Hillary Clinton wore a $12,495 Armani jacket during a speech about inequality

[Pharaoh]

Hillary Clinton took a lot of flak on Monday after a report surfaced that the presidential candidate wore a Giorgio Armani jacket worth more than $12,000 during a speech in April about inequality.

Clinton, who was well-known for her vast pantsuit collection, has upgraded her wardrobe during her most recent bid for president to appear more relatable, according to the New York Post.

Social media users don't seem to be buying it, however.


http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/06/hillary-clinton-wore-an-armani-jacket-during-a-speech-about-inequality.html

[Duckhunter935]

1. Typical

[Jitter65]

79. Unless she was wearing the price tag too, someone has to prove that was Armani and not a knock-off

and prove the alleged cost.

[TheBlackAdder]

84. Yeah, she'll get caught wearing an Armanee, to go along with her Rollex watch and Prayduh shoes.

.


Of course, they would have been bought at the local flea market before the Feds arrive to seize the counterfeits.


But, then again, this is America 2016--where everyone is justified in stealing other people's intellectual property.


.

[Buns_of_Fire]

85. Not a bad idea. It worked for Minnie Pearl...

[Fast Walker 52]

95. she has the money-- do you really think she bought a knock-off?

[MariaThinks]

2. i don't think we should attack someone for their clothes

[Ned_Devine]

5. Thank you for changing your statement

[MariaThinks]

9. i'm tired of bernie and his supporters telling me what to do under threat

and it's a rich comment from someone attacking her for her clothes

[TimPlo]

25. No one is attacking how ugly that jacket is

Or that it looks like a pot holder. It is that she is wearing a jacket that is worth more than some people make in 1/2 year to a speech that is suppose to be about inequality.

[Ned_Devine]

36. Mmm! Potholder!

I liked the yellow igloo she wore

[Fast Walker 52]

92. well, I will-- it's ugly and inappropriate

[Ned_Devine]

35. Bernie told you what to do under threat?

Are you sure? Because if you're not, there's still time to delete even that dumb statement

[Pharaoh]

7. Pharaoh was the name of my dog

not that it is relevant at all what my handle is?

[MariaThinks]

11. how would i know that.

[JackRiddler]

12. By thinking, Maria!

[MariaThinks]

15. good advice

[MariaThinks]

22. i changed my reply.

[Joe the Revelator]

16. Yeah! Look at this guy with his silly username!

[CorporatistNation]

28. HILLARY... IS... AND IS MOST COMFORTABLE WITH... HOBNOBBING WITH... THE TOP 1/10 OF 1%!

Inequality... She cares about it... really....

[panader0]

34. That's as much as I make in SS in a year.

So yeah--stupid and tone deaf.

[liberalnarb]

75. We aren't attacking her for her clothes, we're attacking her for hypocrisy.

[hobbit709]

97. The incongruousness of wearing a $12K jacket while giving a speech on inequality

escapes you. There are many people in this country that don't even make $12k in a year.

[Ned_Devine]

3. Tone fucking deaf

Have you ever seen read or heard such antagonizing behavior as you've seen from the HRC camp and their minions? It's pretty amazing

[MariaThinks]

23. actually, without reading your message, i changed my reply in order to correct my mistake

let's see how nice swearing Bernie supporters really are.

[Ned_Devine]

37. I changed mine in response to yours too

[MariaThinks]

39. thanks.

[Ned_Devine]

41. You're probably a cool person. I get swept up in the mania

[MariaThinks]

42. me too

[Pharaoh]

46. We forgive you MariaThinks!

[Skink]

4. Sometimes it is better to look good than to feel good

[wendylaroux]

6. wow,she's rich. my car didn't cost that much. I don't feel she was relatable.

[Trust Buster]

8. What were the prices of the suits of the other 18 male primary candidates ?

Oh that's right, they're men and she's a woman so the value of the men's suits isn't relevant. Sexism and liberalism don't mix any better than oil and water.

[Logical]

13. So the GOP males are like Hillary. Hmmmmmm.....good point. Glad you figured it out. nt

[Trust Buster]

17. Republicans aren't the one's on DU singling out a woman. You are.

[Logical]

49. Where? Link please! I love Warren, not Hillary. Is Warren a women in your book? Nt

[Hekate]

54. Was Warren a presidential candidate? No.

[Logical]

60. Which many wish she was now

[Hekate]

61. I'm sure she would have worn only clothing chosen for her by the poor...

...so she could look suit-ably downtrodden. So that the rest of us would know she is a True Democrat.

[Logical]

62. Lol, so in your view it is 12000 or downtrodden! Perfect hill fan! Nt

[Hekate]

63. Comes up very single election cycle at DU. True Dems travel coach if they must fly...

... otherwise they walk wherever they must go in order to keep a small carbon footprint. Speaking of footprints, they wear rope soled sandals. Their clothing must be old, never new -- at least that is true for women. It's infinitely better if True Dems simply wear sackcloth and ashes, though, instead of suits or dresses. Except for women. Women shouldn't wear suits at all, because -- because -- I don't know. I've been wearing them since probably 1972, though not exclusively for most of that time because when I was younger I still had good looking legs.

