Hard to insult Michelle Obama for being an "elitist" when she wears a $60 Gap dress...

[Maddy McCall]

to an Independence Day parade.



She could have worn anything. Designers are salivating to dress her. But she picked a dress off the racks at a Gap store. And I think the dress is lovely. If I ever wore dresses (I'm a jeans type woman), I'd already have bought that dress. It's simple, inexpensive, and she looks great in it.

I think her quotation about the earrings was a minor gaffe...we don't want to make gaffes like this when we're nailing McCain and his surrogates for the same thing...but I don't think that she said that she intended to spend her $600 on earrings...my guess is that she won't even be in the income category to receive a "stimulus" check.

I'm posting this for my friend, Elrond Hubbard, who keeps me grounded from time to time, and I hope he says the same thing about me. (And I'm gonna be major embarassed if he doesn't show up in this thread. :D )

[Danger Mouse]

1. You make an excellent point, and thank you for this OP.

I really appreciate it. :hi: :hug:
The attempts by McCain to paint Obama as an elitist are just about the most laughably pathetic thing I've ever seen. THIS from an idiot who doesn't know much about the economy, doesn't know the price of gas, and doesn't seem to care that people are bothered by it.
UGH.

[Maddy McCall]

13. Indeed.

:hug:

Glad to see you show up in my thread--I would have sulked off to watch old Hitchcock movies if you hadn't!

[DevonRex]

35. I hope you don't mind that I showed up too, to Kick and Recommend.

Also to thank you very, very much.

[madura]

34. how the media lets mcCain get away with that... UGH is right.

rewriting definitons of words a la 1984 - been going on for a while now.
and i'm sad to see that some on the left are guilty of this as well - critics of O that are filthy rich and come from money older than the hills accusing Him of being elitist.

[NattPang]

2. I think it was $35.00

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6484815

[AZBlue]

7. Yup - it's been marked down.

I tried to link to the dress's page, but the Gap site is down right now for maintenance.
Probably overloaded from everyone buying Michelle's dress! :D

[NYC_SKP]

8. Right, 35 on sale. Now, did you rec her post?

If not, please do.
This is the kind of kindness both of us have been looking for, right?

:hi:

PS, thanks for your thoughtful posts, too!

[NattPang]

12. Yes it did.

and thanked her below.

[thewiseguy]

3. Thanks for making this thread.

:)

[NYC_SKP]

4. Thank you Maddy McCall! K&R

Very nice post, and picture!

:hi:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

5. Cindy McCain spends $750K a month

But Michelle Obama is the elitist. :eyes:

It's officially Upside Down World.

[Maddy McCall]

15. 750K a month??? You're kidding.

I've not read that.

:wow:

[NattPang]

18. Here's the story.

http://powhatandemocrats.blogspot.com/2008/07/750000-in-credit-card-charges-by-cindy.html

Didn't make the big media line up though.

[thewiseguy]

16. To be fair that was just one month though

And $50000 was charged on the credit card that her child charged.

[caledesi]

28. Well said! NT

[CreekDog]

33. McPainkillers cost lots more than Gap dresses

:hide:

[sufrommich]

6. You've got real class,Maddy.

:toast:

[Maddy McCall]

17. Thank you...

but it's an observation I'm sure that many others have made.

:toast:

What I like about Michelle is that she has potential to be a real role model for women and girls, about frugality in fashion.

I don't think that she's trying to do that...but just like huge Hummers are now seen as a passe extravagance and quite out of style, Michelle has the spotlight to do the same to extravagant, costly, ostentatious women's fashion.

[sufrommich]

19. That would be nice to see in the White House

She will make a great role model.

[WhiteTara]

38. she's going to be an incredible

First Lady! I can hardly wait to see what she'll wear for the Inauguration Ball!

[NattPang]

9. She did look nice in that dress.

And Malia looks just like her father.

Thank you for the post.

