Pic Of The Moment: Be Honest, Conservatives -- It's Not The Tan Suit That Bothers You...

[EarlG]

President Obama's tan suit draws ire from critics, Twitter

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[Stellar]

1. Oh yes I can...

love a tan man, or a man in tan.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

66. Tan, black, charcoal...love them all! The president looks so handsome and dapper!!

[RadicalGeek]

2. Don't See a Problem With This

Bought a similar suit a few years ago for my Sister's wedding. Was leery about wearing it, did so, and was the hit of the reception!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

43. I bought a lighter tan one just a few months ago ...

... I didn't realize it was a fashion faux pas, apparently.

I wear it with a blue shirt and blue tie. I think I look pretty good in it, and my colleagues loved it, too.

I didn't realize I was doing anything illegal.

[underpants]

3. This guy could get Bin Laden and there would be some griping and deflection

Oh wait, that happened

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. ain't that the truth.

[underpants]

33. Maybe they will make him do the press conference again

Like when they stomped there feet at his first inauguration (Day 1) when Justice Roberts screwed up. Oh and then OMG he didn't use a Bible at the second show of the first inauguration.

[NewJeffCT]

71. Yep - still remember that

he said "I" and "me" too many times during his announcement of bin Laden's death... all the RW were complaining he took single handed credit for it.

I think Center for American Progress then went back and analyzed similar important announcements by Reagan, Bush and Bush and found that Obama actually used "I" and "me" less than those guys.

[freshwest]

78. Or call him a warmonger and he'll call them on it and tell them to vote on whether to bomb Syria.

Then they'll run away, like they did when he asked them to repeal the AUMF. Or this summer when they had better things to do and asked him to do their job on foreign affairs.

Then call him weak for not going to war or a dictator for taking action in a crisis they didn't think deserved their time. Their tools will call him a warmonger no matter what he does.

I see a pattern here...

[MADem]

4. I was in a courtroom last week and two of the lawyers were wearing tan suits much like the one POTUS

was sporting.

They weren't ambulance chasers, either.

Apparently, the GOP are the last to get the word--they'll only get the spirit if they're pulled over by the Fashion Police....!



http://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ig-obama-tan-suit-stop-freaking-out-20140828-story.html

[font color="red" size="6" face="face"]Obama's tan suit: Stop freaking out, Internet, it's actually stylish[/font]

[Enthusiast]

5. Precisely.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Now if he had been wearing tan shoes....

[joshdawg]

32. Thanks for this.

It brings back a lot, I mean a lot, of memories.

[LuckyLib]

40. OMG, I had to turn it off. I actually remembered the words. But can't remember

why I went down to the basement this morning.

[Rozlee]

41. Or white shoes after Labor Day.

[ehrnst]

7. Well, maybe he just wore it better than this guy:

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[Todays_Illusion]

17. Wardrobes? I think our Republicans want to see President Obama in chains.

[freshwest]

79. Is that before or after they paint him in whiteface like their Obamacare posters? They're sick!

[nilram]

59. different shade of tan, much more appropriate

[japple]

60. I'm betting no one said anything about Reagan's tan suit except to praise him for his

stylish, yet presidential, appearance. I'm sure there were some who raved about how strong he appeared to the rest of the world!

[TNNurse]

86. Rep Peter King

Is apparently really outraged by Obama's suit. Does anyone know how to flood his email, mail and whatever else with this photo of Reagan? I think members of Congress only accept emails from their constituents.

[lululu]

89. lie, look up a zip code for his state and fake out an address.

[drm604]

8. They are so full of crap.

If it wasn't the suit it would be something else.

I guess they don't have a problem with the things he said or they'd be concentrating on the content of the speech.

[hughee99]

9. Which conservatives had an issue with the suit?

I'll admit I don't follow such promanent conservatives as @Gus_802 and @BritniDWrites. The only conservative I saw that commented on the tan suite was Michelle Malkin, who said she didn't have an issue with the suit (and then went on to insult the president for other things).

