they would let her keep it - unbelievable. Talk about something important.

Sarah Palin is a part time Govenor, How can Alaska buisness being taken care of if she prancing around the country at every speak -easy
not to mention what kind of parent she is. If Ameria was to be governed by her , it would be part time whule she purssued some other kind of interest, She is star struck, and easily distracted. she is not focused just star struck fom a fame she did not recieve when she was young. i cannot eat her fame nor I survive to pay my bilss from some one who is out of touch with real women. 1. a real woman would not scacrifice her family for fame, If she did she would have to realize that there wil be a penalty to pay. So if she represented a real togher woman who represents she would be home and at her job instead of running from pilow to post for a little bit of fame. Raising children is suppose to be your glory as a mom. She has just bought women who work down a notch or to.

I agree that no one needs to spend that much on clothes but even with $180K worth of clothes she's still a brainless airhead...

B fountain, Obviously you haven't been shopping at the Salvation Army stores. I just bought a cashmere sweater there. Honest. They sell a lot of top end clothes. You have to go often enough to get the best deals.

Feed my sweet Piranhas, feed until you are full. That is why CNN put this here and will not close it until there are at least 600 comments.

Slow news day?

Palins fashion bill didn't skyrocket as much as CNN's sensationalizing journalism is skyrocketing. CNN, please give the negative reporting on Palin a rest and find stories to report on that matter. Everyone is well aware that you've done (and continue to do) all you can do to discredit her; fortunately there are millions of American who are well educated and can see through your liberal reporting.

WHO CARES? ENOUGH ALREADY!

news flash to CNN: The election happened a month ago. Call off your attack dogs.

Matt- you obviously voted for Obama, so I'm guessing you are not exactly 20/20

The woman is a loon and a menace to American leadership ideals.

Don, the same could be said about Obama.

Exactly why is this important? This is another example of the left wing media making an issue of nothing. is this really important or an attempt to try to keep the republicans at bay? There are much more important things going on in the world. CNN has become a tabloid, admit it.

I am sure the 180K was spent on the entire campaign's staff attire. No one person can be so selfish.

I'm so tired of hearing about Bimbo of the Northwest! She LOST- she proved her complete ignorance- and the right-wingnuts love her.
She is DONE- and Good riddance!

Sarah Palin looks like sixty-five years old in this picture. What was the first dude doing on the campaign trail?

Why is this always about what the RNC spent? What about what the Dem's spent? This is so childish and ridiculous, it isn't even worth being on the front page. That dress that Mrs. Obama wore the night of the election was a very expensive designer dress (it's a shame it looked horrible, like a black widow spider, very poor taste!)

If you are going to report what one party spent, why not report what the other party spent? If this is what the American people really want to see on the front page of the news, how sad.

You know what would be supercool?

Never hearing this wackos name again.

Victoria's Secret? Where was I when all that was going on?
I'm always the last to know!

she should not be allowed in the cintiguous united states. help us if the gop really thinks she is a viable canditate in 2012.

Okay, now why don't you itemize the three quarters of a billion dollars that the Obama campaign spent on getting their candidate elected. I hope the fairness doctrine is reinstated for this very reason. Oh, whoops, I always forget about the double standard.

The GOP thought they could steal the hearts and minds of voters. but it didn't workout well.

I hope the republicans due nominate Palin in 2012, that would all but guarantee Obama another 4 years...PALIN 2012

Maybe it's time for me to get into the fashion business – I sure wouldn't mind earning those figures as a 'stylist' !

for dems she was worth every penny.

BFD!

There are so many mean-spirited people in the Democratic party as evidenced by their remarks. I am not really that proud of America or the people anymore. Sad end to what I thought would be a happy retirement.

Can we leave this woman alone now? Who cares what brand of underwear she was wearing! CNN– c'mon. You're killin us here.

So, she bought from Victoria's secret and some poor slob is going to purchase those. I am sure that Sean Hannity will buy that for a fortune.

And how much did the DNC spend on Obama's family?

Do not dump all the used stuff to charity to buy forgiveness.
Charity do not need the chic clothes bought for a one night/event party. Charity do need cash and other goods which are bought / given with good and honest intention.

Anyway, it is so clear that if Palin can throw away 180,000$ so easily, we can predict the day she becomes President, bailouts in the order of hundreds of billion will be for Charity work too!.

As per Bill Maher who once has quoted on Larry King show, if the GOP are very stupid, Palin will have a bright future within the party!!!.

Why are you CNN still reporting this? No one cares!!!! There are more important items that are actually news worthy. It is time to move on and leave this sad story where it belongs...in the past.

The difference between Palin and Michelle Obama is that..........Michelle paid for her clothes OUT OF HER OWN POCKET! So comparing Sarah Palin's $150K clothing tab to Michelle Obama's inaugural gown is a MOOT point!

I have but one word for the author of this article, but I can not say it here. Real news might be to detail donations to the BHO campaign and where it spent it 's money. What about Hillarys campaign, since she is still is debt. How was her makeover paid for when she exited the White house for a senate run. Stop trying to just make headlines and run with the same old thing. Investigate something of substance for once, isn't that what your ideal was when you went to college ?

Although Palen was a nut case, but a smart nut case. She knew how to manipulate the public and the Republicans. Pleople came to see her like she was a 2 headed lady at a side show circus. There is nothing wrong with thrift shope clothes, however that seemed to not go along with the Republican elite. I wear things from thrift shops and flea markets, and am proud that I can save in that way. I want for nothing. In fact my whole house is decorated with flea market and thrift shop finds. Its fun dressing and decorating on a dime. If Palen had kept her mouth shut no one would have known she was wearing second hand clothes. Just call me Second Hand Rose!

Well shoot, Republican supporters spent a whole ton on nose jobs for Paula Jones and whatnot, so who cares what they spend on the Witch from Wasilla? The funny thing is that now she's back in Alaska, she is having TERRIBLE trouble sorting out what was hers from what they bought her...oh dear what a dilemma? And what balderdash...as a woman I know darned well I would be able to idenfity EVERY item.

