Malia Obama – Budding Fashionista?

Well, we’re just thrilled that they could all “jaunt”.
Where are the jobs!?

danita – You are kidding, no?

The average work week in the private sector is 33.0 hours. Higher unemployment, part time instead of full time hiring, = less hours, less income, fewer benefits, less spending, more bankruptcies.
Where are the stimulus jobs?
“The truth is, we and everyone else misread the economy,”. We and everyone else? Not so El Clowno. Is this one of those a lie becomes the truth deals? Kinda like “the stimulus has done its job” statements?

Timmy . ..
The private sector is creating all the jobs Timmy – hundreds of thousands at a time. Don’t you know anything?

So now we’re paying for the family members to go on business trips? I thought the whole reason we were paying for the grandmother to live at the White House was so she could take care of the girls.

I opened this story on the internet to do just one thing. Make my comment: Will you media persons find something more important to do wityh your time and efforts and LEAVE the children on politicians and “celebrities” ALONE!! ALONE!!

The family is a very wholesome image to project to the world, especially in the face of nuclear discussions. Smart.

===Jake, Jake, Jake…. there is no news today, so we are focusing on Malia’s skirt?????====
Jake didn’t write this, 3 women did. Though why I couldn’t tell you. Other than to make note that the mother who buys clothes at J Crew (some of the outfits she has worn from there cost $1,000, not exactly your everyday wardrobe in middle America) also spends money on designer clothing for her daughters. Which is nice, if you can afford it. And since Michelle loves to tell us how they struggled all those years, it’s nice they can finally splurge and buy their children the finer things in life.

===She is 11 years old for crissakes.
Posted by: Ryan C | Jul 6, 2009 4:23:41 PM===
Should we wait until she is 14 to say something about her? How about 17? Would that be better?

Had Cindy McCain been first lady, she would have taken 40 or 50 steamer trunks to Russia filled with designer duds costing in the hundreds of thousands. Remember, one of the outfits she wore during the campaign (not very attractive) was priced over $400,000.

===Remember, one of the outfits she wore during the campaign (not very attractive) was priced over $400,000.
Posted by: Davina | Jul 6, 2009 4:35:19 PM===
People love beer.

“Had Cindy McCain been first lady, she would have taken 40 or 50 steamer trunks to Russia filled with designer duds costing in the hundreds of thousands. Remember, one of the outfits she wore during the campaign (not very attractive) was priced over $400,000.”
Shhhh! Don’t upset the double standards of the right wingers!

===Posted by: Traffic Cop Timmy | Jul 6, 2009 4:41:12 PM===
I don’t imagine I’ll get too worked up defending a McCain, but Cindy can spend her money on whatever she wants. It’s hers. And she isn’t asking for mine. Well, unless I buy a cold beer.

I am so glad that the Obama family is walking the talk and trying to personally spend our nation out of this economic crisis. Forget the stimulus package. At this rate, we’re just a few more designer skirts and a couple more pair of high-priced sneakers away from coming out of the recession. They are such a remarkable example for the rest of us who still have to shop at Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Target. Do you think we’ll see them in an armor-plated, bullet-proof Smart car soon?

She inherited her chin from Michelle…

The obamas will live like royalty as they spend our economy into ruins and the obamabots will still be shouting change!change!change!
The most WEALTHIEST members of our government are democrats (Gore, Kerry, Edwards, Pelosi, Clintons, Kennedys). These “messiahs for the poor” claim to be against rich people as they line their pockets more and more each year.

Did anyone else notice how the Rasmussen poll recommends viewing the results by month rather than by day, now that Obama’s daily approval rating is consistently a negative number (meaning that more people strongly disapprove than approve of his performance)? This is a clear sign that Rasmussen is biased.

“Had Cindy McCain been first lady, she would have taken 40 or 50 steamer trunks to Russia filled with designer duds costing in the hundreds of thousands. Remember, one of the outfits she wore during the campaign (not very attractive) was priced over $400,000.”
You’re not gonna win a mud slinging contest with the right wing.

