Out of Touch: Cindy McCain's Monday Outfit Cost $300,000

Warning: The Content in this Article May be Inaccurate

Readers have reported that this story contains information that may not be accurate.

1018 Comments

bxfresh220, on 09/04/2008, -35/+818well if $5,000,000 makes you middle class then $300,000 for an outfit seems reasonable... :)
inactive, on 09/04/2008, -20/+327Are you ***** kidding me?
For women in the spotlight, $5k for an 'outfit' is pushing the limit, up to $10k I can fathom. 300k?

They have 8 houses, cindy mccain is wearing one.
jamartinjr, on 09/04/2008, -39/+339Remind me who is out of touch? Dear lord, these people simply cannot win in November.
BelatedHero, on 09/04/2008, -19/+298BUT HER HUSBAND WAS A P.O.W.
peticsu, on 09/04/2008, -13/+244thats worth more than my familys house

goddamn
blakecr, on 09/04/2008, -50/+269By the way the tax cut they received this year because of the Bush tax cuts helped pay for this...

That's all fine and good, but now the outfit she is wearing doesn't go to do the actual job of the government, and then they have the nerve to step out there on stage and ask the American People for more money?

Tax the ridiculously rich, because no one should be wearing someones 30 year mortgage as an outfit, or in most cases 3 to 4 times their 30 year mortgage!
wolfz0rz, on 09/04/2008, -14/+197It was a pretty atrocious outfit, too. Looked kind of like a goofy raincoat.
flailking, on 09/04/2008, -16/+182I'M RICH BIATCH!!!
MCGEEST, on 09/04/2008, -40/+203http://digg.com/television/Jon_Stewart_Annihilates ...
Watch Rove, O'Reill, fox and others make complete fools of themselves over Palin.. HILARIOUS!

Palin the reformer!
Palin is #1 when it comes to pork barrel spending.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/ ...
Disgracefull, in a time of soaring revenues for Alaska due to high oil prices paid for by Americans she takes your hard earned money twice. And leaves you with a deficit of cartoony proportions.
It sure does make her popular back home though!
But she still managed to leave her town of 6000 people, a $5 million budget and NO debt with a $22 million debt. She fired city employees for not 'supporting her' tried to censor the library and fire the librarian when she did not comply, supported the bridge to nowhere before it became a national joke but still took the earmark money, ran a 527 for Ted Stevens and her husband used to be a member of the Alaska secessionist party which she attended and she is under investigation for the firing of a state trooper for doing his job.
Great reform record!
OfNumbers, on 09/04/2008, -17/+173Mrs. Bush always looks like she is seeing purple elephants everywhere.
skipdog172, on 09/04/2008, -13/+113You know...280 grand of that is her diamond earrings...
chevyorange, on 09/04/2008, -18/+115You were probably dugg down by some poor blue collar working stuff who belongs to a union... and despite the GOP wanting to bust unions and having done nothing for him lately, will vote GOP out of some out of date reason/false impression that the GOP is Christian and can defend America like no one else.
Echota, on 01/05/2009, -21/+114Ugly and tasteless just like her taste in men!
jsatz23, on 09/04/2008, -36/+126Way to be in touch with the average American. A dress costs more than peoples homes.

Obama/Biden 08
sockpuppets, on 09/04/2008, -5/+94The popped collars cost extra.
reallyandrea, on 09/04/2008, -17/+104$300,000? WOW
That amount will pay off my student loans and buy my Florida condo.
I loved Cindy's clothes - she looked terriffic. Guess that means I have expensive taste that I cannot afford. Does not being able to afford Cindy's clothes make me an elitist???
dave122, on 09/04/2008, -12/+95A little misleading when over 90% of that cost is earings... Not saying it's not a ton of money anyway...
Narcism, on 09/04/2008, -35/+107It's all in the earrings. She didn't just buy an outfit for that night... hype over nothing.
koldmilk, on 09/04/2008, -8/+70That's nothing i spend that much a week in gas...
dystra, on 09/04/2008, -11/+70please read the whole thing.

"(All prices except Laura’s shoes and Cindy’s watch are estimates, and the jewelry prices are based on the assumption that the pieces are real.)"

clothing....vanity fair...theres an issue here?
bethlagarrison, on 09/04/2008, -27/+85Look, I hate these ***** as much as the next guy, but.. $280,000 of that just came from the earrings. The rest of her outfit wasn't that outrageous.

Let's pick and choose our fights, huh guys?
issaccheriyathu, on 09/04/2008, -16/+70Holy Cow!

These people sure understand the plight of ordinary Americans!
an0nymous, on 09/04/2008, -11/+65So the rest of the outfit was only 20,000$?
Why, heck, she's just regular folks!
macgarp, on 09/04/2008, -9/+55she looks like a space cadet with that collar flipped up.
rolandvvv, on 09/04/2008, -8/+53Most of it comes from the 3 carat diamond earrings, which were valued at $280,000. If she took those off, she would only be worth ~$20,000. That is still ***** ridiculous.
BXRWXR, on 09/04/2008, -18/+62Stupid Republicans - America now needs substance, not style.

This ain't the 80's and you ain't Reagan.
pintomp3, on 09/04/2008, -1/+43it's really not that bad. it's only like 56 euros. thanks bush.
Diggnabbit, on 09/04/2008, -2/+41Yeah! But what about Michelle Obama's $600 earrings! Those were an outrage!
nunu4u, on 09/04/2008, -24/+60That's a catchy title..but almost all of the value of her outfit was in her jewelry. Diamonds are an investment that can be passed on and appreciates, if you have the money to invest to begin with.

