Michelle is NOT “arm candy.” She …
By SusanUnPC on April 6, 2009 at 11:50 AM in Michelle Obama, Presidential Candidates, Presumptuous Nominee
(coughing, sputtering) … Michelle will … (gasping) … she will … (choking) … Michelle will … (reaching for phone) … Michelle … (fingers trailing off phone before 911 can be dialed) … Meeeee … (lapsing into unconsciousness, seeing a white light surrounding Hillary dressed in a tasteful cream-colored suit at an official tea with both feet on the floor as prescribed by every etiquette and job seekers’ guide) …
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Which colleges did this yokel go to? Anybody? You are so correct! What percentage of body mass does “white guilt” occupy in this guy, do you think? REALLY? That much? Of course, CNN chose his IReport for publication! It’s so touching, and, um, uh, forward-looking.
Rep. Paul Ryan, get goin’, guy. You’re real presidential timber with the brains and the actual experience!
After all, the American people always choose a person of substance over a symbol. Right?
Loading ... Loading ...There are hundreds of resources on the Internet, and countless books and seminar tapes, that advise that one — during a job interview or in any formal setting outside one’s own home — never cross one’s legs. The feet are to be flat on the floor with the legs comfortable resting together.
See the person on the right for how to do it. Do not follow the example of the person to your left:
Photo: Daily Mail
This photograph was sent by a fellow NoQuarter writer who asked, “Does she have to show so much of her thigh?”
The rise of the skirt and the surely unintended display of the thighs is one of the reasons why all experts advise that one does not cross one’s legs in any public setting outside the home.
By the way, don’t you think that the dress worn by the person to your left looks quite suitable for an early evening cocktail party? And don’t you find that the Dior ensemble worn by the person to your right is “quiet” — i.e., it does not call attention to itself? And should not all clothing worn in both formal and professional settings be “quiet,” and not intended to cause the eye to rivet to the clothing but instead to the person?
Here are but a very few of the experts on how to sit properly. They were randomly chosen. You can find hundreds more via Google’s search engine.
“BODY TALK,” by Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D, NonVerbalAdvantage.com:
Don’t Cross Legs:
While some people may think that crossing legs shows that you are comfortable and relaxed, this is not the time or place for crossing legs. Crossing legs is seen as especially inappropriate for women as well. Keep both feet on the floor and refrain from shifting leg positions. You will have plenty of time to stretch and cross your legs when the interview is over and you’re behind your own desk.
“Interview Body Language That Sends the Right Message“:
Be aware of the interview body language message your legs are giving. A lot of leg movement is both distracting and indicates nervousness. Resting one leg or ankle on top of your other knee makes you look too casual and comes across as arrogant. Crossing your legs high up conveys a defensive attitude in the one-on-one context of a job interview. Crossing them at the ankles or placing both feet flat on the floor conveys a confident and professional look during the job interview.
“How One Should Sit During The Job Interview?“:
• Crossing your legs at the thighs: Too familiar, especially at the beginning of an interview.
• Leaning forward too much: May make some interviewers feel uncomfortable, especially if you’re physically big and talk loudly.
Tips on good sitting practice include:
• Straight and upright body: This is a neutral sitting position that interviewers expect to see.
“Proper attire and etiquette for men and women“:
Wear a Suit – Although women have come a long way in the world of work, skirt suits are still preferred. There is an old saying “Dress the position you want, not the one you have.” Many corporate offices follow the professional look their customers are accustomed to working with and placing confidence in. Longstanding colors such as Blue, Black, Gray, or Brown are the color choice of many executive champions.
The trick is to look conservative and professional. Wear an appropriate length skirt, avoid tight skirts and mini-skirts. Let quality of your suit, followed by the strength of your words to impress your potential employer.
Blouses – A cotton or silk blouse in a neutral color with a simple collar is fine. Do not wear a sleeve-less blouse, just in case you have to take off your jacket. Most conservative offices do not allow sleeveless blouses as proper dress attire. Be sure, to ask about the corporate culture of an office prior rushing out to the interview. With the rise and fall of dot.com companies, much has changed. Make sure your power blouse should fit comfortably, and not appear to be tight, wrinkled or distracting due to loud colors.
In this photo, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provides a perfect example of both attire and the positioning of one’s feet and legs:
As for the United States of America’s president? Well, perhaps he can sit like that at Camp David while he watches his beloved sports games. But at a formal tea service? Oh my.
See also, this book’s section: Global business etiquette By Jeanette S. Martin, Lillian H. Chaney
Special thanks to G. and P. for the photographs. And thanks to G. for the video update below.
UPDATE: Here’s the title of the EUX.TV video: “Is Michelle Obama pregnant?” My goodness.
And that bow! Isn’t that something?!
This video, which I do not believe we saw on American TV, comes from EUX.TV, which is “an independent webtv channel that reports on European affairs and EU politics.”
EUX.TV is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Here is the accompanying text:
After the G20 in London, the NATO meeting on the French-German border, the Obama’s travelled to the Czech Republic for an official EU-US summit.
