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McCain's $520 loafers put 'elitist' shoe on the other foot

rawstory.com — Normallly presidential campaign season finds Republicans accusing Democrats of being out-of-touch elitists -- but this time it seems the shoe may be on the other foot. McCain "has worn a pair of $520 black leather Ferragamo shoes on every recent campaign stop — from a news conference with the Dalai Lama to a supermarket visit in Bethlehem, PA."

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  • CryRightardCry, on 07/31/2008, -39/+121I wouldn't bother to digg this, but the right wing has been claiming Obama is "elitist".
    I don't think that word means what they think it means.
    • MakiNavaja, on 08/01/2008, -12/+44A Republican being elitist?

      Inconceivable!
      • TheInformer, on 08/01/2008, -9/+9An elitist Democrat would be a contradiction is terms, wouldn't it?
      • SailingAlien, on 08/01/2008, -15/+3I don't think it would be a contradiction. A synonym maybe, but not a contradiction. Now if elitist meant wise, rational or pragmatic, then it would definitely be a contradiction. :)
      • Charlotte_Web, on 08/01/2008, -16/+6"Elitist" is buying an expensive pair of shoes?!?

        The Obamas are rich; I bet if you went through their personal items, you'd find a more than a few indulgences like this, too. But, it's their money, so why does it matter, except to the children of Digg?

        If I had the kind of money that the McCains and the Obamas have, I guarantee I would also be wearing $600 shoes.

        Oh, and here's another thing... liberals always think that spending money is an "evil". But, what happens to that money once it is spent? It goes back into the economy. Wages are paid, so people are kept employed. Profit is made, so companies stay in business. The people who earn the money, in turn, spend what they make to buy goods and services for themselves, so there is a ripple effect that takes place through the economy.

        Spending money is a GOOD thing. I hope McCain has a whole closet full of $600 shoes.
      • Bertram23, on 08/01/2008, -0/+8Yeah well at least he knows better than to get involved in a land war in Asia...
      • HxChris91, on 08/01/2008, -1/+3@Charlotte_Web

        Yes, spending money is a good thing! that is the thought-process behind our society that gives us this bubble-economy which has ruined hundreds of thousands of lives in our country.
      • Charlotte_Web, on 08/01/2008, -5/+3So, McCain buying a $520 pair of shoes created a bubble-economy which has ruined hundreds of thousands of lives in our country?

        A free market economy is based on consumerism. People who have money (like the McCains and the Obamas) should be spending their money in order to keep our economy moving.
      • Flambo, on 08/01/2008, -1/+7@Charlotte_Web

        Correct, people spending money is good, so long as the money is spent on American goods, and pays the wages of workers living in America. When the money is spent on a $520 pair of imported shoes, it damages our economy.

        With appropriate tariffs in place, this damage can be mitigated. Likewise, if the U.S. is exporting sufficient goods to make up for the goods it imports, the damage is mitigated.

        However, we live in a time when tariffs are insufficient, exports are insufficient, and imports are on the rise. Much of our labor is outsourced, and our major industries are being beaten by overseas industries.

        @HxChris91

        While I would love to support you if I could, I can't. You've missed the boat here. It's not people spending money that's gotten us into this mess. People spending money had our economy in a BOOM... until it came time to collect on payments,and it turned out that the money people were spending didn't exist. They were spending money they didn't have.

        It's that, and a government that sits idly by and allows this to happen, that leads to the crisis we're seeing today.
      • Crazyredivan, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1"You keep saying this word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
    • dkapuchino, on 08/01/2008, -16/+33My mother, the social worker, spent 2000$ on a home gym she used 3 times. Mccain bought shoes for 500$, which he uses in important meetings with various political figures? I'm shocked.
      • zydeco, on 08/01/2008, -4/+9I really hope the foreign policy of this country doesn't swing on the types of shoes our leaders are wearing in meetings.
      • josephbloseph, on 08/01/2008, -10/+9Home gyms cost $2000. Shoes cost $50
      • dkapuchino, on 08/01/2008, -3/+12Zydeco - Wearing decent shoes should be part of our foreign policy.

        Jose - I bought 50$ New balance shoes 4 months ago. That's about as long as they've lasted.
      • insomniac8400, on 08/01/2008, -7/+6I've had a pair of nikes that cost 50 bucks for a year and wore them every day. They've lasted extremely well. I'm going to keep using them probably for another year. But I would agree, most shoes don't make it past the 6 month mark. But usually something that costs 500 bucks will not last any longer than something that costs 50 bucks. You're just paying for elitist Paris Hilton type brands.
      • zombies187, on 08/01/2008, -5/+3"Wearing decent shoes should be part of our foreign policy."
        dkapuchino, I am genuinely intriged by this idea. I know we don't agree on much. I have dugg you up a couple of times when you weren't looking. But I wish you would expand on this if you are serious. How would this be foreign policy? Do you mean as an ideal or should we ban cheap Chinese imports or what did you mean really?
      • mikesoba, on 08/01/2008, -1/+10Only Joseph is an American here -- he knows where to place the $ sign. The rest of you are suspect.
      • zoom1928, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2> You're just paying for elitist Paris Hilton type brands.

        Not necessarily. My first employer bought a nice pair of Italian black dress shoes for me in 1997. I think they were more than $500. I've had them resoled twice, and they still look great. I wear them about once a month for work and about twice a month to church. I still get complements on them. They were worth every penny, and they have lasted many times longer than any other $50-100 dress shoes I've had.
      • mrraven200, on 08/01/2008, -0/+35 dollar thrift store Dr. Martins FTW!
      • alex.will, on 08/01/2008, -0/+3I'm a poor student and I own multiple pairs of $500+ shoes. I'm not a rich elitist, fashion is just my hobby. It's all about priorties and apparently John McCain wants to look slick when dealing with important people. As much as I dislike him, I would be a hypocrite if I were to condemn him for this.
    • innocentsinner, on 08/01/2008, -4/+13I think by "elitist" they're trying to say "uppity"
    • pjpark, on 08/01/2008, -11/+14I do a lot of walking, though probably not as much as McCain. After wearing out three pairs of Rockports, I concluded that it would be more cost effective to buy something more expensive. If I had to wear a suit every day, I would probably consider something in the $500 range. Right now, my dress shoes are cheaper than may casuals.

      As I said below, conservatives use the word "elitist" to refer to people who regard themselves as better and smarter than most others so they think that they ought to control society and make decisions for people - such as how to invest and spend their money and what kind of car they should drive.

      Obama blamed voters clinging to "guns and religion" due to the failures of the Clinton and Bush administration for his loss in Pennsylvania. He could not accept that the people of Pennsylvania could have intellectually valid reasons to vote for someone besides the Obama. That is, in fact, elitism as conservatives, and probably most people understand it. It would never occur to me to call someone an elitist based on his choice of footwear.
      • n00ptic, on 08/01/2008, -5/+14Conservatives use the word elitist to refer to anyone who might take issue with the classism and corruption that defines the current Republican platform. That's why a third generation military legacy like McCain is tossing it around. Honestly, you don't get more elitist than some full-of-himself ring knocker who owes both his academy seat and his flight billet to his elite family muscling out qualified candidates. And then there's the elitism of a serial adulterer who thinks he's too good for his his ailing wife, so he drops her to trade up for money and political connections--earning him an elite life of pampered luxury where he spends more in a week than most Americans do in a year. Or how can we forget the elitism of a retired officer with no combat real accomplishments claiming he knows "how to win wars" simply by the virtue of his birth (and in defiance of all evidence to the contrary). Yeah, that kind of self-important crap just smacks of elitism.

