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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCruz camp mocks Rubio's 'high-heeled booties'
* Is he a shark or a jet?
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A Vote for Marco Rubio Is a Vote for Mens High-Heeled Booties, Rick Tyler, Cruzs communications director, tweeted Tuesday, linking to an article with that headline by New York Magazines womens blog The Cut."
Vanity Fair also speculated idly about Rubio's boots, comparing them to options ranging from an $85 pair by Giorgio Brutini to a $1,990 offering from Tom Ford.
But Rubio's campaign told POLITICO what the boots were, and they're on the more modest end of speculation: a pair of Florsheims. Boots similar to Rubio's on the Florsheim website sell for not much more than $100.
Brian Phillips, Cruzs rapid response director, tweeted out the photo of Rubios boots with the cheeky comment, Rubio supports Italian boots on the ground.
It all started with a tweet from New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro, who first noticed Rubios boots Monday and sent a photograph into the Twittersphere.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/ted-cruz-marco-rubio-boots-tweet-217388#ixzz3wRGZQj5z
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)toe to toe in a steel cage lucha libre!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)with this and dueling high heels on Rubio and Cruz as they battle it out.
Initech
(100,068 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)and has never been on horseback.
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--KufWs0ft--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/yzdm2tkkrvpo1bm2e5uj.jpg
madaboutharry
(40,209 posts)Rubio probably wears them because he's short, but it's dumb to make fun of them.
spanone
(135,831 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)We're going to see a lot of this guy
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)He needs a fashion consultant, stat.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)However, I do bet a man works up a mighty thirst, walking in boots like that.
Lars39
(26,109 posts)All he needs is the transmitter on his sweater.
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)they think it makes them look taller...It does not.. It only makes people notice their insecurity ..
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)yeah, I'm a Boomer.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)Vinca
(50,269 posts)I'm a Boomer, too.
underpants
(182,794 posts)And I'm not a boomer
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)Boots with heels are the footwear du jour for lawyers and many other men around here.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)ryan_cats
(2,061 posts)JI7
(89,249 posts)Especially in a republican primary.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)too effeminate. That might lead to thoughts of him crossing his legs like a European or any number of other horrors to the Republican mind.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)and all signs of vanity have to be over the top, like tRump's orange makeup or Reagan's hair color. This will look to them like weakness and insecurity
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Sure, it's superficial but I suspect Sen. Cruz knows Republican voters, and that Sen. Rubio's sartorial choice won't play well with them. Oh, if only Celebrity Deathmatch was still on the air; this could be a great episode.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Too bad they are attached to Rubio.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)Works very well for all types of tap dancing.
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flamingdem
(39,313 posts)He's a tap dancer all right especially about the personal use of government credit cards!!
UTUSN
(70,686 posts)over "masculinity" Quien es mas macho: