Sarah Palin Wears Mini Skirt to Memorial Day Ceremony

Alaskans Honor Dead As Palin Pulls Diva Card

By Shannyn Moore

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/alaskans-honor-dead-as-pa_b_207986.html

In January, I spoke with a member of the Alaska Joint Armed Services Committee. He was really excited about the Memorial Day commemoration being planned; The Decoration of Honor Ceremony. Alaska is only the second state to have such a service, and I was honored to be invited.

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It was a beautiful ceremony, appreciated by the families -- touched to even be remembered after so many years, even decades for some. Many had traveled from all over the country to be recognized.

Despite several months of notice, the governor didn't commit to be at the ceremony until the morning of the event-hence her conspicuous absence in the program. Before the program went to the printers, the governor had been given a deadline. Silence. Perhaps she was waiting for Greta's call. Governor Palin insisted she be sat on stage and demanded time for a speech. She spoke before the invocation and flag presentation as to not be "off program." It was certainly appropriate for the governor to speak at such a high level ceremony, but her high level maintenance made it difficult for those that planned it.

I talked to a Republican lawmaker earlier today and told her how honored I felt to be there. She commented on the governor's attire. The most somber occasion I have attended, and the governor wore a mini skirt. Neat. Way to comfort the families of fallen soldiers; give them tickets to the "bare legs show." One side of the auditorium was waiting for the"Basic Instinct" shot, Alaska style.

Even Sarah Palin, in full diva regalia, couldn't ruin the day. She just looked cheap.

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Palin Picture at The Huffington Post link above.

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(I tried, but I'm HTML impaired.):argh:;)

Just right-click on the photo, open in new window, copy the URL, paste the URL into your post and you're done. I uploaded it to my photobucket acct so as not to steal bandwidth from the original poster. :hi:

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I don't see a mini. What I see in the photo kind of looks like her skirt is right above the knee? Though it is so dark I really can't tell. Help me here?

Edit: Never mind. I was looking at the speaker but hadn't bothered to look at her face. Sarah is sitting. And yep, there's a lot of leg showing, not that it matters all that much to me, as long as she keeps her legs closed.

that's where her skirt ends...:hi:

I was looking at the wrong person I realized, right after posting.

It is a dark picture.:hi:

practically every post I've made in the past 24 hours. I must be suffering some kind of attention deficit. :dunce:

and lipstick on her pigs.

Bad enough that she wouldn't let anyone know whether or not she was attending this event (pretty much her modus operandi these days), but to show up dressed in a mini skirt and biker jacket ... I have no words.

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she thinks she is worth. This is how low she regards her own gender. It's more sad than anything else.

but...

Not only did her decorum leading up to the event (i.e. noncommittal to attend), and not only did here physical appearance enhance her cheapness, but her legs are suffering from de-sexification due to age. Bony knees, ugly flesh. I hate commenting on SP, but, DAMN!

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and was quite disappointed in the image presented to me. She simply shouldn't be wearing miniskirts at this point in her life.

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problem is I wouldn't respect myself in the morning.

They're driven by a fantasy of those two making out after a couple drinks. FaRtknockers -- overgrown infants.

you guys are on a roll

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I'm jealous. :rofl:

Attack her about her politics. That is what's important and its not as if there isn't plenty to use against her on that score. Attacking her or any other woman about what she chooses to wear is silly and shallow.

Remember Cheney in the green parka at a funeral?

But again, his policies are far more egregious and worth attacking. Also the comparison between Cheney, who I consider pretty close to evil personified, and Palin, the bumbler, is flawed.

My response was directed to the perception that observations over whether attire is appropriate to an event is applied to men and women, and is not unique to Palin.

Here's is one of many examples:

Randi talking about the Cheney "Parka Photo" right now!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3020967

When people, male or female, wear clothing that is greatly divergent from the cultural norm for an event it will cause notice and hence, discussion.

Levels of evil are not germane.

from the norm. Shall we attack them for it?

It is not about what they (Cheney, Palin, Bush, whoever) wear. It is about what they say and what they do. Attacking people for the clothes they wear is silly and shallow.

