First president in a skirt?

[moonshadow]

Time to get Off Topic moving again....

I was thinking today, if Clinton is elected president, not only would it be the first woman president of the U.S., but also, the first adult president who knows the feeling of wearing a skirt. (that we know of)

Still, I wondered, would she wear one at any time while in office? Or would wearing a skirt be too demeaning to her stature?

Then I had a thought, what if Trump is just playing a big trick on everyone, telling people what they want to hear to get elected, and once successful, does, among other things, don a skirt? (no pun intended)

Of course, hypothetical number three is a (any) male candidate who openly wear's skirts. Would such a man be electable? Of course not, that's a stupid question.

Of course then again, the vast majority of the world's religions center around men who wear unbifurcated garments....

People sure are strange.

[Elisabetta]

In a way it would make history to have a woman President but then again she wants to get rid of a lot of unnecessary things . As for Trump well if he got rid of his mouth and just focused on how to change the world I think things would be great if he was President however he'd have to get rid of being so racist. I guess we'll have to see who wins and what difference they'll make in the United States. I just hope whoever's elected won't screw us over.

[Sinned]

We beat you in his - our Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wore a skirt most of the time as does our Queen, both a part of our head of government.

[moonshadow]

We beat you in his - our Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wore a skirt most of the time as does our Queen, both a part of our head of government.

Right on... and it's no surprise, it seems over the last few decades, many European nations have led the way in civil rights, and other liberations.

You all brought us the Beetles, compact cars, Wicca, and are leading the way for men wearing skirts....

Keep it comin!

[dillon]

Well, we at least are pretty sure the original FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, was skirted! And I have questions about Warren Harding. And Nixon, too. I'm pretty sure Teddy Roosevelt would have worn a skirt, had he know how good it was. He had the balls to do it.

Sorry for all the edits. The Old Fashioned is just too damned good! And it's Friday, after work. And Ive just planted two dozen lettuce and broccoli plants in the garden...

[crfriend]

Well, we at least are pretty sure the original FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, was skirted! And I have questions about Warren Harding. And Nixon, too. I'm pretty sure Teddy Roosevelt would have worn a skirt, had he know how good it was. He had the balls to do it.

Ah, yes, Hoover and his pink tutus... I'm not so sure about Nixon, but everybody had questions about Harding, including his mother who was rumoured to have once said to her child, "Warren, it's a good thing you were born a boy. You just can't say, 'No'.". Or Theodore Roosevelt, whom nobody asked questions about (as far as we know) -- and pictures exist of him as a lad in a dress.

[moonshadow]

Well, it she does get elected, her and Bill should do one of those "reversing" photo's where picture (A) has Bill in the suit and Hillary in the dress, then reverse it for picture (B).

Better wait until the second term though.....

Also, in light of all those ancient politicians, etc, that was back before there were a hundred commentary news stations on every TV set. Not sure if you'd get away with it these days with hundreds of camera's and possibly millions witnesses to your every move.

[crfriend]

Well, it she does get elected, her and Bill should do one of those "reversing" photo's where picture (A) has Bill in the suit and Hillary in the dress, then reverse it for picture (B).

I'm using the upcoming election as a proof of my current operating model of why things "work" here in the US. The model currently predicts a solid outcome with a couple of outlying options. We shall see what happens. I hate it, but I know where my money -- if I was a betting man -- would lie.

Was the stain on the blue dress on the inside or the outside? Nobody's ever said anything about that. (Note: Given what Hillary's handlers did to Bill's wife, I don't blame Bill one bit for developing a "wandering eye".)

The "switcharoo" shots are cute, but the usual effect is that the woman looks blandly normal and the guy looks completely out of sorts because of any number of size problems. It's an interesting notion to be sure, but to actually do it right requires one heck of a lot of work and attention to detail.

[moonshadow]

The "switcharoo" shots are cute, but the usual effect is that the woman looks blandly normal and the guy looks completely out of sorts because of any number of size problems.

HA! Ain't that the truth! (sad but true)

[crfriend]

The "switcharoo" shots are cute, but the usual effect is that the woman looks blandly normal and the guy looks completely out of sorts because of any number of size problems.

HA! Ain't that the truth! (sad but true)

What would the effect be, though, if everything was to be resized and re-proportioned correctly? My personal suspicion is that some of those shots could then be quite compelling indeed. But that would involve real cost, and sourcing things in sizes (mainly footwear) that may not be possible. It then becomes a matter for one's imagination -- and the ability to ask, "Why not?".

[skirted_in_SF]

Or Theodore Roosevelt, whom nobody asked questions about (as far as we know) -- and pictures exist of him as a lad in a dress.

My mother put a picture in my old bedroom (became her sewing room) of her step-father in a (christening) dress.

[crfriend]

My mother put a picture in my old bedroom (became her sewing room) of her step-father in a (christening) dress.

I'm not sure I'd call a christening dress anything other than a very special-purpose garment, and they certainly aren't the sorts of things that boys tended to run about in. In the late 1800s, it wasn't uncommon at all for boys to wear dresses pretty much full time until they reached 3 or 4 years of age (and sometimes a bit older).

That tradition is now pretty well dead, but I seem to recall a shot of me someplace, when I was an infant (mid 20th Century), in a christening dress (several years before I called "BS" on the entire enterprise). If the photo still exists I have no way of knowing, nor of finding out.

[dillon]

Well, it she does get elected, her and Bill should do one of those "reversing" photo's where picture (A) has Bill in the suit and Hillary in the dress, then reverse it for picture (B).

I'm using the upcoming election as a proof of my current operating model of why things "work" here in the US. The model currently predicts a solid outcome with a couple of outlying options. We shall see what happens. I hate it, but I know where my money -- if I was a betting man -- would lie.

Was the stain on the blue dress on the inside or the outside? Nobody's ever said anything about that. (Note: Given what Hillary's handlers did to Bill's wife, I don't blame Bill one bit for developing a "wandering eye".)

The "switcharoo" shots are cute, but the usual effect is that the woman looks blandly normal and the guy looks completely out of sorts because of any number of size problems. It's an interesting notion to be sure, but to actually do it right requires one heck of a lot of work and attention to detail.

Maybe if Hillary had avoided all those pants-suits she might have gotten a few stains of her own...

Idk, but I may have a write-in for vice president: C. R. Friend. Skirt-suits for all!

[moonshadow]

Idk, but I may have a write-in for vice president: C. R. Friend. Skirt-suits for all!

Not a bad idea... when you see the Virginia election results and you see X number of "write in's", just think Carl.... one of those may be YOU.

Maybe if Hillary had avoided all those pants-suits she might have gotten a few stains of her own...

Eeewww,!

That tradition is now pretty well dead, but I seem to recall a shot of me someplace, when I was an infant (mid 20th Century), in a christening dress (several years before I called "BS" on the entire enterprise).

I have been told I was Christened, also baptized a few times, God help them (no pun intended), they just can't make anything stick to me.

I think I might be the devil.

[crfriend]

[...]God help them (no pun intended), they just can't make anything stick to me.

Why am I thinking "John Gotti" (aka "The Teflon [0] Don")?


[0] If nothing sticks to Teflon (PTFE), how do they get it to stick to pans?