Video: Is Michelle Obama the coolest First Lady evah?
posted at 10:44 am on February 27, 2009 by Allahpundit
Deep thoughts from CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight,” keying off Mrs. O’s new fashionplate status. Which gives me the perfect excuse to link Byron York’s piece in today’s Examiner wondering what the White House social secretary’s doing attending Donna Karan shows while The One assures us the economy’s disintegrating.
I asked [a White House aide] whether the first lady considered Rogers’ hitting the fashion shows a little frivolous, given the seriousness of our times. “I think you’re assigning a value judgment to the fashion industry,” I was told. “She doesn’t think it is frivolous at all.”
I talked to two former White House social secretaries, one Democrat and one Republican. “I don’t really understand where fashion ties in with the social secretary’s job,” the Republican told me, “because the only fashion she needs to worry about is her own, and she has to make sure she does not eclipse the first lady…
As millions of Americans worry about losing their jobs, the first lady is celebrated on the cover of Wintour’s magazine, Vogue, where it is suggested that her “ardent championing of new names in American design” has caused some to call her the “new Jackie Kennedy.”
Why not Nancy Reagan? Mrs. Reagan’s husband also took office amid an inherited economic crisis, and she quickly became the subject of sometimes bitter criticism for her fondness for high fashion — for “exercising her opulent tastes in an economy that is inflicting hardship on so many,” in the words of a 1981 New York Times article.
Exit question: If First Lady Cindy McCain’s secretary was seen scouting out Vera Wang haute couture while Maverick announced a $3 trillion budget, that’d all be part of her “cool” too, no?
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So naturally let’s be just like those douchebags.
MadisonConservative on February 27, 2009 at 12:36 PM
I’m guessing that this is because they’re bending over backwards to demonstrate how not-racist they are.
Unfortunately it’s backfiring because instead of treating Michelle Obama as an individual, who like all individuals has both good and bad characteristics, the media looks at her and only sees Black Person.
In other words, hideous as such attitudes are, it’s an instance of can’t tell ‘em apart, they’re all the same. All the white liberal guilt gets dumped onto the First Lady so fashion editors can demonstrate their own wonderfulness.
A truly not-racist approach would be to recognize that few individuals of any demographic description are genuinely gorgeous, and outside of Hollywood and fashion runways it doesn’t really matter anyway.
Worst of all, in the end the person it’s most unfair to is Michelle Obama. It’s hard enough to keep up appearances when you really are a supermodel, imagine the pressure on this ordinary middle-aged working mom who’s now been saddled with the burden of false beauty baggage.
Gilda on February 27, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Wow, you’re really in a tizzy. I suggest 5 deep breaths, 1 pledge of allegiance and a loud “Let’s Roll!”. You should be right as rain after that.
I’m going to ignore the projected pedophilia, but have to ask – Who’s Bernie??
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 12:40 PM
I agree. There is no need for derogatory comments. The real point of this story is the sickening double-standard, drooling incompetence, and transparent agenda of the MSM.
neuquenguy on February 27, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Are we allowed to say The Empress has no clothes?
wccawa on February 27, 2009 at 11:32 AM
That is
notan image I’d like to cut…. just sayin,max1 on February 27, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Oh my stars, I just couldn’t watch more than 20 seconds of this video.
ingnesis on February 27, 2009 at 12:46 PM
He is, one caterer and designer at a time.
Laura in Maryland on February 27, 2009 at 12:46 PM
That is not an image I’d like to cut…. just sayin,
max1 on February 27, 2009 at 12:46 PM
max1 on February 27, 2009 at 12:46 PM
with ratings to match
runner on February 27, 2009 at 12:47 PM
And the same people criticize Sarah Palin who doesn’t required an “oversize load” sign taped across her butt when she walks down the street.
The media’s Obama love is truly sickening.
bw222 on February 27, 2009 at 12:47 PM
stunning figure? cindy mccain looks way better than michelle (michelle’s got way too much junk in the trunk) but they basically called cindy a stepford wife. and her inauguration outfit wasn’t jcrew. she had that hideous suit, then the dress for the ball, which were both from some “latin” designers which the papers hailed at the time.
anna on February 27, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Oh yeah! And Picard would have liked it and asked for more.
