“This is a very rude thread. I thought FReepers were above this type of stuff. If you have a problem with Barack Obama, why not keep it to him and leave his wife out of it.”
I know some of these comments seem petty; but, I think they are indicative of a new twist on BDS. ODS, or Obama Derangement Syndrome, is NOT a blind hatred of all things Obama. Instead, it is a blind love for all things Obama.
I have seen numerous print stories about how ‘dazzling’ her dress was, and the talking heads called her stunning and beautiful. Ok, I get it - its polite to compliment a women who is dressed up...but lets face it, she is not an exceptionally attractive woman. She has to stand in a strange bowlegged pose, when next to Obama, so as to appear shorter than him, she rarely smiles, walks and moves in a manner that looks like a teenage girl walking in heels for the first time. I’m not trying to be critical of her - it is just factually incorrect to compare her to Jackie-O, or in any way imply that she has exceptional beauty..
So, it gets a little tiring to listen to and read all the stories about her beauty and grace. I know it is a little unseemly to talk about he looks and style...but the media IS talking about it. If the print media keeps ‘making the call’ on her appearance, I reserve the right to disagree with their opinion.
...not because I have a personal hatred for Michelle Obama, but rather because this new ODS blind love for all things Obama scares the hell out of me.
AMEN.
Beauty and grace (Mrs Bush) moved out of the white house yesterday
Just for the record, Jackie was bowlegged as well. I remember very, very well watching her walk toward the tv camera in the intro to the tv special she did while JFK was president about the history of the White House.
I was in my early teen years, and couldn't believe my eyes that she was so obviously bowlegged. I was surprised due to the endless press drooling about every facet of her being. Actually worse than what Michelle has gotten so far probably because the public was more PR-naive than they are today. You actually have to hear a tape of her talking during the period to believe the ridiculous breathy, whispery, baby-talk speech she affected. It was SO phony and so annoying, and was even paradied some, an exception to the glorification she ordinarily received from the press. In later years, she didn't talk a thing like that.
Anyway, about the bowlegged tv special appearance, I remember remarking on it to my Mom and sister as Jackie approached the camera, and they said, "yeah, she really is. Jackie was apparently usually very careful about how she stood when she was in public so it didn't show all the time by any means. But after the WH years, she mostly wore slacks (avoiding the dreaded camel-toe, I believe).