Quote of the day
posted at 9:30 pm on May 9, 2009 by Allahpundit
“‘May I change the subject,’ said a prominent Washington theologian at a recent dinner. The conversation had been high-minded — religion, philosophy, the nature of evil. ‘I’d like to talk about Michelle Obama’s arms,’ he said.
He is a big fan of those arms. We then began a discussion about the significance of the first lady’s arms. Actually, it turned out to be equally serious. Michelle Obama’s arms, we determined, were transformational. Her arms are representative of a new kind of woman: young, strong, vigorous, intelligent, accomplished, sexual, powerful, embracing and, most of all, loving.
Today is Mother’s Day. Today we should celebrate Michelle Obama’s arms as the arms of a mother.”
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I did not need to, nor want to, become bulimic tonight. Reading that, however, has killed my appetite.
To be serious: I would have an easier time with Michelle Obama’s looks if I weren’t constantly being told how attractive she is. Normally, I’m not a fan of this business of trashing women based on their looks; while Michelle does work with what she has, she isn’t a natural beauty. By making her out to be one, the press either thinks that all black women are so naturally heinous that this particular one is attractive by comparison, or invites these slams on Michelle’s looks. Or both.
Roxeanne de Luca on May 10, 2009 at 1:09 AM
Ha, ha!! Too funny.
progressoverpeace on May 10, 2009 at 1:11 AM
You gotta be kidding me. This is just tiresome.
And really really weird.
koz on May 10, 2009 at 1:11 AM
I’m still laughing.
progressoverpeace on May 10, 2009 at 1:11 AM
So… how does it feel to be on the wrong end of Mrs. Obama’s 78% favorable rating?
About the same as being among the few who stubbornly supported the worst president in modern history, I’d imagine.
benny shakar on May 10, 2009 at 1:15 AM
The crowd they did applaud
The way they all did heil bore a resemblance quite odd
They all wanted to see
What a grand Eva Braun she would be
And all for a woman with a hideous mind and not a very good bod
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 1:16 AM
Hmmmm…
My big problem?
Every time I look at Michelle O, something a Master Chief Seal once told me comes to mind…
Never sleep with a woman who can kick your a$$…
To bad Barry never got that advice…
Romeo13 on May 10, 2009 at 1:17 AM
benny shakar on May 10, 2009 at 1:15 AMoooooooooooooooo…it’s a homecoming queen competition!
Limerick on May 10, 2009 at 1:17 AM
Roxy, you’re just not used to seeing someone other than a pasty-faced Stepford wife as “attractive.”
Might as well get used to it…
benny shakar on May 10, 2009 at 1:17 AM
Well said. You’d think she was the first woman in the world to do dumbell curls.
I’m not a big Palin fan (politically), but I’d say she’s got better arms than Mrs. Obama. Especially her triceps. And MO has actually got muscleless forearms. Can’t believe no one on here brought up Sarah yet. I believe Mrs. Obama suffers by comparison, I’ll bet Palin could mop up the floor with her.
Dreadnought on May 10, 2009 at 1:19 AM
Of course all of this drooling could simply be overcompensation for suppressed racism.
29Victor on May 10, 2009 at 1:19 AM
Hovering around Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings!!!
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:20 AM
Michelle curls Barack?!?!
Loxodonta on May 10, 2009 at 1:20 AM
Yeah, we’re stocking up on our lint rollers…
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:21 AM
Actually it’s very liberating.
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 1:21 AM
You Are A Racist
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:23 AM
Ok, I’ve done enough for one night to pull myself up three or four spaces on Napoleontano’s DHS watch list. Day shift week ahead (after a week of swings) and 6am is gonna bite me harder then Bawney Frank bites his pillow.
Sweet dreams and..
God save the Republic!
Limerick on May 10, 2009 at 1:23 AM
Yeah, and a liar. I don’t think I would call Hillary a Stepford wife.
