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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

50 Shades of… Raese? Hardly!


I cannot help but assume the New York Times bestseller “50 Shades of Grey” must have had some influence on John Raese and his campaign team. On the second-time Republican U.S. Senate candidate’s website homepage, there are two videos. The top YouTube video, which is lengthy at 3:39, has shots featuring the candidate’s butt and crotch area in a pair of light denim jeans.

Does the man who thinks "We need 1,000 laser systems put in the sky” have poll results that say he needs to target a certain female age demographic? Did he and his campaign team feel that hopping onto the 50 Shades “Mommy Porn” wave would move numbers? Does he actually think West Virginians will find his derriere appealing? 

Trying to put myself in Raese’s alligator Gucci loafers...




Christian Grey

John Raese

Ridiculous Wealth
 Yes 
 Yes
Extremely Handsome
 Yes
 Nope
Sharp Dresser
 Yes
 As long as my gold Rolex is on
Owns several homes
 Yes
 Yes
Definitely in the top 1%
 Yes
 You bet I'm the top 1% 
Owns an Airplane
 Yes
 Yes
Looks good in worn-looking jeans
 Yes
 Check out my butt again! 


Nope, can’t picture it. Slow that twitching palm and keep on dreaming Raese. 

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

No 2 Manchins About It!


There won’t be two “Manchins” appearing on the primary ballot this election cycle, as House of Delegates member Tim Manchin, Senator Joe Manchin’s cousin, bowed out of the race.


McKinley, a freshman Republican member of the House of Representatives may not have any challengers right now, but he may end up with opposition in the General Election.


Since congressional redistricting was shot down by the Supreme Court, McKinley could oppose Shelly Moore Capito this coming November.



Friday, December 2, 2011

Withholding Information from Voters? You Should Get the Boot!


As Americans, our first Amendment gives us freedom of speech. This Politico in Stilettos whole-heartedly believes that it is the responsibility of those we elect be our voice in government to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what actions are taking place to help solve the problems we face.


Withholding information, especially positive information, is unacceptable. If someone knew there was a Chanel sample sale and specifically withheld that information from me, I would give them the boot (a Louboutin boot that is)!


Some of our elected officials are taking initiatives to get to the bottom of West Virginia’s most serious issues, like the prescription drug problem. Thanks to one senator’s request, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin created the Substance Abuse Advisory Council that consists of a comprehensive group of stakeholders to take a 360-degree approach to finding solutions to the drug problem.


This is an enormous step forward that a delegate failed to be mentioned at a recent town hall meeting.


Why would any elected official fail to tell their constituents that positive steps are being taken and that solutions are on the horizon?

Monday, September 12, 2011

Rick Perry: the GOP’s Lady Gaga?



Since Fashion Week is taking place in New York right now, I just couldn’t help myself…


What’s the one thing an aspiring designer’s collection can do to stand out in a sea of fabric on the runway? The same thing a candidate to can do to stand out in a sea of political hopefuls: Be audacious.


Texas Governor Rick Perry scares the stilettos off me, but the one thing I must give my nightmare’s campaign consultants credit for is his audacity. Since announcing his candidacy, he has the most outlandish, unfathomable, and outrageous sound bytes of any candidate I can remember.


From calling social security a “ponzi scheme” to not believing the federal government plays a role in our childrens’ education, to even questioning whether or not the President is patriotic, his audacious quotes continually get his name mentioned on the news, virally over dirty martinis and in office break rooms across the nation. His brazen, rash comments are so over the top, they’re news (although they haven’t landed him in the same situation as John Galliano, yet…). If he wasn't audacious, I wouldn't be blogging about him right now. You don't see me blogging about John Huntsman, do you?


The only thing I can compare his words to are Lady Gaga’s performance ensembles!


So whether you’re in fashion or politics and need to stand out, one thing will always hold true: Be audacious!

Friday, September 9, 2011

The President's Necktie


A lavender-blue, wide necktie that hung almost perfectly straight drove the President’s message home to this fashion-savvy politico. The color echoes that of the early morning dawn, or the rebirth of the American Dream to the citizens of the United States of America.


“Americans do not care about politics – they have real life issues,” our fearless leader confidently claimed last night, and he’s right.


The average person does not care about politics, they care about their families and themselves. One key example that President Obama pointed out was that parents are postponing retirement to send their kids to college, my parents fall into this shoebox, which is just one in a few million that could take up the entire Mall of America.

He referenced the baby boomer vision of the American Dream, and put the responsibility of bringing it back on the Armani-suited shoulders of the elected officials of Congress.


