GOP On Palin's Clothing Allowance: Real Outrage Is Obama Taking Campaign Plane To Visit Grandma

[Amerigo Vespucci]

GOP Strategist On Palin's Clothing Allowance: Real Outrage Is "Obama Taking A 767 Campaign Plane To Visit Grandma" (VIDEO)

Republican strategist Brad Blakeman, responding to a question about how John McCain could square his opposition to wasteful spending with the RNC shelling out over $150,000 on clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin, said that the real outrage is Barack Obama "taking a 767 campaign plane to go visit Grandma." This is the same grandmother who raised Obama and who is very seriously ill. Blakeman continued, "Forget about the energy that is wasted, what about the hundreds of thousands of dollars to take a private trip when this guy should be humping his bags on a commercial plane or taking a smaller plane. Taking a 767 of campaign money from people who could least afford it is more of an outrage in my opinion." Anchor David Schuster, laughing, replied, "That is one of the most valiant tries I have ever seen in this entire debate about Sarah Palin's clothing allowance."

WATCH: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/23/gop-strategist-on-palins_n_137226.html

[Curtland1015]

1. WOW. What a douche bag.

Honestly, if I heard Obama needed some money to go see his dying Grandmother, I'd give it to him in a second.

If I heard he needed some money to buy a new $3000 suit, I'd laugh in his face.

[JuniperLea]

2. They have nothing...

So they keep up the stupid tricks... just makes them look all the more stupid.

There is hardly a comparison between the two issues.

[CottonBear]

3. His parents and all but one grandparent are dead so, no he shouldn't go see his grandma.

It wouldn't be a "GOP family values" thing to do." :sarcasm:

God, I hate the GOP. :grr:

[Snotcicles]

4. Schuster should have came right back with, ah-oh did you

clear, opening this can of worms with the McCain campaign?

[bunnies]

5. "clothing allowance" ?!?!

Hey asshole, there is NO SUCH THING as a clothing allowance!!!!! Nice try you despicable piece of shit. :nuke:

[bushisanidiot]

6. I love it! I hope those idiots get caught making fun of his grandma live on the air!!

they simply can't help but shoot themselves in the foot every single time they go on offense.

every. single. time.

i love it!!!

[Why Syzygy]

7. I am SO GLAD they did this!

I thought surely NO ONE could fault a man for going to see his dying mother -figure. HAHA .. W.R.O.N.G.

The heartless repukes can! Tell them to GO FOR IT. No one loves to kick granny more than red-white-blue, apple pie, hockey AMERICANS! hurrah!

[Hellataz]

8. I knew it wouldn't be long before they attacked him for leaving to see his grandma.

[nini]

9. Guess they don't really know what 'family values' really means eh?

what an asshole.