You can't do that with breasts

Alex, Lawrence, KS — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:35:54 GMT

The Althouse piece also puzzles me. What should be interesting about that photo is the guy on the far left, showing off something hidden in his pocket.

You can't do that with breasts

Amanda, bloomfield, NJ — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:03:30 GMT

As far as the *** photo goes, any woman out there can tell you that every magazine you read growing up suggests you tilt your shoulders and stand on an angle to look skinnier in photos. Most women have had it drilled into their heads and do it automatically whenever a photo is taken. People are just reading way too far into that pose. I do think she's dressed to casually though, which is really what makes her look so much more obvious than everyone else in the photo. A suit jacket would have covered up her breasts more and blended in with everyone else to the point where you'd never know she had breasts, much like the other women in the photo.

You can't do that with breasts

Will Femia — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:48:59 GMT

Apologies Amanda for those asterisks. The software is blocking the word b-r-e-a-$-t for reasons I cannot comprehend. Even sillier is that the plural, breasts is not being blocked.

You can't do that with breasts

Steve (Indianapolis, IN) — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:21:25 GMT

Will, I agree with the idea that she's perchance slightly too casual to pose with a former president?! Either way, I think viewers' eyes are drawn to the former president and her because of the simple fact that they are arguably the two most poised, confident-looking and attractive people in the photo. I think she's gorgeous and would like to see her dress it up a little more. More power to her.

You can't do that with breasts

Rob Platt NY NY — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:42:30 GMT

I think that Clinton's people would prevent the picture from being taken if Clinton thought it was inapparopriate, and, of course, Clinton is the only person who has the right to an opinion. Clinton remains very popular, and those who attack him are usually just looking for attention.

You can't do that with breasts

Vermonter (Burlington, VT) — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:24:37 GMT

My God...

This is worse than puzzling.

It is absolutely absurd.

Everyone on Clinton on either side are angled in to the center in the same way. Half the people (including the woman in question) are looking off to Clinton's left at something.

This shot is so thrown together, to think that any of the people are actively "posing" in a pre-meditated way is silly.

Will she say the Clinton's mouth half open/eyes half closed "pose" was premeditated? Or the guy with the "thing" in his pocket was trying to communicate something? Or that Duncan Black was intentionally hiding half of his face?

Her attire is modest and the black slacks and "t-shirt" are totally appropriate in virtually any office in the country.

And remember, this is a meeting of bloggers. She's not the most casually dressed person there.

And why no comment of the fetching Jane Hamsher's rather low-cut and more revealing dress?

Not sure why I'm taking the time to comment on this, but it was so totally off-base, I couldn't resist.

Oy.

You can't do that with breasts

Catherine Cook, Cincinnati, Ohio — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:48:04 GMT

Seriously, woman have breasts. Get over it. Who doesn't "pose" for a picture? Any picture! Ann Althouse needs to get a grip and probably a *** lift.