Sarah Palin's stylist highest paid campaign staffer

by Susan Wagner (Subscribe to Susan Wagner's posts) Oct 27th 2008 4:00PM

In the first two weeks of October, the highest paid member of the McCain campaign staff wasn't a pollster, or a strategiest. It wasn't a bodyguard or a trusted campaign aid. The highest paid member of the McCain team was Sarah Palin's makeup artist.

Amy Strozzi, who was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the reality show "So You Think You Can Dance?" has been traveling with the Governor as she campaigns for the White House. Records released this week show that she was paid $22,800 for the first half of October. A hairstylist, Angela Lew, was paid $10,000 for the same period.

Critics claim that Palin's recent cosmetic indulgences -- $150,000 worth of new clothes, personal stylists -- are detracting from her Hocky Mom image. But is it possible that America's Hocky Moms see in Sarah Palin what they aspire to themselves?

What do you think -- is this a case of a campaign gone awry, or a mom getting some well-deserved pampering?

Source

Comments (3)

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ninainindia 10-28-2008 @ 1:32AM

It's a waste of money and I probably also don't want to know what Obama and McCain spend on their outfits etc.

Ellen from MindBites.com 10-28-2008 @ 8:52AM

So, I have given this some thought and I think that there is a chance that the $22k in makeup expenses and $10k in hair expense probably includes a lot of travel reimbursement. If these people are going city to city with Sarah, there are some major air and hotel expenses racking up.

I don't think when Sarah is sitting in the chair having loads of base and eyeshadow applied and preparing to get her butt grilled by people like Katy Couric, she feels at all like she is relaxed and pampered.

Do I think this is a good use of money? No I do not. I think she piles on the makeup and wears her hair in a matronly updo to make herself look older. I think if we saw her in her natural state with a little bit of mascara and pink lipgloss on and her hair all long and flowing, she would not be taken seriously. Even with her mature disguise, she still has a hard time with respect and credibility.

If you are at all curious about how to dress and look like Sarah Palin for a lot less than $150k plus $22k plus $10k, check out this free tutorial.

http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/668-how-to-dress-like-sarah-palin

Baron 10-28-2008 @ 10:30AM

Both parties spend way to much money on things. It is trivial when you get down to it though. They were given that money to spend on the campaign, this is just part of it. I'm sure we would all be appalled if we were to dig through the finical transactions of both parties.

How To Submit Photos:
If you'd like your children (any age will do!) featured on ParentDish, upload photos into the ParentDish Flickr Pool. Be sure to read our main Flickr page for more information.