"They promised me 'First Dude' would win!"

I guess she bet Bristol's latest earnings on the loser at Belmont yesterday.

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She even does the Dubya pout...

UPDATE: At least the horse didn't quit halfway through the race!

And, over at Virtually Speaking this evening, Culture of Truth alerted me to this latest compulsive lie from the Boreal Narcissus:

Sarah Palin’s limo driver got lost for over an hour on the way from JFK airport to Belmont Park. That’s why she had no time to change her clothes from the white t-shirt, capri pant, baseball cap ensemble to something more appropriate for the “much more formal than that” Belmont Stakes.

First, a limo driver in New York getting lost? Don’t they know the place like the back of their hand (or their palm?) And don’t they have those little gizmos that tell them exactly where to go? And wouldn’t you think that if you’re a VIP limo company sending someone to pick up Sarah Palin you’re going to send a veteran professional and not some newbie who has no idea where he’s going?

So like her little Idaho expedition, in which she conned the Idaho Republican Party to buy her new clothes because the airlines "lost her luggage", Sarah Palin once again blames an innocent third party for her inappropriate appearance. Maybe she was hoping to get a wreath of roses to wear.

Comments

[Greg]

She did not get the memo that the Belmont Stakes is not a NASCAR event. T-shirts, plaid and ball-caps are not appropriate dress in the VIP section of a Triple Crown event.

[Capt. Bat Guano]

President Palin. It could happen. She be one small minded and viscous little bitch, with a generous dollop of sociopathy.

[Keith Olberman]

What a stupid twat.

[Scott C.]

I like a potential Leader of the Free World who takes the time to smell her own upper lip; it just shows she's ready to respond with alacrity to those tiresome old Gotcha! questions.

REPORTER: "Governor, what did you have for lunch?"

PALIN: (SNIFF!) "Olive loaf on a bed of shredded Kraft American Singles and iceberg lettuce, with a white wine spritzer. SUCK IT, lamestream media!"

[queek]

WTF is she wearing on her head?

[Jesus X. Crutch]

Queek, I think it's some kind of ridiculous Jesus hat, like all the douchebags are wearing to the Jersy shore.

[psychobroad]

At first glance I thought it was the cross that's on the rebel flag.

[queek]

Thank you Jesus!

psychobroad that's EXACTLY what I saw it as! Who puts a cross on it's side like that?

[Osceola]

Nice rack though.

[pansypoo]

you are forgetting the starbursts in the drivers eyes.

i swear cheeney made that face too.

[watertiger]

The Mudflatters are trying to determine if the rack is new, Osceola.

And nice black bra under thin white t-shirt. Very presidential.

[moistenedbink]

Looks like she's giving the stink eye to someone who yelled something less than favorable about her.

[Sandia Blanca]

The rack is, how you say, temporary. Puffs, perhaps?

[queek]

The Mudflatters are trying to determine if the rack is new, Osceola.
Being an expert in these matters I cast my vote for new!

BTW the new rack in the black bra in that revealing top goes well with cross on the hat!

Maybe someone called her on her new rack?

[scotianova]

ew — just checked out the Irish Central link above, and I'd never noticed how much her mascara looks like blanket stitching — gah!! :(

[hauksdottir]

Whether the boobs are surgically lifted/enhanced or mechanically lifted/enhanced will be evidenced in the next couple of weeks. :shrug: Sneaking into the audience of American Idol seems to be the only time this year that Palin hid from the cameras. She attracts them the way dung attracts flies.

My take is that she had NO idea how to dress-up for a summer horse race (maybe she thinks "a derby hat" is something the jockeys wear?), and so she lied to cover her ignorance.

This is where Bristol's PR firm could have helped by doing a spot of research to save massive clean-up later. Or any of those highly-paid consultants sucking money out of SarahPAC could have spent 5 minutes with Google and another 5 to send the Palins trackside information. For 10K/month or more, her advisers ought to work at being helpful. The general information page for the Belmont racetrack is clear that there is a dress code. "Required" is not a weasel word.

