Oh, he's toast alright Mo...as are you....
Posted on 08/08/2010 7:53:33 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Her critics used to paint her as a scary Marxist. Now they cast her as a spoiled princess.
During the campaign, she was caricatured on the cover of The New Yorker as a fist-bumping, gun-toting Black Panther. Now she’s mocked by a New York Daily News blogger as a jet-setting, free-spending Marie Antoinette.
Michelle Obama is the most popular figure in the administration, but last week she had her first brush with getting brushed back in the press.
In politics and pop culture, optics are all. And Michelle’s optics sent a message that likely made some in the White House and the Democratic Party wince.
She seemed to be gigging her husband a bit: I’m going to do what I want to do. I can’t worry about whether it gives the Tea Partiers ammo or makes Democrats (including you) campaigning against the excesses of the rich look hypocritical. Even if the country is sliding into a double-dip recession, I’m going abroad to a five-star hotel on Air Force Two and give a boost to another country’s economy.
But as Michelle and friends frolicked in the land of flamenco, the birthday boy got few gifts from the news.
More Democratic candidates shied away from appearing with him. And a CNN poll showed that a quarter of Americans still doubt the president was even born here.
The inimitable columnist Mary McGrory once said that if a first lady simply made her husband toast, that was enough, given how hard his job was.
And because his predecessor mucked things up so royally, President Obama’s job is ridiculously hard. But at moments when you think Michelle might make her husband toast, or better yet a martini, she’s often off on a girls’ trip.
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“Her critics used to paint her as a scary Marxist. Now they cast her as a spoiled princess.”
In my experience, most liberals (both genders) are spoiled princesses.
Yeah, yeah, I know that “rules have to be followed,” but must you royally muck up the comments section with those endless photos? The woman is not outstandingly beautiful, she is just OK.
It gets so, so tiresome.
How hard is it?
Why Gibsy the jibber jabbering Press Spokes-Putz told The Hill on Friday that Romer and the rest of the economic team have worked the equivalent of six years during the 18 months they’ve been in office.
And because his predecessor mucked things up so royally,
Pelosi and Reid! Weren't they in control of the House and Senate during Bush's term? They're blameless in this Dowdy?
Actually..we must...
Michelle would be more than happy to make toast for Baracky, if she could only pry him away from the loving embrace of Mr. Love.
Would you really prefer to talk about Dowd without some sort of squick retardant?
Clearly, the Repubs who most need to heed 'Ann's wisdom', do not. Nor do they listen to their constituency who all but beg the same of them.
Lies from a Liberal's mouth to our history; past and future.
poor Maureen Dowd. Even when she is correct on her viewpoint,
she can’t quite say the word, “idiots” about her hero and
heroine. She is satisfied to chronicle their activities, and
parrot what OTHERS who are bold and smart enough to say about
them however. But she is positive about Bush.
Based on Dowd’s performance on an obvious “Marie Antoinette
moment” she is downgraded to a “Don’t ever waste your time
reading her putative cogitation” level.
Sorry Maureen, you’re way too biased and unsuitable to
contribute to any information data bases.
“...because his predecessor mucked things up so royally, President Obama’s job is ridiculously hard”
And on Sep 11 2001, George Bush had it so easy
Back when Carter was destroying the country, the theme in the press was that the job of president had become too difficult for one man.
At least Michelle doesn't travel with her own soccer team - yet
You HAVE to be out of your mind - and, I'm a woman! Catherine Zeta Jones is incredibly beautiful!! Not a flaw on her. You ARE crazy!
Still like to know/find out why MO got her license pulled, being a gutsy Harvard Law School grad and all, you kind of wonder why she can't practice.
Sounds like M0D0 herself.
Was it pulled?
Lots of lawyers try practicing law and hate it. OR they find more useful activities that the law degree opened doors for. Like Fox News, Congress, etc.
I detest MoDo, but let’s be fair.
High ranking Marxist and privileged elitist is hardly a contradiction in terms, Maureen.
Someone needs to post a recent photo of Maureen,not these 20 plus year old glamour shots.She’s a barren bitter old bag now.
The flip side of the same coin, Mo...BTW, how's your social life?
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