It may strike you as odd that I'm starting this appreciation of President Barack Obama--the man, his mind, his mode of governance--with a shout-out to his mom jeans. Remember the "mom jeans"? Debuted during the '08 campaign, on a bicycle; seen again in '09, when Obama threw out the first pitch at the All-Star Game; once worn, grimace-inducingly, with black sandals and a floppy short-sleeved button-down. Not a good look. The mom jeans were an aberration, though, and that's why they interest me. P...
It may strike you as odd that I'm starting this appreciation of President Barack Obama--the man, his mind, his mode of governance--with a shout-out to his mom jeans. Remember the "mom jeans"? Debuted during the '08 campaign, on a bicycle; seen again in '09, when Obama threw out the first pitch at the All-Star Game; once worn, grimace-inducingly, with black sandals and a floppy short-sleeved button-down. Not a good look. The mom jeans were an aberration, though, and that's why they interest me. P...
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