Mrs. Alito fashion review day 2

[Neecy]

Yes, it looks as though she sewed up someone's throw rug for her ensemble today, but the real question is - what's that brooch? It looks like a crown, like the Imperial margarine logo (appropriate, I suppose...)

I know it's shallow to evaluate such things, but when the fashion offenses are so grievous they must be noted.

[goclark]

1. She thinks she is the queen of England nt

[leftchick]

2. her face bugs me more that the outfit

how can she keep that thousand mile stare and stepford grin plastered on hour after hour. She has to be medicated.

[AZBlue]

81. She looks like she's eating a lemon and smelling something bad -

simultaneously.

[TahitiNut]

3. Remember, THIS is his sister ...

[underpants]

27. Living on a lighted stage Approaches the unreal For those who think & feel

Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage

Cast in this unlikely role,
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
One must put up barriers
To keep oneself intact

Living in the limelight
The universal dream
For those who wish to seem

Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
The underlying theme

Living in a fisheye lens
Caught in the camera eye
I have no heart to lie
I can’t pretend a stranger
Is a long-awaited friend

All the world’s indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another’s audience
Outside the gilded cage

[Don Claybrook]

33. Geddy didn't deserve this

What did Ged ever do to you to deserve such a cruel comparison?

[Carni]

49. OMG I didn't realize who that was LMAO

Now it makes sense!

[Carni]

30. Holy God! That's a two bagger if I ever saw one!

Could you have included a freaking disclaimer or warning of some kind????

Yowser!

[DesertRat]

72. One word. Tweezers. n/t

[TahitiNut]

86. Imagine. That's the BEST picture they could come up with ...

... as a professional head shot. This woman surely deserves pity. Rarely have I ever seen anyone quite so unattractive.

[slor]

4. It may be "shallow"...

but I enjoy your fashion reviews, so please continue!

[Neecy]

7. okay

I'm still stumped why she's wearing a crown on her throw rug, but what's underneath the rug is also intriguing. It looks like a clump of knotted jute, or perhaps - gasp! - hemp. The entire look is sloppy, thrown together, and one would think she was a large brown puddle slumped behind him were it not for the shifting eyes and the bizarre smiling at inappropriate times (or perhaps inappropriate to me - she must be in on some private joke, which of course is on us).

[MsUSA]

16. You're killing me Neecy

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[EvolveOrConvolve]

77. I think someone told her to keep smiling

and maintain a positive expression to give the impression that everything is hunky-dory. Instead, she ends up with a look like a 2nd grader might have after farting in class.

[seeminer21]

5. It's definitely shallow

Makes us look bad. There's plenty of legitimate issues about Alito to concentrate on. That is, of course, if you really do care about issues.

[Cooley Hurd]

9. Um... there's literally hundreds of posts discussing Alito's positions

One light post about her atrocious taste in clothes isn't going to damage the collective credibility of DU.

Lighten up, Francis...

[seeminer21]

11. O.K.

Republicans are ugly doo-doo heads and have cooties. Man, I really SLAMMED 'em! Go me.

[Rhiannon12866]

63. I don't know about the cooties, but you sure nailed it, otherwise.:D

As for the "shallowness" of this discussion, you have a legitimate point. But it's rare, in these dark times, that we manage to find anything at all to laugh at. Neecy has the right idea. It's better than crying.:-)

[txindy]

80. Spending a lot of time where you're uncomfortable, aren't you?

Why would you do that? Go find the 'mature' threads. You'll like that more, no doubt.

[goclark]

39. Right, she is an extension of Scalito

and her manner and her attire says a lot about his choices.

To me they are lost in the 50's and want things to be "Bush Like."


She is a Stepford wife with a job but still wants to be MRS. ALITO, the perfect wife.


Goodbye Roe!

[donsu]

45. agree, she is sitting behind him by design and that makes her fair

game. she might be his wife for life.

[Captain Hilts]

6. I thought folks in DU would be beyond criticizing women's clothes.

She's married to him. Go for that.

[underpants]

13. Others seem to feel the same way she does

[peekaloo]

24. Our tax dollars hard at work.

:eyes:

call me cynical.

