You're the First lady and you dress like a lumberjack?

[SoCalDem]

Disclaimer. I am NOT

1. dissing her because she's ugly
2. dissing her because she's fat
3. dissing her because she's old
4. dissing her because she
...a. drinks
...b. does xanax
...c. smokes
...d. (insert your favorite vice here)

She's the PRESIDENT'S WIFE AND SHE IS DRESSED FOR A CAMP OUT...

She KNOWS there will be pictures..

[thereismore]

1. no class. nt

[Tellurian]

22. Her clothing is too tight..

or she is too heavy..

or the domestic staff are playing tricks..

or she's wearing Jackie's slacks and jacket..

:kick:

[silverojo]

38. No, her ass and thighs are too fat

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

And OMG, what a color...two shades of catshit brown. She ought to be called the First Frump! :puke:

[Tellurian]

39. hey...who is Vlad looking at?

Imagine Mrs. Putin in those colors..

Black is always a safe color, especially for photos!

In Russia, fat women were a sign of wealth..

(means they can afford food)

[Kiouni]

2. wanted to match the chair

but hey she had a job before so she knows what dress is appropriate.

[Neecy]

3. blech....

Her clothes are seldom tasteful and they never seem to fit correctly. She's dressed like she's going to sweep the porch at the pig farm.

[Horse with no Name]

4. Her taste in clothing is a criminal offense

She should hire someone to dress her so she doesn't look so frigging frumpy all the time.

[SoCalDem]

8. Exactly.. She would look FINE if HE was wearing jeans ..but he's

in a suit.. Mrs. Putin has on a tasteful pantsuit with heeled shoes.

Laura has a decent figure, and is not ugly.. She could look very nice, but she NEVER hits the mark..

She always looks like she wandered into a mismatch outlet with a $20 bill and a half hour to kill

[tenshi816]

44. That's very true. I wonder why Laura Bush

never plays up any of her assets. As you say, she's not ugly and although she hasn't "let herself go" physically, it always seems to me like she just doesn't care what image she presents to the world. She often looks like she's completely trying to blend into the background, or that she simply wandered into her closet 10 minutes before she needed to leave for an event and grabbed the first item of clothing available (whether it's suitable or not).

You'd think the First Lady would have a stylist to keep her from making repeated clothing gaffes, and that's a pity. The raw material is there, and Laura Bush could be a stylish woman if she had someone to give her advice.

I wonder if she's been encouraged not to overshadow her husband. He's such a petulant child that I can imagine he'd be hard to live with if Laura got too much attention, because in his mind he's always got to be the center of attention (the reason I believe he wanted to become President in the first place).

[SoCalDem]

45. Looking back, she's always been "fashion-challenged"

but one would think that there would be a stylist who would take her aside and style her up..

It really would not take all that much..

her jackets are too boxy and short.. (perhaps someone told her years ago that she was a "petite"..

her slacks are ill-fitting and usually on the short side

and her choice of colors /patterns....aaaack!!!

Condi is supposed to be such a "good pal"..certainly SHE could help out,. That woman can DRESS... She's an evil statesperson/advisor, but she's got style..

[enough]

62. Maybe it's a coded message to the base.

I'm only partly kidding.

Not looking elegant or "professional" is one clear way of signaling her "wifely" role. She's too old to be barefoot and pregnant, so they go with the respectably "out of it" fashion look.

[AZCat]

5. I don't think she sleeps all night and works all day...

so this definitely isn't OKAY with me!

Besides - Xanax does some weird things to a person's sense of style (as is being married to a talking ass-monkey for as long as she has).

[spuddonna]

6. OHHH, I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...

[dipsydoodle]

48. If Lo Bush she had the looks and slight build

of Connie Booth I guess we wouldn't be having this conversation. :)

I remember seeing her in a pub years ago - she's a real stunner.

[spuddonna]

86. If Laura looked like Connie...

"If Laura looked like Connie Booth, George Bush's 'poll numbers' would be rising steadily!"
(Urge to make joke about Bush 'clearing wood' around the ranch strong, but resisting!)

