The new, unreality-based Michelle Obama-as-GOP victim meme
The Times on the East and the Times on the West ran similarly-themed pieces today casting Republicans as wife-beaters.
NYT columnist Maureen Dowd decries the supposed GOP strategy of “mincing Michelle” Obama–conveniently neglecting the fact that the purported “whitey” tape rumors were initiated and perpetuated by Hillary liberals and conveniently neglecting the fact that it was Beltway Republicans who tried to stop Tennessee GOP members from running an ad critical of her self-confessed lack of patriotism.
LAT’s Robin Abcarian has a slightly more balanced piece, which notes criticism of Michelle Obama’s public statements from left-leaning Slate and rough treatment of Rudy Giuliani’s wife by the press. Still, the overarching narrative is that we are all somehow colluding in unfair and “brutal” attacks on Barack Obama’s wife because we express profound disagreement with her public statements and policy pronouncements on the campaign trail.
You want “unfair” and “brutal?”
Go remind yourselves of what the Left says about First Lady Laura Bush.
Haven’t seen the sympathy pieces about that.
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I’ll be on the Fox election show in the 5pm hour to talk about this new Michelle Obama-as-GOP victim meme.
Commenter BrianNY:
Every time liberals here are incensed by the “hatred” of those who dare to quote Michelle Obama’s own words, I post these ditties to remind them what hatred really is. Maybe Maureen Dowd and Robin Abcarian should also take note:
1. “Hitler’s dog” - Bill Maher describing First Lady Laura Bush on 9/23/05.
2. “The Silver Douche bag” - George Carlin describing former First Lady Barbara Bush on 9/9/05.
3. “The moron doesn’t fall too far from the tree” - Bill Maher describing former First Lady Barbara Bush on 9/9/05.
4. “Like her evil husband, she has lived far too long. Here’s hoping the hag suffers for several weeks, then croaks in the tub.” - The Huffington Post, concerning Nancy Reagan on 2/17/08.
5. “I feel no pity for the bitch who took delight in watching thousands die of a horrible disease and watching the poor having to eat out of dumpsters because of her husband’s political beliefs.” - The Huffington Post, concerning Nancy Reagan on 2/17/08.
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This doesn’t help my children.
Time to call the WAHHHHHHHHHmbulance!
I say go for her nuts. Our country’s future is at stake.
But Laura Bush isn’t a disciple of The Obamessiah! Duh!
Once again the left cries foul when they realize that Americans are not to happy with the MSM’s chosen Obamessiah.
Hmph, Hmph, Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Keep your mouth shut and you won’t be criticized about your stupid staments.
statements
If the Left has the right to pick on our Michelle for speaking her mind, then we on the Right have the right to pick on their Michelle for speaking her mind.
Don’t like it? Then stay out of lime light!
The only difference is our Michelle knows how to defed herself and their Michelle is as clueless as D’ohBama
defend
Blind_Mule, we forgive you for spelling it the way Michelle O pronounces it.
LOL
I will be watching you today on Fox Michelle. I know you will make our point about mo very well. I am sick to death of bho and wifeee making every thing they do or say off limits to anyone who disagrees with them.
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It is great that you will be talking about this on Fox MM! Look forward to it…
Stop being so mean to her!
True. Plus our Michelle has never held up her children to be used as
as shields against moonbat attacks.
Maureen … Dowd. I remember reading the late Molly Ivins’ complaint about feeling something like “the lash of [our] snotty scorn, the sting of [our] haughty sneers,” in a book filled with snotty scorn and haughty sneers, and in the pre-Web era, I regret not petitioning her: “Excuse me, Miss Cowboy Boots, what is it you do for a living?”
I don’t know if there is any subtle meaning here but Muslim terrorists use children, even their own children, as human shields.
MM said:
Every time liberals here are incensed by the “hatred” of those who dare to quote Michelle Obama’s own words, I post these ditties to remind them what hatred really is. Maybe Maureen Dowd and Robin Abcarian should also take note:
1. “Hitler’s dog” - Bill Maher describing First Lady Laura Bush on 9/23/05.
