On KO, Allison is stupidly trying to make a story about how Vitter's wife was dressed.

[AlinPA]

Totally unlike Countdown material. Saying she looked like a prostitute. Complete garbage. I despise Vitter's wife, but how she was dressed is a stupid criticism.

[peacebird]

1. she was not exactly dressed as a "Family Values Mom"

but what I think she should be slammed for is her hypocrisy - she ripped HRC apart for 'pulling a Tammy Wynette' and said that if it ever happened to HER she would be more like Loreena Bobbitt.... Her whining about reporters camped out at home and at her church last night leave her WIDE open to any criticism - including criticism of her very inappropriate and unfortunate choice of attire.

[rpannier]

2. Agreed

But it seems par for the course.

They comment on duh-bya's wife's clothes, HRC's outfits, Pelosi, etc.

Notice how they almost never comment on what the men are wearing?

[provis99]

20. disagree

Who hasn't heard jokes about male politician's hair or lack thereof? Do you think if Joe Biden (or any other male candidate) came out with a shirt unbuttoned to his belly, and sporting gold chains like he's going through a mid-life crisis, the media wouldn't comment?

[rpannier]

21. Not the same

Everytime a female poltician, celebrity, etc is seen the first or second thing the media comments on is their dress or their hairstyle.

Your example is an extreme case where he looks drunk.

For HRC, Pelosi and others it's a constant drumbeat.
I don't know what you were watching when Pelosi was elected Speaker, but almost everything I read began with a comment on her wardrobe.
Hilary same thing.

[mwb970]

27. Don't forget Gore's "earth tones", though. /nt

[Bluebear]

3. It's another piece of the puzzle. Miss "The Democrats have squashed our values"....

shows up to plead for her summer and her churchgoing in a cheap animal print creation...

[Captain Hilts]

4. Women just can't win on this issue. And many don' t know how to dress appropriately.

The constant pressure to look unique or sexy makes women do stupid things with their clothes. Men don't care what they wear!

[GeorgeGist]

5. oh please...

KO much to his discredit engages in these min-dramas almost everynight.

[Berry Cool]

7. I see no discredit in it.

A lot of people's looks and dress get analyzed on Countdown, not just the women.

As for the unfortunate Mrs. Vitter, it could always have been worse. She could have chosen to wear a plain white cotton wrap dress secured at the neckline with a giant safety pin.

[AlinPA]

25. LOL. That was great,

[CatWoman]

6. what was so stupid about it?

appearance matters, you know.

why would Wendy show up to "defend" her husband dressed like a slut?

[Horse with no Name]

8. She was just showing her husband her "wild" side

Hoping like hell he will "do her" instead of his favorite prostitute.

[xchrom]

9. that dress

was AWFUL!

i'm sure she didn't buy it at ''knock-offs r us'' -- but boy oh boy it sure looked like it.

awful.

[Rick Myers]

10. She looked like a 'ho'... Valid comment about appearing at a press conference

where you are 'defending' your husband's use of hookers!!!

[malaise]

11. That moronic guest was a pathetic sexist

They should have paid more attention to her 'runaway bride' eyes. She's on meds.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. For what its worth, Contessa Brewer had the same dress on when she did her .....

.... anchor stint today ....... and commented on it when she ran a story with Whiney Wendy's picture in the same dress.

[proud patriot]

13. wasn't there a thread on DU last night about that ?

:think:

[CatWoman]

14. yes it was

once again, DUers are out front of the story :hi:

[proud patriot]

17. I thought so, thanks

:hi:

[sampsonblk]

15. Allison is hot. I'd do her in a heartbeat.

Just figured I'd elevate this discussion to a higher level.

[Disturbed]

16. Mrs. Vitter complained about the Media.

That was real stupid of her to do. The Media favors Rethugs so her castigation invites more Media to cover this sordid situation. She is not too bright.

[Canuckistanian]

23. Always appreciated n/t

[Feron]

18. I agree.

C'mon y'all her outfit wasn't THAT bad. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I actually thought she looked great yesterday. Hey at least she wasn't wearing a dowdy pantsuit.

Vitter's wife deserves criticism for her own hypocrisy and the shit she spewed yesterday. She was dressed fine.

[blogslut]

19. For the Record

Her dress did not have a leopard print, nor was it a snake skin print. It was some weird flower design.



Not sure how this is a slutty dress. Seems to me like a typical upper-middle class housewife wrap dress.

[Berry Cool]

22. Trouble is, it reads as an animal print on TV

(even a snakeskin pattern, possibly) and thus was probably not the best choice.

When you know you're going to be on TV, it's wise to dress for TV.

[blogslut]

24. Yes, I know

Just the same, while I find Mrs. Vitter to be a hateful hypocrite, I hardly think her dress made her look like a lady of the evening. The fashions right now are a repeat of styles from the late seventies. If you recall, that was the height of the polyester era. There's no such thing as classy polyester.

[noamnety]

26. It was very odd hearing Alison describe it

She was talking with contempt about the plunging V neckline - saying this as she herself was wearing a plunging V neckline.

I guess only those other women look like "whores" with that neckline. Alison's neckline was low enough to expose some massive hypocrisy of her own.

"Whores" is in quotes there, because the entire concept is so stupid and offensive I can't even type it without some snark. The concept that if a woman dresses a certain way, she must be selling her body or having sex with multiple men, is offensive beyond belief. I saw it in the Maria Schriver funeral threads as well, where it was said in regards to a freaking pair of shoes.

Repeating the meme of the "f" me shoes, or in this case, acting like there is such a thing as an "f" me dress, is related to the notion that some women are raped because they asked for it, by the way they dressed.