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Where is the Decorum?

Secretary Clinton (no, I DON”T love saying that, I wanted and voted to say President Clinton) honored eight international women on Wednesday for their courage in upholding human rights in their countries. Here is the video of the event (and transcript here):

Hillary Clinton appropriately (there is no other way with Hillary) invited Michelle Obama to the event and graciously introduced her to the assembled guests. When it was her turn to speak what does Michelle Obama say? Catch it in the video — she starts by saying “Let me thank SECRETARY Clinton, I love saying that…..” enunciating the word Secretary. Why say this in such an obvious manner?

Now, I don’t know what you think of it. But to me it sounded inappropriate. Michelle had to have known that it was a loaded thing to say having gone through a campaign where the Democratic party unfairly denied Hillary the nomination using all kinds of shenanigans. So was it her intention to underline the fact that Hillary is now Secretary Clinton and not President Clinton? The irony of it all was that she was at an event celebrating women and she chose to say that she was happy about a woman who should have been President being downgraded to Secretary of State. Granted that she wanted her husband to win but let us also note that she had a choice to not get into all of this at that event.

The whole event was surreal — the forever gracious host, the clueless guest of honor, and the spoken words celebrating women ringing hollow in the wake of the most sexist primary campaign. Here we are honoring women for their courage and who is hosting the event? A woman who was denied her historic run and win by the party and media bigwigs against the will of the people. Who is the guest of honor? The woman who previously had nothing of value to say about the host of the event let alone recognize the historic and momentous nature of her presidential run. The fact that Michelle had made comments about Hillary that were beneath her during the primary campaign put the spotlight right on her. She should have known to be extra gracious and highly serious about her part in this event and she failed. She ended up making an idiotic comment right at the start unworthy of her role as the First Lady.

And then there is this picture from the event which looks wrong in so many ways.

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My friend wbboei at Hillary Is 44 had this to say about Michelle’s infamous remark:

“We the people have a right to expect a certain level of decorum from someone who presumes to serve in the august role of First Lady of the United States. We do not expect them to be talking trash about senior cabinet officials in a public ceremony. Such behavior is bizarre, catty and dysfunctional. It ill serves the nation and the presidency.”

This comment triggered a series of thoughts I have been mulling over for a while now. To me the Obamas appear to be two people propelled into the national and international scene prematurely. Remember how they ran off to a school during the first couple of weeks of their stay in the WH and made those ridiculous comments? There is a lack of seriousness in both their approach to the roles they are obligated to play, maybe out of ignorance but definitely due in large part to arrogance. He is floundering at the monumental responsibilities of a president during a difficult time and she does not seem to understand her role and the power and privilege that go with it. She seems to reduce everything to making a paltry statement, like with her sleeveless dresses in the dead of winter. She could pick up any number of worthy causes and lend her voice to those who need help if she is serious about making statements. Michelle Obama is yet to understand that when she speaks the world will listen. When she does, she had better say the right thing and look right on camera, because the world is watching.

  • yttik

    I’m glad you said something! I noticed the comment michelle made too and it bothered me.

  • Johnny Smithfield

    Nothing wrong with what MO said.

    She has spoken often of her respect for Hillary and has thanked her publicly for advice she has given her. In fact, I would say MO’s performance as 1st Lady has been much more impressive than BO as POTUS.

    You are trying to read way, WAY too much into something that wasn’t there. I believe you are searching for reasons to be aggrieved. Sort of reminds me of Jim Clyburn or Al Sharpton looking for racism around every corner. It’s very unbecoming.

    Just my opinion…

  • beachnan

    Thank goodness you picked up on this too. My husband had the TV tuned into the Today show, and I happened to see this clip. It caught my ear too. It didn’t sound authentic. Maybe the Clintons and the Obamas have mended fences, but it just seemed such an odd thing to say. If she really meant that she was so happy to see Hillary as our Secretary of State, because she is capable, hard working, and perfect for the job, that is what she should have said. Otherwise, it comes off as a backhanded compliment.

  • Kathy

    What do you expect from a woman who tried to degrade Hillary during the primary by saying if she couldn’t keep her own house she didn’t deserve the White House? What kind of woman blames another woman for her husband’s infidelities? That’s just asking for karma to bite you on the butt.

  • http://molvray.com/acid-test quixote

    Hell. This is even worse than the Brown fiasco. No class. Just no class at all. I guess that first floater wasn’t a fluke.

  • citizenjane

    It’s the weight of that damned chip(boulder) on her shoulder that keeps her from making nice.

    Can anyone please find the video of Michelle stating that Barack’s not ready to run for the presidency because he hasn’t done anything yet?

    Please hook us up if you can.

  • Reverend Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright

    What do you expect from a woman who learned morality in a God Damn AmeriKKKa church?

  • Concerned Mother

    All the fake teeth and all the free clothes and all the free makeup and all the free cosmetics and all the free shoes and all the free teeth whitening gels and all the free botox and all the free cosmetic surgery cannot make trash into a First Lady. It’s that simple. Cosmetics can conceal, but they will never change what lies within. Michelle Obama is hopelessly trashy. A joke. No manners. Vile.

  • motherinKY

    Radical Michelle Obama does not care about woman. She cares about Black America and that’s it. Women don’t matter to her. She is sexist, and she knows it.

  • Palm Tree

    What a shame to see Michelle’s big ‘ol mug alongside Hillary Clinton.

    Michelle, who sat silently by as Clinton was savaged by the sexism and misogyny and character assassination that emanated from Barack and his campaign.