JUST GET THIS WOMAN OFF THE HOME PAGE – SHE IS NOT NEWS!

Another example of a right-wing cultist taking advantage of the system.

I voted for Obama, but I don't know why everyone wants to blame Palin for the clothes. This was the RNC's decision to spend the money to window dress her. She doesn't strike me as someone who would have demanded this expensive wardrobe.

Tell me, is this what is meant by the "trickle down theory"? Yeah, if you want to live like a republican you better learn to vote like a democrate!

And can I just say...my last post is serious advice to the GOP despite being a bleeding heart leftist liberal who voted for Obama. It would benefit us all...our entire country...if the lowest common denominator was not pandered to. Political discourse is tormented and wounded and left bleeding by the roadside when one party refuses to aspire to something greater and demand it of its constituents...and instead seeks to glorify the average and mundane.

Take a note: Obama appealed to people across the entire spectrum.

Ewwwwwww.....hope that Victoria's Secret stuff doesn't end up in a charity box! Who wants used panties? Maybe it will go to that consignment shop in Wasilla where Sarah usually shops....then she can buy it all back at a great price! LMAO....what a joke – from her toes to her nose....what a joke.

No one cares?! We SHOULD care!! Its our money she is wearing!

Out of the GOVERNMENT funded money she and her family got for clothes and other FREE crap, will she ever donate it to a 'charity' other than the "Palin anti-pay fund'?

The RNC got snookered, and no amount of clothes could conceal the fact that she was more a wicked stepsister than a Cinderella. But please, no more coverage for her. She needs to disappear now into permanent media oblivion.

Why do we have to continue to hear about this loser? Let her fade away, PLEASE.

Give her a break, it's common knowledge that a typical "hockey mom"
spends $180K every nine weeks on her wardrobe. There are four seasons a year, a working mom / hockey mom has to look her best.

Why do the clothes have to be donated to charity? It's like there's something wrong with a vice presidential candidate being dressed properly. If Sarah Palin had dressed like "ordinary" in sweats, jeans or sweaters then she wouldn't have been "professional" enough for the media. She can't win! I say there should be some perks for taking the treatment she did in the media, let her keep the clothes for crying out loud!!!!

does she plan on donating her underware to charity, how gross is that.

For those saying it is sexist to care how much Palin spent on her and her family's clothes: Probably the reason that no one is asking Obama or Biden how much they spent on their clothes is because THEY spent their money on their clothes. Their clothes are theirs. The Democratic National Committee didn't pay for them to dress or style their hair or for their spouses or children to dress or style their hair.

So much for being "fiscally conservative" as the GOP loves to CLAIM.

Eaganone wrote:

"If this is to be discussed any further, then a follow-up question should ask how much Michelle Obama's one day Inaugural Ball is going to cost."

I'd say that should only be asked if someone else is paying the bill.

By the way, after the Inaugural her dress will be added to the collection of dresses from previous First Ladies at the Smithsonian. Those were all "one day" gowns, too. Republican and Democrat alike.

Maybe it would be a good idea if Sarah took a ride on a moose over to Russia and rode off in the Seberian sunset.

I would forgive the whole mess if she and her family would put each item up on Ebay auction and give all proceeds to United Way or the Red Cross.

Target is a "high end store"?

TWO WORDS – SNOW MACHINES!!!!!!

Come on, CNN. This is not news.

CNN – enough with Palin already!!! The election is over and there clearly are more important things to be reporting! This is tabloid "journalism".

i am so disappointed in the republican party, they have sent the message that materialisum is more important than intelligence. i'm sure palin could have worn her own clothes, especially her own underware, shame on the republicans, but she could have said no thank you, double shame on palin.

I don't remember seeing her in Victoria's Secret outfit!!!

The point is not that the male politicians also wear expensive suits, nor is the cost of Michelle Obama's inaugural gown. The WHOLE POINT is that Palin used taxpayers' money to dress herself and her family. The Obamas and the McCains spent for their own wardrobe so it should not even be questioned.

Quit justifying the Palins' superstar complex. They're so addicted to the limelight – quite understandable from people coming from the boondocks...

Matt you are absolutely right. If she wasn't a she, the expenditures wouldn't have been there. Sex sells, and they knew it. They gave her hollywood star, red-carpet treatment to brand her and sell her as a starlet.

And she went along with it all without blinking.

That sure is an awful lot of lipstick for her.
She is a gold digger , can't you see that. She is useing you for a sucker.
Now watch her bill the state of alaska for being out of the state.
This is a Tammy Fay without the eyelashes.

I think if people were stupid enought to donate money to the RNC, which in part ended up with Sarah Palin's clothes bill.....so be it.
I wish you had donated money to hungry children instead. Try World Vision, and Feed the Children next time. You will have something to be proud about, vs. Sarah's nice wardrobe.

It's amazing that Palin has/continues to slack around after the election last month. It speaks volumes she is doing this during one of the worst recessions during the past century, where many economic indicators are in serious decline and have not been seen this low for several decades or ever (in case of consumer confidence), yet Palin is away from Alaska's helm. Especially while Alaska is starting to show signs of serious fiscal trouble.

This is not a time for showboating and Palin has showed me she is more worried about her popularity than her state. I will not be voting for her in the Republican primaries in 2012.

What did Sarah Palin buy at Victoria's Secret.....?

Breaking news:
We just found out that President-Elect Obama was not born in Hawaii
as his birth certificate indicated but rather was born in MARS in outerspace.
Can some element in the Republi -kkk- an party take this to the supreme court next week.
A party of racist bigots is grasping at straw.

what about how much Obama spent on his campaign? does anyone know how much he spent on that 30 min ad right before the election? Millions and millions! Absolutely Ridiculous! What Palin spent is just pocket change compared to Obama. Give me a break already!

Why have we not heard yet what charity these clothes went to? The election was over last month, surely she doesn't still have the clothes and other tangible items that the money was spent on.

Big Deal, CNN needs to report on more relevent material instead of clothes. Why not report on how the Dems are getting ready to raise our taxes to fund their promises.

Sarah who?