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:24 AM
‘night
And long live the Constitution!
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:24 AM
You have to admit, its futile to criticize the First Lady after being subjected to this for eight years.
benny shakar on May 10, 2009 at 1:25 AM
A tidbit about Sally Quinn . The author of the Quote of the Day:
Nice. She’s not only an avowed atheist, which is naturally her right as she so chooses, BUT, Religion actually breeds evil.
…and she founded and co-moderates a Washington Post and Newsweek blog about religion.
That certainly makes perfect sense.
SilverStar830 on May 10, 2009 at 1:25 AM
Speaking of pasty, as in pasted on, you should see the picture I saw of her sans beaucoup troweled on makeup. It was frightening to say the very least.
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 1:25 AM
I think you missed the point, try a literacy class.
Nice way to throw a little racism in there, too.
Normally I’m not one to scream about anti-White racism-but you just served up the real McCoy.
How is it you avoided being banned, unlike the other idiots? You’re just as vile as they were, and they all seem to be gone now.
Dreadnought on May 10, 2009 at 1:26 AM
And better gams to boot.
I am a Palin fan, but not just for the looks, but her well shaped conservative values.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:26 AM
I know some of the nation’s leading Theologians and I can’t imagine one of them talking about her arms…
The only kind of theologian I can think of is one of the cult of Obama.
Tim Burton on May 10, 2009 at 1:28 AM
I call her an empty pantsuit.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Your concern and demeanor both strongly suggest that you do not think it futile at all.
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 1:29 AM
He plays close to the edge and lives in a van down by the river.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:30 AM
It sounds like they are judging breeding stock.
Please note that even the sickening sycophants can’t bring themselves to say beautiful, feminine, elegant or graceful.
GunRunner on May 10, 2009 at 1:34 AM
You’re not used to seeing a liberal woman who knows how to use a razor.
Don’t worry; you won’t have to get used to it. :)
Roxeanne de Luca on May 10, 2009 at 1:36 AM
You think he’s a little defensive, yes?
I’ll wager he’s got a one of those full size pictures of Mrs. O on his bedroom door and on the other side of the door a map to Mecca.
Hero worship and bowing to his Saudi masters. What a world he lives in.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Shrillary was lauded, by her supporters, for being a “professional wife”. I always got a kick out of that.
I always thought of Shrillary as dim-witted wannabe. Perfect for SecState, really.
progressoverpeace on May 10, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Got to protect her legacy…
It’s like Chris Crocker defending Britney!
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:40 AM
Pssst! I don’t think he’s ever been with a woman.
I think his best friend is his right hand and box of Kleenex.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:40 AM
Yeah, after Hillary, it became kewl for first ladies to be Dykish…
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:41 AM
Why do you think it takes him so long to respond…
“Almost there!!!”
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:41 AM
I can see him now, clutching his mouse pad and screaming at his monitor….
{sniff} {sniff}
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Not as bad as being on the wrong end of Laura Bush’s approval ratings:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/21370/Laura-Bush-Approval-Ratings-Among-Best-First-Ladies.aspx
Let’s see where Mrs. Obama is in a few years. MO’s got quite a bit of catching up to do. Hmmmmmm.
Dreadnought on May 10, 2009 at 1:42 AM
And where is the other hand?
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:44 AM
This one is going to make Michelle FABULOUS!!!
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:46 AM
Playing Feely Meely
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:47 AM
Come on Benny.
You are such a bore.
We’re tired of waiting for you to go blind.
When are you going to defend your lady’s honor?
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:48 AM
Nice…. that leaves more Hotties out there for us “unkewl”!
Romeo13 on May 10, 2009 at 1:50 AM
ROFLMAO!
You’re killing me…again…
Stop!…I can barely breathe!