  • HILLARY CLINTON IS NO SECRETARY

    Why is Michelle Obama always seething with palpable violence? Look at that photo. She is never happy. SCOWL. All she does is SCOWL. She can never be happy. She can’t honor anyone but herself. What is wrong with her? She can only be happy if it’s about her. She is really pissing me off.

  • AnnaEsse

    Goodness! Somebody give Michelle a teleprompter. She obviously needs to read her speech line by line and word for word. If she had a teleprompter, she could look, or appear to be looking at the audience more. Also, maybe an adjustable lectern so that Michelle the carthorse doesn’t have to risk ending up as a hunchback, leaning over to read her lines.

  • JustMe~~

    There is just no comparison between Hillary and the lady of the house.

    Hillary puts EVERYTHING & EVERYONE first.
    If it isn’t for MEchelle she isn’t interested.

    How much more do we as Americans have to endure with this at the helm? the ship is on a rocky course.

    The people of the USA will bring it to a smoother course.

  • JustMe~~

    Now she will know how Mrs Brown feels when the picture is taken at the wrong angle bad light and a true expression; the wole world watches!

  • TeakwoodKite

    The picture of Hillary and MO is very revealing.

    There is hate in MO’s face towards the SOS and anyone saying different only needs to have some look at them like MO is while she knows Hillary isn’t looking.

    Also, the eclipse cast upon MO’s face from Hillary’s head, from the lighting, is a sign of things to come.

    It will be required of those in leadership roles , such as SOS Clinton, to ignore the BS and lead. On the other hand MO has shown nothing but out right petty contempt for SOS Clinton.

    If all MO can muster is her favorite P&J sandwhich she should get out of the way and let serious people do the serious work.

    If MO can insult her own husband on national TV (the view) what makes anyone think other would be off limits.

    It would not matter if Hillary was thrown in a dungeon of fuedal times, MO would still consider Hillary a threat.

    OT: Fareed Zakaria is interviewing Amb. Freeman. He is an interesting man.

  • Lyn

    THANK YOU! I saw a clip of that and was furious, seeing her saying she loves saying Secretary Clinton, just reminded me all over again about why she is not President Clinton. SHE is happy because husband was succesfull in how lied, cheated and stole the primary. In that picture she looks like she wants to put a knife in Hillary’s back, what a mean nasty person.
    Speaking of decorum, did you see the picture on People magazine? In the tight cheap looking lace dress that the pose she has shows her inner thigh? I’m about her age and that is not that appropriate for a person of our age who is the Mom of 2 young girls let alone FLOTUS, especially in the winter. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20261292,00.html The Obama’s have NO respect for the Country or the office of the POTUS and do not bother to hide it.

  • JustMe~~

    The image will never look better Hillary will grow in strengh and determination putting country and it’s people first.

    Mechelle will dewll on the fact and her comments and facial expressions will become deeper, she will never be able to outshine the competent lady at the State Department who RIGHTLY should be LEADING the country from the FRONT…

  • Woodhull

    This will sound harsh, but I think it is apt. Until bo ran for president, who ever heard of his wife? What were her accomplishments for human rights or the plight of women and girls? Her comments have always indicated her values, comments about her “pay” as First Lady, comments about her American pride — or lack of it. The label ‘narcissist’ has been bandied about, but only a marcissist would take public opportunities to redirect the general back to her own specific time after time. She may be ‘well educated’, but she is not wise. She mistakes her own comments, taking the ‘plain folks’ tack as a kind of bridge to the rest of us ‘plain folks’ not realizing that it is demeaning to both her own position as First Lady, but also to the people she would serve. I’m not ‘plain folk’ when it comes to understanding or trying to understand complex issues. I don’t need them watered-down in ‘plain folk’ language. The First Lady underestimates her audience because she does not have the life experiences to overcome the narrowness of her thinking that is the result of what she chooses to think about and the lens through which she thinks about it. When one distills all problems down to having one cause, one uses the same tool in reponse to it.

    And besides, isn’t “huge” and “big” synonymous? Why didn’t she just use the blended slang, “gihugous”

  • Sophie

    Michell strikes me as completely disingenuous every time she speaks. The Obama’s are in over their heads.

  • Kathleen Wynne

    Here is that interview where Michelle interrupts the interviewer when he asks obama if he’s going to run for president and says, “It’s way too soon, he hasn’t done anything yet”. Michelle was right!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyDqQW2adPk

  • Mandelay

    What do you expect? Like my party’s mascot, she’s a real jackass. And that rhymes with “class,” but that’s another word, and that belongs to HRC.
    Speaking of class, has anyone read the postings and readers’ comments at

    http://defendourfreedoms.us/

    – two posts with comments worth reading there, first, yesterday’s “I Did It. Justice Roberts Agreed to Read All of My Documents” and today’s “Thank You and Let’s Keep Working.”

  • catherine

    Every time I try to be fair to MEchelle she just spoils my efforts by reminding us again that she is truly trash.

  • Elliott

    In the second photo does Mrs Obama have a beard?

  • Ani

    Yes, the rest of the event was fine but this over-enunciation of the word “Secretary” was rife with double meaning and seemed like a slap down — even if she didn’t mean it that way. She had to know how this would be read.

    This is absolutely something she should not have said.

  • jbjd

    I thought I could maintain my calm demeanor and, since she is in the picture with HRC, watch MO without losing my temper, but I was instantly blindsided by that old rage that rails against cheaters and misogynists as soon as I heard her nasty remark, ‘I love to say that, MADAME SECRETARY…’ Adding insult to injury, I resent her even more for forcing me to miss the ceremony altogether because I did not know at what point in the tape she would stop talking and, could not stomach hearing her again. Her remark at this event was so wrong, on so many levels.

