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hypocritexposer

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Thanks for your help in keeping readers on Ranchers informed of bogus info. off of Ranchers, Reader. Is there any truth to this article?

Aside from the tax implications, Obama is obligated to report the value of the clothes she has received free of charge on government forms mandated by the Ethics in Government Act.

The items Obama has either borrowed or received free have included a $17,313 pair of Loree Rodkin diamond earrings and clothes and gowns worth $1,000 to $6,000. In some cases, Michelle Obama’s representatives have said she will donate the items to the Smithsonian.

That makes no difference, Rampell says.

“If somebody gives her a dress and it’s worth $6,000, and she’s not expected to return it, then she has $6,000 worth of income, or she’s received a $6,000 gift,” he says. “I’m sure that the company is deducting the cost of that dress — the cost of manufacturing, the design, the materials and all that other stuff. And then when she gives it away to the charity, then she gets a charitable contribution for it.”

While some articles in the press have reported that the clothes or jewelry were given to her free of charge or lent to her, none has criticized Obama or compared her practices with Nancy Reagan’s. Instead, the articles have swooned over her fashion sense.
 

hypocritexposer

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So to my mind there are several issues -- (1) is there a tax implication? (2) is there an ethics implication? (3) is this a standard practice that the right wingnuts like Ronald Kessler (who is a known provocateur) have jumped on?

1) yes, gifts

2) yes

3) I'm sure that the right wingnuts did not bring it up during the Reagan years, that was the Democrats!

As far as the First Lady looking good, the President makes how much a year off book royalities, he can afford to dress his wife.
 

hypocritexposer

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No, I did raise a stink over it. The Democrats were doing a fine job at the time of bringing the issue up!

It was unethical then and it still is, in my opinion. In times of financial crisis, it's even more of a disgrace.
 

hopalong

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hypocritexposer said:
It was unethical then and it still is, in my opinion. In times of financial crisis, it's even more of a disgrace.

Anybody getting sick of Reader trying to twist words?

Everyone is
Just call her Chubby "let's do the twist, come on babaaaby lets do the twist!!!!! :D :D :D
 

Mike

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hypocritexposer said:
It was unethical then and it still is, in my opinion. In times of financial crisis, it's even more of a disgrace.

Anybody getting sick of Reader trying to twist words?

I'm sick of Reader.....................period. :roll:

I've never heard a word about clothes and tax implications until the Dems started it with Sarah............. :roll:
 

hopalong

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reader (the Second) said:
Funny how hopashort only comes out of his hole when he has a chance to be nasty ;) Like a snake.

hypocritexposer - you said you were opposed when Laura Bush borrowed expensive jewelry and I asked you to post the objection you raised at that point. Otherwise, all you are doing is making noise about Michelle Obama because you like stirring up trouble. Be consistent.

As for Sarah Palin, she used $250,000 of contributions to the GOP for the 2008 campaign to BUY clothes for her entire family which is different from borrowing a designer dress or jewelry for an inaugural ball or for a royal wedding imho.

I love it when you talk racist, misogynistic Mike. OOOO. Such a scary good ol boy.

for your information Chubby was in reference to CHUBBY CHECKER who sang the song THE TWIST.
don't flatter yourself by thinking i was refering to you other than the twist you try to do on things
LOL LOL LOL :roll: :roll:
 

Mike

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As for Sarah Palin, she used $250,000 of contributions to the GOP for the 2008 campaign to BUY clothes for her entire family which is different from borrowing a designer dress or jewelry for an inaugural ball or for a royal wedding imho.

Yes it is different. Using money to buy clothes for campaigning could be considered as a "Job" related expense.

A gown for a "Ball" is a personal pleasure item............... :roll:
 

hopalong

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reader (the Second) said:
Gosh, you are older than you act if you remember Chubby Checker. Who woulda thunk it??! :wink:


Here just so you can refersh your memory


Chubby Checker in 2005
Background information
Birth name Ernest Evans
Born October 3, 1941 (1941-10-03) (age 67)
Spring Gulley, South Carolina, USA
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre(s) Rock and roll
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1959 – Present
Label(s) Parkway, MCA

Despite his mixed feelings towards his biggest hit single, Checker has always been able to capitalize on its enduring popularity. In 1987, he recorded a new version of "The Twist" with rap trio The Fat Boys. The lyrics to this new version implied he was pleased with his association with it. Checker also sang the song in a commercial for Oreo cookies in the early 1990s. In 2008, he performed "The Twist" in venues ranging from the Daytona 500 to The Opie and Anthony Show.

In 2008 Chubby Checker's "The Twist" was named the biggest chart hit of all time by Billboard magazine. Billboard looked at all singles that made the charts between 1958 and 2008.


So age has nothing to do with the post other than you want to TWIST everything just like now!!!! :roll: :roll:
 
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