Republican bigot to NPR: Can't stand to look at Obama, wants First Lady who looks like a First Lady

[highplainsdem]

Check out this YouTube link, which is spreading quickly on Twitter:

This is the full quote from the Republican wife of a vet at the American Legion Convention, who NPR says has "strong feelings" about President Obama:

"I just don't like him. Can't stand to look at him. I don't like his wife - she's far from the First Lady. It's about time we get a First Lady in there who acts like a First Lady and looks like a First Lady."

[FSogol]

1. I heard that this morning. What a stupid bigot.

[southernyankeebelle]

3. Yes we need a first lady who looks like a first lady. God only knows how important the first

lady is because she runs the office of the president. She makes the big decisions. You know like stand by your man and produce babies and stay in that kitchen. Make sure you look beautiful when you stand by your man. right? huh?

[nanabugg]

84. Well, Rush called Hillary "robo hips." I guess their Ideal is Nancy Reagan or Laura Bush. Not a

smart black woman who actually earned a couple of degrees, worked and didn't marry rich.

[southernyankeebelle]

87. For me I think people should leave the wives and children out of it. It's like little kids fighting

and I would tell them to stop and they would start talking about the mommas and boy the war broke out. I finally would tell them to stop bringing your mothers into this fight they have nothing to do with it. All the kids around would start laughing. My 82 yr old mother-in-law use to call Mrs Barbara Bush the grandmother "bug eye". Now I wasn't crazy for the woman but I sure didn't like her calling her those names.

[kardonb]

75. I heard....

I know , all they want is a blonde , paper doll Barbie , Cardboard cutout . I love our FLOTUS , she is so real ,warm, and caring . PERFECT !!

[maryellen99]

2. It's not about not liking the Obama's due to policy

It's race. I bet 90% of the people voting for Romney is due to the fact that he is white.

[progressivebydesign]

91. The clue is that she "can't stand to look at him." that's a weird personal attack. n/t

[LoisB]

93. It's democratIC Underground - not democrat underground.

[tjdee]

4. Read as: She is not white.

That Republicans will not disavow these bigots is part of why I dislike their party so much.

[get the red out]

6. Exactly

Instead of just disagreeing with Republican policy, I literally hate the fuckers because they happily accept the worst, most disgusting attitudes in their followers.

[russspeakeasy]

29. I have NEVER hoped for a building to collapse.

[agtcovert]

38. I thought the same thing when I heard this...

Repuke code speak.

[siligut]

8. The Republicans feed these bigots

Knee-jerk issues and prejudices are how they get elected.

[uponit7771]

70. +1

[justabob]

9. yep, that's what I heard too

I heard that crap this morning. That is exactly what went through my mind.... the Obamas aren't white.

[hifiguy]

13. Bull's eye.

The only First Ladies during my lifetime I would put in the same class as Michelle Obama are Betty Ford and Jacqueline Kennedy. Hillary would be next on the list.

[zbdent]

54. I'd hate to hear what they'd be saying if she WAS white ...

and Obama was still black ... oh, it's okay when it's a Republican black with a white woman, like Herman Cain's "problems" ...

[emmadoggy]

97. Exactly. And I would add

that she also doesn't look like a Stepford Wife, which seems to be something they expect.

[bongbong]

5. Reportedly....

... Zombie Hitler disavowed any comparison between him and the current GOP, saying "I know I was super-evil and everything, but sheesh! PLEASE don't compare me to them!"

[avebury]

7. I actually think that Michelle looks like

Presidential material to me.

The bigot wouldn't know what a true lady was even if she stood right in front of him. Our ancestors came to this land so that we wouldn't be under the thumb of a monarch, a fact the Romneys seem to ignore.

[smirkymonkey]

95. Ann Romney can't hold a candle to Michelle Obama.

She's not even in the same league. But for some bizarre reason, Ann thinks she's entitled to the "position". Gag.

[berni_mccoy]

10. Heard that on the way to work this morning. First thought was...

She's racist. What she was really saying was that an African American woman, even as beautiful, graceful and lady-like as Mrs. Obama, could never look or act like a First Lady. It was clearly a racist remark.

[bluemarkers]

82. I love Michelle Obama!

and I'm a white native born southerner.

just for the record.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

11. Like this First Lady of yore

[Spitfire of ATJ]

89. Stumbled on this...

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Reminds me of Ann...

[EnviroBat]

12. This wrinkly old skin-bag bigot wouldn't know a "real" first lady,

If one came up and shoved her and her rascal down a long flight of stairs. Fuck I hate these people...

[WI_DEM]

14. it delights me that in the next 10-20 years the old racists are going to die off

[Sophiegirl]

46. I wouldn't count on that

What do you think their behavior teaches their kids?

[Lilyeye]

51. Not sure about that

Those attitudes are passed on from generation to generation.

[heaven05]

56. there

are PLENTY of young ones in amerikkka to take these bigots place. Of this, after this election cycle, I AM SURE. Go Forward, not way backward. But to me that is a forlorn hope.

[Webster Green]

80. I used to think that too.

That all the "conservatives" would die out. Problem is there's always a fresh young supply to take their place.

[lunasun]

83. nope they R breeders

[oldsarge54]

102. Sorry

Us old radicals are also going in the next 10-20 years. try to be a bit more thoughtful. Besides, given the nut cases in the Obama assassination plot, and the nutcase that attacked a Sikh temple, there are enough young racist batheads to hold up their cause, dammit.

[HipChick]

15. The only difference between the Republican party and the KKK is the thread count of their sheets..

[hifiguy]

18. Oh, that is excellent!

Was that yours, Clarice? That was really gooooood.