Obama and his wife Michelle listen to a Czech band at the presidential palace in the Czech capital Prague. Obama is in Prague for a summit with the European Union later on Sunday. The Czech republic currently holds the rotating EU presidency.
YES! The EUX.TV page is titled, “Is Michelle Obama pregnant?”
Update #2: Just in case EUX.TV stops by, we want them to know that Michelle’s stomach looked the same on January 20, 2009:
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Speaking of Meechelle and etiquette
Check out Michelle’s International Electric Slide at:
http://thewiddershins.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/michelles-international-electric-slide/
I can not get over that damn fugly sweater! She looks like a clown.
I think the bow comes off in case she gets lunch on it …. but I could be thinking of a different blouse?
One might think she would want to cover up those tree trunks! If we see her in a bathing suit soon, all bets are off - I’m putting on my string bikini from 1979 and posting a picture!
CAROL HAKA
That dress looks like a shower curtain!
Looks trashy. Suits her just fine.
she does seem to love the furnishing thingy look.slip covers drapes.table clothes lol..oh.well since they look so good on her.course when she is in the room she blends right in with the decor.lol.
I love Carla Bruni’s dress in that picture. Its understated elegance is unmatched.
Ewwww! President? Fashion icon? I am really Through the Looking Glass on this stuff–it must be backwards day!
Thanks for the update on etiquette–should you forward to MEchelle?
Sometimes I wish I could feel the thrill and excitement everyone else is feeling about this guy and his wife–I WANT to be excited about having the Dems in total power but this time it just scares me.
The problem is that she and her media minions put her out to be some kind of fashionista or reincarnation of Jackie O. She is not. This said, overall she is dressing better than usual (arms covered!) on this European vacation, although some of her day attire is a bit cocktaily. Her hair and makeup look pretty good (she’s finally lightened those otherwise scary eyebrows!).
Her physical presentation in the above photo is not attractive. I see that no one informed her of the proper way to sit. Aren’t there people in the WH who give advice on such matters (although crossing one’s legs at such an event is a well-known faux pas)?
Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush have pictures crossing their legs as well. But I am no fan of both. Hillary did cross her legs at the height of the White Water investigations when she wore a pink/black suit and had a press conference with the media. Anyway, women crossing their legs in formal appearances like state visits and diplomatic meetings should never be practiced.. Even Condi Rice crossed her legs too in some of her meetings with ministers and heads of state. I believe the Americans are showing their position of power relative to other countries so they can get away with violating the rules of etiquette.
That sound you hear is Jackie rolling over in her grave.
That pic reminds me of one we have of my mom, circa 1965. She had her legs crossed and the tip of her longline girdle was peeking out from under her skirt.
That was a couple years B.P. (before pantyhose).
She’s not my “First Lady” and never will be. The adulation of someone so full of racism, hatred of America, etc. is a disgrace for this country. I can’t wait until the Obamas are out of the White House, where they cheated and lied to get to in the first place. I hope they are exposed for what they are, and the secrets they keep from us finally bring them down. This is a joke and she makes me puke.
You and me both!! And obarkie’s posture… Looks like he’s sitting on the crapper…
Good grief! And we all thought Bush was “no class”…
He just has a wide stance.
You must have Obama confused with G.W. Bush.
Whether you like it or not, Michelle Obama is your First Lady, as long as her husband is President of the United States of America.
Now you can move to another country, no one here will miss you.
Obama needs to close his legs. This is a diplomatic event, not some pimp event at some bar. Close the legs.
Linda, how nice to see you again, especially since you just recently arrived at this blog. We enjoy your comments very much.
I too was shocked by the positioning of the president’s legs. It embarrassed me, as a proud citizen of the United States, and I cannot imagine that any past president has ever sat in such a way during a formal tea.
Close your legs, Mr. O; you are not in a locker room.
Close your legs, barry. Larry Sinclair is thousands of miles away, spending the hush money you gave him.
Um, “proscribed” means forbidden, “prescribed” means what is called for in that situation. And Meechelle seems to have decided that etiquette is not for her, at least when it comes to clothes. The entire British visit she dressed like she had been interrupted half way through and thrown on a sweater to finish dressing. And who wears crinoline under skirts in the daytime?? Hello?? She looks like she is either dressing up for the neighborhood moms at bridge, or she is putting on her “Sunday go to meeting” clothes to meet Carla Bruni. Seriously, that dress is a Sunday church dress. All that is missing is a hat with a big bow and matching purple flowers on it.
Oh, and it is permitted to cross one’s legs in social situations, as long as it is done at the ankles, not the knees. It’s a good way to keep your legs “tidy” and your knees together.
TYPO! Fixed! Thank you.
The ankle method is acknowledged in one of the guides I quote. But it is ill-advised for most people who do not know exactly how to do it. It is far simpler, and always correct, to put one’s two feet on the ground with both pointed forward. Then there’s that, if one’s shoes are not new, the soles will show unless one crosses the ankles absolutely perfectly. Again, the feet on floor method is THE easiest, safest way to go.