Why in the world would anybody spend that much money on clothes.What was she doing with her income as a governer?

IN RESPONSE TO DOUG HOLLEMAN,

"Doug Holleman December 5th, 2008 8:45 pm ET

What is the big deal on Palin's cloths cost?? Any
research done on cost of Obama family cloths, or where they were bought?? I bet they didn't come from Wall Mart!"

It came out of our money that was earned the hard way hmmm our taxes? And Obama and his wife are lawyers its pretty obvious they can afford it. That is not an issue

Victoria Secret???!!!!!!!!

The Obama's paid for their own clothes. You people are pathetic.

It just goes to show you that our culture dictates that it is better for women of authority to look better instead of actually having half a brain... which explains why we are in the economic position we are in.

Did I read "brilliant" AND "honest"?? PLEASE!

Hmmmm-did anyone ever question "The Messiahs" clothing during the election????-Word on the street is that BO likes Burberry, Brioni and Ferragamo-and he's not an elitist.

And take if from this gay male-his bill is MUCH larger than Palins.

I want CNN to obtain an image of a receipt when this gets donated to charity. PROOF!

I love how the justification for this atrocious expense is that it is being donated to charity. How many charities hand out clothes like this? And what clothing did she need from Victoria's Secret, for cryin' out loud? Have they gotten in the market of Christian conservative apparel?!?!

Yes, I'm sure Mitt Romney's suits are worth much more than that. I'm also sure he pays for them himself.

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Typical – a tired Republican solution to a cocked up situation:

Donate her used knickers to the poor & needy! Let them eat cake!

gross.

No you see how much she will have cost tax payers if the McPalin ticket had won?

Not even to mention the $300K a dress expenses for babydoll Cindy – these people will bankrupt our finance chest just on fashion!

That sure sounds like the fiscal conservatism to me...

How exactly did the Republican Party become know as the "conservative party"?

Palin's a loser. If she's the best hope for the "Republican Base," they are doomed.

Really the only thing to say is " How cares"?

What in the world a charity would do with Sarah Palin's expensive clothes? Auction them? Why didn't she oppose wearing expensive clothes beginning with? Or in her views this is the definition of a Good Samaritan... but not according to many Alaskans who care for a good and honest leader.

What, precisely, from Victoria's Secret can be donated to charity?

First...who cares

Second...When you do most of your shopping at Wal-Mart...yeah TARGET is a HIGH FASHION store.

How much money is going to be wasted on four days of drinking in Washington DC?

Send her the friggin bill and be done with it.

Hey CNN.. NO ONE CARES.. GET OVER IT! Or watch Olbermann every night.. this is ALL he is talking about/

What a farse. Sold as a hockey mom, but turn out to be a self absorbing person, who is only concerned with being in the spotlight. People should understand that looks alone, doesn't qualify for being President. She is TOTALLY UNPREPARED FOR ANY HIGH OFFICE. Doesn't have the education, experience, wisdom or innate intelligence.

Rather than donate them to charity, wouldn't it make MUCH more sense to auction them off as clothes worn by SP and then donate the money to charity? I mean, what person shopping at Goodwill is going to need a $5K suit?

Many are missing the point to this news! This is news based on her hypocrisy and how she presented herself as ridding the Alaskan government of fraud and bringing back ethics and her behaviors with spending this amount of money goes against the very thing she was attempting to represent herself as being. Character is what you do in the moment when you can get away with it and she has proven she has no character. She has inappropriately billed the Alaskans for her daughters/family trips, did not report trips and gifts until much later, and the list will continue as she is in office. But what I do not get is why hard working, ethical people stand for this!
Dee

I am not a Palin Fan but give her and her family a break. They did not spend the money...The RNC spent the money. Hello???? That is what happens when there is no oversight!!

Fact: The sexism does not lie in the criticism of this enormous farsical expenditure. It lies in the fact that they spent it in the first place.

Fact: If she was an ugly, short-haired, unmarried woman with an incredible education, interesting, rational policy positions and the ability to communicate informed and reasonable viewpoints, McCain might have won.

The GOP needs to stop underestimating the American public. The tide has shifted. The majority of us are not blind enough to allow the blind to lead us anymore.

I don't agree with her politics but I say money well spent. Eye candy has a hefty price.

Victoria's Secret? What in the .....? Is that what she was really wearing when those McCain advisers came to the door?

Who cares? Is this what you call journalism?

Further proof that the "party of fiscal responsibility" is no more....but of course the last eight years made that perfectly clear before this arrogant and incompetent diva demanded this inexcusable extravagance be lavished on her. Few of us could spend $180,000 on clothes in a LIFETIME! Thanks heavens that she and her incompetent running mate LOST.....can you imagine the national mood had they won?

Spending money at Victoria's Secret for lingerie that goes UNDER her clothes? Who was going to see it? That's absurd! I'D like even $500 to spend on clothes!

I am sure they could raise more money than the clothes are worth by bidding them on eBay as "... the clothes worn by Sarah Palin". I would be interested in bidding on the Victoria Secret stuff

The sad part about this clothing issue, if Gov. Palin was such a Mvaerick as she told the American public during the campaign. Why didn't she just wear her own clothes and be herself as she does as the governor of Alaska,
Why be presented to the American public as someone she is not, if she stood up the Old Boys of the Oil Companies and her party in Alaska, why didn't she carry through those same principles with the National RNC.

Please tell me she is not returning or donating the stuff she bought from VS? ewww

It seems the republican decision makers are in no recession at all

While I don't like Palin at all (happily voted for Obama) and think all the money spent on clothing and makeup is a waste... I'd like to know how much was spent on dressing up McCain and Obama as well. Just for the sake of comparison. Is it such a huge difference that the topic is newsworthy?

I'm waiting for the day I'm walking down the streets of New York and see a bum walking her shopping cart and wearing a $5,000 pant suit. When is this all being donated to charity again?

Has anyone done any studies to determine if Palin supporters would be half as wild about her of she looked like Janet Reno, or even Laura Bush? I'm guessing not. Other than her support of core conservative issues, I haven't heard what original ideas she has that should make her the front runner for 2012, but there she is, so you have to wonder.