[JimGinPA]

10. The $600 Earrings Make The Ensemble Sparkle Though

:evilgrin:

[Top Cat]

55. The $600 Earrings Make The Ensemble Sparkle Though

You are missing the whole point. Michelle is not an elitist as they are trying to assume. She is a very smart lady who know how to look classy and spend wisely.

[JimGinPA]

58. No, I Just Don't Use The "Sarcasm" Smilie...

Some A-hole had a thread going yesterday (when I posted this) about Michelle using her stimulus check to buy earrings. My post was a snark.

[countingbluecars]

11. I don't even consider her mention

of earrings a gaffe when taken in the context of her entire statement.

[Pirate Smile]

14. I thought of that too, Maddy. Along with the dress she wore on the view that cost

$148 or $98 depending on where you got it from. Those aren't elitist dresses.

[Maddy McCall]

20. It's hard to find dresses at JC Penney for $100.

So, no, that's certainly not elitist.

[iconicgnom]

21. Their clothes are totally awesome - but more than that, their demeanor is

... I'm searching for a phrase ... comfortable to be around.

Believe it, the whole world will breathe a collective sigh of relief when Obama is sworn in as president of the USA. This family is a credit to the human race.

[Lugnut]

22. She would look great in a burlap bag.

Me, not so much.

[awoke_in_2003]

36. Glad I read through first

I was about to post the same thing. It will be nice to have a first lady that isn't zanex'ed out.

[PresidentObama]

23. Well said, and I love a First Lady who can still shop at GAP.

As a Clearance rack shopper, I can respect that!!

[spag68]

24. Elitist candidates wife

If this is the worst thing the rethugs slander her with, then I'll be very happy. You can be sure they will be more slimy as Nov. gets closer.

[Egnever]

25. Well done

Nice to see this post. I hope there are more to come.

[Maddy McCall]

26. Yes, and maybe you can follow my lead.

[Egnever]

27. Perhaps

We will see, course it really wasn't your lead was it? Elron asked you to do it by your own accounts. But its a good start and it is appreciated.

[rucky]

29. How much would Cindy McCain have to spend to look that good?

[awoke_in_2003]

37. Money can't cure ugly

and I am not just talking about exterior ugly.

[NashVegas]

30. And Yet It's Shockingly Easy

To diminish a successful businesswoman into someone whose greatest contribution is said to be making fashion statements.


I know you mean well ....

[NattPang]

39. Call it multi tasking.

Women can be many things, and yes,
all at once.

Michelle Obama is a mother and a wife,
and was until recently a working woman.
She is interested in a variety of things,
and it appears that fashion is one of them.

This thread does not reduce Michelle Obama
to anything less than what she is.
She is not being diminished here,
and I'm not sure how you have concluded
that she was.

Please enlighten us on your reasoning.
I'm sure many women who are also multifaceted
are dying to know.

[Straight Shooter]

46. You write

exactly like
Don Rumsfeld speaks

[NattPang]

47. Is that your last answer?

[Straight Shooter]

51. No.

The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld (available at amazon.com)

A Confession

Once in a while,
I'm standing here, doing something.
And I think,
"What in the world am I doing here?"
It's a big surprise.

—May 16, 2001, interview with the New York Times

Happenings

You're going to be told lots of things.
You get told things every day that don't happen.

It doesn't seem to bother people, they don't—
It's printed in the press.
The world thinks all these things happen.
They never happened.

Everyone's so eager to get the story
Before in fact the story's there
That the world is constantly being fed
Things that haven't happened.

All I can tell you is,
It hasn't happened.
It's going to happen.

—Feb. 28, 2003, Department of Defense briefing

http://www.slate.com/id/2081042

I am surprised that
you are unaware
of the similarities
in cadence

[NattPang]

56. What should I do about this freak of nature coincidence

stop being me,
just as to not scare others?

Because my words and their meaning
are nothing like his.

