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RedEarth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:06 PM
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National Review: Obama ‘frequently forgoes the necktie’…just like the Iranian regime does
National Review: Obama ‘frequently forgoes the necktie’…just like the Iranian regime does

One of the right wing’s favorite petty complaints about the Obama administration is over its dress code. Former Bush chief of staff Andrew Card has said that President Obama has brought a “kind of locker room experience” to the White House. The Washington Times yesterday published an account from an “observant source” who complained that “lip-flops, tennis shoes, unbuttoned dress shirts with ties, and casual wear are now in style at the White House. Razors are out for men. Many male staffers seem to shave every couple of days.” Today, Andy McCarthy at the Corner takes another shot and in the same breath, invokes a comparison to the Iranian regime:

Derb, I’ve noticed that President Obama frequently forgoes the necktie — lately, even in public appearances. That reminded me — I have no idea why — that the Iranian regime has shunned the necktie ever since Khomeini pronounced it a symbol of Western decadence.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/20/bush-ties/
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:08 PM
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1. I hate neck ties to
They are stupid and they choke.
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Prophet0621 Donating Member (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:36 PM
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9. +1 I really don't like having anything around my neck. Ties are uncomfortable!!
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:09 PM
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2. OMG - between this and Michelle's shorts, I think perhaps he should resign.
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:11 PM
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3. Loosen (or lose) the ties, roll up the sleeves, and
Edited on Thu Aug-20-09 01:12 PM by Subdivisions

GET BUSY!
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LeftinOH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:27 PM
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4. And Kennedy went hatless all the time - just like his comrades in Moscow
:sarcasm:

But seriously, we're a decade into the 21st century - time to get rid of a 17th century affectation
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Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:28 PM
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5. And every Israeli politician, except Bibi...
...who spent too much time over here.
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dustbunnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:30 PM
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6. "What does Emerich de Vattel have to say about Obama's casual dress?"

There are some hilarious gems in the comments section! :D
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booley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:31 PM
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7. OMG! I frequently forgo neck ties!
I must be the President of iran!

So what am I doing in Saint Louis, Missouri?
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Prophet0621 Donating Member (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:01 PM
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12. Ohhhh... you're walking a fine line between un-American and terrorist n/t
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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:34 PM
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8. The National Review frequently says stupid things...
just like the Iranian regime does
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 01:58 PM
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10. I care not how he dresses, only how he performs.
He could dress like a clown as long as he gets things done.
As opposed to the last guy who dressed well and was a clown.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:01 PM
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11. No neck ties=socialist commie fascist!!!!! I said it so it must be true.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:03 PM
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13. I hear he also forgoes the Magick Underwear that National Review favored candidates wear


What, indeed, are we to make of these signs and wonders?
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:03 PM
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14. Like my old pappy used to say, "Never wear a necktie to a gun fight"
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Gman2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:36 PM
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15. With tea, birth, death, secret muslim threats, I wouldnt feel comfy with anythinng wrapped around
my neck either.
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BolivarianHero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:39 PM
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16. Hmmm...
Number of progressives killed by Khomeini: 100,000+
Number of progressives killed by Obama: 0

Khomeini: Theocratic dictator masquerading as religious scholar.
Obama: Born to non-practising Muslim who died an atheist.
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MurrayDelph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:00 PM
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17. My dad had it in his will that he was NOT to be buried wearing a tie
Oh,my God! My dad was an Iranian leader? I thought he was a Czech who came to the US in the 1920's, and fought Nazis at Normandy on D-Day.

And here, I wasted all that time trying to learn Yiddish.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:23 PM
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18. Vapid, window-dressing Republicans.
Hollow shells, but as long as men wear a jacket and tie, and women wear a skirt, all is well in Republicanville. :eyes:
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:38 PM
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19. Yes, but how does the Ayatolla look in short pants and sleeveless tops?
These people have way too much time on their hands.
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:39 PM
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20. Welcome to the 21st Century, National Review
I remember attending a meeting in Virginia near D.C. sometime in 2001 or so. The D.C.ers all wore suits seemingly all the time. Their suits were formal. They were formal. It was very unfamiliar to me used to working in L.A. Yes, we wear suits, but we enjoy casual Fridays and who in the world wears a tie while working in their private office. Why would someone want to be so uncomfortable? This is the age of casual dress. And God bless casual clothing.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:39 PM
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21. How low can they sink?
On second thought, I probably don't want to know that answer.
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zonkers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:40 PM
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22. IS THIS ALL THEY GOT???
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