Nice to see that Barack Obama isn’t the only tone deaf member of the First Family.
The New York Times reports First Lady Michelle Obama’s aides cautioned against her going on the early August European vacation in which she stayed at a 5-star resort in Spain and mingled with royalty. The lavish trip, the aides reportedly argued, could result in harm to her image. “Aides say privately that they warned her there would be a cost to the trip, but she overruled them, insisting it was a rare chance to spend time with Sasha and with a friend whose father had died,” the paper reports. “But the intensity of the uproar — including accusations that she was a ‘modern-day Marie Antoinette’ — caught the White House and Mrs. Obama off guard.”
The trip resulted in the first extended negative press of the First Lady’s time in the White House. Critics questioned why Mrs. Obama chose to go to a glitzy, high-priced resort at a time when unemployment is high and many Americans are suffering economically.
A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll taken during the trip showed that just 50 percent of those surveyed had a positive impression of Mrs. Obama — down from 64 percent in April 2009 and 55 percent earlier this year. Nevertheless, she remains marginally more popular than her husband, whose personal approval rating was at 46 percent in the Journal poll.
“What’s that? I can’t hear you. I have gazpacho in my ears.”
Source: Washington Examiner
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Did you ever see the Oprah interview with the both of them before the election? She was talking about how smelly and whatnot he was, I was so embarrassed for him, and figured with that kind of dissing, how could he win?
Movin' on up to the West Wing, and you can't have a piece of our pie !
rare opportunity?! really? you couldn't go with your daughter and girlfriend to I don't know... Disney World or the Gulf Coast or heck anywhere in the US or maybe have her spent some time at the White House as a guest. She just wanted to do what she wanted to do and then got surprised that people didn't like it.
You do have to wonder about how jaded to this country a person would be to prefer Spain to going to Washington and hanging out with their Dear Leader.
I guess she still isn't very proud of her country.
Spain on $75,000.00 a day.
LOL Rachel Ray she ain't.
Since she has, at least in her own mind, ascended to royalty, perhaps she might carry the title: Michelle Antoinette, the Queen of Tarts.
( Fashion advisory: Lose the Jackie Kennedy pearls. You ain't in Camelot now, girl.)
She was heard singing on the plane..."Don't cry for me Sarasota, the truth is I never went there. All through my travels, my wild adventures. I kept my promise, don't call me tone deaf -- I kept my promise don't call me unless I call you"
50% of America is just like her. They are knuckle-dragging, morph-apes with no useful skills that hate America and blame whitey for everything. Sometimes I'm glad these two are in the white house....it hastens the final collapse that will allow the decent folk to start over without the leeches.
This is exactly what I've been telling people lately. McCain wouldn't have governed well, so it's better right now to have somebody in the White House that will bring this liberal nonsense to the forefront and expose it for what it is. Hopefully more than fifty percent will understand by the time we vote for President again.
I remember when my father died. I went to work the next day for 6 hours to get my desk in order. Then took my 3 day bereavement leave allowed by the company. Received phone calls from work during 2 of those days due to "crisis".
I know I'm not your friend Michelle, but you could you at least foot the bill to a beach in Florida for a long weekend?
Sorry about your father.
I don't think that any in the current administration understand what it's like to be an ordinary citizen -- tone deaf, all of them.
Unfortunately, your article points up the REAL problem. 50% of this country has a favorable opinion of Moochella Antoinette. And there's the problem.
The Obamas are probably looking for a private island resort of their very own.
Yeah, they sould try "Fantasy Island".
"The pain! The pain!"
Sorry, Tattoo, looks like you're gonna have to be Barry's love-midget from now on. Think of it as taking one for the team -- while he's here, doing you, he's not *there*, doing the American population.
Sorry -- I just couldn't help myself.
Know what you mean, perlcat. It's tough to let a good straight line get away. And with the O-team in the Half-Cracker™ House there are just so MANY situations, gaffes and bone-head stunts just begging for a snappy reply.
HA!!! LOVE MIDGET!
the arrogance of the obama's without measure. She has no regard for anyone but herself, from her $500 lobster lunches to her trips at tax payer expense. Amazed how the press has sheltered this racist from exposure, never a word about her thesis, or her beliefs and corruption within Chicago. She is a disgrace to this nation.