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Quote of the day: Obama on boxers vs. briefs
Us Magazine goes there, but the candidate won't.
Katharine Mieszkowski [2008-02-27]

  • Reply to nancerich

    There a lot of sources online that say that the remarks happened in 1992, but there are a lot of other ones that say it happened in 1994, such as the Washington Post article I linked to in my update.

    I think as the definitive source, we have to take the words of President Clinton himself, who remarked about his comments to MTV in this speech to the White House Correspondents Dinner in April 1994:

    http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=50040

    "Now, this is serious—I do want to take an opportunity to come clean on a statement I made earlier this week. In an appearance on MTV, I was asked a question about my undergarments, more specifically, whether I wore boxers or briefs. I answered, "I wear briefs," which is a true statement that speaks to the current facts. [Laughter]"

    -- kmsalon
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    Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:37 AM
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