Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit, page 3


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reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 02:32 PM by Kryties
reply to post by neformore


I find it disgraceful that either side can spend the immense amounts of money they do when someone like Jessie Ventura can get elected to Governor for the same amount of money being worn on the person in question in this thread.

Then again this has nothing to do with me so I'll shoosh

[edit on 5/9/2008 by Kryties]


reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 02:43 PM by nixie_nox
reply to post by LLoyd45


Actually no, I could be a billionaire and I still wouldn't spend money on clothing and jewelry.

It has nothing to do with the wealth itself, but the fact is that they keep touting Obama as a rockstar, yet they are dressing to the nines.


they want to say that they know what it is like to be an average American, and what it is like for the average American, well the average American doesn't have 3K earrings.

If you want people to think that you know what it is like on on their level, you don't wear an outfit that is a 15 years salary for most people.

Now that is a fashion statement.


reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 02:48 PM by lee anoma
Originally posted by LLoyd45
How awful that she can afford to dress nice!


I guess that is a subjective point of view.

I think i dress nice without having to spend more on my outfit than what the average homeowner has to pay the bank for their home. Then again I am not sure they even KNOW how many homes they own, or the price of gas for that matter.

And they say liberals are elitist celebrities.

Originally posted by sensfan
Wow...people are making issues about what people wear now? I happened to like her outfit...


I agree Sens (not about liking the outfit though) we probably shouldn't be too concerned about the cost of her attire even if it does show the McCains to not be the "everyman" family they claim we can relate to. They aren't jobless, facing foreclosure or living paycheck to paycheck like a lot Americans. None of the politicians are. I know that a politician trying to paint himself as a "commoner" like us is just a flat out tactic to appeal to their base. Surprisingly people buy into it nonetheless, but I personally expect these guys to shell out much dollars like they ain't worth anything. Consequently they probably won't be soon.

The McCains are affluent, and Cindy specifically was born into it, but she has done a lot of VERY good non-profit work for the underprivileged as well ("In 1993, Cindy McCain and the AVMT were honored with an award from Food For The Hungry" -wiki) so who cares if she looks like an uptight aged-android in an overly expensive red kimono.

Oh and nice tatts.

- Lee


reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 03:00 PM by LLoyd45
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by LLoyd45


Actually no, I could be a billionaire and I still wouldn't spend money on clothing and jewelry.

It has nothing to do with the wealth itself, but the fact is that they keep touting Obama as a rockstar, yet they are dressing to the nines.


they want to say that they know what it is like to be an average American, and what it is like for the average American, well the average American doesn't have 3K earrings.

If you want people to think that you know what it is like on on their level, you don't wear an outfit that is a 15 years salary for most people.

Now that is a fashion statement.

I'm sure you wouldn't. I wouldn't drive a Humvee or a Lamborghini either if I was rich.
When you don't have the money to spend, it's easy to say you don't like something. Why covet what you can't have.



reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 04:28 PM by nixie_nox
reply to post by LLoyd45


I am just not a materialistic person. All I would be able to think about is that 300k could save a lot of people. Outside of technological value, diamonds only have the value people place on them. Now my husband on the other hand would probably help me spend it.
I admit I would travel. But that is about it. Just spending that much money on clothes and jewelry is just ridiculous no matter how much money you have.

There are plenty of people out there, (like whats his name that built the PC) that still don't spend money on clothes. I have a friend who was poor and became a millionaire and he still wore the same clothes.

I remember an interview with Dave Ramsey once that I think was with conan O'bRian. Dave was talking about how you can go to Applebees and order wings but keep asking for extra celery and you can make a whole cheap dinner out of it. Conan was like" you are worth 150 million dollars, why are you skimping at Applebees?"
Dave's answer was: "because I want to keep it!!"


reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 04:42 PM by total_slacker
reply to post by nixie_nox


I think that the sort of outrageous materialism we all see out there from time to time has nothing to do with whether or not you're rich. Poor people can be obsessed with material goods just as easily as rich ones. Whether it's a wall street corporate raider dismantling companies and putting thousands of people out of work so that he can make a killing and buy himself another Ferrari that he'll never drive, or a two-bit street thug killing his next door neighbor over a pair of tennis shoes - it's all the same. It's all about how much you are controlled by those material possessions and what you are willing to do to get them.

What it comes down to ultimately is character and that has nothing to do with the size of your bank balance.


reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 04:44 PM by TeslaandLyne
reply to post by Kryties


How did that get here, good thing I did not go past the first page to reply.
Nothing like going to an assassination in style.

The Illuminati sure don't dress their henchmen up in bling.

Oh, he was poor and worked for JFK and J E Hoover to shut
down Cuban assault training bases.
That makes him an anti communist.

Any way McCain is out to show the world who's boss.


[edit on 9/5/2008 by TeslaandLyne]


reply posted on 5-9-2008 @ 04:58 PM by nixie_nox
reply to post by total_slacker

I was just saying to lloyd that I am personally not materialistic. In the case of Mrs. McCain, she may or not be. Or it could be just socialite conditioning. But you are right that anyone can be materialistic.

The point that I am trying to make is that if the McCain campaign wants the average American feel that they are on their side, then they shouldn't be wearing 300k worth of clothes.

Now granted, I am not saying they should look terrible. Even get a good designer, they do have millions of people looking at them. But I think you can be tasteful without being over the top.

I think cindy is a beautiful woman, and she really doesn't need it. None of the contenders do.
But these poor political wives are starting to be put into the same fields as celebrities, always having to look good no matter what. That I am sure that it is getting to be a hard line to draw between practical/political and glamourous. How to look good and stay professional. And it is such a fine line that is easy to cross. Me personally, I would find the scrutiny rather maddening.
The guys have it easy. suit. tie. suit. tie. suit tie.


LoLOL. Maybe that is why there are so many debates over the flag lapel pins. It seems it is the only fashion conscious decision the men can make.
Suit...tie. Ok, lapel pin? How does it look? Does it make me look fat?


ok, I need sleep. see you all later.


[edit on 5-9-2008 by nixie_nox]
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