Jezebel: the white house

Desirée Rogers Has Pretty, Pricey Clothes

LatoyaPeterson — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Desirée Rogers, White House Social Secretary and all around fierce dresser, would probably argue that looking good is all part of her job. But how much glam is considered too much, in our recession-plagued era?

Women's Wear Daily has taken a keen interest in analyzing Roger's satorial choices in magazine profiles, noting how, in some cases, the fashion notes have been omitted from the story:

[I]n May, Capitol File readers were informed that Rogers was wearing a Louis Vuitton coat ($3,370) and freshwater pearl and diamond earrings by Jorge Adeler ($7,900), the more recent Michigan Avenue issue ignores fashion entirely, both in the credits and the story. [...]

Rogers has a tough line to walk between what appears to be her natural inclination toward glamour - for example, sitting next to Anna Wintour at a fashion show - and the sensitivity of representing the White House during an economic crisis. At a cocktail preceding the White House Correspondents' Dinner in May, Rogers declined to tell WWD reporters who had designed her dress, although a White House spokeswoman later identified it as Halston.

Is Rogers being prudent by not flaunting her fashion, or does her ability to even wear the high-end houses say more than words?

Memo Pad: Desiree Rogers' Latest Mag Cover...Kenneth Cole's New Ad Campaign [WWD]

The Squeaky Conservative Gets The Grease

Tracie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:20:00 EST

Elisabeth Hasselbeck went public with her beef with George Bush.

On yesterday's episode of The View, she half-joked that she was pissed off that she didn't receive an invite to the White House Christmas party, an event she's been invited to before. She complained that she'd done a lot of the Republican party this year. Later in the day, she was contacted by the White House, saying that the invite must've gotten lost in the mail (always with the excuses, this administration), and she is indeed invited to the party. [TMZ]

The Presidential Christmas Card, Starring The Bush Family & Their Bitches

Slut Machine — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST

Your tax dollars are hard at work with "Barney Cam IV: Holiday in the National Parks," the White House video Christmas card, which tells the story of how the Bush family dogs — Barney and Miss Beazley — would like to become park rangers. It opens with George W. saying to Barney, "Did you know that the White House grounds are a national park?" At that point, we wished the dog would've turned around and said, "Did you even know that, George?" The clip above is from the CBS affiliate in New York, on which newscasters couldn't quell their laughter and WTF faces. You can watch the entire Barney Cam here.