It's disappointing that the American public can be fooled by a pretty face in a LOT of nice clothes when the issues are this important.

This ticker blog is sexist... where is the blog about how much it cost to dress the men?

@Lesley:
Don't get me wrong - I voted for Obama and I'm ecstatic that he won. My point was that money wasted putting lipstick on that pig was no different than money spent trying to win an election that was already won.

Old news...no news.

Great...Barbie has no problem spending like white trash gone wild...big surprise.

CNN this is the AT LEAST the 2nd story on the woman today; who has no future except for litigation,conviction and jail time one would hope.

Day after day you have chased and slatherd after this train wreck.

I do think this is it for CNN and me...Haedlies are easy quick catch ups for a businessman facing the second Great Depression in 100 years, at this point I'll go elswhere for information.

You will be banned from my Favorites.

Pathetic.

I hope that no one seriously thinks that these donations will be dropped into a Goodwill box in some local shop to be given to a wandering baglady. I’m sure the receiving charities will auction them off to make some real money, most likely from benefactors of the McCain campaign…perhaps they will then be donated right back to Palin. The FEC filings establish a value, give the RNC something to write off and tell the charities what they can talk up. The RNC comes off with a nice write down, plus the publicity. No losers.

180,000?? so what.... its not news people.... How about putting up something about Darfur then this political childish crap........

The money would have been better spent paying for Ms. Palin to enroll in college so that she could get a real education. If she wants to lead our country, it's time for her to go beyond her 4th grade education.

I can't get over all the haters that still find this newsworthy. She lost. Let it go. Your guy won. Get over it!

Is there anything regarding Sarah Palin that isn't ridiculous, grotesque and/or corrupt? She's intelligent – which makes her dangerous – but she has set down the markers for what a responsible candidate for high office should not do in her rhetoric, her preparation, and her ethics. Should she ever win any high office, it will mean indeed the nation's future is toast. I hope Alaska does the nation the favor of removing her from any platform for her ambitions.

that's some expensive lipstick

Is this story old and pointless? You betcha!

Plus, the woman is still going around wearing these clothes....just WHEN are they going to be donated to charity???!!!???

Charity? You mean they are going to wear those fancy clothes customized for only Palin?

It occurs to me that SOMEONE will get a pretty nice tax deduction receipt for donating $150K+++ worth of clothes to charity. The RNC? Ms Palin? Meanwhile, ALL taxpayers will be paying for that, not just Republicans!!

If this is to be discussed any further, then a follow-up question should ask how much Michelle Obama's one day Inaugural Ball is going to cost.

I'm sure we would rather see her in jeans and a turtle neck from old navy right? Give me a brake, those mens suits I'm sure are more expensive!

They are everything they say they're not, they are nothing they say they are.

Who truly cares?

Get over Sarah Palin and her family already.

She should be forced to fork over half this bill (the half spent on her family themselves as they weren't campaigning). Tell me who in the world uses Victoria Secret clothes for going to political office?

The GOP are out of their minds! There is no reason on this planet ANYONE needs $180,000 worth of make over and clothes! No one.

Donate the clothes to charity? Which charity? More likely an auction house that sells 'clothes of the rich and famous'. You won't find any Goodwills or Salvation Army putting these clothes on their shelves. Even they would know a good thing when they saw it and it would end up somewhere high end making more money.

CNN, GOP and those that still even care what this woman says, does, presents – get over it. The world wants to forget the worst and nastiest campaign in the history of the US. You want the US to again have the world against them, keep putting this person in the spotlight! Won't take long for the rest of the world to remember exactly which country started several wars and has the worst President in the history of the world. Nor the party he came from.

Fashion stylist? They PAID someone to help her pick out clothes? She was a beauty contestant for goodness sake! I bet she knows that purple and orange don't go together or you shouldn't wear black shoes with a brown skirt!

Why is this question never asked to a man? How much does a man spend on a suit, shirt, tie, shoes, etc? I'm guessing Mitt Romney spent way more than Palin ever did, but no one ever reported. I'm pretty sick of the double standard for women!

CNN - STOP COVERING THIS IDIOT.

well, i guess now that palin's campaign fashion spending is back in the news, that must mean there is nothing else important happening in this country or the rest of the world. some people have a strange idea about what is really important -- i could have sworn we were in the middle of a financial crisis – i guess that's been resolved.

My comment is: Muahahaahahahahahahahaahhahahahahahaha!

GO AWAY!!!

Who really cares about Sarah Pailn!

Sarah Palin never asked for clothes for her or her family. If the RNC decided to buy them so be it.....She is an exciting, brilliant, honest, REAL politician who also happens to be beautiful and would look good in a potato sack! Why don't you start writing about her ideas and what she has done for Alaska instead of being "chauvinist pigs" and writing about her clothes. No one talks about how Obama afforded his suits, what he wore, or where they are from??? I hope the State of IL didn't pay for them because he hasn't done a darn thing for us!

so it was no a big deal !!! they should fire the person that recommend the hair- style though. $ 55,000. dawn.

Since when is Target a high end store? Did they put one up on fifth avenue?

Also, who cares? The only thing that matters is she is no longer on the campaign trail, stop talking about her. She lives in Alaska and knows barely a thing about what's going on with the rest of the country. People didn't vote for her this year they won't vote for her in 2012. How is this still relevant?

They should have used the $180,000 to have her keep her ignorant yap shut and not be seen in public. Spend the $180,000 on education for the ignorant fool.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE A REDNECK A CREDIT
CARD WITHOUT A SPENDING LIMIT.

Times must be really tough if Target is now a high-end store.

When is she just going to crawl back into Wasilla; that hole she calls home.

Who cares! Where is the liberal media when it comes to how much The Chosen One has spent on his lavish parties and such?

I'm curious how much of the money that was spent at Victoria's Secret was for Bristol . . . Do they make skanky maternity clothes?

What is the big deal on Palin's cloths cost?? Any
research done on cost of Obama family cloths, or where they were bought?? I bet they didn't come from Wall Mart!

