Posted on 07/30/2012 8:14:51 AM PDT by Justaham
Political commentators have expressed their fury over the fact that Michelle Obama wore a jacket worth $6,800 to the pre-Olympics Opening Ceremony reception at Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Though the dazzling J Mendel jacket and skirt won critical acclaim from the style set, some pundits are furious that she elected to spend so much money on a garment while so many in the U.S. are suffering financially.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
(Just doing my Bill O'Reily imitation!)
There is a third part to that question, did someone else pay all or part of what the jacket is worth?
Politicians get to write off their clothing as a business expense. They come free with the house.
OR, they can except "gifts" from political "friends."
(I'm surprised Moochell didn't demand the queen give her - as a gift, of course - the royal crown. Does the queen not realize who she is???)
I realize that this is going to be disliked by most of our readers.
As much as I dislike the current administration and the way they are destroying this great country I would still prefer that our leaders (yes, unfortunately she is considered a leader by some people in the world) are at least well dressed.
In fact it is an even bet that the designer either loaned her the jacket or gave it to her.
Anyway I would prefer her to look at least like she is trying to look nice than see her representing this country dressed in sack cloth.
“The jacket, which was almost armour-like in style”
Heh, the first thing I thought of when I saw it was “that looks like a medieval tabard.”
As for the cost of the garment...if someone wanted to spend their own money on it, tough beans to anyone who didn’t. like it. Of course, it was probably not paid for with personal money, but the taxpayer-funded 1st Lady Budget (or whatever you call it). So, yeah, more of the same from this administration.
You bet. Liberals are just fine with limiting, controlling, and spending everyone elses money, but by golly don't you even dare think about touching their stash!
Hands off my stack, Jack! Rules are for thee - not for me!
no matter how they dress her she is still a galomphing cow with zero poise and zero elegance. There is simply no class to her.
I thought big bustles like that went out of style around 1889 or so.
A Badger wrapped in a curtain. ...
Good one! LMAO!
That’s how I feel too. As long as it wasn’t my money I could give a fidge less what her clothes cost.
Of course it is a bit hypocritical for the Obama campaign to try to tell Romney where to put his money while they spend $6800 on a blouse.
I remember when the Left Wing MSM went bonkers because Nanct Reagan bought new china for the WH even though it was paid for by private funds
It looks almost as if she’s wearing a bustle.
From the mind of Michele Obama, “Let them wear Gap.”
You can wrap a ______ in foil, but it doesn’t make it a Hershey bar.
valid point.
but, what about the money she “earned”
because of her raise after her husband became senator?
...in an “important” job,
the hospital didn’t even bother to fill,
after she left ?
-
or the money that Barack “earned”,
for an autobiography, that was an untrue “composite”,
and wasn’t even “auto-” ?
-
there is a difference, between spending money you earn,
and spending money you got by fraud and corruption...
Again we have to look for Non-US media to actually report on this stuff.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.