Us Picks the Glossiest Presidential Candidate
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
HE FEELS WIND! Obama, so just like us (Photo: Gett Images) Never mind the editorial boards or superdelegates. Barack Obama has a lock on the coveted bloc of voters who make their presidential decisions on line at the Piggly Wiggly. Us Weekly is firmly on Team Obama, the New York Times points out today.
This week, editor Janice Min dispatched the mag's news chief to go hang out with him for a day and lob the questions most important to Us readers. The result is a Barack edition of "Celebrities are Just Like Us!": "I Pick Up Groceries!"; "I Play With Babies!"; "I Ride With My Kids!"; "I Pose by the Tree!"; and the sort-of-awesome "I Love Hot Sauce!". Also, he refuses to answer whether he wears boxers or briefs but says he'd look stunning in either.
Hillary, on the other hand, is allowed to play but only if she plays the clown. Three weeks ago, Us highlighted a handful of curious sartorial decisions that Hillary Clinton has made over the years and asked her to explain herself (she obliged, winning points for humility).
