Hillary Clinton Wears $12,495 Armani Jacket During Speech About Inequality

[buckshot24]

So, what you're saying is she needs to give all her money away before she can work on the issue?

That's just plain stupid.

This is more about optics.

 

[umbrella39]

Yeah, because there's nothing between $12k outfit and a plastic bag. Derp indeed.

If you're going to go out and preach that wealth inequality is a big problem and that you're going to fix it, then perhaps you might not want to be a hypocrite about it.

You miss the point. HAD she worn rags she'd have been just as vilified for being condescending... it was a lose lose no matter what she wore...

 

[Hugo Drax]

In her defense, should she be elected POTUS.... it will be at least 4 years before she can make $250,000 for a 30 minute speech. She will basically be penniless when she leaves the oval office. There is also no way in hell her or Bill would touch the payola they collected through the Clinton Foundation for a few years after they are out of Washington.

Actually she will make a buttload.

The Clinton Foundation is the shell corp she will have all the Bribes go to. Bill and Her daughter will work on behalf of POTUS and make the the deals and collect the payments via many different shell corps in Canada to insure things are opaque and discrete for all parties involved.

 

[Exophase]

That's my point, though. What percentage of people do you think could identify it as Armani?

I'd wager that it's an extremely low number.

I really don't know how many people can, but I'm pretty sure the brand being recognizable is a big reason for why they'd buy it. If not by average people than at least by the wealthier class.

Maybe this is just me but I think this Armani jacket looks terrible and several of her much cheaper outfits looked much better.

 

[hal2kilo]

You miss the point. HAD she worn rags she'd have been just as vilified for being condescending... it was a lose lose no matter what she wore...

If Trump did not have his own line of clothes he'd be probably wearing something like an Armani suit. Could it have something to do with why we care what a women wears as opposed to what a man wears. Nah, couldn't be.

 

[Exophase]

If Trump did not have his own line of clothes he'd be probably wearing something like an Armani suit. Could it have something to do with why we care what a women wears as opposed to what a man wears. Nah, couldn't be.

Hillary has a very diverse and vibrant wardrobe that's constantly changing, vs Trump's suits that almost all look exactly the same and pretty generic. The only thing he really changes is the color of his tie. With Hillary's wardrobe being much more noticeable how could people not comment on it more?

We could talk about pressures in society that make women feel like they need to communicate more through how they dress but that's not exactly the same thing.

 

[Hugo Drax]

So Hillary should pretend she doesn't have money when she's seen by poor people? Thats' stupid.

Not everyone who has money spends it on 12K made in china designer clothing etc..

 

[buckshot24]

You miss the point. HAD she worn rags she'd have been just as vilified for being condescending... it was a lose lose no matter what she wore...

Yeah if she dressed like a homeless person but that isn't the only other thing she could have worn.

 

[fskimospy]

If you create an environment where it's more advantageous for companies to keep the work here rather than sending it overseas, then companies would do it. I have no idea how he plans to accomplish that, it sounds like the usual politician bs to me. However, since companies have to compete with other companies, they are forced to take whatever steps make them most cost-efficient and successful, which can include sending jobs overseas. Blaming the company is pointless, they have to play within a competitive environment.

Wearing a $12k outfit is of course within her right, but it exposes the hypocrisy of someone who can afford to blow $12k on something trivial lecturing the rest of us about wealth inequality.

How is it hypocrisy in any way?

 

[Hugo Drax]

If Trump did not have his own line of clothes he'd be probably wearing something like an Armani suit. Could it have something to do with why we care what a women wears as opposed to what a man wears. Nah, couldn't be.

Woman card does not work.

If you talk about the little people and how you are concerned with the little people making little money and you wear a 12.5K jacket it is pretty gauche. 12.5K is a ton of money for someone trying to make ends meet.

But Clinton really does not care about those people, when she gets in the white house she will forget about all that pandering she did and get back to business as usual.

In poker it is called a tell. she does not give a rats ass about anyone but the Clinton dynasty and her fat cat buddies.