        Now, you can try and twist what Obama said into something it's not. You can blow smoke and ignore that he was highlighting how Republicans have spent decades using wedge issues (like racism or stacking ballots with gay marriage referendums) to distract the people from how much the Republican agenda undermines their economic interests and personal welfare. You can lie and evade on all of this as much as you want, but all it does is make very clear just what kind of slime you are. And people like me will just relish every opportunity we have to reveal it.
      • insomniac8400, on 08/01/2008, -2/+8Saying voters have intellectual reasons to vote against Obama is a joke right? If voters had "intellectual reasons" for voting, McCain wouldn't be running all those negative ads right now.
        And McCain's wife said the only way to get around Arizona is by a plane. So yes, McCain is an elitist.
      • pjpark, on 08/01/2008, -1/+4The one ad that I have at least partially seen was where McCain attributes Obama's success to his "rock star" persona. That notion is also elitist as I have defined it. I am not saying McCain is running a cleaner campaign, I am just saying that it is stupid to talk about people's shoes.
    • wilywondr, on 08/01/2008, -1/+14I guess it could be the same way they think "conservative" means spending money like a drunken idiot with someone elses credit card.
    • AchaIemoipas, on 08/01/2008, -2/+11"Elitism is the belief or attitude that those individuals who are considered members of the elite — a select group of people with outstanding personal abilities, intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are those whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously or carry the most weight; whose views and/or actions are most likely to be constructive to society as a whole; or whose extraordinary skills, abilities or wisdom render them especially fit to govern [1]."

      Wearing expensive shoes doesn't make you an elitist.

      Being pro big government makes you an elitist.

      The american political system is completely elitist. The populace votes, the elite(electoral college) decides who is president. Corporatism is an elitist system. Regulating moral behaviour is elitist.

      They are both elitists. The only populist candidates, that aren't even really candidates anymore are Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich.

      It's just a misused buzz word.

      If anything, McCain is an aristocrat, Obama is not. But they're still both elitists.

      • KJSatz, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1Anyone running for President is an elitist. McCain projects his elitism (wrongly, in my opinion) OVER Obama when he says "Sen. Obama doesn’t understand. He doesn’t understand what’s at stake here (in Iraq)" (AP 7/28).
      • SmurfyBrown, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1inconceivable!
    • mdp8889, on 08/01/2008, -2/+4It means hes totally 1337!!!!!!
    • flink405, on 08/01/2008, -6/+9Since when does wearing $500 shoes make one an elitist?
      And did you know you can buy the same shoes on Amazon? How elite is Amazon?

      Also:
      Adidas sells a low top sneaker for $400 on Amazon.
      Amazon also sell Mezlan and Esquivel men' s dress shoes from $800 - $3,500.
      • asauterChicago, on 08/01/2008, -3/+3The point is if Obama were to have bought a pair of $500.00 italian dress shoes, it would be on the front page of every newspaper, news show and radio personalities would be screaming how out of touch he is with the average Joe. But somehow, when a Republican does it, it goes completely ignored.
      • JoeDiggsIt, on 08/01/2008, -2/+3No, asauter, that's just not true. Right now, he is probably wearing comparable shoes. This WHOLE matter is absolutely insane. Anyone who has sort of logic or common sense should never care about what a candidate is wearing, just their ideas.
      • Spiffjiggins, on 08/01/2008, -2/+1"Since when does wearing $500 shoes make one an elitist?"

        Since the economy went down the tank. Look, when people are making huge family changes and losing homes due to loss of income, increased gas prices, and stagnant wages you shouldn't run about sporting shoes more expensive than the average car payment. Not if you are trying to portray yourself as the average Joe anyway. If he wasn't running the "I'm the guy next door" routine it wouldn't stick, but your average guy does not wear $500 shoes, the elitist type do though...
      • KJSatz, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1This image is pre-Super Tuesday, but somehow we came back to the quality of Obama's shoes.

        http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/p ...
    • pedo, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5they think it means smart educated intellectual.

      in their minds that is a bad thing, because those people are out of touch know-it-alls. it's no coincidence that they are anti-science.
    • scottynoma, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1if you dont think your better than us wtf are you doing
    • converge, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1If he wants to get away with $500 shoes he should be wearing Alden Shell Cordovan loafers. And who wears loafers with a suit?
    • SpartanErik, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Well la-dee-da!

      Honestly, who cares? He's old, he's made his money, so why can't he spend it?
    • superkendall, on 08/01/2008, -4/+2Silly Liberal!

      Just because you are rich does not mean your are elitist. Otherwise Obama is one too. Do you really want to say that?

      No, being Elitist means you think you know what is best for others are you are going to try and make them do it. Like a national "volunteer" program in a society that already allows millions of people to volunteer freely with no federal money spent.
      • mrraven200, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2Actually being rich and having power the power that comes from wealth does equal elite everywhere outside the Orwellian bubble world inhabited by neo-cons and their apologists like O'Reilly.

        Meanwhile just being smart and expressing your opinion as to what the most rational course of action is just that and only BECOMES elitist if you have the wealth and power to impose it on others, something more often seen on the right than left. Hint this means BOTH Obama and McCain ARE elitist (they are running for President after all) and Joe Blow expressing thei OPINION at a cafe isn't elitist as they likely have no power to actualize the opinion, see the difference?

        I swear O'Reilly and Rush destroy peoples common sense and definition of what ordinary words mean.
      • dinot, on 08/01/2008, -0/+3"No, being Elitist means you think you know what is best for others are you are going to try and make them do it."

        You mean.... *gasp*.... like the President of the United States of America?
    • snowblind113, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1Dont forget Obama's 521 dollar shoes!
    • Sogui, on 08/01/2008, -1/+2ELITE != ELITIST

      WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO GRASP?
    • mrraven200, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Actually being rich and having power the power that comes from wealth does equal elite everywhere outside the Orwellian bubble world inhabited by neo-cons and their apologists like O'Reilly.

      Meanwhile just being smart and expressing your opinion as to what the most rational course of action is just that and only BECOMES elitist if you have the wealth and power to impose it on others, something more often seen on the right than left. Hint this means BOTH Obama and McCain ARE elitist (they are running for President after all) and Joe Blow expressing thei OPINION at a cafe isn't elitist as they likely have no power to actualize the opinion, see the difference?
    • Scottamus, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2I hope you all know that by comparing the elitism of these candidates we are losing perspective on the real issues. That is exactly what the Republican side wants. You are all just feeding the Republican troll. They don't care who is more elitist, they care about finding issues they can fight about no matter how frivolous.
      Understand this!
  • tribaldragon, on 07/31/2008, -28/+86Here is the real elitist. His multi-millionaire wife can afford all the top-shelf items for "everyday joe" McCain.
    • TheInformer, on 08/01/2008, -19/+17Just like John Kerry's wife can.
      • MacEnvy, on 08/01/2008, -9/+22Who said anything about John ***** Kerry?

