Ha! And remember the busy signal?

Is that why? I'm excited about the possibility/rumor that she may play Ventress because Ventress is bad-ass and awesome and a great character who I am hoping to see more of in the movie.

I've heard a lot of people say this about her age — she's not human though, so couldn't she just have a different lifespan than humans? (I am not deeply educated about the characters, I just know Ventress because my 7YO son loves CW, and her). Or maybe there is a series of flashback sequences or something? OK,…

I'm not really sure what you are arguing against here. The article says she pays for "most" of her own clothes. She likely does not pay for the most expensive gowns she wears, as I already acknowledged.

Yes, the Obamas' income in 2013 was "only" 500k, but in 2010, for example, it was $1.7 million, which included royalties from book sales. Obviously they can't/ won't pay for every couture gown she wears, but they can afford to (and do in fact) buy many of her clothes.

In my experience not many of them wear couture dresses. At least, not in public. But yes, of the miniscule percentage of women who run hedge-funds, I am sure many of them also buy couture gowns.

Um — but we've had several days when it hit nearly 90. Average high tells nothing about whether there might have been one day hot enough for shorts.

So true. And, if they ever dared to show up in ill-fitting RTW from Old Navy, you'd better believe they'd get piled on as well. :/

I guess the theory is that even the loan of a dress has some monetary value. (There is a market, in fact, for borrowing couture). So, if she accepted a loan without paying for it, that would be construed as a personal gift, to her. Whereas a gift to the US government is not a personal gift to the FL. It's all a…

Non-famous rich people, like the wives of hedge-fund managers, Saudi oil billionaires, and Russian oligarchs. (Used to work in high-end retail).

Except that they are gifted to the US Government, not to her.

The discount thing gave me a bit of pause as well. Asking for a special discount just on the basis of being FLOTUS would seem to be inappropriate under the ethical rules, as the discount would be a "gift." However, it doesn't expressly say that the PA is getting a "special" discount that wouldn't be available to the…

That's true, but remember that Presidential families don't have a whole lot in the manner of personal expenses, so they can theoretically afford to spend more of what they earn (and have saved) on other things.

This is us, too. There's some statistic I once read that most divorces between couples with kids happen before the youngest one turns six, and that couples report a great increase in marital happiness and satisfaction once they no longer have kinds younger than that at home. So we always said we would keep that in…

Jesus. I live in Mass and had no idea this existed (which I guess is a good thing since I have never seen even one of these plates here). Looked it up and apparently: "legislative approval is not required in Massachusetts to create specialty tags. Any registered charitable organization can submit a design to the…

isn't the blueberry his granddaughter?

This!!!! I do not understand this mentality at all. How is it hard to understand that some people just don't want the same things you do, and that for some people that includes children of their own? Also, I love the crap out of my kids but if anything my friends who have chosen not to have kids create in me only a…

But did you take a photo of her for the purpose of posting it publicly with a nasty caption critical of her looks? I assume not. (If so, then I'm sorry to say that in my opinion you also deserve a grade of F—.).

ME TOOOOOOOOO!

"And 73-year-old Academy Award-winning Faye Dunaway 'doesn't look ready for prime time sans makeup.'" HOW DOES THIS NOT AUTOMATICALLY EARN AN F—