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Wasilla, Alaska (Exclusive to The Adobo Chronicles) – Many will remember Sarah Palin’s controversial comments during a speech last year, declaring that “the nation’s high levels of debt, including money borrowed from China, was “like slavery.” While she prefaced her comments by saying “this isn’t racist,” many of her critics still believe that it actually was.

Her remarks were sharply criticized by television host Martin Bashir who cited the diaries of a former plantation overseer who punished slaves by having someone defecate in their mouth or urinate on their face. He suggested the former Alaska governor deserved the same treatment. Bashir subsequentlly apologized and resigned from his post at MSNBC.m

A couple of weeks ago, Palin posted a photograph of her and three African American ladies to her Twitter Account, with the following comment:

“Proof I am not racist. See, I’ve got black friends too — three of them, in fact!”

The ladies were, in fact, representatives of MAC (the cosmetic store) at the Pecanland Mall in Monroe, Louisiana. None of them have ever met Palin before.

Palin was in Louisiana campaigning for Republican Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) who is currently in a heated senate runoff against Senator Mary Landrieu, D-LA. The runoff will take place on December 6.

Apparently, Palin left her cosmetic bag on the plane and had to stop by the Mall for some last-minute make-up with the assistance of the MAC ladies. She thanked the ladies for “helping out with a travel emergency.”

Silicon Valley, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – As part of a tour for her new book Hard Choices, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton treated the Internet to a Q&A while visiting some of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley.

One of the most talked-about questions was: “What advice would you give to young women who are considering a career in politics/public service?”

Clinton responded by saying that women in the public arena should “grow skin as thick as the hide of a rhinoceros,” adding, “I have certainly, as you can tell, have had to learn how to do that. There’s a lot of good moisturizers I can tell you about if you’re interested.”

Soon after, the former First Lady and presumptive 2016 presidential candidate received dozens of text messages from cosmetic companies asking if she would endorse their moisturizing products. In return, the companies promised full financial backing for her presidential campaign.

Among those that contacted Clinton were manufacturers of the brands Olay, Avon, L’Oreal, Neutrogena, Nivea, Estee Lauder and Shiseido.

Clinton and her consultants are still reportedly studying the endorsement offers. “We have some time between now and the start of the 2016 campaign season,” they said.