        Every notice that the right never says anything about McCain? It's always just "Obama this" or "Kerry that". That's because their policies are indefensible, their candidate is uninspiring, and the whole trickle down economics house of cards is falling on its face around us.

        Why not at least *try* to come up with something positive for this country, you sorry shills for corporate America?
      • Nosferotu, on 08/01/2008, -6/+13Hahaha your only response to a burn on McCain is to attack a 2004 presidential candidate? John Kerry, seriously?

        Go home.
      • insomniac8400, on 08/01/2008, -3/+9Well he lost. So are you predicting McCain's failure?
      • zombies187, on 08/01/2008, -4/+1Yes, McCain is moral equal to Kerry.
    • jabberwolf, on 08/01/2008, -1/+6Yeah I had my doubs about Mccain but dam those shoes - That completely does it for me!!
      A man with expensive shoes, I cannot stand that!

      But a man with expensive shoes, that changed my vote alright.
      That's all you guys have in retaliation for Obama not visiting troops? That's kinda weak.

      That Mccain is elitist when it comes to SHOES?!?!
      • otayyo, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2The only retaliation needed for the fuss over visiting troops was getting the truth out. If McCain wants to call Obama an elitist, the truth is the best weapon to counter that as well.
      • personalj, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2So McCain has good taste in shoes, good for him!
    • akamurph, on 08/01/2008, -2/+4You diggtards must be pretty insecure and pathetic to digg up a stupid anti-McCain article like this
    • FierceEagle, on 08/01/2008, -1/+0This might be hard for some liberals to understand, but it's not the money that makes one "elite," it's the attitude.

      McCain's assertion that Obama is an elitist wasn't based on Obama's material possessions, but his elitist views and positions on the issues. And, Obama did it to himself with comments about folks clinging "to guns or religion," as if it was out of some fear-based pettiness that people would desire such things. Nothing says you think you are better than others than deriding their religion and their freedom. This is just one of many examples. Yeah, Obama definitely thinks he's elite!
  • Rixar13, on 07/31/2008, -28/+18Seems troublesome that the McCain's can't pay the taxes on their 7 houses....?
    • theaceoffire, on 08/01/2008, -2/+9Choose not to != can't.

      They *can* pay it, they just don't see why rich people should.
  • Cuchanu, on 07/31/2008, -38/+62I think this is about as silly as them trying to claim Obama is an elitist. But since they started it DUGG!!!
    • Nicko01, on 08/01/2008, -9/+8That's childish to say "But since they started it...". I don't agree with anyone's cheap political namecalling.
      Stupid politics is another part of being an American I guess. I really don't care what kind of shoes a millionaire is wearing. That doesn't say anything about the person. I am not supporting McCain on this either. He is also taking part in the lying and namecalling.
      • insomniac8400, on 08/01/2008, -1/+4McCain and his wife both vowed it would be a clean race. They are both now liars. They are elitist liars that probably hold many other subhuman qualities that are yet to have surfaced.
    • wilywondr, on 08/01/2008, -1/+11Silly?
      1. She will not release her taxes the way all candidates and their spouses do.

      2. She thinks a private airplane is the only way to get around Arizona.

      If that is not elitist to you maybe you should buy a home in Aspen and stay there.
      • Cuchanu, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2I'm talking about shoes. He is rich, so what if his shoes cost $520?
        I think John McCain is a total elitist and never said otherwise. Look at his ***** up economic policy (and advisors for that matter) and you can tell he is out of touch with regular people. But it has nothing to do with $520 shoes.
      • freeth1nker, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1@Cuchanu

        Yes, but try telling that to America as a whole. The sad thing is, this kind of ***** tends to take precedence over every serious issue. This will probably not have any effect on McCain supporters but if you turned it around and Obama was wearing $500+ shoes...oh boy. We'd never hear the end of it and McCain would probably make a commercial out of it.
    • kinseyincanada, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1congratulations you are no better than Fox news.
      • Cuchanu, on 08/01/2008, -0/+3Because I think a millionaire having $520 shoes doesn't mean anything? That makes no sense.
  • lapdogs, on 07/31/2008, -35/+34Hey Johnny? Did you pay your taxes on one of your seven houses from FOUR years ago YET???

    I'm sure all of us are able to "flip off" the town we own our house taxes in for four years!!!

    Elite McCain can!!
    • MoMan82, on 08/01/2008, -2/+4Dear John,

      here's the bill for all the back-taxes you owe plus interest...oh and before I forget here's what you're gonna owe for the year at your new tax rate.

      Love,

      Barack
  • bushfocker, on 07/31/2008, -12/+90hey if my wife was rich i would buy 500 dollar shoes also, if the shoe fits, grab your wifes checkbook
    • monoa, on 08/01/2008, -3/+19Absolutely.

      But if you were running for any public office, let alone prez, on the basis that you're a 'Regular Joe', you'd leave your $500 ***** shoes in the cupboard and save them for cocktail parties in one of your many houses scattered across the country.

      You'd also shut your trap about the other candidate being 'elitist' or 'out of touch'. Or at least you would if you had any common sense....
      • FierceEagle, on 08/02/2008, -1/+0I see. So, all rich people can't relate with "regular joes" (heck, are the rich even human?) and are "out of touch." If they were so "out of touch," how did they manage to make all that money? Man, I think I want to be "out of touch" too. ;-)

        As hard as this may be for most of you liberals to understand, it's not the money that makes one "elite," it's the attitude. You do realize that there are many rich liberals, right? Are all those liberals "out of touch" elitists, then? Most of them think they are, but I'm betting you don't think so.

        Your pathetic partisan bias is painfully obvious. You could at least try to hide it. ;-)
      • monoa, on 08/02/2008, -0/+1You're struggling to understand. That's OK, you're a Republican. Let me help. ;-)

        1. McCain is positioning himself as a 'regular', 'average' guy, in touch with the common man. 'Average' people do not wear $500 ***** dollar loafers with gold ***** buckles on them. When a lot of people are worrying about covering the grocery bills and mortgage payments, you do not wear look-at-me-I-wipe-my-ass-with-$50-bills shoes if you want people to relate to you. This is simple, basic psychology. ;-)

        2. McCain's shoes become more significant when you take a critical look at his tax plans - it's a continuation and extension of Chief Chimp's past 8 year game plan: make the rich richer and everyone else poorer. That works well in dictatorships, not so much democracies. ;-)

        3. How did he make his money?! Have you been sleeping, boy? He married it. A few days after leaving his crippled wife. I know you're a Republican, but Jesus - keep up. ;-)

        4. You got one thing right in your semi-coherent (second paragraph, last two sentences) polemic - it's the attitude and not the money that is key. McCain and his gold-buckled loafers are all about conspicuous display of wealth. That's ugly enough at the best of times, but with the economy ***** over by that idiot in the Whitehouse, it makes McCain look dumber and further out of touch with the 'common man' than he already did... which is one of his few impressive achievements considering how clueless he appeared already. ;-)

        So there you go - some more 'liberal pathetic partisan bias' to chew on. I can understand why you'd like it hidden - it would remove that gnawing doubt that you might be a clueless tool. ;-)


        P.S. Hot tip: if you stop labeling others, and therefore yourself, with political ideologies and instead make your decisions based on fact and evidence, you'll see the world much more clearly. ;-)
    • willynilly, on 08/01/2008, -2/+2if your wife WERE rich
    • jabberwolf, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1The dude is old, they buy ***** like that when old and have the money.