[japple]

61. Self edit: Sorry. It was Rep. Peter King (not Rep. Steve King) as previously posted.

Last edited Fri Aug 29, 2014, 07:07 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rep-peter-king-obamas-new-fashion-critic

[NYC Liberal]

10. Were they outraged when Raygun wore it?

And I'll take tan over...this thing:

[cojoel]

12. OMG it's Herb Tarlek

I guess that second pic was from the WKRP era

[leftieNanner]

27. L...O...L

Haven't seen a real Herb Tarlek outfit in a long time.! Wonder if he has the matching pants.

[underpants]

37. And a white belt

The first time I saw Hannity on TV I, no kidding, thought/said, "Is that Herb Tarlek's kid ?" The first time I saw O'Reilly I immediately thought of Frank Burns.

I watched a lot of TV as a kid.

[yurbud]

35. Reagan dressed like he was daring people to make fun of his suit.

[Wolf Frankula]

57. Why Is the Man On the Left

Wearing his trews on his torso?

Wolf

[Richard D]

11. Are they really upset . . .

. . . about a friggin tan suit? I didn't believe it was possible, but my astoundingly low opinion of conservatives, which I honestly didn't think could possibly go any lower, just did.

[MADem]

13. Maybe there were insufficient bosoms in the shot, and that's why conservatives complained...?

Never heard a peep about this outfit--or the socks, for that matter (not quite up to Flag Code, I'd say...).

[BlancheSplanchnik]

21. oooo, Mack Daddy Bush.

He's pimpalicious.



Hellllllloooooo, Repuke Base fantasists! Yeah, "base". In both its meanings.

[MADem]

25. Blows my mind that he allows himself to be wheeled into these horrible photoshoots...

No fool like an old fool. He's got that "Hef" blind spot, which fails to realize that if you pose for a picture with a lot of Very Young People, it only makes you look OLDER.

He makes Methuselah look fresh!

[freshwest]

76. He was ecstatic surrounded by all those... uh. They were being nice to him. I have a friend who

does work for parties. He shows up at all kinds of events. His little crew of bodyguards wheels him to a table on the side and he grins maniacally.

Guess he's glad to still be alive and kicking. Only wonder what his potty mouth wife thinks about these photo ops. She's never around at any of the events where my friend has been.

She called me from her cellphone during a lull at the first party she saw him attending. He wasn't the featured guest, just had a table there. Guess he gets many free meals.

I said 'eeww' and she said something I won't repeat here. Yes, the help are watching. They'll smile but don't like what they see.

[politicaljunkie41910]

34. If President Obama had worn GHWB socks, Fox News would be reporting that

Obama had desecrated the American Flag by putting his feet on it and the GOP would have voted to impeach him for it.

[MADem]

38. Yep--they don't see their own hypocrisy at all. nt

[ehrnst]

92. Audacity of Taupe. (nt)

[MADem]

96. With GHWB, he was probably thinking "taupe springs eternal..." nt

[Generic Brad]

14. A tan suit? That seals their case for impeachment

This is clearly this president's most egregious offense to date. If he wears white after Labor Day they will surely have to impeach before the election.

[leftieNanner]

28. Can't tell from the picture,

But was he wearing white shoes with that tan suit???

[SheilaT]

16. At the risk of sounding racist,

the tan suit works much better with brown skin than it does with the pale stuff, whatever color you call it, that's the skin on Reagan and Bush.

[Jim Lane]

31. I don't think it's racist. I agree with you about the contrast.

I'm no big fan of lipstick, but it looks better on white women than on black women. The flip side is that a black person of either sex has a better background for a smile -- white teeth just gleam more when surrounded by dark skin.

[AverageJoe90]

70. I don't think that's racist at all. And in fact, it really isn't.

I think Obama looks real good in a tan suit as well.

[JAbuchan08]

82. I don't think it's his color at all

Nothing to get outraged about though.

[ELY08]

18. TANGHAZI!!!!!!!

Oh the horror.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

23. LOLOL!

[Aldo Leopold]

42. There it is.

Thread winner!

[C Moon]

46. :D

[yurbud]

19. Obama is doing subtle jab at righties: the tan suit makes his skin look darker.

In a dark suit, he looks very light-skinned, almost like a white guy who didn't use sunscreen on vacation.

In this suit, he looks like Morgan Freeman's little brother.

