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-Short Attention Span Theater-
It's sexist unless it's about Sarah Palin
2012-08-08
Help an old man out there: WTF's a capri?
Do you remember pedal pushers? Basically, close-fitted pants that end either below the knee or halfway down the calf. One ought to be slender and fit to wear them, otherwise the unflat belly and hips are sadly accentuated.
Palin was in the Kansas City area to campaign for Sarah Steelman, who's in a tight three-way race in Tuesday's Republican primary for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat. The winner will face Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) in November.

The Steelman Surge BBQ and Picnic featured speeches by Steelman and Palin, followed with Kansas City barbecue served up by the two women to a crowd estimated at 500 or more, many of whom waited an hour or longer.

Palin was there to lend some of her magic to Steelman, who shares not only her conservative views but an independence and willingness to buck the political system. (One of Steelman's goals is to end Congressional pensions, for example.)

A half-dozen or so senatorial candidates have been endorsed by Palin this summer, including last week's winner in Texas, Ted Cruz.

Somehow, Palin has achieved celebrity status since the 2008 election. How many failed vice presidential candidates and former Alaska governors end up with book deals and reality TV shows? With an estimated net worth of $12 million?
Too many by your estimation, I s'pect...
She's concerned about an ex-governor making money but not about a current senate majority leader worth three times as much?
When Palin took to the makeshift stage in the middle of a Missouri farm field, she was dressed more for the part of Hollywood celebrity than serious politician. I know someone's going to remind me that just last week, I said it was sexist to focus on the wardrobes of women in politics.
Hey, no problemo, considering Shelly's insistence on wearing curtains as dresses, or dresses as curtains. I'm so confused.
But it was hard for me to take Palin seriously dressed as she was.

First, her shoes: Five-inch wedges. Her black capris weren't quite skin-tight but tight enough, and her t-shirt with its Superman logo (a Steelman campaign shirt emblazoned with "Our freedom. Our fight.") emphasized her figure. She never once removed her oversized sunglasses.
More twisted crap at the link
Posted by:badanov

#17  Ever since Richard Blackwell died, there's been a competition to be the Fashon B*tch.
Posted by: Pappy   2012-08-08 23:06  

#16  This is what passes for political commentary in the WaPo these days? The author comes off as a bitchy...runt. Meow, indeed.
Posted by: SteveS   2012-08-08 21:05  

#15  "Capri ... Pedal Pushers" > D *** NG IT - IN ENGLISH, PEOPLE, FTLG + EVEN ALLAN IN THE KING'S [not the Queen's] ENGLISH!

Please refrain from hitting innocent arrogant Fascist Male Brutes wid a Femme Fashionista exam so early in the morning.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-08-08 20:22  

#14  The left might be surprised that Palin is still around because they believe their own narrative. They believe she sunk McCain's candidacy when in fact she provided the only life to it and McCain's own blandness and "put the campaign on hold to fix the economy" gambit killed his candidacy.

Palin might have been pulled up from the minors before her time but she's got solid instincts if she ever overcomes the negatives the media has created with their falsifications.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2012-08-08 14:49  

#13  I love the photo of Palin, laughing hysterically.
Posted by: Bobby   2012-08-08 13:45  

#12  Perhaps if Diana didn't write for the WP she would still know the difference between a male and female bear.

FIFY - no charge.

I think someone (Diana Reese) is a bit jealous. There aren't many 50 YO woman who can pull off wearing anything close to that.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2012-08-08 13:14  

#11  Got to agree with BH6. Her outfit is hideous and she looks great. And ultimately she is a plain Jane, but a fit one. It's her personality that shines through most.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2012-08-08 11:33  

#10  I think the governor looks pretty darn good. Frankly, I don't think it matters if she's in a business suit or dress-casual, libtard journos will find a reason to bitch about her looks. The green monster of jealousy is an ugly thing to see in action.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2012-08-08 11:16  

#9  I thought pedal-pushers were the ones that ended at the knee and capri pants went to the calf.

You could be right, AlmostAnonymous5839 -- at any rate there's a photo of the governor in the outfit in question at the link, for those who wish to judge for themselves exactly how much of a cat the writer is being.
Posted by: trailing wife   2012-08-08 11:02  

#8  Meeooowwww.
Posted by: AlanC   2012-08-08 10:44  

#7  Perhaps if Diana didn't write for the WP she would still know the difference between a male and female bear.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-08-08 10:35  

#6  I think Steelman came in second out of three contenders in the primary.

I suspect they wouldn't be talking about her if it wasn't one of the defeats. When you're trying to play down an opponent you ignore all the victories and talk about the defeats.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2012-08-08 10:24  

#5  I thought pedal-pushers were the ones that ended at the knee and capri pants went to the calf. I seem to remember pedal pushers were shorter so the pants would not get dirt and grease from a bicycle chain, hence, pedal-pushers.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2012-08-08 09:13  

#4  She never once removed her oversized sunglasses.

That's because she was a bit careless while strangling a grizzly a few days before and it managed to give her a hell of a shiner.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-08-08 06:27  

#3  So, I guess, this Steelman is dead meat?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-08-08 05:16  

#2  rats...! Telling the truth.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-08-08 02:04  

#1  Truth, it's the new hate speech.

"During times of universal deceipt, tell the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
Geo Orwell
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-08-08 02:04  

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