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In the discussion thread: OK -- I need to know. Exactly how are the FLOTUS travel and wardrobe paid for? [View all]

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 07:53 PM

vaberella (24,250 posts)

2. If I remember correctly. Flotus pays for her clothes herself unless their gifts from designers.

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She doesn't use the her hubby's pay check for it. Just money she's earned. As for flying, normally on Airforce 1 I think. That's taxpayer money. But this is for diplomatic purposes so it fits.

What irritates me is that normally people have asked questions about how things are paid for, more under Obama than any other President.

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OK -- I need to know. Exactly how are the FLOTUS travel and wardrobe paid for? [View all]	CatWoman	Jul 2012	OP
This matters. Did she actually buy it?	MrSlayer	Jul 2012	#1
Of course she bought it. Gifts have to be reported.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#16
Well then no one should care how the Romneys spend their money.	MrSlayer	Jul 2012	#20
There's no comparison. The issue isn't how either Obama or Romney spends his money.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#24
I like that.	MrSlayer	Jul 2012	#30
C'mon	brush	Jul 2012	#54
No.	MrSlayer	Jul 2012	#64
It's not about what the Romneys spend their money on.	NYC Liberal	Jul 2012	#70
most famous people get dressed for free by designers.	robinlynne	Jul 2012	#45
But the Federal Ethics in Government Act doesn't apply to most famous people.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#67
But if she gives it back then it is not a gift.	Maraya1969	Jul 2012	#69
From what I've read, loans have to be reported, too.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#75
What did you read? OH that's right, you don't post information you just insist.	slampoet	Jul 2012	#92
No, that's your specialty. You tell people to search through whole threads instead	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#93
You're dead wrong. She gets them donated by designers. Just like the last 4 first ladies.	slampoet	Jul 2012	#58
I was only able to find two such instances for her, both gowns donated to	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#66
I am not your servant. Look down thread.	slampoet	Jul 2012	#84
"I am not your servant."	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#90
If I remember correctly. Flotus pays for her clothes herself unless their gifts from designers.	vaberella	Jul 2012	#2
The government is reimbursed when she uses	BlueToTheBone	Jul 2012	#8
Reimbursed by who?	former9thward	Jul 2012	#15
Typically not the real cost of operating AF1	tritsofme	Jul 2012	#21
By the Obama's. Since they're required to fly on this aircraft	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#68
She didn't use AF1.	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#17
And that he flew from Texas to DC in the middle of the night	Horse with no Name	Jul 2012	#34
And while over there, he couldn't find his way out of a room	HarveyDarkey	Jul 2012	#39
no, that's wrong	cali	Jul 2012	#50
No. I am correct.	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#56
It has an airforce seal on it so presumably it is not a private plane	cali	Jul 2012	#61
Yes. I should have said "executive jet".	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#62
I doubt she flew in one of the Presidential aircraft......	Swede Atlanta	Jul 2012	#57
and disgraced us by falling down drunk in the stadium...	CTyankee	Jul 2012	#60
And, oogling the female beach volleyball players' backsides.	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#63
Laura Bush's clothing expense was never questioned...	HipChick	Jul 2012	#74
Designers flood her staff in hopes she will wear one of their designs. They do it all of the time	monmouth	Jul 2012	#3
none of the dresses worn to the oscars are paid for. the advetisement the designer gets by being sh	robinlynne	Jul 2012	#46
Absolutely. I wish a designer..ah, never mind..LOL..	monmouth	Jul 2012	#65
Actors aren't bound by the Ethics in Government Act.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#72
She still has to pay for them.	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#71
