McCain's $520 Loafers Put 'Elitist' Shoe on the Other Foot

[tekisui]

Normallly presidential campaign season finds Republicans accusing Democrats of being out-of-touch elitists -- but this time it seems the shoe may be on the other foot.

Huffington Post blogger Isabel Wilkinson reported on Wednesday that Senenator John McCain "has worn a pair of $520 black leather Ferragamo shoes on every recent campaign stop — from a news conference with the Dalai Lama to a supermarket visit in Bethlehem, PA."

The story was quickly picked up by CNN's Jeanne Moos, who noted wryly that "Ferragamo narrowly missed getting buried in an applesauce avalanche" on that supermarket stop.

Meghan Cleary, author of The Perfect Fit: What Your Shoes Say About You, told Moos, "I wonder if McCain fancies himself a bit of a fashion plate."

"Maybe the senator has some help in the shoe-shopping department from his fashion-plate wife," Moos speculated. "But wasn't Senator Obama the guy being called an elitist?"

link: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNN_McCains_elite_feet_wear_520_0731.html

[Eric J in MN]

1. Should we be glad to see stupid attacks on both candidates

...by the mainstream media?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

4. Yes. nt

[hisownpetard]

2. Who cares what brand-name his shoes are, if they're a size 6?

"That don't impress me much."

[krispos42]

3. He saves money on haircuts, though, for obvious reasons

I will now duck and cover...



:hide:

[JBoris]

5. Isn't McCorpolite's $ 40 million net worth (not counting Cindy's wealth) ...

compared to Obama's 1.3 million net worth, a better argument for who is and who is not a rich I've-got-mine corrupt politician?

edit:typo

[frylock]

6. makes too much sense

[JBoris]

8. lol... too true

[BeyondGeography]

7. I'll see your peanut protein bar and raise you a pair of Italian loafers

"Italian loafers," added McCain. "Talk about redundant."

[blondeatlast]

9. Cindy must be absolutely livid that Michelle Obam a is a Vanity Fair (the only list that counts)

Best-dressed and she didn't get a mention.

I'm just loving that!

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. But to be in Obama's shoes............. as a Mastercard commercial .....

PRICELESS!!!

[tekisui]

11. To be in Obama's shoes:

[perpetual]

12. elitist is not about how expensive the items you buy are

elitist is about not caring about those who have less. Thus, Edwards cannot be called an elitist simply because he has a very expensive nice house.