2. “The Silver Douche bag” - George Carlin describing former First Lady Barbara Bush on 9/9/05.
3. “The moron doesn’t fall too far from the tree” - Bill Maher describing former First Lady Barbara Bush on 9/9/05.
4. “Like her evil husband, she has lived far too long. Here’s hoping the hag suffers for several weeks, then croaks in the tub.” - The Huffington Post, concerning Nancy Reagan on 2/17/08.
5. “I feel no pity for the bitch who took delight in watching thousands die of a horrible disease and watching the poor having to eat out of dumpsters because of her husband’s political beliefs.” - The Huffington Post, concerning Nancy Reagan on 2/17/08.
Just think, if Obama sucked at Basketball, she wouldn’t be with him. That’s on the account of her Brother.
Michelle says:
That’s what she gets for marrying a typical half-white person.
I have always been against violence directed toward women. But, Maureen Dowd is enough to give one pause on that position.
Talking about Mrs. Obama is a distraction from the real issues like hope and change and how much like a rockstar Barry Obama is.
Quick! Someone cry the Obamas a river or something. And, for goodness sake, someone do something to help her children. Please?
When she first showed up on the campaign trail, I really wanted to like her. She seemed intelligent and stylish. Then she opened her mouth. If she’s getting a lot of criticism, she’s got no one to blame but herself.
I’m old enough to remember how the MSM - especially the NYT - vilified Nancy Reagan as Marie Antoinette incarnate, callous and unfeeling, for wanting to replace the chipped and cracked White House china used by the carters while “tens of millions” of the homeless were sleeping on city streets across the nation.
It’s funny how the homeless seem to have just disappeared into the ether, now that they are no longer of use to the MSM as a guilt trip mechanism to use against Republicans.
It’s even funnier how the so-called unbiased MSM seems to always, always defend a Democrat First Lady but never misses a chance to skewer a Republican one.
It seems to me that this may just be a pre-emptive strike by the MSM. I believe that they may be trying to limit debate to a few “politically correct” areas in order to lessen examination of ALL facets of the candidates.
It seems as though I was right. Anything that is not positive for Obama is a “distraction” or racist.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this is part of the Dems effort to get back the Hillary supporters. Michelle Obama, the new symbol of victimized women, to replace the fallen Hillary. Now the feminazis will flock to Obama because of his victimized wife, and forget the terrible injuries to the Feminist Icon Hillary. At least that is probably the plan.
Not much of a story in that NY times opinion piece at all. Why would anyone expect of an interview with the candidates advisor to say anything other than ‘It is unfair to critique my candidate or anyone around him in any way I do not approve of first’?
Imagine, both Times’s running similar op-ed pieces. And we’re all crazy enough to think that there is a Vast Left Wing Conspiracy? Hmmm…
What was really aggravating was the LA Times article outright lied saying the “proud” remark was unscripted. In fact, it was part of her written speech, and she’s on tape saying it on two different occasions.
I think they are crying a river because there is some serious flooding in the Heartland.
Memo to Ms. Malkin: you lost me at *Mauron Dowd*…’nuff said.
Memo to Ms. Obama: if you don’t like playing the role of javelin catcher, then get off the field.
*out*
Libs and lefties are what I’d call the “battlecruisers of politics.”
Battlecruisers were first designed in WWI as warships that were as fast and lightly armored as cruisers, yet packed the same main guns as battleships. Critics called them “Eggshells armed with hammers.” And they were right, as the disastrous experience of the Royal Navy’s battlecruisers at Jutland proved (WWII history buffs will also recall what happened when battlecruiser HMS Hood engaged the German battleship Bismarck, and when the Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima took on the battleship USS Washington).
When it comes to politically-motivated vituperation, libs and lefties are “Eggshells armed with hammers.” They can dish it out, but they can’t take it.
This woman Michelle Obama is just plain UGLY, not only to the core but FROM the core of her being. And that’s not helping her kids.
I can NOT think of another couple of people that are more selfish, self-centered, narcissistic, angry,entitlement based, ungrateful people ANYWHERE.
And their friends? Quite similar. ( can you imagine his cabinet?)
The obama’s ….The only good thing about the two of them together, the obama pair is that it saves two other people.
Please people, stay away from the saviors disciple. She’s not asking for it:
link to AT’s article
should have included this quote
Does this mean MO is Hitler’s dog’s silver douche bag? Why not? She’s gray under the hair dye. Factually based and perfectly reasonable criticism. Yeah.
What would happen to these defenders if MO were attacked leftie-style? Heads implode? Dietary distress? What? I want to know.
The woman is not a victim. Get out of the wahmbulance.
How long until the “vast, right-wing conspiracy” phrase comes up again?
Michelle Obama, as First Lady, will prove to be arrogance personified to the nth degree. Talk about the “audacity of hope” - this will be a prime example if fulfilled to it’s conclusion.
Well just opened up my yahoo main page and on it is Cindy and Michelle, “study in contrasts” and a little box with the mouth’s picture on it saying “what will the next first lady be like?”. Scroll down to the “news” stories and it’s 2 obummer stories and one colbert’s fans “spice up” McCain’s green background.
The Harvard mouth is a whiner, thinks everything should be given to her for free, complains about how mean this country is all the time. Yeah, there are a lot of mean people and most are the libs as you can see by the kooks and puff pos. I know the resident liberal trolls say we’re all so mean to them. They should see what their own kind say about us but they probably don’t think that’s mean at all.
Please people, stay away from the saviors disciple. She’s not asking for it:
he… Michelle “Mary Magdalene” Obama…
Well I for one can’t wait to hear OUR “Michelle Maglalang” take her down a notch or two on Fox!
Speaking of which, where have Bill and Hillary been lately? I’m starting to miss the selfish, self-centered, narcissistic, angry,entitlement based, ungrateful loudmouths.
cindy mccain knows all about earning an honest dollar because she inherited her billions from her family..oh wait a sec…nevermind…
Why give these two ‘rags’ any crediblilty? We all know what slant they are going to give the news, and it certainly will not be neutral! When is the last time either Times JUST reported the news, NOT slanted the news?
…these clowns can pound sand for all I care!
I agree with Independent Tom, its a preemptive strike by the MSM to limit debate to a few politically correct issues defined as follows:
“Political Correctness” is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
cf is right on target. Attempt to recapture the female sympathy vote.
I heard today on MSNBC that her “experience in health care” will be an asset to Obama’s socialist health care reform plans.
She is a lawyer that got a job as a Community Outreach Director for U of Chicago Hospital. Now your guess is as good as mine what the hell one would do in that job, but my guess is fundraising bundler using her last name as the draw. Pretty good work if you can get it. That’s “giving back” in the public sector to her. To the rest of us, it’s influence peddling that drives up the cost of health care for everyone.
If every hospital has a “community outreach director” making $130,000 ($300,000+ after your husband is elected to the senate), pretty soon you are talking about real money. How many hospitals in America? About 5700. At $150,000 per outreach director, that’s $855 million dollars spent on community outreach. That’s a whole lotta outreach!
Oh, you don’t really want to go down THAT
tolltroll road, do you?John D. Rockefeller, AKA ‘Wreck-a-fellow’ by those he ruthlessly ruined with his business dealing had a trust fund for who…might that be Jay R., the Righteous? Or maybe daddy Kennedy, the bootlegger? Trustfund babies including Teddy and the rest of the Kennedy Clan. Honest dollar? Please!
These are just the two most egregious examples of “old” money I can think of off the top of my head. Cindy McCain’s dinero is, I’m sure, new money. Old argument…yawn…
The complaint, that the Republicans will launch vicious attacks on poor Michelle Obama, sounds similar to claims by Clinton that all attacks on her are or were the work of a vast right wing conspiracy. Poor thing.
I have never hear Laura Bush say an unkind thing about anyone. I don’t know how she does it. MO needs a course in how to be gracious. All her opportunities were not enough to satisfy this woman. The American public doesn’t like whinny witches as First Lady.
Michelle Obama knos all about earning an honest dollar because Rezko bought her a houseoh wait a sec… she received a 300 percent raise after Barry won the senate..oh wait another sec…nevermind…
I can’t wait for that first State dinner where the media get invited. Arugula, chittlin’s and Colt 45 to wash it down. For desert they will probably have Coke, if the spoons aren’t dirty.
I respect that Michelle Obama has achieved the American dream, but I’d respect her more if she acted like an American. That’s the difference between her & Cindy McCain.
The whole idea of a windfall profits tax is predicated on the belief that Big Oil executives are making too much money for what they do.
I think the Obama’s are making too much for the value they bring to society at large. Shouldn’t we be talking about a windfall salaries tax too?
This is an example of preemptive claim of racist victimhood, a sympathy seeking tactic.
Lefties always signal what they fear most by trying to put it off limits.
Nancy Reagan was pilloried by the liberal press.
She never complained.
There is, I believe, a distinct possibility that all of this Michell O defense is part of a pree-emptive “heading off at the pass” of any criticim from the yet-to-be-seen Whitey tape. I’m still not 100% convinced that it’s not out there, and McCain is too much of an egotist to use it. “I don’t need to stoop to that level to win!”
Just that, right there, is all the reason we need to hate and loath the Left. If the SOBs did nothing else that would do it.
And when some starry eyed punk or punkess talks about Unity or Coming Together throw that in their face. And if there are no witnesses throw something else.
C’mon Ron…you can do better than that. You’re just dragging the site down. Be a grownup dude.
#57 Max
“McCain said “I don’t need to stoop that low to win”
Isn’t that was Marcia Clark said about her “slam dunk sure thing”?
Oops
“Isn’t that WHAT Marcia Clark said.” Not was
What’s wrong with chitlins?
OK Dakine, I have learned something from Liberals so here goes my apology:
I am sorry if anyone who misinterpreted what I said, was offended.
Don’t black folks liked chittlin’s and Colt 45.
I would tell you to kiss my butt, but, that is standard operating procedure according to the liberal handbook.
So that would probably sound more like an invitation than a comeback.
Thanks, dakine (#59).
Ron, show some class, man. You really are acting like an unhinged liberal. I am interpreting your comments correctly and am disappointed that your comments aren’t cogent. You sound like someone who’s trying to sabotage this site.
No way. If we cry the Obama’s a river, Hillary will launch another fraudulent scheme to sell land along its banks.
Cindy McCain is a terrific lady and a real class act: her health problems and the adoption of a special needs child from a foreign nation are truly inspiring and heart warming.
It is shameful she is being given the same disgusting treatment the MSM showed towards Nancy Reagan - another classy lady - but that’s how they’ll continue to play it until we stop buying thier filthy papers and turn off/change the channels on their liberal biased news casts.
Ms. Malkin, if you are going to address the NYT article and the facts that it neglects to mention, you have to acknowledge the Terrorist Fist jab comment made by E.D. Hill on Fox the other night that Ms. Dowd mentions in her article to support her claim.
While I agree 1000% with this, I still think the obama’s are even worse. And the Clintons, while vile, they did like America.
Let me get this straight:
Liberals saying cruel things about Republican first ladies shouldn’t be criticized.
However, if anybody (not a liberal?) says things critical of Michelle Obummer, it is a vast, right-wing conspiracy or political hate speech?
Uh huh. Can somebody give Michelle and her lightweight husband some binkies and put them down for their nap? They’re getting a little cranky, aren’t they?
It is the Willie Horton story all over again! Dems do bad thing, manage to get Republicans blamed for it, MSM (in collusion as usual) obscures the truth, supporting Democrats.