She could spend her time loafing but does tons of charity work. I admire her parents success and hers, and how she gives back.
IphtashuFitz, on 09/04/2008, -7/+40Nobody claimed she bought that outfit just for that night. But how many other politicians wives wear $300,000 earrings live on tv in front of the entire American public when their husband is trying to demonstrate that he's in touch with the financial hardships so many of us are facing? People are losing their houses because they can't afford to pay off an $80k mortgage, and here she is flaunting the fact that she's wearing more than that on each lobe? That is SERIOUSLY out of touch.
twiztidsinz, on 09/04/2008, -3/+34The point is not that she bought them...
It's that she owns 300k earrings and republicans call the Obamas elitists.
Kireblade, on 09/04/2008, -4/+34Neck levees!
hamobu, on 09/04/2008, -16/+45Nothing wrong with being rich. What is wrong with you people. Most of you make good money and have good lives.

Imagine telling some starving guy in Africa "that American spends hours on Internet arguing about expensive women's dresses"
ryrocker, on 09/04/2008, -1/+30its cuz the fabric is made out of unicorn tears retard!

u know nothing of style!
BelatedHero, on 09/04/2008, -0/+28Hardly a lack of respect. I have a tremendous amount of respect for men like McCain and Stockdale and what they went through. But McCain and his campaign use his POW history as a shield to deflect valid criticism. THAT is sickening. His being a former POW does NOT automatically mean he is qualified to be President.
MattFromSeattle, on 09/04/2008, -4/+32You'd drink too if you were married to 'The Decider'
wendelgee2, on 09/04/2008, -3/+31Oh, so only 20k was her dress/shoes.
That's still ridiculous.
kolyana, on 09/04/2008, -5/+32While I agree with this sentiment, if the republicans are going to hurl insults around about Obama being an elitist, and then not know how many houses they own, and wear $20k suits and $280k jewelry, then they are being crassly hypocritical.
inactive, on 09/04/2008, -16/+43She has expensive earrings. This is news apparently
TheOtherOne135, on 09/04/2008, -6/+32It's not the dress, it's the jewelry. The dress is $3,000, assuming the designer didn't give or lend it to her.

But she's wearing a $4,500 watch, a 4-strand pearl necklace that's $10,000+, and 3-carat diamond earings that make up the bulk of that estimated cost . . . .
lisaawesome, on 09/04/2008, -2/+28I have never ever understood the reasoning behind throwing 3000 down on a dress. For 3000 dollars it had better have some lasers and a built in iPhone. A while back Michelle Obama was wearing a dress that cost I think 180 dollars and all the lady shows were like omg she dresses thrifty! The last time I purchased a single clothing item that cost 180 dollars was never. Even if I had Oprah money I just cannot imagine spending hundreds and thousands of dollars on ***** like that. It is just really really pointless. If I'm going to throw money away I'll throw it away on something that is useful. A dress is not.
garblefung, on 09/04/2008, -7/+32Diamonds are never an investment. That's all DeBeers marketing. You should see the markup on jewelry, people would stop buying engagement rings if they knew how much they're really worth. Any other bits of 'wisdom' you would like to share?

"She could spend her time loafing but does tons of charity work. I admire her parents success and hers, and how she gives back."

Yeah, she's almost managed to get her BoyToy McCain in charge of the US. What a selfless act. Man the Republicans are a joke. They don't care about anything but themselves and they trick almost half of the voting country into electing them even though they are screwing those people just as badly. I understand why multi-millionaires support the Republican party, but everyone else? I have no respect for conservatives that don't form their own real conservative party or chase the crazies out of 'their' party. Weak.
BXRWXR, on 09/04/2008, -2/+27Page not found. Sorry.
cheesegypsy, on 09/04/2008, -11/+36How else is she going to impress all the other rich white people if she doesn't one-up them? I would love to know the total net worth of the people in that convention. Funny too, that he is planning to set up his stage tonight in a town hall setting, because of course the convention looks just like every American town, right? 86% white, 14% other, and no black people.
Eivo, on 09/04/2008, -2/+25But what house does she keep it in?
ProPhit76, on 09/04/2008, -17/+40she looks like a douchebag
inactive, on 09/04/2008, -17/+39Um so your lumping in earings to this outfit???
And are these her earings or on loan?

Read the disclaimer:
"(All prices except Laura’s shoes and Cindy’s watch are estimates, and the jewelry prices are based on the assumption that the pieces are real.)"

Ya think anyone might be over estimating... on the retarded liberal left? Just a little bit??
kolyana, on 09/04/2008, -3/+24Well, Republicans DO attack Michelle Obama ... they have done and continue to do so. No one has been 'safe' from a Republican slur. Why is it okay for Republicans to throw mud around and not a liberal?

Heck, remember the controversy over the cost of Kerry doing his hair???
byronm, on 09/04/2008, -2/+23Same here.. My house with 2 acres of land was $50,000 cheaper than that.
emehrkay, on 09/04/2008, -0/+20neck levees
Show 51 - 100 of 1027 discussions
Add a Comment

Login or register to comment!
Or, sign-in super fast with your Facebook account ...