Earlier this week, we found out that $150000 was spent on pretty-ing up Sarah Palin. So the hockey-mom who tries to identify with the Joe-sixpacks and the common man, shops at Neiman Marcus and Saks. Nice. If I was someone contributing to the McCain-Palin campaign, I would be pretty mad right now.Yeah, you send them some of your hard-earned money, and they spend it on shoes for Palin!

Now “The View”‘s co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck has come out in support of Palin, saying that the criticism of her spending money is sexist.

Women in public are noticed a lot more for their clothing and appearance than a man in similar public view – I agree. However, it is the double standard of the whole thing that the RNC and Ms. Hasselbeck do not seem to get. How does one have the nerve to tell America, that you identify with the average American, standing in your expensive, expensive clothing – something that you know the average American could not afford, especially in these times ?

And the RNC and it’s supporters talking of sexism sounds a little odd. Didn’t they tout Palin as the “hottest” governor ? Didn’t they have those ridiculously sexist campaign buttons at the Republican Convention ?

Oh, yeah, we call her hot and objectify her, it’s OK, anyone else so much as comments on her clothes – it’s sexist !