"Elegant attire has long been a tradition at Belmont Park. Ladies & Gentlemen who honor this tradition are always appreciated.

People 12 years and over must abide by the dress code."

[snip]

Belmont Stakes Day – Gentlemen: Suits or sports jackets required; Ladies: Dress, skirts or pant suits. No jeans or shorts permitted.

http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/GeneralInformation/GeneralInformation/GeneralInformation.shtml

A check around some of the other notable races and racetracks reveals the same thing. VIPs dress up for horse races, because of tradition: "The Sport of Kings", and because fans go to see the beautiful people as much as to watch a 2 minute race.

http://www.saratogaracetrack.com/faq/

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2927046/kentucky_derby_fashion_what_to_wear.html

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-05-12/features/bs-st-preakness-fashion-20100512_1_preakness-second-jewel-hat

[punaise]

Maybe she was hoping to get a wreath of roses to wear.

she is such the neigh-sayer. trying to outdo Whinny Mandela?

[hauksdottir]

The image at Irish Central is her OFFICIAL "Governor of the State of Alaska" portrait. She is not allowed to use it to promote herself. (And, yes, it is on all the SarahPAC advertising.) It is the property of Alaska. Official portraits give a face to the authority of government.

Since she walked away from her job, she ought not be able to use that image anywhere. She has no authority.

[julia]

a) You can pretty much see Belmont Park from JFK. It's a five minute drive.

b) She was planning on changing her clothes at the track? In what, the bathroom? That's significantly nastier than underdressing.

c) That's not a baseball cap. That's a gimme cap. Sarah Palin wears gimme caps on planes?

[carol]

I like the elegant pose that goes with her elegant attire. I'd think this one place her beauty queen training would be appropriate.

[Willie Shoemakers ghost]

I've known smarter horses.

[heydave]

Yeah, try to convince me she's not just a pouty whore.

[Jim]

b) She was planning on changing her clothes at the track? In what, the bathroom? That's significantly nastier than underdressing.

Yeah, does not compute. Can you imagine the shrieking tantrum endured by whatever assistant she decided is to blame?

[snuffella]

I think she's going for the Lindsay Lohan look...black bra, tight white T, hair extensions. Wonder what get up she'll wear when she dress rehearses for the Rapture at the Western Wall?

[WibbleWobble]

It looks like the Tit Fairy has paid a visit to Wasilla.

[pansypoo]

what woman can't change in a car?

[punaise]

what woman can't change in a car?

the car lacked spare attire.

[Bruce388]

She just realized she's in a blue state. One of the high-IQ ones.

Does she ever spend any time in Wasilla these days? Did Joe McGinnis rent the house next door to her for nothing? Will he never see her in her 350-acre "swimming hole?"

[blondie]

I don't know. The cross on her cap looked suspiciously confederate to me at first glance.

[Mr Sippi]

You say a limo driver wouldn't get lost. He might if he was a good union man, well aware of his one time ride's attitude toward people who work for a living. A small job action perhaps.

[Jim]

The best thing is, you can see in that picture how all her buttons are being pushed as she imagines people are pointing and giggling because of her outfit.

Little tip, Sarah: they're laughing at your stupid, not your t-shirt.

[evie]

How I hate this woman, let me count the ways...

[montag]

This is definitely one of those times that I wish my mother's warning, "one of these days, your face will freeze like that," was true.

[g]

She's got those little Laura Bush cigarette lip-wrinkles

[wa ching]

Maybe she thought it was a NASCAR event?

[Big City Mary]

Does any picture of this woman scream "trailer park trash" more than this one? Not even the turkey farm blood fest holds a candle to the visible black bra. This picture, with the words "Is this your next President?" would be the very thing to energize the GOTV for the Dems in 2010.

[bubba]

I bet she is a FUN date.... Her mouth never quits moving!!!