“Did anyone else notice how the Rasmussen poll recommends viewing the results by month rather than by day, now that Obama’s daily approval rating is consistently a negative number (meaning that more people strongly disapprove than approve of his performance)? This is a clear sign that Rasmussen is biased.”
ROFLMAO!
Rasmussen explains to brain dead right wingers (his audience) how to read the polls so they do not look like fools by screaming about daily fluctuations.
I enjoy that.
Its right up there with his column on why his numbers are not close to anyone else’s.

Thanks for the grammar check Ryan C. Just keep defending the socialist democrats. I am sure your astounding writing ability will come in very handy as BO takes our economy to jimmy carter levels. Welcome back Carter!
But back to my point (which you completely ignored by the way). Don’t you find it odd that the last 3 major contenders for the presidency in the donkey party have been incredibly rich? Regardless, you are correct in that edwards and gore are no longer in the government. Gore is busy cruising on his private jet/yacht and getting paid $300,000 per speaking event about “carbon emission”, and edwards has retreated to his 30,000 sq ft mansion-thank GOD!

Not everything we read is the truth, seems that by now we would all know that. Also, why do we feel the need to approve or disapprove? Real change occurs with the individual and then radiates out to our community and nation, not the other way around. Also, I wouldn’t want people that I didn’t know taking pictures of my kids either, it can’t be easy.

Cindy McCain’s dress was only worth $300,000. You people have been really unfair to her.

Wait a second, it wasn’t her dress that was worth $300,000 – it was her ‘outfit’.
There, now I feel better.

Wait a second, it wasn’t her dress that was worth $300,000 – it was her ‘outfit’.
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I can’t believe we somehow are talking about Cindy McCain’s appearance at that RNC almost a year ago, but here we go…
It was Vanity Fair who “estimated” that price tag, and it included what they thought her jewelry might be worth.
Out of a total $313,100, they put her jewelry – including her watch- at a value of $309,500.
As you can see, the dress and shoes she wore were similar in price (around a total of $3,600) to the dresses Michelle Obama wears on a regular basis.

Boxcar . ..
It’s because people were carping on the young Obama girl for her clothes, that they ‘might’ be fashion designed . .. a “striking resemblance” is how it was put . ..
So in return people are being reminded that Cindy McCain wore a $300,000 outfit to the Republican convention.
Just to put things in perspective.
If you want to detail the finances of Cindy McCain’s charity work – please do. We’ll await the figures . . .

Just because something retails at certain stores for 300 dollars, doesn’t mean that the Obamas paid 300 dollars for it. Maybe they bought it on sale, received it as a gift, or just bought something that looks just like a designer outfit but isn’t. I have all sorts of clothes I got that way, or at overstock stores.

Well, I can’t imagine someone in a dress for $300,000. What was it made out of, gold? Better she had bought a diamond bracelet for that money. And the correct superlative is “wealthiest.”

It is unnecessary to speculate about what or who the Obama girls are wearing.
If the press would spend more time on newsworthy issues (the economy, where are the jobs, why are insiders still selling stocks at 22-1, why has Obama meddled in some foreign affairs and declared hands off in others, why doesn’t the president understand the Constitution with regards to private business and Senate approval of treaties, etc) and not spend so much time on human interest distractions, we might have an informed electorate.
Also, since some of you got sidetracked, Cindy McCain has her own money (yes, people love beer) and can spend it any way she pleases. She also gives a lot of money and time to charities, not that anyone who wants to attack her cares.

jaye-If you’ll see my comment below (or google the original article), you will see it was indeed Cindy McCain’s jewelry that was estimated to be over $309,000.
I can’t believe that meme just won’t go away.

“It is unnecessary to speculate about what or who the Obama girls are wearing.”
Posted by: WhereWasThePress | Jul 6, 2009 7:17:29 PM
We pretty much agree on this one WhereWasThePress . . . I think it was seen by some on the ‘right’ as a chance to take more cheap shots at the Obamas.

danita Maybe you could research how many dollars Cindy McCain put into charity compared with every dollar she put into her $300,000 outfit.++ or you could research how much Michelle has donated in money time ,etc per dollar she has spent on her outfits compared to Cindy. That would fun to see the results and watch your expression as well.

danita I think it was seen by some on the ‘right’ as a chance to take more cheap shots at the Obamas.++++and the liberal media and the left has never taken cheap shots at anyone in politics on the right………lol, I couldnt say that with a straight face.

