The pictures are side by side.

This has nothing to do with racism and everything to do with how she spends money on vacations and the perception of the same.

So this is now racist?

Notice also this has been around since 2010--because of their vacations.

Around the time that Gibbs blew up at Jarrett because Michelle said living in the White House was "Hell".

So she wants to be 'your excellency'. Someone wrote the line--to be funny.

So the picture gets posted anew and this is now racist.

If the portrait of Michelle is racist--

Then what the heck is this?

Racist Image Of Michelle Obama--Really?

The GOP's cynical attempt to appear populist is hilarious.
If Barak and Michelle were like the last kings of France the GOP would be working for them.

As long as they didn't portray her as a White Irish Catholic.

make this a poll to see whether people find it racist. i don't. it's not very good art, but the message is clear. the arm is overdone.

#5 - and America is the altar boy? i see where you're going with this.

"The caricature of Obama as a profligate queen relies on the racist stereotype of an "uppity Negro," which emerged among slave masters in an earlier American era."

Bullshit. This caricature of Obama relies on using a well-known portrait of Marie Antoinette to point out Michelle Obama acts just like her. Anybody who sees racism in this must see racism in a bowl of coca puffs, as well.

This is by no means racist (I found it kind of funny actually).

The GOP's cynical attempt to appear populist is hilarious.

Most politician's attempt to appear populist are hilarious.

The amount of money, connections and shamelessness required to run for national office automatically puts one well above your average person.

Like Romney claiming he knows what it's like to fear getting fired. LOL even if he did get fired I seriously doubt he was living paycheck to paycheck.

This better stick. The daughters are next.

#3 Murphy:

They thought the New Yorker thing was racist too....

EVERYTHING is racist. It's pathetic. And who the hell listens to Media Matters?! That's like shouting, "BUT RUSH LIMBAUGH TOLD ME SO!"

jeesh

The caricature of Obama as a profligate queen relies on the racist stereotype of an "uppity Negro," which emerged among slave masters in an earlier American era.

Um yeah, no.

That's not racism.

That's actually class warfare.

Which is absurdly coming from the very same folks who, when they are not calling the Obama's "elitists", are busy being the number one champions of the "job creating" 1%ers.

Yeah, Spud suspects the word "irony" was stripped from the Republican dictionary a while back.

See also: Logic, Morality, Sanity etc.

The "Everything the Obama's do is wrong" industry which has been in business now since shortly before Obama won the election in 2008 is an endless mill that needs continual feeding. The new book out on the Obama's, a catty so-called tell all is being utilized by the powerful RW media and grafted onto a long running and evolving meme about the Obama's being "elitists" who are "out of touch" with the common Palin-American.

You want racism you go to the pros like Limbaugh who said, while chatting on this very same topic.

Limbaugh also raised the subject of slavery and Jim Crow when he analyzed the Obamas' behavior in office. He said that the couple viewed their tenure as an opportunity to "live high on the hog," and that the idea that they were "owed this because of what's been done to us and our ancestors" was "part of" their thinking.

Michelle Obama is racism personified.

Period.

It wasn't racism until LA Times took note of her race.

If you see racism everywhere there isn't any, maybe look in a mirror.

Michelle Obama is racism personified.

Period.

This is what Rex actually believes.

Be Well.

That is what is actually true Dethspud, you are willfully ignorant..

Did you research the central thesis of Black Liberation Theology yet?

Targeting the First Lady is not going to defeat President Obama in the upcoming election.

Neither is regurgitating Wright, Rezko, Ayers, or any of the others.

Best to work on the "3am phone calls" and all that "weak on terror" stuff.

Oh wait...

Targeting the First Lady is not going to defeat President Obama in the upcoming election.
Neither is regurgitating Wright, Rezko, Ayers, or any of the others.
Best to work on the "3am phone calls" and all that "weak on terror" stuff.
Oh wait...

Maybe they can go after him again on the inexperience angle.

