Laura's pants don't fit

[Malva Zebrina]

what is the matter with this woman? Doesn't she ever look in the mirror. She has all the money in the world to dress neat and have great lines that flatter her--instead, she is dressing like she sees a twenty year old she used to be in the mirror-this is really sloppy dress--and what are all those old geezers gaping at?

[RC]

1. Yeah, and?

What's wrong with the fit? Looks ok to me.

[Skittles]

3. well, it's kinda . . .

cheeky

[madrchsod]

4. cheeky??

you`re being nice today....

[NoMoreRedInk]

14. Yep***

nm

[rasputin1952]

30. Well Skittles, looks like you'd have your work cut out for you...

if you decide to kick THAT ass!!!!!!!

:evilgrin:

[buff2]

7. The top is too tight.........

and her slacks are baggy. A cheap suit standing next to an empty suit. How ironic is THAT? :puke:

[madrchsod]

2. i like the new fashion trend

black sleeve buttons on a light color.or maybe they match the brown shoes...ok now is it grannie`s or what?...remember those old guys are about 30yrs older than her..hell she`s prob. good looking to them.....

[arwalden]

5. The Missouri Should Have Stayed In Puget Sound

And Laura needs to stop shopping from the Lane Bryant catalog. No... they aren't making size 8's smaller these days. You're growing dear!

-- Allen (who doesn't have a clue how big a size 8 really is.)

[Faygo Kid]

6. Garbage

We are engaged in an immoral war, the economy is tanked and this administration is trying to destroy not just the New Deal, but TEDDY Roosevelt's reforms, and you worry that Laura Bush's pants don't fit? AARGH!

[Malva Zebrina]

9. Hee

but some here are also worried about Splenda--

and I was told this is the proper place to discuss Laura's lack of self esteem in her dress.

This apparently is your place to attack those who criticize this frumpy woman's manner of dress. Howcome? Look this woman represents your wife and your daughters or your sisters if they are Americans. She is obviously sloppy and unconcerned about how she looks--these pants are puckered around her buttocks and have no line-any neat pair of pants will be lined and will present a straight line--here, she is contracting her buttocks in an obvious up tight reaction to the photo op--and it looks awful to me-these pant and the short jacket that allows us to see the poor fitting pants are just awful because theyu are not fitting properly. Given her loads of money to spend on making herself look good, I conclude, that Laura is a poor spendthrift--everything she wears does not fit!

[arwalden]

10. This Is The Lounge... We're All Fashion Critics Here

This is where we come to forget (just for a moment) about all the other things that trouble us and anger us so much.

I say... LET HER HAVE IT! She's FAIR GAME!

Regardless of whether or not she's the legitimate First Lady... she's there anyway. She shouldn't be given a free pass on style and class. (Neither of which she has.)

"Lane Bryant" and "Harriett Carter" mail order pant suits are NOT the same as "Oscar deLa Renta" or... hell... Liz Claiborne off-the-rack stuff would look better than what she's been wearing.

Nothing against mail order clothes. Just not for the "first lady". She's an embarrassment.

-- Allen

[Dr Fate]

15. My thoughts exactly- the Lounge at it's best is all good fun...

...I've always thought of Laura as "Jakie-O meets J.C. Penny"...

[Faygo Kid]

16. Like FR's crap

Still garbage. Have fun with Laura; I don't like it. Criticize her, her husband, her daughters - fine. But, we sound like FR when we take this approach to looks and fashion, as they always do. Go ahead, "flame" me - and I hope to see you all on a better, and more thoughtful, post (of which there are many on DU Lounge. Don't deny the fun part, either. This wasn't it).

[Dr Fate]

18. She looks like a Southern Country Club Housewife...

...wait, she IS a Southern Country Club Housewife!!!

Just the other day she was publically defending her husband on the whole "Leakgate" business. If she wants to throw her hat in this muddy ring by discussing policy- then any lampoon is fair game!!

Next you will be telling us it is Freeperish for political cartoons to depict Bush wearing an oversized cowboy hat!!!!

[madrchsod]

23. free republic people

have no fashion sense and that`s for sure.but we here at du are on the cutting edge fashion and good taste. if it`s bad taste,never fear,we`ll run it right into the ground....

[BiggJawn]

Hey, Faygokid...Who put a gun to your head to come in here, anyway?

You don't like the inane crap that goes on in the lounge, then leave.
<grumble>

[Faygo Kid]

29. Bring it

See you on another thread - one worth debating.