she pays for her own clothes but we pay official travel	cally	Jul 2012	#4
agree - and those suits Mitt wears look custom made to me	spooky3	Jul 2012	#6
Did she steal it? Did she lie and say she never spends more than $100 on an outfit?	spooky3	Jul 2012	#5
She pays for anything that isn't donated	Warpy	Jul 2012	#7
She mainly shops a Target. I don't think Target carries fancy clothes.	demosincebirth	Jul 2012	#9
beautiful	demtenjeep	Jul 2012	#10
I'd say that Michelle counts every Penny and anyone trashing her	KoKo	Jul 2012	#11
maybe we should ask how much Rafalca's dressage saddle cost	Coexist	Jul 2012	#12
RWers never ever talked about Laura Bush's clothes.	Kalidurga	Jul 2012	#13
No but we made an issue out of Ann Romney's.	MrSlayer	Jul 2012	#26
Ann Romney isn't FLOTUS representing the US as a forign dignitary	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#48
How utterly ridiculous. Laura Bush and Michelle Obama = First Ladies. Ann Romney=Mitt's wife.	Tarheel_Dem	Jul 2012	#59
It's EXACTLY the same thing.	WillowTree	Jul 2012	#89
She is appearing on the world stage in company of	yellerpup	Jul 2012	#14
Besides, the Obamas are millionaires and they didn't put anyone out of work to get that way	CatWoman	Jul 2012	#18
To the Obamas...	yellerpup	Jul 2012	#43
i hope i pay for it with my taxes.....she's a fabulous ambassador for america	spanone	Jul 2012	#19
The First Family buys its own clothing.	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#22
this	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#49
I send her a check once a year and	jaysunb	Jul 2012	#23
If you totalled up the cost of Michelle's	avebury	Jul 2012	#25
Designers loan clothing to First Ladies....	soccer1	Jul 2012	#27
no famous poeple who appear in magazines have to pay for their clothing. The more magazine	robinlynne	Jul 2012	#47
It's never good enough, is it.	Texasgal	Jul 2012	#28
No, and what makes it worse...	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#37
When you are famous, your wardrobe is multi-faceted	SoCalDem	Jul 2012	#29
and I remember how her clothes never fit her, either	CatWoman	Jul 2012	#42
YOUR FUCKING TAX MONEY!!! - But DAMN does she look nice. Go girl!	HopeHoops	Jul 2012	#31
You mean, in the salary the President is paid? Because there are no taxes	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#73
Yep. He certainly has earned it.	HopeHoops	Jul 2012	#82
Queen Nancy	NeverEnuff	Jul 2012	#32
I understood that it was given to her by the designer	Horse with no Name	Jul 2012	#33
I looked and was only to find two donated gowns, both of which	pnwmom	Jul 2012	#83
The meme is: Dems are hypocrites if they don't give all their money to the poor.	aquart	Jul 2012	#35
Her husband is a millionaire and they live rent free for 4-8 years Plus she	mucifer	Jul 2012	#36
I assume she purchased it. She isn't a pauper.	kestrel91316	Jul 2012	#38
The Obamas aren't poor.	backscatter712	Jul 2012	#40
Ugh, sometimes the internet is a PITA.	Starry Messenger	Jul 2012	#41
I'll Pay For HOT !!!	WillyT	Jul 2012	#44
Weren't the same frickin' whiners pissed when she wore J. Crew, as well?	CrispyQ	Jul 2012	#51
J Crew	brush	Jul 2012	#52
she looks fabulous.	samsingh	Jul 2012	#53
I suppose that every other FLOTUS got their clothes at Goodwill or Penny's. How much did Laura	appleannie1	Jul 2012	#55
I think she looks fabulous. Just fab. She is representing the United States at the Palace.	southernyankeebelle	Jul 2012	#76
The Obamas pay for their own clothes.	Zen Democrat	Jul 2012	#77
I'll bet most of the state-function clothing gets donated eventually, so it's money well spent.	patrice	Jul 2012	#78
I seem to recall that Nancy Reagan often wore gowns donated for the occasion.	left is right	Jul 2012	#79
Where is the sackcloth??? Think of the CHILDREN!!!	nolabear	Jul 2012	#80
Why does it matter?	CC	Jul 2012	#81
Elegant!	Hatchling	Jul 2012	#85
The right wing HATES that our first lady smashes their sterotype of the black woman.	JoePhilly	Jul 2012	#86
I was just a kid at the time, but wasn't Nancy Reagan something of a clothes horse??	GreenPartyVoter	Jul 2012	#87
Does the person who asked you know how Pickles trip and wardrobe to Beijing	joeybee12	Jul 2012	#88
I think I'm pretty sick of this racist crap.	Jazzgirl	Jul 2012	#91

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