Palin’s Makeup Stylist Fetches Highest Salary in 2-Week Period

[Faygo Kid]

Source: New York Times

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.”

The payment on Oct. 10 made Ms. Strozzi the single highest-paid individual in the campaign for that two-week period. (There were more than two dozen companies that got larger payments than Ms. Strozzi). She easily beat out Mr. Scheunemann, who received $12,500 in the first half of October, and Ms. Wallace, who got $12,000. . .

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/pains-mak...

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"Joe the Plumber."

Indeed.

[notadmblnd]

1. It cost a lot of money to put that much lipstick on a pig

Who'd have thunk it?

[krkaufman]

5. Where the "pig", of course, is the McCain campaign. n/t

[heliarc]

9. In all fairness...

the correct reference is "pitbull"

[calimary]

18. DANG! Beat me to it! Paint, baby, paint!

But you know, they started it. They should know better than to give us all an opening like that.

[hobbit709]

2. $11K+ a week for putting on war paint?!

[georgecolombo]

3. Of Course...

Isn't it obvious that the make-up artist did a better job than anyone else associated with her campaign?

[DS1]

4. You ever try hold down a pig?

[TygrBright]

6. Betcha McCain's makeup stylist is steaming over this. n/t

[dakdirty]

7. They didn't pay her enough....

There's not enough makeup in the world to disguise the ugliness that is Sarah Palin.

[NashVegas]

8. People Just Hate It When Artists Demand Their Worth

[Karenina]

11. Ain't that the truth...

[not fooled]

10. Yeah, her only appeal

is superficial.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. that makeup job was terrible. the blush on her was ridiculous.

ahh well

[Critters2]

13. I agree. I do a better job on myself. I'm underpaying me, apparently. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. ..

[Benhurst]

15. Give Ms. Strozzi a break. Things have been rough since

she lost the Bozo the Clown account.

[HopeHoops]

16. I know a hippie guy with an air brush who could do it for $20 - wait, he supports Obama

[djkevvy]

17. Seems like a lot, but what they dont tell you is when she wakes up in the am, she really looks like-

Mickey Rooney.

[Benhurst]

19. Take that back!

I'm a Mickey Rooney fan.

[Nambe]

20. Palin stylist draws higher pay than policy adviser

Source: The Associated Press

An acclaimed celebrity makeup artist for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin collected more money from John McCain's campaign than his foreign policy adviser.

Amy Strozzi, who works on the reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" and has been Palin's traveling stylist, was paid $22,800, according to campaign finance reports for the first two weeks in October. In contrast, McCain's foreign policy adviser, Randy Scheunemann, was paid $12,500, the report showed. ...

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/24/palin-styli... /

[Old and In the Way]

21. Priorities.

It's always the sizzle, not the substance with this Party.

[Lorien]

22. And it shows. n/t

[thereismore]

23. Well then, that explains the lack of substance. Actually, being a repig explains it also. nt

[4lbs]

24. Wow, and people wonder why the Repub campaign is truly disorganized.

They care more about how they look than about their policies.

[LeftCoast]

25. It's a lot of hard work putting lipstick on a pig

[ejbr]

27. You're right...

the stench!!!

good one!

[Gillian]

26. This ain´t no disco, it´s a beauty pageant. Gold lipstick.

[clear eye]

28. Sounds about right

I'm not an actual competent elected official, I just play one on TV.

[MetaTrope]

29. That's $1,600 a day

or a $400 haircut every 6 hours.

[clear eye]

30. Wow. From your screenshot it looks like Fox has decided

that since they can't beat Obama, they'll have to ingratiate themselves and co-opt him.

[goddess40]

31. I'd hate to see her without makeup

if it costs that much she must be hideous underneath the face spackle

[la la]

34. sometimes, when I've been forced to watch

sarah on the teevee---i've decided she needs a good wash, rinse and repeat. Her hair sometimes looks-- how can i say this........dirty/greasy.

[LynnTheDem]

32. Joe the Six-Pack Plumber's wife spends the same amount on her makeup artist

and make up! This is so double-standard!!1!



Heh.

Hey rightwingnuts; your Palin' is more elite than most Hollywood movie stars. And you're all still dumber than doo-doo.

[doc03]

33. I heard a Repug lady this morning say she doesn't care

how much anyone pays for their clothes that's not important. I said you all cared when Bill Clinton paid $200 for a haircut, she just turned red and wouldn't answer.

[daleo]

35. Makeup artist - what an interesting term

That's a slang term for a liar - they make things up.

[Sabriel]

36. She was helping Palin's "base"

And layering it on with a trowel.

[MetaTrope]

37. No doubt with the same affectionate nickname McCain offers his wife