Mainstream Media Marvel Over Michelle
The mainstream media are demonstrating that their fawning coverage isn't limited to President Barack Hussein Obama. The establishment press loves Michelle LaVaughn every bit as much. Today's Washington Post Politics Web site carries the story "Michelle Obama wows Britain with high style, rubs shoulders with new royal Kate Middleton." The article substantiates its claim that Mrs. Obama dazzled the English with support from an impartial, disinterested observer. I know she's impartial because she authored a book titled "“Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style.”
On NPR's Web site, the headline is "Michelle Obama Wows Britain With Her Style." The accompanying Associated Press article begins:
There weren't any hugs, like last time, but U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama shared a warm handshake with the British queen and gained more fans during her state visit to the U.K.
How does the AP know that Mrs. Obama gained fans? Did they take a survey pre- and post-warm handshake?
The Sky News Australia Web site also headlines "Michelle Obama wows UK with her style." On its Web site, People reports: "Michelle Obama brought her signature colorful, feminine style to the British capital on Wednesday, dazzling in an array of elegant designs." On NBC New York's blog called Thread/NY, "the inside line on New York fashion," we learn "First Lady Earns High Marks in Tom Ford at Buckingham Palace." Who issues those marks? Does he grade on a curve?
Over at Access Hollywood, the story is "Glam Slam: Michelle Obama’s Drop Dead Gorgeous Gown." The piece starts:
Wow. Wow. Wow. What a dress.
Just have to take a moment today to admire (and pay tribute to!) First Lady Michelle Obama’s beautiful gown. She looked like a goddess at last night’s State Dinner at Buckingham Palace in London!
The ruched, ivory, georgette evening gown with ribbon details is by Tom Ford, one of several American designers she has worn during her visit to the UK. Stunning.
Insert whistle here.
The ultra flattering gown showed off Mrs. Obama’s toned arms and shoulders. The First Lady wore her hair in an up-do with long, dangly earrings.
Ooh. I was hoping they'd get to those toned arms and shoulders. Verily, a true goddess.
I think we're getting the message. Much of the mainstream media love, love, love Michelle Obama. Maybe she didn't wow Britain, but she certainly captivates the establishment press.
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Beauty and fashion is most definitely---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 9:35pm.
in the eye of the suck-up.
MD
I hear dog whistles...
Submitted by theprofessor on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:27pm.
Some of them sound shocked that this "first black First Lady" can actually pull off "rubbing shoulders with " royalty.
But WE'RE the racists.
British Press Not So Impressed
Submitted by mrt721 on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:01pm.
The tanned Duchess of Cambridge blew Michelle Obama out of the water
"So, the softly tanned new Duchess of Cambridge met Michelle Obama and, nuclear submarine cutbacks or no, she blew her American rival out of the water."
"My only gripe with Kate is her hair, which is now a little too long, and too flicked at the ends.
Michelle Obama, on the other hand, looked like a little girl in a too short pink bolero (I hate boleros – and only six-year-olds should wear pink!) that my fashion spies tell me is not even vintage, it’s just old. Ouch."
Prudent princess in £175 dress shows wife of President and PM that style doesn't need to cost a lot
"For 10 long days there were no new pictures of Catherine in Zara, LK Bennett, Whistles or Warehouse items that caused the chain's websites to crash within hours.
But, while the Duchess did not disappoint - stepping out in a £175 Reiss dress for her first post-wedding engagement - both Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron decided to show off their style credentials in designer items that cost more than six times that amount."
"But, despite the extra expense, Mrs O. was still, perhaps unsurprisingly, upstaged by the svelte young royal - showing that even money cannot compete with youth."
Then there was this:
Michelle Obama’s Hair Drama! Did She Mean To Arrive In Ireland Looking Like The Grinch?
"First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Ireland in dramatic fashion on May 23, sporting a wild Grinch-esque coif as she disembarked Air Force One! Michelle, we hope this wasn’t the look you were going for…"
How Dare They
Submitted by JustAl on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:12pm.
Insult a princess of Qo'noS!
The lowly petaQ
getting that ol' 2008 magic back
Submitted by MidAmerica on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:48pm.
AP is getting into full star struck slobbering mode and will become unreadable as the 2012 election closes in.
Bling
Submitted by malthus on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 12:16am.
That's a wife Mr. T could be proud of.
question
Submitted by grammajane on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 12:19am.
If Michelle and "the one" are so cozy with the Queen and her family, why were not they invited to the wedding? If she wore a potato sack, the media would fawn all over her
Over-Praise Should be taken as an Insult
Submitted by Chris Norman on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 1:59am.
Once again, the media overdoes the praise of Michelle Obama (and her husband) which reeks of the condescension of soft racism. It reminds me of a supportive parent overpraising their non-athletic child for coming in second to last in a race. In the Obama's case, it's all a little too much - well, a lot too much..
It's the "soft bigotry of low expectations" again...
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 7:09am.
I've been saying that for a while now....
Just like with her husband, they have to inflate everything with her.
The most hideous outfits (and there have been many) are praised as fantastic. She doesn't just represent her country well, she just WOWS them everywhere she goes. She's not just welcomed, they are just all agog to be in her presence!
It reminds me of a quote from Samuel Johnson about a dog walking on its hind legs:
It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."
That about sums it up.
a quote from Samuel Johnson about a dog walking on its hind legs
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:02am.
That reminds me of one of my favorite songs. I think I got the from the National Lampoon magazine in the 70s.
I've got a dog, his name is Rover.
He is the smartest dog I know.
He can walk up on his hind legs,
if you hold his front legs up!
I've held it back too long.
Submitted by Boil It Down on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 2:17am.
