Maybe the First Lady needs better advice

Originally Posted By velo

thank you, SPP.

 

Originally Posted By DAR

When I left the house today I had to decide whether I was going to wear my $80 Nike Running Shoes or my $50 K-Swiss Shoes.

 

Originally Posted By Mr X

Just so long as you stop wearing those butt ugly Bruno Maglis.

Sheesh.

 

Originally Posted By FaMulan

FaMulan, guess you did not spend too much time googling whether the former First Lady helped at a food bank or not during her time at the White House. <<

Did I say I researched the subject of Laura Bush's good works? NO. I said I didn't recall if she did similar charitable works. I recall her reading stories to children in the White House, only because they were widely publicized.

And, think on this angle. Mrs. Obama paid $540.00 to a retailer, who employed a manufacturer, who employed suppliers benefitting the greater economic food chain and perhaps saving jobs.

This is such a major case of making a mountain out of a mole hill that it isn't even funny and quite sad.

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

What is quite sad is that you felt you needed to comment on Laura Bush. She had nothing to do with this thread at all.

Your comment came across as a thinly veiled dig-more than 1 person saw through it. All First Ladies do plenty of photo ops-at most of the very same places.

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

For a big laugh all you have to do is go to CNN and search for McCain+shoes. There you will see that CNN did a big to do on John McCain's $520 loafers. This 3 minute presentation by CNN was done during the election.
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They pointed out all the places that McCain was seen wearing these $520 Feragamo loafers and how DARE he wear them to a grocery store.

The biggest laugh for me is in this piece Michelle and O are interviewed and she makes a big ol deal about how her DH only has 4 pair of shoes and his pants are years old and don't even look at his shoes. Press trying to convince the public that the Obamas are just common folk not dressing at all like the McCains.

Guess Michelle should give her poor husband some of her shoe money so that he can have shoes that she can show the press-lol.

Gee all you rabid dems. Maybe you should have just taken the OP's original statement (that maybe Mrs O needed better advice-which looked to be true in this instance) instead of all the baloney you posted. Makes those of you that did, look foolish-let alone rabid.

 

Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

"Gee all you rabid dems. Maybe you should have just taken the OP's original statement (that maybe Mrs O needed better advice-which looked to be true in this instance) instead of all the baloney you posted. Makes those of you that did, look foolish-let alone rabid."

Be careful we don't bite you in the ass then.

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

<They pointed out all the places that McCain was seen wearing these $520 Feragamo loafers and how DARE he wear them to a grocery store. >

It was a silly non-news story some in the media were trying to make "news" with then, and that's what the current story is also. Both those things can be true, you know, unless you insist on looking at this from a partisan slant.

<Gee all you rabid dems. Maybe you should have just taken the OP's original statement (that maybe Mrs O needed better advice-which looked to be true in this instance) >

Um, no it doesn't. It's more likely Mrs. Obama put them on not long before she stepped into a car, and even if she does have a handler just looking at her clothes (which is not even confirmed), that person is more likely to be looking at her dress or hair or makeup than her shoes, particularly shoes that look very much like $45 athletic shoes that I have in MY closet.

Pointing out the silliness of all this does not constitute "rabid," it actually constitutes calm, and keeping things in perspective.

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

+Be careful we don't bite you in the ass then+

Note to self: Get rabies shot

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

Dabob2, what makes this whole shoe thing partisan is that pitiful interview with the O's and how Senator O did not have much in the way of clothes-boo hoo, and don't even look at his shoes (her saying that-not me).

Of course, this was all done while the liberal media were knocking each other down covering McCain's shoes.

Maybe the Goodwill can help poor President O out with another pair of shoes!

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

>>Pointing out the silliness of all this does not constitute "rabid," it actually constitutes calm, and keeping things in perspective.<<

Yes, which seems lost on the intended recipients. As usual.

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

>>they didn't advise her not to<<

Was you there? No? Oh, so you're just leaping to various conclusions based on ... nothing at all but your very own bias.

>>Get over it libs<<

And there's the phrase that pays, kids! Maybe next post you can work in a reference to the "MSM".

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

+Was you there+

LOL-gotta hate the lack of an edit button.

