White House fury at 'false' claims Michelle Obama 'closed off Agent Provocateur's Madison

Daily Mail ^ | 1/30/12 | Tamara Abraham

[Nachum]

The White House today issued an angry denial following claims that Michelle Obama indulged in a $50,000 shopping spree at a luxury lingerie boutique in New York. According to a report in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday, Agent Provocateur's boutique in Madison Avenue, New York, was partially closed off for the U.S. First Lady. But Kristina Schake, Director of Communications for First Lady Michelle Obama told MailOnline this morning: 'This story is 100 per cent false.' The Telegraph claimed: 'Michelle Obama has risked the wrath of cash-strapped Americans by indulging in a $50,000 shopping spree at Agent Provocateur...

[Nachum]

Silently munching popcorn...

Full title: White House fury at 'false' claims Michelle Obama 'closed off Agent Provocateur's Madison Avenue boutique to spend $50,000 on lingerie'

[mom4melody]

You mean she’s mad this became public?

[agere_contra]

Total fabrication.

It was $48000, tops.

[Nachum]

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[RetroSexual]

Silently munching popcorn...

Same here. True, or not, the real problem is that it's plausible.

[philman_36]

So what will the story be when Agent Provocateur shows up with the receipt?
The IRS can't be sicced on 'em to stop 'em from doing so as they're a British company.

[Jonty30]

I’m sure that when Michelle Obama enters a store, the Secret Service freely allows people to enter or leave the store.

[KansasGirl]

Wonder how many dollars Kristina Schake is paid tell lies on behalf of Michelle.

[musicman]

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[Noumenon]

“Let them (whitey) wear Fruit of the Looms.”

[Triple]

The denial is very likely completely accurate. She did not spend exactly $50,000.

Was the bill more or less, that is the key question?

[philman_36]

'Along with the the Queen of Qatar, Sheikha Mozah, she closed off part of Madison Avenue to spend time in the luxury lingerie shop.'
And despite the claim that...'Agent Provocateur never discusses any of its clientele or their purchases.'
...Agent Provocateur isn't denying that Sheikha Mozah was shopping there or that she was a customer.

[ml/nj]

I don't know about this store but NYC has plenty of clothing stores, which cater to wealthy clientele, that operate by appointment only.

ML/NJ

[NativeNewYorker]

Every time a member of a White House family shops in Manhattan, the nearby streets are shut. I don’t know if she shopped at that joint, but if she did, there is no question the cops closed off Madison Ave.

[wbill]

It was $48000, tops. Was that, like, because of a surcharge for extra fabric costs?

[libstripper]

For some strange reason, the skimpier and sexier any langere is, the more revolting and totally contrary to the immutable laws of profitable pornography, the more revolting an image of Moochelle becomes.

[philman_36]

The London paparazzi weren't there to record this for prosperity?

Paparazzi snap Pippa Middleton up to 400 times a day
Amazing!

[nascarnation]

Who would you want to take pics of?

Pippa or MooseChelle.....LOL