Ah ha! I knew there had to be an explanation for such ugly footwear being worn by Commander Cooko-Bananas; the owner of the company is a campaign donor. Found this little tid-bit here.
That's when I saw this Forbes article about how Bush's May 18 fundraiser for the Republican Party was held at the estate of Rick and Sherry Sharp. Guess which company Rick Sharp is chairman of? Well, there are two, but the first one is Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX). (The other one is Carmax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX).)But of course, it all makes perfect sense now!
Could it be a coincidence that the country's president is shot sporting the iconic Crocs beach shoes at about the same time his buddy Rick helped raise $630k? Sure, that's chump change when it comes to party fundraising, but I'd be willing to bet the buzz surrounding Bush's fashion choices could have an equal effect to the price of Crocs' stock, which is (of course) very near its all-time high as it is, at $91.01, up 11 cents as of this writing. It's not quite dirty politics, but it is curious and curiouser.
Additionally, I can't believe he's actually wearing those socks. Those socks look as if they were purchased on 16th street from the vendors hawking camo print XXL sweatshirts with FBI or CIA stitched across the chest. Or the ultimate DC souvenir for anyone visiting from a flyover state; a shirt that says 'Federal Witness Protection Program, You don't know me'.
What a disgrace.
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