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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 10:47 PM Mar 2016

Right-Wingers Flipped Out When Michelle Obama Went Sleeveless, Ok With Melania Trump Posing Nude

http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/right-wingers-flipped-out-when-michelle-obama-went-sleeveless-ok-with-melania-trump-posing-nude/

We’re all well aware of Republicans blind hatred for President Obama, and their seemingly incurable Baracknophobia. Apparently this phobia also applies to First Lady Michelle Obama. The same petty and childish attacks hurled at President Obama have been hurled at his wife as well. One must really love to be a fly during a dinner with the Obama’s, as they surely must make fun of all the crap they get.

A big grievance among the right-wing is that Michelle Obama is disrespectful and not fitting to be a First Lady. Just like they were vying to make Obama a one-term president, they were wasting as much time trying to make Michelle a one time FLOTUS. Chief among their petty complaints had to do with Mrs. Obama’s desire to wear sleeveless shirts. Yes, apparently it’s the 1920s and woman, even First Ladies, can’t wear sleeveless dresses...

Meanwhile, not much has been made of Melania Trump, Family Values Man Donald Trump’s fourth wife who has a history of racy modeling jobs.

Now, I’m in no way putting down or shunning Melania Trump for her decision to pose nude as a model as she’s a grown woman and free to do as she pleases. However, what gives me Lewis Black levels of outrage is how the so-called party of ‘Family Values’ and clean Christian virtue seem to have no problem with this potential First Lady being a nude model and yet this is the same party who shunned and shamed Michelle Obama as being some classless she-devil for simply not wearing sleeves.


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Right-Wingers Flipped Out When Michelle Obama Went Sleeveless, Ok With Melania Trump Posing Nude (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2016 OP
NATURALLY! elleng Mar 2016 #1
The double standard is indeed breathtaking, senseandsensibility Mar 2016 #2
oh YEAH!! yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #3
Conservatives thrive on paradox... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #4
Conservatives tend to be blind to their hypocrisy Thor_MN Mar 2016 #15
We have a gentleman who came to the presidency speaking of working with... CBHagman Mar 2016 #5
Michelle has the right to bare arms. Marie Marie Mar 2016 #6
She sure does! liberalla Mar 2016 #12
Only the woman involved can decide if she wants to bare her arms or any part of her anatomy. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #7
Jackie Kennedy wore many sleeveless dresses. kskiska Mar 2016 #8
But she was white. KamaAina Mar 2016 #9
I believe Mamie Eisenhower liked sleeveless formal wear, even though no longer young... Hekate Mar 2016 #13
Hypocrisy aside, Barackophobia in context. Marcuse Mar 2016 #10
Michelle Obama = black. Melania Trump = white. Initech Mar 2016 #11
Well, of course Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2016 #14
 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
15. Conservatives tend to be blind to their hypocrisy
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 12:14 PM
Mar 2016

Their binary world view forces it. There are only two options to any question, be it Yes/No, Black/White, etc.

In order to fit the messy gray world into that mindset, they have to ignore paradox and hypocrisy.

CBHagman

(16,986 posts)
5. We have a gentleman who came to the presidency speaking of working with...
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 11:08 PM
Mar 2016

...members of the other party, but that same party vowed obstruction and denounced the gentleman as divisive.

We have an active, elegant first lady who encourages children to eat healthy foods and to get out and be active, and the opposition party criticized her counsel and her figure.

But apparently that was all mere warm-up to 2016.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
7. Only the woman involved can decide if she wants to bare her arms or any part of her anatomy.
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 11:24 PM
Mar 2016

Republicans are idiots.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
13. I believe Mamie Eisenhower liked sleeveless formal wear, even though no longer young...
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 02:15 AM
Mar 2016

So that's three First Ladies who chose to bare arms

Marcuse

(7,488 posts)
10. Hypocrisy aside, Barackophobia in context.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 12:28 AM
Mar 2016

Last edited Fri Mar 25, 2016, 01:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Having observed how the Republican candidates treat each other,
why would anyone expect them to appropriately treat the President, his office or his family?

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