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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]

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Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:47 AM

obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)

48. Ann Romney isn't FLOTUS representing the US as a forign dignitary

Including meeting Queen Elizabeth.

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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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