McCain seeks N.H. lift, one more time

Sarah Palin just spent $150,000 at Neiman Marcus and SAKS for some new duds for herself and the hubby. Taxpayer money, folks. $4,700 for her hair!!!!! I mean, her hair looks exactly like it did 6 months ago.

Did McCain happen to mention this at his rally in NH today I wonder?

With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it’s remarkable that we’re spending money on pantsuits and blouses!

Go Sarah!!
She spent less on her wardrobe than Biden did on his botox.
She is smart, she is able and she has experience. Furthermore, McCain can trust her on the campaign trail to say exactly what needs to be said.

McCain/ Palin are only 5-7 pts behind in the polls despite intense media support and Obama's zillions of dollars he has thrown at the campaign. McCain Palin are awesome!!

Barack Obama is pro choice and believes that every woman should have the right to decide if they want to kill their unborn child. He also supports federal government funding (oh by the way, that is us TAXPAYERS), to pay for abortions for people who can't afford the cost.

Did Barack happen to menton in his rally that he is using our taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions, I wonder?

Whatever Joe Biden did or did not spend, it was his money. Sarah Palin's wardrobe enhancements were taxpayer funded. Apples and oranges, crenshaw.
How much is a zillion? Sounds like a Palin-number.

I WONDER...DID JOE BIDEN'S "BOTOX" GET PAID FOR BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY??? DON'T THINK SO!

Palin is a Stepford Wife! She can be programed to say over 15 things... Sort of like Mayor Guiliani. And actually the tally for the month of September was $150,000 for Palins wardrobe. She also billed Alaska for her family to fly back and forth to the different functions. Called it a business function. over $21,000 in air fare for the hubby and the kids. Funnyhow McCain isnt calling that pork.
$150,000 to put lipstick on his pig... Quite a lot of money. And she looks the same as before.

If Obama wins this election it will not be on his own merits, it will be because the media (both newspaper and telivision) have protected him, covered for him, left out important facts about him they don't want revealed, all the while dragging McCain and Palin unfairly through the mud. This is such unfair reporting by the media, everybody knows it and yet nothing can be done about it. So sad. If the media would do thier REAL job by reporting the facts, instead of campaining for Obama, McCain would be winning by a landslide on his own merits, his proven experience, and on the much better direction he would move this country in. It is so obvious who the better leader would be and that is certainly NOT OBAMA but the media will continue to shame themselves to the very end in order to win this election for him. But I am confident that when people actually go in to vote in private, without the risk of being labled a "racist", they will do the right thing and vote for McCain/Palin. McCain/Palin '08!!!!

Obama is 10 points up among likely voters.There will be plenty of unlikely voters this time around.

How about Obama's expensive suites? Remember, they don't need to buy, there are many fashion designers who want to dress them up.
This is not the time for fashion and suits. Democrats are so into this fashion and crazy Holloywood people.
Palin has executive experience....(20% of our US economy come from Alaska) the one and only with that experince in this race.

I prefer spreading the wealth among all Americans to concentrating it on the richest 1% of Americans. And sorry, Senator McCain and Gov Palin - that's not socialism, it's called a progressive tax policy - that guess what - has been the US tax policy since income taxes were initiated here.

Palin used taxpayer dollars or campaign funds?

How much did Obama spend on his suits? Oh wait, the media doesn't have time to investigate that piece of news because they are too busy gushing over Barack "Messiah" Obama.

Palin is intelligent, ambitious, well-spoken, and beautiful. No wonder liberals hate her: she's proven successful and capable without attending their schools or associating with their social circles. It pains them to think that someone unlike themselves can be successful and happy.

Diane and Carolo, you have got to be kidding me right?

And I was just at the rally here and my school and NO he did not mention it. But you know what WAS the talk of students here?? The disgusting amount of money your prophet Obama has spent on his campaign for polls/commercials etc. That money could be going ELSEWHERE rather than electing him into office to take MY money.

McCain 2008, say no to socialism.

Awesome is one adjective I haven't heard applied to that pair.

Looking at it from another perspective, I would say the "media support" for Obama is more a sort of "media scrutiny" of McCain and Palin's false claims. I for one, am glad the media is finally doing it's job on this one and not just letting either candidate's claims go unchecked.

I believe that the campaigns need to spend on appearance, whether it be the Dems or the Gop. How much did the Dems spend? Lets be bipartisan!

clothes, who cares
that's RNC money they can do what the want, Biden and Botox, don't know, don't care. Abortion, Obama said, I agree, no one is pro abortion, and YOUR right to control YOUR body is between you and your conscience and your God, and the state should not have more control over YOU as an individual that it excercised over the criminals who hide their taxable income overseas to avoid taxes (cost to the US taxpayer this year, 2 billion$), the weapons sold overseas that are used to kill OUR soldiers and marines, the financial institutions who skirted all regulations

Carlo - the money was NOT taxpayer - it was from the RNC. Don't spread lies.

