Blog Guy, a few days ago you did an item about how photographers cover the shoes of women candidates. I think you were just putting us on, and I’ll prove it. What kind of shoes did Sarah Palin wear at last night’s debate in St. Louis?

The highly technical term for those in the fashion industry would be reddish-brown shoes with high heels, made from some kind of reptile or something.

Hmm. Then show me a photo.

Be more specific. You want the left shoe or right shoe? Full calf, or just ankle?

Cripes! You’re right! Just out of curiosity, what kind of shoes did Joe Biden wear?

Are you serious? He’s just a guy. For all I know, he wore flip-flops.

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin shoe shots, October 2, 2008, by REUTERS/Carlos Barria and REUTERS/Don Emmert/Pool

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Hey, Blog Guy! So, are you pumped for this debate tonight? Will it be dominated by the economy, foreign affairs or what?

You didn’t know? They’ve agreed to an all-out XTREME monster debate!. Look at this photo of the stage. The candidates will use backhoes, power drills, grappling hooks, flame-throwers…

Awesome! I bet Palin comes sliding in on a snowmobile!

She wanted to, but eventually she gave up that option in return for getting to use a rocket jet pack and a chainsaw. These two are going for blood!

You really think so?

Well, that’s what Don King said at the weigh-in.

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Joe Biden, REUTERS/Carlos Barria; Sarah Palin, REUTERS/ John Gress

Workers prepare hall for debate between vice presidential candidates Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joseph Biden in St. Louis, Mo., September 30, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

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Oh, what the heck is Cindy on about now?

She’s my boss’s wife, so I can’t say anything, but I’m tryin’ to watch “Burn After Reading,” and she’s here singin’ “Copacabana.” And she’s gettin’ the words WRONG! This is embarrassing!

Maybe I’ll get that Secret Service guy over here! What is it I say again? “Garçon! Oh, garçon!“

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Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin (R) and Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York, September 25, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Okay, this is a blog for grown-ups, so I’m going to ask this straight: Does it seem like Republican candidates John McCain and Sarah Palin hug a lot more than, say, the Democratic candidates?

Being a cosmopolitan guy I also hug women I haven’t seen for a while, but I mean, these two are doing constant campaign stops all over the country together, aren’t they?

So this is like, John! Sarah! Where the heck have you been keeping yourself, John? It’s weird, Sarah, I haven’t seen you since like ten minutes ago, waiting in line for the lavatory on the plane! Come here, you!

Shouldn’t somebody ask what all this time-consuming hugging is going to do to presidential productivity if they’re elected?

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above: Republican presidential nominee John McCain is introduced and embraced by his vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 18, 2008. REUTERS/Stephen Mally

Other REUTERS hug photos by Brian Snyder, John Gress and Jim Young.

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Blog Guy, a couple of days ago you showed pictures of Sarah Palin’s shoes, and said that was an important part of covering prominent women. That was just a joke, right?

Uh, sure, if you want it to be. On the other hand, this photo here shows Sarah Palin’s shoes at a campaign appearance in Colorado yesterday, and below you can see three different pairs of former candidate Hillary Clinton’s shoes from her campaign for the nomination.

But these women were making history!

You bet, and someday one of those pairs of shoes just might be on our dollar bills! Gives you goosebumps, doesn’t it?

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above: Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin shoes are seen as she speaks in Golden, Colorado September 15, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

below: Hillary Clinton’s shoes, REUTERS Photos by Eric Thayer and Brian Snyder.

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Blog Guy, I’ve seen some recent pictures of Sarah Palin’s shoes. My impression is that readers are very interested in the shoes of important women. Do you agree?

You’re so right! When people hear about a woman in a prominent position, the first thing they always ask is, ”What about her shoes?”

Shoe coverage is an important sub-specialty in journalism. For example, France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. As you can see in this photo combo, we cover her shoes nearly as comprehensively as the rest of her.  

So, you mean you have photographers who specialize in shooting women’s shoes at a news event?

Of course. That’s their sole purpose, so to speak. 

And they work alone?

No, usually they team up with our handbag photographers.

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above: The shoes of Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin as they stand at an event in Dayton, Ohio August 29, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress

below: REUTERS photos of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy by Stephen Hird, Darren Staples, Benoit Tessier, Yannis Behrakis

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Quick quiz: Republican presidential candidate John McCain is saying…

“Wave, Cindy! I think that’s my first wife over there!”

“Is that jerk fooling anybody with that comb-over?

“There’s one of the guards from the Hanoi Hilton! Yo! Nguyen!”

“Look what that sign says about me! It says… Oh. Never mind.”

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Republican presidential nominee John McCain, his wife Cindy (R) and vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin take the stage at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado September 6, 2008. REUTERS photos by Brian Snyder

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Blog Guy, recently you had pictures of John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden all eating ice cream, and you said give Sarah Palin a few days and she would also be pandering to ice cream voters. Well, she’s an independent-minded rebel, so are you ready to take it back?

You should check out these pictures of Palin in Wisconsin yesterday. As I predicted, she’s already cramming those icy scoops past her lips as fast as she can.

That’s awful! I expected more! What flavor did she order?

Something with the unfortunate name “Moose Tracks.”

Oh dear. Why is it called that?

I can’t say for sure, but the shop was named The Chocolate Factory, so you connect the tracks. So to speak.

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Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin tastes her “Moose Tracks” ice cream cone during a campaign stop at The Chocolate Factory with U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, September 5, 2008. REUTERS/ Brian Snyder

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