Cos you know there's noting funnier that a buncha nubs who've never done the job telling a sitting president who's actually doing the job that he's inexperienced.

Actually, considering the GOP's capacity for retaining several mutually exclusive sound bytes in their heads at the same time without making their heads blow up that just might work with some of them.

Be Well.

Did you research the central thesis of Black Liberation Theology yet?

Did you have a point yet?

Be Well.

"Targeting the First Lady is not going to defeat President Obama"

Hrrummp...wait till the "Whitey Tape" comes out.

#16 | POSTED BY REXZEITGEIST AT 2012-01-09 11:09 PM | REPLY | FLAG: Racist Douche-bag.

Hey Rexy, you get your white sheets back from the cleaners? You gone be late for the cross-burnin'!!

#19 | Posted by dethspud

In other owrds, no.

Your posts are totally meaningless until you can tell me what the central belief to black liberation theology is, you simply don't know what you are talking about.

Dumbass racist retard shithead.

Why don't y'all tell us what's "central" to you Klan beliefs, you fucking piece of shit.

Spud, you are afraid to learn the religious beliefs of the Obama household, afraid to see the ugly hate puked out by Jeremiah Wright and lapped up by Michelle Obama.

You fear and reject knowing the truth.

DS: Did you have a point yet?

Rex: IOW, no.

Spud didn't think ya did.

Thanks for playing.

Be Well.

My point is, you are self imposed stupid, it's an old liberal game but worth a mention in this case.

Your opinions are worthleess, because you have no idea what you're talking about.

You haven't taken the small amount of time to even read what James Cone taught to his disciples of hate, you are nothing in your ignorance.

"My point is, you are self imposed stupid"

"Self-imposed" should be hyphenated, Einstein.

You haven't taken the small amount of time to even read what James Cone taught to his disciples of hate, you are nothing in your ignorance.

Because Spud is not a big reader?

Cos Spud never looked into any of this stuff back in 2008 when it was in all the papers?

Cos Professor Cone is totally unknown to Spud even to this very day?

Interesting assumptions.

Be Well.

I thought Rex said he read 10-15 books per day?

Might be wrong. Easy to look up.

I thought Rex said he read 10-15 books per day?

No... he meant he's read each book from Ann Coulter, Bill O'Riley, Sean Hannity etc 10-15 times each.

"I read about 15 (physical form) magazines a month, 10-25 books....."
#22 | Posted by RexZeitgeist at 2011-11-18

My bad. 10-25 books per month it is.

They thought the New Yorker thing was racist too....

jeesh

#11 | Posted by captjimmyjames

Not around here on the DR.

Spud and Bob were on that rag like flies on rice--it was all satire.

#17 | Posted by REDIAL

Obama has a record and it's called "Incompetence".

Limbaugh also raised the subject of slavery and Jim Crow when he analyzed the Obamas' behavior in office. He said that the couple viewed their tenure as an opportunity to "live high on the hog," and that the idea that they were "owed this because of what's been done to us and our ancestors" was "part of" their thinking.

Spud--you should llisten to the entire recording of Rush in your huf-n-puf link in #12.

He starts by the words of Marion Barry at a convention and then Dickie in NY (?) telling the supporters that it was now going to be their turn at the money (meaning after they won office).

Obama's kept that Halloween Party hush hush--and the media complied--if they knew.

Obama's traveling around vacation on vacation--separate planes--one for the dog.

They sent the dog back after they flew him to HI this past Christmas--by himself except for the pilot.

Michelle didn't want to bother with the dog--send BO back to be with BO--lol

Who then took the dog to Petsmart to get a treat. For the media to follow around because he was all alone in DC.

Obama's have a real perception problem with the money they are spending--seemingly--and Americans are without jobs. Go to Oslo--just to pitch the Olympics for Chicago--waste of time and money.

Africa, Rio, Vale, Spain, Nantucket or Camp David, HI times 3, Grand Canyon--where ever she was when she exited the AF1 wearing cargo shorts and $500.00 sneakers...