Seriously? Who cares about how much Sarah Palin spent on clothing to begin with. She obviously couldn't go out in front of the public looking like trash! And you morons, go to Victoria's Secret website, and you'll soon find they sell very nice clothing as well that they don't have in the store.

And "soulstar" you might be wearing penny's and Sears, but I highly doubt you are running for United States office either. You would probably upgrade your wardrobe in that case!

How about this breakdown of that $180,000 that could go to a charitable organization:
$2000 in clothes
$178,000 in cash

Just more evidence Palin is a hypocrite. There's nothing real about this awful person. Thank goodness she's gone back to the wilderness.

LOL @ "high end" and Target being mentioned in the same sentence.

I'm sorry, come again... Sarah who??......

Just goes to show that you can dress up a pig and put lipstick on her but she still stinks!

no matter the cost, you can't pretty up stupid!

GO AWAY SARAH. thank you.

Fortunately she was not elected otherwise US will be in more debt! We need brain not looks! We have too many actors in Bush Administration, it is time to get all the intelligent workers to help US as a nation to walk in a straight line! Get our economy back! Get our trust from foreign allies back! And lastly get the Nation trust back! No more monkeying around with the Nation trust and money! God really need to help and bless America!!

ffffffst
Target is pronounced tar-jay... bringing it up to the "high-end" standard of her family... on the taxpayers dollar.

Victorias Secret is spelt, ummmmmmm

A moose in lingerie... how fitting!

hah. I'm thinkin the RNC is "revealing" this on purpose to keep palin in the news. It would be just par for the course...it would go along with the whole rediculas thinking behind nominating her in the first place. But you know, that thinking didnt get Mccain elected. Thank goodness that there is only a minority that buys into superficial touting of some sort of morality.

Doesnt matter. Keep it coming. It's hillarious to see them make fools of themselves at every turn.

What frightens me more is Sarah Palin still thinks she has a chance at the Presidency. She's already campaigning for 2012, not realizing her 15 minutes is up. She needs to tend to her family's difficult situations before looking beyond Alaska.

just keeping her in the news!

Makes you wonder what kind of suits she was wearing around Alaska if her wardrobe needed $180,000 worth of additions. The victoria secret thing I don't get, who was that for? Also I agree, by no means is Target considered high end...except for maybe Sarah Palin.

@Bigman

Your country is dumb...they elected a demon is disguise.

Euh, election was November 4th. Does it take that long to put clothes together in a bag and take them to some charity?

No doubt they were doing their patriotic duty to stimulate the economy.

OK ,,, I wont to see the proof of what was purchased at Victorias secret with her wearing it . I need visual verification

Isn't it funny how the right wing LOONS screamed and moaned ad naseaum about John Edwards $400 haircut, but don't want to talk about Sarah the HATER Palin's wardrobe? The hypocricy just never ends with these folks. This women was so devisive and mean spirited at every campaign stop. THANK GOD she was defeated. Now I just hope and pray she goes away. Go Obama/Biden 2012!!!!!!

You know the economy is in the toilet when Target is called a "high end" store!
LOL!

This is not important.

A monkey in a tuxedo is still a monkey...M2C

Well, so the truth comes out....and how many hungry people in a soup kitchen this Christmas would all that money have help,,,,??

if she truly thinks she can actually win, she has another thing coming. obama will mop the floor with palin.

that is stupid.. she has never worn clothes from those stores all her life so she is just trying things out..
what would have happened if she had worn.. get a designer from italy or france

who cares!!!! what do they expect her to wear, clothes from walmart... get real!

Doesn't matter who they are donated to.

Money could have been spent on something else more productive.

It's a shame.

I really do not care about hearing about Palin any more and it is ridiculous to waste any time or energy talking about her in 2012. We need to get down to business and take care of our country, our families, and the economy. Palin is so starved for attention. We have elected a president and the people have voted. Enough already. Palin, go back to work and do something useful as governor.

I hope people won't forget this come 2012

Isn't she noble? That is 180,000 in charity
Since when is "Target" a high end store? I shop there...how high end can it be? LOL
Glad she lost...whew

With all that money spent on stylists and Victoria's Secret, she might want to reconsider her career path. There are other careers for beautiful women where people would LOVE to throw their Benjamins at...$$$ – both democrats and republicans...

Didn't the DNC spend money on THEIR folks too?

TARGET??? HIGH END??? Not the Target I shop at.

Hello, you leftist zombies.

I dont care if 25 MILLION DOLLARS WAS SPENT because it was ALL PRIVATE DONATIONS AND NOT TAXD0LLARS! It all came from private citizens and businesses you morons so it does not matter.

The taxpayers were spared and did not pay a single, rusted penny on her clothes.

Your hypocrisy wreaks as your breath, you can only state these pointless comments and NOT wonder where did $700 MILLION DOLLARS ORIGINATE for this NON-CITIZEN Obama who is awaiting to destroy this nation!

Here is a REAL ISSUE and question.......WHEN WILL OBAMA PRODUCE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND STOP HIS DELAYS!?!?!

McCain should be our president now and we would have a guy who would make us oil independent from the muslim nations, instill low taxes, operate business friendly, and NOT take my money and give it to some bum sitting at home refusing to work.

So, what, she gets $90,000 for every IQ point?

She needs to run for president in 2012 so she can get another $400,000 for clothes.

It was reported she spent more...YOU BETCHA!

NOW MOVE ON CNN!!!!

I'd like to see which charity.

Sarah who?

Now that we know that she's well dressed, I'd like to know who's minding the store? Oil prices are falling and Alaska needs a governor who is working, not plane hopping and shopping. Get home and get to work. That's what you were elected for.

I understand charity can sell most of the clothes, but what are going to do with the Victoria's Secrets....

