I saw this frisnic in the WSJ & thought for sure it was a hoax on Sarah Palin. You’ll recall that when the press found out about her $150,000+ shopping spree at Neiman and elsewhere for a runningmate-class wardrobe, she vowed she had no say in the matter and really she only spent $35,000 on six outfits (apparently not realizing that that amounts to nearly six large per “outfit”, which is still more than many families of four spend on clothing in a year) and she certainly wouldn’t hold onto these snooty, non-Joe-the-plumber duds once the election was over; she’d sell them on eBay and return to her “favorite” consignment store (can there be more than one?) in Anchorage…
So I thought—well, here we go. That’s one of her aides getting advice on just this tactic. They’ll get the gouge and then make a big public play about her shedding those un-plebian gladrags and gettin’ back to bein’ just folks.
Well, but no—looks like this is a legit question and response to the shifting economic landscape we’re facing. (In the same edition, there was also this story about the new “self-denial” amongst the conspicuous consumption crowd. So it must be a trend.)
Besides, what was I thinking? Palin doesn’t read the Journal. Too many long words and not enough celebrity pix.
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