File this under Democratic double standards ... or liberal hypocricy.

First Lady Michelle Obama wore $540 French sneakers during a recent visit to help the poor.

From Michelle Malkin's latest column posted at Red County:

Michelle Obama was stylin' in her $540 French sneakers during a volunteering photo-op at a Washington, D.C., food bank this week. Her suede and patent trainers from the house of Lanvin are apparently all the rage among the celebrity set. Who knew there were sneakers out there that cost as much as many Americans' monthly rent?

Don't misunderstand: I don't begrudge the first lady her fashion options. But I do begrudge the Obamas for their double standards when it comes to the flaunting of wealth -- and the earning of it.

Obama's supporters at the liberal Huffington Post website devoted an entire slideshow to John McCain's $520 Ferragamo loafers. CNN piled on with a feature on McCain's "well-heeled campaign." The "report" contrasted McCain's Italian footwear with Obama's "average guy" shoes.

Will they show the same indignation toward the first lady?

And where's the outrage in the liberal media over the $300,000 in taxpayer dollars wasted by the White House for Barack Obama's Air Force One photo op over New York City?

Read the full column by Malkin at Red County ... and rub it in the face of your liberal friends next time they bring up how wonderful the Obamas are.