[nolabear]

20. I must admit "The Audacity of Taupe" cracked me the hell up.

But yeah...

[underpants]

22. "Taupe and change" "Yes we tan!!"

Were two other ones I saw. Funny.

[politicaljunkie41910]

36. Now that's funny.

[asiliveandbreathe]

24. I like the line from Lauren Bacall

"I am a LIBERAL because I don't have to think about hating" rest in peace Lauren..Luv the Prez - thank you for all you do - against all odds

[mimi85]

53. Great line!

Thanks for posting it. If PBO cured cancer they'd find something to bitch about. Such hypocrites!!!

[cleduc]

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[cleduc]

29. George W

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[underpants]

39. Was he going to Brokeback Mountain?

I'm not saying I'm just saying

[yurbud]

49. you had to go there...and I had to follow:

[tclambert]

30. C'mon, Mr. President, wear a rainbow suit! Then stand back. You wouldn't want any back splatter

from the heads exploding.

[yurbud]

50. his last day in office, he should wear the Johnny Cochran purple suit:

Just to keep the right busy and away from real issues for a few more days.

[azurnoir]

44. They're just mad because he looks better in it than they would

[PatrickforO]

45. Our President looks fine in his tan suit.

The conservatives are just upset because he has the temerity to be President while at the same time being black.

[yurbud]

47. he should learn to dress from his predecessor:

https://flic.kr/p/3mhob

[merrily]

48. If I owned a tan suit, I'd wear it all week next week.

Priorities, people.

[love_katz]

51. Right on! Keep on sayin' it, EarlG.

How dare he President while Black.

They are just jealous. Obama is a handsome guy, but he has so much more going for him than his appearance.

[alp227]

52. As Fox News founder Roger Ailes put it

"You have two guys on stage and one guy says, 'I have a solution to the Middle East problem,' and the other guy falls in the orchestra pit, who do you think is going to be on the evening news?"

So to paraphrase: Obama has a solution to the Middle East problem, and he's wearing a tan suit. What do you think people are going to focus on?

[ReRe]

54. That's probably it...

... but I think he looks rather dapper. PO has more style in his pinkie nail than every Republican in this country combined. He looks like he just walked out of GQ. Women like a sharp-dressed man.

[oberliner]

55. Do folks genuinely think that most conservative's opposition to Obama stems from his race?

Doesn't everybody remember the vitriol from Rush et al. when Clinton was president?

[NewJeffCT]

80. Some of it is his race, no doubt

However, I do agree that most of the hatred has to do with the fact that he's a Democrat.

If Hillary had won in 2008, we'd be having a similar discussion, only instead of hating him because he's black, it's hating her because she's a woman.

[merrily]

85. Bubba was a white male and was only the 2nd President in US history to be impeached.

He was not even a liberal Democrat.

Best I can figure, his only real "sin" was running as a Democrat.

However, I do think that Republicans play the race and gender cards, in part because some of them are that way and in part because they know their base. With Bubba, it was another card Republicans have used against Democrats for a long time, namely, the "Loose morals, no family values, just like Hollywood liberals" card.

[Iliyah]

56. Yep, race/Dem has a lot to do with it. During Clinton

their racism was not in your face as it is now. GOPers have lost their minds and bringing the Country down a spinal hate fest. Divide and conquer.

GO VOTE!

[Dopers_Greed]

58. Tan-hating isn't exclusively directed at Obama

Conservatives seem to hate Boehner just as much...

[LloydS of New London]

62. I swear before Gaia,

when Obama walked into the presser, my first thought was, "FUX News" is gonna have a stroke over the suit!" And they didn't disappoint.

[copperearth]

63. Representative Peter King, not Representative Steve King

Rep. Peter King was the culprit and not Rep. Steve King. And I thought Peter King was halfway intelligent. Just proves the GOP is all crackers.

[The Wizard]

64. Peter King has been know

to drink some.
In 04 he was White House celebration before the election and obviously drunk when he said, "This election is over. It's all over but the counting and we'll take care of the counting." History will prove he wasn't joking about rigging the election.

[jaysunb]

65. I went out and bought this suit last year....

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Just because he looked so sharp. It didn't work as well for me, but I still love it.