Fashion Icon, eye candy? She’s a hateful, racist big horse!…Who is he kidding?
And enough of this Kennedy comparison!They want this comparison to stick..but thats really putting lipstick on a pig kind-a-deal..
Mr O’Reilly ought to get off the crack he is on…
Once we get rid of this usurper, and his clod of a wife..
we will not re-visit the scene of the crime again..
PSSST….There is also the little matter of her Legal license being suspended for disciplinary reasons…
shush..lets keep in swept under the rug….
Yesterday someone here called the Fraudbamas “The Clampetts.” LMAO still over that one. I’m so humiliated by these two jackazzes. 2012 can’t come soon enough.
“George and Weezy” do Europe. Yes they are movin on up and the finally got a piece of the pie. Their pie unfortunately for us isn’t apple pie… rather it’s more likely a bean pie. That’s why we don’t get it, why we will never get it.
Oh no you did NOT just call them “George and Weezy.” ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!
I kind of like
MA and PA KETTLE…….
Weezy had more class.
And George was a hardazz with hidden heart of gold.
thanks alot! I just snorted my Diet coke. . .
Weezy had waaay more class than Meeechelle has in her little pinkie. If only Meeeeeeeeechelle would take lessons from Weezy to start with.
“her Legal license being suspended for disciplinary reasons…”
That is not true. You cannot back it up, so quit spreading bullshit. I reasearched it at length, and it’s BS.
We can manage to criticise the two oBummers without resorting to BS. Spreading BS lies undermines the credibility of those of us that legitimately critisize for legitimate reason.
America is scraping the etiquette bottom of the barrel with these two. What’s with the Obama wide leg posture in the chair with Hillary and everyone else sitting properly? Is it a signal or just ill manners?
Michelle and the electric slide? Gross.
I agree. Rev it up Paul Ryan, America needs rescuing from Mr and Mrs Bullwinkle.
Yeah, what’s he trying to convey with the open legs? I think its kinda gross.
He can’t tell the difference between being in a formal meeting and shooting hoops with Reggie.
Scorched eyeballs….I can see him sitting on the presidential toilet. …EUWWWW!
Just his standard arrogance. Isn’t everyone supposed to do what he does now?
Did you notice how he was unable to stand respectfully during the band’s playing? Grinning, talking, no respect there at all.
I don’t even want to start on Meechelle. I have to get some work done today.
MO is not any better..
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What’s with their “wide stance”? Maybe they are sending a message of solidarity to Larry Craig over in Idaho?
Usually “wide stance” means thunder thighs. Not that I’d know…
I think both of the Obamas, Hussein Obamas, are bull legged.
Please, spare us the thought of an Obama pregnancy.
I don’t think she is, she is just poorly dressed and tailored. Her tops are a size too small, her bottoms are way too tight.
That outfit. The bow. The belt. The stomach. That is SURELY why the American media did not show this video because even the enraptured ones KNEW it was a complete disaster. They left this video on the editing room floor so as not to ruin their meme that Michelle is our new fashion icon a la Jacqueline Kennedy.
Then there is their obvious boredom while the ceremony goes on. Then there are the amused looks on their faces. The Czechs know they’re not a superpower, but they have great pride in their nation and its military, just as every country does. Wipe the smirk off your faces, you two.
“the belt”
What is with the dang belt under the boobs thing?
Is that where her waist really is?
It looks stupid, imho.
That friggin’ black belt. I couldn’t stand it last year, really detest it this year. She wears it all the time. Okay Mechelle, you own a Azzedine Alaia belt. You got rich, bought a fancy belt. We got it already. Are you going to continue to wear it ’til it falls apart? Reminds me of Marge Simpson with the Chanel suit.
Chanel suits never wear out. Ever. My grandmother had one that she had gotten in the 1950’s, early. And she was still wearing it when she died in 1993. It was a dress suit at first, then a day suit when the freshness had worn off, and when it began to fray a little at the edges in the mid-1980’s, it became her “studio suit”. She was an artist who worked in oils and she wore the suit to paint in the winter. It still looked great after about 50 years. They NEVER wear out.
“the belt”
What is it with the dang belt under the boobs thing?
Is that where her waist really is?
It looks stupid, imho.
SHEESH!!! What in the sam h-e-double-toothpicks is UP with that so-called “belt”?!?! A belt is used to hold up one’s pants, not one’s chest. It should be thrown away immediately.
Seriously, I don’t think I could dress so hideously on purpose!
I swear, come summer, if I see a photo of MEchelle in a swimsuit and sarong with that friggin’ black belt on… I WILL go postal.
I called this her Pilgrim look, but I think they had aprons, not belts. And the look on the face of the lady on the right; she kept darting quick glances at Michelle and giving her husband that look that wives reserve for “Can’t we go now?” (But Michelle was scowling, don’t think I’d want to try small talk with her either.)
Exactly! That’s what caught my attention.