      Plus hes the oldest one running for president. With all that jockeying around I wouldn't put it past him to get the best fricken fitted shoes there are!
  • thepoliticalcat, on 07/31/2008, -13/+14Yeah, if we were a week late in paying our property taxes, the city would be seriously giving us a kick in the arse.
    • Rudegar, on 08/01/2008, -1/+5but the city knows that McCain got a temper :O
  • PolishLogic, on 07/31/2008, -19/+88Yep, more hard-hitting election/political coverage from rawstory.com.
    • Nosferotu, on 08/01/2008, -5/+23Hate to say it, but the same article topic appeared on the HuffPost the other day.

      It's pretty goddamn stupid. Even us Obama supporters think so.
    • Charlotte_Web, on 08/01/2008, -7/+6Remember, folks, Spending Money Is Evil (according to the libs).

      Never mind that we live in a free-market, capitalistic society. And never mind that rich people buying luxury goods is great for our economy.
      • chadsterrr, on 08/01/2008, -1/+2Do what now?
      • Origin415, on 08/01/2008, -2/+2Right, because its not like those shoes were made in another country so our economy doesn't see a dime.
      • PolishLogic, on 08/01/2008, -1/+2@Origin415

        So McCain flew to Italy to buy them?
      • FierceEagle, on 08/01/2008, -2/+1"Right, because its not like those shoes were made in another country so our economy doesn't see a dime."

        First, I've seen no evidence that these shoes are the real McCoy. They could very easily be knock-offs. Until I see a receipt or some statement from the McCain campaign confirming the shoes are indeed real, this story is even further off-base than if it were actually true.

        Second, even if an item, such as these shoes, were made in another country, chances are that he bought them in the US. At the least the following entities will be making money on McCain's purchase: the store owner, the store employees, the shipping companies, and all others that depend on and make money from these entities. That means that plenty of the profit made on those shoes will stay right here in the US. Liberals seem to forget foreign made products are sold in the US and therefore indeed help the economy.

        Third, McCain's assertion that Obama is an elitist wasn't based on Obama's material possessions, but his elitist views and positions on the issues. And, Obama did it to himself with comments about folks clinging "to guns or religion," as if it was out of some fear-based pettiness that people would desire such things. Nothing says you think you are better than others than deriding their religion and their freedom. This is just one of many examples. Yeah, Obama definitely thinks he's elite!
    • o0dhacker0o, on 08/01/2008, -2/+2Here here!
    • SoulDrift404, on 08/02/2008, -0/+2Did you say the same thing about Fox News when it aired stories about Edwards' $400 haircuts nonstop? More "hard hitting election coverage from Fox!"??

      I doubt it.
  • SpankkBankk, on 07/31/2008, -27/+15So the guys buys expensive shoes... whats the problem? Obama's black... theres the problem!

    Bury me ObamaBots
    • Arkavus, on 08/01/2008, -4/+3I wanted to bury you but you told me to so I dugg you up. :P
    • zombies187, on 08/01/2008, -2/+4"Obama's black... theres the problem!"
      Thats why you don't like Obama? Care to elaborate?
    • dxgg, on 08/01/2008, -2/+1Oh, you're not just being buried...
  • swrostmore, on 08/01/2008, -24/+38Stupid libral moonbats.com just don't get it - only Democrats can be elitist. McCain's just a regular Blue-Collar guy you'd like to have a beer with, like every Republican.
    • Arkavus, on 08/01/2008, -1/+21I'd have a beer with McCain if it was free. You can't say no to free beer.
      • DamienKarras, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1There's a catch, though, it's Natural Light.
      • publiclurker, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1What if it's a keystone light?
    • Tiak, on 08/01/2008, -3/+17And luckily, his wife runs one of the largest beer distribution companies in the world... That's quite a few (crappy) beers.
      • c010rb1indusa, on 08/01/2008, -1/+3Not so much anymore. Budweiser was bought by Belgians a few days ago
      • marx2k, on 08/01/2008, -1/+6"Not so much anymore. Budweiser was bought by Belgians a few days ago"

        That spells out to a lot of shoes!
      • Nosferotu, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1Does this Belgian buy-out of Budweiser mean their beer is going to get better?
      • vagarach, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1It's more 'owned by belgians' than 'made by belgians'.
  • keymanjim2, on 08/01/2008, -44/+40Attacking the mans shoes? How low can you go?
    Seriously, the feet have to be the lowest you can go.

    What's next on the liberal agenda? Analyzing his feces to see if he's eaten Fillet Mignon?
    • Eiknujrac, on 08/01/2008, -10/+36They attack Obama over a 99 cent lapel pin, but they can't attack McCain over a 500 dollar pair of shoes?

      Seems like pretty fair game in this recent exchange of ridiculousness.
      • doctorfungi, on 08/01/2008, -8/+10Although I don't agree with the lapel pin attacks, I also don't agree with your logic.

        The position the "Pro-Flag" people were taking was centered around what the flag represented, not the value of it.
      • Nosferotu, on 08/01/2008, -3/+6@ doctorfungi

        I see your point, but their argument was essentially that Obama not wearing a 99 cent flag lapel pin meant he didn't believe in America. As such, they were putting way too much value on a 99 cent lapel pin, and the logic seems to stand.
      • keymanjim2, on 08/01/2008, -10/+4You're failing to justify your attack on McCains shoes.
        The lapel pin was just one of obambi's anti-American behavior.
      • johndavidjack, on 08/01/2008, -5/+1This is stupid. An American flag can be bought for $50, probably less. So if Obama burned the flag, and was attacked for his actions, it would be the same thing as attacking McCain for wearing $500 loafers?

        Not that I really care about the whole lapel pin debate, comparing a pair of shoes to a patriotic lapel pin based upon monetary value is stupid.
      • kinseyincanada, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2its not fair game just because they do it. Saying a man cant be president because of a flag pin is retarded but saying the same thing about a man because he has nice shoes is just as retarded. Why cant we take the high road and have some damn morals.
      • FierceEagle, on 08/02/2008, -1/+0Eiknujrac and all who dug him, let's see if you can follow along:

        It's not the cost of the lapel pin that bothers Obama's critics, it's the fact that the lapel pin is the American Flag and that Obama felt the need to separate himself from it. That's more telling than whatever shoes someone might chose to where. And, much more important when you are running for President. Don't you see the distinction?

        Please . . . Next . . .
    • bemenaker, on 08/01/2008, -4/+10How about McCain is saying this man is an elitist, he isn't like you average people, but I am. How many people do you know that run around in $500 shoes? Does that sound like the average American to you, or an elite fat cat?
      • Nosferotu, on 08/01/2008, -1/+4What irritates me the most is that when people call Obama an elitist, it's because he uses big words and big ideas. That's not elite, it's intellectualism. It's called being intelligent, articulate, and engaging in thoughtful discourse rather than just pandering to public opinion polls and trying to appeal to the lowest parts of humanity.
      • FierceEagle, on 08/02/2008, -0/+0"Does that sound like the average American to you, or an elite fat cat?"

        The liberal answer is, no doubt, an "elite fat cat" (By the way, I think only liberals use the term "fat cat". Too funny). The rationale answer is that he's simply successful.

