Tansuitgate: can someone explain the issue?

[running_coach]

Don’t be ridiculous. I was pointing out the rank hypocrisy of the Right. I personally don’t give a shit about the color of someones suit.

[begbert2]

@puddleglum

Why are you so upset at McConnell because of his suit? Obviously you hate him and can’t find anything of substance to complain about so liberals go crazy at McConnell because of his suit.

If you’re trying to be funny, well, stop.

If you’re trying to argue an actual point with this approach, well, stop.

[Shoeless]

@puddleglum

His objection was that Obama was not taking ISIS seriously, he mentioned the tan suit because he thought it looked like he was on his way to a fundraising party. His objection as not to the tan suit but to the perception that ISIS was not a serious concern.
He said that Obama was not taking ISIS seriously because a week after an american was beheaded, at the press conference he said 1. most americans would care more about the economy numbers being revised, 2 he said his administration did not have a plan for ISIS. 3. the way he was dressed looked like he was going to a party.
Obviously he should not have mentioned anything about the suit because it is a stupid point, but he was not upset about the suit per se, and he was the only Republican who ever mentioned the suit.
It was not a scandal and no one treated it as a scandal.

So it wasn’t the tan suit that was the problem, it was that Obama wasn’t concerned enough about ISIS, especially so shortly after a reporter was beheaded?

Let’s see, which president was it who said, just a mere six months after 9/11 (when 3000 Americans were killed), that Osama bin Laden wasn’t really his top priority? I guess that was perfectly acceptable, either because W wasn’t wearing a tan suit when he said it, or maybe just because it’s OK when a Republican does it.

[Asuka]

Trump also had a bunch of nothing-scandals that got the left foaming at the mouth, the problem is that he also has a ton of legit giant scandals, but that still doesn’t excuse “fish-feedinggate” from being something people on Gawker were legitimately angry about.

[Great_Antibob]

@running_coach

I agree with Czarcasm. Show the “honest” version.

I see this part hasn’t happened yet after more than a day.

Though I’m sure it was just an oversight and we’ll get this “honest” version any minute now.

[Ann_Hedonia]

Actually, it sounds to me like he was accusing Obama of recognizing that stuff that happens to foreigners halfway across the world is not as important to the average American as the American economy. Because no Republican ever has held that POV, amirite?

[puddleglum]

You are the one who brought up McConnell’s suit color. If you are not obsessed with suit colors, why bring it up?

[puddleglum]

I gave the transcript, I would expect everyone to be able to read.

[running_coach]

Pointing out the blatant hypocrisy that you are blind to. Now, back to your claim the video was edited, do you or do you not, have a link to the unedited version?

And since you missed it, I did state that I don’t actually give a damn what McConnell was wearing.

[puddleglum]

What is hypocritical is for you to to criticize McConnell for wearing the tan suit while defending Obama for doing the same thing.

[ThelmaLou]

@puddleglum

What is hypocritical is for you to to criticize McConnell for wearing the tan suit while defending Obama for doing the same thing.-

STOP. Just. Stop. Quit. Cease. Desist. No more. Enough. The end.

Go bake some bread or walk the dog. Take a nap. Something else. This equine has breathed its last and is starting to smell.