Saltysam on May 10, 2009 at 1:50 AM
Benny, I’ll help you out. Here’s the Google page for Laura Bush’s images.
http://images.google.com/images?q=laura%20bush&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:51 AM
Like his comments, he’s probably already spent.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:51 AM
She really isn’t all that beautiful, PERIOD! Barry definitely underachieved.
Fed45 on May 10, 2009 at 1:51 AM
Yeah… Unfortunately for us, it looks like we won’t be able to marry into the Clinton gene pool…
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:53 AM
No, that’s what Benny is saying right about NOW
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:53 AM
I think they are a perfect couple. He hit it about just right. He’d be pushing his luck if he went up the ladder any higher.
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:54 AM
You shouldn’t say stuff like that. I’ve heard he has performance issues.
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 1:55 AM
Actually, he’s within his pay grade.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 1:58 AM
Who was this “theologian”? Bill Murray? Was this some sort of tongue-in-cheek satire? Nobody can be this willfully shallow!
stonemeister on May 10, 2009 at 2:03 AM
Michelle Obama exposed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 2:03 AM
Oh please, she has the arms of a basketball player. My mother had the arms of a mother. Now, who’s going to argue with that?
CarolynM on May 10, 2009 at 2:04 AM
Wait, which one?
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:05 AM
I wonder what Michelle will get for Mother’s Day…
Hmmm
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:07 AM
Only her hairdresser knows for sure.
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 2:07 AM
LOL! Funny video!
stonemeister on May 10, 2009 at 2:08 AM
Wait, she actually pays someone to do that?
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:08 AM
I have the arms of a mother…buried in the crawl space of my house!
stonemeister on May 10, 2009 at 2:08 AM
Well this is the woman who paid $540 for a pair of K-Mart Blue Light Special tennis shoes afterall.
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 2:13 AM
Ahhh yeah… we had this conversation…
“My Booty is Saucy!”
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:15 AM
I Feel Bad, I knew that I would…
I Feeeel Bad! So Bad, So Bad, Whoa!
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 2:16 AM
The RuPaul look of Michelle Obama is not appealing to me-not sexy at all.
Goodale on May 10, 2009 at 2:18 AM
Wait, there’s a Blue Light special on $540 sneakers. At K-Mart?
Are you sure those sneaks aren’t Made in China like everything else in K-Mart?
A Martha Stewart brand I’ll wager.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 2:20 AM
See… I was thinking they were made out of Himalayan chipmunk pelt…
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:22 AM
Awwww, I liked Harry and the Henderson’s
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 2:22 AM
My theory is that an aide bought them for her at a K-Mart Blue Light Special, told her they were from Macy’s Elite Shop for Eloquent Women and pocketed about $530.
MB4 on May 10, 2009 at 2:27 AM
Its cute when when you people describe a Wellesley/Yale law alumna as dim-witted, and Miss Six-Years-at-a-Random-Bunch-of-No-Name-Colleges as brilliant!
benny shakar on May 10, 2009 at 2:30 AM
Musta been a Toe Jam Special
A Fabulous Freakish Foot Fetish Festival
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 2:31 AM
SilverStar, do you happen to have a link to that blog you said was ripping the Currahee story? A few people have asked.
SnarkVader on May 10, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Awww he’s back and isn’t blind – or else his ma is typing for him.
Now how about you go Google Hillary’s Bar Exam…
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:34 AM
Michelle (in Wook-lish):
“Awww… Shainee… Fit me? Awww”
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:35 AM
I’m thinking it wasn’t even a Blue Light special… The aid just stole them from some homeless person.
So, yeah, Toe Jam Galore!
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:37 AM
Benny, Google is a pretty quick search engine. You should have a comeback by now…
Upstater85 on May 10, 2009 at 2:41 AM
“No one can pull the wool over my eyes. Cashmere maybe, but wool, never.”
- Thurston Howell III
I love the “You People” quote. It’s so Game.
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 2:46 AM
AP needs to come out of the closet. I swear I will respect you more in the morning if you post under your real name.