At one time, he was even nodding with the music like in a Mel Brooks movie.
Notice too how the Czech president offers his hand to his wife to help her off the dais, but Mr. Obama does not extend the same courtesy to his wife. It is a simple but important gallant gesture.
Susan, that’s also called class, something the Obamas know nothing about. Period.
low class..
I just added a SECOND UPDATE that shows Michelle looking very much the same on the evening of January 20, 2009. I rather hope that the EUX.TV staff come by and see that she looks the same nearly three months ago.
That said, it is at times like this that I regret having watched the movie, The Omen.
I don’t believe she is pregnant either. Someone asked that questions months ago during the primaries. She has a big stomach and a large derriere and the clothes she chooses amplify (pun) the problem.
Hah! Susan, This is priceless.
The “fashion icon” that the media pimps keep pushing just ain’t workin’ for Michelle; she is one of the tackiest First Ladies I can remember.
Oh, yeah, that “cocktail party” dress really, really, really doesn’t belong in that picture. Neither do those thighs.
“Mon Dieu!”” I can just hear Carla Bruni thinking to herself.
Bruni’s understated classy and elegant pose and outfit make that tacky woman next to her….
Well. We shouldn’t say what we really think about that US First Lady’s pose and dress. It might offend.
We will think it nonetheless.
Sheesh. Hire a personal consultant to teach Michelle and Barack how not to look and behave like trailer trash. They might eat arugula; but they look hot dogs.
Shameful.
Here’s what I fear: She already has people who know better. But she overrules them. Further, she is so strongly opinionated and pushy, that they have learned — the hard way — to grin and bear it silently. I think she directly connects with those young, not-very-good designers and they tell her what she wants to hear.
She surely has full-lengths mirrors galore, but obviously does not see how so many of her outfits wrongly accentuate her worst features (large stomach, very large and square hips, and very large posterior). She just flat-out doesn’t see. If she DID see, she would choose two-part outfits since a jacket is so effective at hiding or softening the contours of her abdominal and posterior problem areas. Or she could wear a pretty, light jacket over a dress.
Never a cardigan. A jacket.
If she wishes to be adventurous, she could choose a pretty chocolate brown with a very light accent of a soft gold or orange or some other color — via the piping on a pocket or in the buttons.
THE AIM: One’s clothing should never be the focus. One’s clothing should be “quiet,” especially in every one of those formal settings. Hillary has that down perfectly.
Hillary’s cream-colored suit that she wore in London was simply stunning, and her jewelry was perfect — but one’s eyes didn’t go to her outfit unless one chose to. One’s eyes focused on what she was saying and doing.
And, yes to whoever mentioned Carla’s Dior outfit — the gray is perfect because it is a “quiet” color. The dress and coat are exquisitely fitted and tailored. One’s eyes are directed automatically to her face and what she’s saying.
MEChelle and Frankenbama bought the White House. Problem is you can’t buy dignity, class, honor, and grace. They can travel all over the world, and have the media lying and covering for them. But the bottom line is you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t.
lmao @ Frankenbama………..Fedup you are right about dignity,class and honor.
I would love to see Stacy and Clinton take her in hand. Wouldn’t she be great material for What Not to Wear?
No one expects a woman — first lady or not — to look sensational in everything. Wisdom is selecting what is appropriate and standing/sitting/walking in a manner that is flattering. The media can tell me over and over what a fashionista she is. I have eyes of my own.
LOL! Now whenever I hear the word arugula, I will think of hotdogs. You are so right!
I thought we were beyond critiquing professional women based on what they wear.
Beyond it? Maybe. But, it is striking how badly she dresses, and little public etiquette she exhibits. I have laughed from the beginning at this “fasion icon” story. It’s ludicrous.
Perhaps if the media pimps weren’t constantly pushing the “fashion icon” myth, it wouldn’t highlight how ludicrous it is whenever Michelle Obama steps out in public.
I don’t really care what she wears, to be honest. I do care that she’s just an embarrassment to me as an American and I will never get over her hatred of America.
PopeinRome - Michelle’s “profession” is first lady and she needs to look like a first lady especially if she’s trying to emulate Jackie O. It’s just like going to work in McDonald’s dressed like you’re going to churchthe prom. Out of synch and a distraction. You dress for the event, not to be the event.
going to churchthe prom
should be
going to church or the prom
she’s either PREGGERS or she’s wearing a bullet proof vest!
maybe both? question is, who is the father?
pahahaha!
they have been saying she was pregnant for a year now,,she just has a gut..
I am convinced that the person responsible for dressing MO (or assisting her) is passive agressive or has does not like her. Why would they allow her to go out in some of those outfits. Or is it that she will not listen to anyone?
What happened to the protocol office at the White House?
Just look at hoe BO is sitting, look at Sarkozy next to him.
And while we are at it, the black and white outfit on Sunday was atrocious. Just awful. The blouse and skirt would have been OK without the cardigan and belt. Especially where the belt was placed, right under her bosom. No wonder EUX-TV is wondering if she is pregnant.