[japple]

67. I think Michelle made that suit look so great!!

[lululu]

90. When was the last Pres when you saw the FLOTUS with her hand on his thigh in public :-)

[Cha]

68. Ha! 100 Rec! Check out this quote in a tweet from the Prez at a DNC event today..

Mark Knoller ✔ @markknoller
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“I’m going to take off my jacket,” says Pres Obama at DNC event. "The tan suit was a lot cooler," he says of suit that drew attn yesterday.
11:28 AM - 29 Aug 2014 44 Retweets 19 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/29/a-tweet-or-two-104/

Thanks EarlG~

[AverageJoe90]

69. Sad, but true, unfortunately.

I doubt even Bill Clinton ever would have gotten this much flak over a tan suit.

[True Blue Door]

72. What bothers them more than anything is that he's a good President.

Nothing drives the right more insane than having their racism turned on its head. Exposing them to smart, liberal, black men is like poking some kind of psychic wound reminding them they lost the Civil War and WW2.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

75. Bingo!

They are demented. Old, angry and playing to a dying race.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

73. There was no FNC before Clinton.

Ever since Clinton signed the telecommunications Act of 1996, we get nothing but crap 24/7.

[Demeter]

74. Actually, it's the suit

Obama is not an Autumn sort of guy

[NewJeffCT]

77. Tan-A-Palooza

[lululu]

100. Obama is the only one who looks good in that suit, the four other guys, no.

Actually, Ike in the photo aways back looks good.

[NewJeffCT]

101. Reagan was the worst of the bunch

I thought the other three looked okay. Reagan just looked wrong

[SoapBox]

81. Exactly!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

83. I wonder what might happened if he wore a pink suit?

[47of74]

87. The reich wing would still have a fit.

[davidpdx]

84. I was telling someone yesterday

It was Cha I believe, that as much as I love and support President Obama, that color just does not do him justice. He's a good looking guy and I think most everything he wears makes him look sharp.

[lululu]

88. that's a nice looking suit

Better than the stuff he usually wears.

He looks really tired, though.

[redstatebluegirl]

91. Republicans have complained about studpid things before but...

this one takes the cake. I realized yesterday I need a new hairdresser, not that I can find one any more progressive in this town. She told me he wore the tan suit to "look more black" what/?????

[Cha]

93. Tweet pics.. "BELTWAY: This tan wearing Negro President is out of touch."

Jeff Gauvin @JeffersonObama
Follow
BELTWAY: This tan wearing Negro President is out of touch.

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/30/rise-and-shine-the-week-ahead-12/

Or is it the fucking beltway?

[IrishAyes]

94. Good grief, 'those people' don't know HOW to be honest about ANYTHING.

Of course they're worst of all regarding our President Barack Hussein Obama, who looks smashing no matter what he wears. We just need to love him more than they hate him, to bring balance back into the universe. (That's easy for me. If I had got to make up my own president, couldn't have done better myself.) Nobody's perfect, not even me, but he damn sure runs circles around the rest.

[cilla4progress]

95. Really?

REALLY?!

[lonestarnot]

97. Nope, no zipper unzipped there.

[yuiyoshida]

98. Its been about that since

day one.

[karynnj]

99. Agree - I doubt they would have prefered the seersucker suits worn by Rep Senators in 2006

Thanks to DU archives, we have the articles describing who wore them - and per the Hill - looked like ice cream vendors - but alas, the links to articles and photos are dead. Imagine President Obama had appeared in a seersucker suit rather than the dignified, well tailored suit in a color that looked very good on him.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=273x91593

Obama's suit is very classy and he looks great. It does seem that most summer suits seem to get those attacks. For years, I saw negative comments on Kerry wearing suits a similar color.

However, to me, when the Republicans and media are attacking on something as innocuous as the color of a suit -- ignoring that it is of course well tailored -- it means Obama has given them very few PERSONAL things to complain about. The same thing could be said of complaining because he took what was a total of about 2 weeks - interrupted by a planned few days in DC - quietly vacationing with his wife and daughters again shows they have little else. That he was in meetings, being briefed and making calls a significant part of the time in Martha's Vineyard as well makes the accusations even sillier.