[realFedUp]

40. Girls just want to have fun

We can all see the seriousness of these
hearings...and the farce. Women will be more affected
by this choice than men will and yet unless there
are enough votes against him, he will be confirmed
and there will be more anti-choice, Catholic men
on the Supreme Court than is healthy for women's
rights to their own reproductive choices.

It's certainly not politically correct to
regard Mrs. Alito as part of this man's job for life,
but give us an outlet to have a little fun at
her expense...I have a feeling she'll continue
to be well provided for.

[Rhiannon12866]

62. She thinks he's the most wonderful man in the world.

Think about that for a minute. This makes what she's wearing pretty irrelevant.:shrug:

[Cooley Hurd]

8. Isn't today's outfit made of Herculon?

It looks just like a couch we had in 1972...:rofl:

[acmejack]

10. oh my, you've offended the humorless among us.

They are proliferating at a frightening rate. Worse yet, like the dominionists, they seek to impose their beliefs upon us.

[onenote]

26. i think its perfectly okay to criticize Mrs Alito's appearance, but

then again, I think anyone who does should have the courage to post a picture of themselves as well.

onenote

[Neecy]

32. I don't have a photo...

But I can assure you I've never worn a print under plaid. 'Nuff said.

[Carni]

38. Yes, the manners police seem to have their shorts in a knot

Give me a break-it isn't my fault that the woman looks like her husband in drag and that people (myself included) see fit to comment on it.

[realFedUp]

12. Some women just can't wear St. John knits...

she needs simpler lines, darker colors. Think austere,
horse and buggy, churning butter.

[Neecy]

17. exactly right

I'm betting on a flowered print dress for tomorrow, and perhaps a bonnet.

[realFedUp]

19. sackcloth would please the Republicans frankly

I think she needs leather, an iPod and
a dirty paperback back there.

[Carni]

42. Maybe she'll don a white beekeepers suit tomorrow

You know...it's white (signifying purity) it's modest -- it would set a perfect example for bush's base.

[realFedUp]

44. I think black may be her color....

hides all sorts of flaws...I know, I wear it often.

[Rhiannon12866]

64. Nope, that wouldn't work.

This would make her look way too much like a Quaker, and fair game for the NSA. Not that I'd be willing to bet that she won't go there...:silly:

[MsUSA]

21. I am not kidding.....now stop it, I'm dying here.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

edit: correct spelling.

[realFedUp]

46. hehehe.

passing the Depends to MsUSA.

[AZBlue]

71. Ooooh, St. John's is a little flashy for her.

I'm thinking (and I'll just apologize now to those who shop there)....Talbots.

[otohara]

14. Whew - IDidn't Think Anything Could Top

that ugly blue thing she had on the other day - it's a toss-up - both are butt fugly

[Rhiannon12866]

15. I don't know about you, but I sure would have thought twice about what I

planned to wear if I was going to be on national television. The camera is on her almost constantly. Wouldn't you have asked somebody, anybody, what they thought of your outfit? I agree that this is shallow, but appearances count and looking like she sewed up an old couch cover can't be doing her husband any good. Kind of reminds me of that classic Carol Burnett Gone with the Wind sketch, where she wore the velvet drapes, including the rod: I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist it...:rofl:

[Lars39]

25. *Why* is his family there anyway?

When's the last time you were allowed to haul your family to a job interview?

[donsu]

50. agree, the first day was OK as he was introducing his family but

but doesn't she have a life? things to do, places to go?

[Rhiannon12866]

61. Damn good question.

Since the rest of the country is allowed to observe, I wouldn't have a problem with his children, for history's sake, watching the proceedings from the balcony. But there's no reason that his nearest and dearest should be directly over his shoulder, throughout. Do they whisper in his ear, or what?!:shrug:

As for bringing my Freeper family to job interviews, they embarrass me quite enough from a distance.:blush:

[merbex]

18. It says a lot about her if she is deluding herself into thinking that

she looks good

And 2 days in a row she looks awful IMHO plus I can think of other photos when he was introduced to individual Senators that she looks terrible

I say this as a women fortunate enough to be married to a man who has said (not frequently thank God) Are you really going to wear that?

