Gorgeous Ring, But Not for Michelle Obama

Rightwing haters have their heads spinning at a report from the ever-sensational British newspaper Daily Mail, which quotes the spokesperson of an Italian jewelry designer as saying Barack Obama intends to purchase the obscenely expensive Rhodium and diamond-encrusted ring at left as a thank you for Michelle’s hard work and support over the past two years of the campaign.

Problem is, it’s not true.

I didn’t even need Obama’s spokesman to tell me it wasn’t true. No question Michelle deserves a big thank you, but if Barack were going to buy her a new ring, he certainly wouldn’t make it one of blood diamonds from a high-end Italian designer. He’d make it an all-American ring with conflict-free diamonds from the great state of Alaska. And considering his recent experience with one Alaskan in particular, I’d bet a Louisiana pearl necklace would be a more likely gift for Mrs. Obama.

So, Michelle Malkin, get your frilly panties out of their perpetually-knotted bunch and accept that Obama’s spokesman is not trying to cover up some great diamond ring conspiracy. It would be my guess that the report arose from an enterprising scheme on the part of the Italian designer, who has now had his fancy design splashed across hundreds of websites. That’s some very clever, if underhanded, viral marketing.