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93. Tweet pics.. "BELTWAY: This tan wearing Negro President is out of touch."
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 05:36 PM
Aug 2014



Jeff Gauvin @JeffersonObama
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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?

Oh yes I can... Stellar Aug 2014 #1
Tan, black, charcoal...love them all! The president looks so handsome and dapper!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #66
Don't See a Problem With This RadicalGeek Aug 2014 #2
I bought a lighter tan one just a few months ago ... Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2014 #43
This guy could get Bin Laden and there would be some griping and deflection underpants Aug 2014 #3
ain't that the truth. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #15
Maybe they will make him do the press conference again underpants Aug 2014 #33
Yep - still remember that NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #71
Or call him a warmonger and he'll call them on it and tell them to vote on whether to bomb Syria. freshwest Aug 2014 #78
I was in a courtroom last week and two of the lawyers were wearing tan suits much like the one POTUS MADem Aug 2014 #4
Precisely. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #5
Now if he had been wearing tan shoes.... mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2014 #6
Thanks for this. joshdawg Aug 2014 #32
OMG, I had to turn it off. I actually remembered the words. But can't remember LuckyLib Aug 2014 #40
Or white shoes after Labor Day. Rozlee Aug 2014 #41
Well, maybe he just wore it better than this guy: ehrnst Aug 2014 #7
Wardrobes? I think our Republicans want to see President Obama in chains. Todays_Illusion Aug 2014 #17
Is that before or after they paint him in whiteface like their Obamacare posters? They're sick! freshwest Aug 2014 #79
different shade of tan, much more appropriate nilram Aug 2014 #59
I'm betting no one said anything about Reagan's tan suit except to praise him for his japple Aug 2014 #60
Rep Peter King TNNurse Aug 2014 #86
lie, look up a zip code for his state and fake out an address. lululu Aug 2014 #89
They are so full of crap. drm604 Aug 2014 #8
Which conservatives had an issue with the suit? hughee99 Aug 2014 #9
Self edit: Sorry. It was Rep. Peter King (not Rep. Steve King) as previously posted. japple Aug 2014 #61
Were they outraged when Raygun wore it? NYC Liberal Aug 2014 #10
OMG it's Herb Tarlek cojoel Aug 2014 #12
L...O...L leftieNanner Aug 2014 #27
And a white belt underpants Aug 2014 #37
Reagan dressed like he was daring people to make fun of his suit. yurbud Aug 2014 #35
Why Is the Man On the Left Wolf Frankula Aug 2014 #57
Are they really upset . . . Richard D Aug 2014 #11
Maybe there were insufficient bosoms in the shot, and that's why conservatives complained...? MADem Aug 2014 #13
oooo, Mack Daddy Bush. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #21
Blows my mind that he allows himself to be wheeled into these horrible photoshoots... MADem Aug 2014 #25
He was ecstatic surrounded by all those... uh. They were being nice to him. I have a friend who freshwest Aug 2014 #76
If President Obama had worn GHWB socks, Fox News would be reporting that politicaljunkie41910 Aug 2014 #34
Yep--they don't see their own hypocrisy at all. nt MADem Aug 2014 #38
Audacity of Taupe. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2014 #92
With GHWB, he was probably thinking "taupe springs eternal..." nt MADem Aug 2014 #96
A tan suit? That seals their case for impeachment Generic Brad Aug 2014 #14
Can't tell from the picture, leftieNanner Aug 2014 #28
At the risk of sounding racist, SheilaT Aug 2014 #16
I don't think it's racist. I agree with you about the contrast. Jim Lane Aug 2014 #31
I don't think that's racist at all. And in fact, it really isn't. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #70
I don't think it's his color at all JAbuchan08 Aug 2014 #82
TANGHAZI!!!!!!! ELY08 Aug 2014 #18
LOLOL! BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #23
There it is. Aldo Leopold Aug 2014 #42
:D C Moon Aug 2014 #46
Obama is doing subtle jab at righties: the tan suit makes his skin look darker. yurbud Aug 2014 #19
I must admit "The Audacity of Taupe" cracked me the hell up. nolabear Aug 2014 #20
"Taupe and change" "Yes we tan!!" underpants Aug 2014 #22
Now that's funny. politicaljunkie41910 Aug 2014 #36
I like the line from Lauren Bacall asiliveandbreathe Aug 2014 #24
Great line! mimi85 Aug 2014 #53
Eisenhower ... cleduc Aug 2014 #26
George W cleduc Aug 2014 #29
Was he going to Brokeback Mountain? underpants Aug 2014 #39
you had to go there...and I had to follow: yurbud Aug 2014 #49
C'mon, Mr. President, wear a rainbow suit! Then stand back. You wouldn't want any back splatter tclambert Aug 2014 #30
his last day in office, he should wear the Johnny Cochran purple suit: yurbud Aug 2014 #50
They're just mad because he looks better in it than they would azurnoir Aug 2014 #44
Our President looks fine in his tan suit. PatrickforO Aug 2014 #45
he should learn to dress from his predecessor: yurbud Aug 2014 #47
If I owned a tan suit, I'd wear it all week next week. merrily Aug 2014 #48
Right on! Keep on sayin' it, EarlG. love_katz Aug 2014 #51
As Fox News founder Roger Ailes put it alp227 Aug 2014 #52
That's probably it... ReRe Aug 2014 #54
Do folks genuinely think that most conservative's opposition to Obama stems from his race? oberliner Aug 2014 #55
Some of it is his race, no doubt NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #80
Bubba was a white male and was only the 2nd President in US history to be impeached. merrily Aug 2014 #85
Yep, race/Dem has a lot to do with it. During Clinton Iliyah Aug 2014 #56
Tan-hating isn't exclusively directed at Obama Dopers_Greed Aug 2014 #58
I swear before Gaia, LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #62
Representative Peter King, not Representative Steve King copperearth Aug 2014 #63
Peter King has been know The Wizard Aug 2014 #64
I went out and bought this suit last year.... jaysunb Aug 2014 #65
I think Michelle made that suit look so great!! japple Aug 2014 #67
When was the last Pres when you saw the FLOTUS with her hand on his thigh in public :-) lululu Aug 2014 #90
Ha! 100 Rec! Check out this quote in a tweet from the Prez at a DNC event today.. Cha Aug 2014 #68
Sad, but true, unfortunately. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #69
What bothers them more than anything is that he's a good President. True Blue Door Aug 2014 #72
Bingo! SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2014 #75
There was no FNC before Clinton. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2014 #73
Actually, it's the suit Demeter Aug 2014 #74
Tan-A-Palooza NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #77
Obama is the only one who looks good in that suit, the four other guys, no. lululu Aug 2014 #100
Reagan was the worst of the bunch NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #101
Exactly! SoapBox Aug 2014 #81
I wonder what might happened if he wore a pink suit? Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2014 #83
The reich wing would still have a fit. 47of74 Aug 2014 #87
I was telling someone yesterday davidpdx Aug 2014 #84
that's a nice looking suit lululu Aug 2014 #88
Republicans have complained about studpid things before but... redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #91
Tweet pics.. "BELTWAY: This tan wearing Negro President is out of touch." Cha Aug 2014 #93
Good grief, 'those people' don't know HOW to be honest about ANYTHING. IrishAyes Aug 2014 #94
Really? cilla4progress Aug 2014 #95
Nope, no zipper unzipped there. lonestarnot Aug 2014 #97
Its been about that since yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #98
Agree - I doubt they would have prefered the seersucker suits worn by Rep Senators in 2006 karynnj Aug 2014 #99
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