I just shake my head when these "journalists" call Michelle Obama beautiful, poised, brilliant etc. Now, I try to avoid making negative judgements about peoples appearances and women in particular, but this stuff is just too much.
I do not find her particularly attractive in the first place. The comments like "power of style" and such really got to me. When I was trying to describe how I view her general stature to my 88 year old mother see read my mind. She called her movements like a lumbering, stoop shouldered farm hand.
I don't know much about women's clothes, but I do recognize clothes that accentuate the wrong things about a woman's figure. For instance, big women should not wear bold, bright colors and if they do, they have to be very careful. Women with men's shoulders shouldn't expose them and stuff like that. Michelle just gets it wrong in my eye.
All in all, these glowing descriptions of Michelle just don't match her appearance, gracefulness or sophistication to me. I'm sorry, but I just had to get this out. -bidn-
bidn
Submitted by Chris Norman on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 2:47am.
Without criticizing Michelle Obama's looks or style, the gushing praise of her by the media isn't warranted. To me, it comes off sounding condescending, phony, and a little creepy. See my comment above.
You made a good point Chris
Submitted by Boil It Down on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 3:29am.
It really is an insult and phony. I'm a singer and know my talent is good enough for entertaining in bars and wedding receptions, but I'm not American Idol material by any means. When people come up gushing and telling me how wonderful they think I am, I take a step back and find them suspicious. (1) they want something or (2) they're drunk. -bidn-
I saw a picture of MOwookie
Submitted by ant on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 2:44am.
I saw a picture of MOwookie with Duchess Kate(?), It took me some time to realize MO was even in the picture, my focus was on Kate ( she, and many ladies, would look better than MO if they were wearing a potato sack and MO had spent 1,000's of dollars.). The American press is in need of serious medication.
Who's got "class" here????
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 7:15am.
You mean this photo???
Good grief.
Downright embarrassing, if you ask me.
MO's problem...
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:04am.
...is that she believes her publicity.
Yikes
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:43am.
MO's outfit in that photo makes it look like Buckingham invited the help to the Christmas party, and all she had to wear was a leftover from her prom in the '60s topped with a jacket she took from her 6-year-old's closet.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
On the other hand, Kate does
Submitted by ThatDude on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:54am.
On the other hand, Kate does look beautiful.
Yep
Submitted by ant on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:01am.
That was the same meeting. One looks like a fine lady and one always looks like a Disney movie wardrobe dept exploded all over her.
Let me get this right. . .
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 5:23am.
Michelle in (expensive) designer clothes: OK
Newt buys (expensive) jewelery for his wife: not OK
NOW you're getting it.
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:03am.
Keep it up and you won't have much longer to serve in the Re-Education Camp!
Left out one fact.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 9:05am.
I'm sure that we, the taxpayers, paid for those drapes that were used to make Moochie's outfit, and also for the 1000 yards of mummy wrap for the state dinner gown, while Newt paid for his wife's jewelry with his own money.
That (using your OWN money) is a concept that liberal politicians can't seem to grasp.
A friend of mine has a pickup
Submitted by jdhawk on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 5:44am.
A friend of mine has a pickup truck. On the tailgate of the truck, he has the likeness of duhbama painted on one side. The rest of the tailgate has this written on it in big bold letters, "Doe this ass make my truck look too big?"
Well, I guess you had to be there . . . .
jd
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 7:08am.
Nah, I wasn't there but I laughed!
Too funny, JD.
Submitted by UpNorth on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 2:59pm.
.
Maybe they'll let her be a Spice Girl
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:56am.
The MSM has placed her on a pedestal and won't take her down.
If she keeps putting on weight ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 9:08am.
... they may have to reinforce that pedestal.
Oh, I'm sorry for saying such a vile thing. I going to take a week off without pay for that.
Great Hair??
Submitted by mrt721 on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:51am.
British Press Continues to Mock Barack and Michelle’s Royal Adventure
halo vs fro!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 3:03pm.
It had to happen sooner or later. The MSM tries like hell to get him where there's a suggested halo over his head, but the British press, holy cow, I saw that picture before I saw the caption and thought "that can't be deliberate.......oh crap it was!"
I guess the UK media isn't fawning over him like they did in the beginning anymore.
Too bad. Wonder what will happen when he goes to France and Poland?
-Jon
Taxpayers are subsidizing this vacuous nonsense WHY?
Submitted by drsamherman on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:58am.
Why in the world are we giving scarce taxpayer money to these gushing sycophants? NPR always asserts that it appeals to a far more intellectual crowd than normal radio. NPR should be sued for truth in advertising violations.
Nine out of ten
Submitted by acumen on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:59am.
"How does the AP know that Mrs. Obama gained fans? Did they take a survey pre- and post-warm handshake?"
Nine out of ten chubby school kids disagree with the AP.
Fawning and, of course, biased
Submitted by iveseenitall on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:48am.
Michelle is neither beautiful nor brilliant. It's all part of the phony fawning media bias toward the left. But Michelle "never been so proud" has always gotten a pass. Funny, that Smith jackass grilled Newt the other day about his wife's private spending habits but I never heard old Harry grill Barry about his wife's " part time " $320,000 job at the hospital in Chicagoland - one that mysteriously went away after big ears was elected.[ Never,Never trust a "liberal" (progressive)]
UK fawning over miss shell?
Submitted by Patriot II on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 12:00pm.
LOL yeh right....they are hoping she will give them a cd of her speeches....it runs in the narcissistic family....actually the uk is laughing at "the gaffers"!!!
Suspicious headlines?
Submitted by Model850 on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 5:03pm.
AP headline: "Michelle Obama Wows Britain With Her Style."
Sky News Australia Website Headline: "Michelle Obama Wows UK With Her Style."
Looks like everyone got the WH press office memo.