I sharply disagree with one of Chuck Todd’s comments last night about the President’s American Jobs Act legislation plan. Todd said there’s a marketing plan, but what he doesn’t see is a legislative plan to “ram rod” this bill through the House and Senate. Chuck, not only do I disagree with your opinion, I really disagree with your tie.


What Obama’s speech inspired me to do was tweet, call, write, blog, and email my elected officials to make them vote for the President’s legislation. If we Americans put enough pressure on the members of Congress that represent us, it can pass. Yes, there’s a full-swing Presidential Primary going on in the Republican Party right now, but, “we can’t wait 14 months.”


Politics is the art of compromise, and what the President implied he was proposing is a piece of legislation that both parties can agree on because it involves several compromises on issues.


I challenge every single person who reads this blog to not judge a shoebox by its cover and to read the American Jobs Act. If you support it, call the elected officials who represent you and are supposed to have your best interest at heart and tell them to support it too.


On a side note, what was Hilary wearing? And Mr. Speaker, you consistently disappoint me in your tie selection. From your St. Patrick’s Day green tie to the cotton candy-colored blob you wore last night… It’s always a fashion fail for you.


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Obama's Jobs Speech: The Politico in Stilettos' Thoughts


It's interesting that CNN's American Morning anchors were asking guests on yesterday morning’s show, "what do you want to hear in a jobs plan?"


Sure, we'd all like to hear something to make us sleep easier at night with dreams of financial stability in our heads. But is that what we need?


This 26-year-old is tired of being babied. America take off the Pampers training pants and put your big girl panties on!


I am exhausted of hearing about all the Republican candidates’ jobs plans. They’re basically the same thing with different wording and the bullet points are in different sequences.


What are college kids thinking right now? Or are they even concerned about it? If I was in undergrad right now, I’d be scared of not being able to find a job after graduation. Sure, there is always graduate school, but that’s not a permanent solution.


So if I had been a guest on CNN this morning and they asked me, “what would you like to hear in a jobs speech?” Here’s what I’d say…


The question isn’t what would I like to hear, it’s what should I hear. I should hear the scary reality that our nation is facing issues of mountainous proportions right now, and creating jobs is yes, one of those elephant-sized issues. I should hear that America as a whole is going to have to work as a team to get back on track… that at the end of the day, it’s big corporations and small businesses, it’s Democrats and Republicans working together for the good of the country, not for their own agenda.


And I applaud Rachel Maddow’s clip that aired during a break on Morning Joe this morning where she confidently conveys what huge things America has been capable of, and will continue to be capable of.


The movie A Beautiful Mind made an excellent point: the greatest outcome will come by doing what’s good for yourself and what’s good for the group. When small businesses do their part, when corporations do their part (and nothing super scandalous obviously), when we all strive to reach the same big, broad goal, it can be achieved. If we focus all our energy on obtaining set goals for both ourselves, our jobs, and our country, I deeply believe we will see things shift for the better.


In my opinion, the President’s job speech should not tell about all the jobs he is going to create. It should ignite a flame inside each and every one of us and motivate the nation to get to work. I should hear a speech that will make me work harder each and every day, that inspires me to start my own business on the side and be able to employ a college student part-time so they are able to contribute to the economy by choosing to pay back their student loans while enrolled in school (or buy shoes).


President Obama needs to inspire the nation this evening, which is the very thing he did when he ran for President. No, he need not give a campaign speech, as most people are probably expecting. He needs to ignite that spark inside each and every American from the beginning to the end of this speech this evening.


Robert Frost wrote in his poem The Road Not Taken, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”


Where there is a will, there is a way. Look at the feats this nation has accomplished when America takes its own path. After all, that’s what America is founded upon.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

This Fall’s Jimmy Choos: Calling for Government Transparency?


It’s not uncommon that fashion designers, from prĂȘt a porter to haute couture, express their political views in their designs and/or their advertising.


My favorite political fashion designer is Kenneth Cole, whose advertisements for his Fall 2011 Womens’ Ready to Wear Collection clearly depict his personal political views.


My personal favorite is this one regarding the pro-life versus pro-choice continuous debate. Pay particular attention to the way this question is worded. Was the original sentence “It should be a woman’s right to choose if she’s the one carrying it.” And Cole switched the first two words to make the viewer pause and realize this his intended point?


Here is another example from Cole advertising campaigns from past collections.










On to my point… I posted this photo on Facebook this cold, rainy morning in early September at first because I was excited about fall fashions. The more I got to thinking about it, is Choo subtly making a point with his shoe designs?


With the 2012 elections

approaching with cheetah-like speed, would Choo be calling for greater transparency in government? In campaign finance? Do his shoe designs speak out against Citizens United? With more and more PACs and super PACs forming to help get candidates elected, where’s the money coming from?


So all you politicos, maybe there’s more to a Choo than meets the eye.