Confirms to me that Alito is a weasel,that he has no taste

Also since conditions around America are so bleak this topic is silly enough to make me grin

[LibDemAlways]

20. Anybody else think she was separated at

birth from Dustin Hoffman's female persona in "Tootsie"? I see a striking resemblance, although Hoffman's "Dorothy" was a lot more attractive and stylishly dressed.

[merbex]

23. LOL n/t

[underpants]

22. PHOTO

[LibDemAlways]

31. How old is she anyhow?

I'm 53 and wouldn't be caught dead in anything so matronly. Looks like something she got off the "greatly reduced" pile at Wal-Mart.

[troubleinwinter]

35. (Eeeew) Another:

[Lars39]

37. It's pretty obvious that their outfits were chosen to distract attention

from Alito himself.

[Horse with no Name]

67. I made that point yesterday

Because who truly dresses like that at her age?

[Lars39]

70. And today's outfits prove it.

The whole thing's a farce.

[Carni]

47. Oh WOW!

I am not facing the TV and hadn't actually SEEN the outfit in question until I got to this post--where on earth did the woman even find such an ensemble?

All kidding aside that suit (slipcover?) is truly horrendous.

[fishnfla]

54. Somewhere, an old Winnebago is missing its curtains

Yikes a million

[realFedUp]

66. that made me laugh....thanks.

[merbex]

28. What is it with Repug women?

Think of Katherine Harris
That Jean (name escapes me) congresswomen from Ohio
and this woman

anyone else care to add to this list?

[LibDemAlways]

34. Pickles is the queen of

poor fashion choices. She's in a league all by herself.

[merbex]

36. That photo of her grinning like an idiot with Prince Charles comes to

mind

I NEVER thought I'd say Camilla was a fashion winner in a contest but she won HANDS DOWN

[ninkasi]

65. Oh, ain't that the truth?

I love the Betty Bowers site, with the section "Republican Glamor", by Mrs. George W. (Laura) Bush.

http://www.bettybowers.com/fl2.html

One of Laura's fashion tips...

" A true lady is always worried about showing up in public in the same outfit as someone else. Avoid this potential problem by completing your Liz Claiborne stretch slacks with a Butterick jacket you can make yourself using fabric from an old lilac bridesmaid's dress."

Maybe Pickles is giving Ms. Alito fashion advice.

[stevedeshazer]

69. That thing is a scream!

[DesertRat]

76. Adding to the list

Barbara Bush. 'nuff said

[zippy890]

83. WHOOOA there! WAY too much B.Bush in that photo

AAARRRRGH

too much of that battleaxe b**tch, please have mercy

[underpants]

29. Yaaay! the "Runaway Bride" is back!!!!

over his left shoulder

[Neecy]

41. and lo...

His handler from DOJ is also wearing a rug, although hers looks a bit more like a bathroom rug (black and white is such a popular bathroom motif these days...)

[graywarrior]

43. Hey, she likes the car blanket look.

So does he, apparently. It's all snuggy & warm.

[CornField]

48. Most importantly: Why is she there?

Will she be asked anything by the Senators? If not, doesn't she have her own life she should be living? Did the administration just need someone they could completely trust to keep a blank face behind the candidate?

I guess I don't get it. This is a dog and pony show and she's bringing up the rear.

[Neecy]

51. dunno...

I guess they need the dutiful wife slumping behind her man.

But really - are my eyes deceiving me, or is that brooch really the Imperial margarine logo? Can somebody else take a close look and confirm? This is noteworthy only because that logo isn't an accident - it's a symbol of royal imperialism and I think it's telling she'd be wearing it.

[realFedUp]

52. Would this man take his family to other interviews?

It's just PR to round guys out, who on their
own, look like they are unmarried and have been
working in windowless offices
their whole lives.