  • AnnaEsse

    Hillary has class and dignity as well as a very professional manner. Michelle Obama has none of those attributes. She is only in the position of being FLOTUS, as most of us are only too aware, because her husband had so many people helping him cover up his lies. Michelle Obama herself was so nasty about Hillary during the election campaign and yet there she is pretending to praise Hillary. Michelle is a lying, hypocritical biatch and the sooner she and her scamming husband are evicted from their status of squatters in the White House, the better it will be for the US.

  • Ferd Berfle

    Yeah. I think she needs a new razor.

  • AnnaEsse

    It looks like a beard, doesn’t it? I think it’s a shadow cast by Hillary’s head.

  • Tuppence411

    I don’t even know where to start…. I used to think MEchelle was just plain ignorant and too self-absorbed to be concerned about decorum and propriety. But now I know it is DISDAIN. The woman seethes disdain….. Plus, she lacks a sense generosity. Bad combination.

  • arran

    Both of the Obamas lack the necessary experience for their jobs. I’ve been wondering whether Michelle hates her job as First Lady or doesn’t understand what’s expected of her.

  • pm317

    Thanks, I was looking for it.

  • Ferd Berfle

    It is a shadow but I had to look a second time to ensure my eyes weren’t deceiving me. Wow.

  • sandi78

    Thanks for making a thread for this. I posted about it when it occurred, on a thread about Mechelle, but nobody noticed.

    I think Mechelle intended to underscore that Hillary isn’t the president. I think she had some nerve calling Hillary her “friend”. Who needs “friends” like her? Not Hillary. Mechelle got away with saying all kinds of awful things about Hillary during the primary, so why would she think she needs to be careful now?

    It’s pathetic that although Mechelle was an invited guest,the msm portrayed her as a co-host, and proceeded to ignore Hillary and focus on the trash.

    She’s just as clueless as her husband, with no class at all. Getting a law degree doesn’t necessarily mean someone is “educated”, and she shows every time she opens her mouth that she’s poorly educated.

    I really detest this woman.

  • Tuppence411

    She disdains the expectations of her as First Lady and in true Obama fashion will re-shape it to fit her vision of how America is “suppose to be”.

    I feel sorry for the Queen of England and her upcoming visit. MEchelle- sleeveless of course- will probably serve her a hot dog, re-gift her with some bath salts and with a scowl and tell her “Get over it, this is how we roll now”

  • Fran

    The stupid thing about the, apparently intended, insult is that Hillary is Secretary of State, a very important position. What is Michelle? A consort. She has never been elected, let alone won the most popular votes ever in a primary. She also has not done anything notable as First Lady, except indulge herself. The joke is on Michelle.

  • Al Rachman

    Why is this site unfairly attacking the first couple all day?
    Makes me wonder.

  • Fran

    Michelle is one of those girls in high school that you wanted to avoid like the plague. Guess that is her problem.

  • Venus

    “There is a lack of seriousness in both their approach to the roles they are obligated to play,”

    So true. The Obamas are just actors. When they stray from their script is when they go wrong.

  • Scranton4Hillary

    MEshell knows in her heart that Hillary was and is still emminently more capable/qualified than the Big Zero will ever be. I can’t tolerate that woman.
    My strong dislike for her goes back to the response she gave a reporter when asked if she would support Hillary if the Twizzler lost. Her reply was and I’ll never forget it–”I’d really have to think about that.”
    The reporter asked Hillary the same question about supporting O-bla-bla if he “won” (yeah, right) the election. Without hesitation Hillary responded “Yes, yes, yes I will support BO if he wins the primary.”
    So there you have it. MOBAMA showed her true colors in one sentence. She’s not a true democrat–not a real team player at all.
    And while the Emperor is destroying the economy and bankrupting our children’s futures, Hillary’s star continues to rise and shine brightly not only in America but throughout the world. She is welcomed like a rockstar everywhere she goes. The world knows what 18 million of Hillary’s supporters have always known. Hillary is quite simply the best and she continues to outshine Ba-Fraud Obama everyday in everyway. His troll of a wife knows it and it must be driving her mad!
    Rise Hillary Rise!

  • beachnan

    Go ahead and wonder. Many of us on this site do not believe what the DNC did on May 31st was fair. Never before, has the DNC taken delegates from one candidate and given them to another. Perhaps you can let us all know what you think is fair.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Agreed except the botox. She would get rid of that permanent scowl if she used a bit between the eyes. But then, it’s only a cosmetic cover…she still scowls in word and deed. As you said, the outer can’t really cover the inner.

  • I’m a Linda too

    She must be very bitter and filled with envy. But, you can’t give someone class.

    This is right up there with, “if you can’t run your own house, you can’t run the white house”….and I just want to scratch [Bill Clinton} eyes out”.

    In MEchelle’s torturous effort to pay a compliment to the deserving Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, she said she set the bar high in her last post and I’m sure she will here too. Kinda’ forgeting that whole 8 years as a US SENATOR?

    Gee, MEchelle, any word on the toy helicopters you gave to the PM Brown family?

  • JustMe~~

    I see no attacking just being to light the dark show from the house….

    Go ask Mechelle why she uses the demeaning words at all times and makes sure she twists the knife each time she is in front of the cameras.

    What is more demeaning is it is ALWAYS directed towards one woman in particular.
    I guess one would think these invitations on the show and tell will be few and far between.