Boxcar . ..
I’m only talking about what I see here on a continuing basis regarding cheap shots at the Obamas, the child’s dress being another instance of attacking the Obama’s for everything and anything.

===Poor right wingers are angry they can’t attack an 11 year old.
Posted by: Ryan C | Jul 6, 2009 5:30:44 PM===
No, actually I’m angry that liberal’s children are treated differently than conservative’s children. They should both be off limits, but since Palin’s children are fair game for the left, I just wanted to know at what age you feel it is appropriate for Obama’s children to become fair game.

Jeff | Jul 6, 2009 7:39:08 PM… What are you babbling about, it sounds ridiculous… First, the McCain’s were Commissioned Officer’s and not enlisted, there’s a big difference between Officer’s and Enlisted; i.e. pay, quarters and privileges but that goes with the responsibilities…And Cindy McCain inherited her fortunes which is great. Make sure you have your facts right, President Obama made a few million from his book deals not tens of millions… Besides isn’t this country a capitalist society, so making money is what “important”!!

Wait.
So commenting on the cost of an outfit worn by the daughter of the President for a photo op is off limits?
Why?
Is Madonna’s daughter Lourdes’s fashion off-limits, too?
I think a lot of tweens look to to other young tweens and teens like Lourdes and Malia to set trends.

You know I think we should worry MORE about ourselves, than what Malia is wearing!!! HELLO!!! If her skirt did cost $300 WHO REALLY CARES!!!! The President earns XXXX amt of dollars a year, he can spend it however he wants!
Posted by: heather | Jul 6, 2009 7:15:50 PM
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Nice to see they’re cutting back like they instructed the rest of us to do. What, did her skirts use to cost $600 before they had to start sacrificing? Why are they there, how much are all of these trips costing, and who is paying for it?

It always makes me laugh myself silly when right-wingers start their talk about “the mainstream media.”
It’s obviously one of Rush’s favorite catch-phrases and equally obvious that his mindless followers have no idea what it means.
Hint: There is the rational, sane “mainstream media” and then there is the irrational insane media. Examples of the latter would be “News Of The World” with their pictures of bat-boy and alien space-monsters on the front cover, as well as Rush Limbaugh with all his crazy rantings.
Amazingly and amusingly, right-wingers consider totally independent news sources (such as PBS) as horrible “mainstream media” (which of course, they are) and are only willing to consider anything as “fact” if a nut-case like Rush tells them it’s true.
Given the choice, I’d far rather listen to rational reporting than irrational ranting.
As to Malia, I’ve always seen the same sense of sophistication in her that I’ve seen in her mother. It does not surprise me at all that she has her own ideas of what she feels she looks good in, or what she wants to be seen wearing.

To mme:
Wrong, one of Cindy’s sons is an enlisted solder. You don’t even know about it because the media only fawns over Obama’s family during the campaign.
Cindy has a 19 year old son who enlisted and was overseas twice.
Cindy slept with a cell phone all the time.
Cindy was mocked during the campaign how elitist she was while her son was on the front lines.

people get so sensative. Chelsea was taunted in the press for 8 years on her looks thats wrong, telling the price of an expensive skirt is nothing. Malia is cute girl with nice clothes lucky girl wish I could afford it, but if their parents are going to dress them like stars or fashion baby dolls they shoud expect it to get noticed, now moving on.

“Cindy was mocked during the campaign how elitist she was”
Posted by: James | Jul 6, 2009 8:57:57 PM
I seem to remember Cindy McCain wearing a $300,000 outfit – shoes, jewels, dress to the Republican Convention.
Let me tell you, anybody who’s wearing $300,000 in clothes and jewelry IS part of the elite – and flaunting it.
Any mockery is well earned.

It’s possible the Obamas aren’t paying for their children’s clothes. At least not the ones they got from J Crew. We’ll see how the Obamas respond to J Crews’ latest press release.

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Cindy McCain wore a $300,000 ensemble to the Republican National Convention, which made Sarah Palin feel dowdy in comparison. So Sarah had to go on a shoppping spree on the Republican Party’s AmEx card.
The Obama’s, on the other hand, buy all of their own, and their children’s, clothes.”
Excellent.