I believe the POTUS deserves and absolutely needs a vacation. They never go to their Chicago home.

And her own words that living in the WH was "Hell"! Poor baby.

"They sent the dog back after they flew him to HI this past Christmas--by himself except for the pilot."

Link?

"Obama's kept that Halloween Party hush hush--and the media complied"

Why do you make up lies like that?

No one cared about the party then Dan--why do they care now?
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My bad--the dog was in DC the whole time--found a link.

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Michelle Obama’s press office had earlier said Bo would be leaving with the First Lady and her girls for their Hawaii holiday last Saturday.

And an island eyewitness said he saw the Portuguese Water Dog taken for a walk earlier this week, ahead of President Obama’s delayed arrival.

More...Is Michelle Obama's spending 'spiralling out of control'? First Lady 'insisted on $4m trip to Hawaii when her husband wanted local vacation'

When the wife's away... Obama goes Christmas shopping at PetSmart and Best Buy (with only dog Bo for company)

But now the White House has told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that Bo has been in Washington all along and never left for Hawaii in the first place.

Eyewitness Scott Miscovich blamed the sighting on his wife, whom he said must have seen ‘another black dog walking our neighborhood’.

He told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: ‘We would like to apologise to Bo and the Obama family for any inconvenience this may have caused them.'
Scott Miscovich

The same newspaper had reported earlier this week that ‘the family and first dog Bo arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’.

The White House Dossier blog speculated Bo could have come back on the plane that first took Mrs Obama out to Hawaii on Saturday.

The bill for the $4million trip rose by $100,000 when Mrs Obama decided to take Sasha and Malia early while her husband sorts out the economy.

Read more:

No one cared about the party then Dan--why do they care now?
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My bad--the dog was in DC the whole time--found a link.

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Michelle Obama’s press office had earlier said Bo would be leaving with the First Lady and her girls for their Hawaii holiday last Saturday.

And an island eyewitness said he saw the Portuguese Water Dog taken for a walk earlier this week, ahead of President Obama’s delayed arrival.

More...Is Michelle Obama's spending 'spiralling out of control'? First Lady 'insisted on $4m trip to Hawaii when her husband wanted local vacation'

When the wife's away... Obama goes Christmas shopping at PetSmart and Best Buy (with only dog Bo for company)

But now the White House has told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that Bo has been in Washington all along and never left for Hawaii in the first place.

Eyewitness Scott Miscovich blamed the sighting on his wife, whom he said must have seen ‘another black dog walking our neighborhood’.

He told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: ‘We would like to apologise to Bo and the Obama family for any inconvenience this may have caused them.'
Scott Miscovich

The same newspaper had reported earlier this week that ‘the family and first dog Bo arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’.

The White House Dossier blog speculated Bo could have come back on the plane that first took Mrs Obama out to Hawaii on Saturday.

The bill for the $4million trip rose by $100,000 when Mrs Obama decided to take Sasha and Malia early while her husband sorts out the economy.

Read more:

No one cared about the party then Dan--why do they care now?
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My bad--the dog was in DC the whole time--found a link.

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Michelle Obama’s press office had earlier said Bo would be leaving with the First Lady and her girls for their Hawaii holiday last Saturday.

And an island eyewitness said he saw the Portuguese Water Dog taken for a walk earlier this week, ahead of President Obama’s delayed arrival.

More...Is Michelle Obama's spending 'spiralling out of control'? First Lady 'insisted on $4m trip to Hawaii when her husband wanted local vacation'

When the wife's away... Obama goes Christmas shopping at PetSmart and Best Buy (with only dog Bo for company)

But now the White House has told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that Bo has been in Washington all along and never left for Hawaii in the first place.

Eyewitness Scott Miscovich blamed the sighting on his wife, whom he said must have seen ‘another black dog walking our neighborhood’.

