In response to Me’s comment:
“I personally find it in bad taste, but its her money.
if she wants to spend it foolishly, let her.”

I personally find it in bad taste because if you consider how many people - real, live, individual people - you could help with the money she spent on overpriced fabric, you would soon realize just how many more rich fools the world can bear.

KAY:

In response to your comment, “Who wants a slob for a first lady or President?”

You yourself are delusional if you believe that wearing less than a $300,000 ensemble makes you a slob.

Its just true. FIRST, she has a half sister that was on the planet (and the apple of her father’s eye) before daddy cheated and made nicey beddy-bye time with Cindy’s Mom (being a home-wrecker is in her DNA!)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/08/20/2008-08-20_youre_no_only_child_cindy_mccains_forgot.html
That’s a link!

The other thing is, as a former worker with painkiller addicts, she was as high as high can get. Addicts in recovery work a program and use alternate ways of treating a hand injury incurred by a vigorous hand-shake…setting off her carpal tunnel.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/la-na-trailcindy14-2008aug14,0,2350266.story

Just saying. She’s delusional (addict behavior) and grandiose (addict behavior). GET IT!

If he is so far out of touch with the common man that he believes that a “middle class” salary caps out at $5M/year… what does that say about his outlook on the world??

this kind of thing reminds me of the episode of South Park where all the wealthy people start moving into town… some of the new rich children are portrayed as being unable to rationalize the plight, or even the existence, of people without 7 digit salaries…

i think when really rich right wing religious conservatives like mccain and his ilk use the term “elitist” they really mean “intelligent!”

it can’t have anything to do with dollars as lil’ john (who, by the way crashed 5—count ‘em—5 navy planes) and drug addled cindi have about 10,000 times more money than the obamas.

and when rich people “give” to charity it doesn’t mean as much as a little old lady who gives 5 bucks, the rich get it ALL back in tax write offs created expecially for them by THEIR government.

“of the rich, for the rich, and by the rich.”

nes pas?

OBAMA IN 08

Good Grief!.... If you had the kind of money that Laura and Cindy have then you would spend some too at a large function that the globe would be watching you on tv. Remember Cindy was the only child to her parents wealth. If you’ve got it and want to spend it, do it. I’m sure she has plenty to save too.  Don’t you go and spend more than you’d like for a wedding or etc.?  Look at Hillary….I’ve never seen her in the same outfit twice and there is no telling what she pays for her outfits. They probably make enough interest on their money invested to wear an outfit + like that a day. Leave all the ladies alone, and let them dress nicely.  Who wants a slob for a first lady or President? If they are spending your tax dollars it would be a different story, but they are not.  I think alot of people could find better things to put their minds to use than bashing ladies on their attire. It isn’t like they are showing skin, and being tacky.  Live your life and let others live theirs.  Maybe Oscar and etc. let them have great deals, or freebies. You wouldn’t want anyone bashing you on your clothing. And for Heaven’s sake….don’t accuse them of stealing the money. You’ll have to answer to that one day, maybe not on earth but in Heaven. And that is where it really counts. And for all of you that accuse Cindy of looking like she is on drugs….repent….that is a terrible thing to accuse someone of and not have proof. Would you want someone to say that about you? It is easy for someone to take pain pills for pain when they are hurting, hurting and hurting. I’m not sure of her medical condition. If she is taking pain medicine, she probably needs it. We can’t judge how someone feels because we like or dislike that person. I imagine what you saw IF ANYTHING was exhaustion from campaigning. I just don’t understand why someone wants to belittle the opposite they are voting, and I am speaking to all Americans, republicans and democrats. Let’s all live our own lives, and stop being so insecure that we bash our opponents and their families. Let’s all try to live in HARMONY!

John McCain looks like that because he has had skin cancer a number of times, sheesh

if you count facelift(s)? as part of her look, you could “prolly” add another 40,000 at least, to her “look”, grotesque as it was.

and by the look of HIM, john boy has had a few too.

what smooth lookin’ skin on that ol’ boy.

and the governor from alaska—with her “thoughts” on how life should be lived, is a bigger dinosaur than mccain…

these folks are a joke.  i just hope the citizens of america are going to laugh at them instead of elect them…

I would like to know what Michelle Obama has ever done in her life?

