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Wearing the Pants {Mrs. Clinton}
Washington Post ^ | December 9, 2007 | Robin Givhan

Posted on 12/13/2007 6:21:53 AM PST by 3AngelaD

...How many pantsuits does Hillary Clinton have in her closet? And does she ever wear them in the same combination more than once? The pantsuit is Clinton's uniform. Hers is a mix-and-match world, a grown-up land of Garanimals: black pants with gray jacket, tan jacket with black pants...There are a host of reasons to explain Clinton's attachment to pantsuits. They are comfortable. They can be flattering, although not when the jacket hem aligns with the widest part of the hips (hypothetically speaking, of course). Does she even have hips?...

Women have come a long way from the time when wearing a pair of pants was considered "borrowing from the boys." So it would be highly regressive to suggest that the candidate is using trousers to heighten the perception that she can be as tough as a man. And yet . . .

This is a campaign in which gender stereotypes are being challenged even as the old assumptions are proving stubborn and resilient....

With the male candidates, the nuances of their attire matters: the fit of the suit collar, the color of the tie. But with Clinton, one must first get past distractions such as that pink blazer -- the one John Edwards didn't like so much -- before the details can be considered.

What would possess a woman to wear a jacket the color of a geranium in full bloom and then imply she doesn't want anyone to notice or comment on her clothes? Yes, a woman can still be taken seriously, viewed as tough and celebrated for her ideas even if she is wearing a sunshine yellow suit. But someone, somewhere, is also going to notice that she is dressed like a solar flare. Clinton is too smart not to know that....

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; garanimals; herthighness; hillary; hillaryclinton; mixandmatch; olcrusty; oldcrusty; pansuits; pantsuit; piaps
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1 posted on 12/13/2007 6:21:54 AM PST by 3AngelaD
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To: 3AngelaD

I think Thatcher used to dress colorfully, and she always wore a handbag. But she’s Thatcher...and Clinton is something else to say the least


2 posted on 12/13/2007 6:24:30 AM PST by ConservativeDude
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To: 3AngelaD
To: Robin Givhan
Washington Post

Re: Sen Clinton's Pantsuits

That's why she's known on FR as PIAPS!

Pig In A Pants Suit

3 posted on 12/13/2007 6:24:31 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: 3AngelaD
one must first get past distractions such as that pink blazer -- the one John Edwards didn't like so much

How many times did he wear it?

4 posted on 12/13/2007 6:27:08 AM PST by andyandval
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To: 3AngelaD

I think she thought that wearing pant suits would make her stronger, but I think she would mix it up more with dresses if she had started over again.


5 posted on 12/13/2007 6:27:30 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: 3AngelaD
Some of her outfits are worse than others...


6 posted on 12/13/2007 6:28:16 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
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To: napscoordinator

Yesterday, someone posted a picture of N. Korea’s leader to show a comparison of his wardrobe and Hillary’s. Pretty close.


7 posted on 12/13/2007 6:29:10 AM PST by aimhigh
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To: 3AngelaD

Mrs. Clinton is tastefully dressed once in a while.


8 posted on 12/13/2007 6:29:32 AM PST by Tax-chick (Every committee wants to take over the world.)
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To: 3AngelaD

Its her version of the Mao jacket.


9 posted on 12/13/2007 6:29:47 AM PST by Bruinator ("It's the Media Stupid.")
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To: 3AngelaD
Hillary is going to have major pantsuit envy later at today's debate.

"Diamonds or pearls?"

"What is your favorite color of pantsuit Hillary?"

"Oh really? That's mine too! I am so voting for you, girl!"

10 posted on 12/13/2007 6:30:00 AM PST by jdm
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To: aimhigh

I think I saw the comparison too. I just can’t believe that she would do that intentionally. I don’t agree with anything she stands for but I think she is somewhat sane and wants the presidency and can’t imagine doing anything to hurt her chances. Now after she wins...shutter, then anything goes with her.


11 posted on 12/13/2007 6:32:25 AM PST by napscoordinator
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12 posted on 12/13/2007 6:33:59 AM PST by traditional1 (Thompson/Hunter '08 OR Hunter/Thompson '08)
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To: reagan_fanatic


13 posted on 12/13/2007 6:34:01 AM PST by traditional1 (Thompson/Hunter '08 OR Hunter/Thompson '08)
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To: 3AngelaD

It is important to discuss Hillary’s fashion sense as it indicates how she will act as the leader of the free world.

Washington Post refuses to focus on charges laid out in “Whitewash: What the Media Won’t Tell You About Hillary Clinton, but Conservatives Will “ co-authored by L. Brent Bozell and Tim Graham.


14 posted on 12/13/2007 6:34:33 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Democrat, a synonym for Traitor)
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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother

And they pass this drivel off as legitimate political commentary.


15 posted on 12/13/2007 6:36:23 AM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: 3AngelaD
Does she even have hips?...

Do bears [blank] in the woods? Is the Pope Catholic? Is Al Gore full of bear [blank]?

16 posted on 12/13/2007 6:36:39 AM PST by DManA
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To: ConservativeDude

That was when LADIES wore dresses, and looked, smelled and acted like a woman.


17 posted on 12/13/2007 6:42:00 AM PST by Coldwater Creek
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To: reagan_fanatic

Sweet mother of pearl, where was the toxic warning, fer cryin out loud? Now my mouse refuses to scroll for fear of what will come next.


18 posted on 12/13/2007 6:47:42 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
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To: DManA

I have seen her in person on numerous occasions and if someone told her to haul a**, she would have to make several trips.


19 posted on 12/13/2007 6:49:48 AM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: jdm

The ugly stick was busy on her.


20 posted on 12/13/2007 6:49:49 AM PST by bmwcyle (BOMB, BOMB, BOMB,.......BOMB, BOMB IRAN)
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