        What a terrible man -- wearing those expensive shoes and all! Jealous much?
      • FierceEagle, on 08/02/2008, -0/+0Nosferotu, it's not the so-called "big words" that earned Obama the "elite" label. Although, I will grant you that it was his words that got him in trouble here.

        Instead, it was things like Obama's claim that some folks "cling to guns and religion" as if it was out of some fear-based pettiness that people would desire such things. Nothing says you think you are better than others than deriding their religion and their freedom. This is just one of many examples. Yeah, Obama definitely thinks he's elite!
    • paigeinphilly, on 08/01/2008, -2/+5Well if McSame can't take it..stop attacking the same silly points with Obama...and focus on something more substantial.

      makes sense?

      thought that it would..

      =0)
      • keymanjim2, on 08/01/2008, -4/+2Yea, that whole bailing on wounded soldiers to play basketball thing is just silly.
        After all, a man has to have his priorities.
      • Origin415, on 08/01/2008, -0/+3He didn't bail on them, the pentagon didn't let him.
    • Maskatron, on 08/01/2008, -3/+3The story is more about the hypocrisy, not the shoes.
  • kaopectate, on 08/01/2008, -5/+22these people are being allowed to run for president, how can they not be elitists?
    everyone who uses this word on television is a hack and a liar.
    • Cswltd13, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1oh my god an intelligent person!

      agreed. you have to come out of the womb a bit on the presumptuous side to consider yourself qualified to run the USA.

      not that i don't like politicians or anything. wait, no, i ***** hate politicians.
    • dinot, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Frankly, I couldn't give a ***** about how much their shoes cost. The real question is: Are their shoes made from the skin of babies?
  • spookyttws, on 08/01/2008, -21/+31I'm a political guy. Let me expand on that. I'm a recently graduated Poly Sci major who, every 4 years, (even way back before I could vote) can't wait for the debates. I have many taped debates from presidential elections from before I was born. This year is like the super bowl of debates for me. Barack Obama is going to DESTROY John McCain head to head. No more ***** quotes, stats, or other rumors. I for one, cannot wait.
    • mmmmmbiscuits, on 08/01/2008, -19/+10Color me shocked that a self-described liberal "poly sci major political junkie" would have already formed an opinion about the outcome of debates that haven't happened yet. Seems you're just another biased douche with more Hope™ than sense, just like all the other O-bah-ah-ah-ah-ma sheep. Buried.
      • Nosferotu, on 08/01/2008, -3/+7And you're a dick.

        He said Obama is GOING TO destroy McCain, he hasn't formed an opinion about the outcome, he's formed an opinion about which candidate seems to be the better speaker/debater. There have already been debates in which we could get a good view of their abiliities.

        Anyway, I do like the Obama sheep thing - much more clever than the horrible McCain variations I've seen (McBush, McSame, McDoAnythingToWin, etc.)
      • pcpimpster, on 08/01/2008, -5/+2Mmmmm, McDonalds.
      • wallace321, on 08/01/2008, -2/+9he didn't "self describe" himself as a liberal. Unless you're following this guy's Digg career, I believe YOU added that in your (obviously....) totally unbiased thought process.

        What political affiliation am I when I just want to vote for the person who comes off as LESS retarded?

        (seriously, "bomb bomb bomb, Iran"? A lame, sick joke that may very well be as retarded as Bush's famous "Bring 'em on." tough-guy comment - easy to say when it's not YOUR blood in the sand.)
    • Spiffjiggins, on 08/01/2008, -2/+1You think his (McCains) handlers will let that happen? I think they will find some way to avoid that debacle...
    • superkendall, on 08/01/2008, -2/+3Have you actually seen what happens when Obama has no teleprompter with prepared text? It's not pretty. Welcome to a whole bunch more "57 states" moments - on Live TV!
      • mbraynard, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Yeah, really. There's no one you can count on more to get stuff wrong than someone who is a 'poly sci major.'
    • rowjimmy, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1seems like you weren't paying much attention when they taught you what actual political discourse is? hint - you'll never see it in a debate between major-party candidates.
    • kalvinb, on 08/01/2008, -1/+2Let's see, McCain has already challenged Obama to weekly debates.

      Obama turned him down.

      So if you want to see some debates I suggest you write to Obama and tell him to stop being a chicken.
  • USArugula, on 08/01/2008, -8/+18Those sons of bitches ain't even made in America.
    • marx2k, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5Are your shoes?
      • bemenaker, on 08/01/2008, -1/+6Mine are made in the south pacific by child labor. Thank you Nike/Reebok/Asics/Puma/ and all the rest. :)
      • keymanjim2, on 08/01/2008, -7/+1And thank you dems for raising the minimum wage so high that jobs go over seas.
      • USArugula, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1Red Wing work boots? You're damn right they're made in America.
      • Origin415, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Yes, most New Balance are.

        Other than that, hard to find.
      • marx2k, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2Origin415, the only place I can find New Balance made in the US around here is in the New Balance store. Anywhere else... China, Thailand, Malaysia, etc
      • Origin415, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1In DSW New Balance are made in the USA, at least around here...
    • converge, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2He should be wearing Aldens or Allen-Edmonds.
  • shauncorleone, on 08/01/2008, -23/+71Thanks for bringing out the real story. America's future is safe knowing Obama shops at Goodwill.
    Buried as ***** retarded.
    • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -12/+12shauncorleone buried for missing the ***** point.
      • dexter411, on 08/01/2008, -3/+5WasabiBomb buried for not having a ***** point. It's a goddamn shoe. How much do you think any politician spends on shoes, clothes, advisors, etc...?
      • asauterChicago, on 08/01/2008, -2/+2Probably because shauncorleone didn't read the article, apparently dexter411 hasn't either.
      • dan222555, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1I think he hit the point right on the head.
    • kenedamick, on 08/01/2008, -3/+2Shauncorleone dugg for making a funny post but having a ***** retarded handle.
  • proliance, on 08/01/2008, -17/+51Judging a man by the shoes he wears?

    That's pretty damn shallow.
    • marx2k, on 08/01/2008, -6/+7Then why do people buy expensive shoes? :)
    • 054k4, on 08/01/2008, -10/+7Your kind of missing the point there...
    • jhnewt, on 08/01/2008, -1/+8Are you calling Forest Gump shallow?
    • SoulDrift404, on 08/02/2008, -0/+1As is judging by a haircut.
  • pstroll, on 08/01/2008, -7/+16So ... that's not expensive. A good pair of shoes will last many years and are much better for you than a cheap pair of bobos.
    • dkapuchino, on 08/01/2008, -7/+17Hey, canadian. you seem to miss the point of this submission. It's not about who's wrong or right, or even if those shoes have lasted him for years. It's about finding stupid things we can bash McCain on.
      See, if he was to ware 50$ sneakers, we'd bash him for being pathetic. If he wares shoes that cost 500$, we say he's an elitist. If he buys shoes for 150$, we'll say he's dull.
      Now, you either join us in the bashing, or we'll digg you down.
      • bemenaker, on 08/01/2008, -9/+6Hey DK, you miss the point, it's not about just bashing McCain, it's about exposing blatant hypocrisy.
      • dkapuchino, on 08/01/2008, -4/+6I know, that's what I did in my post. You've just confirmed it.
      • herbertstrasse, on 08/01/2008, -6/+6you spelled "wear" wrong. twice. wow.
      • dkapuchino, on 08/01/2008, -3/+10Funny you should choose to attack me over spelling mistakes in a submission about elitism.
      • Cswltd13, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2ahahahah well said
  • Zcott, on 08/01/2008, -17/+52This is news?

