The cost of living in Alaska or Hawaii is extreme so when Sarah says she shops re-sale, she's not kidding.
On Oct 29, 8:37�pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Travis > Subject: Michelle Obama Now Lying About Gazillion Dollar Custom-Made > Designer Wardrobe > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, > > �http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2008/10/shes_no_palin_m.html > > � �October 27, 2008 She's No Palin: Michelle Obama Now Lying About Gazillion > Dollar Custom-Made Designer Wardrobe; Claims She Shops @ J. Crew, > Online Printer > Friendly <http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/004350print.html> > By *Debbie Schlussel <http://www.debbieschlussel.com/>* > Since Michelle Hussein Obama is now lying about her gazillion-dollar, > custom-made designer wardrobe in order to play class warfare against Sarah > Palin, she needs to be called to the mat. > For the last six months or so, we've been treated to stories and pictures of > Michelle Obama's designer wardrobe and details of how much of her stunning > wardrobe is custom-made by an expensive Chicag-based designer. Then, we were > treated to spreads of Michelle Hussein Obama's exorbitant designer label > wardrobe, bearing names you only see on celebrities and wives of > millionaires. There's a reason that Michelle Obama made > People's<http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=4ddbfe9c-fe0...>Best > Dressed List, and Vanity > Fair's<http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2008/09/bestdressed_slidesho...> > . > But, now, with the flap over the $150,000 the RNC spent on a wardrobe for > Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama is lying and pretending she buys her clothes > online and from J. Crew. > [image: michelleobamausfashion.jpg][image: michelleobamausfashion2.jpg] *US > Magazine Spread: Michelle Obama's Expensive Designer Duds* Couldn't be > farther from the truth. > Here's *what she's now telling Jay > Leno<http://www.examiner.com/a-1659190~Michelle_Obama_shops_at_J__Crew__bu...> > *: > > No $150,000 wardrobe malfunctions for Michelle Obama. "Actually, this is a > J. Crew ensemble," the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack > Obama told Jay Leno in an appearance on his show Monday. > "You can get some good stuff online," she added. > > �That's a lie. Obama's wardrobe--which probably exceeds $150,000--is well > known to be that of high-priced, exclusive designers. Endless profiles have > been written about her custom-made tailored frocks from personal designer > Maria Pinto. And then there are her gazillion-dollar outfits from Moschino, > Narciso Rodriguez, and Azzedine Alaia. > The Wall Street Journal did a huge *profile of Pinto and her personalized > pieces for Mrs. > Obama<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121400121295793087.html?mod=blog> > *, to the tune of thousands of dollars. The *New York > Times<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/fashion/14ROW.html?_r=2&ref=us&oref...> > * wrote about the Pinto-Obama style relationship, too. In September, US > Magazine did a two-page spread of Mrs. Obama's fancy designer duds. The ugly > brooch she wore on her teal > dress<http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2008/08/oprah_michelle.html>at > the Democratic National Convention cost well over $200 alone. > Mrs. Hussein Obama also told Jay Leno that, while she won't criticize Sarah > Palin for the expensive clothes (which she didn't mention was the McCain > campaign's decision, not Palin's), she said, "When we buy clothes, we buy it > ourselves." Well, sure, that's because, while the Palin's had to pay for > their own home, the Obama's had their $1.6 million-plus home purchased for > them in a sleazy land deal by Tony > Rezko<http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2008/01/the_ethical_bar.html>, > who enabled them to buy only the home at a well-below list price. So, they > have a lot of extra cash on hand for designer duds. > And the Obamas are rich, unlike the Palins. Obama's books sold many copies > and Mrs. Obama was making well over $300,000 annually as a > crush-the-poor-on-healthcare hospital exec. It's not like the Palins can > afford Mrs. Hussein Obama's wardrobe. Obama, himself, shops at exclusive > Dubai-owned Barney's, where men's suits are several thousand dollars apiece. > The Palins are relatively modest people. I really wish the McCain campaign > and RNC hadn't done the whole clothing deal. It really took away a real > chance at contrasting these two families and how they live their lives. And > it is turning into a never-ending story right before the election. > Either way, Michelle Obama--especially on the issue of expensive clothes--is > a phony. She's no average Josephine who shops at J. Crew. She's a rich > elitist with high-priced personal couturiers that would make Sarah > Palin--and most Americans--blush. > But for the next week, she's suddenly one of "the little people." > > Posted by Debbie at October 27, 2008 09:59 PM > > �------------------------------ > Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. 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