February 3, 2009, - 6:38 pm
More US Mag BS About the Not-So-Down-To-Earth “Keepin’ It Real” Obamas
By Debbie Schlussel
It gets tiresome. Not only will we continue to see a steady diet of Obama family covers on celeb magazines, we’ll continue to get a steady diet of PR BS about them.
I already told you about the recent US Magazine cover featuring ridiculous romance “secrets” and extremely obvious, sappy marriage advice from the Obamas. Now, the latest US cover–in addition to featuring “Jumbo Jessica” (their and the NYPost’s name, not mine) Simpson’s weight gain features baloney about how down to earth the Obamas’ tastes and lifestyle are. “MICHELLE OBAMA’S keeping it real,” screams the headline. We’re told there’s no nanny, that they use pottery barn decor and J. Crew fashion.
But it’s complete fertilizer. I already told you how the Obamas are spending $55,000 per year to send their kids to one of America’s most prestigious private schools and how their kids eat organic tartlets, cheese and crackers, and roasted Atlantic salmon for lunch. Even before moving into the White House, the Obamas have had their own private gourmet chef for the last two years. Hey, US Magazine, this is “keeping it real”?
As for the alleged “Pottery Barn decor,” I already told you how Michelle Obama is wasting $100,000 of taxpayer money on one of America’s most exclusive interior decorators to redo the White House residence, which was just redone four years ago. Sorry, but that ain’t Pottery Barn decor. And as for the J. Crew fashions, I’ve already told you and you’ve no doubt learned on your own about Mrs. Obama’s gazillion dollar haute couture from Narciso Rodriguez and Isabel Toledo. She occasionally wears J. Crew as a pretense to make her seem like one of the people. It’s rare.
Even her kids–for one time wardrobed in J. Crew coats–have special buyers who buy high-styled designer clothes for them at exclusive boutiques, such as a purple silk tunic Malia, the older Obama daughter, wore to a pre-Inaugural youth event featuring the Jonas Brothers. Again, NOT keepin’ it real.
The Obamas are entitled to spend their money as they please (and apparently a whole lot of your money, too, unfortunately). But, please, quit telling us how down to earth and what regular Joneses they are.
They live like Rockefellers, not Smiths. They are not “just like us.” They are elites.
Just like in Animal Farm. All are equal, some aer just more equall.
bill on February 3, 2009 at 7:19 pm