Sarah Palin is like Grace Kelly and Jacqueline Kennedy wrapped up into one spunky package

Did the McCain campaign see more lucrative ends in ‘refining’ Sarah Palin’s appearance than actually developing her UNDERSTANDING OF OUR WORLD?

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Dunno. Looks like it.

And it WORKED.

Sarah Palin got a lot of guff for her public appearances, where she really didn’t appear to have a grip on things; however, we never gave her guff about her style.

You just can’t give her guff about her style.

Most shocking, however, is the So You Think You Can Dance? makeup artist. It’s shocking because I consistently wondered when Amy Strozzi was going to get a chance to shine . I mean, So You Think You Can Dance? is a question that many Americans encounter week after week, however, I always felt as if her talents in the facial arts were better suited for more high power pursuits. I mean, color me bad but every week that I sit down and abhor my life while watching So You Think You Can Dance?–my only consolation being the Sara Lee cupcake in my left hand and my dick in my right– I always dream of sitting on Cat Deeley’s artificially perfected face.

Gritty reality.

That said, Republicans are geniuses and have crafted quite the style icon in Sarah Palin. Everytime I see her in one of her, obviously bespoke tailored, suits; high fashion images of killing deer with a shotgun while riding an Arctic Cat and chopping wood with a machete flood my brain. These are the images that inspired Karl Lagerfeld’s foray into the coldest winter in his Pre-Fall 2009 collection.

I mean, it’s not like Sarah Palin’s fashion rival during Election 2008, the always retro and consequently boring, Michelle Obama is even in the same league. Yes, she primarily styles herself (note: she styles herself! Like a normal proletariat pauper! LOL.  Who does she think she is? LAWL.) with talented designers like Maria Pinto (formerly of Geoffrey Beene) and J-Crew, however,I tend to believe that just because you know who; doesn’t mean you know what. Right?

And those pearls! Those gaudy ass pearls! I think she’s trying to go for vintage power with vintage elegance. But she failed! HA! Instead, she got Akuma ready for a beatdown at the hands of the more subtle power of Dan.

Michelle Obama may conjure up pleasant images of Jackie-O but that’s only in the minds of the unenlightened. If you really want to see the elegance–elegance of a sunless winter in fact–head over to Wasilla, Alaska and shoot your guns at the nearest deer because Sarah Palin will probably be there.

//ESPN Sportcenter’s own Josh Elliot