Fred Thompson's Guccis and the Iowans Who Love Them

North Star Writers Group ^ | 8/20/7 | Paul Ibrahim

[Always Right]

Two America’s. One where metrosexuals get $400 haircuts and one wear they wear shoes.

[Wonder Warthog]

"According to Fox News, Thompson’s Iowa travels involved mistakes such as “wearing Gucci loafers at a country fair.”"

I'm a LOT more worried about the other end of his body. It's obvious that FDT is not like John Edwards--for whom the only reason for his head is to hold up his hair.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Guccis are OK. I draw the line at Cole Hanns.

[JRochelle]

Any Iowa voter who is offended by Gucci loafers wouldn’t vote for Thompson anyway.

That would be an Edwards supporter.

[sinanju]

I love that last line. Good article, but we wouldn’t want politicians to become too genuine and unaffected. Wouldn’t they then stick to giving speeches at large venues and forget about pressing the flesh at diners, kissing babies and eating hideous food at county fairs?

[EagleUSA]

And they wonder why the media is tanking....

[lesser_satan]

bump

[Greg F]

Betcha the Gucci’s aren’t made in China.

My shoe repair guy says buy Italian; they are worth repairing.

[ElkGroveDan]

After all, altering one’s wardrobe solely for political advantage reflects a character worse than the one being avoided in the first place.

Can I get me a huntin' license here?

[ElkGroveDan]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I’ve got a couple pairs of old Florshiems made from horse muscle that have been serviced three or four times. They’re still walking.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

They really need o start reporting about substance. Like is he in touch with his inner woman?

[Greg F]

Yah, main thing to do is avoid asian manufactured shoes . . . pieces o’ junk.

[P-Marlowe]

If you go into poor black neighborhoods you will find poor black teenage boys wearing $200 sneakers.

Frankly I'm surprised that Thompson would be wearing Gucci loafers. He looks like a Deer Stag kinda guy to me.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[Red_Devil 232]

Gee! Looks like he was passing gas!

[Mercat]

My best loafers ever were Cole Hanns. I bought them at TJMaxx for $100.00 and wore them for at least six years resoling them several times until the sides finally broke down. I now carry a purse I bought at TJMaxx for over $300.00 and plan to carry for probably the rest of my life. In fact, maybe I’ll have them bury me in it. Okay, it’s not that big but I’ll probably leave it to my daughter in my will, it’s that nice. The last purse I bought was for $9 in a consignment shop. It’s a Kilim and they retail for about $100.00. I carried it for about five years. Anyway, the point is, buying quality when you can afford it is worth the expense in the long run.

[EternalVigilance]

There are some people that just shouldn’t be around firearms...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Stock on the shoulder, John.