Fox’s Liz Trotta: ‘Ladies Of The Press’ Envy Ann Romney For Marrying Rich Guy
A recent commentary by Fox News contributor Liz Trotta is such an obvious and ham-fisted attempt to bait liberals (and other full-time residents of the 21st century) that it’s tempting to ignore it. Chock full of nonsense about a supposed “double-standard” between coverage of First Lady Michelle Obama and prospective FLOTUS Ann Romney , Trotta’s “look at me, I’m not PC!” commentary does have value as a textbook example of the right’s tortured persecution complex. The fulcrum for Ms. Trotta’s rant is a contrast between media reaction to Ann Romney’s $990 t-shirt and the $6800 jacket worn by Mrs. Obama at the Olympics (a rep for the designer, J. Mendel , tells Mediaite that the jacket was a loaner). According to Trotta, Ann Romney’s t-shirt was a “scandal,” while Mrs. Obama’s jacket “drew nods of approval from the media.” Along the way, she points out how the press hounded Jackie Kennedy about her wardrobe, until she put her foot down, and how Mrs. Romney’s use of dressage for thera...