I have a question for Ms. Travers, Miller or Taylor. Did you receive the press release from J Crew on what the Obama children were wearing in Moscow? Wouldn’t that be a bigger story than whether Malia is a fashionista?

Percy . . .
I think you missed what happened.
People were attacking on the Obamas and the young Obama girl for the skirt she was wearing and how it was so expensive.
The comparison was made with Cindy McCain’s outfit at the Republic convention which when you included the dress, the shoes and the jewlry totalled $300,000.
Nobody questioned Cindy’s patriotism, or her charitable work, or the poor, disadvantaged upbringing of her husband the Admiral’s son.
However, the question was raised – how many dollars has Cindy McCain put into charity compared to every dollar she put into that $300,000 outfit.
And all deserved power to Ms. McCain for whatever efforts she has put into the fight against land mines and operation smile.

Oh, and I also read this in the Pravda article . ..
“The previous US presidents – Bill Clinton and George W. Bush – preferred to stay at Marriott Grand Hotel during their visits to Moscow. The hotel was closed for all other visitors when Bush visited Moscow. The procession of over 40 vehicles and buses accompanied Bush on his way to the hotel.”
So Bush had the ENTIRE Marriot Grand Hotel for his visit – I guess President Obama just doesn’t deserve the same as a Republican president, does he tx281?
Double standard yet again . . . pathetic.

===Either way, however, this is NON-ISSUE.
Posted by: KNSat | Jul 6, 2009 10:21:11 PM===
I agree. This is a non-issue, but the press release from J Crew is not. Depending on how the WH responds, it could be an interesting story.

Kick Palin 24/7 in the media. Love
the Obamas 24/7 in the media. Sounds
“fair and balanced” to me. That’s why
Fox leads the pack. They live by their
motto. It’s the ONLY outlet not part
of the Obama Fan Club. We viewers
still have freedom of choice. But
for how long?

trajan . … .
Hate to break it to you, but the verdict is almost unanimous on Sarah Palin. Even a FOX commentator came out today saying “the woman is inarticulate, undereducated”, and that liberal criticism was “well-deserved”.
The commentator also said Palin “begs for adjectives like flaky and wacky”, “really has no credentials” and that she got where she is in politics largely through her “good looks and her gender”.
That from Liz Trotta of FOX.

Boxcar . . .
I haven’t said anything about FOX.
I was just responding to trajan’s comment how FOX was supporting Palin. Even they seem to be having serious doubts.

Danita, You may snark about double standards, but no one does double standards better than you. You take a discussion of the Obama girls’ clothes and turn it into an opportunity to try to trash Cindy McCain. Shameful. Mrs. McCain’s much maligned ultra-expensive outfit at the convention, so breathlessly and rudely described by detractors on the web, was mainly expensive because of the jewelry she wore. Actually, because of one particular accessory– diamond earrings.
FOr openers, the 300,000 price tag comes from Vanity Fair, hardly the most neutral observer of political figures and their spouses. So since they want to put Cindy down for her supposed extravangance, they will use the high side of estimates. Even using their figures, they guesstimated her dress to cost 3 thousand dollars– and I defy you to argue that none of Michelle Obama’s dresses have cost that much. Of course they have. cindy’s shoes were estimated at 600, even though the designer was not known so the figure is suspect. Now we know Michelle wears 540 sneakers, so her feet have probably seen some 600 pumps in their day. The way the ensemble reached the high price tag was that Cindy’s diamond stud earrings were tagged as costing 280,000. So over 90% of the price comes from the earrings. And I have my doubts about that estimate. You can get very very nice 3 carat diamond earrings– as those were reported to be– for closer to 100,000. So the original cost estimate is suspect and probably inflated, but is mainly based on the price of a pair of earrings that are an investment that will last many lifetimes, not like a pair of shoes that will wear out. I fail to see the expense as outrageous, given the circumstances.
Now Cindy’s taste in jewelry is certainly not mine, but she can afford expensive jewelry and I do not begrudge her that privilege, any more than I begrudge the Obama girls the right to wear overpriced J.Crew coats or fancy shoes. I think it is ridiculous of people to harp on the money spent on these items of clothing when the wearers can afford them. (And yes, I did think the soup kitchen shoes were perfectly fine, but ugly, but that Michelle should not have worn them in that setting. Her buying them was never a problem for me.)
But I digress. Cindy McCain is a millionairess who has contributed huge sums of money to charities including Operation Smile as well as giving generously of her time and energy as well. She has adopted a child who was suffering in an Asian orphanage. She provides a home for her aunt. She is a lovely woman and does not deserve your scorn because she wears nice clothes that cost more than many people can afford.
Can you not defend the Obamas, Danita, without insulting some Republican (this time, Cindy McCain)? And you actually said it was perfectly okay to heap score upon this good woman. Why? Because, you said, “Let me tell you, anybody who’s wearing $300,000 in clothes and jewelry IS part of the elite – and flaunting it. Any mockery is well earned.” So does that apply to anyone who can afford fine jewelry, or just to Republican women? Because I know Teresa Kerry wears fine jewelry that rivals Cindy’s for price and value, as does Nancy Pelosi. Are you going to declare open season on mocking them as well? Didn’t think so.

