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January 2005-American Vice President Cheney wasn't thinking again. The occasion was Auschwitz, Poland and the outdoor commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the death camp's liberation. The weather was cold. European dignitaries, such as French President Jacques Chirac and Russian President Vladimir Putin, were present wearing dark suits , formal overcoats, and dress shoes or boots. Representing the United States, according to Robin Givhan the Washington Post's fashion writer, "The vice president, however, was dressed in the kind of attire one typically wears to operate a snow blower." Fairly glowing, Cheney stood out like a sour pickle in a green parka embroidered with his name and topped by a fur-trimmed hood. Brown sport boots and a knit ski cap reading "Staff 2001," completed his outfit. "And, indeed, the vice president looked like an awkward boy" wrote Givhan, seated among the grown-ups. Appearing ready to hit the playground at any moment, you can bet the European press took note of Cheney and used it to fuel the fires of resentment toward America. While he may have kept himself warm, Cheney appeared to be without authority and more concerned about himself than showing respect for the solemn occasion. Cheney should have known, or at least been briefed, on Northern European customs. He could easily have kept warm wearing Wintersilk's long silk underwear beneath a dress shirt, sweater, and suit, leather dress boots and gloves with warm woolly socks and glove liners. And he does have a dark overcoat, as we saw at his own swearing-in ceremony on Inauguration Day. He had options. |
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