Laura in Maryland on February 27, 2009 at 12:48 PM
What? Surely one so educated and wordly such as yourself knows about Bernie Ward? You know how to google right?
I’m sure reading his fantasy will get you in a tizzy and tight in the pants. I suggest 5 deep breaths, 1 pledge of allegience to gaia and a loud “YES WE CAN”!
Heh…such freaks. BRING ON THE PAIN TRAIN! WOOT! WOOT!
ClassicCon on February 27, 2009 at 12:50 PM
That would be liberal radio host Bernie Ward who is currently in prison for child porn. Guess they didn’t mention that on MSNBC.
clearbluesky on February 27, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Is Michelle Obama the coolest first lady, evah? Not in a million years on a thousand planets. Her arrogance and elitism is only surpassed by her physical plainness..
MNDavenotPC on February 27, 2009 at 12:53 PM
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Aren’t you the woman who confessed to having to dress like Mrs. Roper about an hour ago? If so, perhaps you would like to reconsider your stone-throwing.
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 12:56 PM
I agree..the suit and dress were hideous. And dont forget that horrid black and red dress she had on when Obamawon the election.
becki51758 on February 27, 2009 at 12:59 PM
MNDavenotPC on February 27, 2009 at 12:53 PM
She’s a lot like Hillary used to be before the make up police got to her with industrial strngth tweezers and make up that has to be applied with a shovel. Where’s that picture of Michell when she’s sitting at some dinner table with Ayers and Dorn? That, was scary.
anniekc on February 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Cool?
Nope.
Prognathous?
Yep.
profitsbeard on February 27, 2009 at 1:01 PM
anniekc on February 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM
The picture of her at the Rashid Khalili celebration was better. You know, the party that the LA Times has the audio of Ogabe’s speech but for some reason refuses to release it?
PimFortuynsGhost on February 27, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Good grief – this sounds like a crush
The woman is only 45 years old – she’s not exactly the only woman her age who is in shape – especially among women who have the time to devote to their looks.
Her skin – I guess so. But as for picking clothing that flatters her shape – not seeing that. The cotton ball ballgown? The black & red spider dress? The sleeveless dresses in the middle of winter? Maybe she’ll look better after her secretary gets back from the fashion shows and givers her a few pointers.
katiejane on February 27, 2009 at 1:05 PM
I must admit, gorilla girl is one of the nicest dressed commies I have ever seen…..Oops, was that racist? *sigh*
clinker46 on February 27, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Everytime I hear how beautiful and glamorous Michelle Obama is, I feel like I’ve stepping into this episode of “The Twilight Zone”.
Rae on February 27, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Yes she is, because being cool does equate to being dignified.
cjs1943 on February 27, 2009 at 1:09 PM
The media continue to celebrate the superficial. What’s new?
Re Michelle Obama: You can’t make a silk purse out a pig’s ear (no matter how much it costs).
onlineanalyst on February 27, 2009 at 1:09 PM
My bad, should have been “does not equate”.
cjs1943 on February 27, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Obama administration: “Here MSM, come over here and watch the puppet show! The rock band will be on later and then you can talk to us about french fries any time we want from the kitchen! Don’t forget to watch those airports not used by Nancy Pelosi’s taxpayer funded private plane for private planes taken by evil CEO’s!”
Meanwhile, back in the Oval Office: “OK, so now their too distracted to look below my rhetoric, so I can say there are no earmarks, when it’s all earmarks, and I can say I’m against the Fairness Doctrine while I sign the localism rules, I can say I’ll cut the deficit in half when I’m actually talking about bringing it down to twice what Bush gave me since I quadrupled it, etc, etc.”
PastorJon on February 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Get ‘em annie. I smell another troll in our midst.
HornetSting on February 27, 2009 at 1:11 PM
I don’t see why we can’t insult her looks, after all that’s what the MSM is shoving down our throats instead of actual news.
Most of her ugly comes from her heart. Channeling Ron White here: you can get all sorts of cosmetic surgeries, but you can’t fix stupid.