I don't know how anyone can honestly say Palin is smart and can be trusted on the campaign trail. She has contradicted what McCain had said numerous times, so much so that he has had to publicly take back what she has said. She is certainly not qualified to be president of the US. The fact that her name is actually on a legitimate presidential campaign is absolutely ridiculous.

Listen to Colin Powell word's on McCain/Palin and Obama/Biden. He's a republican and former general.

Republicans are for large corporations, big business and the super wealthy. Please give Obama a chance to save our country. I wish that supporters of McCain could read instead of just listening to other peoples opinions. I believed the Republicans when Regan said they were for down sizing government but guess what they never did. All they have done is down size private sector jobs sending them to China. Democrats are for the real "joe the plumbers"

Please try someone with intelligence in the presidency for a change.

A picture is worth a thousand words: $150,000 for clothes and make-up for the Palins while the average American goes shirtless! This probably wasn't the best day to stage a campaign photo with young men wearing only big red letters -- although I suppose it's good news that this grammatically-challenged campaign at least spelled "maverick" correctly.

It is completely useless to argue over this stuff. Regardless of who wins this election the system will fail anyway. The Economy is not going to regain momentum, it is impossible. This country has been stripmined by the corporate leadership and failure was unavoidable. The sad part is that everyone cheered them on while they were looting your pockets. These two corporate slimeballs (McCain and Obama alike) will not help you, matter of fact they can't. you are not getting public health care, no tax breaks...you do however get to pay out the nose and lose your home in the process. There are other options than these two morons. but no one will let them speak in the mass media. And when they do show the third party candidates they usually make fun of them. Great democracy we live in...

So, Kara, you'd rather pay hundereds of thousands of dollars to support unwanted children who end up in prison than a few hundred to help a woman who made a mistake correct it? You can argue against abortion on moral grounds if you wish, but your economic case simply doesn't work.

How were those room service lobster dishes Michelle, my bell!! Think of how much money the Messiah has spent already. Wait till he gets the purse strings on our money. Spread that all around...

I have seen Obama's economic plans before....Cuba and Venezuala...

Where's Joe at today? Stand up Joe!

Kara,
Thanks for letting me know I can tell YOU what to do with your body. Should anything come up that needs my decision about YOUR body, you can count on me, since I know YOU better than yourself.
With 2 wars, a dwindling economy, 41 states losing jobs with no end in sight, and Bush Admnistration leaving America's middle class, high and dry with the biggest bailout in history, I don't think you need to worry about taxpayers money being misspent.
There won't be ANY since all of it will go to debt and bailout due to 8 years of bad governing and Bush/McCain deregulation.
So, don't worry about the rest of American, worry about yourself.

This is for Crenshaw!

McCain and Palin are awesome? You must either live in NH, ME, or Vt and that explains your statement. Palin is not capable to handle the role of VP and in no way is capable of leading this country if/when McCain croaks. Judging by his last debate and how he looked, he does not have long to go.

You need to take your head out of the manure and wake up!

I am a registered republican, sometimes I wonder why they have chosen McCain for the Republican nominee over Huckhabee. I voted for Hukabee, but people came out in support for McCain, that was a big question mark???? You know, if Huckabee was chosen, the republicans wouldn't be having all this problems. He would have won in a landslide..Also, he chose Palin to be his VP. Bad judgement, this lady is a robot. and right now they are stuffing so much info into her, that most of the times she just rambles on..What these women see in Palin in all the rallies bothers me. Well grumpy grandad is a robot himself........

Palin's wardrobe was funded by the Republican National Committee. RNC Funds are NOT tax payer money. Sorry dude.

It's very frustrating to see that in this kind of election, it's all going to come down to one state... again. Forget eliminating the state income tax, let's eliminate the electoral college!

I am endlessly thinking that comments like the ones from crenshaw and Kara Westerheid are typed in a basement somewhere in the midwest by teams employed by the RNC to scan websites to respond with this drone mentality. It's all so boilerplate, lock-step drek that it reads scripted.

No one knows who will win. It looks good for my guy right now, but with the vast amounts of racism in various sectors and endless potential for voter fraud, who knows? McCain, however, is running the most pathetic, rotten campaign I can remember--and it's about to get really, really ugly. A bumpy ride doesn't quite cover it.