    Hillary has been able to reach out and given ample opportunity for Mechelle Obama to show solidarity and work as a team yet she gains a zero each time she comes out of the house!

    Go ask Mechelle why she acts this way!

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Amen, Woodhull.

  • JustMe~~

    bringing not being…

  • wst

    Michelle Obama is hardcore trash. BIG TIME.

  • Animal Control

    Don’t get me wrong Michelle Obama is not low class, SHE IS NO CLASS, and every passing day shows it again yet again.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    I wonder what you would be able to say in a thank you note for plastic toys and unusable DVD’s? How to spin it in the name of good manners?

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Declasse! Sorry, don’t know how to put accent mark over the “e”.

  • Lyn

    ah yes, she didn’t like Hillary’s “tone”

  • Betty

    What a great choice of words for meanchelle..” hardcore trash.” Describes her to a T. I always have to question why Hillary wanted to subject herself to their stupity. If it was for love of country…she could have given of herself in many different areas.

  • HARP

    As my Grandmother used to say. Meschelle is “just like street”.

  • wbboei

    We follow the evidence wherever it leads. If the end result is what we perceive as the truth and you perceive as an attack, it cannot be helped, unless you too are willing to accept the truth. Politics and money often inhibit public access to the truth, but not here.

  • sandi78

    “Thank you so much for your very thoughtful gifts. Unfortunately, we are unable to play the wonderful DVDs on our system in this country and so we have donated them to Madam Tussauds where they will sit beside your statue. This will remind visitors of how thoughtful and gracious you were to us during our brief visit to your wonderful country. Our younger son has just returned from the Emergency Room and fortunately his eye will be fine in a few weeks.”

  • Animal Control

    Toys made in china–how thoughtful. They could have gone a few blocks to New Yourk Avenue to The American Institute of Architecs gift store and bought some made in America real wood building block sets for a few dollars–the cheepskates. NO CLASS!

  • James

    I think you guys may be reading too much into it.

  • cynic

    I imagine Gordon has access to an all-region DVD player with a built-in PAL converter. Maybe the Obamas should have thrown that in. It would have been another 85 bucks, of course.

  • http://www.sonicninjakitty.wordpress.com Sonic Ninja Kitty

    I believe it was her husband who told us “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig.”

    He was right!

  • http://noquarter foxyladi14

    or like when she said on the VIEW. he is pathetic lol.

  • http://deleted Buzz Latte LaRue

    Trash may be too harsh of a description. But, MicHELLe is definitely out of her league and learning curve. She will never hold a candle to Hillary in intelligence, grace, manners, and sheer appeal. She’ll never hold a candle to any First Lady for that matter and Plastic Pat Nixon is pretty hard to be worse than.

    She represents nothing positive. That’s why we call her the Faux Lady ( lady is indeed debatable ). She has no class and apparently no inclination to improve herself.

    Ah, yes, the American Idol faux presidental couple. How sad.

  • http://noquarter foxyladi14

    that’s HILLARY’S shadow.she will always be in HILLARY’S shadow..

  • http://noquarter foxyladi14

    Hillary is pure grace and class.mo just crass..

  • candymarl

    Perhaps Michelle doesn’t know the difference between a Secretary, a noble profession to be sure, and the Secretary of State.

    Protocol office stat!

    Or maybe not.

  • Sassy

    It seems to me that Michelle, for better or worse, decided to be herself!
    Most new-comers would welcome advice on etiquette…if she sought any, it didn’t register with her!
    She will never hold a light to the memorable women who have preceded her, and she and her husband can preen all they like!

  • rw

    good one. this woman is putrid inside, and no amount of perfume can take the ugly reek away..it only masks it.

  • basil

    I just watched that clip and Mo is classless, tasteless and utterly vulgar. Notice the way she kept sticking her tongue out, scrunching her face up and twiddling her thumbs.

    She has no self-discipline whatsoever nor does she want any. She thinks she’s perfect just the way she is.

    And I agree that it was completely insulting when she said, “Secretary Clinton, I just love saying that.”

  • http://helpmejoseph.typepad.com/puma_for_life/ Puma for Life

    The Obamas are in over their head. They have no savvy; no class. I don’t think they understand the importance of their roles. They represent the people of the United States, not just themselves, that’s what I don’t think they get. They are so self centered they think they are only representing themselves. The way they treated the British PM was really appalling and I don’t think they understood that they were representing us. By the way, don’t they have protocol officials who can advise them on proper behavior? I know I would ask for advise if I was new at this job.

  • Dave

    Michelle can’t help herself, its in her genes.. She is defective, no doubt about it !

  • Ferd Berfle

    Sort of reminds me of Jim Clyburn or Al Sharpton looking for racism around every corner. It’s very unbecoming.

    We aren’t criticizing them because of race, toodles. We criticize them because they are oafs and clodhoppers. Those adjectives know no race. Nice try using the upside-down race card, but it still doesn’t work.

    I think you’ve had enough Kool-Aide for one day, buster.

  • mountainaires

    Okay, Look, I’m not a Michelle Obama fan. But I think you’re NITPICKING HERE.

    Let us give the First Lady the benefit of the doubt on this one, shall we? It’s such a petty thing to be grousing about.

    Hillary Clinton is the SECRETARY of State. That’s it. Deal with it. Move on.

  • fif

    I think you’re at the wrong site. You are looking for PoorBambi.com, or LeaveBawackAlone.com.

    And you want to talk “unfair?” Don’t get us started.

