McCain wears $520 Ferragamo Loafers

[RamboLiberal]

Let's Play: If I Were a Right Wing Blogger - Christoper Hayes

If I were a right-wing blogger, and I found out that Barack Obama was wearing Ferragamo loafers that cost $520, I would spend about 50% of my waking hours making sure everyone knew this. I would mock him for being an out-of-touch elitist and make jokes like, "If you think that's a lot, you should see how much his purse costs " I would send the link to Drudge and wait for Instapundit to pick it up, and then watch gleefully as Fox News ran segments about how Barack Obama's $500 loafers vitiate his entire economic platform.

But of course, I'm not a right-wing blogger. And the $520 shoes belong to John McCain. And frankly, I don't think how much his shoes cost matters one whit for how he'd govern the country.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/jstreet/340726/let_s_play_if_i_were_a_right_wing_blogger

This summer John McCain is traveling in style. He has worn a pair of $520 black leather Ferragamo shoes on every recent campaign stop — from a news conference with the Dalai Lama to a supermarket visit in Bethlehem, PA. The Calfskin loafers, with silver-tone "Gancini" buckles, are imported from Italy.

In response to Barack Obama's foreign tour, McCain spent much of his energy last week emphasizing his focus on domestic issues. What better way to show his American pride than to tour the country in Italian leather?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isabel-wilkinson/a-week-in-john-mccains-sh_b_115692.html

[liberal N proud]

1. And calls Obama an elitist

:shrug:

[Enrique]

2. from the picture, I don't think they're worth it

maybe they're really really comfortable, but how comfortable could they be? $520.00? :wtf:

[David__77]

3. Ick!

No thank you. Don't like em.

[Kber]

14. I've spent less on cars.

Crappy cars, to be sure.

[mcg]

20. comfortable only if he's got very narrow feet,

many men's shoes are not ergonomically designed, wearing "fashionable" shoes helped mess up my big toes. I had an operation on my right big toe. Now I wear either very wide shoes or very soft flexible shoes. It's not just women who get hurt by shoes.

$300 is the most I've ever paid for shoes, and that's when I had some $$$.
$200 will buy very nice shoes.

[redqueen]

4. That's obscene. Beyond elitist... so far past elitist and out of touch...

[LeftCoast]

5. Well, I guess he's not all bad then...

:)

[TexasObserver]

6. yeah, but he got that granny bonnet he wears for $3 at the feed store

[Coexist]

7. and cindy wears $3000 suits

Cindy McCain said she favors suits made by the German designer Escada, which typically retail for around $3,000 a pop. If she becomes first lady, she told Vogue she may switch to an American designer, possibly Carolina Herrera, whose suits are comparably pricey.



http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11477.html

[otohara]

24. Michele Wears "The Gap", "Black & White"

and makes it in Vanity Fair's - best internationl dressed.

A certain beer heiress, did not!

[Barack_America]

29. I own Michelle's dress from The Gap...

Cost me all of $35.

[Medusa]

36. Hate to burst your bubble

but she wears designer threads too. And she looks so great in them she made Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List.

[redqueen]

44. Which designers?

I'm curious to know.

[treestar]

34. Where is the media to make a fuss over the fact that she doesn't

currently wear American suits!

[hisownpetard]

8. Ferragamo loafers. Size 6.

[Coexist]

35. ouch!

[enough]

9. And here's a shot of him wearing those shoes in close proximity with some soft-core porn.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3701246

[scarpa43]

12. That is obviously photoshopped

Here is the original picture...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/us/politics/26jets.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[enough]

30. Thanks scarpa. I hadn't seen the original.

[Skidmore]

10. Paid for with his Social Security check, no doubt.

[margotb822]

18. Or his military disability check

He is, after all, 100% disabled.

[Skidmore]

21. And he voted against helping veterans who have trouble with

getting the basics in life and medical care when they need it.

[blondeatlast]

38. Maybe his SocSec is the only disposable income Cindy allows him. nt

[JaneQPublic]

11. If the MSM made even attempt at "fair and balanced". . .

...this would be getting at least at much attention as the Obama elitist meme (which, by the way, is based on what?) or even the Edwards $400 haircut.

But, no, the MSM figure it's not relevant that McCain spends more on loafers than most people pay for all the shoes in their closet... or for that matter that the McCains ownthe 9 mansions. You would think such facts were classified information the press wasn't allowed to mention!

[ellacott]

13. And these are Obama's shoes, now tell me, who's the elitist?

[Skidmore]

16. Juxtaposing McCain's shiny expensive loafers vs. Obama's worn shoes would make

quite a statement

[ellacott]

19. Yes it would

It's disgusting how the media is complicit in labeling Obama as an elitist.

[FloridaJudy]

27. OMG! Shades of 1952!

Let's hope the outcome is different this time, though.

[Muttocracy]

33. that's the photo I was looking for! thanks! nt

[formercia]

15. Are there no US made shoes good enough for John McCain?

There used to be a thriving shoe industry here in Maine. It may not have been the best work in the World but thousands of Maine families made a living sewing shoes when there was little else to be had for work.

Those days are gone, thanks to the wealthy capitalists that support John McCain.

[ecstatic]

17. And yet he still looks ugly and unattractive... inside and out nt

[taught_me_patience]

22. Man, those shoes are sweet

Just my style. In fact, I just bought a pair of Ferragamos just like those for my upcoming wedding. In my opinion, Ferragamo has the nicest leather of any shoe company and is well worth the extra money.

[Medusa]

37. Thank God someone else in this thread besides me

has brought $500 plus shoes. :evilgrin: I was about to think my DNC card was going to be taken away for daring to like expensive footwear.

[taught_me_patience]

40. It's cost effective too...

I bought a pair of To Boot shoes for $300 and have worn them, literally, every other day for 5 years. They've been re-soled twice and still look great.

[redqueen]

45. That's only cost-effective if you spend $60 on one pair of shoes every year.

I don't.

[Binka]

46. "Has Brought" $500 Shoes? WTF Does That Mean?

If you can afford $500 shoes why no donation to DU? You sure have spent a lot of time here the past 7 months. My ignore list is still growing. Thanks!

[Enrique]

23. the captions at the Huffpost article are hilarious

one of them :"July 23: Senator McCain helped a family shop for discount food items in King's Supermarket in Bethlehem, PA...in $520 shoes."

[Overseas]

25. That's why I call him John Sidney McCain III with seven homes

son & grandson of Admirals, husband of an heiress.

How can someone like that call another person an elitist?
ELITIST = More articulate than I am, I guess.

[samsingh]

26. what a commoner - poor guy - he must only

have a few dozen of them. How does he make do?

sarcasm off.


<why does mccain hate America?>

[Barack_America]

28. My condolences to the Ferragamo brand.

That endorsement certainly doesn't help their image.

[monomach]

31. The fact that they cost $520 isn't nearly as damaging as the fact that they're loafers. They may...

make certain people (i.e. me) believe that he's now too old to handle bending down to tie his shoes. My grandfather sports loafers for exactly that reason.

[taught_me_patience]

41. Loafers are IN

Loafers and flat fronts are in. Pleats and Oxfords are out of style.

[Ganja Ninja]

32. John McCain and OJ both enjoy expensive Italian Loafers.

They also share an explosive temper.

[npincus]

39. The Couture Candidate

Cindy, his Sugar-Mama, sure dresses him well!

[Olney Blue]

42. Probably has them in white and brown, too.

[npincus]

43. kick

[WinkyDink]

47. Maybe he went shopping with Condi.