Cindy McCain's outfit worth $300K

[gonehuckin]

At the RNC.

Holy f-in shit thats a lot of money for one night. They could have bought another house in the suburbs of PHX for that much.

[Summit]

I guess it's good to be fabulously wealthy and married to a powerful politician with one hell of a prenup. Can't hate a girl for that...

[Adolf Allerbush]

I guess it's good to be fabulously wealthy and married to a powerful politician with one hell of a prenup. Can't hate a girl for that...

I don't think that's the point though. McSame and his wife are claiming to be regular people by suggesting that owning oodles of houses and wearing $300K outfits...get my drift? They're not really average joes nor were they ever raised as such. BO has attained his rather modest wealth (comparitively) on his own and is a success story...one that people can relate too...much like how the addition of Palin to the GOP ticket helps with this image. Come on man!

[Powow]

I guess it's good to be fabulously wealthy and married to a powerful politician with one hell of a prenup. Can't hate a girl for that...
No, but you can hate them for doing that while at the same time accusing the opposition of being elitist and 'east coast'.

[gonehuckin]

I'm amazed but I have no problem with it as long as it wasn't campaign money that purchased it (I'm sure it was donated by the designer).

Just shows the haves and the have nots.......

[yonskion]

Seems like alot for an outfit that looked like it came from "Ross"

[The Dad]

The fact that her outfit was worth more than the annual income of 90+% of American families certainly displays a disconnection from the realities of most people's lives.

In related news...
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/portrayal_of_obama_as_elitist

[advres]

Designers just give a lot of shit to people in the limelight to help promote their product. It's not unlike giving free skis/bindings/clothes/etc to professional athletes. I thought this was common knowledge?

[timvwcom]

For the record... $280K of that $300K was her 3-carat earrings. Baby got bling.

[bklyn]

Most of the $ in that 'outfit' is blown out of proportion with the estimate on the price of a pair of 3 karat earrings being the bulk of the cost. A $2500 designer dress is out of reach for most people, but it certainly is a special occasion worthy of your best. Also, that's not 'expensive' for someone of her means, and certainly not as costly as designer clothes can be.

She probably didn't even buy the dress, as designers fall over themselves to put their wares on famous people and dream of dressing the next Jackie O.

Anyone that is fooled into thinking the McCain family is 'just like them' and votes because of that belief deserves the economic mess that would be coming their way if he wins.

[whatcomridaz]

Fixed it for you

I don't think that's the point though. McSame and his wife are claiming to be regular people by suggesting that owning oodles of houses and wearing $300K outfits...get my drift? They're not really average joes nor were they ever raised as such. BO has attained his rather modest wealth (comparitively) on his own and wants to make sure you can't attain it...one that people can have attained but he's willing to take away from them. Come on man raising taxes at 250K is ludicrous

[gonehuckin]

Row Lot # Price Carats Color Clarity Cut Cert? Description
1 7603 $39,873.60 4.26 J SI1 RADIANT Yes 4.26 Carat RADIANT Diamond. J/
2 7555 $36,693.00 3.02 E SI2 ROUND Yes 3.02 Carat ROUND Diamond. E/SI
3 7579 $31,468.50 3.15 I VS2 PRINCESS Yes 3.15 Carat PRINCESS Diamond. I
4 7581 $25,307.10 3.09 J VS2 RADIANT Yes 3.09 Carat RADIANT Diamond. J/
5 7471 $24,733.80 3.02 J VS2 PRINCESS Yes 3.02 Carat PRINCESS Diamond. J

This is what I have in my inventory right now for diamonds above 3 carats. I'll pair up any two and set them in plat. for 200K. If anyone is interested.

[hutash]

The only problem I have with Cindy is that her family made all that money selling Budweiser. It's not even good beer. If they made it selling microbrews, and gave kick backs in six packs, I could get behind it.