  • fif

    Did you miss the comments about Hillary “not being able to keep her own house, so how could she keep the White House?” or she would have to think about supporting Hillary if she was the nominee, because she didn’t like her “tone.” Well, we don’t like her “tone” either.

  • Ferd Berfle

    Why is this site unfairly attacking the first couple all day?
    Makes me wonder.

    Unfairly? Nope, This is politics and she made herself look foolish.
    Attacking? Nope. Justifiable criticism is not attacking.
    All day? Nope. Only a few hours and we’ll be on to the next string of gaffes.
    Makes you wonder. Well, snookums, if you need something to do, try HuffnPuffPo, where you’ll feel right at home. It’s down the hallway on the extreme left behind the dumpsters.

  • motherinKY

    Michelle Obama is seething with violence. Just look at that SCOWL. she really hates america. hates everything unless it is focused on her.

  • Ferd Berfle

    Michelle can’t help herself, its in her genes..

    Yeah, the shallow end of that pool, for sure.

  • Concerned Mother

    Yeah, she’s one of the most wicked people I have ever seen. She hated being at an event for women. Women don’t matter to her. Nasty scowl on that face. She is violence personified.

  • Texas Playwright

    One stupid, snotty remark–no big deal. A pattern of stupid, snotty remarks–very big deal. The ofraudos know they, the media and the DNC cheated their way to the nomination and as usual, they’re blaming/criticizing/disdaining others, in this case, HRC, to distract We the People from the bo/mo ignorant, classless behavior.

    Spoiled brats squatting in our WH. Disgusting.

  • Ferd Berfle

    She is violence personified.

    I bet she could put a scare into Dick Cheney, another evil toadie. That would be something to see.

  • Concerned Mother

    Michelle Obama have class? Forget it. She went to fashion shows with REZKO in inner city Chicago even after everyone knew he bought her house and he was indicted. Scum never learns manners.

    Michelle Obama, wife of the Democratic U.S. senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama, was a special guest that day (even though the news had just broken about Rezko’s participation in a funky real-estate transaction involving the Obamas’ Hyde Park home).

    The fashion show attracted little if any media coverage, which may have been exactly as its organizers and sponsors had hoped. Just three weeks earlier, Tony Rezko had been indicted on charges of extorting kickbacks from businesses seeking contracts from the Blagojevich administration. Rezko has pleaded not guilty. The trial is scheduled for February 25th in the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois.

    All she knows is Chicago corruption and Rezko. Michelle Obama (D-Rezko Slum Landlord Business) will never have class. All she knows is what Rezko taught her. And that ain’t manners.

  • Linda T

    Joke is on the designers who think she is fashion. Antoin Tony Rezko taught her how to dress. What a joke. Joke is on those people who say she is fashionable. A slumlord taught her how to dress. LOL

  • Linda T

    Maybe Rezko will buy it for her. He bought her house.

  • Ferd Berfle

    Yeah–Me-Chelle and fashion.

    I guess they mean for upholstery to be worn, now, rather than sat upon.

  • andrew191

    Now, now. To be fair, it’s the shadow from a teleprompter, not a 5 o’clock shadow. And let’s be honest, Michelle needs no enhancements or photo-shopping to make her look either menacing or seething with contempt. Why try to embellish that which is already glaringly obvious.

  • td72227

    Explains a lot about MEcHELLe.

  • JustMe~~

    Antoin Tony Rezko taught her how to dress. What is he doing in her dressing room?
    Oh forgot share and share alike….

  • td72227

    MEcHELLe was part of the sexism of this campaign.

  • td72227

    MEsHELLe is probably pissed off she could not go sleeveless to the event. She’s also pissed she has to do something for someone else. We all know she ain’t Hillary’s friend. She called Hillary racist.

  • JustMe~~

    next we will see her singing through the trees..

  • td72227

    They are puppets. Plain and simple. It’s sad, really. Barack H. Obama and his wife are stupid puppets controlled by other people.

  • Ferd Berfle

    I am imagining the Tarzan-yell of Carole Burnett

  • td72227

    She knew what she was doing. Bet on it. She did it on purpose. She has no class, none.

  • beachnan

    I think that is the point. One snotty remark and we could say oh well, but Michelle has said a number of deragatory things about Hillary and her competence. Should we give her the benefit of the doubt-maybe-maybe not. If she was trying to complement Hillary, her wording was a bit odd. Both BO and Michelle, don’t seem to mind telling people, that indeed, he did win. I wouldn’t call her trashy, just clueless and lacking class.

  • http://www.breakingnews.com Oisafraud

    If you want to really know or understand Michelle Obama just look at her. That woman is vile, mean spirited, ignorant, contemptuous, ill-mannered, classless , clueless and flatted out Un-American. Michelle Obama is as ghettoish as it gets. Every time you look at Michelle Obama, the only thing you see on her face is that depraved sneering look. She‘s one big mistake at the WH. I can’t wait to vote her and her fraud of a husband out of the there.

  • Lyn

    I know this was against Bill and Not Hillary, but lets not forget her lady like comments “I’d like to scratch his eyes out”. about a former President, so how respectful is she?

  • http://www.rabblerouserruminations.blogspot.com/ Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

    Great post, pm317 – thank you! It is a bitter pill to swallow Clinton having Obama there to talk after the horrible sexism/misogyny we endured, much of it either from Obama or on behalf of Obama. He can form all of the commissions on women he wants – HIS attitude abt women came through loud and clear.

