# So when is Palin giving back all the clothes? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457 "2008-11-06T15:45:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/601 "2010-09-02T16:54:27Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Can we finally call this confirmation that Sarah Palin is not an honest person, at least? That she will tell lies when it suits her purposes? Can we all, even the righties, agree on that: she told lies? Not based on that article, no. I have said before, and will reiterate here just for fun, that she’s dumb as a box of hammers. But I am unwilling to concede lies based on unnamed sources: > [@](#): > > "I’ve asked many, many times how this was all supposed to work with clothes that were presented me and the kids – who was paying … " (A close campaign aide says that this is untrue, and that Palin never asked any such questions.) Others things being equal, I believe the named person over the unnamed person. I think it was very simple: Palin and her family had very Walmart/Target type, ordinary clothes. Campaign aides tried to dress her up (lipstick on a pig?). She resisted because of the money, and so they just stopped telling her how much it cost. She never had any idea how much money was being spent, and that such an expenditure would lead to questions. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/602 "2010-09-02T17:26:33Z")
This could be just the break the Obama campaign is waiting for. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/603 "2010-09-02T17:44:13Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > > > Can we finally call this confirmation that Sarah Palin is not an honest person, at least? That she will tell lies when it suits her purposes? Can we all, even the righties, agree on that: she told lies? > > Not based on that article, no. > > I have said before, and will reiterate here just for fun, that she’s dumb as a box of hammers. > > But I am unwilling to concede lies based on unnamed sources: Just out of curiosity, do you have an opinion on if, in general, she lies more, less, or about the same amount as the average politician? ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/604 "2010-09-02T17:44:33Z")
I wish someone would take her clothes – I’d like to see her nude. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/605 "2010-09-02T18:13:09Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Can we finally call this confirmation that Sarah Palin is not an honest person, at least? That she will tell lies when it suits her purposes? Can we all, even the righties, agree on that: she told lies? Is this a joke? How can a grizzly bear lie? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/606 "2010-09-02T18:13:58Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > But I am unwilling to concede lies based on unnamed sources: Just out of curiosity, do you have an opinion on if, in general, she lies more, less, or about the same amount as the average politician? [/QUOTE] About the same. However, if you add in to the “lie,” category, “Untrue things said because she’s too stupid to know the difference,” my answer changes considerably. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/607 "2010-09-02T18:31:57Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > This could be just the break the Obama campaign is waiting for. Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/608 "2010-09-02T18:35:08Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > > > This could be just the break the Obama campaign is waiting for. > > Seriously? Yeah. Have you seen the polling data coming out of Montana? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/609 "2010-09-02T18:46:56Z")
Sounds to me like the campaign staffers decided that keeping her out of the loop as much as possible was the easiest way to get anything done. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/610 "2010-09-02T18:50:58Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Sounds to me like the campaign staffers decided that keeping her out of the loop as much as possible was the easiest way to get anything done. Not at first but her and the rest of the Palin family made it an easy decision. They couldn’t train her on the election information , and she became a kid in a candy store when she found out how much she could get. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/611 "2010-09-02T19:22:40Z")
I can’t get over the irony of this line: “this is ridiculous and hypocritical in terms of my values, and prudent use of ‘other people’s money.’” Couldn’t have put it better myself, Ms. Palin. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/612 "2010-09-02T20:19:37Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > > [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > > > Seriously? > > Yeah. Have you seen the polling data coming out of Montana? I have to plead ignorance here. What does the polling data in Montana have to do with this? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/613 "2010-09-02T20:39:32Z")
Let it go. It was a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/614 "2010-09-02T20:58:20Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > I have to plead ignorance here. What does the polling data in Montana have to do with this? Russian-owned rabbit farms. Who do you think controls the fur industry?! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/615 "2010-09-02T21:05:27Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Russian-owned rabbit farms. Who do you think controls the fur industry?! Crazy Ivan’s? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/616 "2010-09-02T21:50:03Z")
Only in the bottom half of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/617 "2010-09-02T22:00:20Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > > [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > > > I have to plead ignorance here. What does the polling data in Montana have to do with this? > > Russian-owned rabbit farms. Who do you think controls the fur industry?! I thought Montana was all pygmy ponies and dental floss. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/618 "2010-09-02T22:55:51Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Let it go. > > It was a joke. Oh, a joke. I get jokes. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/619 "2010-09-02T23:54:56Z")
Apparently not. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457/620 "2010-09-03T02:37:05Z")
> [@descamisado](#): > > Apparently not. That’s the joke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-is-palin-giving-back-all-the-clothes/471457.md?page=32)