August 28, 2014: America's most unspeakably horrifying day of shame

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Last edited Wed Aug 28, 2019, 09:41 PM - Edit history (2)

Obama's Tan Suit Steals the Spotlight at Press Conference



U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement from the White House Press Briefing Room ahead of a meeting with his national security council in Washington, August 28, 2014. LARRY DOWNING / Reuters

Aug. 28, 2014, 5:01 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 28, 2014, 5:14 PM EDT

President Barack Obama held a press conference Thursday where he discussed important world issues, such as U.S. strategy for dealing with ISIS and growing tensions in Ukraine. But it was the president's outfit — not his words — that captured the attention of many viewers.

As soon as the president stepped up to the podium sporting a tan suit, jokes began to fly on Twitter.
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I've been waiting for this day. Joe.My.God remembered too:

It’s The Fifth Anniversary Of Obama’s Tan Suit Day
August 28, 2019

The Washington Post reports:

Ronald Reagan wore tan suits during his presidency. So did Dwight D. Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. But on Aug. 28, 2014, when President Barack Obama showed up for a White House news conference dressed in beige, the light-colored suit became a matter of national import.

Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) fumed that the suit pointed to a “lack of seriousness” on the president’s part, cable news shows held roundtable discussions, fashion critics and image consultants weighed in, and TV news reporters conducted man-on-the-street interviews to find out what the people of Northeast Ohio thought of the controversial look.

Five years later, however, Tan Suit Gate has taken on a different meaning, coming to symbolize the relative dearth of scandals during the Obama administration.

Five years ago today, Barack Obama wore a tan suit, the biggest scandal in presidential history. #FYC

Link to tweet

{edited} The shame has clearly become part of the nation's collective unconscious. DUer demmiblue also remembered. He posted before I did:

In August 2014, a scandal like no other rocked the Obama presidency to its core...

[Wounded Bear]

1. Selective outrage is an authoritarian strategy...

If you control what people get angry about, you control the people.

[dalton99a]

2. Yep

[demigoddess]

3. i thought he looked good !

[struggle4progress]

4. I'm still embarrassed that Trump's staff doesn't dress in clean white suits