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Congress is back in session and dealing with some very scary issues -- scary fashion issues, that is! Check out what some of the most powerful women in Washington (like Hillary and Nancy Pelosi) are wearing, and see why Capitol Hill may have eyes -- but apparently no mirrors!
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16. Of all the highly sexist crap!

Posted at 8:30AM on Jan 17th 2008 by kerry

17. How RACIST! Lets get a poll going to see if the men wear boxers or briefs, than again, don't! EWWW!

Posted at 9:01AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Kelli

18. Why are you just picking on what the women are wearing??? What about Larry Criag in his stunning flaming pink dress??? What about Rudy Gulianni in drag?????
Stay out of politics!!!!

Posted at 9:04AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Sh*tney

19. Dang - that's a whole lotta ugly in one place.

Posted at 9:25AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Barb

20. EWWW the crusty pantsuit.

Posted at 9:34AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Barbara

21. Michelle Obama needs to give these women a lesson or two about some fashion. I understand they have more things on their plate to worry about other than what they look like but da*n they could a lot better then this. They look a hot mess. Violation!!!!

Posted at 9:43AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Weezy

22. If you happen to see the Bill Clinton five-minute TV ad for Hillary in which he introduces the commercial by saying that he wants to share some things we may not know about Hillary's background, beware . .
As I was there for most of their presidency and know them better than just about anyone, I offer a few corrections;

Bill says: "In law school Hillary worked on legal services for the poor."

The facts are: Hillary's main extra-curricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent. She went to court every day as part of a law student monitoring committee trying to spot civil rights violations and develop grounds for appeal.

Bill says: "Hillary spent a year after graduation working on a children's rights project for poor kids."

The facts are: Hillary interned with Bob Truehaft, the head of the California Communist Party. She met Bob when he represented the Panthers and traveled all the way to San Francisco to take an internship with him.

Bill says: "Hillary could have written her own job ticket, but she turned down all the lucrative job offers."

The facts are: She flunked the DC bar exam, yes, flunked, it is a matter of record, and only passed the Arkansas bar. She had no job offer s in Arkansas, none, and only got hired by the University of Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville because Bill was already teaching there. She did not join the prestigious Rose Law Firm until Bill became Arkansas Attorney General and was made a partner only after he was elected Arkansas Governor.

Bill says: "President Carter appointed Hillary to the Legal Services Board of Directors and she became its chairman."

The facts are: The appointment was in exchange for Bill's support for Carter in his 1980 primary against Ted Kennedy. Hillary then became chairman in a coup in which she won a majority away from Carter's choice to be chairman.

Bill says: "She served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital."

The facts are: Yes she did. But her main board activity, not mentioned by Bill, was to sit on the Wal-mart board of directors, for a substantial fee. She was silent about their labor and health care practices.

Bill says: "Hillary didn't succeed at getting health care for all Americans in 1994 but she kept working at it and helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that provides five million children with health insurance."

The facts are: Hillary had nothing to do with creating CHIP. It was included in the budget deal between Clinton and Republican Majority Leader Senator Trent Lott. I know; I helped to negotiate the deal. The money came half from the budget deal and half from the Attorney Generals' tobacco settlement. Hillary had nothing to do with either source of funds.

Bill says: "Hillary was the face of America all over the world."
The facts are: Her visits were part of a program to get her out of town so that B ill would not appear weak by feeding stories that Hillary was running the White House. Her visits abroad were entirely touristic and symbolic and there was no substantive diplomacy on any of them.

Bill says: "Hillary was an excellent Senator who kept fighting for children's and women's issues."
The facts are: Other than totally meaningless legislation like changing the names on courthouses and post offices, she has passed only four substantive pieces of legislation. One set up a national park in Puerto Rico. A second provided respite care for family members helping their relatives through Alzheimer's or other conditions. And two were routine bills to aid 911 victims and responders which were sponsored by the entire NY delegation. Presently she is trying to have the US memorialize the Woodstock fiasco of 40 years ago.

Posted at 9:43AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Elizabeth Edwards

23. Check out Bill Clinton's syrupy five minute ad for Hillary. He introduces the commercial by saying that he wants to share some things we may not know about Hillary's background. His version of her biography is about as reliable as if it appeared In Pravda!

So, since I was there for most of their presidency and know them better than just about anyone, I wanted to make a few corrections;

Bill says: Hillary never wanted to run for public office, but she did want to work at public service. The facts are: When Clinton was considering not running for another term as Governor of Arkansas in 1990, Hillary said she would run if he didn't. She and Bill even had me take surveys to assess her chances of winning. The conclusion was that she couldn't win because people would just see her as a seat warmer for when Bill came back licking his wounds after losing for president. So she didn't run. Bill did and won. But there is no question she had her eye on public office, as opposed to service, long ago.

Bill says: In law school Hillary worked on legal services for the poor. The facts are: Hillary's main extra-curricular activity in law school was helping Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent. She went to court every day as part of a law student monitoring committee trying to spot civil rights violations and develop grounds for appeal.

