3.19.2012

Having A Loubie Political Moment: When Dictators' Wives Love Louboutins



This morning I opened up my web browser to hop on to Google and what do I see in my daily alerts? I see the title in big, blue, hyperlinked letters " Louboutin is the Perfect Shoe for a Dictator's Wife" and immediately thought this was a genius article, because in this case it's so true.


If you haven't been following the most recent current events regarding Syria, then you may not know that the First Lady of Syria, Asmaa al-Assad, has a serious shopping "problem" and has made it quite known to the world. 


As the wife of  Bashar al-Assad, she has a plethora of green at her disposal. Last Thursday, a personal email written and sent by Mrs. Assad, was hacked and leaked to the media. The email dished on her recent luxurious expenditures and how much money she racked up on her husband's dime. Christian Louboutins were in the mix of these hefty purchases and honestly I can't hate on it. 


However, I will say this. If Mrs. al-Assad can spend $46,000 on candle sticks and a chandelier then she can certainly pay for an entire African country to have food and clean water. 

And that's my political POV for the day. On to happier and brighter discussions...

Ciao!
-AK

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