President Obama and His Mom Jeans
Filed under: Celebrity, Hot or Not
Barack Obama: Style strike-out with his jeans at the All-Star game? Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
But come the weekend, when they have to mix and match less tailored separates, the polish fades and the inner little boy is revealed.
So last week when President Obama threw out the first pitch at the All-Star game, we applauded the conviction he demonstrated by wearing a White Sox jacket -- no "Oh, I love all the teams in the USA" stuff for him. Great choice.
But those jeans? Was the leader of the free world really wearing mom jeans that looked like they'd been around since 1994?
Yes, yes he was.
On one hand, I guess we should all be OK with this. He obviously has much more important things on his mind than denim trends. And certainly if he had strutted on to the field in Sevens or some other premium brand, there would have been a hue and cry about the money he spends on clothes, and whether or not taxpayers are footing the bill for a stylist.
Obama says no. He tells NBC's "Today" that really, his focus is elsewhere.
"Here's my attitude: Michelle, she looks fabulous. ... For people who want a president to look great in tight jeans, I'm sorry," he says.
You know what? Style is really all about expressing yourself. For being true to himself -- that guy the nation elected to focus on helping Americans find jobs again, getting along better with the rest of the world and taking care of our children's birthright -- he gets no argument here.
Carmen 7-21-2009 @ 8:08PM
Um. I don't think ANYONE actually cares about the President's choice of jeans. And they don't even look bad. It's unfortunate that this is the best thing you could find for material.
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Dr. Ed Gunther 7-22-2009 @ 2:17AM
I agree, who cares. I don't even know what 'mom' jeans are, nor do I care. I don't care what he wears, what color he is, or even what party he belongs to. We have big problems, like how much he is spending for nothing and how are we going to pay for it. Now he is pushing this insane heath bill. Our health system isn't broken, it's just expensive. In fact, it's the best system in the world by far. We need government oversight, not socialized medicine. You want to talk about a health care crisis? Wait until your kid needs an operation and you're told you have to wait a year or two......now that's a crisis. We need limits on mal-practice. A doc can spend over $100,000 a year on insurance and defensive medicine cost us over $100 billion a year. You want better cost? OK, lower my taxes (I pay 51% fed. + state), rid me of mal-practice insurance, and let me use my professional judgement rather than having to practice defensively. I could then cut my fees in half. Dr. E.G.
Jamie Brown 7-22-2009 @ 4:51AM
(Reply to Dr. Gunther)
Yeah, I keep hearing this: "Our health care system is not broken!" "It's just expensive" = most people cannot afford it = it is broken. Right? Or am I missing something here? "What if your child needs an operation and you have to wait 2 years?" Yes, that is bad. However, what if your child needs an operation and you can NEVER afford it and/or you will lose your home and become homeless attempting to pay for it?? I am a hard-working independent contractor and one of the millions of Americans who cannot qualify for and/or afford health insurance. Fortunately I avoid mainstream medicine like the plague and hope I will never need it. Dr. Gunther raises some good points about the existing system and no, I do NOT agree with Obama's plan, but obviously something needs to be done... And the jeans are fine, I'm glad he did not spend money on new jeans.
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How do you sleep at night?
I'm guessing on very expensive sheets
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PAYMYOWNWAY 7-22-2009 @ 12:53PM
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MAKES NO MISTAKES.........THEY PLAN EVERYTHING..........
THESE "OLD JEANS" WERE INTENTIONAL, TO DRAW ATTENTION TO MICHELLES $9,000.00 PURSES, AND $400.00 TENNIS SHOES SHE WORE TO FEED THE HOMELESS.
MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS WAS PLANNED AND TRUE TO FORM, THE MEDIA JUMPED ON IT.
REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY.
cb 7-21-2009 @ 8:16PM
I agree with Carmen, what a stupid topic this is and there was nothing wrong with his jeans they look just like everyone else's. He's not a Jonas brother, geeeez.
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Dave 7-21-2009 @ 8:17PM
Oh pleeeeeeeeeeze........do you think anyone really cares??? I dislike this moron for what his pee brain is doing to this country!!!!!! Blue Jeans........ We have real problems and this is a story or concern?????
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Kevin 7-21-2009 @ 9:38PM
I agree. While I dislike President Obama for what he's doing as president, his choice of jeans is the LEAST of our concerns. In fact, I don't even think they look that bad, anyway.
Guan l'Siciliano 7-21-2009 @ 9:54PM
obama throws the baseball like a girle-man!!!!!!
marsha 7-22-2009 @ 12:25AM
yeah no kidding!
Cindy 7-21-2009 @ 8:19PM
So, pick up a pair of Levi 501s for about $25 and wear them next time......they're timeless.
Toss the mom jeans. You looked ridiculous.
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Billy 7-22-2009 @ 3:48AM
The jeans are great! Jeans are jeans. Big deal...NOT!!!!
Jess 7-21-2009 @ 8:21PM
OMG.. I am so glad that he is more worried about the country than having a stylist and wearing more stylish jeans. He looks great when he is in a suit and doing his job...I love the fact that his jeans are not the coolest ever.
He does stay in shape though. When I don't make time to work out, I say to myself that if Obama makes the time to work out and he is President, I have no excuse!
I am a mom of 2 and work full time, and staying in shape is rough for
me. What I do as I don't have time to go to a gym (and do prefer
walking/running) is take a brisk walk at lunch and run on the
weekends. I am a huge fan of smartsole exercise insoles
http://www.smartsole.com. They are anti cellulite insoles that help
you tone muscles, increase circulation and cause you to burn
more calories with every step. So you are getting a work out even
when you are just running errands and they are comfortable. I love
that I am getting extra exercise in when doing mundane stuff.
I read about them in Prevention mag in an ariticle on exercise shoes
and I found the code fit10 to get 10% off. I had looked at getting
the Sketchers a similiar thing but they were not as comfortable and
cost way
more....in this economy I don't have any extra money!
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klawtubu 7-21-2009 @ 9:51PM
Jess, I wanna take care of you and your 2 kids, please respond. klaw
gwin cyfrif 7-21-2009 @ 8:22PM
Stupid liberal you probably think, and this is a good one because they thrived in the Bush economy and they still won't see it. It seems they're banking on our short memories and the biased media coverage of the economy during the Bush years before the downturn. That downturn only began in December 2007, nearly a full year after a Democratic Congress (which increased federal spending at a faster clip than did the prior spendthrift Republican Congress) came to power.
Facts: Everyone has forgotten that with Bush in office, we had:
1. 48 straight months of job growth. A RECORD!
2. The lowest unemployment rate in decades.
3. Six million new jobs created, despite the Democrats lie of “a jobless recovery.” A RECORD
4. The stock market gained almost seven thousand points after 9/11. And although it has dropped to eleven thousand and change, it’s still four thousand points higher after 9/11.
5. Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 14,000 A RECORD. The market had bottomed out after the Clinton (Democrat) inspired dot-com bust less than five years before. A RECORD
All due to George Bush’s tax cuts which the Democrats opposed!!
You voted for change you got! God I miss George W. Bush
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tiredofyou 7-21-2009 @ 8:42PM
give it a rest already