    And check out this photo, too, from that event: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/AtUKAQcepM4/Hillary+Clinton+Michelle+Obama+Announce+Int/RMRwVAXz67S/Hillary+Clinton

  • Babs

    I found it rather hypocritical to have Michelle telling military families they were a top priority with her at the same time the White House is considering discontinuing VA benefits for veterans in favor of them having to pay their medical bills with private insurance. I don’t feel any genuine compassion from this woman, just made up photo ops and media spin. In other words, nothing has changed.

  • ECONSMED

    I was enjoying being able to look at M.O. and think ‘cool, first african american first lady – pretty amazing’. I couldn’t stand her through the primaries, nor the general – and I still think B.O. is just that, B.O. But for a short time there I was able to put aside my disgust over the slimy way this election went down and think – ‘cool, first african american first lady – pretty amazing’…..she had to open her mouth and remind me that she really is a snake, didn’t she?

    Hopefully I can get by on ‘cool, first african american first daughters – pretty cool’. (please don’t take after your parents..)

  • TeakwoodKite

    Thanks Kathleen, I lost that one due my last hard drive being ground into dust.

  • JustMe~~

    and your tone Mr Smithfield is very unbecoming.
    if you do not like it DON’T BLODDY WELL READ IT..

  • TeakwoodKite

    Reverend Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright, salutations to you and yours.

  • TorchWood

    Damn! My thermometer dropped 20 degrees with comment. COLD!!

  • Andy

    Ani:

    This is absolutely something she should not have said.

    It goes to how unrefined and vindictive she is. Not a nice person that for damn sure.

  • td72227

    She’s a waste of space. She’s never worked for anything her whole life. She thinks all of us should just give her what she wants. It’s disgusting. Until her daughters serve I don’t want to hear her or her stupid husband talk military.

  • TeaParty2009

    I don’t want my tax dollars going toward that woman’s lifestyle. I can’t afford it. She needs to learn how to budget, that Michelle Obama.

  • TeaParty2009

    She ain’t nice. She’s wasting tax dollars on her clothes. she’s never had to work, and she don’t know how to budget. I can’t wait to vote her and her husband out of our White House.

  • Michelle (not the nasty one)

    If only we had an elegant First Lady whose parents raised her properly.

  • Michelle (not the nasty one)

    Michelle’s the one who looks for race in everything.

  • morris1030

    Michelle’s body language tells me she’s uncomfortable. She is not relaxed,smiling, or energetic, and her speech seems forced. I think she feels ambivalent about Hillary, and still has some negative feelings she can’t hide.

    She needs to work this out.

  • kinthenorthwest

    Hey if anyone is keeping track neither Obama or Michele know any manners.
    They need a BIG crash course in Manners badly.

  • Reverend Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright

    I thought Reverend Wright taught them manners when he was pumping the pulpit and screaming “RIDIN’ DIRTY” in the God Damn AmeriKKKa Church.

  • Lyn

    I thought her first priority was meeting with the Socialites so “President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama can embrace Washington’s glittery social scene.”

  • Lyn

    On Christmas don’t forget, the day of the year that most families take their children to church.

  • Boo Zoo

    I keep wanting to like this woman! I thought her comment was mean, intended to put down or embarrass Sec. Clinton. It made me cringe. She also says “uh” way too much.

  • Lyn

    Can you imagine having to listen to a conversation between the Obamas and all there uuuummms?

  • BlueTopaz

    “not being able to keep her own house”

    I can’t wait ’til these words come back to bite her when BO’s true orientation is publicly outed! Where are all the other Larry Sinclairs when you need them?

  • Lisabona

    ” But,you can’t give someone class”. That is right. Manner ( class) come’s from your parents. If you missed that you can’t buy it.It’s not for sale. Attending colleges and Universities, give you a profession, which has nothing to do with ” education” To be an intellect you have to study,read and know as much as you can about many different customs of the world, their past,their history and so far. Intelligence = class, manner,education.

  • robert

    Michelle Obama, the woman you have been waiting hor, I mean, for.

  • Amirosa

    I can’t stand that person. Her words, her demeanor–all is fake, and true, she doesn’t looks relaxed. The problem with her is that no matter all the glitter and designer clothes and shoes and personal trainers, and degrees from Princeton and Harvard, she still has low self esteem and insecurity, so she has to diminish and disrespect those who show respect for her. In addition, she never bothered to learn rules of courtesy and protocol. Have we forgotten the treatment of Primer Minister Gordon. What a disgrace and shame for our country this couple is.

  • Obamastolemyboyfriend

    Where is Larry Sinclair anyway???? Is he dead??? Has he been bribed??? He sure went away quickly and quietly. Makes me completely believe his story!

  • FLDemFem

    Her clothes aren’t paid for by the tax payer. The ones she pays for come out of her husband’s salary. Or his book royalties. But not our pocket. She has received some free clothes from designers, which is illegal. But the tax payers don’t pay for her clothes.

  • barry bums a ciggie because he sure needs one right now

    Meeechelle makes me ill, she really does. SHE is wrong on so many levels…the comment about having to “think about it” when asked whether she would vote for Hillary shows me that it’s all about HER and Barry. She can wear the soft clothing all she wants and have the title of First Lady, but to me, she oozes pettiness and prejudice. I don’t believe for a moment she loves this country for all its wonders and flaws. She only loves the part that advances what she and her husband want to do for their “better” America. The less she spends in the public eye, the better.

  • need to know

    Anyone ever pin down why her law license was revoked? What good is the Harvard law degree if you get banned from practicing law?

  • http://deleted Buzz Latte LaRue

    Who knew America was trading Darth Vader Cheney in for Medusa Obama!