[Malva Zebrina]

25. yes I know that Laura is the poor little rich girl--LOL

and is so vulnerable a Stepford wife that she needs to be defended. Oh good--she does after all represent all of we women-:puke:-however, I still think she is fair game--she wants to be the princess that is adored , then she must live up to the part- and imo she fails-it does not come automatically, just because her husband thinks he is the king and she therefore can think she is the queen. This woman needs to realize she is not twenty years old anymore and dress accordingly if she wants to assume the title of "first lady" and represent the American woman. Come on Laura--you are embarrassing us all.

[Cheswick2.0]

21. this is the lounge!

There are no deep thoughts aired here unless they are of a personal nature. This is a place for fashion criticism not political criticism.

[rasputin1952]

31. I can't spend ALL of my time...

trying to crush the admin; I need to have some fun too!

And if that fat ass, next to that asshole is gonna insist on wearing Jailhouse Jumpsuits, I'm gonna have some fun!!!!!

Damn, her mother-in-law looks like a baglady, and she seems to be taking tips!


:bounce:

[DivinBreuvage]

47. Hey, easy on the "fat ass" jokes, bud!

Some of us are Democrats :) Your post was funny tho.

Perhaps TLC's "What Not To Wear" needs to do a celebrity episode.

Françoise (squeezing her big fat liberal rump back into the chair)

[Skittles]

43. LIGHTEN UP

it's called COMIC RELIEF

[Boom_cha]

8. She has to wear her pants like that

She wears a strap-on at all times so she can peg Georgie boy at a moment's notice

[LittleApple81]

11. Wait until you get to that age. Her suit is of no relevance whatsoever.

Her husband's actions are. She is a real non-entity anyhow. A woman that read that "poem" he supposedly wrote does not have much self-respect.
If you don't remember here it goes:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Oh my, lump in the bed *
How I've missed you.
Roses are redder
Bluer am I
Seeing you kissed by that charming French guy.
The dogs and the cat, they missed you too
Barney's still mad you dropped him, he ate your shoe
The distance, my dear, has been such a barrier
Next time you want an adventure, just land on a carrier. **

*Note: Bush sometimes refers to his wife as a lump in the bed.
**Barney the dog had a tumble when Mrs. Bush was handing him to her husband on a tarmac.

[CatWoman]

13. I'm sorry -- that shit don't fly

she is our FIRST LADY!!!!!

Ambassador, role model, are part of her duties as first lady.

She represents US.

And how dare she go about it looking like she does.

[Faygo Kid]

17. Yeah, and Eleanor Roosevelt was a beauty?

She was our greatest First Lady, and a woman who I respect and love. And you have her picture by her tag! She was no beauty, and a fashion disaster. WHO THE F*** CARES? I will waste no more time on this moronic thread.

[Dr Fate]

19. Elenor had class that no one could deny...

...we are mixing some serious apples and oranges here- there was no mass media anywhere near todays levels...

Besides, the Roosevelts were DEMS- we are poking fun at REPUBLICANS here!!!!

[catzies]

24. She was not a beauty but she was beautiful. Inside and out.

You saw her not her clothes.

When Laura wears a suit it is still empty. So maybe the suit should be beautiful to distract us from its wearer's soullessness.

The first thing I see whenever I look at Laura Bush is the empty look in her eyes.

[Malva Zebrina]

28. the empty "{dumb" look is what I see

she is perfectly willing to be jerked around by those who control her. (take another Xanax) She has everything she needs and so is not concerned about anything further than her own comfort and I think cannot wait to get out of the photo op limelight. She is not really up to the task. However, her obvious horrendous taste in ill fitting, horrendous fabrics and clothes and her not recognizing how ill fitting clothes make her look like a middle aged frump trying to look like a twenty year old filly, and she obviously does not care how frumpy she looks because, well because, her image is -produced by others that is beyond her control--and that is what this poor unfortunate woman must adhere to. I wonder sometimes, if ill fitting clothing like this, that serves to emphasize her pretense of "youthful" buttocks is not another Rove ploy--hey you freepers, look how sexy Laura is and the poor woman must go along with it. And, apparently some Du'ers also go along with it. Love Laura and her ill fitting clothes because it is not "nice" to criticize this vulnerable little twit of a Stepford wife to the most dangerous man to ever coup the American political scene. Come on-she is a robot and she deserves this criticism--do not give Bush, who is using her, any advantage here. Laura is a robot.

[CatWoman]

26. well damn

I love you too!!!!

Mrs. Roosevelt may not have been a "beauty", but I'll wager she didn't travel the world in pants so tight that they crawled up her ass.

Plus, Eleanor wasn't a fucking ditz. And she didn't look like she was always in a drugged stupor.