    Seriously?

    Who cares what kind of shoes he wears?

    Seriously.
    • asauterChicago, on 08/01/2008, -2/+7RTFA

      That's the point.

      Seriously.
  • Toshibi, on 08/01/2008, -8/+43Hair Cuts, Lapel Pins, Shoes....ITS ALL A BUNCH OF POINTLESS *****!

    This has nothing at all to do with the issues. Nothing. Both sides are elitist. Both sides are scum...scum in a different package. We no longer elect statesmen. We no longer elect artist, scientists, freedom fighters, thinkers. We elect people that want power and provide reality TV type spectacle to get it.
    • dxgg, on 08/01/2008, -0/+3Terrorist Fist Jabs. Don't forget the Terrorist Fist Jabs.
  • diggit08, on 08/01/2008, -1/+8Anyone else think its funny that the banner advertising on rawstory is for hilton hotels?
  • Antimatter85, on 08/01/2008, -4/+96Breaking: Rich people wear expensive shoes
  • TheInformer, on 08/01/2008, -24/+24Pretty sad that ۞bambi's supporters (that's just as cute a name as 'McSame') are getting so desperate that they have to attack the type of shoes a person is wearing.

    What's next... attacking the type of socks? How about the brand of toothpaste? I know, the brand of underwear.

    Buried for being ludicrous.

    • Jauladeoro, on 08/27/2008, -6/+9Oh, so this is ridiculous but when they call Obama "elitist" without merit, that's valid? You can't have it both ways. Obama's campaign is far from desperate. It's McCain who is pulling random crap out of a hat. Obama could spend not another $1 on campaigning until November and still win because McCain is digging his own grave with all his stupid false attack ads and contradicting statements.

      Wake up and smell the hypocrisy.
      • dan222555, on 08/01/2008, -1/+3Elitism is an attitude. It has nothing to do with a persons possessions.

        What seems more elitist to you?

        Saying this: "You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

        Or wearing expensive shoes?
      • Jauladeoro, on 08/27/2008, -1/+3I honestly pick the expensive shoes. What Obama said is not elitism it's called TRUTH.
      • dan222555, on 08/02/2008, -0/+1I should have known how difficult it would be for an elitist to call elitism what it is...
    • hobbler, on 08/01/2008, -6/+1babami? Fail. If you're going to use a furren language, use it properly.
    • metaliq, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1I don't think this is the Obama supporters getting desperate...

      I am pretty sure this is a direct response to how obviously desperate the McCain campaign is, judging by, well, their campaign ads.

    • macbookhair, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1omg hax
  • JMeister, on 08/01/2008, -6/+4Seriously what interest is this to voters really? and how does the shoes you wear determine your leading ability more than your political abilities? I am in the UK and i'm looking with faint amusement at the issues that are being brought up as point scorers on both sides!!
    • Jauladeoro, on 08/27/2008, -3/+5The reason McCain's financial situation is being discussed is because from the start of this election they have tried to paint Obama as a liberal elitist who can't relate to your average American citizen.

      Barack Obama worked his way up to where he is - and at one point his Mom even received food stamps. His wife, Michelle, grew up on the south side of Chicago and their parents struggled to get by. Even today, Barack doesn't wear flashy, over priced clothing.

      In contrast you have McCain and his wife (an heiress to a beer fortune) who own 10 homes across the United States, employ maids and butlers, and wear $500 shoes. The point of discussing this is to point out the hypocrisy. Democrats would never have brought it up otherwise.
      • keymanjim2, on 08/01/2008, -4/+2These are the same people that wanted to vote for kerry.
        You remember kerry, don't you? The guy who married an heiress, drained her bank account, divorced her and married another heiress.
        So, what kind of shoes does obambi wear? Are they made in a third world country that exploits child labor? Kind of like his national service plan for American youth.
      • Jauladeoro, on 08/27/2008, -2/+3No, not all who will vote Obama voted Kerry - I know I didn't.

        As for his shoes:

        http://tinyurl.com/obamashoes
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJdBvZFbac
  • 9bpm9, on 08/01/2008, -9/+36Are you ***** serious? Buried.
  • Illustrious, on 08/01/2008, -6/+18Look, I'm an Obama supporter, but this is just stupid. The guy (McCain) has some money, do we expect him to still get his ***** from k-mart? What the hell is wrong with this country...
    • Jauladeoro, on 08/27/2008, -3/+12No, I don't expect him to shop at K-Mart, but one can buy a great pair of shoes for less than $100, come on. Besides that, the issue here is that they called Obama an "elitist" who can't relate to the average American citizen.

      I'm sorry, I'm more likely to believe that a bi-racial man whose mother was on food stamps, who worked his ass off for everything he has and married a woman who struggled financially growing up on the South side of Chicago, (Obama) - can relate to me much better than a man who married an heiress, owns 10 homes staffed by maids and butlers and wears $500 shoes, (McCain).
  • dondara, on 08/01/2008, -7/+4There are so many things wrong with McCain and this is what we are going with? Shoes? You know grandpa McC has crappy feet. All old, fat guys do. I doubt that these shoes are anything other than fashion crap but standing around on the campaign trail, forgetting your positions and calling your wife a ***** all day is tiring. Give grandpa a break.

    Honestly, let's mock the man for real reasons and not his footwear.
    • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -1/+4He's repeatedly attacked Obama for being "elitist" and "out of touch with the common man", but while doing that has been wearing shoes that cost as much as my first car cost me.

      We're not mocking him for his choice in shoewear, we're mocking him for the hypocrisy.

      To sum up:
      For wearing five-hundred dollar shoes- no mocking.
      For calling Obama elitist- no mocking.
      For wearing five-hundred dollar shoes AND yet calling Obama elitist- mocking.
      • dondara, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Don't get me wrong, I am NOT defending McCain, just saying he has ***** up plenty (waterboarding not being torture) and he should be called all those mistakes not something trivial like footwear.
  • SHUUTOBI, on 08/01/2008, -10/+24He's got good taste in shoes? So what.
    Buried.
  • govsucks, on 08/01/2008, -3/+17OMG, thats more expensive than Edwards hair cut. /Sarcasm

    WHO GIVES A *****, both parties SUCK and don't give a flying ***** about the liberty this nation was founded on.

