Update: BHO Spokesperson disputes Story?
Pres-elect Barack Hussein Obama is rumored to have bought some high priced bling for his bride in appreciation for her support. Is this the change Obama was thinking during his campaign? Certainly not small change.
Michelle Obama is to receive this £20,000($30,000 USD) thank you from her husband for her support during the election.
The Harmony ring is made of rhodium – the world’s most expensive metal –and encrusted with diamonds. It is being hastily made by Italian designer Giovanni Bosco in time for January’s inauguration ceremony.
Only about 25 tons of rhodium are mined each year, mostly in South Africa, and as a result its price is typically around £5,000($7,500 USD) an ounce.
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‘Our agent in the United States was asked by Mr Barack Obama about the ring because he wants it as a thank you gift for his wife Michelle for her support the last two years.
‘We have a select number of clients both in the United States, Europe, Russia and the Middle East and our prices as a result reflect the wealth of our customers.
‘For obvious privacy reasons I cannot reveal the cost of the ring but bearing in mind it is made from rhodium or black gold and encrusted with diamonds you can be sure it will cost thousands of pounds.’
A $30,000 thank you ring for his wife.
t/b: Michelle Malkin
Look, the man wants a little sex. Obviously making her First Lady hasn’t done the job, so Barry is falling back on the old diamond trick. You dazzle them with the diamonds and they don’t care about the next five minutes.
heh heh heh……
the Repugs fall for it everytime – will they ever learn?
I hope not.
…the report is sourced to an anonymous spokesman for the manufacturer of the rhodium ring.
But then, a huge part of the Intel for WMDs in Iraq were also sourced to ‘anonymous’ spokesmen
^_^