I think it was brilliant for Palin to step down.
It’s always much easier for ideologue’s to hold their absurd views when they don’t actually have to put them in action.
This way she can hold elected leaders to outlandish standards of political purity without having to cleave to the same standard herself.
It’s much easier to throw stones if you don’t have a glass house in the first place.

Regardless of how you feel about the Obamas, Malia’s clothing, or about politics in general, can we all agree that it is a little ridiculous that a post on an 11-year-old’s clothing required THREE people to write?

Uh, Team … there are bigger issues.

I always knew that Khrushchev backed down during the Cuban Missile Crisis because of what Jackie Kennedy was wearing.
Surely this has to work again!

Really . ..
“Regardless of how you feel about the Obamas, Malia’s clothing, or about politics in general, can we all agree that it is a little ridiculous that a post on an 11-year-old’s clothing required THREE people to write?”
Hahaha!

Say again how much Sarah Palin’s clothes cost, and how she was going to donate them to charity or return them to the Republican Party or SOME EXCUSE? How did that play out?

I don’t know which is sadder — the horrific patheticness required to actually write any article about an 11-year-old politician daughter’s clothing (hint: it’s probably expensive because she has to look nice for the cameras) or the miserable hatred of those who would actually view the post as valid.
I hate the Traditional Media, and this is why. I hate you all so much.

I’m sure there are more important things than this. If they can afford the clothes so be it.
I do think that buying Sarah Palin’s clothes was really too much. No wonder the Repubs have a problem.

Really ABC, do we need discuss the attire of litle girls ? Imagine how thrilled she was with her pretty new skirt. Now the next time she needs a pretty new skirt it will be subject to intense discussion inside the Whitehouse about how it will be perceived in the media and she will be rightly confused – That is sad. The honest truth is although we want the Obamas to have the common touch we also want them to be glamourous on the world stage. Noe the less they are still children lets leave it alone. Stick to the adults. I think this piece is poor form.

In fact we should be writing posts that say. “Stop right there ABC lets leave the kids alone.”

Depending on our political affiliation, we always direct our comments. When Pres Clinton was put on the fire for being a bad husband, the Senator from Carolina wanted him impeached. What goes around, comes around. If I could afford an expensive wardrobe, I would certainly have one. I would love to see more comments on Pres Obama’s visits and how they will affect our economy and our people. I don’t care if they all wear Roman togas from the thrift shop, or designer clothing from Paris.
Are all the people who join in on this conversation cretins?

Those apples did not fall far from the tree…..
What is everyone looking at…the mother and the kids must accept hand me downs or worse…they look simply awful….and are no credit to the fashion world nor are they a credit to us, as Americans.
C’mon…someone in the fahsion world get these three some advice…they hurt my eyes.
((hope they don’t try to redo the WH private quarters….blech!!))

