The Obamanation

[xoxoxoBruce]

You're right, they'd probably clash with his My Little Warhorse outfit.

[TheMercenary]

I was thinking more like some such as these:

http://www.crazyhorsewest.com/detail.aspx?ID=951

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's what UG wears.

Oh I do not! Really, I don't.

And c'mon, have you ever tried to make a barded warhorse giddyup by thumping at his flanks with sneakered feet? It's a real study in no go.

[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Not sure if this is the kind of publicity that they should be proud of at the moment.

First Lady Michelle Obama steps out in Lanvin sneakers and they're only $540!

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle...as_lanvin.html

Oh good grief! Most of the time she wears stuff like J. Crew, which is a store I could actually afford to shop in. So you're going to condemn her for having a pair of shoes, which she bought with her own money, that are expensive? Where oh where was the outrage when Sarah Palin was donning clothes costing many thousands of dollars and paid for with campaign funds, hmmmm?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by sugarpop

Oh good grief! Most of the time she wears stuff like J. Crew, which is a store I could actually afford to shop in. So you're going to condemn her for having a pair of shoes, which she bought with her own money, that are expensive? Where oh where was the outrage when Sarah Palin was donning clothes costing many thousands of dollars and paid for with campaign funds, hmmmm?

When is the last time you could afford $550+ shoes and felt like you could flaunt it as thousands and thousands of Americans were laid off from their jobs? Get the point?

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

When is the last time you could afford $550+ shoes and felt like you could flaunt it as thousands and thousands of Americans were laid off from their jobs? Get the point?

No.

Unless your point is that you want the first lady to dress like a WalMart yahoo.

Is that your goal? Or are you just truly desperate for something to snivel about?

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Personally, in low-quarter shoes I mostly top out at about $150. I once got some custom-built mocs for roughly $260.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

$550+ shoes Get the point?

I get you're point, but I have to say I disagree.
They are millionaires and she is the FIRST LADY - She better be wearing the best there is.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by classicman

I get you're point, but I have to say I disagree.
They are millionaires and she is the FIRST LADY - She better be wearing the best there is.

Not while people can't feed their families, she better be keeping quite about it and setting the example with some Keds.

[classicman]

Again, I still disagree. What I do find more than irritating is the press coverage over every article of clothing she has and wears.... Who gives a shit? Geez, get a life people!

[TheMercenary]

I want to know if she is a thong gurl or a panties gurl. Now that would be news.

[classicman]

WASHINGTON—After nearly four months of frank, honest, and open dialogue about the failing economy, a weary U.S. populace announced this week that it is once again ready to be lied to about the current state of the financial system.

Tired of hearing the grim truth about their economic future, Americans demand that the bald-faced lies resume immediately, particularly whenever politicians feel the need to divulge another terrifying problem with Wall Street, the housing market, or any one of a hundred other ticking time bombs everyone was better off not knowing about.

"I thought I wanted a new era of transparency and accountability, but honestly, I just can't handle it," Ohio resident Nathan Pletcher said. "All I ever hear about now is how my retirement has been pushed back 15 years and how I won't be able to afford my daughter's tuition when she grows up."

The national call for decreased candor began last month, after the Department of Labor released another soul-crushing report that most Americans agreed "wasn't helping anything" and "didn't need to be so specific."

I guess they've had enough of the transparency.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by classicman

Again, I still disagree. What I do find more than irritating is the press coverage over every article of clothing she has and wears.... Who gives a shit? Geez, get a life people!

I wonder if all this crap surrounded Jackie? Seriously.

You're right, c-man...she is the first freaking lady for christ's sake. She is also a beautiful and intelligent woman. Leave her the hell alone.

I want to know if she is a thong gurl or a panties gurl. Now that would be news

Nice.

[TheMercenary]

Hey, I was just piling on.

[Shawnee123]

I know.