[timvwcom]

Should also probably do this, PassTheDutchie was here first;

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1981306


I think the more they keep her off the tele the better; she is the polar opposite of what they are trying to attract with Palin.

Cindy McCain's $300,000 outfit:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/cindy-mccains-300000-outfit.html

http://mtblog.vanityfair.com/online/politics/assets_c/2008/09/For-Web_82621223-thumb-242x378.jpeg

[P_McPoser]

Row Lot # Price Carats Color Clarity Cut Cert? Description
1 7603 $39,873.60 4.26 J SI1 RADIANT Yes 4.26 Carat RADIANT Diamond. J/
2 7555 $36,693.00 3.02 E SI2 ROUND Yes 3.02 Carat ROUND Diamond. E/SI
3 7579 $31,468.50 3.15 I VS2 PRINCESS Yes 3.15 Carat PRINCESS Diamond. I
4 7581 $25,307.10 3.09 J VS2 RADIANT Yes 3.09 Carat RADIANT Diamond. J/
5 7471 $24,733.80 3.02 J VS2 PRINCESS Yes 3.02 Carat PRINCESS Diamond. J

This is what I have in my inventory right now for diamonds above 3 carats. I'll pair up any two and set them in plat. for 200K. If anyone is interested.

:rolleyes2

C'mon dude...A 30 second internet search garnered me these prices...you (should) know damn well that the colors and clarities you are offering are slightly sub-par.

3.00 Ideal F VVS2 AGSL $110,512 view/select
3.00 Very Good F VVS1 GIA $137,922 view/select
3.00 Very Good D VVS2 GIA $165,568 view/select
3.00 Ideal D VVS2 GIA $185,017 view/select
3.00 Ideal D VVS1 GIA $211,661 view/select

I got your joke, smart ass. :D :wink:

[mrw]

I'd hit Cindy switch and ride her to the Bud plant

and I'd tell her to leave the earings on

[mr_gyptian]

I don't think that's the point though. McSame and his wife are claiming to be regular people by suggesting that owning oodles of houses and wearing $300K outfits...get my drift? They're not really average joes nor were they ever raised as such. BO has attained his rather modest wealth (comparitively) on his own and is a success story...one that people can relate too...much like how the addition of Palin to the GOP ticket helps with this image. Come on man!

two autobiographies about himself.

sweet.

could he be a more self-important douchebag (comparitively)?

[gorms]

two autobiographies about himself.

sweet.



Who else could they be about?

[timvwcom]

Since I seem to be the "graphically" oriented one here 'bouts... :cool:

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(we'll see how long this blog keeps the pics up?)

[Jer]

I don't think that's the point though. McSame and his wife are claiming to be regular people by suggesting that owning oodles of houses and wearing $300K outfits...get my drift? They're not really average joes nor were they ever raised as such. BO has attained his rather modest wealth (comparitively) on his own and is a success story...one that people can relate too...much like how the addition of Palin to the GOP ticket helps with this image. Come on man!

Assbush - now you just need to get that message out to 150,000,000 more people and Obama's a shoe-in.




That foot shot of Cindy creeps me out. What are those skin grafts or something?

[Cliff Huckable]

(I'm sure it was donated by the designer).


$300,000 would be several serious couture pieces. I think it very unlikely that any designer would "donate" that.
Couture pieces are collected by women like Cindy the way their husbands collect art. I don't doubt that she owns them.

EDIT: Now that I've seen the pics...hmm, that doesn't look like $300,000...but conservative design is conservative design. Definitely an American designer...which is be obvious, given the context.

[P_McPoser]

$300,000 would be several serious couture pieces. I think it very unlikely that any designer would "donate" that.
Couture pieces are collected by women like Cindy the way their husbands collect art. I don't doubt that she owns them.

EDIT: Now that I've seen the pics...hmm, that doesn't look like $300,000...but conservative design is conservative design. Definitely an American designer...which is be obvious, given the context.

Psssst----read again about the jewelry, cliff. ;)