Ok, I feel dirty now... I need to Soft Scrub my brain for the mental images I just got... erk! :puke:

[joe_sixpack]

95. I sleep all night

and I work all day. I cut down trees, I eat my lunch,
I go to the lava-try.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin'
And have buttered scones for tea.

[Sydnie]

7. Cheney has GOT to stop giving her fashion tip for overseas visits

Damn you, Dick Cheney! ;)

[SoCalDem]

9. yep.. all she;s missing is the hat with ear flaps.. musta left them on the plane

[AZCat]

11. When I see this pic I think, "OG Cheney!" n/t

[orleans]

10. she looks like a SCOUT LEADER. n/t

[seabeyond]

12. cute post scd... cause if it was cause she was old fat ugly

or
...a. drinks
...b. does xanax
...c. smokes
...d. (insert your favorite vice here)

then i would be the first on your arse. lol. but since it is because she is dressed like a lumberjack... go for it. i personally wuld be in jeans if hubby president making me go meet people i didnt want to meet and i would care what 'merica said

[Change has come]

28. seabeyond...

I have to tell you...I love you as a DUer and as an American. :toast:

[seabeyond]

68. sgcase

you are nice, thank you, lol. that post was a mess. you must be a person that can handle mess, lol

have a terrific friday... the weekend is near

[BuyingThyme]

13. Oh, no, they're laughing at her. This is not fair.

[brook]

14. Every thing's too tight

pants are too short - and the boots look like she borrowed them from Cheney! There's no excuse for this...even if she is searching for her "Future in Paraguay Look" -it's fugly!

[BeHereNow]

15. The global elite don't care what you think...

Haven't you figured that out by now?
Her daughters are disgraceful.
Her husband is a public nuisance.
And you think she cares about HER public image?
NOT!
They have their ranch in Paraguay and coud give a crap
about their public images...soon enough, they will never think of us again.

That should be clear to everyone by now.
They don't care a whit about us or America.

The woman is a clod- a disgrace to women, wives and mothers
everywhere....

BHN

[dysfunctional press]

16. elenor roosevelt probably did too, every once in awhile...

just sayin...

[QMPMom]

47. But Eleanor Roosevelt did worthwhile things. Laura has just

enabled * and their daughters.

[upi402]

17. i want to feel sorry for her life, but she sops up profit with flesh scraps

of American heroes. She's doing pretty well thank you.

Hey pickles -or bubbles... whatever- donate all W's money to African kids while Pretzeldunt is busy pouring milk and brown sugar on his ceareal.

[sweetheart]

18. "Oh, I'm a bumber hack and i'm ok..."

..I freep all night and i smirk all day,
i mail white powder, sing and jump,
and hang around in cars,
i put on womens clothing and hang around in bars,
oh, i'm a repuke hack and i hate gays,
i vote too right and i waste tax days. :-)

[upi402]

33. LOL

My head was bopping unconrollable-like from side to side as I read that ditty.

<edit to add> my brain hurts

[provis99]

19. what's wrong with the lumberjack look?

better than "pair of evil grinning assholes trying to look respectable in suits" look the hubbys have. In earlier pictures I've seen of her, she seemed to have some fashion sense; but I think her dragon of a mother-in-law has been a force in her fashion faux pas. No offense to dragons intended.

[FrenchieCat]

20. She's in Russia......and believes this is how the Russians dress?

She must not have realized that they'd be indoors and not in some Wheat Field!

Those boots have got to go! I have some of those and use them when I'm pulling weeds in my yard! :eyes:

[bridgit]

34. LOL, there it is, she thinks she's there to bring freedom to the proletariat...

:rofl:

[Goblinmonger]

67. Maybe she saw Borat

before she left and wanted to fit in.

[LynneSin]

71. Then explain why Mrs Putin is NOT dressed like that

She's in Russia and her outfit translates to working women around the globe, expecially for us women who have a few extra pounds on our body but still want to look nice.

Mrs. Putin looks all class and she looks like she has 20-25lbs on Pickles

[madrchsod]

21. oh you are so catty......

dam where did you dig that one up? that`s priceless! she looks so awkward...

