Point: Change Clothes, and Go!
This week marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation at Auschwitz. Many world leaders were there to recognize the symbol of history's worst moments. French President Jacques Chirac and Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in this event, along with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.
As you can imagine, the ceremony was about as serious as you can get. So, you wouldn't think that I'd be discussing the choice of attire in this blog. Chirac and Putin were dressed appropriately for the event, wearing formal overcoats and dress boots. Cheney, conversely, was not dressed close to appropriately. The second-most powerful man in the most powerful country in the world looked like he just walked out of a screening of "Napoleon Dynamite" at Sundance. Cheney wore a ski parka, hiking boots, and a wool hat that said "Staff 2001". Classy duds for an event such as this one.
I'm not going to over-dramatize this misstep, and feign outrage on the level reversing roe vs. wade or the war in Iraq. I AM going to say this fashion faux pas is symbolic for Cheney's self-absorbed, piggish attitude. Don't forget, this is a man who tried to hide his lesbian daughter during the 2000 election. Cheney has been to hundreds of state events during his thirty-five years in public service, and has no excuse for showing up under dressed. How would YOU dress for a Holocaust reception?
As you can imagine, the ceremony was about as serious as you can get. So, you wouldn't think that I'd be discussing the choice of attire in this blog. Chirac and Putin were dressed appropriately for the event, wearing formal overcoats and dress boots. Cheney, conversely, was not dressed close to appropriately. The second-most powerful man in the most powerful country in the world looked like he just walked out of a screening of "Napoleon Dynamite" at Sundance. Cheney wore a ski parka, hiking boots, and a wool hat that said "Staff 2001". Classy duds for an event such as this one.
I'm not going to over-dramatize this misstep, and feign outrage on the level reversing roe vs. wade or the war in Iraq. I AM going to say this fashion faux pas is symbolic for Cheney's self-absorbed, piggish attitude. Don't forget, this is a man who tried to hide his lesbian daughter during the 2000 election. Cheney has been to hundreds of state events during his thirty-five years in public service, and has no excuse for showing up under dressed. How would YOU dress for a Holocaust reception?
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