Bush's tie "not appropriate"

A new discussion has begun over what is and is not acceptable on American television. This time round however, the concerns are not to do with "nipplegate"-style exposed flesh; indeed, it's now clothes that are coming in for criticism.

The tie selected by President Bush for his Tuesday night press conference is the subject of this particular issue. Unfortunately, the tie - a charming blue-with-white-dots number - induced moiré patterns on TV and this, some pundits are saying, was completely inappropriate.

E! News quotes Jim Hill, assistant professor of journalism at Calstate and a former CNN correspondent, as remarking that the tie "was not appropriate for television," because Bush had "some serious issues to explain."

That'll be another "wardrobe malfunction," then.