After a week of whoppers that would choke the Hamburglar, culminating in a starring role in Keith Olbermann‘s Special Comment, Gateway Pundit‘s Jim Hoft tried to lighten things up by “reporting” that “Michelle Obama’s Dress Slips Off at Commie Red China Obama State Dinner.”

The slight blog post turns out to be a snarky fashion critique (a hallmark of the right-o-sphere, didn’t you know?), but the lascivious headline and targeting of the First Lady illustrate the right’s hypocrisy on the “family value” of keeping families off-limits. (h/t Oliver Willis)

The Aughts

Fashion scandals, like the industry, go from the sublime to the ridiculous. Here’s a look at some of our favorite from the past decade, like Sarah Palin’s RNC-sponsored shopping spree, Miley Cyrus’ scandalous Vanity Fair shoot (so much back!), and Michelle Obama’s right to bare arms.

What could be better for the slowpoke day-before-Thanksgiving than a glittering White House State Dinner, with its photos to page through (Michelle Obama’s looks like a beautiful Oscar! Desiree Rogers is in Commes Des Garcons!) and its guest list to parse (where was Richard Holbrooke? Chris Dodd made the cut but Harry Reid didn’t? Hey! [...]