CBS News Reporter Criticizes Michelle Obama for Wearing $7,000 Designer Gown in 'Poor Economy'

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

On the day a poll showed Barack Obama owning the failing economic recovery, a CBS News Washington Bureau reporter questioned Michelle Obama's judgment in wearing a $7,000 gown at tonight's state dinner for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, noting that other guests "dressed more modestly."

Writing on Twitter, CBS News reporter Christine Delargy said:

Gowns by Michelle designer Naeem Khan retail avg of $7,000. Good, bad image for Obama in poor economy? Most din guests dressed more modestly 30 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

In a previous Tweet, Delargy noted her fashion expertise:

Michelle in Naeem Khan tonight. Wore same designer @ 1st state din for Indian PM. @markknoller has record of everything else. I have fashion about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

AP photos of dress here.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Hmmm. What make ye of this, my fellow Freeper???

[TomServo]

Don’t question the queen!

[tet68]

Merkel’s husband is looking at Michele like a male
praying mantis on a first date...

[Dahoser]

Looks like C^BS won't be needing their White House correspondent for a while.

[DJ MacWoW]

The Obamas don’t care what America (the peasants) thinks. Neither does the press so I’m not getting the “concern”.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

MAO, rocking the wannabe ‘Supreme’ look. Again.

It does give me HOPE that she is getting called out for the Fashionista largesse. And, I am just sure, that all these gowns are ‘loaners,’ from the designers...and Mrs. O’s staff packs them up and sends them back...otherwise???

[doc1019]

Christine will soon be out of a job.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I bet the CBS bimbo was a typical white person.

I guess she doesn’t understand that Moose-chelle wasn’t wearing a ‘designer gown.’ She was wearing BLING! And she’s earned the right to wear that bling for years of...for having accomplished...for working so hard at...

Well, heck. She just deserves it because she’s Moose-chelle!

[GnuHere]

Elly May “Moosechelle” Clampett:
“Pa, was I supposed to wear a dress over this here fancy petticoat?”

[CrazyIvan]

Where's the “She gets red dresses, we get pink slips”
outrage of the Reagan era?

[Cicero]

Is she wearing high heels under that dress? If so, maybe someone should have advised her that it’s not nice to tower over the First Gentleman of Germany.

Also, does she always have to show her shoulders like that?

[McLynnan]

Constantly exposing those “toned arms” should cost less, don’t you think? No sleeves = less fabric, less sewing.

[Krodg]

largesse

didn't you mean large ass?

[omega4179]

CBS must be too stupid to keep up with her /s

[OldMissileer]

The pResident and his Wookie have lived off of others money their entire lives.

They believe it is their right to do and have whatever they want as they think they are better than everyone else. That is why he poses like Il Duce for photographs.

[bushinohio]

If she spent her own money, then it's no ones business but hers what she pays for a dress. I personally think it's incredibly stupid to shell out $7,000 for a gown, but to each his own I guess. However, if this came out of some expense account funded with tax dollars then it's a ridiculous waste of money.

[NohSpinZone]

C^BS is dead wrong on this. Who cares what the First She-male wears? Now if she is frequently criticizing "rich" people for dressing too luxuriously like another limousine liberal, that's a different matter.

[Freddd]

Does this mean the corrupt media are tired of holding up the hyped images of the Obama’s, they created for them????