[rasputin1952]

33. Eleanor was a national treasure...

I doubt we will ever see a First Lady again, that had the unbridled energy and drive she had. During WWII, she was FDR's eyes and ears!
She spent thousands of hours fact finding in war zones!

She took up many causes, and was active until her death! A smart, wonderful person that NEVER gave up the dreams of the future.

ER will be missed for gener5ations to come. Wonderful woman, and I'm glad you chose her as your avatar CW! In many ways, you remind me of her.

:pals:

[La_Serpiente]

12. She might as well

wear a pair of ass chaps

[alwynsw]

20. A tush is a tush

Freeper or progressive, I like tushies. I have to admit, it's a darned fine tush for most any 50 something woman. Especially after having kids.

O.K., I'll quit typing and go back to dragging my knuckles.

Insofar as the cling...H-U-M-I-D-I-T-Y!

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. Reason number 34621 why I hate having the same first name as the

first lady....sigh. My pants, of course, fit. ;)

[madrchsod]

27. geez ,see what you started???

boy some people need to lighten up or better yet read the posts why she should dress better. if you`ve seen her with pics of other first ladies from around the world you know why we diss her. last years picture of her with the polish first lady was -priceless- i think there were close to a hundred threads about it.....

[arwalden]

32. I Wonder If She KNOWS That She's The Queen Of Frump?

Maybe that's what she TRIES to do. That's her schtick. It's a calculated and sinister plan to help her "connect" with the women from the "heart-of-america" who are not within driving distance to a JCPenney or Walmart and who can only buy ill-fitting mail order polyester pantsuits.

Or is she clueless? Do her handlers NOT tell her?

[rasputin1952]

34. LOL...I was thinking about the choice of colors as well...

seems like she has a thing for pistachio, or whatever you call that color. But for goodness sakes, don't you think they would co-ordinate colors if the chimp is always goint wear dark blue?

Pistachio and dark blue; looks like a the remains of a whorehouse fight!


:evilgrin:

[rasputin1952]

35. I must be a glutton for punishment....

I keep going back to that pic; and now I am wondering why this rich ass punk president we have can't get someone to iron that friggin' jacket he's wearing. Couldn't they set up the pres limo with one of those "wrinle-out" steamer things?

He looks like a semi-well dressed bum! this is what a $1000 suit looks like? Shit, what a waste of $. For $1000, you'd think he'd look a little better.

:bounce:

[catzies]

37. But Bushes are living proof money can't buy class anyway

ANY amount of money, it doesn't matter. It won't ever do it for them. :puke:

[rasputin1952]

38. SOB is cheap anyway!...

He doesn't spend his $ on those suits, others pay for them, he just tries to fill them, (does a damn lousy job of that too).

But she looks like a thrift store bandit! Hell, I shop at thrift stores occasionally, but I use those clothes for working around the house, or yard work, keeps the rest of my wardrobe from wearing out too fast, and helps charity as well.

But if I had to make a public appearance, especially as a head of state, (or spouse thereof), I sure as hell wouldn't show up looking like I raided a potato packing company of its sacks!

Woo-Hoo, I love trashing those evil bastards!

:bounce:

[VermontDem2004]

36. They look like they fit to me

:shrug:

[LynneSin]

39. She hates being first lady

Seriously. I've had days like that where I just don't feel like fixing myself up and Laura seems like that everyday. I think she has some serious depression doing this job and it shows in her wardrobe and the fact that she never changes her style from daytime look to nighttime.

[rasputin1952]

40. You might be right!...

I wonder if she'll vote Dem next election, just to get away DC?

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if she wasn't lurking in DU trying to find her bearings.

:bounce:

[ILeft]

41. But why the long sleeves? What's she hiding???

I really am worried about her.

[PartyPooper]

42. Jackie Kennedy was legendary and stylish in her designer gowns.

And, Laura (Pickles) Bush is notoriously a 'non-entrance' in her frumpy, off-the-rack pants suits from WalMart. Like Jackie, Laura probably receives these garments 'gratis'. (Gee, thanks...but, NO THANKS, WalMart!)

First Ladies (and Gents) should always remember, "You get what you pay for"!

:evilgrin:

[Piperay]

49. From Jackie Kennedy to Laura Bush

equals the Best to the Worst. :puke:

[DS1]

44. It's not a matter of pants being tight, you're missing the point

She's trying to compete with Georgie's 'package' while on the deck of a ship, get it?

[piece sine]

46. Ok.. this is the lounge

and we can be as tacky as we want, to the point where we are virtually indistinquishable from the Freeper sites; lacking exactly the same "class" that we accuse Laura Bush of lacking in her tight pants.

