Posted on 08/02/2025 7:00:26 PM PDT by Libloather
Stephen A. Smith has hit back at Michelle Obama.
The former First Lady took a jab at Smith's employer, ESPN, name-dropping the longtime host and saying the network's shows were like watching reality television, namely "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."
"It’s all a sociological study. They think that sports is better reality TV, I’m like, ‘It’s the same thing.' If I listen to ESPN for an hour, it’s like watching the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ you know?" Obama said on her brother Craig's "IMO" podcast. "It’s the same drama, and they’re yelling at each other, and they don’t get along, you know? I mean, Stephen A. Smith, he’s just like every other...
"So, that’s why I’m like, ‘what’s the difference?’ It’s just, you know, it’s just sociological drama," added Obama. "I mean, the fact that people over seasons of working still can’t get along. They still have the same arguments, you know, and it’s not just women. But this happens in sports, too. I find it fascinating."
Those comments found their way to Smith himself, and he used them as an opportunity not necessarily to respond back, but voice his opinion on one of her strategies while campaigning for Kamala Harris last year.
"When you were campaigning on behalf of the former Vice President Kamala Harris … you said a vote for [President Donald] Trump was a vote against you and a vote against y’all as women. I want to say for the record - I took major offense to that." Smith admitted.
"I think to this day is the only thing that I didn’t like that you said, I didn’t appreciate it. Because there’s so many things that go into...
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That woman is inarticulate.
Barack Obama was unavailable for comment, as he was in his underwear and slippers, binge-watching the WNBA on ESPN...
Are you sure it is a woman?
Like, you know....
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