Cindi McCain has done A LOT for charity, donated a lot of her money to charity.
I havent heard anything about what Michelle Obama has ever done.

I am neither a dem or a rep, but I think this whole thing is silly.
It isnt a big secret that rich people spend their money foolishly trying to look a certain way.
But a lot of them do a LOT of charity work.

I do think it is a bit pretentious to sit there and say you understand the struggles of the average american, when you are wearing an outfit that cost more money than the average american makes in 5 years. But how that woman spends her own money is none of our business.
Focus on the good she has done with her money, stop dwelling on her personal purchases.

I would love to know more about what Michelle Obama does for charity.

when enumerating the cost of cindy’ mccain’s little outfit you forgot the “navy wife” broach.  this puppy was huge and had huge diamonds in it.  personally, i would say that you could add at least 60,000 usd for that trinket alone.

it is widely rumoured that ‘lil cindy has a BIG problem with the pain pills…what a great first lady she would make.

lucky for us that OBAMA is going to be the next president!!

Edwards was excoriated because he had a $300 haircut.  McCain’s wife has a $300,000 outfit and gets a pass.  Obama and his wife were excoriated for having a house worth more than a million.  McCain and his wife have several houses worth more than a million and get a pass.  Apparently, the difference is that wealthy Democrats want to tax the rich and the wealthier still McCain does not.  That is an important difference when the person discussing it is a pundit, news anchor or media owner who is also very rich and going to be the primary ones getting taxed if Democrats are allowed to win.

She looked high as a kite during her speech, and the feeling she was attempting to convey was so incredibly forced, as were the fake smiles she emitted perfectly on cue.

Cyrena is onto something here: did you notice how McSame had to tell and direct Cyndi where to stand, which side to stand on, where to wave.  Look at the pic above!  Laura has her by the arm, apparently to guide her to the marks.
Since we’re on the subject of drugs, just what meds is John McSame taking?  He appeared rather stiff and unbalanced, especially after his speech when he walked down the stairs to shake hands.  Cyndi went down into the mosh pit with him, but she shook hands with her left hand—after slipping the hunk of bling-bling off her finger to clutch in her right fist (before some enterprising hoi polloi ripped it off as a souvenir).
McSame looked pale and, well, old. Figure he must be on blood thinners, ambien, etc.
Finally, McSame’s crew of lobbyists has been reading our websites: for the first time McSame showed us his adopted daughter from Bangladesh and admitted he actually had 7 children (from two marriages).

does it really matter what she spends on her dress?
I personally find it in bad taste, but its her money.
if she wants to spend it foolishly, let her.
It isnt up to her to put computers in schools, that is our governments problem, not the potential first lady.

Meet George Jetson….Jane his wife…

This is nonsense.  Come on, if the Left wants the Right to rise above snide commentary, they have to do much better than this.  Her dress was $3000.  Big deal.  Can you blame her?

So her ring is $280,000?  It’s not like she bought it for the night.  She’s rich.  Maybe she’s had it for decades.  Does anyone expect her to get a cheaper ring for the event?

Issues people. Please.

Her shoes? - Maybe $600.
And picking on candidates spouse’s clothes to make some half-baked point?  Not-exactly-priceless.

Also take note how no one in the RNC is discussing how Cindy McCain is getting a major payout courtesy of the German company InBev purchasing Budweiser. Since she is a Bud stock holder she gets a huge payout. And McCain says he can relate to the “average American”?

Author Naomi Klein also brought up an excellent point regarding Team Obama. A gentleman named Jason Furman works for the Obama campaign. Klein pointed out that Furman is a defense attorney for Wal-Mart and has defended their horrid labor practices. What’s a guy like that doing on a campaign that promises “major changes”?

Then people wonder why I will vote third party.

Did anyone else think she looked like she was on drugs?