Why is Zelensky addressing congress in a T-shirt?

Liberals think skin color and preferred pronouns are the most important attributes a person has and "conservative boomers" are the ones obsessed with packaging over substance.

LOL!

The fact that you think I change sides is proof I'm not stuck in the Democrat-Republican loop.

You don't have to be a Republican to think Democrats are all idiots these days.

Zelensky the comedian actor who became president with zero experience.....what could wrong.

Billionaire puppet put in charge by USA after the USA overthrew the elected govt of Ukraine in 2014. Who better to listen to?

The guy is fighting the unholy reincarnation of the Soviet Union and you're worried about his t-shirt? Maybe if you controlled your infatuation for Putin you would see what a monumental challenge this country is facing.

I didn't write this but it sums up the buffoonery of Schiff and OP:

The irony is presentation actually is one of zelensky's top priorities. The day the war began zelensky switched to that olive drab outfit. I know because I noticed it and was like "dang this dude really knows how to hit the buttons at the right time on his messaging". He was literally pitch perfect those first few days of the war when it came to his messaging. And that's not just what he said, but how he said it when, what he looked like while saying it. It's all part and parcel of his messaging to Ukrainians that he is part of this war, that he's at personal risk, and that everyone's efforts contribute to the war effort. He's also not wearing a formal military uniform, decorations, or insignias. Its consciously messaging that he's another grunt. Not elevated above the people he's leading. It's masterful political messaging and stagecraft. And it's super weird that western commentators don't get it. Has our political theater been this sh*t for this long we can't recognize well done political theater when it's done in front of us?
We even had an entire massively popular movie and book series that actually delved into the importance of stagecraft in propaganda and politics. Including the importance of fashion and messaging. Does no one remember the long ass discussions on manipulating perception through clothing in the hunger games?
He absolutely should not change to a suit. In public perception he's an embattled front line leader under serious threat. He shouldn't undermine that message by throwing on a suit. It'd be really counterproductive.
Edit: also when he goes to speak go western leaders he's going to cajole and lecture them. He's been haranguing the west for weeks now about being unwilling to do enough. Sitting there in a meeting or a zoom call wearing fatigues and having bags under his eyes adds oomph to that message. It keeps everyone's minds focused on the fact that he didn't run. That he's still in Kyiv in a city under siege, not sitting somewhere safe. And that helps him in his efforts into shaming western leaders into action. He's basically pulling a masculinity card on them. Wearing a suit would add a false air of normalcy to the diplomacy, when he's trying to impart a sense of urgency on the foreign leaders he's speaking to.

Although...you are not helping your argument at all.

+1

Let's not forget that Zelensky was a good comedian. He knows how to communicate with people and that is his biggest strength right now.

And he played a President before. Not many people have the chance to do that. It's not like there is a course you can do to be President.

I only hope that he survives all of this with his fellow Ukrainians.

Kremlin announces Putin has no plans to visit "special military operation" zone.

Does he not have the event t-shirt due to trade sanctions?

No plans for visiting zone of Russia’s operation in Ukraine on Putin’s schedule — Kremlin

Gone are the days when Adolf Putin rides a horse with no shirt on. He's hiding deep underground in a basement at the Putin Palace. You won't find him anywhere outside again.

Not born in the US, so not eligible to run

I think most of the "Russian trolls" on LetsRun are really American trolls. The OP for example seems like an American to me.

This guy, however, really could be a Russian troll. A few of the posts on this thread have that quality; they veer a little past "Western liberalism is bad" to "America/democracy/Western civilization is bad".

Moderators, is it possible to check the IP addresses of some of the more obvious trolls? If their IP addresses are being hidden or changed, is there a way of seeing that something fishy is going on?

I think it would be a blockbuster on this site if we actually found confirmed Russia propaganda. Even with all the posts suggesting "Russian disinformation", I'm not sure we really believe that is happening--but it could be!

Trumpee SOP - Deflect, Distract, Demean.

WTF do you GQP'ers care about his clothes?

lol who cares?

A good reminder about how horrible the services have generally been in selecting PT gear!! And the Army has probably been the worse. So many times over the last 25 years or so I've thought, "Are they TRYING to make their people look dorky during PT ??"

Yes, one could argue that your first sentence is defensible. There are lots of different ways to skin a cat. On the one hand, a military could say that it matters not a wit what we look like when bullets are flying. Yep. Look at images of WWII or Vietnam. And one could also argue that it's admirable, or similar sentiments, to still look fairly "sharp" even when there are, admittedly, much more important things to worry about. I see the latter, but find the former much more refreshing (i.e., worry about the important stuff, not the PR photos). I a particularly love the photos of FADM Nimitz and other senior officers in WWII absolutely looking like they just rolled out of bed in their cotton khakis.

But your second sentence, even "kiddingly," is nearly infinitely worse. And while I don't know your background, it whiffs of the unfortunately common, knuckle-dragging, bitter enlisted view that we should make "fragging" jokes about any officer with whom we disagree. Disgusting. And yeah, I'm a retired officer.

Zelensky could wear a suit. And one could say, "Gee, that's some discipline, even in a very difficult situation" (the view of most militaries). Or, he could wear a t-shirt, which he's obviously doing, and one could say, "Totally understandable. His country is in mortal danger. Who gives a crap what he's wearing?"

We can see both sides without calling each other DBs. But yeah, Americans....humans.

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson

I think a suit is the least of things on his mind right now. as someone else said, military is highly overrated.