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New Palin Expenses Are... Curious

Politico reports that the RNC spent an additional $30,000 on clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin and her family late in the campaign, in addition to the $150,000 previously reported. Take a look at where the money was spent:

The RNC's post-Election Day report documented another $30,000 at outlets that read like a suburban shopping directory.
Dick's Sporting Goods, The Limited, Foot Locker, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us and Victoria's Secret are all listed in between the expected payments for media buys, direct mail and polling.

Sporting goods? Toys? Lingerie? In what conceivable way could these expenses be related to the campaign? I think it's a bit excessive that Palin's traveling makeup artist got paid $68,400 for roughly three months of work, and that her hair stylist got paid more than $42,000 for about two, but at least those expenses have a bearing on how Palin looked in rallies, interviews, and other campaign-related activities. What does Victoria's Secret sell that was relevant to the campaign?

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What does Victoria Secret sell that was relevant to the campaign?

Gallons and gallons of perfume to cover up that hillbilly stink.

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It's called payment for services rendered. Usually the person paying is referred to as a 'John'.

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What does Victoria Secret [sic] sell that was relevant to the campaign?

http://www.victoriassecret.com

Dresses, pants, coats, sweaters, shoes and boots, shirts and blouses, jackets and blazers, skirts, suits and separates.

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Jonathan.... let it go. She is gone. Thank god. May her name never be mentioned again.

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Sarah Palin and her family of Grifters!!!!!!

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Palin in '12!

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Do you really expect Palin to go out and stand in front of all those people with no bra or panties on?

I'm surprised the further investigations didn't show up a purchase of Rosetta Stone software for the English language. That's something she sure could've used!

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Dick's Sporting Goods and Toys R Us??? I am sure they don't sell bras and panties there.

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I guess she needed a shotgun and a Harry Whittington doll. After all isn't THAT what a VP does?

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Usually the person paying is

Usually the person paying is referred to as a 'John'.

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