OK I have had my fill of cattiness for the day. Will only lurk for the balance of the day.
It would not surprise me if B.O. Himself was Michelle’s stylist. She wears some of the angriest symbolism this country has ever seen in a First Lade, in completely ridiculous, inappropriate colors at times and disproportionate to her frame at others.
Sorry……Just look at how BO is sitting……
MEMEMEchelle will probably fake a pregnancy and miscarriage so she can be compared to Jackie O some more!
Yes, we are being forcefed MO on a daily basis-her great style, personality and intellect. CNN home page has at least 3 stories on her today, one being a poll asking should she run for president in 2020.
Her style comparison to Jackie, and the media’s constant lavish praise of her, is making me physically ill.
Hey, what’s the fuss with her thighs showing? They’re not that big…
And the belt thingy really helps make her thighs look slimmer…
She’s really hiding the thunder thighs well.
There Weary Barry goes, like his predessecor, his vulgar sitting….like marking his turf. (@#$#@##%!)
Or maybe folks in the real world know Dubya as his PREDECESSOR……….sorry.
For someone who has had makeovers and outfits handed to her since 2004 she really hates this country. She’s an ingrate. She hates this country, but people want to say she has style. Remember how she looked at that Arab-American festival in Chicago with the tacky gold shirt and the cheap glasses? That was not too long ago. They just pour money onto her, and she still looks bad. The crossed legs are gross. Just gross. Disgusting.
I hate that my money goes to her clothes, when she hates me and MY country.
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This is the position Barry Soetero is usually in, actually.
LOL! Why can’t she wear simple, elegant clothing like Clinton? What is she hiding behind those bows and extra layers?
My main issue with Michelle Obama is she is a gender sellout.
I could see Chelsea Clinton as POTUS but not Michelle, noooo, not Michelle. Stephanie Tubbs Jones could have made a good POTUS but people that supported Obama don’t support the ones that actually do the work for decades, they are all about making stuff up and the AD CAMPAIGN…stealing others words YES WE CAN!
Real feminists for President! No gender traitors!
What a fiasco with the Ipod, her clothing, the bow and scrape, her touching the Queen and the bank bailouts.
Michelle Obama takes a shot at Hillary Clinton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1qZMBE9Gc
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I still remember this and I don’t think that Michelle has disappeared, she is just being quiet for a time.
I was looking at some photos of Stephanie Tubbs Jones and got all teary eyed…one day I do hope women are valued for their hard work, and not for looks, and the inner spirit of all will be all the better once that happens.
Yes, I too hope that someday, we will all be judged by our talents and accomplishments, not by our gender or race (positive or negative racism). That is why this thread makes me a little uncomfortable.
It is one thing to proclaim my disagreement with The Precious and his policies and embezzlement of our country, which I abhor. I gag on being force fed the stories of MO’s amazing fashion sense and overall holiness, the savior of America and its children, whose light shines so brightly all other Americans can only bow, whose intellect and character blow away Einstein and Mother Theresa, the likes of which we have never seen since…The One.
But on the other hand, I do not condone trashing women for being too “fat” or “ugly” or what have you. The shooting spree on this spread sounds like the same venom launched at Hillary and Sarah Palin. And since I don’t want it to happen to them, or to me, or to my daughters, I will withhold it when it comes to those I do not hold the same respect for.
Yes, I too hope that someday, we will all be judged by our talents and accomplishments, not by our gender or race (positive or negative racism). That is why this thread makes me a little uncomfortable.
It is one thing to proclaim my disagreement with The Precious and his policies and embezzlement of our country, which I abhor. I gag on being force fed the stories of MO’s amazing fashion sense and overall holiness, the savior of America and its children, whose light shines so brightly all other Americans can only bow, whose intellect and character blow away Einstein and Mother Theresa, the likes of which we have never seen since…The One.
But on the other hand, I do not condone trashing women for being too “fat” or “ugly” or what have you. The shooting spree on this thread sounds like the same venom launched at Hillary and Sarah Palin. And since I don’t want it to happen to them, or to me, or to my daughters, I will withhold it when it comes to those I do not hold the same respect for.
We have these discussions for a reason.
A recent thread asked why he got the protocol wrong if his Presidency is all about appearance and symbolism.
I think about Stephanie Tubbs Jones often and still can’t bear deleting her email address. She had style, intelligence and a smile to light up the world. When she died, my first thought was someone had killed her because she remained so loyal to Hillary. I had the same idea about the Arkansas DNC chairman. The police collected a computer from the home of the man who killed him, but nothing was ever said about what was on it. Two strong Hillary supporters dying within two weeks of convention and no one ever really talked about them.
IT’S ALL ABOUT HER
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/02/AR2009040200879.html
As far as I know she has yet to bring in a harvest but they have already declared her the all knowledgeable farmer, of the bread basket of America.
Whenever I look at her all I can think is GOD DAMN AMERICA. It’s written all over her.
Compared to Carla Bruni she looks like an amazon.