He told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: ‘We would like to apologise to Bo and the Obama family for any inconvenience this may have caused them.'
Scott Miscovich

The same newspaper had reported earlier this week that ‘the family and first dog Bo arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’.

The White House Dossier blog speculated Bo could have come back on the plane that first took Mrs Obama out to Hawaii on Saturday.

The bill for the $4million trip rose by $100,000 when Mrs Obama decided to take Sasha and Malia early while her husband sorts out the economy.

Read more:

omg--sorry for the triple post--ugh.

Why do you make up lies like that?

She didn't make it up. She just head it and is repeating it without vetting it.

"I read about 15 (physical form) magazines a month, 10-25 books....."
#22 | Posted by RexZeitgeist at 2011-11-18

If the portrait of Michelle is racist--
Then what the heck is this?
www.google.com
Oh yeah--satire and not racist or anything at all--it's funny!!

OMG, Murphy still hasn't figured out what that NYer cover meant?

Ya see this is where the RW inability to perceive humor becomes obvious.

Yes, Murphy, that *was* satire.

Making fun of RWers like yourself who believe any negative thing you hear or read about the Obama's because you have a confirmation bias the size of Texas.

Don't get mad at Spud if you don't get the joke cos it was on you.

But look who Spud's talking to here. Someone who is apparently mad that other people are mad that the RW smear media is trying to portray MO as some kind of modern day Marie Antoinette.

"Kids should eat more healthy vegetables" =/= "Let them eat cake".

Biatching about the costs of the Obama's vacations seems more than a little petty.

And like the bitching about the birth certificate thing, considering no other POTUS has been so seriously questioned about their origins, it smacks of racism.

Don't like it? Don't do it.

Find something real to bitch about for once.

Or just go join Bay, Grace and wotsherface at the children's table of petty Republican biddies being catty and leave the thinking to the adults.

Your choice.

Be Well.

If this picture is racist... so is this:

"When Michelle Obama worked in Mayor Daley's City Hall in the early 1990s, she was "distressed" by how a small group of "white Irish Catholic" families -- the Daleys, the Hynes and the Madigans -- "locked up" power in Illinois."

Wait'll you guys get a look at the Whitey Tape!
~ Rightbot Gullibles

I wonder why she felt the need to specifically mention "white" or "all white"... ?

Well, for openers, it's a demographic term. But laying that aside, the quote evidently doesn't come from Michelle Obama but from author Jodi Kantor:

Next time, try reading the article you link to; it'll save you embarrassment.

#48 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2012-01-10 06:50 AM | Reply | Flag: Derp-a-derp-a-derp

When Michelle Obama worked in Mayor Daley's City Hall in the early 1990s, she was "distressed" by how a small group of "white Irish Catholic" families -- the Daleys, the Hynes and the Madigans -- "locked up" power in Illinois."

Quotation marks indicate alleged Michelle Obama specific words.

Note:

1. "distressed"
2. "white Irish Catholic"
3. "locked up"

Now specifically note:
"white Irish Catholic"

Why? Because apparently saying she was "distressed" with the way power was "locked up" in Illinois, was not sufficient. It was important to emphasize the 1. Color of those in power 2. Specific Heritage of those in power 3. Specific religious denomination of those in power.

Now... is it reading into this to claim "racism"... probably. That is why I said... "If this picture is racist... so is this: ..."

Man, two strike outs for you in two days Doc. Must have been one heck of a holiday celebration.

As I've already shown you, the quotes are derived from Kantor's writing. No indication they're Michelle. And if they are, so what? It's an accurate demographically-informed description, like "black urban poor" or "rural Hispanic non-English speakers."

Seriously, try reading the stories you post next time - rather than reading what you want to into them, without having actually familiarized yourself with the material.

As for strikes, ExPressMeKnickersToGoNow, you just struck out...again.

#51 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2012-01-10 07:38 AM | Reply | Flag:

Oh... so I wouldn't be harassed and charged with racism or intolerance for referring to Obama as a "black kenyan blt (black liberation theologian)"?