[LittleClarkie]

23. Oh, she's a lumberjack and she's okay, she works all night and she sleeps all day...

Oh, I really should go to bed...

[Sapphocrat]

24. A little something I penned...

...way back in 2003, after Laura was on "Meet the Press" with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (if you need any history on this, look here):

Laura, you've proved
You are truly a Bush:
Not a moment's reflection;
You just speak from the tush.

You are perfect for George
And he's your kind of guy:
Is there nothing so small
About which you won't lie?

I doubt you take drugs;
You don't look like you're drinking.
Are you taking prescriptions
To prevent you from thinking?

Your First Lady image
Just cannot be fixed:
Your stare is too vacant;
Your priorities, mixed.

You plugged a kids' book
On TV, where you read it,
Then you sent the tome back
To the store for a credit.

You're a fashion disaster;
Is your dressmaker high?
You'd do better to call
The Fab 5 from Queer Eye.

As a mother, you're flummoxed
By raising a child;
Now Snoop Dogg wants the twins
To make "Bush Girls Gone Wild."

You're out of your league
With that toward which you're striving
(Is this a bad time
To mention your driving?)

That Caroline would share
Space with you says a lot:
She's too gracious to tell you:
Jackie Kennedy, you're not.

[LibDemAlways]

25. You'd think by now someone would have

clued her in that she's on the world stage and should dress the part. She looks like she picked up the pants, top, and jacket from the "take another 75% off" rack at K-Mart and the boots either at Payless or a flea market. No one is asking her to buy Haute Couture, but geez, can't she even look like she shops at Macy's? No fashion sense at all.

[Cleita]

26. I'm going to give her a little slack here.

It seems this woman doesn't like the job that was forced on her. I don't know how and if she could resign from it. I think if I were resentful of what was forced on me in life, I might be equally rebellious. On the other hand, I would absolutely refuse to be out in public. If he wanted to divorce me, then fine.

[FrenchieCat]

35. You're right......we should give her a break.....

cause she's got to be depressed when she turns over and realize what she dealing with! That might make anyone make bad fashion choices .....

And I'll even recognize that she's at least been consistent....cause she's made damn bad choices on many, many levels of her life.

[JeffR]

27. Other than her driving record

I have no brief against Laura, except for her abysmal taste in husbands. For that alone, she is to be pitied and shunned by any sane society.

[Psephos]

29. She should have borrowed one of Pelosi's Armani suits n/t

[OneBlueSky]

30. maybe she just thinks it's attractive . . .

there's a lot about Laura to criticize, but her horrendous taste in fashion is best left to Mr. Blackwell . . .

[Rosemary2205]

31. She looks like she dressed to stay warm.

[Jennicut]

32. Laura has really ugly suits too

A weeks back there was a post about all the ugly suits she owns so even if she was wearing a pants suit it would still be fugly! I actually think Laura is rather pretty and does not look her age (60) at all. I also think she would be a nice person happy working in a library if not for meeting and marrying that idiot W. However, her sense of fashion is terrible. Laura, do your self a favor and call Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton and please go shopping with them. That's her problem. All she has to go shopping with her is Lynn "Creepy" Cheney. I doubt she would go with Condi as there is a jealousy issue there regarding W. Anyways, Laura please watch TLC's "What Not To Wear" and get some lessons in fashion.

[Kool Kitty]

37. No argument there.

Anybody remember that purple and brown plaid number from at least a zillion first term photos? Yikes.

[DoYouEverWonder]

46. Reminds me of Princess Diana's wedding dress

Rule #1, never, never let your fiance's mistress pick out your wedding dress.

[Red Right and BLUE]

36. Her pants are always too tight.

It's so disgusting.

[madmunchie]

40. Lets all talk about how bad Laura Bush looks, because we

have nothing better to talk about and because we are such high minded people who continually take the high road. Yep, we should all be proud of ourselves because we are all such GREAT people! Threads and responses like this make me proud to be a Democrat.

[SoCalDem]

41. yes, let's.

There are only about 999,654,001 "seriously important" posts that we all can choose from every day, and after perusing the insanity of them for many hours, some of us occasionally do comment on the unattractive wardrobe that our poor First Lady seems to favor..