But I digress. Sackcloth and ashes. Small carbon footprint. All things I learned at DU about how to tell who is and is not a True Democrat.

[Pharaoh]

14. I don't know

ask Bernie how much his suits cost.

[Trust Buster]

19. You mean the suits he wore on his ridiculously expensive trip to the Vatican ?

[chascarrillo]

30. Ridiculous, I tell you! Clinton would have to make not one but two speeches to cover the cost!

Keep digging.

[Trust Buster]

32. We're winning. You are the one digging.

[uponit7771]

76. +1

[Joe the Revelator]

18. Seriously? nt

[angrychair]

20. You keep thinking

That is the takeaway from this story....

[Trust Buster]

21. Thinking and winning you mean.

[uponit7771]

74. Its one of them, but you keep thinking sexism isn't a big deal...

[treestar]

70. +1

[uponit7771]

73. +1

[JackRiddler]

10. To be fair, these things do get discounted

Nobody pays the full $12K.

It may also be a promotional gift for Armani.

I'm dying to know, I think she should do a press release about it.

[MariaThinks]

24. Did you attack the men for wearing expensive suits

or is that reserved for women only?

[Ned_Devine]

38. Men in expensive suits are ridiculous and pompous. Bernie gets his at "Men's Wearhouse"

[nolabels]

59. Suits are such an establishment tool

Please kiss our establishment ass and wear your suit while in the process

[UMTerp01]

26. *Sighs* REALLY?!!!!

I so do not care about this.

[Sheepshank]

27. So long as she wears it more than once......

.....she is still hundreds of thousands of dollars behind in her spending spree in comparison to an overnight er in Italy. AND she spent her own money...or did that qualify as a campaign expense?

[msongs]

29. bernie took a HALF MILLION dollar vacation during his campaign to free the poor people nt

[chascarrillo]

31. In other words, almost TWO CLINTON SPEECHES. -nt-

[VOX]

33. And if she wore sackcloth & ashes, she'd be mocked as "too dowdy"...

Jesus H. Christ, the sexism here is downright Republican.

[Hekate]

56. It surely is.

[treestar]

72. Exactly and if she looked as unkempt as Bernie does

She'd get all kinds of crap for that too.

[Ino]

40. a photo of the $12K+ jacket

It's very attractive... worth every penny. I have to admire her trendy, cutting-edge fashion sense.

?quality=90&strip=all&strip=all

[NV Whino]

45. That is one goddamned ugly jacket.

Seriously $200 is too much for that. Not to mention it is terribly unflattering. I have no quarrel with her pant suits, but that is an ugly jacket. Even free, it cost too much.

[senseandsensibility]

47. I hope you're kidding.

[Pharaoh]

48. really!

would someone really pay 12 grand for that!

[dflprincess]

53. I suppose if I had unlimited funds I'd spend an obscene amount of money on

some outfit. Hard to imagine it, but I suppose it would happen. Though I hope, I wouldn't be so tone deaf as to do it while running for office. (I have to wonder how much the person who sewed the thing together was paid.)

But I wouldn't have bought that jacket if I found it on sale at Kohl's.

[dchill]

101. +1

[Yurovsky]

57. If she gets to be President I hope she doesn't waste my money like that...

For $250 she could've found something that looks better at the goddamn mall. Or more precisely had Huma find something at the mall. But when you're cashing Goldman Sachs checks you can piss away a shitload of money and not really care... That looks like a Walmart moo moo...

[NV Whino]

43. Not to worry. I'm sure it was donated.

[Ino]

66. Oh man...

I've never found anything THAT gorgeous at the Goodwill!

Some people get all the best deals

[SidDithers]

44. Get 'em in while you still can...nt

Sid

[Tarc]

50. Bernie spent 600k to fly to Rome to talk for 10mins about income inequality

How about dem apples?

[Herman4747]

67. And that speech was PART OF HIS CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY

Hillary, on the other hand, wastes $12,000 on stupid clothing. She could have bought something instead for $200 to $300, AND THEN DONATED THE REST TO CHARITY, BUT SHE CHOSE NOT TO.
Ironically, while wearing that $12,000 clothing, she chose to talk about inequality.
She attacked John Edwards for his $400 haircuts, while SHE HERSELF gets $600 haircuts, and wears $12,000 clothing.
Hypocrite to the max.

[Tarc]

86. Part of his campaign, really? How many delegates does Rome have?

Are they a primary or caucus? Is it too late to register?

[Herman4747]

94. Guy, He was striving to become more attractive...

...to the CATHOLIC VOTERS BY GOING TO THE VATICAN AND SPEAKING THERE, AFTER HAVING BEEN INVITED.
Really, Tarc, do strive to think more deeply before writing a message.

[Tarc]

96. Oh really? Because the Bernie fan narrative at the time was...

...that it was a triumphant trip by a recognized voice in global poverty/injustice, invited to speak with like-minded individuals at the Vatican.