Are you freaking kidding me? An article about the clothes the president’s 11-year-old daughter wears? ABC News doesn’t really need to prove how pathetic they’ve become, but they sure seem to be trying hard to do so…

AMaitrejean
I’m sure there are more important things than this. If they can afford the clothes so be it.
I do think that buying Sarah Palin’s clothes was really too much. No wonder the Repubs have a problem.
Give it a rest! How do you know who paid for the Obama’s clothes? They are wealthy, but you cannot believe that they are paying for all of the designer clothes Michelle wears themselves. Especially the same people who so generously gave almost nothing to charity unless you count the $20,000 to Reverend Wright’s fine church or to the Black Caucus. Plus, Michelle might have a law degree but she is no lawyer since she has no license. Do you really believe that with the millions of dollars he raised for his campaign that they actually paid for their clothes out of their own pockets? You are just envious because Sarah Palin looked so professional in her clothes. I am not even going to comment on how Michelle looks in hers. But, just keep trying to tell yourselves how polished and stylish she is. How to decide which outfit is more memorable? The wadded up, used tissue looking inaugural gown or the apron, printed whatever over the gray slacks thing in London. More important issues? Yes, on that I agree with you.

Have you no shame? Or nothing better to do? This is pathetic. Try some real journalism for a change.

Although a ridiculous PUFF article, I have a daughter her age and know how clothes conscious girls are. If I was rich, I’d buy my daughter one too.
And as you know, the Obamas are rich off of America’s future blood … and my daughter’s freedom. Not a way I’d want to be “rich.”

Danita, you responded to my comment by writing, “ABSOLUTELY! The next time you see Kerry or Pelosi wearing $290,000 or $200,000 or $100,000 ear rings – YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD AND MOCK THEM!PLASE BE MY GUEST!” Gee, thanks for the permission, but you miss my point. I have no intention of mocking someone who can afford it for spending their money on jewelry. I have better reasons to give Pelosi or Kerry a hard time– based on their political views and their actions, not the bobs that hang from their ears. I’ll leave the mocking to you.

It’s all for show, isn’t it. Staged propaganda. They are just like us…all warm & fuzzy.
Great article.Keep up the good work Tapper. Pray for our country. 2010 can’t come fast enough.

Posted by: Srdb
Is your entire post directed at me? I do not think you even read my post. My post was directed at the author(s) of this article. Sarah Palin is not the subject of this article, therefore I made no mention. Maybe you should read my comment again.
I have no idea what you are talking about. Do you mean that Michelle looks stylish? That she is technically not a lawyer since her license was suspended? That there are far more important things to talk about? That if you think Sarah Palin was the only politician to ever use DONATED money for clothing then you are probably a left wing ideologue who can only see things from a narrow viewpoint. Or that the Obamas biggest recipients of their charity were his fine church and the Black Caucus, and only when he was running for president. I clearly posted the comment I was referencing and it wasn’t YOURS,it was a comment about Sarah Palin’s clothes again! Are you paranoid or what? That is what I was writing about.

Batly,
The author of each comment is BELOW the comment. Notice the little arrow pointing to the author? Duh.

Nobody nosed around the 18 year old daughters life. She was dragged onstage and displayed by her rambling idiot mother for political reasons. A teenage mommy preaching abstinence is a ready made joke and no nosing or further writing is needed.

===Posted by: mparker | Jul 7, 2009 11:50:14 AM===
She was 17 at the time. Every news agency in the country was in AK digging dirt on the family. And the Obamas drug their children onstage too. For political reasons. Are they fair game?

Since when is J-Crew affordable? Obama thinks I’m rich enough to pay exorbitant taxes, but I can’t afford a J-Crew wardrobe.

This is some hard hitting journalism right here.

Three reporters to cover one little girl’s clothing. Between this and the MJ memorial I can see why there is no one left to cover health care, China, Afghanistan, etc.

Wow, the press is dead. First the Washington Post has the balls to ADVERTISE their rates to lobbyists and now it takes three reporters to cover a little girl’s dress at ABC? RIP American press. What’s the matter, the CIA stopped giving you direction and money?

Wow Jake – this piece is almost as good as your piece on the sea bass served at Al Gore’s daughter’s wedding (which by the way I thought was a terrific piece of literary genius)… Oh fyi, there were a few soldiers killed today in Afganistan..

You’re really a kind of one-man Woodward and Bernstein, aren’t you? Keep up the good work.

Really? Seriously? This is news? Was there ever even ONE story about the expense of any of the bush twins’ clothing? This First Lady and her kids mostly wear stuff an average person could buy without having to give up food for a month. So they have some expensive stuff. They’re the freaking FIRST FAMILY. Did you know that a new Senator (Franken) was sworn in today? Or that 100′s are being killed in China? We’ve stepped up raids in Afghanistan? But beside this infernal MJ media circus, skirts are the story of the day?

