Cheney Criticized for Attire at Auschwitz Ceremony

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From Yahoo!:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) raised eyebrows on Friday for wearing an olive-drab parka, hiking boots and knit ski cap to represent the United States at a solemn ceremony remembering the liberation of Auschwitz.

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"The vice president, however, was dressed in the kind of attire one typically wears to operate a snow blower," Robin Givhan, The Washington Post's fashion writer, wrote in the newspaper's Friday editions.

Between the somber, dark-coated leaders at the outdoor ceremony sat Cheney, resplendent in a green parka embroidered with his name and featuring a fur-trimmed hood, the laced brown boots and a knit ski cap reading "Staff 2001."

"And, indeed, the vice president looked like an awkward boy amid the well-dressed adults," Givhan wrote.

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DaveSimmons

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Originally posted by: PingSpike
Cheney's done a lot worse than this. Frankly, I'm not at all impressed.
:thumbsup: he does worse than show disrespect for the dead on a daily basis.
 

PricklyPete

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The things people come up with to complain about just amaze me. It wasn't like he was wearing a clown outfit.
 

PanzerIV

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Big f^cking deal!! If he had attended with an SS uniform then it's a big deal. If he had said the holocaust is a "sham" it's a big deal. Wearing attire commonly worn by somone using a snow blower is not breaking news. Ridiculous.
 

ThePresence

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He looks like he's an NFL coach on the sidelines.
Sheesh, the guy has a heart condition and is trying to stay warm. Big frikkin deal.
 

PingSpike

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Was anyone else expecting a poorly done photochop of cheney in full nazi uniform to be the topic of this thread?
 
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Big deal? No

Do I like Cheney in general? No. Not at all.
 

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that picture is kinda funny though...he looks like he's thinking "damn I probably shoulda dressed up for this"