Posted on 04/01/2003 9:08:46 PM PST by Pokey78
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:05:28 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
What's a woman to wear to give a Pentagon press briefing?
Like a hothouse flower growing in a bed of moss, Victoria Clarke, the Pentagon spokeswoman with a penchant for nonregulation attire, has been attracting admirers and puritanical detractors. It's hard to believe, but the Defense Department reportedly has had to waste time fielding comments about the assistant undersecretary's jackets. The impressive Ms. Clarke delivers her crisp war briefings while seeming oblivious to the fact that she's wearing chirpy violet, preppie pink-and-green, or Mondrian color blocks from the neck down.
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You and me both.
As I said on another thread - I showed up at a meeting last night wearing cordorouys, a plaid shirt, a sweater, and cowboy boots. I was taken just as seriously as I was when I met with the same group last week wearing a suit and heels.
Regards, Ivan
Well ... actually, I do remember that Ronald Reagan had a jacket that was a green color with a patterned weave. The press hated it because it went kind of wavy on camera. So, they told the press secretary about it. I believe Reagan responded that he liked the jacket, and that was it --- he kept on wearing it.
A better question might be: Does anyone in the press question the jackets of Democrats when they are in power. Did any press person ever mention the ever-present, could stand on it's own, black pantsuit of HRC?
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