McCain/Palin visiting a state where there are 'Real Americans' because clearly they aren't going to represent the rest of us they disagree with. Apparently, if you don't agree with McCain/Palin...you aren't American. How dare you tell me I am not a patriot. Just another example of how a McCain/Palin ticket will continue to divide, not unite the country, which doesn't seem like what we need now.

Obama voted FOR Partial-Birth Abortion (the most barbaric "medical" procedure allowed under the law, and AGAINST the Federal Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which prevents babies that survive an abortion attempt from being killed or left to die. He has also stated that he thinks women should have a period of time after a baby is born to decide if they want it killed! How much MORE do you need to know about Obama?

Differences in the McCain and Obama families:

1. McCain graduated 894th in an 899 member class at the Naval Academy.
Obama graduated with high honors in his Harvard Law class.

2. McCain married Cindy about one month after he broke up his first family.
Obama, married once, close family.

3. Cindy McCain, daughter of a rich beer distributor, has confessed an
addiction to drugs and to stealing drugs.

4. Michelle Obama, Barack’s wife, from a poor family, has degrees from
Princeton and Harvard Law School.

Brian,
Is that why the ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) is backing McCain/Palin?

kimberly...the new patriot is paying taxes. The media and democrats divide this country...

A few other facts from another blog.

Question: What is America’s first line of missile
interceptor defense that protects the entire United States ?
Answer: 49th Missile Defense Battalion of Alaska National Guard.

Question: What is the ONLY National Guard unit on
permanent active duty?
Answer: 49th Missile Defense Battalion of Alaska National Guard

Question: Who is the Commander in Chief of the 49th Missile
Defense Battalion of Alaska National Guard?
Answer: Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska

Question: What U.S. governor is routinely briefed on
highly classified military issues, homeland security, and
counter terrorism?
Answer: Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska

Question: What U.S. governor has a higher classified
security rating than either candidate of the Democrat Party?
Answer: Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska

According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain
in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used
to keeping secrets. She can be entrusted with our national
security, because she already is.

Commander….
49th Missile Defense Battalion of Alaska National Guard

For Carolo, it was RNC spending. How about Senator Obama sharing his Tax Returns for last year and disclosing where most of his campaign money is coming from. With regard to your statements of Equal pay for women and voting for ill children have you done any other research other than reading Boston Globe Blogs? Go research this… Women on Obama's staff get paid less than men - also from the debate: as a member of the Illinois State Senate, Mr. Obama voted in the Judiciary Committee against a law that would provide immediate medical attention to a child born of a failed abortion. He voted against that. And then, on the floor of the State Senate, as he did 130 times as a state senator, he voted present.
You should also research Obama’s 95% Illusion.

Kara Westerheid, you're a nutjob.

I read these comments, and all I see is that this country is dammed if we do and dammed if we don’t. What a bunch of twits, clueless, stupid comments from both the left and the right. I am so glad I don’t vote after I read this crap.

Key, Key, Big Red Key

Election market futures are holding steady with Obama favored over McCain 85/15.

Money (not polls) think Obama has a 85% chance of winning.

It's time to move on, to fix our economy and to stop being so darned partisan. Bush divided and conquered, pitting left against right, as it allowed him to do as he pleased while everyone was at eachother's throats. No more of that.

Gov. Palin is a very attractive woman. She wears clothes well. And she can deliver a line. I am still supporting Obama/Biden. They represent the change we need in our government. As one of the people, I am part of the government too. With Obama/Biden I am enthusiastic about our future as a people and as a nation.

Republicans are scared little children making up lies to protect the rest of the world from things that don’t exist. Republicans fear that the end is near, rightfully so because Obama is going to win and this country is going to change for the better, and all the republican banter (Lies) about liberal democrats are going to ruin this country will be dispelled.

Republicans have had the last 8 years to make a difference and they did. The problem is that the difference that was made was all bad. We have two wars that our current republican president Bush lied to the American public and trick us into
an unnecessary war. 9/11 incidents was not correctly investigated nor was the end report conclusive, the republicans limited the scope of the investigation so we the American people still to this day don’t have all the answers of what happened. Republican deregulation need I say more about this we all are living with that mistake. Did you know that the republicans were in office and responsible for the last great depression in 29.

I could go on and on about the failures of the last 8 years, but that’s not my point. We desperately need change in this country, 8 years ago I was proud of America, now what do we have to be proud of.

Its time for change help make America a great country again VOTE Obama Biden 08.

"Republicans are for large corporations, big business and the super wealthy."

You forgot the biggest things Republicans stand for - "Themselves". Sarah Palin is insipid, pandering and claims to be a representative of who, exactly? How many times has she been out of the country, and what were the circumstances?

She is in no way qualified to be a vice president, or an "educated politician".

