The Drudge Report has the latest candidate for the Omission Watch, especially considering how much the networks have displayed their white-hot love for Michelle Obama. The First Lady had the political cluelessness to wear $540 sneakers out on a mission to help the poor! From the New York Daily News:
While volunteering Wednesday at a D.C. food bank, the First Lady sported her usual J. Crew cardigan, a pair of utilitarian capri pants and, on her feet, a sneaky splurge: trainers that go for $540.
That's right: These sneakers -- suede, with grosgrain ribbon laces and metallic pink toe caps - are made by French design house Lanvin, one of fashion's hottest labels....
It's likely Michelle got hers through Ikram, the Chicago retailer that often outfits her.
"They're shoes," the First Lady's reps sniffed when curious reporters inquired about the fancy footwear.
If she really wanted to feed the poor, how about she sell the shoes? The Daily News wasn't trying to be too tough on the First Lady. They suggested that perhaps she needs really expensive sneakers because she claims she gets up early with the new puppy:
As the family's primary dog walker, Michelle clearly requires comfortable footwear.
"I got up at 5:15 in the morning to walk my puppy," she joked Thursday. "That's how my day starts. Even though the kids are supposed to do a lot of the work, I'm still up at 5:15 a.m. taking my dog out."
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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If only these journalists
May 2, 2009 - 12:39 ET by goldboughIf only these journalists could put their detective skills into other things besides detailing Michelle's shoes.
And turn them into a Watchdog Press?
May 2, 2009 - 16:58 ET by DoktorFrankenLet them wear flip-flops!!!
Imagine
May 2, 2009 - 21:18 ET by MeowMeowwhat would have been said if Sarah Palin showed up with those.
She's channeling Marie
May 2, 2009 - 12:40 ET by GrannyGrump42She's channeling Marie Antoinette.
→ Marie Antoinette
May 2, 2009 - 12:44 ET by Cool ArrowAh yes!!
Your highness, the peasants have no cornish hens.
It's hard to talk when you're teabagging - Anderson Cooper
Just more of the
May 2, 2009 - 12:58 ET by maxvoltJust more of the "SACRIFICES" our President and his family are willing to make as examples for us to follow per his EDICT...All Hail King Obama
Yeah, what happened to the
May 2, 2009 - 13:33 ET by motherbeltYeah, what happened to the candidate's wife who used to brag that she shopped at Target??
Oh, that's when she was still one of the "little people."
Now I'm not begruding her money on shoes that she can well afford, but maybe she should tone down the "just regular folks" routine. People aren't going to have a lot of sympathy for her walking her dog at 5 AM when she's doing it in $540 designer sneakers.
Just another sacrifice for Michelle (We'd be poor if we didn't hav all this money!) Obama.
They might say "Wow, that sucks!" But at least they'll say "Wow!" -Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes
Walk dog at 5:15. After
May 2, 2009 - 13:03 ET by SickofLibsWalk dog at 5:15. After that, cook breakfast for family. Then it's off to Mars to collect mineral specimens.
She gets "outfitted?" WTF is she, a sailing vessel?
aw cmon
May 2, 2009 - 13:07 ET by katainkentI hated her 1000 dollar 'gardening boots' as much as anyone but this seems excessively petty. I don't think she's going to send her personal shoppers out to JC Penney's.
I love to help the helpless but I'm not gonna help the clueless ~Dennis Miller
kata
May 2, 2009 - 13:18 ET by sherylsimsI heard this yesterday and that is what I thought too. And trust me, I am no Michelle Obama fan. But what the heck, she's gotta wear SOMETHING on her feet to go help the hungry people, and if she had worn sloppy shoes or something horrible I would have been the first to criticize her. So I will give her a pass on this one. (Normal people wouldn't have even known what she paid for her shoes, only "shoe people") If she is representing ME, I would rather she look nice everywhere she goes than look shabby.
→ Agreed kata
May 2, 2009 - 13:25 ET by Cool ArrowI think it's wonderful she wore her French surrender shoes.
She can wear anything she wants. If I had the money, I'd wear full-quill ostrich boots. Had a pair, but my son liked them so much I had to give them to him.
It's hard to talk when you're teabagging - Anderson Cooper
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May 2, 2009 - 22:44 ET by dahliatraversfull-quill ostrich boots. Had a pair, but my son liked them so much I had to give them to him.
You're such a brute. What's next, a seal cub blazer??
I'm sorry it's come to this, Cool Arrow, but I've called PETA and they've agreed to start monitoring you.
This is why it matters.
May 2, 2009 - 16:31 ET by mizflame98Michelle Malkin summed it up perfectly.
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/05/01/frugal-shoe-friday/
When her husband played the class card against McCain, their far-right blog zombies chastized Cindy McCain for wearing clothes at the RNC convention that they felt was far too extravagant, and her husband is projecting people who make over 200k a year to be the greedy bad guys; it seems a tad bit hypocritical to come out in a pair of kicks that cost the amount as 1 month's rent for some folks.
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds”
Samuel Adams
I didn't buy the pre-election makeover
May 2, 2009 - 16:51 ET by katainkentwho could? She's a contentious contemptuous human being. Any video of her pre-election shows her to be that. They've worked hard into making her the Mom in Chief and chisel that perma-snarl off her face.
On a scale of priority this rates something just below the non-rescue purchase-gift of the dog. To say that the Obama's are hypocritical is like saying water is wet and the sun rises in the morning.
Hold on ‘cause the world will turn if you're ready or not ~ KT Tunstall
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May 2, 2009 - 16:54 ET by mizflame98To say that the Obama's are hypocritical is like saying water is wet and the sun rises in the morning.
