On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:09:22 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>
>> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Paul wrote:
>>>
>>>> Vogue magazine wrote about the dress Cindy McCain wore at the RNC opening
>>>> night party. A very private affair and she wore a $300,000.00 dress.
>>>> That is 6 years worth of before tax income for the average American.
>>>> And
>>>> this is supposed to be the "common man." I don't think so.
>>>
>>> The dress itself cost only one-one-hundredth of that price:
>>>
>>> Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000
>>> Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500
>>> Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000
>>> Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000-$25,000
>>> Shoes, designer unknown: $600
>>> Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100
>>>
>>> Obviously, the diamond earrings were the big-ticket items, not the dress.
>>
>> Ok, that makes sense. I can see how the diamonds would add up quick, So it
>> was a $300,000.00 outfit as opposed to just the dress. Still, she won't
>> wear any of it ever again and you know she could have spent double that
>> easily if she wated to. And it is noteworthy because she and her husband
>> are calling themselves friends of us commoners. They have no clue what our
>> lives are like. No clue.
>>
>> Paul
>
> I'm not convinced Obama does either. What is the cost of living in
> Hawaii?

um, how long has it been since he lived in hawaii? and i'm quite sure his
flag pin is diamond-encrusted platinum.

blake