Nation distracted by president’s tan suit (NOT The Onion)

[Blue_Tires]

President Obama wore a tan suit on Thursday while talking about Ukraine and the Islamic State, and political Twitter promptly went nuts. Over the suit. You see, Obama has a tendency to wear gray or blue suits. "You'll see I wear only gray or blue suits," Obama told Vanity Fair in 2012. "I'm trying to pare down decisions. I don't want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make." But this suit was TAN. So, what message is he trying to send exactly? We consulted our in-house fashion expert -- Pulitzer prize winner Robin Givhan -- to answer just that question. "There is nothing wrong with that suit – well, except it’s a little big," Givhan said. "As they always are." She added:


It says more about official, federal, political Washington that anything other than a dark suit with a white shirt and red tie counts as some sort of aesthetic heresy. That is a conservative two-button suit in a color that is perfectly appropriate for the time of year and the occasion. This was not a 'formal' news conference. Honestly, people are responding like he showed up in Pharrell Williams' short suit. I'm appalled by the Twitter feeds.

The Twitter, you say? Well, yes, political Twitter did have a mini meltdown over the suit.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/08/28/nation-distracted-by-presidents-tan-suit/

Sometimes I truly wonder about the direction we as Americans are heading...

[SummerSnow]

1. Here we go...suitthers

[RKP5637]

2. Twitter, always excited about nonsense! n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Impeach him now.

He lied to the nation.

[Politicalboi]

4. It's still before Labor Day

White and light colors are okay. And I'm not even into fashion. Geeze!

[winter is coming]

5. I'll admit it, I saw the suit and thought it wasn't flattering, but I've never liked tan suits.

It's got nothing to do with "proper"; I just think tan isn't good color for most people.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. I noticed it too.

I didn't think it looked that great on him, but that's just me. I didn't have any problems with it, unlike Robin Givhan, who has problems with all sorts of fashion-related things. The size was fine.

It was different. That's all.

ETA: on second thought, now that I've seen pictures of it here, it looks better on him than I recollected. It looks as if I need to adjust the tint on my television set.

[angrychair]

6. we all play our fiddles

As our nation devolves into a real-life Idoitocracy. Fuck it...lets cut to the chase and start watering crop fields with gatorade, make Palin part-time President for life (she doesn't do full-time) and make walking around with bananas in you ear the leading fashion trend.

[4139]

7. It was the beginning of drive time for DC , I listened on the radio...

... He rambled too long on the first qüestion... When he said no strategy. Uugh!

[Control-Z]

8. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Gawd, how stupid.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. 'See? This is why we can't have nice things.' Tan suits will be the death of us.

[6000eliot]

25. Stealing!

[tanyev]

10. Take that, RW nut jobs!

Why use war, terror or tragedy to distract from Benghazi when a tan suit is all it takes?

[femmocrat]

11. I bet I know!

Prez. raygun was famous for his brown suits. Obama has become raygun-lite!!! That should make the repukes and conservadems go a little easier on him.

[Aerows]

12. Call Congress RIGHT

Fuggin' now!

Seriously, this is what people get worked up about?

[Art_from_Ark]

15. Back in 2000, Maureen Dowd was getting worked up about

Al Gore's "earth tone" clothes

[Journeyman]

13. "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." ~Jefferson

There was a man who understood what was important in life. As I believe President Obama does as well, at least in the main.

[monmouth3]

14. My dad wore tan suits during the summer. The President has lost weight, the suit doesn't fit..n/t

[Cha]

17. I haven't seen the tan suit the President wore today but this is from Easter.. it's been rough

times for awhile.. I can see why he's lost weight.



http://globalgrind.com/2014/04/21/barack-obama-easter-sunday-best-outfit-tan-suit-photos/

[FSogol]

16. If only Obama would wear white after Labor Day, then Issa could investigate and Boehner could sue.

[Jamaal510]

18. I don't have a link, but his tan suit

even has its own Twitter page. I shit you not. They were just discussing it on PoliticsNation earlier. Some people need to get a more productive life, if they've got nothing better to do than to create a profile on a social networking site for articles of clothing.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. post the pic!

[logosoco]

24. If i had seen this picture out of context I would not even have noticed the color of the suit!nt

[Wella]

20. It sounds like there are a lot of people with loads of free time and no brains

That heaven we have the internet to keep them all busy.

[Blue_Tires]

22. As usual, Cesca sets everyone straight:

Please Feel Free to Shut the F*ck Up About Obama’s Tan Suit


Read more at http://thedailybanter.com/2014/08/please-feel-free-shut-fck-obamas-clothes/#fB5W8AWOcQXvLXT3.99

[logosoco]

23. Now I WANT Obama to show up in Pharell's short suit!

All of these people would have a complete break down and then be out of the way so he can get some work done!

[Atman]

26. Our nation has lost its collective mind.

Seriously...I'm not even kidding...we need an old white male as president again.

Don't even think I'm kidding. We're a hateful, racist nation. The black president underscored that. It won't help to elect the wife (as in "female&quot of the impeached blow-job president. These fuck-wads won't be happy until another rich old white man is in the WHITE House.

That is all.

[6000eliot]

27. Sounds like it was ginned up by moronic Beltway pundits to me.

[valerief]

28. and the beat goes on

[liberalmuse]

29. Almost half of this county...

...is stark-raving out of their f#cking minds, and very nearly dangerously so. I don't know whether to laugh or hide under the covers these days.