Bill says: Hillary spent a year after graduation working on a children's rights project for poor kids. The facts are: Hillary interned with Bob Truehaft, the head of the California Communist Party. She met Bob when he represented the Panthers and traveled all the way to San Francisco to take an internship with him.

Bill says: Hillary could have written her own job ticket, but she turned down all the lucrative job offers. The facts are: She flunked the DC bar exam and only passed the Arkansas bar. She had no job offers in Arkansas and only got hired by the University of Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville because Bill was already teaching there. She only joined the prestigious Rose Law Firm after Bill became Attorney General and made partner only after he was elected governor.

Bill says: President Carter appointed Hillary to the Legal Service Board of Directors and she became its chairman. The facts are : The appointment was in exchange for Bill's support in his 1980 primary against Ted Kennedy. Hillary became chairman in a coup in which she won a majority away from Carter's choice to be chairman.

Bill says: She served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital. The facts are: Yes she did. But her main board activity, not mentioned by Bill, was to sit on the Wal-mart board of directors, for a substantial fee. She was silent about their labor and health care practices.

Bill says: Hillary didn't succeed at getting health care for all Americans in 1994 but she kept working at it and helped to create Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that provides five million children with health insurance. The facts are: Hillary had nothing to do with creating CHIP. It was included in the budget deal between Clinton and Republican Majority Leader Senator Trent Lott. I helped to negotiate the deal. The money came half from the budget deal and half from the Attorney Generals' tobacco settlement. Hillary had nothing to do with either source of funds.

Bill says: Hillary was the face of America all over the world. The facts are: Her visits were part of a program to get her out of town so that Bill would not appear weak by feeding stories that Hillary was running the White House. Her visits abroad were entirely touristic and symbolic and there was no substantive diplomacy on any of them.

Bill says: Hillary was an excellent Senator who kept fighting for children's and women's issues. The facts are: Other than totally meaningless legislation like changing the names on courthouses and post offices, she has passed only four substantive pieces of legislation. One set up a national park in Puerto Rico. A second provided respite care for family members helping their relatives through Alzheimer's or other conditions. And two were routine bills to aid 9-11 victims and responders which were sponsored by the entire NY delegation.

Here is what bothers me more than anything else about Hillary Clinton. She has done everything possible to weaken the President and our country (that's you and me!) when it comes to the war on terror.
1. She wants to close GITMO & move the combatants to the USA where they would have access to our legal system.

2. She wants to eliminate the monitoring of suspected Al Qeada phone calls to/from the USA.

3. She wants to grant constitutional rights to enemy combatants captured on the battlefield.

4. She wants to eliminate the monitoring of money transfers between suspected Al Qeada cells & supporters in the USA.

5. She wants to eliminate the type of interrogation tactics used by the military & CIA where coercion might be used when questioning known terrorists even though such tactics might save American lives.

I can't think of a single bill Hillary has introduced or a single comment she has made that would tend to strengthen our country in the War on Terror. But I can think of a lot of comments she has made that weakens our country & makes it a more dangerous situation for all of us.......She goes hand in hand with the ACLU on far too many issues where common sense is abandoned.

Posted at 9:44AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Teddy Monroe

24. I think Hillary dresses JUST FINE. What do you want her to dress like---- Pamela Anderson or Mariah Carey? I can't believe I am defending Hillary. She is not 25; She dresses like she should, at her age. I liked that comment about dressing like older Floridians do. Colorful!! Nothing wrong with color!! There are those that want to dress with CLASS---NOT TRASH!!!!!

Posted at 10:14AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Jaye

25. Nancy Pelosi is scary to me no matter what she wears. The most powerful woman in congress and her priority is the lunch buffet at Capital Hill. Give me a break. She needs to go back to San Francisco and play with her anti-military friends and get out of office.

Posted at 10:41AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Moderate

26. Fashion aside, they all look like over-fed Jersey cows. Shh, don't want to cause a stampede. Moo...

Posted at 11:09AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Max

27. Very disappointed, so our members of government have to be "Fashionable" WTF? What about all of the fat, white dudes in their old crappy blue, grey or black suits: that is the majority. This is sexist crap! I would rather have a female member of Congress or the Senate be more involved with writing laws and taking care of their districts than shopping! This is the worst post you guys have ever done! Shame on TMZ!

Posted at 11:30AM on Jan 17th 2008 by Cleonyc

28. Stick to the issues ? This is TMZ !!!! Since when do they HAVE issues to stick to ?

Looking at those pictures ......... I think my eyes are bleeding, and I threw up a little in my mouth.

Posted at 11:33AM on Jan 17th 2008 by You're a Chwecko

29. They all look like BIMBO'S!

Posted at 11:34AM on Jan 17th 2008 by mickeylou

30. DO YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE MALE POLITITIANS ARE WEARING? SEXIST PEABRAINS LIKE YOU ARE THE REASON THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HAVE A FEMALE PRESIDENT

Posted at 11:41AM on Jan 17th 2008 by whoosh

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