Again, the words were alleged by Michelle, that was my point, you have not done anything to undermine that. If this picture is racist... Michelles words are just as racist (since neither are racist it is a non issue, but you can't help yourself seeing as you have the Obama mental disorder you posted about a day or two ago..).

The point... stupid people will see racism wherever they want to see it. If you think this picture of Michelle's words are racist... you might just be stupid.

Oh... so I wouldn't be harassed and charged with racism or intolerance for referring to Obama as a "black kenyan blt (black liberation theologian)"?

I don't know if that reflects your racism, but it would reflect some pretty rock-solid stupidity on your part.

Again, the words were alleged by Michelle, that was my point, you have not done anything to undermine that.

They were neither "alleged by" nor allegedly made by Michelle Obama. Lynn Sweet's column makes it quite clear: they come from a passage in

If you think this picture of Michelle's words are racist... you might just be stupid.
#53 | Posted by ExpsRedemption

And if you think Lynn Sweet's column claims the words are Michelle Obama's, then you desperately need to take a course in reading comprehension.

They were neither "alleged by" nor allegedly made by Michelle Obama. Lynn Sweet's column makes it quite clear: they come from a passage in (must have fell asleep)

#54 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2012-01-10 07:55 AM | Reply | Flag:

And the passage in the book is alleged to come from Michelle. Is it that hard a concept for you?

I'll let you have the last word... I know you desperately want it (and you'll prove it too).

Calling the depiction of Michelle Obama racist is wrong, it isn't necessarily racist, it is obviously just an expression of irrational hatred by some sick fuck for other sick fucks to enjoy.

What would be worse? To be called "YoMamma" or "Monkey girl"? (in reference to President George W. Bush's day when he was called "Monkey boy")

What would be worse? To be called "YoMamma" or "Monkey girl"? (in reference to President George W. Bush's day when he was called "Monkey boy")

You do know that Michelle Obama isn't president right?

Tell us you're at least that lucid.

Be Well.

Calling the depiction of Michelle Obama racist is wrong, it isn't necessarily racist, it is obviously just an expression of irrational hatred by some sick fuck for other sick fucks to enjoy.

It's actually worse than that.

It's the Rovian trick of turning reality on it's head so down is up and up is down.

Obama and the Democratic party much better represent the aspirations of the middle and working classes than the modern GOP who's apparent only goals in life are to block anything Obama proposes (even if it's something they themselves originally proposed See: Healthcare), try to placate a fundie base crying out for Christian-Sharia law and most especially shill for the upper 1% and multinational corporations who are increasingly taking the nation for a free ride.

The GOP are actually Marie Antoinette in this scenario.

Only instead of "Let them eat cake" they are saying "Let them starve" so the people who need it least can make a little more.

The GOP calling the Obama's elitists is not the pot calling the kettle black it's more akin to the grass calling the sky green.

Be Well.

And the passage in the book is alleged to [have] come from Michelle. Is it that hard a concept for you?
#56 | Posted by ExpsRedemption

When you're lying? Yes, hard for me to comprehend.

Where does it say the passage is the book "is alleged to [have] come from Michelle"?

Lynn Sweet quotes author Jodi Kantor:
"...She [Michelle Obama] particularly resented the way power in Illinois was locked up generation after generation by a small group of families, all white Irish Catholic -- the Daleys in Chicago, the Hynes and Madigans statewide."

Were those Obama's words, Kantor would have been expected to write it this way:

"...She [Michelle Obama] particularly resented the way power in Illinois was 'locked up' generation after generation by a small group of families, all 'white Irish Catholic' -- the Daleys in Chicago, the Hynes and Madigans statewide."

But she didn't, did she, kiddo?

If they're Michelle Obama's words, neither Jodi Kantor - the person who wrote them - nor Lynn Sweet - the person who, unlike you, can comprehend what she reads - identifies them as such.

