Michelle Obama Shows Off 'Limited' Handy Skills on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

People ^ | 9-24-11

[tal hajus]

Fashion nightmare indeed! WHAT does this woman have against sleeves?

[maggief]

Move that bus! PING!

Bonus:

President Barack Obama walks with first lady Michelle Obama as they leave the stage during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards in Washington Saturday Sept. 24, 2011.

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[maggief]

Peter Soronen corset belt.

[madison10]

Are those ‘window treatments’ (gay term for curtains) Ø is putting up?

It's not the "gay term". It's the seamstress/sewist term, the one used in the business of fabrics and decorating; however, since "he" is putting them up you may be correct. ;)

[McLynnan]

So the boob belt is pleated and now called a “corset.” The only nice thing I can say is at least she put on one of her wigs and isn’t showing off her armpits, her back, her chest, etc. So much bling with combination of the sparkly skirt, 40 bracelets and necklace. The top looks like a long sleeved cotton t-shirt and you can see the outline of her bra. Tacky.

[CAluvdubya]

It offered to buy the home (after 2 years, because I guess there are tax penalties if you sell an Extreme House before then), assist the father in downsizing to a home where he didn’t have to unscrew lightbulbs to make ends meet, and renovated the Extreme Home into a retreat centre.

One of the other major problems with making these homes so big is that the property values go up. That means increased property taxes that the homeowner can't afford as well as the increase in monthly electric (etc.) bills.

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[bvw]

The slide show linked to this Wall Street Journal article does mention how LARGE basic monthly costs became for these monster homes, and also suggests that the extravagant homes become white elephants too big, too different, way off scale from the neighborhoods around them. Impossible to sell.

Still, the modality of complaint seems to be that the owners attempt to live off the houses by mortgaging and re-mortgaging.

Wall Street Journal, APRIL 6, 2010
Realty Check: 'Extreme Makeover' Downsizes Its Dream Homes
Producers of Hit TV Show See Bad Loans, Dashed Dreams, Default

[afraidfortherepublic]

Still, the modality of complaint seems to be that the owners attempt to live off the houses by mortgaging and re-mortgaging.

Doesn't the mortgage banker bear part of that blame?

BTW, I think Michelle looks pretty good in all these pictures. And I have been as critical as anyone over her appearance these past 3 years. Is anyone serious that she should wear a wig when working outdoors in the summer heat? Really? Would you?

I clicked on this thread because I thought she was going to look dreadful in that sparkly skirt, but I was pleasantly surprised, and the "corset" belt is stunning on her. Until tomorrow and she appears in something gawdawfuul, I think she's finally found her style. I hate the Bounty dress, however. THe rest of it is pretty good.

I just came home from Church, so I guess I'm a bit "off" my insult game. LOL. Or, Lord, have mercy!

[maggief]

I admit she looks pretty good at the CBC dinner. My complaints are with the CBC and 0’s remarks, but I digress ... ;)

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[bvw]

Well, the human body is a marvel of G-d's creation. ANY human body. I would not criticize her body, what for doing so? But there are related areas of proper criticism, imo. Like numero uno, how much of our taxpayer booty she spends decorating her booty, ALL the costs, including taxpayer paid travel of herself and of her clothiers and style advisors. One gathers such burden that our beloved Congress has allowed her to foist on the yoked oxen of taxpayers is SIGNFICANT, prolly in the 7 to 8 figures to outfit her 12 or 14 or 16 figure. (I'm no expert on women's clothing sizes)

As regards the mortgage banks, well they are cronies to the statist and corrupt pol like Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, ranking dreaded lobbyist operators like the Daschles and Jamie Gorelick and the Black Oligarchy that seems to run Fannie and Freddie, many urban cities and to which Michelle her awkwardness is tightly cleaved.

[mojitojoe]

She’s also a vacation whore, a clothes whore and a lobster whore. Lots more whores I can call her but since it’s Sunday, I’ll go easy on Big Mo.

[mojitojoe]

First Lady? LMAO! You call that thang a FL?? BWAHAHAHAHA. She's every bit as rotten and evil as that sorry POS TOTUS. I want you to search for Alinsky rule #5. Learn it, use it, live it, breathe it because the other side does. Stop being a sissy.

When this day comes, then and only then will I maybe stop making fun of that b*tchy beast.

[mojitojoe]

Most likely a Paulbot. Hated Bush, hates Limbaugh, past posts all point to him being a Ron Paul fan.

[Palladin]

Typical. These types never appreciate what is done for them.

[mojitojoe]

"Plastic surgery? Moi?"

[mojitojoe]

I don’t care that her physical appearance resembles the salt monster from a Star Trek episode. ________________________________

[Palladin]

Vacation Whore:

[mojitojoe]

You summed her up very nicely but I'm still not sure she is not a he.