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Michelle Obama's $495 Gardening Boots Irk Me
The Stir Cafe ^ | 2/10/11 | Jenny Erikson

Posted on 02/10/2011 11:47:40 AM PST by Nachum

In a post I wrote regarding Michelle Obama and her plans to parent our children for us, I remarked about her $495 Tory Burch gardening boots. A few of the comments wondered why I brought them up, and why, as a capitalist, would I have a problem with pricey shoes?

The boots were mentioned to remind readers of how out of touch with reality the First Lady is. The average American mama doesn’t have a single pair of shoes in her closet that cost that much, let alone gardening boots. When I’m inclined to work outdoors, I put on a pair of three-year-old sneakers that are practically falling apart.

Referring to the self-appointed mom-in-chief’s aloofness when it comes to relating to us regular moms was useful to drive home the point that she is not qualified to make our parenting decisions for us. Only the best for the Obamas, whether it’s boots, school, vacation, vacation, vacation, or vacation. The rest of us can eat cake. Or carrot sticks.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloggers; boots; gardening; michelle; michelleboots; moochelle; notnews; obamas
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Those boots aint made for walkin'
1 posted on 02/10/2011 11:47:42 AM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Moose-shell is reminding me more and more of Elena Ceausescu by the day.


2 posted on 02/10/2011 11:49:08 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: Nachum

Ace Hardware, 12 bucks


3 posted on 02/10/2011 11:50:24 AM PST by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: Nachum

I have an older pair of Crocs that the Pit Bull Pup chewed up...those I use for gardening.


4 posted on 02/10/2011 11:50:27 AM PST by mom4melody
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To: mom4melody

My gardening shoes are always the oldest, most beat up pair of sneakers I have. And next year, they are replace by the next pair of shoes in the progression.


5 posted on 02/10/2011 11:51:46 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: Nachum

Imelda Marcos....on steroids!


6 posted on 02/10/2011 11:53:07 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Nachum
True story: Marie Antoinette built a tiny village for herself and some chosen friends. They could retire to the hamlet and "play dairy maid" for awhile when the palace life at Versailles became too much.

From such things are revolution born.

7 posted on 02/10/2011 11:53:25 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (BO + MB = BOMB -- The One will make sure they get one.)
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To: Nachum

Anyone remember the Spain trip and how much EACH of those hotel rooms cost per night? Did I mention that they rented the entire castle?

And that the reason they gave for going was they wanted to show Sasha THE RAIN IN SPAIN?

I didn’t make that up.


8 posted on 02/10/2011 11:54:09 AM PST by gaijin
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To: dirtboy

i go barefoot cause I can’t afford any shoes


9 posted on 02/10/2011 11:54:55 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Nachum

I don’t have $495 in my garden boots, garden tools, and garden COMBINED. I just make do with the $40 pair of work boots I picked up at Wally World, along with the $11 shovel from same.


10 posted on 02/10/2011 11:55:09 AM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Regulation without representation is tyranny.)
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To: Nachum
Yep, those boots were made for walkin’ all over us. This woman wouldn't know a garden from a gorilla. Has anybody ever found out why she lost her law license?
11 posted on 02/10/2011 11:56:27 AM PST by July4 (Remember the price paid for your freedom.)
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"They could retire to the hamlet and "play dairy maid" for awhile ..."

Hey, now, let he among us who hasn't occasionally played "Lord of the Manor and the innocent young dairy maid" cast the first stone ...

12 posted on 02/10/2011 11:56:57 AM PST by BlueLancer (Nuke Austin from orbit .... it's the only way to be sure.)
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To: Nachum

Alright there’s little about this woman that doesn’t annoy me. But is this one of those damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t? If she put on a pair of old workboots from Target are people going to accuse her of wearing Made in China slave labor crapola?


13 posted on 02/10/2011 11:58:33 AM PST by old and tired
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To: Nachum
OMG....They are on sale!!!!!*Squeal*...Only $248 Now!!!


...NOT

http://www.toryburch.com/tory-burch-sale/designer-shoes?viewall=Y

14 posted on 02/10/2011 11:58:58 AM PST by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
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To: driftdiver
She's elegant and classy... like Jacqueline Kennedy.

15 posted on 02/10/2011 11:59:36 AM PST by evets (beer)
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To: Nachum

Shoe Snob blog
http://www.shoesnob.com/2010/10/michelle-obama-in-tory-burch-connell-boots.html


16 posted on 02/10/2011 12:00:03 PM PST by KC Burke
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To: mom4melody

Same here. You can hose them off easily.


17 posted on 02/10/2011 12:01:05 PM PST by poobear (FACTS - the turd in the punch bowl of liberal thought!)
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To: Nachum

Folks that are spending time aggravated by or worrying about what kind of shoes the first lady wears need to get a hobby, some friends, or a life in general. If she had worn an old, shabby pair of tennis shoes, the very same folks here complaining would be making comments about how embarassing she was for wearing torn-up shoes.


18 posted on 02/10/2011 12:01:14 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
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To: old and tired

yes, if the boot fits....


19 posted on 02/10/2011 12:01:37 PM PST by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: KC Burke

My gardening ‘boots’ are typically the old running shoes that I have just worn out. So the cycle goes wear my running shoes out, move those to garden shoes, buy new running shoes ... wash, rinse and repeat.

$450 gardening boots my arse ...


20 posted on 02/10/2011 12:01:53 PM PST by Free America52 (The White guys are getting pissed off. We beat Hitler Hirohito and Krushchev. Obama will be easy.)
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