The Latest "Pity The Poor, Poor Romneys" Facebook Meme

[ChoppinBroccoli]

Here's a link to the Media Research Center's Facebook page, just in case you'd like to weigh in on the plight of the poor, poor Romneys and the unfair meanies that make up the Liberal Media.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/mediaresearchcenter

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[Ruby the Liberal]

1. Yep. Found its way here already.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1048310

[MrSlayer]

2. They do kind of have a point.

I've been getting hammered with this one by my right wing Facebook opponents all day. I really don't have an answer that isn't weaseling.

It would be better if a designer gave/lent it to her to wear for the event but it seems as if she actually bought it.

We were crushing Romney for the thousand dollar t-shirt. Why is this not the same or worse?

[progressivebydesign]

4. Is Ann Romney meeting the Queen and representing America overseas? Nope.

Do your republican friends REALLY want to go there? because the republican wives have always been clothes horses who drape themselves in very expensive, and ugly clothes.

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. For one thing, FLOTUS was at a state dinner at Buckingham Palace in that pic.

And for another (needs confirmed), it is my understanding that her official clothes for these events are on loan to promote the designers - why you never see her wear the same dress twice. Check me on that though before repeating it in case I am not understanding it correctly.

[MrSlayer]

11. That last point is what I need to know.

If it's a loaner for a state event it's easy to waive them off.

[Ruby the Liberal]

15. A quick google shows a bunch of RW sites bashing her for borrowing clothes

to promote designers and rants about how she should be paying gift taxes for the privilege.

Too distasteful to post the links here, but that may help - given that they both confirm borrowing clothes and bashes Michelle at the same time. The RW'ers foaming at the mouth over this will take the information with glee because it is anti-Obama.



I used a search term Michelle Obama Borrowed Clothes.

[MrSlayer]

16. Yeah I'm seeing a lot of hate sites too.

I used "Michelle Obama jacket lent" and I'm seeing what you describe. Lots of hateful, racist things but nothing to confirm whether she owns it or not.

[Angry Dragon]

20. Nancy Reagan used to get free designer clothes

and then donate them to get a tax deduction

Laura Bush used to wear drapes

[Scootaloo]

3. Hold up, I think I found the problem...

Assume you had as much money as either of these women for a moment. You're browsing a high-end clothing catalogue, and you see these two items next to each other, at the listed prices.

If you're Ann Romney, you spend a thousand bucks on a silk t-shirt with a print of giant koi. Congratulations, you just bought a very expensive beach towel.

Michelle Obama's selection however, looks very nice. It's cut and pattern are very flattering - it'd even be flattering on Ann, though she'd need color to offset it a bit.

It's the difference between paying fifteen grand for a burnt-out pinto, and paying sixty grand for a luxury sedan. it's not the price tag, it's the quality relative to price.

But then no one can accuse Ann of having the best taste in the world... Just look at what she married.

[FarLeftFist]

5. Is anyone sure she paid for it? Like most celebrities and people of power these designers

usually give them clothes to wear to boost their brand.

[jzola]

6. Michelle doesn't own that jacket.

She wears it and the designer gets publicity. That's the difference.

[progressivebydesign]

7. Michelle Obama is the First Lady. She represents the US while meeting the QUeen.

End of story. AND HER husband released his tax returns, and does not have money in the Cayman Island.

Nancy Reagan, btw: "Her white, hand-beaded, one shoulder Galanos 1981 inaugural gown was estimated to cost $10,000[77] while the overall price of her inaugural wardrobe was said to cost $25,000" (and that was 1980s prices.)

[GoCubsGo]

10. Thank you.

Amazing how that fact always gets overlooked.

[killbotfactory]

8. how many show ponies did Michelle write off on her taxes at 70k each?

I'm sorry "dressage horses".

[Gman]

12. Isn't much of a First Lady's wardrobe donated?

I think this same issue came up with Laura and they were saying "that dress" came from so and so as a donation. The media laid off her too.

[spanone]

13. they've forgotten this saint of a woman?

[lonestarnot]

14. What the fuck IS that?

[Marie Marie]

18. I really really really disliked this woman.

And Ann Romney is giving her a run for the money in the Let 'em eat cake department.

[kestrel91316]

17. Apples and oranges - Ann Rmoney was dressing casually for

a media interview. The First Lady was attending a STATE FUNCTION and MEETING THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.

[Smilo]

19. How easily those on the right forget putting lipstick on their pig......

$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image

"campaign finance reports confirmed that the Republican National Committee spent $75,062 at Neiman Marcus and $49,425 at Saks Fifth Avenue in September for Ms. Palin and her family."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/us/politics/23palin.html?_r=1

[Kalidurga]

21. Gack that is the first time I am seeing that T-shirt.

The people that said it was ugly didn't do it justice. I bet some knock off appears at Walmart soon though.

[6000eliot]

22. Fuck the rich, rich Romneys!

At least the Obamas pay their fair share in taxes.