Thank you for admitting that the trip was just for the sake of politics, a cheap ploy for the Catholic vote. Hillary still thumped him 62-38 in that NY demographic though.

Hopefully the food was good.

[Herman4747]

98. Are you intelligent enough to realize that there...

might be more than one purpose for Bernie's trip to the Vatican??

And when Hillary speaks to black churches, is that a "cheap ploy" too?

Is it a cheap ploy, YES OR NO??? Or are you going to refuse to answer the question??

KAPOW!!!

You're so funny, Tarc!

[Tarc]

99. So his purpose was a 10-minute speech before a lunch break, on the undercard

and a pander to Catholics that flopped.

You compare that to Hillary's long-standing, historic connections to the African-American community, that overwhelmingly voted for her this year?



9 more days for you to work this stuff outta your system, then it's

[Herman4747]

100. You refused to answer the previous question...

So was Hillary involved in a "pander" (YOUR OWN DAMN WORD) here?



Your argument is that Bernie's "pander" flopped, but Hillary's pandering for decades has been successful. Let me tell you I am NOT impressed.

[Tarc]

108. A competent reading of "long-standing, historic connections to the African-American community"

would inform one that she is not pandering, no, that it is a genuine community connection.

"Pandering to the African-American community" is why you dig up D-list rapper to give you "cred".

[uponit7771]

77. IOKIBDI

[Tarc]

87. I am not at all familiar with that acronym

[uponit7771]

88. Its OK If Bernie Does It

[Scurrilous]

51. I hope Bernie doesn't smear any Lobster Slider on it.

[Jitter65]

52. WTF? Was she wearing the price tag too? nt

[madamesilverspurs]

55. Incomprehensible

that anyone should give a damn.

[Aerows]

58. Yikes

the 1970's called and wants its car interior back.

[Cheese Sandwich]

64. John Edwards' decision to pay $400 for a haircut smacks of liberal elitism.", Clinton told the

...jubilant crowd

Hillary Slams Edwards over $400 Haircut

Hillary Clinton did not hold back words when asked about the latest controversy surrounding the current front runner for the Democratic Party's nomination, John Edwards, at a campaign stop in Bristol, Pennsylvania last night.

"John Edwards' decision to pay $400 for a haircut smacks of liberal elitism.", Clinton told the jubilant crowd, "If John Edwards thinks that the average Pennsylvanian is going to spend $400 in a trendy hair salon, it is pretty clear that he is out of touch with Pennsylvanian voters".

Clinton had made an appearance at a local discount hair salon the day before where she received a haircut and shampoo, and paid $8 for the services. While her hair was being cut by the stylist, Clinton remarked that when she had been a little girl, her grandfather used to cut her hair "for free".

The Clinton campaign is expected to release a new TV ad depicting angry Pennsylvanian voters reacting to the news about John Edwards' pricey salon visits.
...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/14/495908/-

[azurnoir]

65. well now this hillary poster makes perfect sense

[PeaceNikki]

68. And Sanders spent over $600,000 to fly to Rome to talk for 10 minutes about poverty.

so....

[Rose Siding]

105. #1

And 13k on lux hotels for his posse.

[Sancho]

69. This is one of several OPs about Hillary's clothes...

which is silly and sexist. Regardless, maybe Bernie would be a winner if he had dressed better!

[uponit7771]

78. +1, just saw it on FAUX news ... the woman haters club has their marching orders

[Quayblue]

109. ....

[uponit7771]

71. Just saw this on FAUX news, the wingers have their TPM and its Hillary is rich.... sigh

[pdsimdars]

80. Is that where she called out John Edwards for his $400 haircut?

[pdsimdars]

81. Clinton and her pants suits reminded me of Imelda Marcos and her infamous shoes.

[LexVegas]

82. Get it out of your system. I predict a swallowing of your pride on the 16th. nt

[rjsquirrel]

83. And Bernie spent $600k

of his supposedly 99% contributors' $27 donations and flew his entire family to Rome in first class style.

Power to the little people huh?

[George II]

89. Did she spend $600,000 of campaign funds to visit Rome?

[Autumn]

90. To appear more relatable. Six figures on a new wardrobe.

Yeah we can all fucking relate to that.

[oberliner]

91. Has anyone ever talked about what a male candidate was wearing?

Just curious.

[Armstead]

106. Similar signals were sent about Romney

I can't remember discussions of his suits....But his elitist lifestyle and aura as being out of touch with average people, yes.

[Fast Walker 52]

93. obviously this is a relatively trivial thing BUT it does show what kind of world elitists live in

[Dem2]

102. Misogynist hogwash

"Pantsuits" indeed, as a male I see the misogyny dripping from this whole "clothing" thing.

All my suits come with pants BTW.

[Armstead]

104. Um remember John Edwards $300 haircut?

This is not about mysogony.....If someone is wearing outrageously expensive clothing to make a speech about inequality, that shows a tin ear and insensitivity in a candidate...male or female.

[Orsino]

103. I guess the economy's fine then. Good news!

Who needs change?

[randr]

107. She had to show her major donors which side she was on.