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2008-10-25 16:55:01 UTC
An Unexpected Twist: Palin's $150,000 Wardrobe Doesn't Add Up
Posted by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly at 4:42 PM on October 23,
2008.
It seems like the RNC's receipts aren't matching up with those of the
stores' ... and here I thought the story was odd enough before.
In all sincerity, I had no intention of returning to the subject of
Sarah Palin's $150,000 campaign wardrobe, but there's been one
unexpected twist.
Up until now, the question has been, "Why did the RNC spend so much
money on clothing and accessories?" This afternoon, a report from the
New York Times generated a new question: "Why don't the numbers add
up?"
Some of the fashion experts consulted Wednesday, for instance, about
the $150,000 in purchases that appeared on Federal Election Commission
records were puzzled by where all of that money had gone, given what
they had seen of Ms. Palin's wardrobe.
Consider also the $4,902.45 charge at Atelier New York, a high-end
men's store, presumably for Ms. Palin's husband, Todd, the famous
First dude.
Karlo Steel, an owner there, said he had gone through the store's
receipts for September, twice, and found no sales that matched that
amount, nor any combination of sales that added up to the total.
Because the store carries aggressively directional men's wear, he
caters to a small clientele and knows most of his customers by name,
as well as the history of their purchases.... "We have no recollection
of that sale and no idea what they are talking about," Mr. Steel said.
Similarly, the RNC records show a charge of $98 at a high-end
children's boutique in Minneapolis, but after going through their
receipts, the store owners found no record of the sale.
And here I thought the story was odd enough before.
Posted by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly at 4:42 PM on October 23,
2008.
It seems like the RNC's receipts aren't matching up with those of the
stores' ... and here I thought the story was odd enough before.
In all sincerity, I had no intention of returning to the subject of
Sarah Palin's $150,000 campaign wardrobe, but there's been one
unexpected twist.
Up until now, the question has been, "Why did the RNC spend so much
money on clothing and accessories?" This afternoon, a report from the
New York Times generated a new question: "Why don't the numbers add
up?"
Some of the fashion experts consulted Wednesday, for instance, about
the $150,000 in purchases that appeared on Federal Election Commission
records were puzzled by where all of that money had gone, given what
they had seen of Ms. Palin's wardrobe.
Consider also the $4,902.45 charge at Atelier New York, a high-end
men's store, presumably for Ms. Palin's husband, Todd, the famous
First dude.
Karlo Steel, an owner there, said he had gone through the store's
receipts for September, twice, and found no sales that matched that
amount, nor any combination of sales that added up to the total.
Because the store carries aggressively directional men's wear, he
caters to a small clientele and knows most of his customers by name,
as well as the history of their purchases.... "We have no recollection
of that sale and no idea what they are talking about," Mr. Steel said.
Similarly, the RNC records show a charge of $98 at a high-end
children's boutique in Minneapolis, but after going through their
receipts, the store owners found no record of the sale.
And here I thought the story was odd enough before.