That's true.
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds”
Samuel Adams
For $540
May 2, 2009 - 13:22 ET by Kat Outta the BagFor that kind of money I'd expect them to be way better looking than that. Those are some fugly sneaks in my opinion.
Fugly?
May 2, 2009 - 17:11 ET by DoktorFrankenMichelle ('perma-snarl' - LOVE that, katainkent!) Obama wears clothes to match her soul.
Hmmm...I seem to recall the
May 2, 2009 - 13:23 ET by KevpotHmmm...I seem to recall the MSM making a big deal about McCain owning 6 houses and how the Bamster was so in touch with us little people that he only owned 3 pairs of dress shoes. Oh, and the scandal of Palin's wardrobe and personal tanning bed. No double standard here, nothing to see...you may return to your cubicles, little people.
Who's walking who?
May 2, 2009 - 13:25 ET by slickwillie2001You folks don't really think that she pays for her stuff do you? How gauche would that be. Your average two-bit B-list Hollywood celeb gets stuff for free, why would M'chell pay for her goodies?
By the way, does Bo have his own Secret Service detail? What's Bo's SS codename?
Well
May 2, 2009 - 20:05 ET by guefySS was going to call him Odie, for O.D., or Official Dog, or Obama's Dog, but OD was already taken by Biden's daughter.
http://teleprompterinchief.blogspot.com/
slick
May 2, 2009 - 20:06 ET by sherylsimsI don't remember where I heard it, and I don't know if it is true, but I heard his SS code name was "The Renegade"
Media hypocracy yet
May 2, 2009 - 14:14 ET by stratmanMedia hypocracy yet again.
Remember Fred Thompson being roasted for his high priced loafers at the Iowa State Fair, his first big campaign stop?
Pick a story here.
File this under the heading:
May 2, 2009 - 14:25 ET byFile this under the heading: CONSERVATIVES CAN BE AS STUPID AND PETTY AS LIBERALS.
Who gives a fried fart what she wears on her feet? Is she supposed to pretend to be poor when she is NOT? If she made some false show of humility, wearing a pair of "decks" lets say, would you not say such a show is artifice? As it surely would be?
You can't beat stupid liberals by BECOMING THEM.
→ Right on
May 2, 2009 - 14:28 ET by Cool ArrowThis ain't no story, nohow.
Boring.
It's hard to talk when you're teabagging - Anderson Cooper
I don't know...I think
May 2, 2009 - 14:39 ET by JerI don't know...I think something comfortably casual in the $300-$350 range would have been far more appropriate.
Jer
→ You're right Jer
May 2, 2009 - 15:15 ET by Cool ArrowI remember how much I liked my well-padded pair of Tiddies.
Comfortable, yet inexpensive.
It's hard to talk when you're teabagging - Anderson Cooper
Cool...
May 2, 2009 - 15:19 ET by JerUh...I'm not gonna touch that...or those. :-)
Jer
Crime of fashion
May 2, 2009 - 14:37 ET by acumenYou can't beat stupid liberals by BECOMING THEM.
Ouch! That hurts like brand new shoes.
Well Acts, perhaps if she'd
May 2, 2009 - 16:33 ET by QueenMumWell Acts, perhaps if she'd taken the shoes off and given them away, we could forgive the hypocrisy.
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of the tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. - Ayn Rand
No big deal here with Dem in White House
May 2, 2009 - 15:11 ET by averageschmoeDemocrat is in the White House. Quit knit-picking and move on.
If it is Laura Bush, then we put it on every msm outlet for a week and rip the wealthy, right-wing conservatives.
No big deal this year. Would have been a big deal last year.
Hypocrites they are
May 2, 2009 - 18:38 ET by sharonrj51You are right if this was a conservative the media would be all over it but because it is buck teeth nothing said. Pretty pathetic wearing $500. tennis shoes helping the poor how pathetic is that. With the money that she spent on those shoes she could have really helped people not just used it for a photo op
A girl's gotta have shoes
May 2, 2009 - 16:30 ET by QueenMumHey Michelle, I can get a nice comfy pair of athletic shoes for you for about $40 from QVC. I walk about 1 mile every day. I think they'd do ya.
I must admit, I'm having a hard time thinking of a defense for this faux pas.
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of the tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. - Ayn Rand
Shoes from QVC
May 2, 2009 - 18:51 ET by Kat Outta the BagI got some Ryka athletic shoes from QVC...they don't weigh a thing and are very comfy. And, I might add, they're much more attractive than what Michelle Antoinette wears.
This is a damning example of
May 2, 2009 - 23:37 ET by RagamuffinThis is a damning example of liberal media bias.
→ I don't think so
May 2, 2009 - 23:47 ET by Cool ArrowI think Michelle Obama has some shoes.
I don't think they're worth $450, but she probably wouldn't like my golf clubs, either.
She's got the money, and if she wants to enrich a French designer, rather than an American one, I understand.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
My Wife
May 3, 2009 - 06:09 ET by jacktherippercould get her a nice pair of walking shoes (stylish of course) for under 100 bucks.!!!! Now she herself would not get a pair for over $50 but hey she is not the 1st Wookie either
" The Future Is X Rated"
Kicks
May 3, 2009 - 20:24 ET by melpolWearing an expensive pair of "kicks" has always been a status symbol in the black ghetto. Air Jordons was once selling for 2 Benjamin Franklyns. Some wearers were even mugged. The first lady has earned the right to be wearing the most expensive kicks in the nation. Lets bless her.
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