 

[1prophet]

If you create an environment where it's more advantageous for companies to keep the work here rather than sending it overseas, then companies would do it. I have no idea how he plans to accomplish that, it sounds like the usual politician bs to me. However, since companies have to compete with other companies, they are forced to take whatever steps make them most cost-efficient and successful, which can include sending jobs overseas. Blaming the company is pointless, they have to play within a competitive environment.

Wearing a $12k outfit is of course within her right, but it exposes the hypocrisy of someone who can afford to blow $12k on something trivial lecturing the rest of us about wealth inequality.

Forced? Like the plantation owner that justifies using slaves so he can keep up with his neighbor/competitor or go under?

Rinse and repeat, the same tired old arguments defending the indefensible so one can enjoy profits off anothers back under working conditions, environmental conditions and pay they themselves would balk at and call inhumane.

http://www.ushistory.org/us/27f.asp

Defenders of slavery argued that the sudden end to the slave economy would have had a profound and killing economic impact in the South where reliance on slave labor was the foundation of their economy. The cotton economy would collapse. The tobacco crop would dry in the fields. Rice would cease being profitable.


Defenders of slavery argued that if all the slaves were freed, there would be widespread unemployment and chaos. This would lead to uprisings, bloodshed, and anarchy. They pointed to the mob's "rule of terror" during the French Revolution and argued for the continuation of the status quo, which was providing for affluence and stability for the slaveholding class and for all free people who enjoyed the bounty of the slave society.


Defenders of slavery argued that slavery had existed throughout history and was the natural state of mankind. The Greeks had slaves, the Romans had slaves, and the English had slavery until very recently.
Defenders of slavery noted that in the Bible, Abraham had slaves. They point to the Ten Commandments, noting that "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, ... nor his manservant, nor his maidservant." In the New Testament, Paul returned a runaway slave, Philemon, to his master, and, although slavery was widespread throughout the Roman world, Jesus never spoke out against it.


Defenders of slavery turned to the courts, who had ruled, with the Dred Scott Decision, that all blacks — not just slaves — had no legal standing as persons in our courts — they were property, and the Constitution protected slave-holders' rights to their property.


Defenders of slavery argued that the institution was divine, and that it brought Christianity to the heathen from across the ocean. Slavery was, according to this argument, a good thing for the enslaved. John C. Calhoun said, "Never before has the black race of Central Africa, from the dawn of history to the present day, attained a condition so civilized and so improved, not only physically, but morally and intellectually."


Defenders of slavery argued that by comparison with the poor of Europe and the workers in the Northern states, that slaves were better cared for. They said that their owners would protect and assist them when they were sick and aged, unlike those who, once fired from their work, were left to fend helplessly for themselves.

 

[Ns1]

Woman card does not work.

If you talk about the little people and how you are concerned with the little people making little money and you wear a 12.5K jacket it is pretty gauche. 12.5K is a ton of money for someone trying to make ends meet.

But Clinton really does not care about those people, when she gets in the white house she will forget about all that pandering she did and get back to business as usual.

In poker it is called a tell. she does not give a rats ass about anyone but the Clinton dynasty and her fat cat buddies.

I know this is really hard for some people to believe, but it is in fact possible to be rich while still caring for the poor.

 

[Hugo Drax]

I know this is really hard for some people to believe, but it is in fact possible to be rich while still caring for the poor.

Yes. but she does not care about poor people that is the difference. I am amazed that you actually believe this.

Rich does not mean wearing 12,500 jackets. Uneducated people think that if you are rich it means you have to wear 12K jackets and wear 5K shoes etc..

You will be amazed at how many Rich people do not wear 12K jackets and drive Ferraris around town.

 

[Strk]

That sure is an ugly coat

 

[ivwshane]

Yes. but she does not care about poor people that is the difference. I am amazed that you actually believe this.

Rich does not mean wearing 12,500 jackets. Uneducated people think that if you are rich it means you have to wear 12K jackets and wear 5K shoes etc..

