What Do You Think of President Obama's Khaki Suit?

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I believe that Obama has an alter ego who I have dubbed "Neil"

While Barack is the hard charging firebrand Democrat.

"Neil" is the golf cart riding, frat guy playing beer pong, would rather be hanging out with Republicans person that we sometimes get a glimpse of.

Neil would, of course, favor a beige suit, in summer.

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on August 28, 2014 at 3:32 PM

There's no option complimenting his Kenyan fashion sense.

seatackled on August 28, 2014 at 3:37 PM

He should dress more like President Warren

Will in Seattle on August 28, 2014 at 3:46 PM

Obviously, you have not spent much time in the American South. From Dallas to Savannah, khaki suits are frequently worn during the heat and humidity of the summer months.

on August 28, 2014 at 3:58 PM

I don't get what's supposed to be unattractive about this, but then again, I'm not being paid to be angry about every little thing I come across.

treehugger on August 28, 2014 at 4:00 PM

Perhaps I'm reading into this too much, but in women's fashion that color would be called "Nude." Cue ethnocentric discussions.

psbirch on August 28, 2014 at 4:02 PM

Drop it, man. It's a perfectly fine suit and there's so much shit to worry about without furthering trivializing our national politics.

Gurldoggie on August 28, 2014 at 4:06 PM

Steve Urkel would wear it.

Max Solomon on August 28, 2014 at 4:22 PM

The lapels are too wide, and the tie is hideous with it, but in principle there's nothing remotely wrong with a taupe suit. Especially in summer in a Southern city like DC.

What I really wish he'd wear is seersucker. Blow some minds.

Fnarf on August 28, 2014 at 4:23 PM

The Audacity of Taupe is a pun masterpiece

Dade on August 28, 2014 at 4:25 PM

He's in Washington in August. It's supposed to get into the mid-90s here this weekend.

Yesterday on the street I passed a guy in a seersucker suit and a boater. Carrying a briefcase. It's not uncommon.

Fred Casely on August 28, 2014 at 4:29 PM

@9, i wish that I could get away with wearing the same suits Al Roker. 44L though. Seersucker,green...

MarkH on August 28, 2014 at 4:42 PM

The suit is fine, but the eyes closed looks way weird.

SoUt on August 28, 2014 at 5:10 PM

“We don’t have a strategy yet,” Mr. Obama said of his plans for defeating the Islamic State in Syria.

Far more disturbing than his frat boy wardrobe.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014…

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on August 28, 2014 at 5:12 PM

That's a Southern summer suit. What's he supposed to wear in DC's reclaimed-swamp climate in August -- navy serge? As a couple of others have pointed out, seersucker would be great, too. Congress is not in session, it's not yet Labor Day, he can certainly wear summer suits if they're more comfortable in that terrible combination of heat and humidity. Next thing we know, people will be objecting to the length of his hair. The silly season is upon us. Sheesh.

Calpete on August 28, 2014 at 5:35 PM

Dim witted superficiality on a social networking site? I don't buy it for a second!

mikethehammer on August 28, 2014 at 5:52 PM

@14, yeah, because the wingnuts who got us into the last couple of wars have such a great plan instead, right? Like Bill Motherfucking Kristol, who says "what's the harm of bombing them and seeing what happens?"

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist…

There are no good choices in Iraq, and haven't been since your precious fuckbuckets destroyed everything the last time.

This is the basis of the Neocons' preferential option for war: Hey, what's the worst that could happen? One of the many problems with that mentality is that it tends to produce an answer to that question.

Fnarf on August 28, 2014 at 6:07 PM

@14: What's the value in admitting publicly that you don't have a strategy? Why advertise weakness to adversaries?

This is a president who is incredibly disengaged and incompetent.

raindrop on August 28, 2014 at 6:40 PM

Agree with @10: "The Audacity of Taupe" cracked me up.

mr. herriman on August 28, 2014 at 6:47 PM

@17
Having no good choices is one thing.
Having no plan is another thing.
But not even having a strategy shocking.

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on August 28, 2014 at 7:06 PM

@10: Word that.

venomlash on August 28, 2014 at 8:11 PM

That taupe is dope.

sloegin on August 28, 2014 at 10:09 PM

bad suit. men's fashion is a power system. the guy at the top doesn't wear the seersucker the haspels the khaki suits. (except for one guy at the top we'd rather not bring into it.)
he wears blue, dark blue, or black. striples are okay. plaid is not okay. khaki looks like "omg I am hot" ie "I don't rate my own driver/air conditioned office/have to worry about sweat stains in my arm pits like I take the subway or something."

blue is the power color. you don't mess with men's fashion like this. end of debate.

on August 29, 2014 at 3:47 AM

Did everyone forget when Paul Constant trashed the president's tan suit right in these pages? In 2012, when ... Clinton was stumping for Inslee. Is it possible that Bill loaned to to Barack? I bet they're beasties. It'd explain the neck of the suit being so loose on Obama.

on August 29, 2014 at 6:08 AM

Khaki is fine ... but weird with a white shirt and a grey tie. I think it always looks better with a blue shirt, but of course, that's too casual. Would have done better with a mid or light grey for a business-like but still summery suit.

Gloria on August 29, 2014 at 8:48 AM

@18, 20: OR it's a way to rope-a-dope ISIS. why would you want them, and the rest of the planet, to know what your strategy is? look like you're making it up as you go along, and then you put a bullet in Osama Bin Laden's motherfucking skull and dump his body in the ocean. you're seeing what you want to see.

Max Solomon on August 29, 2014 at 10:03 AM

Nothing wrong with a khaki suit in summer. Now this particular suit, I don't know.
I don't care for the shirt and tie he paired it with. Light blue gingham, mint green, or coral would be nice, but maybe lacking in gravitas. A very pale blue shirt with a navy tie is still authoritative and would be more complementary to his skin. This tie makes him look tired and worn out--which he probably is, but clothes could help conceal.

Voltairine on August 29, 2014 at 10:33 AM

People need to concentrate on the important shit like Ferguson, MO, ISIS and what is happening in Ukraine. What the president is wearing is too stupid.

Weekilter on August 29, 2014 at 1:13 PM

Agreed, nothing wrong with a tan/khaki suit in the summer. That said, he needs a stylist (I heard that Michelle and girls tried to get him out of his dad jeans but no go.)

westello on August 29, 2014 at 2:58 PM

It's kinda nerdy, I like it.

very bad homo on August 29, 2014 at 8:19 PM

It's an outfit that could have looked good on somebody, but does not look good on Obama. The color of the suit makes him look washed-out and the grey tie brings out the grey in his hair, making him look old. The overall effect makes me think "Grandpa." Those are just not his colors, and he should ditch that outfit.

Always east coaster on August 29, 2014 at 9:26 PM

I think a lot of the reaction is just the shock of novelty. We're just so used to seeing Obama in standard dark suits that a different color just jumps out at us, grabs our attention, and makes us go "whuh!?"

Always east coaster on August 29, 2014 at 9:42 PM

It's summer. That's typically a color to wear when it's hot out. What is the big fucking deal about his suit?

longwayhome on August 30, 2014 at 9:28 PM

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