Why is the" First Dude" buying his underwear form Victoria's Secret? But then again, why not. It could come in handy during those long stopovers at Minneapolis airport.

and... during these last weeks S. Palin walked around and kept saying that she was wearing her "OWN" clothes. I still cannot understand the support this woman continues to receive from the Republicans and how people still want her to run in the future for office. She has no morals, no brains, and no ethics. Obviously she was just out for herself and how good she looked. As governor of Alaska she could not have been making too low of a salary and could have worn her own clothes. Any other "Joe 6Pack and Hockey-Mom" would have... You betcha S. Palin couldn't though. It had to be the best for her or nothing else. I will always think of her as a fraud and will keep laughing when I hear Republicans defending her.

Did you noticed she was still wearing those high end clothing, Charity My Foot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and she is still on the band wagon with no regards to the fact that amount was spent on family and self. the next selected person last question should be " what is in your closet". That amount of money could have been spent on some thing more important than clothes, hair and make-up. all that let me know the hill-billies did not have anything to start with ( even underclothing) can the make-up and hair stuff be donated to charity or is sara palin consider "charity"

Petty petty story!

Her $180K of spending spree shows how manipulative the Republican Party could be . Pulin does not have the wisdom to win the voters' heart. Adding the extra window-dressing stuff did not disguise her lack of experience and intelligence. I am so thrilled to have switched party in my vote or else this country will have to deal with such a marginal VP and perhaps an incompetent Commander-in-chief potentially. Pulin is in the same league as Bush and Quail. Same on her and the one who selected her.

I am so sick of hearing about this lame person.
The republicans are liars and hypocrites!
I am so glad they are gone.
Might I suggest some birth control for her and her daughter.

@Brian, As far as I've read Obama's suits wre paid by himself. And Biden's hair whoever paid for it isn't enough to rack up a too high bill. The question about Palin's dressing bill is more that it shows what the lady is like... startstruck, is a charitable word, maybe all the attention went to her head and brought out the adolescent in her out on a spree with dady's money. Very presidential...

Actually it looks as if she ought to hang on to those clothes. CNN is forever bringing up the subject of Palin for 2012. It's sad (though I don't really mind) that Republicans can't come up with a more intelligent person. Even more sad that she doesn't seem to realize she has a lot of work ahead if she wants to mingle with bright, educated, grown-up people and come out alive.

Who cares. She's a nobody. What's her name again?

Well Brian, Obama has to decide still what to do with the surplus money n they have an option open to donate it to charity or their democrat team which is in debt right now...

Sarah palin is such a joke... thank god Mccain didn't win.. thank god!

giving a 4,000 suit to charity, is hilarity

Sarah is an airhead and so is CNN for posting such garbage. Those clothes are in her closet and the taxpayers will never see any returns. Sound familiar–like Wall Street maybe?

It's done CNN, move on. Hopefully we'll see less of Sarah and more of smart people in the news.

I voted for Obama, and I am so happy that he won. As much as I disagree with a lot of Palin's philosophies, I can't help but feel that these attacks are unfair. None of these candidates were shopping at thrift stores for their outfits! It is unfair that if she wears frumpy clothing, she would be criticized, and if she wears nice tailored clothing she gets slammed. Looking good isn't cheap, that is just a reality.

She could use some of those clothes when she runs for president 2012.... After she masters the english language!

Keep donating to their campaign funds.. plus keep checking the campaign box on you income tax return to donate money to these folks.. Help the corrupt system stay corrupt

You know, it could be reasonably argued that she was 'spreading the wealth'.

Obama would be proud.

Will this silly woman ever go away ?

She does look great in those clothes. Unfortunately, it DOES matter what a female wears and how she wears it. It happended to Senator Clinton. It's sexism. Women have to dress near perfect in American society or they will come under scrutiny. Even women in professional jobs have extra added pressure to dress nice.

True Republicans .................Amazing.

Victoria's Secret? Really? We aren't going to see what's under her high end clothing, she doesn't need high end pajamas, and she doesn't need perfume. How can they justify spending money there?

You need only to consider the fact that she was ignorant enough to consider herself qualified to be the vice-president of the United States to realize that she isn't worth one dime of anybody's money.

Yeah, I'm sure there are so many people just waiting for dresses from Neiman Marcus, in a size two. Yes, that will really be good for charity. The GOP has turned into the grand old putz party. What morons.

Why is any news source giving Knuckle Head air time is beyond me. The RNC lied, she's ignorant, and they lost. Please let the sleeping dog lie!

Slow news day?

Seriously, just hang on to this stuff so you can attack her like crazy with non-news issues if she ever tries to run again. It's what the media is so darn good at!

Yep. Typical hockey mom & joe six-pack expenses. Ya betcha, yup. She's one of us, yup.

The election is over. Enough with the trashing of Palin and the RNC. I'm sick of both parties at this point. Let's move on and get going with the sham of the next administration.

Victoria's Secret??? As a taxpayer, I want to see what she got – preferably on her.

WHO GIVES A FLYING EXCREMENT ???????

Don't worry about the money now. It does take a lot of covering to fake it even if it's just since August she started. On the other hand it won't be tax payers money since she won't be in the White House. Let her finish burning up the republicans funds.

You want fiscal responsibility. Obama spent $450,000 for a party for his hollywood friends. Michelle Obama's dresses 'averaged $850' and she bought 25 of them. Obama thre so many millions of dollars on negative campaign ads in the last month that he could have fed 3 African countries for a year .....And in terms of donations -- please note that the failed Fannie Mae contributed more money to Obama over the past year just before failing then to any other politician....

I didn't realize that Sarah Palin was such a threat to the liberals. Fascinating.

People, can you just move on and find something else to talk about?
With all the problems all over the country and the world, why o why, would you still waste time on this? Leave it to The Insider and Extra, and talk about things that really matter!

I just thank our lucky stars this woman wasn't elected. Our economy is suffering enough...

She's a moose hunting idiot. I wish I could put the gun in the moose's hoofs to hunt her down. What a waste of space CNN, please tell us something new–Sarah is over, and the general concensus is– she is dumb as a doorknob.

What is the purpose of mentioning this person. Her and McCain lost, get over it. Can we please move on getting this country back together. Unless Palin's clothing expense was the cause for the economic crisis.

Did you seriously just list Target and Macy's as high-end stores? Please balance this story by reporting how many suits Obama bought at these stores.

