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A First Lady badly dressed makes me emotional.
2009-06-12
Well, my little dog fido wants his sweater back, Michelle.
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Posted by:GirlThursday

#15  Can't hide a giant can and a walk like a T-Rex.
Posted by: Frank G   2009-06-12 20:33  

#14  What the well dressed Klingon is wearing these days.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2009-06-12 17:46  

#13  Beats pantsuit crazy.
Posted by: JohnQC   2009-06-12 17:31  

#12  Nah, tu, we just do a write in campaign with Stacy and Clinton at What Not to Wear for the First Lady. They underwrite, get ratings, we save on the cost. Heck, they might even raise the tab to 10K for the episode.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-06-12 13:30  

#11  I suggest we all keep our mouths shut before we end up with a personal staff of "fashion consultants" for her that costs us another coupla million bucks.
Posted by: tu3031   2009-06-12 12:35  

#10  as are the belts she always wears at her waist.

Side side profile hints at the need for WBF Championship belts.
Posted by: ed   2009-06-12 12:24  

#9  Heh heh heh...
Posted by: Parabellum   2009-06-12 08:09  

#8  Mrs. Bobby is right, Bobby. But for daytime the First Lady should dress like a feminine version of a corporate vice president, ie like Princess Di or Jackie Kennedy. That is, skirt or pants suits in feminine colours and stylish designs, or dresses with jackets...ie, a non-power suit to differentiate herself from the working women who surround her. Sweater sets, especially the kind of mixed pieces that Mrs. Obama favours, are appropriate for taking the girls to school, curled up with the family watching television, or visiting friends on the weekend, but not when making a speech intended to persuade. Being First Lady is as much of a real job as the one she was paid to do not so long ago, back in Chicago, not some sort of glorified stay-at-home mom thingy. It just doesn't come with a paycheck.

I realize this would entail buying an entirely new wardrobe, as I assume Mrs. Obama's work wardrobe contained mostly power suits, but that's the cost of making the kind of radical career change she chose. Surely the Democratic Party or private donors would be as willing to underwrite the cost as the Republican Party was willing to invest in appropriate campaign clothing for their vice presidential candidate... or various private donors have been willing to underwrite the cost of a new set of White House china over the years.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-06-12 07:00  

#7  Mrs. Bobby sez the 'layered look' is in, TW. But I think that's too many layers.
Posted by: Bobby   2009-06-12 06:18  

#6  She could be a new bad guy in the WWE.
Posted by: Ebbusolet Forkbeard9922   2009-06-12 01:36  

#5  Just wants her affirmative action do nothing political patronage job at the Chicago U hospital back.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2009-06-12 01:07  

#4  The First Lady dresses like her job isn't one, but rather a family weekend. The poor dear simply doesn't understand what her husband got her into.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-06-12 00:55  

#3  Foobarred that one, thanks.
Posted by: GirlThursday   2009-06-12 00:54  

#2  Yes, her cardigans (she wore TWO. AT THE SAME TIME. The other day in London) are getting annoying, as are the belts she always wears at her waist.

But at least she takes time to give to others.
Posted by: Seafarious   2009-06-12 00:29  

#1  Wait'll she rides out on her motor psycho...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2009-06-12 00:19  

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