[DS1]

48. it was a joke

find someone that's serious about this to direct your snobbiness towards, and someone who gives a shit for that matter.

[stanwyck]

45. Call me shallow

but I like it when First Ladies are symbols of our wonderful American designers. Politics aside, Pat Nixon had beautiful legs, knew it, and showed them off in well-designed clothes. Rosalyn Carter is not a woman who cares deeply about fashion, but, as a First Lady, she chose to wear American designers; and she was a lovely First Lady -- in every respect. Of course, Jackie was very stylish and did much for the image of American women. Nancy Reagan loves fashion and wore beautiful clothes as First Lady. Hillary had mentors and did better as time went by...she seems more comfortable now with all the scrutiny of her appearance. Barbara Bush wore her uniforms, clothes she liked. Nothing wrong with that. I think Laura is a very attractive women who needs to seek professional help with her clothes so she can be a better symbol of American women. I'd rather we weren't seen as frumpy. Being middle-aged is no reason to be dowdy.

[Dogmudgeon]

50. WTF?

There is more than enough crap on which we can browbeat Bush -- why do we have to pile on Laura, too? I mean, she's not my idea of a snappy dresser, either, but she isn't the one who sent our military into Afghanistan and Iraq to enhance the fortunes of his friends's companies.

And we're piling on her for ... her clothes?

Same for her relationship with George. As much as I loathe the man as a politician, if he and his wife are still in love, that's all fine and dandy by me. I could easily imagine how much worse he might be if Laura hated him and did a poor job of covering it up.

I felt a little of the same way when it was Let's All Spank Jenna week, but at least most of the attacks were slyly admiring of the girl. She drinks ... she smokes ... she's chubby and doesn't give a flying f**k about it ... she screws ... not too shabby a rep to have among horny hipsters.

It's absurd. It's like the "progressives" who insult Rush Limbaugh because he's fat. Maybe we should call Charles Krauthammer a crippled kraut, too.

This is Freeper stuff. Leave it alone.

--bkl

[rasputin1952]

52. Ease up, after all, it was not the Progressives that...

began all of the spouse/children stuff.

Years ago, it was the Pugs that came up with all of the 'abuse' of those that were in the political limelight. I call it like I see it. Hillary got some advice, and it changed her considerably, (for the better I mmight add).

Chelsea got hit as being the "WH dog" by Limbaugh; Eleanor roosevelt was beat up consttantly by the Repugs. Carter was portrayed as a bucktoothed hillbilly, with Rosalyn being shown as someone out of element. So tough crap on these two morons.

Face it, she looks like a partially painted turd. I see no reason why not to point that out; after all, she, (and all the members of this admin), represent us to the world. If she wants to look this way, fine, buit she better be able to take the heat.

Nancy, (Stickwoman), Reagan tried to look luxurious, but she overdid the "red thing", and looked like a lipstick that broke out of the case. I don't give a flying crap if she showed up wearing a flour sack, you could not cover up the fact she is a mean and spiteful person, with a heart of ice, (a small heart at that).

Bottom line, this is what we see, and if it good enough for the RWnut's to beat up whomever they want for whatever they want, I'm going to call it as I see it, and that comes down to: "Laura Bush has the fashion sense of a twelve year old trying desperately to fit into a mold someone else set for her. She may be a nice person, but what she wears shows her as a ridiculous parody of someone who would much rather be someplace else".

Finally, for those that feel that this thread is "unbecoming" of Progressives, just peek and leave, no ball and chain here.

:evilgrin: :kick:

[Padraig18]

51. I'm not a 'clothes horse', but JEEZ!

This woman's fashion sense is decidely 'frumpy'. She's a millionaire's wife, First Lady of the US, etc., and she can't even bring herself to discreetly get some edvice about fashion? I know women who work p/t at Wal-Mart who look better when they dress up than Pickles does...

[seamarq]

53. I hesitated to post to this thread...

I think you'll remember the reaction to the last one Mariane.

http://democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=558095

You know my stance. I'm glad you posted it in the Lounge this time.

[cosmicdot]

54. pants aside .. I've wondered what caused her upper lip to be so wrinkled?

... they rarely show her with her mouth all frumped up ... sort of like how Red Skelton did his Clem Kadiddlehopper character ...

[ArkDem]

55. I thought this intellectual stuff belonged in

GD.

[geniph]

56. Hey, c'mon, it's hard to look put-together

when you're whacked out of your gourd on Klonopin. Give poor Laura a break - I mean, I'd be poppin' the pills if I woke up next to that...THING...myself.