Laura in Maryland on February 27, 2009 at 1:14 PM
No, you’ve got it all wrong. The poster was a troll, but the smell was sasquach.
Laura in Maryland on February 27, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Careful, buddy. Your cameltoe is showing.
HornetSting on February 27, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Good one! Outstanding Mom Jeans reference!
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 1:17 PM
They smell about the same. That, and the unicorns crapping on all the carpets in the white house are keeping the floor cleaning companies busy in DC these days.
HornetSting on February 27, 2009 at 1:17 PM
YOUR CAMELTOE, you dope. Geez.
HornetSting on February 27, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Is her huge jaw considered fashionable?
I bet she could crack a walnut with it…
Fartnokker on February 27, 2009 at 1:20 PM
She probably shops for them at Target.
clearbluesky on February 27, 2009 at 1:23 PM
are you saying Michelle obama is a nutcracker ?
runner on February 27, 2009 at 1:24 PM
if you want midwestern trend you take a look at Michelle Obama
runner on February 27, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Marie Antoinette.
Counting the posts until the verbose troll gets canned.
viking01 on February 27, 2009 at 1:30 PM
i am completely fascinated with this beast because at any given moment, she can turn her face, or make a facial gesture and the ugliness shows. plus, her fashion choices interest me to a point. rock those amazon arms you angry beast. YOU GO GIRL!
Ghoul aid on February 27, 2009 at 1:33 PM
yeah…we’re all God’s creatures. Who can argue that M.B. is, categorically speaking, a CREATURE.
wildweasel on February 27, 2009 at 1:33 PM
I just got here and have no idea what’s going on. I am completely confused by the thread…but I do think camels are cool.
I wish I had a camel.
whitetop on February 27, 2009 at 1:35 PM
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I’m completely entertained by the fact that you have 8 more years of complete fascination ahead of you! Country First!
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 1:36 PM
Bless her heart, but she’s the homeliest First Lady since Mamie.
Labamigo on February 27, 2009 at 1:39 PM
Wait ’til ‘The One’ has a momentary lapse and throws her under the bus. The results of which will inspire Hollywood horror movies for decades.
Griz on February 27, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Barbara Bush looked like George Washington in a blue dress and pearls. You must be kidding.
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 1:42 PM
LOL. I personally think it’s a tie between Michelle and Mama Madea.
RepubChica on February 27, 2009 at 1:48 PM
blue dress ? what do you think of Monica’s blue dress ?
runner on February 27, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Realistically, Donna Karan and Carolina Herrera would probably give her a whole wardrobe for free. It’d be great advertising for them.
Though I personally think she’s far too muscular for Herrera, and the other delicate, strapless or halter-top designs she’s been wearing lately. She could work the Katharine Hepburn, feminine-tweed thing, I think. Maybe.
Tanya on February 27, 2009 at 1:50 PM
MO is completely lacking in polish and grace. Have you seen her applaud in public? I could swear someone tried tossing her a sardine as a reward.
the_souse on February 27, 2009 at 1:54 PM
Nutcracker, Ballbuster, Guest on The View.
All the same….
Fartnokker on February 27, 2009 at 1:54 PM
Can’t Michelle Obama afford some orthodontia work or maybe a jaw operation. She has the overbite of a backhoe.
Murphy9 on February 27, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Murphy9 on February 27, 2009 at 2:07 PM
*Spits iced tea all over monitor*
You gotta warn us….lmao!
HornetSting on February 27, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Revolution? That’s just pathetic. Be sure to stock up on Cheetos and Slim Jims though, just in case.
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 2:15 PM
As long as you stock up on Evian and arugala, you troll.
HornetSting on February 27, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Dolley Madison was the coolest first lady.
Despite what Biden thinks, history existed before tv.
herrevery on February 27, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Ummm…Cheetos…
Hey! Quit distracting me!
Fartnokker on February 27, 2009 at 2:24 PM
When you reach Shelley’s age, being called “cool” is, at best, an insult.
Christien on February 27, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Ok, by the standards of Democrat wives, Michelle is a hottie, I suppose. But compared to most upper middle class women, she is pretty average. I’m just tired of MSM treating her like shes Jackie Kennedy.