Palin and Cheney are not ragamuffins with an empty closet.

Another point of comparison - the Bush "cowboy boots with the US Flag on them" which I believe he gave as a gift to a Chinese leader.

Nobody here is going to twitter over someone who is financially disadvantaged having limited clothing options. But we are here talking about people acting in their professional representative capacity, and quite capable of conveying an image other than disrespect.

Their clothing doesn't meet your standards. Your reasoning is that what people wear is more important than what they do or, by extension, what they are; since "are" is the result of "do".

"Your reasoning is that what people wear is more important than what they do or, by extension, what they are"

How is that at all any kind of rational conclusion based on anything I said?

I did not say clothes are "more important" than what they do, are, or anything else.

If an elected official shows up at a state funeral wearing a thong and flip flops, you'd think it was just fine since, after all, they showed up. Is that correct?

But if the thong and flip flops would raise your eyebrows, then we are not discussing a matter of principle, but a subjective line drawing exercise.

Were you fucking unconscious?

Can we stop dwelling on what people wear?

Here she is standing:



Yes, the skirt ends above the knee but it's hardly a micro mini. I'm no fan of the governor and the game she played concerning her attendance but Ms. Moore's assessment of her attire at this ceremony is just plain catty.

but Ms. Moore was there. And Ms. Moore is an Alaskan and as fed up as the rest of us up here are. We're not cutting the "lady" ANY slack. She doesn't deserve any.

But the description of the skirt was disingenuous.

"Never mind." (in Emily Wittala voice)

That 'article' is idiotic.

HuffPo publishes their share of idiocy these days it seems.

if they feel that her fashion sense is more newsworthy than her acts as governor.

by Shannyn Moore related to Sarah's "real" failures as governor, of which there are many. As I said, this particular piece may be a bit catty, but it underscores the governor's consistent lack of good common sense. A Memorial Day service should have been a somber event, not an opportunity for the governor to show off her legs. That's just my opinion -- and Shannyn's.

with a Limbaugh/Hannity-like fixation on the marginally relevant.

Palin was exposed as a light-weight nutjob last year and she has no future on the national stage. She may be news in Alaska, but in the other 49 states the weird obsession with her antics is a lame Two Minutes Hate.

You answered my question. We were posting at the same time.

I don't recall ever seeing her two oldest daughters wearing a micro mini either.

Glad to see that Sarah isn't wearing one in this more accurate photo.;-)

I still think the skirt was inappropriate to the venue. To me, it's not about the skirt, as I've been known to wear my fair share of mini skirts. It's rather, for me and speaking only for myself, more about Palin's consistant inappropriatness and her insistance in using her looks and not her brains. She thinks so little of herself that all she has is her "hotness" to get anywhere. Yes, she is beautiful. But it's sad to me that this is all she thinks she is. She actually thinks she can *wink* herself into history. She's the anti-feminist, and yet, claims to be a feminist.

definitely qualifying as a mini.

Like she thinks it's an award for her. LOL! It's not a Moose head or a Bear rug. And yes this picture is better and it's not that short. But that top looks like she got it off the streets.

What's the deal with the ill fitting red suit on the other woman ?

about the other womans red suit. not her role to make you happy about her appearance

So eloquent, well structured and all around fabulous...in addition your attention to grammer and punctuation is fantastic, as is your extensive vocabulary.

Thanks for yet another informative response.

Some skirts that hit the knee while standing will ride up that far when sitting. Regardless, how women dress shouldn't be news and people should really STFU.

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"Why can't she shoot a...." Oh, nevermind. The rest of this post is unworthy of me.

Just like that horrible grainy tiny photos is ENTIRELY unworthy of Sarah Palin's outfit!! What's the matter with you? If you're gonna post a topic like this, by criminy I expect to see some serious leggage!

The photo is really lousy. It is really dark so it is hard to see the skirt.

Yes, I said it! This ain't no Harper Valley PTA!

Alaska, the state where it snows in the middle of July. The state where moose and beavers wander the state capitol. The state where the ice never leaves the ground.

I know that women can tolerate cold better than men, but she obviously had to move her legs around to wear a miniskirt, or otherwise her legs would freeze and crack off.