I'm sure that we will all survive the indignity of it all..

And , yes, I do think that most of us are pretty darned "great"..

:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

42. HEY!

That poster shamed you! You should feel very ashamed now, and rhetorically prostrate yourself in this thread! :evilgrin:

[SoCalDem]

43. HEY, HEY

That's a fantastic likeness of Mrs Pickles :)

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disclaimer: (not "really" me )

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

69. The lipstick is perfect.

:rofl:

[Binka]

66. Laura Needs To Take Some Tips from My Aunt Laverne

This lady knows how to get it done! (And you are correct we are pretty damn great!)

[InvisibleTouch]

81. That's still better than what Pickles is wearing.

At least it has some color and individuality!

[madmunchie]

82. To get away from the insanity, I play with my dogs, go to work,

do work around the house, talk to friends, family. That is how I choose to "get away from the insanity". Writting high school level slams against the way someone dresses just doesn't give me pleasure....no matter who they are.

[SoCalDem]

84. To each his own.. gotta run.. midterms, y'know

:hi:

[DemonFighterLives]

59. These people are our representatives to the world

We have every right to demand that they play the part.

I wanted to add something about dubby. He is always so happy with Pooty Poot. He is more his size and he can pull him across the table. It looks like Pooty Poot can barely keep it in and is ready to bust out laughing at any moment.
:dem:

[treestar]

75. Though she could be representing us. As a nation we are

dressing very casually these days.

Even go to a church and you will see!

[DemonFighterLives]

88. I guess dubby and his wife will always look dorky to me

Church, World Domination, whatever.
:hi:

[mondo joe]

64. Nothing wrong with aesthetics.

Or do you want burn all the museums too?

[Hubert Flottz]

49. She reminds me of someone...

[LynneSin]

74. Actually, I think it's more like this

[XanaDUer]

50. Anf Goerge has his highwaters on, too.

What a lovely pair of fashion birds.

[REP]

51. Now You've Gone Too Far

Insulting lumberjacks like that. Really. I thought you were a better person than that. I am so very disappointed.

Is that another carpet sample she's wearing as a jacket?

[RebelOne]

52. I see nothing wrong with her outfit.

Those are nothing but low-heeled suede boots.

[City Lights]

53. Tacky.

Is she wearing waterproof boots? :eyes:

[alteredstate]

54. Who cares?

:shrug:

[LTR]

55. Two words: Crocodile Hunter (nt)

[Vinca]

56. Can you imagine Lumber Jane next to Jackie Kennedy? nt

[Annces]

80. Jackie Kennedy and her leopard skin - blech

[DemonFighterLives]

57. She once read in her librarian days

that it is cold in Siberia.

Dress in layers!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

58. Is This Prada.Com

lol

[SoCalDem]

85. Pravda, perhaps?... They WERE in Russia

:rofl:

[LWolf]

60. I won't "dis' her for that.

For marrying, bearing children for, staying with, and supporting the Bush family, yes.

For wearing earth colors, pants, or boots? No.

It's a sad truth that Americans place more value on appearances than substance. It's also true that there is not a universal agreement on what constitutes good taste or what is "appropriate" as far as fashion goes.

I don't give a shit about fashion. It's a good thing that I'll never hold political office or be married to someone who holds political office, because I have always hated dressing formally, and will send in regrets to functions that "require" formal dress way more often than I will force myself to appear. If the world wants to judge me on what I'm wearing, so be it. Their loss.

I do give a shit about substance, though, and she doesn't have it. The lady could be the most elegantly dressed female to ever grace a public event, and I still wouldn't like what I saw.

[Bridget Burke]

65. Laura has no substance. Or, if she ever did, she hid it behind a cloud of xanax.

I could have picked a better outfit from the LL Bean Catalog. But I'd suggest Laura go to an LL Bean store--so she could get clothes that actually FIT. She doesn't have a bad figure, but she's not a size 10 anymore.

I bet the LL Bean folks would gladly send someone to the White House. Anyone in the US fashion industry would give her tips on looking better. On representing our country better.