We all are saying they haven’t been taught protocol which is why they are so gauche and embarrassing but review the tape. Mr. Soertoro/Obama had absolutely no problem executing proper Muslim behavior to the Saudi King. Who taught him how to do that? The United States protocol office who teaches them how to show respect without bowing to a foreign leader?
She has processed hair, and she looks as if she’s had lip reduction and a nose job. That’s not showing much ethnic pride.
I think a lot of her photos (when she was younger) have been scrubbed from the internet. She looks very different than she did during her whitie-hating youth.
And she still hates whitie.
You are right. There are pictures of her when she was living with, who was it, Jessie Jackson? I never got why she didn’t live with her own family. But for someone who hates whitey so much, she’s sure doing a Michael Jackson to try to look like one.
Never heard anything about her not living with her own family before. Are you sure?
Yes I am positive. I will go dig around for a link to it but I believe it was with the Jackson family. And the pic of her as a little girl does NOT look like the Mechelle of today.
This is a MUST SEE…This is the link to the story about MeChelle living with Jessie Jackson’s family. Get a LOAD of the pic. She looks mean and full of hate all the way back then. ROFLMAO. First Lady my arse!
http://obamawtf.blogspot.com/2008/06/michelle-obama-admits-she-loves-jesse.html
No hint of the stubble that she seems to have a difficult time removing now.
I always got the impression she lived with her family, but since JJ Sr’s daughter was her best friend she spent alot of time at the house growing up.
Yeah, she has had a nose job and lip reduction. The hair is processed too. Lots of plastic surgery for Michelle Obama.
Carla Bruni still looks better.
Michelle Obama has atrocious table manners too. I’ve seen videos of her during the campaign where she was chewing with her mouth open, no using cutlery correctly and reaching across the table to grab condiments. (Instead of asking that something be passed to her.)
She’s no product of Jack and Jill, that’s for sure.
Then there’s the photo of the state dinner. Guess who’s the only one with elbows on the table (out of 20 or so)?
Here’s the deal: Michelle’s manners are so bad that someone had better remove those O daughters from the care of her mother, who doesn’t seem to have taught Michelle anything.
Maybe the Jackson Family did?
I could never understand, you would think since BOTH Obama’s went to IVY league schools, they would have learned something about proper manners, ways to eat and sit, proper gift givng, all that protical, if not taught at thoise schools, they should of at least picked something up from their classmates, but since Micheel hated most of her class mates, she probably delibertly did things different just to be Michelle, so she could pretend people didn’t like her because she was AA instead of the fact she was rude, never smiled and ate with her mouth open.
Yes I remember that footage. It was at a diner in PA. My grandmother had a good method to break that bad habit. She would poke your hand with her fork.
” Oh Sorry. Was that your hand? I thought it was a porkchop”
>>> She looks very different than she did during her whitie-hating youth.
Yes, she was much scarier-looking when Dan Ackroyd was shooting her with the green plasma in Ghostbusters.
ROFLMAO Baba. Don’t tell me she’s the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man?
I don’t care what the BS media says…we have to be laughingstocks all over the world. How many Presidents and First Ladies have we had? Now, what, literal slobs who commit gaffe after gaffe, and don’t hide their contempt and hatred for this country. Come on. France, England, Italy, etc. are not frigging stupid. They have to be secretly laughing their asses off and the weak, dumbed down, pathetic America we’ve become.
Do ya think she drinks the finger bowls?
I actually think she is crass enough to have asked the Queen of England to “pull her finger.”
omg…LMAO
Society in Washington DC has done away with fingerbowls, alas. I read an article about this somewhere. Some hostesses had been known for cultivating special geraniums for use in fingerbowls - specially fragant petals to go with the wine, or some other nonsense like that.
Now people have become savages in Washington DC. Ask Sally Quinn, and she’ll tell you. It all started with those trashy Clintons who wouldn’t seek Sally Quinn’s advice on how to entertain in DC.
First they came for the fingerbowls, but I am not a fingerbowl, so I said nothing ….
“First they came for the fingerbowls…”.
That’s really funny. Hope I steal it.
LMFAO!!
yeah..probably thinks they are the soup.slurp!!.slurp!!!!
Why is everyone hating on Michelle Obama? A couple of those outfits were a bit much for me, but it’s just her personal taste. Who cares?
I hardly think she embarassed herself…in fact Europe loved her and her outfits. And she has a 75% approval rating here at home.
Plenty of reasons to critisize her and her husband. This seems pretty silly.
So quit playa’ hatin’!
She’s the First Lady. Her image is up for critique. Don’t hate the woman, hate the dress. As long as Michelle Obama is representing as First Lady, I will talk about her attire, her hair, and her accessorizing.
Laura Bush always dressed like she picked the first thing she found in the clothes hamper. She had good table manners, though.
My neighbor told me Michelle Obama is a tranny. Is that true? She kinda looks like one. LOL
No, it isn’t true, but her designer, Jason Wu, got his start designing for Ru Paul.