Speedwagon82 on February 27, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Pretty good idea. Cheetos and Slim Jims will outlast a revolution.
herrevery on February 27, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Absolutely. Her Zingers are great. And I loved how she always sponsored Charlie Brown specials.
Snowed In on February 27, 2009 at 2:29 PM
We will know our fellow Revolutionaries by our orange fingers.
Fartnokker on February 27, 2009 at 2:33 PM
I used to always get the pie with Linus on it. Don’t even remember which flavor it was. I just liked Linus.
herrevery on February 27, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Evian? You ‘conservatives’ are so behind the times. Btw, arugula is good for you which could explain why the red states are the fat states.
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Mrs. Adams, the first, actually had a brain, and it was utilized, often.
You bleeding heart liberal monster, google why she turned grey so young and so fast. You’re always the ones who pretend to be sensitive. Hypocrits are indignant.
Also, the two Bush first ladies are some of the most well read in history; the first one is actually “the most” one.
Entelechy on February 27, 2009 at 2:44 PM
What are you BLUE states eating to make you so damn stupid???
HornetSting on February 27, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Apple.
Snowed In on February 27, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Entelechy on February 27, 2009 at 2:53 PM
It wouldn’t really matter what Mrs. Obama wore, even if it was really bad, and some of her outfits have been. She can do no wrong, just like him. It is sickening to watch, and I try my best not to. The hypocrisy of the MSM makes me angry! I remember how she looked when she went to vote – so un-first lady like. No makeup, sweats, hair pulled back in some godawful way. Have you ever seen another first lady in public like that?
silvernana on February 27, 2009 at 3:01 PM
God bless Mrs. Obama for restoring honor and dignity to the White House.
benny shakar on February 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM
To paraphrase the great Barbara, I don’t want to fill my beautiful mind with her life story.
capitulus on February 27, 2009 at 3:16 PM
The First
LadyLinebacker needs to start wearing sleeves…she is NOT Jackie O…what an insult to the classy Jackie O…
alexraye on February 27, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Nah, she looks like the Quaker Oats guy.
benny shakar on February 27, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Ok lefties, you are making fun of a woman whose looks were destroyed BY A DISEASE. Do you know how un-liberal that is? That is why we shouldn’t call you guys liberals anymore. You are just leftists now.
Speedwagon82 on February 27, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Sorry, but “dignified” is most assuredly not an adjective that I, personally, would use to describe Michelle Obama.
Aware of the spotlight on her now? Absolutely. Aware that she has an opportunity to shatter all prior mores and images of First Ladies? Most definitely.
Attempting to establish her own identity as the first African American First Lady? I think this is closer to the truth than anything else. She’s not sure what she’s trying to establish image-wise, but one thing she’s definitely not wanting to do is fit into the ‘traditional’ model of a First Lady.
Although I’m not particularly impressed with Michelle, and even less impressed with her fashion conscious escapades, I give her credit for being her own person, which has been a huge challenge for most prior First Ladies. All except maybe Barbara Bush, who was just perfect in her grandmotherly nature.
KendraWilder on February 27, 2009 at 3:39 PM
LOL. Now THAT was funny.
jewells45 on February 27, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Don’t try to shame them. It’s impossible, because they absolutely have no shame. Liberals are pathetic people.
jewells45 on February 27, 2009 at 3:43 PM
chuckle
shick on February 27, 2009 at 3:49 PM
There’s no shame in working at a fast food joint but there is in living in a trailer. Well at least you draw the line somewhere.
shick on February 27, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Oh yeah! Well you better get your fig newtons and dove bars. Prop yourself up with your craftmatic and watch “An Affair to Remember”. While your at it jog around the block in your 1987 Air Jordans while whistling “Your the best Around.”
/sarcasm
shick on February 27, 2009 at 4:05 PM
That would be never, viking01, as benny just proved.
andycanuck on February 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM
But while jogging, beware of the guys with pitchforks and orange fingers!
Fartnokker on February 27, 2009 at 4:42 PM
This stuff about Michelle is what the Leftists would call a “distraction” if the shoe were on the other, uh, political party’s foot.
“Who does that Cindy McCain think she is? Airheaded Barbie Doll. The country’s falling apart…who cares what’s she’s wearing?!”
