Real Talk!

Four days ago, Barbie maker (Mattel) announced their third quarter results and said that they could be "hurt" by the severity of the economic turndown.

I think they're missing a boat... a big boat. A vote boat. Barbie, the world's best selling fashion doll was born in 1959 and has become a world-famous icon. The Barbie label sells everything, including but not limited to dolls, toy cars, eyewear, fashions and cosmetics.

& I have to tell you, I can't look at Sarah Palin without thinking "Barbie". I don't know a single woman of my age that didn't have some kind of Barbie time in her life. & I have to think we are a large percentage of the voting demographic.

In 2000, Mattel launched a "Barbie for President" campaign and introduced a "Barbie for President" doll.

I know, I've done the Barbie shtick before, referring to Governor Palin, but the recent horang about her expensive campaign wardrobe (contributed by the Republican Party and to be donated to charity, after the election), I was reminded of the collection of clothing and accessories that have been available for Barbie dolls; over the last five decades.

Having our Barbie dolls looking good was a very important part of a young girl's life!

and our Barbie's had nice wheels, too....

and lipstick that we would never have put on a pitbull:

Barbie had a little sister doll, Skipper... hmmmm... kinda reminds me of little Piper:

And Barbie did everything, from being in the space program, skating, baton twirling, acrobatics... and had everything.... jeeps, pets, records, friends....

Just like Sarah Palin!

Even a stamp:

Ooooh deja vu!

It's hard not to like Sarah Palin's folksy, barbie ways. I don't know many kids who got a $150,000 allowance for Barbie clothes.

It's just that I don't think any of us ever played "Barbie has her hand on the nuke button".