I still say the cloths etc. were Cindy McCain's idea so she should foot the bill, she is the one who is used to being expensively dressed. Sarah will probably need the stuff as she hunts a job that allows her recently experienced lifestyle. AND ALL WHO SAY ENOUGH ALREADY ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

Not surprised at all, either that the RNC would blow this much money on trying to fool the American people, or that the RNC would lie about how much they actually spent. I'm sure the "First Dude" (puh-leeze!) will like whatever she got from Victoria's Secret, but God I hope she doesn't sell or give that stuff away. That's just gross... like this story.

Brian rolls out the tiresome question "How much was spent on Obama's suits, or on Biden's hair?" in a lame attempt to change the subject. A quick Google provides the answer on both counts: Obama's suits retailed for $1500, and the DNC didn't pay for them. Biden didn't have a hair stylist.

He also asks why the money spent from Bloomies to Victoria's Secret (including men's silk underwear and a Gucci bag for her child) matters. Answering that doesn't even take a Google: the "just like us" hockey mom is an opportunistic hypocrite. Speaking of which, why isn't it Socialism to tax a major corporation doing business in Alaska, then spreading that wealth around, to the tune of $3000 checks, to every citizen of the state?

Sorry, Brian, there's no evading her hypocrisy.

Don't forget! SHE NEEDED SILK BOXERS FOR TODD!

Bigman

I know how you feel, but don't forget, around
46% of AMERICANS DID VOTE FOR JOHN
McCAIN!

First time I've ever seen Brooks Brothers and Target mentioned in the same sentence! I don't usually think of Target as high-end, but maybe by Wasilla standards. And what Victoria's Secret lingerie was needed for the campaign??? Sounds like "First Dude" was doing the shopping.

This whole matter is ludicrous but not surprising. After hearing her claims of, "Ya know, I'm just a hockey maahm......" she cost $290,000 for nine weeks worth of clothes, hair, and makeup. Give me a break. I'm pretty sure my two-month clothing budget is a little less than that.

@ Brian,

You're a Republican alright. Obama raised 750 million for ads and rallies and campaign materials. Sarah and her family WORE 180 thousand dollars on their backs, paid for by all the taxpayers (including me, who will never vote for a Republican).

At least Obama's money came from people who SENT their money to him and wanted him to spend it.

Don't be intellectually challenged.

Yawn. How much of the millions of dollars Barack has left over will he return to his donors?

Obama's one night speech in Chicago with its glamour entertainment party under the tent with Oprah, Brad Pitt, and others cost 50 x this amount

I'm not mad @ Sarah Palin. Oh sure, she beat the hate drum during the campaign, but that was not her plan , she was just the messenger. Can't blame anyone for wanting to pad their resume. She's a likable person, with stage presence. There's great potential for her because republicans like to operate behind a mouthpiece that will say and do whatever they demand. Sarah may not get to keep the clothes that were bought for her, and neither will the charties receive them. The republicans are a ruthless bunch who will lie, cheat and steal to achieve their means. Think of Richard Nixon and you have the symbol of the RepubliKLANS.

Must be nice...

WHAT?? Nieman Marcos?? Nordstrom?? Victoria's Secret?? I thought this was the soccer mom from Alaska, I didn't know she even knew those stores existed. Wow, Sarah, ahmm soooo disssaaapppointedddd!!

Since when is Target a high end store?

Will that gucci bag she brought her young daughter also go to charity? ....Yeah right and how much more will go to charity after all she did parade her family to those stores I BETCHA .Whenever you saw that family they reminded you of the Brady Bunch.What about the wedding for her pregnant teenage daughter or is it since she lost the nomination that's off the table.Palin has as much brains as Archie Bunker's wife Edith but at least Edith spoke in coherent sentences.And Todd cost a man to lose his job for having his nose where it didn't belong and that's what he get by Sarah not winning the nomination to say the least of all the hate mongering she enchanted at those rallies...SHAME on both of them and good riddance

I have been watching EBay for Palin second-hand, so I can get my wife something 'consevative' for Christmas. But alas, no Palin wardrobe bargains. So where did the wardrobe wind up? Alaska?

This is what she spent campining now imagine if she would become the vice president.

Target?

A high end store?

I'm sorry, but this does matter. It matters because McCain's camp was obviously unaware of new VP-elect Palin's demands, and it also matters because it is a glaring reflection of who she really is and what she represents – a beautifully-wrapped package of polarizing hate-filled crap. Shame on McCain for nominating her and shame on the idiots who still continue to support her – a person who only acts on behalf of herself with the pretense of being directed and guided by God. Ridiculous!!!

What did she buy at Vickie's secret? Nevermind, I don't really want to know.

So, this is the woman some of you want running the country in 2012. If she can't control her own spending, how does she manage fiscal responsibility for the nation's economy!!

Please make this woman go back home to the moose and her empty headed life and leave her gazing on Russia from her back porch. How she ever got to be Governor doesn't say much for the candidate pool in Alaska.

A transition team loaded with lobbyists, a cabinet loaded with entrenched Washington politicians…yep, change you can believe in.

,,,is the media somehow stuck on the idea of how much money was spent on the governor's clothes...this is the best they can come up with...like we all freakin care...
...tell us something really important...like how much money was spent on 'The Annointed One's" clothes....!!!

I'll bet the clothes from Victoria's Secret won't go to charity and probably a few more items :>)

Not that I want to talk about her either, but it does matter.

It goes to the root of her character. She played the people as a physical conservative, and one who is like� Joe the six pack". Then she had the audacity to criticize all democrats as big spenders.
Meanwhile, the whole time she took full advantage of the RNC's willingness to shell out all it took to make her into something she was not. She should be ashamed of taking advantage of everyone!

i wonder why it really matters? oh yeah – if obama had followed through on his commitment to have a publically funded campaign, there'd be tens of millions of dollars that could be spent on more productive efforts. or for that matter, why doesn't the extra $30,000,000 in the obama campaign fund get donated to charity? lets' get things in the proper perspective.