So, I guess to not be hypocritical we should give a rat’s behind about the First Lady’s ‘style’, coiffure and accoutrement.
Naaah.
Dr. ZhivBlago on February 27, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Of course not, but that’s just part of the landscape; it’s understood. CNN is thinking that if they keep calling her ultra-cool, enough people will eventually become convinced that she’s Jackie O…just as they always want their Dem heroes to be JFK reincarnated. It’s really creepy after a while.
ddrintn on February 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Everybody loves Michele! I think I first fell in love with her when she said that America was a mean country.
Michelle,
flowers,
hearts,
puppies,
and bunny rabbits!
And she woo’d me again when she said that when her husband was nominated for POTUS she was in the 1st time in her adult life proud of her country.
Michele,
candies,
runways,
chiffon,
and ice cream!
Wuv! Twoo wuv!
shick on February 27, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Surely, you mean after Bill Clinton took them away.
Entelechy on February 27, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Honor and dignity?? God help me.
The woman looks like linebacker in a dress. And she moves like one too.
And when she couldn’t even get her big butt out of Chicago to accompany her husband to Ground Zero on 9/11 – it was clear to me she has another agenda.
IlonaE on February 27, 2009 at 6:09 PM
I understand that many of you are unclear on the concept.
By “honor and dignity” I mean not a single DUI, vehicular homicide, minor in possession of alcohol, or unwed teen mother in sight.
benny shakar on February 27, 2009 at 6:34 PM
She’s fug, and she has awful style. This love affair with all things Obama is completely and utterly revolting. I mean, she uglies up everything she wears – everything she wears ends up looking like a giant potato sack.
MBP1982 on February 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM
The Obama children are only 11 and 8. If the Left is correct and the Obamameister wins a second turn the girls have enough time to achieve all those goals.
katiejane on February 27, 2009 at 6:41 PM
No.
Aronne on February 27, 2009 at 6:53 PM
And we can’t leave out that really strange “dress everybody up to match” concept she does. Right down to making the PREZ-BO wear a color coordinated tie.
God help us – the country is on the edge of an economic abyss and First Mama is picking out ties and dresses for her kids and herself that all match.
Those designers better enjoy the sales at discount because when PREZ-BO gets done with pumping up taxes – Designer clothes sales will tank.
HOPE AND CHANGE…………
IlonaE on February 27, 2009 at 7:20 PM
I knew Jackie O, and she’s no Jackie O.
HonestConservative on February 27, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Laura restored dignity and honor to the White House. She looked lovely in her clothes, she didn’t look like a notorious spider as many people thought Michelle did in that red and black dress. And she loved her country all of her life and was proud of it.
Bambi on February 27, 2009 at 7:32 PM
You know if anyone hasn’t figured it out yet, it’s stick it to you and goodies for me. THEY WON, THEY WON, THEY WON. I hope all those weirdos in hollywood when they loose their homes are still praising his name. When all the jews who voted for the idiot are happy about their taxes and the non support for Israel. When nanci and dirty harry and obama tax all of your savings and retirement, you’ll still be thinking he is the messiah.
Get a grip – where is all the money going to come from? 3.6 trillion – to the moon and back end to end 3 times and back to earth. Wow! Can we even imagine?
Bambi on February 27, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Body like Vince Wilfork, face like Karl Malone, hands like George Foreman, coif like some cheap tranny in Provincetown…she’s a liberal’s dream date.
Alden Pyle on February 27, 2009 at 8:42 PM
How in the world is that network even theoretically relevant anymore? Seriously.
The entire lot of them are nothing but sycophants.
Theophile on February 27, 2009 at 9:30 PM
WOW .. talk about trying to make a silk purse out of a pigs ear..
Attractive .. NO
Classy … NO
Dignified … NO
Laura Bush brought a human touch to the White House that Micheele Obama will NEVER achieve..
The simple fact is that her anger at America has been replaced by a smugness.. knowing that fools in the MSM like these cackling geese will fawn over her as the media did for the last 2 years for Barak..
Both of them .. “all flash no cash”
dugbru on February 27, 2009 at 9:59 PM
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