To whomever posted this mierda about Michele’s law license:
Michele did not have her license suspended. I found this:
“In Illinois, voluntary inactivations require an order of the court to commence the cancellation of malpractice insurance, annual licensing fees and the continuing education credits otherwise required by law.”
But say, if you have kids and you’re not currently in practice, maybe you don’t want to pay for malpractice insurance you aren’t using, or take classes you don’t need right now.
So she CHOSE to do this.
And by the way, Palin’s clothes were purchased by the RNC, who were quite pissed off and had her make an inventory and return it to them. I think using campaign funds to outfit an entire family in high-rent duds including extremely expensive purses and stuff for a 7-year old actually IS a first among candidates for high office, liberal OR conservative.

The Nightly News is dead. Perhaps ridiculous stories such as this is the reason Bloggers are being called on in news conferences. They are the only entity actually reporting on the news. So, continue reporting on stories like this, and eventually you will part of the almost 10% unemployment, because no one will pay attention to you anymore.

You have got to be kidding! With what is happening in China, Iran, Honduras and other important news, this is what you waste your time reporting on? This isn’t even worthy of a middle school newspaper. I don’t care what they spend their personal money on. I don’t comment on what other people spend on their children’s clothing, period.

Are you seriously posting this as NEWS? You think there aren’t plenty of other kids out there wearing similar skirts? If there wasn’t a market, the clothing line wouldn’t exist. And if your dad is making close to half a million a year, you can be treated to a pricey skirt every once in awhile. I’m betting we’ll see it on Sasha in a few years cause Michelle strikes me as a hand-me-downer.
The kids are on the national stage, like it or not. And if she’s wearing women’s sizes at 11, then her clothes are going to be more expensive.

So, mparker, thank you for explaining the rules. If a politician brings his/her children on a stage with them, those children are fair game. BTW, if you want to discuss rambling idiots, let’s talk about Obama without a teleprompter or Biden almost any time.

Are you kidding me? Peter Jennings, Harry Reasoner, David Brinkley and Roone Arledge are all turning in their graves at the myopic idiocy that passes for “journalism” from your organization. SHAME ON YOU!

Excellent reporting. Hardhitting, topical, and exciting. Bravo.

“Child of rich parents wears expensive clothes”
This may be literally the dumbest thing I have ever read.
Also, I’ll bet Barack Obama has some really expensive clothes, but you’ll never see an article about them: after all, men wear expensive clothes because they’re important and need to look professional, while women wear expensive clothes because their second X chromosome makes them utterly frivolous.

My children have clothes (mostly J Crew) that originally were (way over)priced at hundreds of dollars. But I buy them on sale at an outlet department store for pennies on the dollar. So the “$295 cashmere sweater” my 18 year old loves really only cost me $17.95. Maybe that’s what Mrs. Obama does. Or maybe she has money and likes to spend it on her children just like mothers all over the world.
On the other hand, for special occasions, I have spent $200 (or more) on a fancy dress for one of my children. It’s my money. I earned it. I get to spend it as I please.
This is life. Not a scandal.

Countrygirl: What are you talking about? Anything the Obama’s spend on clothes is thier own money, taxpayers do not outfit the family. And for the record the three twits who wrote this “article” don’t are speculating as to the cost of the clothes. (Speculating means that they don’t really know what they are talking about.) If you want to be upset about something it makes a lot more sense to be upset about something REAL. Going off about imaginary things will have people questioning you sanity.

This story is sick. Never have a seen an article questioning the price tag of the Bush twins or Chelsea Clinton. You have no business writing this article. I know ABC is conservative, but this is too far for even you!
DISGUSTING!

Malia Obama walking around Italy with a peace sign t-shirt. Whose agenda do you think she is supporting? Now that really looks tacky! I would not call that being a budding fashionista!

what ever they spend their money or any thing else it is their money they earned it honestly.

Why is this even an article? I seriously doubt Malia is picking/buying her own clothes.

I guess the cost of clothes & accessories is only a story if they are worn by Sarah Palin or Cindy McCain.