. . . to ask Hilary the same question.

Hillary, of course.

And again, Obama has precisely the right response to the most stupid, outrageous, gotcha questions our worthless political transcribers can come up with.

Go on, hit him with your worst stuff - all the lies and threats that make Hillary and her DINO buddies shit their pants for fear of annoying their Beltway masters.

Obama ain't playing that game, assholes.

This is the guy we need in the white house. Personal dignity, charisma AND a sense of humor. The problem with Clinton was that he only had the second two.

You will not find this man waging his finger on national television and denighing things he actually did. And you won't hear him saying he tried dope once but didn't inhale.

Forget McCain. This is the straight talk express.

A candidate with a sense of humor. And the ability to make light of stupid questions without embarrassing himself or the questioner.

Way to go, Barack!

that he doesn't wear underwear.

I believe that Clinton answered "briefs," but my fact checker has the afternoon off.

and broke out in hives followed by a vicious PTSD flare.

Agree with other posters, this is why folks like Obama. He handles the most stupid questions, comments, and attacks with grace, humor, and firmness.

Oh, and to the Clinton supporters: Yes, I know he didn't answer the question. He didn't have to.

That is all.

Everyone in my office was cracking up over this...even the girl who voted for Huckabee in primary (shudder.)

Obama is comfortable with himself and this makes other people feel comfortable with him and about him. He has what's called emotional intelligence. Hillary Clinton is smart and earnest but she lacks that quality and it makes it difficult for people to connect with her.

You'd cheer.

What underwear? A man likes to feel comfortable.

when he blew his nose. Obama followers are a cult.

His remarkable ability to call them on the idiocy of the question and not appear stuffy is terrific. Answering wouldn't have made him seem 'earthy' as Kerry would have thought, instead it would have brought him down to the pandering level of most politicians. I applaud his response and believe that this is one of the many reasons he is the best nominee.

And hopefully we won't have to be exposed to the question:

"So, Hillary, brief, bikini, or granny?"

'Cause I DO NOT want to know. Even typing this makes me feel queasy. I think I have to go wash my hands.

Best comment i've seen in a while.

remember people, these are politicians, not Messiahs (or maybe they are????????)

Probably, but only if he farted loudly and within "smell distance" from McCain when he denied he knew the facist who introduced him at his latest rally.

A loud, crisp, smelly one, and done with a Cheney-like half-smile with the perfect timing we have come acustomed to in all things Barak, or in this case, BAROOOM!

Thank you for the laugh-out-loud moment, there. Oh, Christ.

And Viva Obama! for not playing to the bullshittery of that question, and spinning it in his favor. He's ready for Day One, baby!

I've always thought the appropriate response to the boxers/briefs was this:

"I wear briefs, because I hate it when my dick gets caught in my socks."

Hey, a stupid question deserves a stupid answer.

When John McCain was asked the same question, he responded 'depends.'

...I'm pulling my support.

For good or bad, we do not know nearly enough

about the man in whose hands will have the power to determine the direction we folow for the next 4 to 8 years--if the state of the nation is even more threatened in all likelihood.

A crap shoot, all the way.

God help us all.

Having worked in a man's world during my

entire career,

if it appears that Hillary will be President,

I'm investing heavily in Viagra as an antidote

for the great fear of a woman with brains.

Jeez. Is there really nothing the Clinton folks will let go? Are you serious that his "failure" to answer this particular question is further proof of Obama's inadequecy? What a bitter and humorless Whitehouse you guys (meant gender-neutral) would put together!

according to MTV and CNN

http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9807/31/encore.mtv/index.html

Clinton went on "MTV Rocks the Vote" in 1992 and answered the boxers briefs question, which was a throwaway in at the end of the session.

Fact check harder, Katherine. There are some people who are old enough to actually remember this stuff and give you some guidance.

Bush pere went to go on. Newtie went on after he was elected speaker and refused to answer.

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]"

It's Boxer-Briefs. That's the only way to roll- the freedom and coverage of boxers, the security and support of briefs!

Or maybe he free-balls...

Classic. Just classic- thanks for that.