Comments on: If instead of a partisan cheapshot artist disguising herself as a journalist, Washington Post ‘Style’ reporter Robin Givhan were one of the Magi

By: Pee Female Pee Pee Hole

Pee Female Pee Pee Hole — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:54:41 +0000

Pee Female Pee Pee Hole

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By: Ted Baar

Ted Baar — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:41:40 +0000

Poor Post. Not only do they insult everyone attacking the kid’s wardrobes but I have sad new for the little sub-competent bitch of a fashion editor. All she has to do is visit the Ritz Carlton in Boston on Easter Sunday (I suspect St. Pats or the St. Moritz would get you the same result in NY) morn and watch the parents with their Kerry Stickers (still) and the children (and in many cases themselves) all dressed like that.

More evidence that not only is the Post out of touch with the Red States but their own constituency. Pathetic self castrating (craniotomies all around) weeny editors. It’s what happens when hatred blinds you to the obvious, but nice PR for the god guys.

Ted Baar
Boston

By: Juliette

Juliette — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 08:42:28 +0000

Oops, Givhan…eh, whatever.

By: Juliette

Juliette — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 08:41:58 +0000

Givhans ripped Condi also when the latter was looking good in her black outfit.

By: dwilkers

dwilkers — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:32:59 +0000

It was a catty, nasty attack on the guy’s family. I mean for heaven’s sake leave the freakin kids alone. I can just picture Ms. Roberts dashing around trying to find suitable clothing for the kids - after all they were only going to appear with the President of the United States on prime time national television.

And she doesn’t look like a half eaten cupcake, more like 10 pounds of new potatos stuffed in a 5 pound bag.

By: SeanH

SeanH — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 03:19:44 +0000

I can see that. The article didn’t strike me quite that way so I genuinely curious what exactly the objection was. Sorry if that second comment of mine seems argumentative, Jeff. I didn’t want to debate anyone, but the vocabulary lesson kind of ticked me off.

By: Jeff Goldstein

Jeff Goldstein — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:33:35 +0000

Well, I think it has to do with memories of how Cheney “underdressed” at a Holocaust memorial.

And I think so many people blogged about because they can imagine themselves being on center stage for one brief moment because a loved one had done something truly remarkable, only to have some shrew with a nit to pick with conservatives savage them and their family so that she could make a hackneyed connection to 50s America.

By: SeanH

SeanH — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:28:53 +0000

I read it again, Jeff, and I guess I just don’t see the ideological angle. It just reads like a typically catty style column about the difficulty people have dressing appropriately for the White House with legitimate (IMHO) examples of over- and underdressing. I’ll certainly concede the point that pissing on their family on one of the biggest days of their lives is pretty damn low though. I guess I’m just surprised to see so many people blogging it.

By: Rob C.

Rob C. — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:21:31 +0000

"looking for all the world like a half-eaten chocolate cupcake from a Mary Kay store opening”

Man, I hate it when somebody gnaws all the frosting off and then puts the damn thing back on the plate.

By: Jeff Goldstein

Jeff Goldstein — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:00:00 +0000

That piece was a snide and catty attack on a family disguised as a “Style” report.

This was a Supreme Court nominee and his family—not a red carpet ceremony at the Oscars. The column was ideologically motivated and an transparent attempt to paint Roberts and his family as both reactionary, Eisenhower-era Cleavers and Kennedy Camelot wannabees.

I’m really not worked up about it, though. Just think it bears pointing out. And I feel badly for Mrs Roberts, who I’m sure never had any pretensions to being on the cutting edge of fashion.

This was simply Givhans pissing on what for this family was a very proud moment. And for doing so she shows herself to be a petty partisan.