Palin's Makeup Artist: $22K For 2 Weeks

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The NY Times is reporting that the highest paid McCain staffer for the first half of October is the one responsible for lipsticking the pit bull:

Who was the highest paid individual in Senator John McCain's presidential campaign during the first half of October as it headed down the homestretch?

Not Randy Scheunemann, Mr. McCain's chief foreign policy adviser; not Nicolle Wallace, his senior communications staff member. It was Amy Strozzi, who was identified by the Washington Post this week as Gov. Sarah Palin's traveling makeup artist, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday night.

Ms. Strozzi, who was nominated for an Emmy award for her makeup work on the television show "So You Think You Can Dance?", was paid $22,800 for the first two weeks of October alone, according to the records. The campaign categorized Ms. Strozzi's payment as "PERSONNEL SVC/EQUIPMENT."

So there you have it.

Clothing and Accessories: $150,000.00.

Makeup: $22,000.00.

Per Diem Travel Allowance for Staying in Own House: $16,000.00

Money Suckered Out of Undecided Joe the Plumber: $100.00

Telling a huge crowd of people that you're not going to cut their taxes, but you are going to cut taxes for corporations and wealthy individuals, and having them cheer you for it: Priceless.

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Filed Under: Republicans, 2008 President, Sarah Palin

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