Connie on May 10, 2009 at 2:48 AM
She has the arms of a transvestite. It’s not sexy at all.
SouthernGent on May 10, 2009 at 2:58 AM
I have arms too.
At the end of my arms are hands.
Each of these hands, thankfully, is equipped with a full compliment of digits.
I raise my arms, aim them at the TV currently showing 0bama and his
apewife, and silently raise the middle digits of both hands in what I view the only suitable salute for the two of these……people.Spiritk9 on May 10, 2009 at 3:00 AM
Wow! It is sometimes said that __ becomes a caricature of itself and everyone seems to understand. But how often can it be said when the __ becomes a caricature of the caricature of itself?
This article has achieved the extraordinary feet.
Bravo.
anuts on May 10, 2009 at 4:58 AM
Would you give me a freakin’ break? Her ARMS? What the hell is next? His left nut?
afotia on May 10, 2009 at 5:03 AM
RESET!!
Yeah … Shrillary’s a real sharp one, there.
progressoverpeace on May 10, 2009 at 5:33 AM
Does someone actually pay for the Post to read this drivel?
kghahn on May 10, 2009 at 6:10 AM
How sad…I didn’t realize that Sally Quinn had become senile AND gone blind.
Barb Dwyer on May 10, 2009 at 7:02 AM
Oh Good Lord.
When I was still on the farm my right forearm was bigger than my left forearm, because that was the arm that lifted the big old milkers.
I could keep up with the men in the hay fields too. I had transformational arms myself, but they did not come from an over abundance of secondary hormones, they came from work.
My grandmother used to work the fields like a man on the Oklahoma farm she and my grandfather homesteaded. There was not a spare ounce on her.
But now we are hearing stuff about Michelle’s arms as if none of these people have ever seen anything like it.
They are crazy silly people who live in a cave.
Terrye on May 10, 2009 at 7:03 AM
Remember
Yogi Love
Kini on May 10, 2009 at 7:10 AM
should i go back to read the whole thread? are others of you as totally appalled by this as i?
gross.
kelley in virginia on May 10, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Wow, thanks for that! I forwarded it to all my family and friends.
conservnut on May 10, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Lefties like to compare Obama with FDR. Well, here’s a similarity: Michelle’s the ugliest first lady since Eleanor.
petefrt on May 10, 2009 at 7:56 AM
I just read the article. Time to go gag now. The fawning is really getting ridiculous.
conservnut on May 10, 2009 at 7:58 AM
I threw up in my mouth again.
5u93rm4n on May 10, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Is there anything about the Obamas that doesn’t evoke even deeper religious fervor in their adherents?
Anything?
cruadin on May 10, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Yup, James Brown in drag.
Lefties want you to think that all of theirs are the most beautiful, most intelligent people alive. But guess what, saying it — no matter how often — doesn’t make it true.
The more MSM pushes this Michelle crap, the more they invite criticism of her from people who would otherwise let it pass.
petefrt on May 10, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Thank God i haven’t had anything to eat today.
madne0 on May 10, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Terrye, It is entirely possible that they HAVEN’T ever seem anything like that before. Remember, these are the elites, they don’t do manual labor, the closest they get to it is mixing the next drink.
I’d wager none of them would last a week on a working farm, or really any job that requires actual labor.
todler on May 10, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Mr. Grinch.
BowHuntingTexas on May 10, 2009 at 8:32 AM
I’m willing to bet that Michelle herself thinks this is a little bizarre. Maybe if she actually did something constructive in her role as first lady she’d give the MSM something more substantial to report on instead of being obsessed with her limbs.
scalleywag on May 10, 2009 at 8:38 AM
You got that right. Manual labor builds character, too… something this administration lacks considerably.
scalleywag on May 10, 2009 at 8:43 AM
If this quote of the day is real, the world must be coming to some sort of end.
myrenovations on May 10, 2009 at 8:49 AM
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