[Straight Shooter]

59. Do what you will. It's a harmless affectation.

I seriously doubt anyone is frightened by it.

[Overseas]

31. Apparently it is not difficult for supporters of John SIdney McCain III to call others elitist

Son & Grandson of Admirals, husband of heiress, John Sidney McCain III seems to have no trouble calling others elitist. JSM III's simple, regular friends, who earn millions on TV, have been willing to call the Obamas elitist many times already.

LYING ISN"T DIFFICULT FOR THEM.

[DevonRex]

32. K&R for truth. nt

[glowing]

40. Did you actually read the entire quote.. or listen to M$M on the her spending

$600.00 on earings.. I think what she said was appropriate.. She started by stating the $600.00 would help pay down a bill, help with little odds and ends, or to buy a nice pair of earings to make one's self feel better, but its minor.. the check is just a mirage to appear like something was done.. what happens when that $600.00 is gone (which its not much anyways) and your back to record high gas, jobs and pay in decline, and every price increasing in everyday necessities.. I don't think it was a gaffe.. I think Cindy McCain spending almost a million dollars in a month is a gaffe.

[LWolf]

41. Only my 2 wedding dresses cost that much.

Neither were traditional wedding dresses, or they would have cost more. One cost $50, in 1977. One cost $67, in 1991.

The 4 dresses and 3 skirts currently in my closet all cost $30 or less.

Not that I consider a $60 dress to be "elite;" I don't.

There IS a pretty hefty segment of the population that would consider $60 for a dress to be beyond their means, though.

[anonymous171]

42. RW smears are usually never true, but seem true because the MSM repeats them ad nauseum.

If we nominated Joe Lieberman you bet the GOP would call him the "most liberal member of the senate."

[jgraz]

43. The GAP??? What, she's too good for Old Navy ?

:P

Edit: Any bets on whether you'll hear a FoxBot say exactly that?

[LiberalAndProud]

44. The elitist label just won't stick.

But if I had $15 left over out of my rebate check after catching up on bills, I might buy a pair of earings.




I :heart: Maddy.

[Phx_Dem]

45. Apparently, she needs to

rack up $750,000 in a month on her credit card in order to lose the elitist label. Or maybe just buy 8 more houses.

[PatGund]

48. Hard to, yes....

Will that stop certain people, no.

After all, if a Bilderburger who married into the Rothschild family can call the Obamas "elitists", it's really not going to stop anyone else.

[muryan]

49. Excellent post Maddy

Not the mention a great pic. They always seem to look happy despite the press breathing down their necks 24/7

[JerseygirlCT]

50. Someone with self-confidence and a natural sense of style,

along with a strong sense of self, could wear something in just about any price range and look terrific.

She carries herself well - she keeps it simple and clean - and I think she looks terrific!

[TheFarseer]

52. This is how it always is

Democrats are elitist because we get Tom Cruise and Madonna and they have a private jet, but Lee Raymond and Ken Lay are "regular guys" because they like BBQ and I saw him wearing a cowboy hat once. We need to have some kind of draft so that we know who's side everyone is on and we have to accept blame or credit when they do something. We cold draft Tiger Woods and everyone would have to accept that Democrats are good at golf - no exceptions. Repugs could draft Mike Tyson and people would know to watch out for Republicans because they'll threaten your children in a nonsensical fashion and bite your ear off.

[Olney Blue]

53. She will be a fashion icon and the greatest first lady we have ever had.

[caraher]

54. It's not about money

"Elitist" is RW code for "people smarter than we are"

[Pacifist Patriot]

57. Bummer!

I looked up the dress http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=13658&pid=574366 and I can't wear it! Wah! Unfortunately cuts like that make me look like I'm in maternity wear. Curse the empire waist for big breasted women. (That is NOT a commentary on Michelle's breasts.) Totally cute outfit and I'm out of the loop. Oh well. She looks darling and I missed any earring "gaffe." Not that it would have registered a blip on my radar anyway.