Palin flogged for Fox fashion faux pas
Craig Medred |
Jan 03, 2012
Is Sarah Palin the new Morgan Fairchild? Snarky fashion and style website, The Gloss, made the connection Tuesday after the former, half-term Alaska governor appeared on Fox News to analyze the Republican primary contest in Iowa. The Gloss was captivated not by Palin's pithy and insightful political analysis, for which Fox reportedly pays her $1 million per year, but by her clothes. In the lengthy segment, broadcast from Wasilla (or at least from somewhere with a backdrop that resembles Lake Lucille), Palin wore two "fleeces." Wherever she was, Palin must have been cold. The double-sweater faux pas led Gloss fashionistas to observe that the one-time candidate for vice president looked, in a word, ridiculous: One orange and one pink (fleece sweater), layered on top of each other. This is having her folksy affectation cake and eating it, too, if we’ve ever seen it. Though we concede it’s probably pretty chilly in Wasilla, Alaska, we’d also bet they keep the sound stages at a comfortable temperature. We did, however, appreciate being reminded of those bizarre Morgan Fairchild-starring Old Navy ads from early last decade. Wasilla, much like the rest of Alaska, has been enduring a bit of a cold snap. Recently temperatures there dropped to 15 degrees below zero. The 3,400-square-foot Palin home could be costly to heat at such temperatures. Todd Palin is reportedly out of work, and then there is the family's other 8,000-square-foot mansion in Scottsdale, Ariz., to maintain. Meanwhile, Alaska's former governor has only the Fox gig (and book royalties) to provide for the family. It is conceivable that the Palins had the heat turned way down to save money. It's also conceivable that Palin was actually broadcasting from Arizona, where everyone seems to crank the air conditioning up so high that fleece -- even double fleece -- is required inside. Watch the full Fox News video excerpt here. Alaska Dispatch encourages a diversity of opinion and community perspectives. The opinions expressed herein are those of the contributor and are not necessarily endorsed or condoned by Alaska Dispatch. Contact Craig Medred at craig(at)alaskadispatch.com
by randyk43 | January 7, 2012 - 6:01pm
Here is an idea! Don't like Palins clothing? Don't watch Fox news! I am a conservative and I do not watch Fox News, to liberal and to many lies!
by randyk43 | January 7, 2012 - 10:52am
If this is the best you can do Craig, move to Arizona yourself.
by Aapa | January 6, 2012 - 12:53pm
As painful as it was to watch Palin, I subjected myself to the whole 12-minute Fox video interview. Paying more attention to what she's wearing than what she's saying, is beside the point. It's a lazy charade at reporting on reporting. As usual, the meaning of English words often escapes Sarah. For instance, she obviously doesn't know the definition of "bodes" or "overwrought." Her comments on Trump were odd to say the least. "He has a lot to offer," she maintains, but warns that an independent candidacy "historically" hurts the challenger. Apparently, Palin's history doesn't go back as far as '92, when Perot took over 28% of the Alaska vote, 1.8% behind Clinton. More importantly, Perot's siphoning of Bush votes was clearly the deciding factor in delegate rich states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Georgia, Washington and Michigan going for Clinton. The delegates from just those six states enabled him to thrash Bush. She suggests that all the candidates have "good ideas," but that if Ron Paul gets elected he will have to surround himself with those who know better about foreign policy than he does. The Fox interviewer references, as an asset, Palin's own "energy ideas," proving he doesn't know the difference between an idea and a delusion. She refers in the singular, without naming the country, to "our ally" in the Middle East. That wouldn't be Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Kyrzygstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, of course, all of which host U.S. bases. Given her "Africa is a country" mind, we can understand her confusion. This is despite her visit to Kuwait when she only looked at Iraq but claimed to have been there. She would rather be referring to our client state, Israel, where no U.S. troops are based. An "ally" is a country that does something for another country. Israel is a country that depends on the U.S. taxpayer to unilaterally do for it, with no reciprocity. Although she was continuously prodded about her possible intent to jump into the presidential race, or accept a cabinet appointment or vice presidential nomination, she remained coy, referring only to unnamed "other people," who might be chosen. She suggests that John Huntsman needs to drop out of the race or "spend his own money," to stay in, critisizing his failure to contest the Iowa caucuses as not giving it, "the old college try." I think most of the money that has actually been spent on his race has come from his dad. She says the same about Michelle Bachmann, though Minnesota Barbie's assets are somewhat limited. Bachmann's husband owns part of his family's farm and they own his "pray away the gay" clinic and their homes. I doubt, even if they were willing, if they could raise a million bucks with which to campaign. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, is worth about $264 million. Here's the point: No matter what she wears, whether its skivvies or a hijab, she's still the same old nitwit we all know and love. If useful reporting is to be done about her, it should be directed more not to what she's wearing on her head, but what, if anything, is in her head.
by wolfcrow | January 5, 2012 - 12:39am
Hideous clothes and that wig s a joke!! The woman looks like she's aged 15 years in the last 3. The old girl is ready to be put out to pasture.
by ragnarock | January 18, 2012 - 8:16pm
i thought that was her hair not a wig, but it could be one, what is the point of a wig, is her real hair gone?,that might look better than a wig
by NorthStar | January 4, 2012 - 7:48pm
She wore an uglier outfit at the state fair once. It was absolutely hideous.
by EatWildFish | January 4, 2012 - 10:28am
The two pink and orange fleeces don't come close to the baggy leopard print top and the fuzzy pink bathrobe the Quitter has worn on previous Fox "analyses" - with the phoney fireplace blazing on and off in the background next to the crooked, unadorned Christmas tree. That, and her ill fitting cheap wigs that are always askew truly reveal how delusional the Palin fraud is. The Loser from Lake Lucille is lookin' pretty tired and her inability to complete a sentence is gettin' worse.
by Willy Rho | January 4, 2012 - 10:15am
Envious Ugly Females in the Dimwit Naz Com Media, always have something Envious and Evil to say about Palin.
by debra | January 4, 2012 - 8:25am
She possibly didn't know she needed your approval of what she dressed in. What are you dressed in? I'm sure it would meet with our approval, simply because you are free to dress the way you want to. If you are cold, you are free to dress warm, if you're warm, you are free to dress in shorts. It's your decision and I will not write a sick article about your choice of clothing!
by chasm | January 4, 2012 - 8:02am
it is also possible she is just cold blooded, like a snake. |













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