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Thursday, October 27, 2011

2012 / Fashion Bachmann Vs. Romney: Whose Fleece Is Best?

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Last night, I received an e-mail from Michele Bachmann titled "Can I send you a fleece?" I was so excited! Michele Bachmann thought I looked chilly! My hopes were dashed when I read further into the e-mail to discover she would only send me a Bachmann fleece if I sent her $75, even though she claimed she just wanted to keep me warm "[a]s the sun begins to set earlier and the air has that wonderful autumn crisp in it." She assured me that my funds would help strengthen her belief "that America is still a conservative nation and the American people are desperate for a return to the common-sense conservative solutions that once made our nation flourish." While I admired the poetry of her words, I set the e-mail aside.

Then, two hours later, a second e-mail arrived in my inbox. It came from Mitt Romney's Digital Director, Zac Moffatt, and it was titled "Campaign fleece." Moffatt urged me to "[w]arm up this fall with an official Romney 2012 fleece pullover." And the Romney fleece is just $60—a veritable steal compared to Bachmann's. Clearly, it's time for a Fleece-off Slog Poll:

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I think even Michele Bachmann would insist that you go with the one who has offered the better deal. To subsidize an overpriced campaign fleece that can't compete on its own in the Free Market because of your political agenda is socialism.

Besides, Romney's people picked a more attractive chin model.

Posted by MacCrocodile on October 27, 2011 at 8:20 AM

The red, white, and blue "R" is super stylish.

Posted by jon c on October 27, 2011 at 8:29 AM

I vote pull the trigger cus I no like fleece but Romney's does look to have a more athletic fit.

Posted by sall on October 27, 2011 at 8:35 AM

Bachmann's will be more ironic when my children pull it out of my closet in 15 years.

Posted by Fat on October 27, 2011 at 8:41 AM

And the Republican fleecing of the American people continues...

Posted by bpinsea on October 27, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Bachmann's, only for the ironic laughs next winter after she drops out.

I'll bet you $10 both of those fleeces are made by cheap labor in asia.

Posted by Reverse Polarity on October 27, 2011 at 8:50 AM

Bachmann's looks warmer but Romney's is definitely more stylish.

Posted by care bear on October 27, 2011 at 8:52 AM

How about the same fleece from Target, for $10 with nobody's name on it.

Posted by this guy I know in Spokane on October 27, 2011 at 8:59 AM

In which part of China are these things made?

Posted by TLjr on October 27, 2011 at 8:59 AM

If Habitat For Humanity, Obama campaign or even the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee offered these exact same fleeces, I could see myself plunking down that much or more for them. I just can't see myself funding the insanity, though.

Posted by Couldn't Agree More About The Foreign Sweat Shops on October 27, 2011 at 9:13 AM

Fleece is horrible.

While trying to discover whether Romney's fleece is made in the USA or not, I discovered that the standard meaning of the term refers to the wool (fleece is sheared but otherwise unprocessed wool) of a breed of sheep called a "Romney".

Posted by Fnarf

on October 27, 2011 at 9:30 AM

@11 - Romney fleece is made out of sheeple!

Posted by MacCrocodile on October 27, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Better to give money to the non-viable candidate.

Posted by Granny Smith on October 27, 2011 at 9:45 AM

We elect either one of these jokers and we'll all get fleeced.

Posted by CutTheString on October 27, 2011 at 9:46 AM

"Omney"

That's bad design.

Posted by TominChicago on October 27, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Romney's because the patch is much smaller and easier to cover up.

Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings

on October 27, 2011 at 10:12 AM

@11 - dammit. There goes my boner.

Posted by this guy I know in Spokane on October 27, 2011 at 10:14 AM

No option for the Herman Cain smoking jacket? Can this serve as a message to Seattle that fleece is horribly unsexy. Enough with the gortex, the fleece and the North Face.

Posted by biffp on October 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM