Ignorant MSM of the day: "She has been palling around with haberdashers."

Rant alert. I didn't think this was possible. Two weeks left and what are they discussing? How much Sarah Palin has spent on clothing. They don't bother to stop and think that this woman was plucked out of Alaska and had a baby less than six months ago and that just maybe her wardrobe wasn't exactly ready for prime time. Remember when they commented that Cindy McCain's convention outfit was worth $250K or whatever? People actually thought her dress and shoes alone cost that much cost. The dress itself was around 3K - completely reasonable for a high-powered woman executive or the rich white women who attend obama fundraisers or women going to a wedding or even some prom dresses. Don't even try to convince me that Mrs Obama doesn't have or hasn't worn a 3K dress - she has.

Who as looked into the cost of her outfitting? She has over ten pairs of Jimmy Choos, which run about $400 apiece. The rest of Mrs McCain's "outfit" was estimated by the jewelry she was wearing. Jewelry she has had for years - jewelry consistent with a million dollar heiress who made $4M last year with the assumption that the jewelry was authentic. She has made no apology for her wealth and she has done extensive charity work abroad - hands on work - and what has Mrs obama done? NOTHING. Absolutely nothing. When did she get her first passport? Just prior to barry's tour of the world? What kind of first lady is she going to make? She has not traveled anywhere - by herself - or in any official capacity and has no idea of the customs or what's expected of her. And yet she trashed Sen Clinton at every turn and allowed the media to do so so her husband could be anointed. (For the record - he did not win outright - he was coronated by the superdelegates.) She still claps with her mouth wide open and her hands up covering her face. This is barbaric to the cultures of the East. Imagine her lumbering into the Japanese consulate. Gov Palin has already shown she can meet and greet world leaders. Anyone seen Mrs Obama doing the same?

All that aside - here's the lead story of the day on Morning Joe. What is so hypocritical is Mika sits there like she as never had a shopping spree totaling in the thousands. Here's the breakdown from investigative reporter JEANNE CUMMINGS at Politico:

Early September Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis/New York = $49,425.74. Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, $75,062.63. RNC also spent $4,716.49 on hair and makeup.

Here's how she justifies such inanity:

"The cash expenditures immediately raised questions among campaign finance experts about their legality under the Federal Election Commission's long-standing advisory opinions on using campaign cash to purchase items for personal use."

GOP Tracey Schmitt: "With all the important issues facing the country right now, it's remarkable that we're spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses. It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after the campaign."

I thought the economy was Obama's main thrust...before Biden made it National Security. Spending $150K is a way of stimulating it and conserves the paper needed to print 500 stimulus checks.

Barnicle: "It's clear she has been palling around with haberdashers." Haberdashers clothe men.

Mika; "I wonder what Hillary Clinton spent."
Mika: "By way of balance, we should point out that what Barack Obama spends on a suit is some family's mortgage payment."
Mika: "She (Palin) ought to be buying her clothes at Wal-Mart."
Mika: "I'm a pill-popping, vodka-drinking housewife - is there something wrong with that?"