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smirkymonkey

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107. Ugly is an understatement. It's hideous! I wouldn't pay fifty cents for that

Wed May 2, 2012, 02:10 PM

May 2012

criminal "fashion statement". I can't believe she paid almost $1,000 for it. What a sucker!!

Just goes to prove that you can have all the money in the world and still be stupid and have absolutely no taste.

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This morning on TV Ann Romney Wore a Reed Krakoff Bird T-Shirt That Costs $990 [View all] Tx4obama May 2012 OP

I'm sure she'll never wear it again. Nt abelenkpe May 2012 #1

If she smoked, she'd get rid of her Caddies when the ash trays filled up aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #27

A couple of weirdos that only a bankster could love. phasma ex machina May 2012 #2

Totally Out of Touch dynasaw May 2012 #9

Wow. That is one seriously UGLY shirt..... IT wears HER more than she wears it.... peacebird May 2012 #23

Wouldn't be half bad in a non-TV setting eridani May 2012 #69

A shirt would have to at least clean itself mythology May 2012 #71

the colors are really ugly in combination magical thyme May 2012 #81

He's so creepy... one_voice May 2012 #28

I know, its so strange PatSeg May 2012 #131

I have to give Mitt this, though, he truly seems to cherish his wife. That's nice. nt gateley May 2012 #46

Mitten's Stepford stare seems more game face than affectionate emoting. nt phasma ex machina May 2012 #54

I remember seeing an interview with them a long time ago -- may have been the LAST gateley May 2012 #61

I hate to say this but I think that is the look of "opportunity." CTyankee May 2012 #67

Still have to disagree -- it just struck me that he truly adored her, gateley May 2012 #100

Yeah, I'm a little jaded, I guess...I admit it. CTyankee May 2012 #101

CTyankee, it just jumped out at me -- I swear I hadn't seen someone look like that since one of my gateley May 2012 #118

I see your point. In the future, I am going to look more closely at him when he is with Ann. CTyankee May 2012 #119

And I'm going to see how he looks at others he speaks to -- (people that he likes ) -- gateley May 2012 #123

His affection and admiration PatSeg May 2012 #133

Savior? If anything she'll help tank his campaign LynneSin May 2012 #125

How?? How are they not elitists??? Initech May 2012 #3

Just another Mom. nt onehandle May 2012 #4

Guess I don't have any style sense, I didn't like that shirt at all. Laurian May 2012 #5

I must not have any style sense either since I think it's ugly too. n/t Tx4obama May 2012 #8

It's kind of creepy as a matter of fact. Laurian May 2012 #10

Ann likes creepy. Fawke Em May 2012 #103

The point is not the look, but the ability to burn that much money so their friends know it. freshwest May 2012 #32

+1 Buying status. nt gateley May 2012 #49

Actually, I like it, but I would probably only pay $5 for it. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #111

And its an ugly shirt! proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #6

she paid almost a thousand for that shit ? JI7 May 2012 #11

Got ripped off (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #42

Understatement of the year! Shankapotomus May 2012 #91

Ugly is an understatement. It's hideous! I wouldn't pay fifty cents for that smirkymonkey May 2012 #107

Ms.goclark loves to buy clothes goclark May 2012 #121

Clueless.. Fumesucker May 2012 #7

That is one UGLY t-shirt! The cut is horrendous -- the sleeves are unimaginative & too long. pacalo May 2012 #12

Older women often wear longer sleeves because of the virgogal May 2012 #44

If that's your way of saying that she doesn't have Rozlee May 2012 #58

She's a lot older than Michelle,as am I. Michelle's arms will change too,even with virgogal May 2012 #60

Or not long enough eridani May 2012 #70

Maybe so. pacalo May 2012 #72

It looks like a snake head on the top. What is that? Maraya1969 May 2012 #75

That looks like the standard length for a T-shirt. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #112

If I'm gonna wear a $990.00 T-shirt... derby378 May 2012 #13

I bet that blouse would go well with FLOTUS' $540 Lanvin sneakers cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #14

Those are ugly shoes too Autumn May 2012 #35

Exactly bigwillq May 2012 #37

+1. Thank you. They all have money to burn, including the Obamas, so going on about who's HiPointDem May 2012 #73

Leave Ann Romney alone! Cali_Democrat May 2012 #40

Maybe, jussssst maybe, if we were focused on the issues that matter cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #63

And if I were Romney's adviser... Cali_Democrat May 2012 #64

You run your campaign...I'll run mine. trumad May 2012 #86

Exactly. truebrit71 May 2012 #97

We own the facts, but people don't listen to facts: they listen to gossip. MatthewStLouis May 2012 #124

Gotta agree. Those are butt ugly too. And a waste of money! Maraya1969 May 2012 #76

this should go viral: PCIntern May 2012 #15

I agree with others; that is not a nice shirt. madaboutharry May 2012 #16

I'm sure she threw a nice respectable republican cloth coat over it on the way to the studio. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #17

that is one ugly shirt proving she has no sense of style, as I've Ghost of Tom Joad May 2012 #18

Really bad taste IMHO. Cleita May 2012 #19

Very possible that it was made in the US jmowreader May 2012 #62

as long as its expensive wendylaroux May 2012 #20

That makes her easy to relate to ... etherealtruth May 2012 #21

Just ordinary folks. Yup. Oh, and the t-shirt is ghastly. A fool and her money are soon parted. kestrel91316 May 2012 #22

She is really a pretty lady. I don't like it when the repugs go after Michelle, so I'm just going jillan May 2012 #24

