It’s January 2009 right before Obama signed for a 787 billion dollar Democrat stimulus spending spree, he climbed to the top of his ivory tower, stepped up on his soapbox, cast open the window and addressed his subjects, “Everyone must sacrifice for the greater good… Everyone must have some skin in the game.” Here, let me show you on video, in his own words:

Okay. Good enough. Now, fast forward to this week:

That was no ordinary bling on the wrist of First Lady Michelle Obama at the DNC fundraiser in New York Tuesday night. Those fancy diamond cuffs were the creation of 23-year-old Katie Decker, whose namesake jewelry line has been making a serious splash since her graduation from Texas A&M two years ago.

The native Houstonian is over the moon with the fab pub that photos of the first lady in Katie Decker are already providing. Michelle Obama’s stylist picked up the bracelets at Katie’s showroom in Fragments in Soho. The bracelets were on loan for the evening; a common practice in the fashion industry. You can see more photos of the Obamas from the evening here by checking out the Gotham Hall event.

If you’ve been saving your nickels and dimes, the cuffs are available locally at Judith Ann Jewels. The First Lady wore Katie’s Lotus cuff priced at $15,000 with 2.9 carats of diamonds, her Gothic cuff at $15,350 with 2.17 carats in diamonds and the Quatrefoil bracelet at $11,800 with 1.73 carats in diamonds. Read the rest

Remember what I keep saying about hypocrisy? Remember how I keep railing about the privileged Michelle Obama and her extravagances? Ya think I might be on to something now?