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Obama on undergarments: I don’t answer such questions, but whichever, I look good


Okay – because it’s just been a crazy, goofy week, I saw this earlier today in Women’s Wear Daily:

POLITICALLY CORRECT: Reading about Sen. Barack Obama’s undergarment preferences seems to be of more interest to Us Weekly’s readers than Britney Spears’ custody battles. The magazine posted a excerpt on its Web site from its three-page feature on the presidential candidate late Wednesday night, slugged “Barack Obama Refuses Boxers or Briefs Question.” The story generated the second-highest traffic ever for a single article on the site, second only to the news on Heath Ledger’s death. In just 12 hours, the Obama story got 434,002 unique visitors and more than 3.6 million page views. The magazine’s political coverage has expanded as the race between the Democratic candidates draws tighter: Three weeks ago, Us Weekly convinced Sen. Hillary Clinton to comment on her best and worst fashion moments in a Hillary-themed “Fashion Police” spread. So, John McCain, get ready — Us Weekly might be calling you next to critique your best and worst D.C. style.

So I had to go to the original Us Weekly story to figure out what they were writing about:

How familiar are you with Us Weekly?
My wife reads it.

Do your daughters Sasha and Malia ever ask about Britney Spears?
Actually, yeah. But they’re very sensible. They’re pretty down on Britney and Paris and all of that. They think that’s very “yuck.” They’re way more into Hannah Montana and Beyonce. They got to go backstage and meet Beyonce and they just love her to death.

Your supporters include Oprah Winfrey. Ever been starstruck?
I don’t really get starstruck. Everyone I’ve met has been very nice and friendly, like Kal Penn. During the writers’ strike, he was like a staffer! And Scarlett Johansson has been traveling a lot. George Clooney is a good friend. He and I worked on Darfur issues together. I’m always impressed by people who do their homework… and use their celebrity to advocate for issues. George does that just about as well as anyone I know.

So, boxers or briefs? Bill Clinton said he wore boxers in a 1992 interview with MTV.
I don’t answer those humiliating questions. But whichever one it is, I look good in ‘em!

Here are some photos of Obama that are with the online version of the magazine.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:47 pm February 29th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Media, WH2008 

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2 Responses to “Obama on undergarments: I don’t answer such questions, but whichever, I look good”

  1. 1 will on February 29th, 2008 6:30 pm

    If you want to see funny skits with Obama And Hillary, check out http://youtube.com/watch?v=zNfnROOfbU8 or skit4brains.com.

  2. 2 Jill Miller Zimon on March 1st, 2008 11:20 am

    Hmm – well – I watched the one you linked to – it’s not my kind of humor but thanks for reading and commenting here (a lot of people think I don’t have any humor, but even so – are you sure you think that’s funny?)

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