[LWolf]

94. Representing our country better is not the same as

looking better. My point: her looks, including "fashion" have nothing to do with her representation.

America is definitely full of people who judge people on their fashion choices. I just think it's a shallow, unworthy judgement. If we feel the need to judge, it should be about something more significant, more worthy, than fashion.

[Buzz Clik]

61. dissing her for her clothes. waste of electrons.

[soup]

63. Posing with her fashion advisors Vince and Larry

[LynneSin]

70. Putin's wife shows how to dress for a first lady

Mind you, she looks like she weighs more than Laura and yet her outfit fits well and her shoes are professional looking.

Laura doesn't even match in colors PLUS Uggs went out of style like two years ago. I could respect that perhaps she doesn't like wearing heels, but a nice pair of flats would have done just as good.

This woman didn't even try

[Marie26]

72. I just can't work up the effort to care. nt

[treestar]

73. Ah, I don't care what they wear

Or weigh, or how old they look. It is what is inside that makes them ugly.

Though making fun of Coultergeists single black dress is fun!

[lukasahero]

76. No, you're "dissing" her for her fashion sense

Apparently women should be judged by that. :eyes:

[Marnieworld]

77. She's as irrelevant as the carpet

Or the drapes.

[Annces]

78. She likes earth colors - so what

What about the 2 men who dress like twins.

[Jennicut]

79. I still think she is commiting fashion crimes

Seriously, whats wrong with just havin a little laugh? I am a female and I don't think it is bad to comment on Laura's lack of fashion sense. She married the Chimp and that alone leaves her open to any attack on what she says, does, and yes wear. I won't even get into Hillary's days in the 90's (remember all the different hairdo's?). I think its funny.

[DemBones DemBones]

83. She's in Russia and freezing her ass off. Her clothes might

actually not be too tight -- she may have a couple of pairs of long underwear on underneath them. We Americans are used to central heating and I doubt the rich keep the thermostat at 68 like we do.. . I've made six winter trips to Italy and it gets damn cold there, plus the buildings are underheated or unheated (all the historic churches, villas, etc., that you visit) and heat is turned off at night to conserve energy. I'm sure the cold is worse in Russia, so I think we can give her a break this time.

Assuming that's Putin's wife on the right, she is also dressed quite warmly. She and Laura are both wearing what look to be wool pantsuits with boots; Laura is wearing a turtleneck under her jacket while Mrs. P. seems to be wearing a mock turtleneck. Perhaps she and Laura went for a walk or shopping expedition while their husbands were inside talking and got roped into a photo op on their return. They also look a lot bigger than the men because they're in the foreground of the photo. Look at the picture and recall that photos of George and Laura standing together have demonstrated that she is a good bit shorter than he. This photo looks like "Honey, they shrunk the presidents" because of the placement of the women several feet ahead of their husbands.

[Cocoa]

87. her clothes are ok

her husband sucks.

[Bucky]

89. God, what's with that crappy looking living room set

It looks like cheap student photography studio halfway thru a tear-down.

[zulchzulu]

90. That's from page 73 in the "Martial Law Leader" Winter War catalog

Based on Stalinist costumes, she look just fab.

[leftofthedial]

91. she's dressed for a date to Auschwitz

with unka dick

[ljm2002]

92. Okay, I just have to weigh in here...

...I agree that she is dressed inappropriately for this occasion, as for most others. And I also agree that she is a good looking woman (okay, apart from the frequent Xanax-induced vacuous stare), and it would be easy for any moderately competent style consultant to make her look terrific.

So why don't they?

Well, my theory is that it is all part and parcel of the Bush's pretensions to being royalty. Remember, the most beloved royal figure in England for the last century was the Queen Mum, a notorious frump. Maybe they're trying to emulate that?

Just a thought.

[SoCalDem]

93. You might be onto something, BUT when the Queen is photographed

in her "moor-stomping" duds, there is usually a moor in the picture as well..

[MrSlayer]

96. This simply doesn't matter at all.

Is there anything more ridiculous and useless in society than fashion? I don't care what she says or what she wears, she isn't the President. The first lady is irrelevant.