This is a clear attempt to prove she's tough enough to be President in 2012. That, and shooting the wolves from planes. She's going for a Teddy Roosevelt image, but I think it's the Fur-Trimmed Teddy with Heels that she's doing.

Did you really think you wouldn't be caught?



God, now I can't even stand up. Damn you, Sarah Palin!

and I am in Indiana.

you can hunt them from helicopters.

the skirt looks shorter than it is when seated. here is Pelosi and i think she looks great. and she has better legs than Palin.

Her only qualifications are giving nutjob GOP's a boner to garner votes for the whackjob side of the aisle. And apparently she knows her only qualifications. It works for Pat Buchanan...and those creepy New Republic old farts.

That just needed to be said.

Seriously, the governor has rockin' caboose. I don't see the need to pretend she's not attractive just because her policies are dumb.

i guess...

You kids obviously never lived through the '60s.



Now get off my lawn.

How embarrassing. And my skirts at the time? Not quite that short, but close enough. I remember when girls were finally allowed to wear pants to school. :D

I loved them, still do. Unfortunately at my age they're not appropriate, I'd look ridiculous. :yoiks: :-(

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skirts so short that I did not dare bend over.

Forgive the site linked, but this is reported to have been taken on Memorial Day..




http://sarahs-accomplishments.blogspot.com/2009/05/photos-from-governor-palins-memorial.html

Isn't there enough actual despicable acts by the 'good governor' to report on without making shit up?

The event referenced in the HuffPost piece occurred on Saturday May 23. It was a Decoration of Honor Ceremony. The photos you've posted are from an event held on Memorial Day itself, May 25.

That being said, the photos posted from the May 23 event don't seem to show what I would call a "mini skirt".

if I wanted to be catty, which I am really not interested in, my wife suggested that the whore-lipstick red shoes in the pic I posted were in fact tacky for a Memorial Day event.. ;-)

the worst economic crisis since the depression & the message of the dem faithful is: palin's skirt is too short.

The fashionistas on TV, the radio and the Internet would be all over this, often in the guise of political commentary. You'd get a hundred quotes from media talkiing heads and the like saying how it was inappropriate, offensive, not becoming of a Governor/First Lady and so on

But she's a Republican so that's OK for the MSM

But allowing her to speak? The horror.

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The only thing embarrassing here is that a writer would mark themselves as a zero writing ZERO about zeroes. But probably HuffPo doesn't pay for this stuff, so nobody cares enough to do her a favor and stop this article, right?

PS - Gasp! A skirt slightly shorter than what I think is appropriate! Worn by someone I hate! Remind me again, who's supposed to be part of the "American Taliban"? Palin, or her gossip columnist "critics"? (Actually this fails to rise to the level of a gossip column.)

Then again, it's only garnered 1 rec. DU lives?

She's always looked cheap. Even with the expensive clothes she stole from the McCain campaign.

Her last campaign consisted entirely of her being pretty. She's obviously setting the stage for the next.

The OP, the article, the responses all serve mostly to remind me how large the gap is between standards for men and standards for women in our society.

And it was a lie to begin with. It's not a mini skirt, let alone a micro mini.

Oh, the stupidity.

Randi talking about the Cheney "Parka Photo" right now!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3020967

Why is it okay to discuss a male fashion faux pas, but not a female one, in your mind?

names that suggested he was a gigolo.
I'm sorry, criticize the clothes yes, but the whole whore/slut/prostitute theme in this thread IS sexist. And I hate Palin as much as anyone but this thread..turns my stomach.

but there you go.

Shameful, really.

But I don't give a fuck about her miniskirt. She'd still be an asshole in pantsuit or a neck to ankle modesty dress. She can wear what she wants

And thanks a lot for the earworm. Now I'll have "Harper Valley PTA" running through my head all day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn4-2qMErgM

Jeez...

Gimme an fing break. Notice who made the comment about the miniskirt...A Republican lawmaker. Apparently a moral conservative republican lawmaker as the skirt she wore was in no way a miniskirt. It was barely above the knee.