Not really for Ru Paul. Jason made ‘Barbie dolls’ and outfits to represent Ru. Yeah, Ru Paul DOLLS, sold on eBay.
Francis … honey, this is still America …
We can still express our personal opinions. Maybe you’d be happier at Huffypoop where individuality is discouraged?
Francis- it’s called “blowback”. The MSM is force feeding us their version of reality, that MEchelle is some sort of American fashionista. The truth of the matter is more than half her wardrobe choices belong in Glamour Magazine under the “Don’t” section, with her eyes blacked out to protect her from additional embaressment. What the saying? Don’t piss on my leg then tell me it’s raining out.
If MEchelle doesn’t want the attention ( both positive and negative) about her appearance, then her staff should stop handing out press releases about it and writing copy for MSNBC and CNN on her outfits and hair.
Maybe Michelle thought she was auditioning to replace Oprah or attempting to be the next Dr Phil?
We all know that talk show hosts (and guests) tend to be far more relaxed in terms of body language, whether crossing legs or putting a hand on someone else’s shoulder. Having seen a few episodes of “The Graham Norton Show”, I know this informal style isn’t limited to this side of the Atlantic (then again, that could just be Graham’s own style and not as reflective of other non-American talk show hosts).
How long has she been a woman? Still looks like a tranny hooker to me….
LOL
http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/16/rupaul-the-obamas-are-a-drag/
Here is another picture that bugs me:
http://www.parentingsites411.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/obamamos0202-468×3651.jpg
Looks like more of a man than Barack to me.
As heard: “She’s all that and a bag of hips”
Can’t we PLEASE talk about Chancellor Merkel’s husband’s suits? Oh wait … where was he? Not at the G-20 spouse tea parties? Ahhhhhhh, he was at his university office doing HIS OWN WORK as a professor of Chemistry.
When will we ever have a first spouse with just the simple grace of getting up everyday and working at his/her own profession?
I would like that very much. Or at least a first spouse who can volunteer to donate their time and voice to worthy causes. MO can easily change the way she is perceived with what she can do.
Merkel’s husband did show up for a public event with the rest of them. But he does have his own career.
Michelle is not pregnant. She has a pot belly that won’t go away no matter how much she exercises. Most of it has to do with her posture.
She stoops her shoulders and that constributes to her bad posture. Her tummy is not poochy, it only looks that way because she doesn’t stand up straight.
She needs tai chi or pilates, and a staff that she will listen to. I’ll bet nobody dares to tell Michelle anything about fashion, posture, protocol or anything else.
I loved the photo of Michelle hoing the new White House Vegetable Garden, planted with hundreds of dollars worth of “heritage” vegetable seeds. The irony of that photo appears to be lost on most people.
I suppose leaving off the Harley-Davidson-Mad-Max silver-studded black leather belt under the bust might help the belly issue.
It’s finger down the throat time for Michelle.
Susan, thanks for the thread…have more like this!! We’ve got a bunch of damn funny people who come here!! LMAO……
I don’t know how Meechelle even got her legs crossed as big as those thighs are…I was under the impression that in a formal setting women either sit w their legs crossed at the ankles or just have their feet flat on the floor. And Oshitface sitting there w his legs spread eagled like he’s at a frat party or something…ignorant, both of them. I don’t think it’s just a matter of not knowing better. If they wanted to know better, I’m sure they could find a renowned person to teach them basic protocol. They just DON’T GIVE A SHIT. Next think you know, Obama will be wearing his pants below the equator w his boxers showing.
Well, if she does run for President (perish the thought) I hope all the people who did not want a Clinton dynasty will feel the same about an Obarky dynasty.
My thoughts exactly!
jeebus you sound EXACTLY like the nuts who went after first Clinton and then Palin.
I DON’T GIVE A RAT’S :PATOOTIE: WHAT SHE WEARS OR LOOKS LIKE. AND IF YOU DO CARE, YOU NEED YOUR HEADS EXAMINED.
AND NO, I VOTED FOR CLINTON IN THE PRIMARIES AND THEN MCKINNEY.
Her image is a suitable topic for discussion. She’s an icon. People talk about icons.
At least her clothes don’t look as if she’s slept in them (LB) and she doesn’t wear hats that look like UFO’s (HC, first inauguration.)
Michelle has no taste in clothes, bad manners and poor posture. She had better improve pronto.
I will always write about how Michelle Obama dresses, how she presents herself to the public, what she says, what she eats, etc.
She is creating an image. That’s part of the job.
Part of my job is reporting my opinions for public evaluation.
If she is not pregnant then she has a tummy that she is attempting to conceal through the way she dresses. I was wondering about it myself because of the way she wears her sweaters with just the lower one or two buttons buttoned. That’s a way to try to hide the tummy. It would seem if she was pregnant they would say something by now and that her tummy would be bigger than it was in January. I thought she worked out every day? Maybe it is only her arms that she exercises.
She aint pregnant. If she were, she wouldn’t wear that black strap under her bust. She may be looking for speculaion to divert attention from oBami’s complete shit.