THE RNC ARE OUT OF CONTACT WITH REALITY. THE REST OF US

SHOULD HAVE VOTED THEM OUT OHHHH THAT RIGHT WE DID
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Yeah to Brian for pointing out that Obama really could have and should have spent some of the money he raised AND SPREAD HIS WEALTH.
At least Sara's cloths are going to charity. Michelle has been quoted as saying that we all need to give up a piece of the pie so that others may share. But then you see her bill for over $400.00 LUNCH of lobster with Barack. BTW, of the 750 million what is B.O. during with the dollars not spent . . . oh yeah, that is now part of his coffer. Okay, so is that more lobster or is B.O. going to give out pieces of that 750 million Pie – me thinks not!

47% of the country wanted her to be the vice president.
that speaks a lot about the intelligence in this country.

STOP being so in the tank for Obama. The REAL story of this report is not what the RNC spent on Sarah Palin but that the overwhelming majority of Obamas 750 million dollars did NOT come from small donors, as the hype claims. In fact, they did not do much better with small donors than George Bush did in 2004!!!!!

GET OUT OF THE OBAMA TANK!!! START BEING JOURNALISTS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the CNN & MEDIA spent more time INVESTIGATING GOV PALIN'S CLOTHING EXPENSE then they did the entire 2 years they covered Sen Obama. Obama can THANK CNN for his Election.

May be Caroline Kenndy will take the spotlight soon!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny how the Corporate Media and the opposition try to make something out of anything Gov Palin does.

Last I checked, it was Camp Obama that spent 50 extra million dollars for some fake columbs in a stadium for his acceptance speech, just for his party nomination.

And...last I saw, it was the Democrats and Obama who spent 4 TIMES THE MONEY THAN THE McCain Campaign did.

But, desperate as you all must be, show it by reporting how much McCain camp advisers spent on the candidates, however little compared to Camp Obama. lol

Sarah, you are definitely scaring the special interests ad Dems.

YOU GO GIRL!

It's pretty ironic that the RNC wants a smaller government when they try and justify spending all that cash on someone so unqualified to even be a participant in it.

I'm going to be very interested in the names of those Charities the RNC keeps referring to. Now, if they came out and said they were going to auction the clothes off and donate the proceeds to charity, that I would have an easier time believing. They will not be able to recoup the funds expended on "hair & makeup" (what a waste).

Some say this is irrelevant because no-one asks about the men's clothing costs. However, I don't think the men could spend $180,000 on suits, ties, haircuts and shoes. It is relevant because it shows the hypocracy of the simple, hockey mom image she tried to project. How much else was hypocritical?

So, now Target is high-end; CNN you are a disgrace. If this was Obama you would be praising him for his polished look!!! And btw I am a Democrat, but everyone should aknowledge biased and horrible journalism when they see it.

She's gonna donate clothes from Victoria's Secret to charity? Isn't there a demand for these types of things on eBay? :^)

They could of saved a lot of money and simply bought a case of duct tape. Works for all sorts of things.

Charity? They ought to put it up for sale on Ebay. Just think how many dumb Republicans would snatch it up for obscene amounts of money.

Am I a snob or since when did Target become a high end store?

What's all the fuss about? Tundra resistant lingerie does not come cheap.

$180,000?

That's a lot of lipstick for that pitbull. But it's still just a pitbull.

"how many of those people could Obama have helped with the $750 million that he raised?"

Over 300 million.

So let me get this straight. For a year, while he was running for the President of the US & The National Inquirer was reporting that Sen John Edwards was having an affair, CNN refused to report it or even to investigate it as it was immaterial.....again he was RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT! Yet now with the ELECTION OVER and Palin back in Alaska, CNN is hot on her trail investigating price tags on her clothes because this is news????! So he says CNN is biased? LOL

Do we really want her to donate her purchase from Victoria's Secret?

I hope the charity is smart enough to auction the clothes. They'll probably get a lot of money for them.

Top posting stories ab out this inept idiot politician.

Her 15min were up 2 hours ago.

Did the first dude return his clothes and all the children's ones too? This was a spending spree for the PITBULL AND HER FIRST DUDE. This is a woman that preaches "do what I say but don't do what I do."NFG.

How much is M. Obama spending on her family

While some of us do not seem to mind that a Vice-Presidential candidate buys herself and her family $180,000.00 worth of clothes, some of us do and find it quite insulting. If Palin was not trying to make herself into a “hockey mom� and pretending to be like “ordinary Americans� it would not have been as repulsive. The woman could have easily gone to high-end boutique and purchased 10 black suits for $5000.00- she could have dressed her family completely for another $5000.00. She spent the equivalent of some American’s dream home that they will NEVER own. It was completely out of line that she went on a high-end power-shopping spree; it’s disgusting. I still cannot believe that so many Americans would even consider voting for her on ANY ticket. I compare it to staring at a train wreck … what could anyone have been thinking? No wonder her 17-year-old is pregnant- the woman is an idiot.

PERHAPS SHE WANTED TO BE PREPARED IF JM ASKED HER TO PAY UP.

Sarah who?

Can we please hear more about Obama's two roundtrips to Hawaii – to the tune of $8000,000?

Among the funny parts of this article is that Target is considered high-end.

This woman is such a disgrace to women everywhere. Look at her ethics....bought and paid for with a few dresses...she must have spent as much time on her principles as she did teaching her oldest daughter abstinence...

GOP: Greed Over Principle! This woman is a joke! Can someone send her and her four children and grandchild back to Alaska and LEAVE THEM THERE!

She reminds me of Evita Peron

Eyes, hair, mouth, figure
Dress, voice, style, movement
Hands, magic, rings, glamour
Face, diamonds, excitement, image

I came from the people, they need to adore me
So Christian Dior me from my head to my toes
I need to be dazzling, I want to be Rainbow High
They must have excitement, and so must I

Eyes, hair, mouth, figure
Dress, voice, style, image

I'm their product, it's vital you sell me
So Machiavell me, make an Argentine Rose
I need to be thrilling, I want to be Rainbow High
They need their escape, and so do I