You will be amazed at how many Rich people do not wear 12K jackets and drive Ferraris around town.

And you are? Are you the ambassador to the rich? Are you the fashion police for the rich now? I guess if people don't conform to your standards then they aren't really who they say they are, right?

 

[Ns1]

Yes. but she does not care about poor people that is the difference. I am amazed that you actually believe this.

Rich does not mean wearing 12,500 jackets. Uneducated people think that if you are rich it means you have to wear 12K jackets and wear 5K shoes etc..

You will be amazed at how many Rich people do not wear 12K jackets and drive Ferraris around town.

I'm not going to judge whether or not she cares about poor people based on what she wears, I'm going to judge whether or not she cares about poor people based on the policies she wants to enact.

 

[Victorian Gray]

Trump isn't preaching about income inequality.

Maybe he should be.

 

[bozack]

Love the double standard, remember when folks gave Scott Brown a hard time about something he was wearing and that was just fine but Hillary can wear a 12 thousand dollar jacket and claim to relate with the working class and how dare anyone comment....at least past presidents were smart when they wore timex watches and attainable suits and saved the extravagances for their private lives or when out of office. Its all about perception

 

[Victorian Gray]

Remember Sarah Palin getting major heat over her wardrobe costs? Ho hum....times have certainly changed.

The 'heat' was because it was $150,000 of clothing for her and her family that was paid for by the party.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Vote2008/story?id=6089060&page=1

 

[pcgeek11]

I'd just like to say I couldn't vote for anyone that would wear that Ugly Ass Jacket. And to pay more than 10 dollars for it is a crime all in itself.

Fuck she has the ugliest wardrobe I have ever seen.

 

[ivwshane]

Love the double standard, remember when folks gave Scott Brown a hard time about something he was wearing and that was just fine but Hillary can wear a 12 thousand dollar jacket and claim to relate with the working class and how dare anyone comment....at least past presidents were smart when they wore timex watches and attainable suits and saved the extravagances for their private lives or when out of office. Its all about perception

I don't remember him getting a hard time at all, in fact I remember his clothes and car were part of his shtick.

If you are concerned with a presidential candidates attire then save yourself some time and simply vote for trump, he's the candidate you deserve.

 

[Spungo]

That sure is an ugly coat

Fashion is a weird thing. It's always about signaling. Wealthy people are always trying to look different, and then poor people try to copy the wealthy people. By wearing some god awful outfit, Hillary is subconsciously trying to signal how special she is.

Black guys are the most common offenders when it comes to this.

And then there are the white people who really need a black friend to tell them how uncool they look.

 

[Victorian Gray]

And the more things change...

 

[chucky2]

I'd just like to say I couldn't vote for anyone that would wear that Ugly Ass Jacket. And to pay more than 10 dollars for it is a crime all in itself.

Fuck she has the ugliest wardrobe I have ever seen.

Maybe it's intentional? It's not like her handlers aren't picking her wardrobe intentionally for each appearance. Maybe they're going for 'Damn her clothes are so ugly it distracts from Billary herself' type of thing? I mean, we've already had the whole Make her more likeable! thing, I just see it as a continuation of that.

 

[Hugo Drax]

I'm not going to judge whether or not she cares about poor people based on what she wears, I'm going to judge whether or not she cares about poor people based on the policies she wants to enact.

Well her past is not a good indicator. Maybe now she can bring them to Heel as the POTUS. 😀


And because people like this really care about the working stiff.

Unfiltered Hillary.

“Good morning, ma’am,” a member of the uniformed Secret Service once greeted Hillary Clinton.

“F— off,” she replied.

http://nypost.com/2015/10/02/secret-...-to-work-with/

“She caught the guy on a ladder doing the light bulb,” says Franette McCulloch, who served at that time as assistant White House pastry chef. “He was a basket case.”

White House usher Christopher B. Emery unwisely called back Barbara Bush after she phoned him for computer troubleshooting. Emery helped the former first lady twice. Consequently, Kessler reports, Hillary sacked him. The father of four stayed jobless for a year