    Ask a republican OR a democrat if you should be FREE to withdraw from the social security system and you will see that both are socialists that could care less about the freedom of the human being.
    • eigenweasel, on 08/01/2008, -1/+3My hero :)

      Seriously, if there were a few million more people with this much wisdom the politicians would never have got their claws into us in the first place.
      • govsucks, on 08/01/2008, -1/+2Dude, I believe you are talking about Thomas Sowell not me. That guy has more brains in his little finger than I have in my whole body. A truer gentleman and patriot there has never been. Thomas Sowell for president. Yes, yes, Ron Paul can be his VP. :)
    • bigdickensfan, on 08/01/2008, -3/+0you don't actually get how social security works, do you?
      • govsucks, on 08/01/2008, -0/+6Yes, force everyone to pay into a socialist Ponzi scheme...then spend the money. Pretty simple really and it has NOTHING to do with freedom for sure.
      • bigdickensfan, on 08/01/2008, -1/+0wow, that's not sensationalist at all.
        the system was purposely designed to be the way it is by FDR. Not Mccain. Not Bush. There's nothing anyone can do about it now. Unless you want to take away benefits from the hundreds of millions of Americans that have already paid into it in this life time. Maybe you could buy them out? OH ***** YOU WOULD NEED TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THAT.
    • mbraynard, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Pretty incorrect. Love him or hate him, W did his best to move social security in the direction you want it to go - may not as far as you wanted in the first step - and McCain supports moving it in the same direction. Osama just wants to move it in the OTHER direction. I mean Obama.
      • bigdickensfan, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1you will be dugg down because if that is truth (which it is) the arm chair rebels above will have nothing to bitch about
  • palindrome12, on 08/01/2008, -5/+17...But John Edwards' $400 haircut is OK.
    • algaeturd, on 08/01/2008, -1/+7Actually, John Edwards' $400 haircut is most likely the ONLY reason this got submitted. Because if you're going to attack one party for something stupid, most likely a member of the other party will attack your candidate for being stupid and wasteful.
  • battleangel7, on 08/01/2008, -3/+15John McMain wears shoes??!?!?!?!?!11

    That does it! I was going to vote for him but not anymore.
    Thank you rawstory & Digg for changing my mind!
  • JagPop, on 08/01/2008, -2/+23I am a Nader supporter. McCain is such an easy target, can we find something else to target, for heck sake.

    Several years ago, when I still could stomach NPR, I heard an interesting piece. One of the commentators told a story about his father and shoes. His father had always urged him not to buy the forty dollar shoes. It is like buying a cheap mattress, his father told him. A third of your life is spent on that mattress and it makes no sense to save just a few dollars there. The difference is in comfort but your sleep effects every area of your life. Shoes you are going to wear for half of the hours of your life, the difference between forty dollar shoes and three hundred dollar shoes is comfort, enormous comfort. And your posture, both physical and emotional is effected.

    Well the son (the commentator) didn't listen and always bought the forty dollar shoes. When his father passed away the son had a closet full of shoes to dispose of. But his father's shoe size was the same as his, so he tried them and it was quickly a revelation to him. There IS a big difference in cheap shoes versus expensive and the difference is much bigger than the price in dollars.

    A Nader voter who supports expensive shoes.
    • seltaeb4, on 08/01/2008, -0/+14Wise people know the truth: "The cheapest man spends the most."
    • bigdickensfan, on 08/01/2008, -4/+1wtf
    • metaliq, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1I dunno.
      I still refuse to spend $400 on something that costs less then $10 to manufacture.
      • chill1217, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2if they are that expensive they are usually customized//hand-made by professionals and would not cost 10$ to manufacture
    • seltaeb4, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1Here's a good rule of thumb: Shoes cost you $1 a day.

      If you get those $10 loafers at Payless Shoe Source, made from leather shavings and paperboard, they will crumble or become aesthetically unwearable within 10 wearings—and perhaps both. (This price does not include compensation for pain, blisters, or posture trouble.)

      If you spring for $250 loafers, you can count of a minimum of 250 days of wear, and most likely on those days you will walk in comfort, blister-free. The leather, being of some quality, will be easier to maintain in top condition. And even if the soles wear out, you can have them repaired.

      There are many places that we all can, and probably should, save a buck—but trying to do so on shoes is almost never a good idea, from any angle.
  • SenatorRaborn, on 08/01/2008, -2/+9They make loafers for under 600? Awesome; but are they as comfortable?
  • rosco40, on 08/01/2008, -1/+6Berluti cost"s $1,830 so McCain got good taste in his $550 shoes.And?
    • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -3/+3And he's been saying that Obama is "out of touch with the common man", that's what.
      • johndavidjack, on 08/01/2008, -2/+3I think any 'common man' would love $500, comfortable shoes.
      • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Oh, sure.

        However, any "common man" would then look like a total hypocrite if he then turned around and slammed his neighbor for being "elitist".

        Again, since you seem to have zero ability to understand simple logic:
        McCain wears $500 shoes- no mockery.
        McCain accuses his opponent of being "out of touch with the common man"- no mockery.
        McCain accuses his opponent of being "out of touch with the common man" while wearing $500 shoes (ESPECIALLY in today's economy)- serious mockery.
    • kineticarl, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1I wonder why you put a quotation mark where nothing was supposed to go.
    • rebizzle9, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1not only is there not supposed to be an apostrophe in 'costs,' u put a quotation mark there instead

      btw apostrophes show possession, they don't mean "oh ***** here comes an s"
  • ModernDayDarwin, on 08/01/2008, -3/+3I'm a whole hearted Obama supporter. I'd rather be deported than see John McCaine win.

    That being said I'd give my left nut for an article on Digg that wasn't about politics.
  • UNC81, on 08/01/2008, -5/+15Okay, I'm an Obama supporter, but this is one of the worst excuses for an article I've ever read.

    A man with a household net worth of over $100 million is wearing a $550 pair of shoes. That would be like you and me wearing a $0.55 pair of shoes. So quit whining, Raw Story.
    • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -3/+1He's being mocked for the hypocrisy, not for his shoes.
      • johndavidjack, on 08/01/2008, -2/+2Is he supposed to wear overalls to be like the common man?

        Is he supposed to be wearing gangsta gear to relate to black people?

        Since Obama is not wearing ghetto gear, isn't he an elitist black person?

        Attack someone for his shoes...? When was Obama attacked for his shoes...?
      • nirav72, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5"When was Obama attacked for his shoes...?"

        No , but Obama was attacked for ordering orange juice at a diner.
      • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -1/+2And Edwards was attacked for his haircuts.
  • LukasSmith, on 08/01/2008, -1/+3These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
    one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
  • pjpark, on 08/01/2008, -5/+16Conservatives use the word "elitist" to refer to people who regard themselves as better and smarter than most others so they think that they ought to control society and make decisions for people such as how to invest and spend their money and what kind of car they should drive. Since Liberals/"Progressives" see nothing wrong with this, they define "elite" in terms of footwear.
    • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -2/+8Nice try, but no.

      Are you saying that someone who wears five-hundred dollar shoes (and is married to a millionaire heiress, and who flies around the US in a private plane) is "in touch" with the average voter?
      • pjpark, on 08/01/2008, -1/+3I would say that no Senator is in touch with the average voter.
      • johndavidjack, on 08/01/2008, -4/+2Well asswipe, you completely missed the point again. The OP raised questions about how the said 'elitist' candidate THINKS. and how the candidate projects himself and his policies. Nowhere did he mention what the candidate wears/buys, etc. You are defining elitist based off of clothing choices, which is stupid and hypocritical, and all of you HuffPo bone-smokers know it.

        If McCain was shopping at Goodwill, everyone would call him a scumbag/classless/cheap.

        You're just another libtard, jealous of the rich, waiting for the communist redistribution of wealth, to get back at the evil rich people...
      • selrahc, on 08/01/2008, -2/+2I'm going to guess that if the average voter had that much money they would probably do the exact same thing. Actually the average voter would probably waste it all on extravagant things. Elitism isn't about how much money you have or how you spend it, it's about attitude.

