David Sessions

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Unauthorized Outerwear Ad Features Obama

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01/7/10

Filed Under:Barack Obama, Media

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A day after a photo of first lady Michelle Obama was featured in an unauthorized PETA advertisement, President Obama's outerwear-garbed image went up on a Times Square billboard. The Weatherproof garment company used a news photo of Obama at the Great Wall of China, showing him wearing one of its. The ad's tagline: "A Leader in Style."

The company purchased rights to the photo from the Associated Press, but did not seek permission to use it from the White House. "It's just a great looking jacket on a great looking president," Weatherproof President Eddie Stollmack told the AP. Stollack said he was drawn to the striking image of the president, and used a magnifying glass to identify his company's logo on the jacket.

Using Obama as a pitchman has been popular in New York City since his election. Earlier this year, the White House objected to a string of fried chicken restaurants changing their names to "Obama Fried Chicken." The White House continued its disapproval of such marketing ploys, saying it would ask Weatherproof to remove its billboard.

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littrlefieldjb

12:31PM Jan 7th 2010

who would buy something like that i wouldnt.Thats what he is about show.

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sun88

1:01PM Jan 7th 2010

America is better off to see him as a model , not a prtesident .

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grrywalk

3:49PM Jan 7th 2010

I agree, perhaps he found his real calling in life.

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S Rogers

2:25PM Jan 7th 2010

So the advertising message conveyed here is that people who wear this garment will automatically become a narcisstic, arrogant, self serving apologetic, Bush blaming, liar?

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park457799

4:32PM Jan 7th 2010

As Charlie Brown's Teacher would say, " wa waa wa waa"!

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nana7

8:01PM Jan 7th 2010

A good reason not to buy it.. Would make me sick to tummy everytime I saw a loved one in it.. Remind me of the joker in the White House...

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Joanie

8:50PM Jan 25th 2010

Well, I won't buy it. I don't eat at a fancy restaurant that named one of their dining rooms after him a day or two after the election, either! I don't want to see his mug in an ad. Why isn't he stimulating real jobs like he was elected to do? I believe it's because he has no clue how to do anything "presidential." Yeah, let's stick to what we know-- rah-rah community organizing and Marxism!

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stacy

9:25PM Jan 25th 2010

Worrying about President Obama's clothing should be of your least worry. Yes, he is a handsome man with knowledge and poise; it seems to me that you envy and fear something that you don't have. I'm sure he has enough on his agenda especially when it comes to dealing with ignorant individuals like yourselves or simply trying to fix something that was already broken. Use the fundings set aside for education so that when you decide to insult someone, you are able to use correct spelling and capitalize words correctly. For example: President-He earned it and alot of people in America continue to feel the same. Thank you and have a blessed day!

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