I'll let you have the last word...

Translation:

Oops. Me fuck up. Get it all wrong. Make fool of myself. Gotta skeedaddle.
~ Posted by ExPressMyAssOuttaHerePronto

Depicting Michelle Obama as Marie Antoinette isn't racist, but giving her a massive muscular black arm makes you wonder.

There goes any chance of an RCade-Michelle face-off in this Friday night's arm wrestling competition at Duffy's Tavern.

Depicting Michelle Obama as Marie Antoinette isn't racist, but giving her a massive muscular black arm makes you wonder.
#62 | Posted by rcade

That's where my thinking was going.

Not racist. I think playing the race card like this is racist.

Nice guns.

The caricature of Obama as a profligate queen relies on the racist stereotype of an "uppity Negro,"

Yeah. That's what it does.

Jesus fucking christ. Is this all you people have left?

#67 - I guess you didn't read any of the comments plumber. Get your head back into the toilet.

"Oh... so I wouldn't be harassed and charged with racism or intolerance for referring to Obama as a "black kenyan blt (black liberation theologian)"?"

Well, given that Kenyan is inaccurate, I hope you'd get called out for that. And "black black liberation theologian" is a bit redundant. Never mind that being a member or adherent of a particular theology is not the same as being a theologian. But if you were to identify him as a member of a faith of which he is a member, I wouldn't call you on it. : ) And if you were to identify him as black, no problem there either.

But calling him by signifiers like chimp or ape...

Btw, I don't think the picture as described is racist.

irrational hatred by some sick fuck for other sick fucks to enjoy.

#57 | POSTED BY DANNI AT 2012-01-10 08:03 AM | REPLY | FLAG: Prefers Bush dressed in a Hitler outfit, or burned in effigy.

don't think it's racist, but what's up with her left arm?

Depicting Michelle Obama as Marie Antoinette isn't racist, but giving her a massive muscular black arm makes you wonder.

#62 | Posted by rcade at 2012-01-10 09:29 AM

"Depictions of muscular arms are racist now?"

Her arms in particular have been written about (both complimentary and otherwise) quite a bit. Its charicature of her as an indivudal. People talk about her arms like they talk about Madonna's because they're both examples of women who chose to go the muscular route when the reach the age that their arms start to sag. Has nothing to do with her race at all. People who automatically screech about racism every time a black person is criticized are racists.

All this "We're Not Racist" crap is about a believable as a Rtard politican claiming "I'm Not Gay."

Me thinks they doth protest too much!! That and they are a bunch of shit eating racist scum.

If the globe was a basketball, and she was chowing on fried chicken, with the 2 obama chimps were pictured as pregnant with their guberment welfare cards, then maybe, just maybe it could be considered racist.
As it stands, its yet another desperate "racism" cry from the obamabots. You guys are hilarious. I'll bet those of you liberal males that arent gay (the very few of you) are cuckolds, and your wife bangs a colored.

The deal with her arms are exaggerated and unflattering--not racist though.

The big forearm is what's racist.

Comes from picking cotton.

Clear now?

Whewwww, they're both butt ugly. Yall call those art? lol

The pictures are side by side.

This has nothing to do with racism and everything to do with how she spends money on vacations and the perception of the same.

So this is now racist?

#1 | Posted by MURPHY at 2012-01-09 09:01 PM | Reply | Flag: Flag:

No, I don't think it's racist. Kinda funny actually.

There, does that help?

>Depicting Michelle Obama as Marie Antoinette isn't racist, but giving her a massive muscular black arm makes you wonder.

maybe makes *you* wonder...

would you rather she was depicted w/ muscular white arms?

or non-muscular hairy arms?

then maybe you 'thinkers' would have something to wonder about.

whatever

murphy not seeing the racism in this?

color me surprised. hahaha

I find the parody rather humorous. Those that jump to all kinds of hysterics about this have the real problem. They've got to get a life.