        I'm not going to say whether either McCain or Obama is elitist, but judging a man for what shoes he buys(or how much he spends on a haircut) is ridiculous. Judge a person for how they treat other people.
    • gelato822, on 08/01/2008, -0/+4So McCain thinks that Obama is an elitist because he thinks that he is better and smarter than others so he outght to control society and make decisions... But doesn't McCain think he is better and smarter than Obama and that he should control society and make decisions? Don't you have to think that if you are running for president?
      • pjpark, on 08/01/2008, -1/+1No, I do not believe that either McCain or Obama should control society. That touches on a fundamental difference between the way that the Left and Right think that I just don't have time to get into. But, in the context of Obama's statements, he showed little respect for the ability of the voters to make their own informed choices.

        Conservatives - and I am not saying McCain is one - fundamentally believe that individuals have the capacity to make better choices for themselves than the government does: where their kids go to school, how to spend their money, how much to accept or offer for a salary, what they eat, what kind of car they drive, etc. We generally consider people who think they are better able to decide things for us to be elitist. (I'm just pointing out Left-Right cultural differences here). Someone who tells people they are stupid for not voting for him and then starts making excuses on their behalf is absolutely behaving like an elitist - regardless of whether or not his opponent is also a douche bag.
  • hellsing47, on 08/01/2008, -2/+17Everybody who dugg this embodies what is wrong with politics.
    • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -4/+3Mocking hypocrisy is NOT what's wrong with politics. HYPOCRISY is what's wrong with politics.
    • johndavidjack, on 08/01/2008, -4/+3LOL, *****, do you have anything to contribute to the discussion besides repeating the same garbage over and over again? Even the level-headed Obama supporters think this is stupid. Everyone understands why the article was publish. Everyone intelligent also understands it's retarded.

      Please, go back to the Obama shrine, maybe there's a new speech of his you can get off to.
      • WasabiBomb, on 08/01/2008, -1/+2Ah, and there we see the reasoned discourse of the McCain contingent- or, let me guess, you think that ALL politicians are liars and evil, and are just singling out Obama because he's so well liked by the "sheep". Tell me, oh, johndavidjack- who ARE you going to vote for? Who did you vote for in the last two elections? Why the hell would anyone care what the hell you have to say about this, or any other, subject?
  • fuggo, on 08/01/2008, -1/+26I dont know why you're giving him such a hard time..
    "has worn a pair of $520 black leather Ferragamo shoes on EVERY recent campaign stop"

    it's obvious, he's only got ONE pair of shoes.
    • converge, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Unless he has multiple pairs of the same shoes. If anything he should be resting these shoes every other day. Wearing them everyday will significantly wear them out.
  • bemenaker, on 08/01/2008, -3/+5I can't afford $500 shoes, but I did donate to Obama.
    • Mightbiteyou, on 08/01/2008, -1/+4who then used that money to buy a pair of shoes.

      /joking
  • greaseddeafguy, on 08/01/2008, -11/+8being elitist has nothing to do with the shoes on your feet. Claiming people cling to guns and religion is what makes you elitist.
  • obsolite, on 08/01/2008, -0/+6What the ***** is this, Groundhog's Day?

    This article was top 10 like 2 days ago.
  • duckduckswan, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5Pretty impressive, misspelling the very first word in the article: "Normallly"
  • apocalyps333, on 08/01/2008, -3/+9Buried. I understand the sentiment (pot calling kettle black), but someone has to be the bigger man.

    Rich people wear expensive shoes. Big deal. I would too if I had that money. Its about being comfortable, not being an elitist.
  • downlowfunk, on 08/01/2008, -3/+3Nike Air Force One Uptown Limited Editions. Or how about some of them Limited Edition Air Jordan's.

    Get your coke game up, before you talk ***** about expensive shoes.


  • yojiffyskippy, on 08/01/2008, -2/+13I was raised in a Democratic household and taught that Republicans were elitist. Now of course I know better. This is politics 101. Both sides accusing the other side of being an elitist is nothing more than amateur politicking attempting to pander to the lower and middle classes for votes. Now that both sides have used this sophomoric trick, can we move on to real issues?
    • macmangb, on 08/01/2008, -7/+3Or we can get Ron Paul in the White House, using force if that is necessary.
  • BotchaMcCoola, on 08/01/2008, -8/+1We Republicans used to be rich enough to afford shoes like that. Bush took care of that. Take a look at the stock market - No, they are not mentioning that in the TV news.
    • mmmmmbiscuits, on 08/01/2008, -1/+4I can still afford shoes like that and my portfolio is outperforming the S&P, so I don't get wobbly in the knees with every drop in the market. You must have a ***** job (or if you're really 64 as your profile indicates, you must have HAD a ***** job and put your entire retirement in tech stocks.) Or are you just one of those apocryphal "Obama Republicans" who thinks we're in a recession?
      • BotchaMcCoola, on 08/01/2008, -4/+2Oh, better than the S&P. So you are down only about 20% then? Nice going.
      • BotchaMcCoola, on 08/01/2008, -3/+2And don't forget. That index is in terms of the new much smaller dollars. So maybe you are not doing that well after all.
      • mmmmmbiscuits, on 08/02/2008, -0/+1No investor in equities makes profit day after day, o clueless one. In certain downturns you are content to simply minimize losses, knowing that diversified investments will help offset them.

        Smaller dollars or not, at the end of the day I'm happily semi-retired at 41 and seemingly doing better than so-called "Republicans" like you. And isn't that all that really matters here? :-)
  • busterpratt, on 08/01/2008, -9/+4It was heartwarming to see McCain doing that photo op in the grocery store. I'm sure it's the first one he's seen (from the inside) his whole life. He still probably never bought anything in one. That's what servants are for. Besides the general public is just icky.
    • johndavidjack, on 08/01/2008, -1/+3So are injured soldiers because someone couldn't bring his circus with them.
  • CivilBeeker, on 08/01/2008, -3/+17Now i havent made my mind up on either candidate, but it seems from the articles that are dugg on here everyone thinks that Obama's sh*t doesnt stink where as McCain's sh*t could be declared a nuclear hazard. You think Obama is wearing a pair of Crocs? Who cares how much his shoes cost, there are more important issues to decide on.
    • kinerry, on 08/01/2008, -2/+6when you accuse someone of something that you yourself do, and even more often...you deserve to be called out on it
    • Shao00, on 08/01/2008, -2/+4I don't understand how anyone could be undecided at this point, these candidates are polar opposites of each other.
    • exomni, on 08/01/2008, -0/+3You're completely missing the point, you're either a dumbass ***** or you're intentionally blinding yourself. Actually, either way you're a dumbass *****.

      Obama isn't calling anyone elitist, the Republicans are. We're just pointing out their blatant and sickening hypocrisy.
    • hmphargh, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Maybe I've missed it, but I really haven't heard people accusing the dems of being out of touch. I've heard news outlets questioning it, but not in an accusatory tone.
  • renegadeafk, on 08/01/2008, -1/+6I'm an Obama supporter but this is just ridiculous...
    • theman8221, on 08/01/2008, -0/+2Wouldnt you rather the media focus more on the policies of both canidates rather than this garbage?
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