Excellent distinction and comparison, Jill! nt gateley May 2012 #50

To put a finer point on it, they're the Barbie and Ken of weirdos. nt phasma ex machina May 2012 #55

I agree Puzzledtraveller May 2012 #89

Hit the Nail On The Head. Totally on point. n/t Fla Dem May 2012 #99

plus she is supporting a artist's handwork Tumbulu May 2012 #127

Really? LASlibinSC May 2012 #25

Does the Reed Karkoff Bird T-Shirt have it's own elevator? Lint Head May 2012 #26

Monica Lewinsky has a blue dress that cost Clinton a lot more than that. lob1 May 2012 #29

Don't you folks ever get tired of sniffing around Bills Fruit of the Looms? NNN0LHI May 2012 #92

"Ann-Marie Antoinette Rmoney"... stlsaxman May 2012 #30

Guessing she isn't so stupid to have done this knowingly. salin May 2012 #31

$990 for a fugly t-shirt. Lugnut May 2012 #33

She's just Annie from the Block. JBoy May 2012 #34

Put a bird on it! progressoid May 2012 #36

brilliant brilliant brilliant Blue_Tires May 2012 #96

I've only just discovered it. progressoid May 2012 #108

That was the first thing I thought of! n/t MadrasT May 2012 #104

Well, someone wearing a near-as-makes-no-difference $1k "t-shirt" is either: flvegan May 2012 #38

Someone sure saw her coming ... "a fool & their money are soon parted" Raine May 2012 #39

That is a hideous t-shirt shirt Cali_Democrat May 2012 #41

I'm leery of attacking politicians over their clothes (or haircuts for that matter) riderinthestorm May 2012 #43

I'm with you! (nt) Tumbulu May 2012 #128

Eh, no big deal guitar man May 2012 #45

i bet she collected aluminum cans from dumpsters to pay for it..... spanone May 2012 #47

So? Shankapotomus May 2012 #48

It doesn't matter that it's ugly. What matters is that she wore an easily identifiable(!) t-shirt gateley May 2012 #51

On Twitter, I saw someone say "that's a mortgage payment." Bolo Boffin May 2012 #52

It's not like she wore it with the price tag still on it. bluedigger May 2012 #53

1.3 trillion dollar tax cut for the rich by W. Bush. Rozlee May 2012 #56

How many school lunches will be cut so Ann can have her tax cut to buy that shirt? n/t myrna minx May 2012 #88

It looks like an oil spill threw up on her. chollybocker May 2012 #57

I'd pay $9 for that...not $990. Drunken Irishman May 2012 #59

Fashion (and cost) aside, why would you wear a t-shirt to an interview in the first place? Buns_of_Fire May 2012 #65

It is a hand painted silk shirt- look at the silk top of the anchorwoman Tumbulu May 2012 #129

If I saw that at a thrift store for $3.99 I would pass. Quantess May 2012 #66

The Rmoneys don't have ANYONE who can tell them... Iggo May 2012 #68

I didn't know she had a "growing role"... KansDem May 2012 #74

If that's how much her T-shirts cost Shankapotomus May 2012 #77

To be fair... GoCubsGo May 2012 #82

True but to add further perspective Shankapotomus May 2012 #87

It IS extravagant. GoCubsGo May 2012 #90

Yes, this is what happens a lot (nt) Tumbulu May 2012 #130

That's more than I pay for a month's mortgage and utilities. GoCubsGo May 2012 #78

That's about what I pay for my mortgage lunatica May 2012 #80

Yeah, and mine includes escrow. GoCubsGo May 2012 #83

Thereby proving her aesthetic taste lunatica May 2012 #79

What's that jacket, Margiela? alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #84

That looks like something that's $9.90 at Wal-Mart. originalpckelly May 2012 #85

If a cybernetic organism combining the DNA of Audubon and Thomas Kinkade took mescaline. . . . hatrack May 2012 #93

i wont spend over 20, or for boys prefer under 10. lol. seabeyond May 2012 #94

so? Can't stand Ann Romney but cali May 2012 #95

Fail. SpencerShay May 2012 #109

yes she does. duh cali May 2012 #137

I don't think this is a constructive post. nt ladjf May 2012 #98

Later she'll strip and throw it to the adoring crowds flamingdem May 2012 #102

someone with that taste should not be decorating our White House grasswire May 2012 #105

At least Marie-Antoinette had... Amonester May 2012 #106

Never heard of Reed Krakoff........... Smilo May 2012 #110

Smooth move. I was trying to figure out what the hell that was. trof May 2012 #113

She should have worn the matching pants. Pithlet May 2012 #114

That shirt is ugly Renew Deal May 2012 #115

No matter how much she paid for it, it's an ugly ass shirt. Cass May 2012 #116

be gentle--Ann's outfit is leftovers from the Sarah P collections from the last election dembotoz May 2012 #117

I was expecting it to be one of those rhinestone "cat lady sweater" monstrosities, haha. Erose999 May 2012 #120

Yep. I like it, too. GoCubsGo May 2012 #134

Proportionally speaking, that's like me buying a rummage-sale t-shirt n/t Sabriel May 2012 #122

People are being really unfair to her here. noamnety May 2012 #126

Money can't buy good taste. That is one LibDemAlways May 2012 #132

not worth it Enrique May 2012 #135

Lawrence O'Donnell (that patronising ^#!@%&) was all over this last night. PavePusher May 2012 #136

Resurrects this thread because I just wasted half an hour looking for the bird - I think it's a flac pam4water May 2012 #138