The media always needs a story, and the "American way" seems to be this weeks fresh meat.....
In the context of the film, it was Parry White who says the line. Given his gruff no-nonsense character I thought it was very much in character for HIM to say. Now if Jimmy or someone else had use "and all that stuff" it would have been out of place.
Of course the movie still sucked.
Oh, and as for the suit, I believe it was woven not sewed, so no need to cut anything. As for the boots, he only had booties prior to his trip out to old dead Krypton. He must have picked them on a fire sale during the trip.....
Oh, part-2, and at what point exactly did bits of the old dead planet become deadly to superman? I always thought it was due to the initial explosion, be it nova or bad ecology induced. If that's the case would not a visit home cause a problem?