No to answer your question -I was giving the First Lady the benefit of the doubt (hoping that she really is a smart cookie) and that her selection of shoes (which she made a BIG OL thing about when McCain was wearing his) was someone else's poor advice and judgement.

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

<Dabob2, what makes this whole shoe thing partisan is that pitiful interview with the O's and how Senator O did not have much in the way of clothes-boo hoo, and don't even look at his shoes (her saying that-not me).>

Um, no. She was commenting on her husband's shoes, not her own. Women normally have more expensive taste in shoes than men, and I know a lot of otherwise frugal women who, for whatever reason, will splurge on shoes almost before anything else. If she'd said "I hardly have any shoes, boo hoo," then you might have a point. Since she didn't...

<Of course, this was all done while the liberal media were knocking each other down covering McCain's shoes. >

One lame CNN story does not constitute "knocking each other down." I barely even remembered this McCain thing, so it must have been a one or two day "story," tops. And did any of the liberals here start a thread on it? No? I rest my case.

This really is the silliest thread in a good long while.

 

Originally Posted By piperlynne

**hangs head in shame for posting much less even reading this irrelevant and stupid topic -- and would be just as ashamed if she read and responded to one about ANY one - except maybe a shoe spokesperson for a major shoe company**

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

Nice try Dabob2-if you had either remembered or bothered to look it up before posting-it was more than 1 piece-just like Mrs O has had more than 1 piece written about her shoes.

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

+Um, no. She was commenting on her husband's shoes, not her own. Women normally >>+

Um-ya, that's exactly what I said. SHE commented on her husband's shoes ONLY because there was a news story the Dems had whipped up about McCain's shoes.

Really, Dems-the big ta do that you have made in this whole topic just to be shown that you all did the same thing with the other guys. Geez.

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

+*hangs head in shame for posting much less even reading this irrelevant and stupid topic --+

Then why are you still posting? I don't understand the need to let us all know that you don't want to be involved with the topic anymore-yet you still post to it.

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

<Nice try Dabob2-if you had either remembered or bothered to look it up before posting-it was more than 1 piece-just like Mrs O has had more than 1 piece written about her shoes.>

It was one piece... followed by other pieces reporting on the piece. That's how "news" often happens these days, sadly. Someone reports something silly, the person in question is asked to respond to it, and suddenly it's "news." As I said, it was silly when it was about McCain, and it's silly now that it's about Obama. That's the bottom line - the overarching (pun intended) silliness of it all.

<<+Um, no. She was commenting on her husband's shoes, not her own. Women normally >>+

<Um-ya, that's exactly what I said. >

I know. And I was pointing out context. She was asked about her husband's shoes. She said they were nothing special. Any evidence that's not the case? So, in other words, she said something honest in response to a silly question. And yet you called that "partisan" and faulted her for it. Interesting.

<SHE commented on her husband's shoes ONLY because there was a news story the Dems had whipped up about McCain's shoes.>

Not "Dems," CNN. And once she was asked the silly question, she was sort of obligated to give an answer. As I said, silly then and silly now.

<Really, Dems-the big ta do that you have made in this whole topic just to be shown that you all did the same thing with the other guys. Geez.>

Again, no. No Dem started a topic here about McCain's shoes, did they? Yet someone started one here about Obama. That says about all you need to know.

"We" didn't do the same thing with the other guys; CNN started a non-story and called it "news," and others picked up on it, as happened with the Obama non-story. But as far as LP goes, there was no thread on McCain's shoes as far as I know.

 

Originally Posted By charming husband

Guess you didn't watch the 3 minute tape that was on CNN on that interview with Michelle-huh?

She was not asked about the shoes-she made sure that she got it in there though.

Then there is the amusing piece by Michael Shaw-Aug 19


<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-shaw/reading-the-pictures-emth_b_119760.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...760.html</a>

With not only pics of McCain and HIS shoes but a sad pic of O with HIS shoes where he has his feet up for the shot and SURPRISE his shoes have holes in the bottom of them! LOL!

Shaw's comments regarding O's shoes are...

"celebrity style and ostentatious wealth is not what immediately comes to mind..."

Wow-what a difference a few months make! LOL!