"I read these comments, and all I see is that this country is dammed if we do and dammed if we don’t. What a bunch of twits, clueless, stupid comments from both the left and the right. I am so glad I don’t vote after I read this crap."

rico buddy, this kind of defeatist attitude isn't going to help. if you've honestly given up on the fate of this country, maybe you should consider relocating.

Someone give those boys some beads.

I never knew the Republicans were so gay friendly.

Obama is a con man, a well trained one nonetheless. Joe Biden is being portrayed as a loose cannon that in his own way is pimping Obama as the new world messiah or the fantasy candidate. This perverted sense of unification behind an unknown born and raised as a radical socialist. Oh, he's a sweet talker as any good salesman should be, but if what you are selling is the downfall of America you had best create the illusion of hope before you cut their throats. Obama's tax plan is not a tax but in reality taking money which you have earned and giving it to someone else who hasn't. Your being told that you are incapable of making decisions that could directly affect your own community like providing employment or contributing for local improvements. This character's experience is one of a glorified community organizer who spent the majority of his tenure as a young man giving other peoples money away, taking it away from others or suing to lower social economic standards. He is brilliant at screwing other people and diluting the American dream. Crown that sucker if it makes you feel empowered but you will lose your country and your freedom in the process.

Bob, #34..That's a very good post..Repeat it often..How is it that this article turns into another Palin Pillaging Party? My God, you people are kookadoos..The threat she brings to your political philosophy and your collective meltdowns brings me great joy...News flash: Florida and Ohio are now red..NH next, then VA, NC and NV..Obama's electoral bleeding will be your eventual undoing..Keep obsessing over Sarah Palin, keep your eyes off the ball..suits me fine..

IF GOD DOESN'T JUDGE THE US THEN HE NEEDS TO APOLOGIZE TO SODOM & GOMORRAH.

Are you people idiots!!!! The GOP spent the money, not taxpayers!!! The campaigns don't get money from taxpayers. Wow what's worse than a voter who stays home, is the one with the wrong information!!!

and Obama 08 from post 18. So your saying that Sarah Palin should sell her believes and morals, like Biden has done, and not have an opinion? Well isn't the fact that she does have a different opinion the reason why he picked her? Oh wait I can answer that question for you! YES he did pick her because she does have a different opinion on issues. Do people really want to vote for a VP who sells their believes??? I know I don't

and for MPM from post number 25 wow you must not be from around NH, ME, or VT because VT is Liberal buddy, believe me I live near the border of VT

and for Jewel Mathias post number 31 I don't know where you come off saying Cindy was addicted to drugs and not forget that Obama was doing Drugs throughout his college career.

Also just one last observation I made. I seem to remember at the beginning of all this campaigning there was a "need" for someone new and out of Washington Politics. The Liberals labeled Obama as different than Washington. Well it seems Liberals only like to let thing fit to them because Sarah Palin fits that description better than him, she is far from Washington Politics and she is an average American who will bring great change to the White House. She also has more EXECUTIVE experience than both Obama and McCain, who both have Legislative. And lastly Obama voted "Present" , meaning DIDN'T VOTE, 133 times in the Illinois Senate, how can we trust this man to make a decision if another terrorist attack strikes "OH I am here I vote present" is what he will say. Also Obama has spent barley more than 100 days in the US Senate and has been campaigning ever since, that is what I call pathetic experience!!! Vote for the Team who brings REAL experience!!!! McCain/Palin all the way!!!!!!!!!!

This retort is to #48 (Stupid people piss me off) where do I start, stupid people tend to make idiots of themselves regardless of what others do. An example would be people quoting random facts with out verifiable proof, a URL will do. Or wasting everyone’s time an quoting useless facts like he or she did drugs, if you think about it we haven’t have a politician that has not done drugs since the Eisenhower days. Your argument that Palin is a better choice for VP because she does not have any Washington bias is ridicules, how is that a plus? From what little the American people have read and understood about her, she is am a typical republican, she thinks she is above the law, can spend all of our money for personal use, as long as she rationalizes it. Palin is against woman’s rights, the right of choice; politicians don’t have the right or expertise to make medical decisions for any human.

Again your banter goes back to some of my first thoughts about the typical republican. Your augments are all baseless attempts to scare others into thinking Democrats are bad and if we don’t pick a republican then we will all suffer some unthinkable fate.

Got news for you we already are suffering and have been for about 8 years, you need new material no one is buying you’re a-typical republican lies anymore.

McCain says: Bill Ayers is a washed up terrorist....I say McCain is a washed up politician....I also say Guiliani will soon follow McCain the political graveyard.
Hell, I hope the whole GOP goes with them both.
This campaign is distasteful and disreputable.

YES, I have voted, have you?