  • lilytoo

    She could pick up any number of worthy causes and lend her voice to those who need help if she is serious about making statements

    Yes but once MO found out the first lady wasn’t paid, well that was that.

  • lilytoo

    The other thing I found odd about this event was when MO “praised” Hillary, all MO could think to say was Hill was a friend to her and Backtrack. Like that’s the greatest and only worthy thing anyone can ever be….how about a nice word or two about the amazing JOB Hillary has done since day one as SOS??? nah, I guess not

  • lilytoo

    ….she still has low self esteem and insecurity, so she has to diminish and disrespect those who show respect for her.

    very wise observation

  • lilytoo

    LOL!!!

  • lilytoo

    I think that goes a long way to explain why they seemingly can’t stay focused and so often look bored and fidgety

  • Naomi

    She was not referring to Hillary when she said that – that is the meme of all you Obama haters. She was talking about herself and her family in Chicago and how she was making things work in that home – if she couldn’t make a life for her family in Chicago, then how could she do it in the White House.
    I cannot believe you make this stuff out of nothing. Who selected Hillary for SOS??? He didn’t have to make her a member of his cabinet – the fact that he did that must obviously make you nuts, huh? How could this evil, lying racist make a smart choice in selecting Hillary? Spoils your story for him, doesn’t it?
    And pardon Michelle for how she looks – and you claim Hillary had unfair treatment??? You show nothing but contempt for both Obama and his wife – i don’t know how you can hold so much hate although we have certainly seen enough of it from Hillary’s supporters.

  • IndianaDem

    And then there is this picture from the event which looks wrong in so many ways.

    That’s probably because the unflattering alteration of the original image was so clumsily accomplished that it might have been done by a chimpanzee.

  • Baba Rum Raisin

    But, she DID day that she thought that First Ladies should receive a salary.

  • Baba Rum Raisin

    She has a truly aggravated case of The C***s.

  • Baba Rum Raisin

    They made him Ambassador to Bang-the-Desk.

  • Baba Rum Raisin

    Pretty sad display of attenuated verbal ability for a Princeton BA/Harvard JD, eh?

  • elise

    What did you understand that comment to mean, Johnny? I do believe it was deliberate and out of place at this event to honor (a few) of the women who have dedicated their lives (and risked their lives) in the struggle for equality and dignity for the women (and men) in their countries. She had that scowl going most of the time and looked like a thunder cloud. Whether she hates Hillary or not, and she probably does, her husband needs Hillary and needs her to be successful. It’s just like her husband saying he won. People who have class know humility and grace in winning is more important than they are in losing.

  • elise

    Whatever she thinks of Hillary, as first lady she doesn’t have the luxury of being catty in public. If she wants to say “neener neener” to Hillary, it should be done in private. Those seven women have risked their lives and freedom to bring equality and safety to women in their countries and it is an illusion to believe their governments don’t understand since it wasn’t exactly nuanced. Take another look at the video and keep your eyes on Michele and reconsider. Words do have consequences and the demeanor of the first lady is always important. This is Womens History Month and the message should have been,we are united in our efforts to bring women together to make the world a better place for families. Michele may feel her position allows her to be rude, but in fact, she has an obligation to us all to overcome her tendency to show her feelings in public. It can matter a great deal.

  • lorac

    I just thought of something – you know how people always used to say that Hillary was polarizing? (And they only reason they said it was that they were republican, and because she took stands on issues – read: didn’t vote “present”).

    Michelle is the one who IS polarizing! The ugliness of her soul and her attitude toward America and non-blacks make people hate her! So there are us normal people who don’t like trash, and the blind bots who only care about skin color.

    Michelle is polarizing!!!

  • lorac

    swinging? They’re going to call you racist!

    You know how people were yelling “racist!” when a political comic had a chimp?

    No one mentioned how Bush was often portrayed as a chimp, but of course, they couldn’t say racist then. So why now???

    Sometimes I wish there were a non-partisan, fact-checking high office, that would always come out and immediately put things in perspective.

  • http://americanpumainitaly.blogspot.com/ American Girl in Italy

    No one mentioned how Bush was often portrayed as a chimp.

    I did! I wrote about it, too! :O)

  • pm317

    you missed “I love saying that” part of her remark.

  • pm317

    It is not an alteration. If you look at the video she is standing too close to Hillary with her shadow hitting her face. It happened to Hillary too when they switched places but she quickly saw that and moved to the left. Michelle with her inexperience with these things did not probably see that. The photographer must have been very happy with this candid shot. Anyway, the shadow is one thing but it is the facial expression that everybody is responding to. She needs to perfect a more public face(or risk pictures like these).

  • DAB

    It may have been her version of giving the proverbial finger to someone while simultaneously praising them. Looks like she’s picked up a few pointers from hubby but the tactic is getting old.

  • http://BREAKINGNEWS.COM Oisafraud

    ME TOO. I get so constipated whenever they put her on TV.

  • http://BREAKINGNEWS.COM Oisafraud

    bad manners I would guess.

  • Lyn

    That’s pretty funny coming from someone who supports Obama, I have never seen anything like the nasty hate filled way they attacked both Clintons and anyone who dare question Obama.

  • http://thesibylspeaks.wordpress.com/ Anthony

    Naomi, save it for Oprah

    He picked Hilary for SOS for one reason:
    HE HAS NO CREDENTIALS WHERE FOREIGN POLICY IS CONCERNED.

    He knew that during the debates, and assassinated her character anyway. Why do you think so many of you Obots had a problem with the pick?