She told Oprah she wasn’t if that means anything. I guess Oprah asked at their last interview. Yeah. That one’s wife is just plain fat. He may be working out like a champ, but she is eating!
It’s finger down the throat time for Michelle.
What a remarkably STUPID COMMENT.
I suppose you have never had a loved one or family member dealing with bulimia.
Listen to tonite’s NQ radio “with Judith Asner, a specialist on body dysmorphic disorders, started one of the first outpatient programs for eating disorders in 1979 on the East Coast. She continues to work primarily with bulimics both individually, in groups, and with their spouses. Judith also does life-coaching. Her newsletter, Beat Bulimia, is the culmination of more than 25 year’s experience with the syndrome.”
http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/04/06/dont-miss-paulies-radio-show-tonight-9-pm-et-open-thread/#more-20309
it is not “finger down the throat time” for anyone. Clue up.
Lighten up. Meeemeeemeeechelle took a shot at HRC taking care of her “own house.” Meemeemeee gets no.sympathy. from me and from 85 percent of the people here. Get a clue.
Ah, let her enjoy her food. I’d love a nice big fat First Lady. Michelle has a big behind - girlfriend got back! That’s a refreshing change. What tales would the White House toilets tell us about Nancy Reagan secrets to slimness, I wonder.
I like a woman with curves.
I’ll bet Michelle gains at least 25 pounds in the first year in the White House. You go for it, Michelle.
NomNomNom
I don’t care if you voted for Clinton. BO is destroying capitalism in this country. This man needs to be removed from office through impeachment. The NQ posts are mild compared to the lamedead Obots that trashed Hillary and Sarah.
Obama stoled, bribed, and cheated his way into the Presidency and none of us owe him an apology.
What in the world does that have to do with Michelle Obama’s (or any other woman’s) appearance?? There are plenty of bad things to say about Michelle Obama, eg racism, dumb or hateful things she’s said: her appearance isn’t one of them. There are even more things bad to say about BHO: go for it! But I don’t ever want to hear one more inane comment about what any woman looks like. Period. It’s just not relevant and whether intended or not it promotes miogyny.
oops, misogyny
“But I don’t ever want to hear one more inane comment about what any woman looks like. Period”
Then what the hell are you doing on this thread?
“But I don’t ever want to hear one more inane comment about what any woman looks like. Period”
Then what the hell are you doing on this thread?
well at least you admit the whole thread is inane, Blue Topaz. In your element, are you?you
lol, I can’t type. thm:
How can y’all condone this crap after all your speeches about not defining women by their appearance?
I’m probably the only person here whom MEchelle reminds of a praying mantis insect. To me she looks and moves like a praying mantis. Gawky, gawky. I haven’t decided of what insect her beloved hubby reminds me. Maybe a blood sucking mosquito……maybe a fly maggot………
Rep. Paul Ryan definitely reminds me of a fly maggot…..
Yeah. A bot fly maggot.
So most of you on this site usually profess shock and horror when Hillary is reduced to the sum total of her attire and bemoan the sexism. How are your comments About Michelle any different to the sexist media commentators and their prehistoric babble re Hillary? Shame on you.
The difference, Ben, is that Hillary earned her way to the top, and focusing only on her appearance is indeed a reduction of her accomplishments.
On the other hand, being force-fed endless BS about the comparison between MO and Jackie Kennedy is infuriating. There is no comparison between what is still the most poised, articulate and gracious First Lady (who didn’t have her own political future) and this knuckle-draggin’ oaf (complete with size 13 shoes). Her only accomplishment so far is to create racial division and contempt.
Got it now?
ben meet Julie–you’ll like each other.
LOL!!!!
I really don’t mind how Meechelle dresses or sits. It is what is in her heart that bothers me. However, in her defense, she is very tall with long legs, it is difficult to sit gracefully on a low sofa when your legs are long.
Models and ballerinas manage to sit on chairs properly. Michelle needs some basic lessons on posture and presentation. These are things you learn, not things you naturally know.
I am sure that Michelle won’t listen to anybody. She is going to do whatever she wants.
The postings on the site are pitiful. Who cares what sitting positions the President or First Lady are photograph in. Just a bunch of stupid ass comments to say the least … WOW, the world is in a mess and people waste their time discussing sitting position. The brother and sister look great to me … Quit all this hating and show some love, it will make your day much brighter … (Smile).
Still can’t get over the brother winning the election. Be honest and say what you mean and don’t bring up this other “trivial BS”. The brother is so cool and relaxed it just “shakes up” the old white standards of what America “used to be” … Sorry, the brother won in the face of all odds. Get a better candidate to run next time and there might be a little bit of hope, but in the mean time CHILL OUT FOLKS … THEY ARE BOTH HERE TO STAY … Can’t wait for their second term in 2012. So you all have at least eight (8) more years to FREAK OUT … GOOD LUCK … AND HOPE YOU CAN HANG IN THERE:)
CW, Atlanta
Go back to your dungeon!