[onenote]

88. Its common practice. Been done for years

And there's nothing wrong with it. I have attended confirmation hearings for numerous judges and other government officials and almost always see the spouse (and, depending on their age, children) of the nominee present. Why not. Its a big deal, getting a presidential appointment. For example, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's husband sat behind her all four days of her confirmation proceeding as I recall. The fact that the TV cameras focus in on the family is the thing that has changed. (Actually, the thing that has changed is that confirmation hearings get gavel to gavel tv coverage now...in the past you might see a clip and usually the camera was close in on the nominee, not on those sitting behind him).

There's plenty wrong about Alito and I'd like to see a filibuster if that's what it takes. But carping about his wife attending a confirmation hearing is pretty silly IMHO.

onenote

[DesertRat]

90. My mother's comment about Mrs. Alito's fashion sense

I apologize if her comment offends anyone...

I just spoke with my 75 year old mother who told explained that "that's the way east coast Italian Americans dress, trust me." :spray:

[Captain Hilts]

53. Comfortably wearing a skirt while sitting in a chair that's too tall...

is really uncomfortable. Sitting "like a lady" in a chair where you cannot comfortably cross your legs gets old really quickly.

She looks physically uncomfortable.

[realFedUp]

55. you have to feel sorry for her...

right in the camera's sight...she can't fidget,
scratch her nose, make Bush-like jaw movements,
stick her tongue out at the Senator's asking
probing questions etc.

but she will be well rewarded for this
act.

[Dulcinea]

56. An old lady's couch covered in plastic.

That's what it reminds me of. And yes, she really looks uncomfortable.

Call the fashion police!

[leftchick]

57. Here are some pics for you to cherish....

:puke:







sheesh! she can't keep her legs together? :puke:

[Blue_In_AK]

85. Oh, God, that's really bad...

I was just going to get on you guys for piling on so hard, but this outfit is really inexcusable.

[insane_cratic_gal]

58. OMG I thought that was his older sister!

She just looks like him


But what's this? Freeper's Heads exploding! Yes they chose to stand in front of Mr. Clinton!

[hedgehog]

59. Hey, how come

we sit here and mock out Mrs. Alito's looks, but a thread that asks how a 50ish woman should dress gets moved to the lounge?

[progressivebydesign]

60. Gee.. that family looks like tons of fun. NOT.

Why do republicans always look so damned pinched? Loosen up for heaven's sake! No wonder the conservatives have cornered the market on secret perversions... repressed as hell.

[DesertRat]

79. They're not all repressed

[Rainscents]

68. What the hell is she wearing? My eyes hurt!!

[KharmaTrain]

73. Uh Oh, Neecy, Now You've Done It

She musta caught wind of all the evil, nasty (and very funny) things being said here and that's what triggered Mrs. ScAlito's tearfest. Ah...now Wolfie's showing it again and again.

You're an evil dooer...

Keep up the good work

:toast:

:rofl:

[Neecy]

74. hmmmmm

If we critique his clothing tomorrow, I wonder if we can make him flee the hearing room in a flood of slobbering tears?

And here people said I don't care about the issues! Hell, we can have this jackass back in Jersey in no time at all.

[KharmaTrain]

82. This Whole Episode Is Real Squirrley

Now why would she lose it on questions that surely "Da Coach" Lindsay would have warned them ahead of time were coming or that hubby would have told his long time life partner (assuming they really know each other) that she should take an extended lunch cause she might be upset by what Coach Graham would be saying. Surely he had to have the script on this.

I find the timing...after Specter got his ass handed to him by Teddy and now that those old CAP files will have to be turned over and looked over, we get these theatrics. Hmmmmmm indeed.

Now, I'd suggest we start singing Bruce Springsteen songs or Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes...or even Bon Jovi...those people sure look like they can cut a rug...

:rofl:

[DoYouEverWonder]

75. Where do you even find cloths this bad?

The sad part is she probably paid full price.

[DancingBear]

78. Hey, I don't want to pile on

but when she took her jacket off staffers found 12 cents under the cushions.

[Cooley Hurd]

84. *spit take*

:spray::rofl:

[Tinksrival]

87. HAHaHa!!

I was just gonna say........She looks like my Grandma's couch!

Now I'll never look at that couch the same again, let alone sit on it!

[justabob]

89. I just choked on very hot coffee

:rofl: