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1. #1
   On February 13th, 2011 at 9:38 am, cabrerski said:

   How about running up and down the stairs to check the mailbox, looking for the reparations paycheck?

2. #2
   On February 13th, 2011 at 9:43 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

   Brought to you by Loony Tunes! She belongs in Chicago.

3. #3
   On February 13th, 2011 at 9:44 am, vcferlita said:

   Yeah, let’s lie to and manipulate our kids to get them to do something. I mean isn’t that how the White House is being run?

4. #4
   On February 13th, 2011 at 9:52 am, stevevvs said:

   Gosh, nothing on CPAC, still! Go Ron Go!

5. #5
   On February 13th, 2011 at 10:01 am, stillontheroad said:

   Strap a sack of cement to your little booties and now walk like me kiddies.

6. #6
   On February 13th, 2011 at 10:01 am, drivingjack said:

   How about “Go get me some crack. Now you run all the way there and back.”

7. #7
   On February 13th, 2011 at 10:28 am, teachem2 said:

   I think it’s much more valuable to oh, I don’t know, go riding bicycles or go walking with your kids. Heaven forbid you spend some quality time with your kids instead of lying to them about where you have the dollar.

   As an aside, whose kid is going to ask for just a dollar? Mine don’t ask for less than five and even then, if they couldn’t find my purse, they’d say forget it.

8. #8
   On February 13th, 2011 at 10:28 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

   How about the 40 yard gang bang dash where you outrun the thugs when you get off the school bus?

   GSP
   

9. #9
   On February 13th, 2011 at 10:28 am, Patronedheart said:

   Seriously? The Fed is training parents to deceive their children just to get them to be more active? How about getting off your entitled arse and take them to the park to spend some time with them? Also, that skit at the end of the video certainly didn’t seem to portray the typical family that MO was describing in the beginning of the video. She’s useless.

10. #10
    On February 13th, 2011 at 10:30 am, sd6104 said:

    How about, mow the lawn, pick up the trash, or take a bat to the drug dealers.

11. #11
    On February 13th, 2011 at 10:52 am, prendad said:

    I am surprized that our glorious leader’s wife can find the time to get away from the make-up table. What a sacrafice for her country. How about cutting your beautician’s budget and sending the money to a few of those communities without “safety nets and sports leagues”. And, if this problem is “particularly in the African-American communities”, then why don’t you show a black family in your commercial instead of a skinny white kid running up and down the stairs???

12. #12
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:00 am, beachmom said:

    “Our neighborhoods”????

    No sports leagues in black communities?
    Is that why the majority of basketball and football players are not white?

    “Our neighborhoods”???
    Since when did she live in a dangerous neighborhood?
    How about telling your hubby to reinstate vouchers for inner city kids?
    We all know she would never work to end teachers unions that keep bad teachers in jobs.

13. #13
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:03 am, babiesgrandma said:

    Words escape me. . . . . How idiotic. Next lesson: Why do kids not trust their parents?

14. #14
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:14 am, tre said:

    I have another idea. It may sound strange at first to y’all. But, just think about it, maybe try it, and it’ll grow on you.
    Nail a basketball goal up and play basketball with your children.
    Another idea I have is put up a volleyball net and play volleyball with them.
    My own mother had some crazy idea. We’d carry a bottle of water and go bicycle riding for a few miles on our country roads.
    I sometimes do a revolutionary thing with my children. I take them to the park and let them play on the jungle-gym.

    Those things may sound unorthodox, but think they’ll catch on eventually.

15. #15
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:18 am, letget said:

    I’m surprised mo hasn’t demanded 15M for a comic book ‘How to lie to your kids and get away with it’! Footnotes by bho, mo, jarrett, little timmy g, holder, and others.
    L

16. #16
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:33 am, letget said:

    Speaking of mo, she is pushing for amnesty for illegal aliens. Gotta get all them voters for bho in 2012!

    http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/143691-michelle-obama-urges-latino-community-to-pressure-gop-to-support-immigration-bill
    L

17. #17
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:38 am, babbledabble said:

    Running up & down the stairs (basement to first floor then to second floor without looking for my purse) a dozen times a day is how I get MY exercise. Does wonders for one’s rear end! Mine is in great shape LOL! Maybe Michelle should try it.

18. #18
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:40 am, granite said:

    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:03 am, babiesgrandma said:

    Words escape me. . . . . How idiotic. Next lesson: Why do kids not trust their parents?

    You beat me to it.
    Thank you!

19. #19
    On February 13th, 2011 at 12:11 pm, Mister P said:

    So, now I know why my father had me keep running to the basement for beer.

20. #20
    On February 13th, 2011 at 12:17 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Here’s another exercise: take big giant bites. Put an entire Big Mac in your mouth. It takes a lot longer (and with great effort) to grind it down to the point that you can actually chew. If you don’t choke to death or develop serious cramps, rest for five minutes then repeat.

21. #21
    On February 13th, 2011 at 12:20 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:14 am, tre said:
    I sometimes do a revolutionary thing with my children. I take them to the park and let them play on the jungle-gym.

    Revolutionary, indeed. Jungle gyms are well-nigh impossible to find these days. Libs are afraid someone will get a boo boo and cities and schools are too afraid of lawsuits.

    I played on jungle gyms, monkey bars, see-saws, and other stuff too dangerous for today’s kids. I never wore (or owned) a helmet, either. I climbed trees like a squirrel. I rode my bike unsupervised on the street. I miss the 80s. Kids are not allowed to be kids anymore.

22. #22
    On February 13th, 2011 at 12:52 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    It’s not safe to play outside because there isn’t a good enough “safety net”?

    Please excuse me while I barf.

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

23. #23
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:07 pm, Gene said:

    Is she saying that the only way to make an area livable for law abiding families is to hide in the house? I thought one of our ideals (all Americans) was to make this the land of the Free. You certainly don’t see it happening in the “bad” areas. I don’t mean we should subsidize any people, regardless of ethnicity, that don’t/won’t work. I mean clean them out and isolate them in prison or their mother country and let the decent folks grow up and enjoy their life. That won’t happen as long as the directors of the ACLU and it’s ilk take home bunches of bucks. People living together respectful of each other isn’t in their game plan.

24. #24
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:17 pm, swede said:

    Patronedheart said:
    Seriously? The Fed is training parents to deceive their children just to get them to be more active?

    That’s what tripped my trigger. Kids are smarter than you think. If you are lying to them to manipulate their behavior, they’ll figure it out – so you’re teaching them how to lie and practice manipulation to get people to do what they want. Then you wonder why when they’re teens they lie to you? Go. Figure.

    This woman is just thick – in more ways than one.

25. #25
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:17 pm, rambler said:

    What a totally loopy idea! If she thinks this will work more than once, she’s nuts. The rest of us shouldn’t have to suffer from her fat ass complex. She should look to her own nutrition, get a personal trainer and change her life while staying out of ours. The last thing I need is a self appointed food czar mandating what needs to happen in my house.

26. #26
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:19 pm, rambler said:

    And our tax dollars paid for that ad.

27. #27
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:20 pm, thefoundingfathers said:

    Maybe instead of making kids run up and down the stairs, MO should be focusing on why they can’t go outside and play. No sports leagues in the Black communites. I live in a mostly black community and there are plenty of sports leagues.

    I love Joyner’s female lackey saying “All Hail to the First Lady”.
    Yes, BO & MO both believe they are anointed.

28. #28
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:27 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    Similarly, when your parents tell you to “go outside and dig a ditch or something,” they’re preparing you for a profitable career in government. There will be plenty of signage to let you know you chose an admirable line of make-work. If enough kids stay interested, maybe our infrastructure will be rated a D+ someday.

    Cue the Rogue:

    Danny Noonan: I planned to go to law school after I graduated, but it looks like my folks won’t have enough money to put me through college.

    Judge Smails: Well, the world needs ditch diggers, too.

29. #29
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:34 pm, swede said:

    OT – but obligatory. CPAC’s straw poll result. Yawn…

    Ron Paul 30%
    Romney 23%
    Tim Pawlenty – 4%
    Michele Bachmann – 4%
    Mitch Daniels – 4%
    Sarah Palin – 3%
    Herman Cain – 2%

    What are these people thinking?

30. #30
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:42 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    If I want my kids to exercise by climbing up and down the stairs, I tell them to climb up and down the stairs. The Obama approach is very telling of what they think of human nature.

    Also, I wonder how much this media buy cost us? Of course, the cash flow means the journalists aren’t allowed to be objective, even if they wanted to be.

31. #31
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:50 pm, letget said:

    swede#29,
    If you or any here are so inclined, go to HA-Green Room and take the post cpac poll. It is the top post and only vote once. He had to re-do because so many people were voting several times. He did not put paul on the list. It will be interesting to see how people here at MM and HA think.
    L

32. #32
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:52 pm, Bruce said:

    There are more of “them” then there are of “us.” We’re doomed.

33. #33
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:53 pm, corkie said:

    Are liberals really stupid enough to suggest that tricking children to do a few stair climbs will combat child obesity?

    The answer is yes, and they are also stupid enough to suggest that using a different light bulb and driving a hybrid vehicle will adequately decrease one’s carbon footprint.

34. #34
    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:56 pm, rambler said:

    Just look what an ivy league education gets you – the belief that one can be an authority on everything.

35. #35
    On February 13th, 2011 at 2:29 pm, BrianNY said:

    Your ‘Let’s Move’ Exercise Tip of the Day

    If this ‘deceitful staircase” exercise is the Liberal standard, than those Americans who are perpetually searching for the necessary documents to corroborate Obama’s past, must be the healthiest Americans of all.

    “Huff…huff…huff…I still haven’t found Barack’s Columbia University transcripts, but I have lost 29 lbs. trying…huff…huff…huff. Thank you, Michelle Obama!”

36. #36
    On February 13th, 2011 at 2:52 pm, 123upnorth said:

    This is nothing. In Britain, the government will pay for you to visit a prostitute if it is part of a physical/mental health rehabilitation program.

37. #37
    On February 13th, 2011 at 2:58 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    Herman Cain

    He’s the former CEO of Godfathers’s Pizza, lately he’s been doing his own talk radio show. Solid conservative.

    Hope he runs. Most of the expected field are GOP establishment types, he’s not.

38. #38
    On February 13th, 2011 at 3:04 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    Here’s a good one: Get a box and somehow convince your child that you’ve got a snake in it (or course, you are lying – it’s only a trick). Then chase your child through the house with it, saying that you’re going to put it down their shirt. Not only does your child get great exercise, so do the parents. It’s a win-win for the family’s and America’s health!

39. #39
    On February 13th, 2011 at 3:26 pm, spaceycakes said:

    How about cutting your beautician’s budget

    She pays a beautician & still looks like something from the bottom of the ocean?

40. #40
    On February 13th, 2011 at 3:27 pm, Hangfire said:

    I remember hitting my head on the monkey-bars (jungle gym, for the snobs) and getting 6 stitches above my right eye.

    Not only did my parents NOT sue the school, I was totally cool afterwards. All the cute little girls wanted to see my stitches. Hell, I’d have hit my head sooner if I had known that.

41. #41
    On February 13th, 2011 at 3:30 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Obama will nip this in the bud – he doesn’t believe in lying to manipulate others to his agenda.

42. #42
    On February 13th, 2011 at 3:43 pm, ThunderHawkk said:

    I think parents should leave little homemade “obama/welfare stamps” around the house. Hide them in creative places. The kids will burn calories, and after the kids collect enough obama stamps, they can turn them into the parents for candy. Except that there isn’t any candy. And they lose weight.

43. #43
    On February 13th, 2011 at 3:59 pm, WrshpMzshn said:

    Once we perfect “fetch the purse” indoors, we can take it out on the street and get some real income.

44. #44
    On February 13th, 2011 at 4:16 pm, rightisright said:

    OT – but obligatory. CPAC’s straw poll result. Yawn…

    Ron Paul 30%
    Romney 23%
    Tim Pawlenty – 4%
    Michele Bachmann – 4%
    Mitch Daniels – 4%
    Sarah Palin – 3%
    Herman Cain – 2%

    How is it the best are at the bottom of the pile when ever we have a Repubican Party straw poll?

    Looks like we’re headed towards another presidential defeat, thanks Repubican Party.
    Personally I’d prefer for Michele Bachmann.

    sorry back to the subject.

45. #45
    On February 13th, 2011 at 4:21 pm, rightisright said:

    Herman Cain

    I like him also. He’s conservative not a political mouth piece.

46. #46
    On February 13th, 2011 at 4:59 pm, cheapseat said:

    CPAC is nothing more than a coffee clatch for East Coast Rinos, and Ron Paul Groupies. It is as meaningless as an Obama speech.

47. #47
    On February 13th, 2011 at 5:19 pm, vickisoup said:

    What on earth?? Who thinks it’s OK to trick your kid like this? What a stupid commercial. Furthermore, uh, “fetch the purse” is pretty darn close to “snatch the purse”. A thug running away from the scene of the crime is getting some good exercise. Will that be the next commercial??
    

48. #48
    On February 13th, 2011 at 5:25 pm, vickisoup said:

    Plus, seriously. The demographic she’s trying to reach doesn’t live in 2-story 3000sf homes in suburbia and have skinny kids with long brown hair and the latest cute outfit like this commercial depicts. Honestly…this WH is crazy.

49. #49
    On February 13th, 2011 at 6:23 pm, rightisright said:

    Honestly…this WH is crazy

    Sorry, that’s giving them way too much credit.

    ————-

    Anyone ever read the bp story advertised at the top of MM’s web page here? It’s well worth a look, what an incompetent operation. Looks like a place where the Peter Principle was found originally…at the cost of hundreds of American worker’s lives. Then you wonder why “Big Oil” has such a lousy reputation.

50. #50
    On February 13th, 2011 at 6:34 pm, AmericaFirst said:

    Why is Moochelle using thin white folk for her commercials when she emphasized fat Africans? I no longer use the hyphenated American phrase any more. Did you see how bloated that white woman’s pink purse was looking? She’s loaded to the hill. Why did the little girl only need a dollar? Obama’s dollar should be a $100 million dollar bill with his inflationary fiscal policy.

51. #51
    On February 13th, 2011 at 7:14 pm, jrgdds said:

    If I want my kids to exercise by climbing up and down the stairs, I tell them to climb up and down the stairs.

    One thing is for sure, some people should never allow Photographers to get behind her especially when using the stairs…
    

52. #52
    On February 13th, 2011 at 7:28 pm, MtsEdge said:

    blecch.

53. #53
    On February 13th, 2011 at 8:05 pm, Mister P said:

    I was one who wouldn’t forgive my parents for lying about Santa Claus.

54. #54
    On February 13th, 2011 at 9:30 pm, vsatt said:

    I grew up in a middle-class one story ranch home. Two stories was above my parents’ pay grade. Where’s my reparations for growing up without stairs to run up and down?

55. #55
    On February 13th, 2011 at 9:52 pm, aero said:

    Forget about a safety net in our African neighborhoods. Since the White House became an African neighborhood, we haven’t had a functioning republic.

56. #56
    On February 13th, 2011 at 11:29 pm, cabrerski said:

    On February 13th, 2011 at 1:17 pm, swede said:
    If you are lying to them to manipulate their behavior, they’ll figure it out – so you’re teaching them how to lie and practice manipulation to get people to do what they want.

    Gotta start training the next generation of Pelosis, Franks, et al.

57. #57
    On February 14th, 2011 at 12:29 am, mattm said:

    Everything is about race with the Obamas. I though the days of segregated sports was over.

58. #58
    On February 14th, 2011 at 1:37 am, pdv said:

    Just off the top of my head, I can come up with several profitable ways to just move.

    1. Snatch purse and run.

    2. Smash, grab and run.

    3. Climb and paint

    4. Paint and scurry

    5. MMA Street Fighting

59. #59
    On February 14th, 2011 at 8:40 am, John Deaux said:

    On February 13th, 2011 at 3:27 pm, Hangfire said:
    I remember hitting my head on the monkey-bars…

    I knew it! Some of the others were saying paint chips, but I just knew it had to be head trauma.

    

60. #60
    On February 14th, 2011 at 9:10 am, stillontheroad said:

    Well step aside my America
    I been doing it for years
    I say, Lets Move Kids, open your eyes
    And open up your ears
    Say, put a SUV in your butt
    Put a bumblebee in your butt
    Put some Carrot Sticks in your butt
    Put a Apple Core in your butt
    Say, put Chicago in your butt
    Say, Plant some Arugala in your butt
    Say, Look at those sweet taters in your butt
    Put a little tiny man in your butt, Oh!!
    Say, put a light in your butt
    Say, make it bright in your butt
    Say, put a TV in your butt
    Say, I’ll put myself in my butt
    Everybody say……

61. #61
    On February 14th, 2011 at 9:17 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    On February 13th, 2011 at 2:52 pm, 123upnorth said:
    This is nothing. In Britain, the government will pay for you to visit a prostitute if it is part of a physical/mental health rehabilitation program.

    In Germany, if you are collecting unemployment and you are offered a job at a brothel, you can lose your benefit if you refuse. At least that was the report a few years ago.

62. #62
    On February 14th, 2011 at 9:51 am, walterc said:

    When we were raising our kids, our youngest son loved to read. So one summer when he was about 11 he wanted to stay in and read all summer long. Not that a joy of reading is a bad thing (contrary to what the older one thought), but some exercise was needed. So we would make him do a couple laps around the outside of the house between chapters. He held out for about two weeks, before he decided to go hang out with his buddies and read after dinner. Course then we had to take the book away to get him to go to bed before midnight.

    But we also had a park not too far away, so we’d all ride bikes to the park twice a week for a picnic and time on play ground.

    But then again, we didn’t live in one of “Their” neighborhoods.

63. #63
    On February 14th, 2011 at 1:57 pm, TomB said:

    Climb stairs to get some exercise, eh? Well let’s do a little math. According to Diet Bites a 105 lb person would burn 107 calories climbing stairs, provided they keep it up for 15 minutes. So if you can keep the kid doing the stairs for 15 minutes, they burn off about half of that soda they’re going to buy with the dollar.