Comments on: The clothes make the brand. http://blog.brianeden.com/2008/10/29/the-clothes-make-the-brand/ Humor, Travel, Food, Photography and Musings by Brian Eden Thu, 9 Sep 2010 06:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: OppEd http://blog.brianeden.com/2008/10/29/the-clothes-make-the-brand/#comment-1242 OppEd Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:31:52 +0000 http://blog.brianeden.com/?p=3195#comment-1242 > You can’t stand in front of a crowd of factory workers while cloaked > in fabrics that cost more than college tuition and say, “I’m one of you.” > You can’t be Joe Six-pack, struggling to pay the bills and make ends > meet when your outfit costs more than a year’s worth of healthcare coverage. > You can’t browbeat . . . > You can’t say you’re blue collar in a Valentino jacket. The thing is, you can. She did. I never heard potential supporters saying "I don't believe her because she talks about being one of us but she doesn't dress like us." When this story came out no one said "Oh, I always thought she looked too fancy for all that talk about being one of the people." People bought that crap from her for weeks--while she wore those clothes--same as they bought all those elitist Easterners standing in front of their convention, pointing fingers and calling other people elitist Easterners. The contradiction only became a problem for her when the press started to call her on it. So long as nobody /says /the emperor is naked, all that exposed skin seems not have any effect on his credibility. > You can’t stand in front of a crowd of factory workers while cloaked
> in fabrics that cost more than college tuition and say, “I’m one of
you.”

> You can’t be Joe Six-pack, struggling to pay the bills and make ends
> meet when your outfit costs more than a year’s worth of healthcare
coverage.

> You can’t browbeat . . .

> You can’t say you’re blue collar in a Valentino jacket.

The thing is, you can. She did. I never heard potential supporters saying “I don’t believe her because she talks about being one of us but she doesn’t dress like us.” When this story came out no one said “Oh, I always thought she looked too fancy for all that talk about being one of the people.”

People bought that crap from her for weeks–while she wore those clothes–same as they bought all those elitist Easterners standing in front of their convention, pointing fingers and calling other people elitist Easterners.

The contradiction only became a problem for her when the press started to call her on it. So long as nobody /says /the emperor is naked, all that exposed skin seems not have any effect on his credibility.

]]> By: Bill Senge http://blog.brianeden.com/2008/10/29/the-clothes-make-the-brand/#comment-1232 Bill Senge Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:26:29 +0000 http://blog.brianeden.com/?p=3195#comment-1232 Nice one. It's so true. She's all flash. And no substance. Her Kazuo Kawasaki 704 glasses have been selling like moose-cakes since she vomited her speech at the convention. The choice of her was cynical and every move since has also been so. America embodies many superficial, greedy and gullible folks. This ain't over yet. I will not be getting a good night's sleep until a few days after the election. Excuse me while I say another little non-denominational prayer for the my beloved Democrats. Nice one. It’s so true. She’s all flash. And no substance. Her Kazuo Kawasaki 704 glasses have been selling like moose-cakes since she vomited her speech at the convention. The choice of her was cynical and every move since has also been so. America embodies many superficial, greedy and gullible folks. This ain’t over yet. I will not be getting a good night’s sleep until a few days after the election. Excuse me while I say another little non-denominational prayer for the my beloved Democrats.

]]> By: craig strydom http://blog.brianeden.com/2008/10/29/the-clothes-make-the-brand/#comment-1231 craig strydom Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:07:33 +0000 http://blog.brianeden.com/?p=3195#comment-1231 This is great Brian. Maureen Dowd, in her article "The Maverick Wears Prada", says that Palin does not know who Berlusconi is, but at least she now knows who Valentino is. The same goes for McCain in his Ferragamo's (try walking a mile in his Ferragamo's) and his 13 cars. This is great Brian.

Maureen Dowd, in her article “The Maverick Wears Prada”, says that Palin does not know who Berlusconi is, but at least she now knows who Valentino is.

The same goes for McCain in his Ferragamo’s (try walking a mile in his Ferragamo’s) and his 13 cars.

]]> By: Dad http://blog.brianeden.com/2008/10/29/the-clothes-make-the-brand/#comment-1230 Dad Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:32:59 +0000 http://blog.brianeden.com/?p=3195#comment-1230 Are you telling me I can't wear my Gerald McBoing Boing Beany twirly cap in the office anymore? Are you telling me I can’t wear my Gerald McBoing Boing Beany twirly cap in the office anymore?

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