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Turns Out, Bush Didn't Always Wear His Jacket

After Obama is ripped by ex-White House official, HuffPo digs up photos of informal Dubya

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(Newser) – After a former White House staffer ripped Barack Obama for being under-dressed in the Oval Office, where President Bush required a suit and tie, the Huffington Post has photos of Bush jacketless in, you guessed it, the Oval Office. “There should be a dress code of respect,” Andrew Card told Inside Edition. “I wish that (Obama) would wear a suit coat and tie.”

Says Anya Strzemien: “Turns out that going casual in the Oval Office is a long, time-honored tradition that pre-dates the Bush administration: JFK did it. Gerald Ford did it. Ronald Reagan did it. Jimmy Carter did it. Clinton did it (a lot).”

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Bush "always wore a suit and tie in the Oval Office. There was never a picture of him that was seen by the public in which he wasn't wearing a suit and tie," a Reuters correspondent says.   (AP Photo)
"I think it's appropriate to have an expectation that there will be a dress code that respects the office of the President," former White House staffer Andrew Card said of informal photos of Obama.   (AP Photo)
"The Oval Office symbolizes ... the Constitution, the hopes and dreams, and I'm going to say democracy," former White House chief of staff Andrew Card said, pushing a strict dress code.   (AP Photo)
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MackTheHack
Feb 6, 09 2:31 PM CST
Card is a tard Reply
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lrm
Feb 6, 09 2:46 PM CST
I bet Clinton got "casual" a lot. Hehe. Reply
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Forderon
Feb 6, 09 2:56 PM CST
Just like with their "country first" false-patriotism, this is just another example of Republicans acting holier-than-thou Reply
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Mr.C
Feb 6, 09 4:57 PM CST
this story says that everyone is acting in the same manner - keep your partisan shit to yourself
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Forderon
Feb 6, 09 6:20 PM CST
Nope, read again. Andrew Card is singling Obama out DESPITE a history of presidents acting the same. I believe that is the definition of partisan.
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