    Get real, or I’ll tell you what I think of Michelle……..

  • http://deleted Buzz Latte LaRue

    Unaccomplished, unaware, unpatriotic, ungracious…

    Can we impeach the first (read: faux) lady (read: banshee)?

  • Steve1

    Hey, what do you expect from a person from Chicago??? Cesspool politics….Rev Manning from NYC says she looks like King Kong’s baby sister, apparentlying she has a perrsonality that fits the bill! Tacky, no class!

  • Sweet Home Chicago

    I sure can tell that the members of this fine, upscale club know all about class and decorum.

  • LAUREN

    She is what we call in Texas, “PURE-DEE TRASH!”

  • http://deleted Buzz Latte LaRue

    Why don’t you go first, Sweetcakes?

  • FLDemFem

    Yes she sure did. Greedy cow.

  • NoBamaNoWay

    apparently women don’t matter in black america, and they like it that way. jeezus christ.

  • heartland dem

    TThat’s NO WAY to speak about Hillary Clinton!

    It’s TRUE… but still rude.

  • heartland dem

    Nice to see Turd Barfly and all the anti-american haters are still hard at work pissing in the pool.

  • mary

    DAB

    Yes!! Exactly! She’s giving the ‘proverbial’ (hubby gave Hillary his literal midfinger!) finger while seen to be “praising” HIllary. I was SHOCKED to hear Michele saying
    “I LOVE SAYING ‘SECRETARY CLINTON’” –I could not believe my ears!

    Could it be Michele is TOO PROUD of being The First Dog in the White House?

    Periodically, Me-chelle feels down and starts launching attacks against Hillary to boost her appeal….

  • mary

    Blue topaz

    I believe First Lady Me-ProudNow said “if you (meaning HIllary in context) can’t clean up your own house, how can clean up the White House”. And she looked NASTY as hell while waving the microfone around, in an outfit that would have done any cleaning woman in Chicago’s lavatories real proud!…Worth a look @ Youtube.

    Michele was proud only twice in her adult life. When Baracks was nominated even tho the poor boy didn’t look like any of these old guys on the them dollar bills. Then once again Me-me was proud to be the First …sorry..First Lady in the White House.

    Is it me, but every time I look at this First Lady I get the shivers and actually get quite fearful. She looks menacingly ANGRY all the time, even though she tried, god knows how much it cost us for her team to have tried and tried, to take lessons….She’s muscled-up sufficiently, thank, Gods, enough to beat the crap outta Baracks if she stops ever being PROUD…Amen, sister!.

  • mary

    Naomi

    Sweetie, bear in mind that

    Periodically, Michele will feel down and start launching attacks against Hillary to boost her appeal.

    Go view a phenomenally insightful into Barrack’s psyche Youtube phenomenon entitled:

    “Obama Gives Hillary the Finger” — you’ll understand why I think Barack’s just another Chicago political sewer product, thuggish no-class politico who vilified and betrayed his AA Mentor Sen. Alice Palmer. He’s stepped over bodies. He ain’t the fresh faced prez you think he is! He’s as bad as Bush Dubbya–just the liberal side of the lousy coin…He’s a neophyte who doesn’t know what to do or why he ‘s doing it. Remember, he praised Reagan’s historical trajectory!! The man’s an Empty Suit whose anorexic resume made it to the top being pushed by Wall Street giants he’s now giving protection to….You’;ve been had, sweetie! He hates women and has no use for them.
    Watfch Barack with THE VIEW girs! He was nervous as hell….figure it out dear!

  • mary

    Elise

    Absolutely! Obama never had class nor had or will his misses Me-chele. Their Chicago mansion was bought with a gangster’s money. What do you expect. Most of us struggle to make ends meet and pay mortgage. This guy was in a hurry to step over Sen. Alice Palmer and to screw hundreds of good decent people to get where he is. and he’s still CLUELESS. No class, no grace. I cna’t believe these two Chicago anomalies are in the White House. but i don’t think he’ll be able to take the heat for too much longer. He’s just a babe in the woods (I am not being racist!!!)

  • mary

    Sophie

    I think you’re onto something. Maybe that’s why I cna’t figure them out. Are they really that stupid, graceless and out of line… Or are they posing…An Empty Suit and an Empty Dress…totally OUT OF THEIR DEPTHS….That’s why they wen t to the school when he faced his first thunder. Isn’t this exactly what Dubbya bushie did?

    OBAMA = BUSH III

  • the gal from cal

    So true!

    Rather than trash MO (and there are many things to trash and bag on her about like her strong resemblance to a drag queen) I would rather point to Hillary’s great attributes as a person who is gracious and kind. She invited MO to a celebration of women that have done extraordinary things to advance women’s rights: a theme Hillary has continued to nurture for many years. What charitable cause has MO supported over the years? (besides Jeremiah “God Damn AmeriKKKA” Wright?) According to the journal of philanthropy this is where they gave their money:

    http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/4219/barack-and-michelle-obama-donated-60307-to-charity-in-2006

    What I see as a stark difference between Hillary and MO is that Hillary truly helps others, MO seems content to only help herself. This is what gives Hillary “grace” and style.

    I can’t wait for 2012–but what worries me is that the Republican party might come up with a candidate like Jindal or some other doofus. I don’t know that they would pick Palin or McCain again.

  • Lyn

    First he says her only foriegn policy experience is Tea Parties and then makes her SOS. What does THAT say about him? either he lied and belittled her experience or if he really believed she had none why would he make someone who just went to tea parties SOS?

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