[Plucketeer]

19. The REAL difference is

that the modern KKK (GOP) don't even bother to don sheets anymore. They're PROUD to show who and what they are.

[HughBeaumont]

57. "These days you can't see who's in cahoots 'cause now the KKK wears three-piece suits" - Chuck D.

[uponit7771]

71. +1

[Mad_Dem_X]

78. +1,000

[yardwork]

16. My good friend and co-worker, who is black, heard that this morning. It upset her.

She is understandably upset about the blatant racism coming out of the RNC and being mouthed day after day by Mitt Romney and his surrogates, and I'm upset too, and everybody in the United States ought to be upset about it.

If we're not outraged, then we're not paying attention.

[barbtries]

17. i wonder if she likes

looking in the mirror. that's one ugly american.

[Plucketeer]

20. This person lends a peek into

what sheer, uncut ignorance looks like. Ignorance SO intense that it's proud of itself.

[LibGranny]

21. and I'm sure she looks like a "redneck" bigot!

[jsr]

22. That's all you need to know about the GOP.

[TwilightGardener]

23. At least she's honest in why she doesn't like the Obamas. Or too dumb/unsophisticated

to come up with the usual "cover" reasons: gun grabbing, national debt, socialism, etc. This lady just plain doesn't like black people. She's an ignorant hate-filled horse's ass, no window dressing. Edit, realized it's a female horse's ass.

[liberallibral]

24. I can almost understand the vitriol towards the President...

...That can come from BOTH parties, but really?? Hating on Michelle???

WTF???

She's lovely and graceful, and classy... But I guess maybe because she isn't white, she doesn't look like a first lady should???

So ugly......

[AngryOldDem]

25. Just ugly, hateful people.

Good Christians, all.

Why don't they just save themselves (and us) a lot of time and just come out and say what it is: They don't like Obama because he is an African-American. They don't like his wife for the same reason. They don't like his kids for the same reason.

GOP: OWN YOUR HATE AND BIGOTRY. Both are so obvious that it is sickening. You don't like Obama because of who he is. Period.

[formercia]

26. What's sad about this

is that woman probably doesn't even consider herself a Bigot.

She doesn't dislike Black people, as long as they 'know their place.'

My Mother is like her. She even told me once that I "should know my place in society, and not be envious of my betters."

From what I saw of the RNC, there seems to be a fresh crop of Bigots in the making.

[Ganja Ninja]

27. So what's new?

The American Legion is run by racist bigots that always vote Republican. I doubt there are many liberal vets that belong to the legion or if they do they rarely ever interact with it.

[formercia]

28. How true

The old guard.

[Bigredhunk]

41. Yup

My dad belongs and goes to the legion to help out every time they have a dinner. He's seen some RW crap there. I keep telling him that he shouldn't belong (pay dues/help out) because of the type of outfit they are. He's more politically active/aware than I am, so he knows this. He won't quit it though, as he's proud of having served. He believes there are others there like him.

[amandabeech]

47. Same with my Dad and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He was more conservative than me, but he was far from a tea-bagger.

He also was very proud of his service.

For many vets, serving is/was THE moment of thier lives, whether they saw combat or not. They feel as though they are a very large band of brothers.

[heaven05]

60. vfw

I tried to join them in the late 80's here in my upper midwestern hometown. They DID NOT make me feel welcome and to this day I still harbor hurt feelings at how they treated me. That's all I can say about so-called veterans groups.

[amandabeech]

100. I'm very sorry that you were not welcomed.

My Dad, however, would have welcomed you warmly, if that's any consolation.

[handmade34]

30. so very sad...

when someone is so mired in their prejudices and preconceptions that they can't see what is... Michelle Obama is doing such wonderful work for the Country, helping Veterans and their families, being a fantastic role model for children, inspiring them to become more healthy so that they have a better chance of reaching their potential.

Since day 1, I have admired Michelle Obama but when I went to the White House and met her, shook her hand spoke with her... I was enthralled with her grace and authenticity!!!!

I am truly sorry for the people that cannot understand

[TrogL]

31. how about this?

[Ilsa]

53. You forgot a pic of her mother-in-law to go

with it. Babs was as ugly-hearted as they come.
Even Richard Nixon said something about Barbara Bush along the lines of, "Now there's a woman who knows how to hate."

[librechik]

32. and what does a First Lady look like? Aryan Ann OuRMoney, no doubt n/t

[The Doctor.]

33. "Not Black"

She'll deny it to the grave, but that's what she really thinks.

[beac]

34. Hey, Bobbi Lucio from Manassas, YOU are NO LADY!

And I'm glad your full name is out there so the whole world knows it.

[etherealtruth]

35. All that 's missing are the racial perjoratives

... I'm kinda wondering why this jack ass held back?

Oh, yeah ... he's not a bigot, why I even bet he has "black friends".

[LynneSin]

36. I feel like Michelle Obama is someone I could hang out with

Maybe we'd go shopping or play Canasta or bake bread. But whatever we decide I could see Michelle being someone I could do these kinds of things with.

Ann Romney looks like she would order me to iron her clothes or clean the dog crap out of the back yard.

I really do not want a Marie Antoinette type as first lady of our country.

[cstanleytech]

37. Seems more like the OP and some of you here are projecting

that its bigoted just because the person doesnt like Obama and his wife though I do disagree with the person as I believe thats shes a very smart and refined First Lady.

[CakeGrrl]

48. No, this is flat-out racism.

Very easy to read the subtext.

What I find odd is that people go to great lengths to excuse this stuff as anything but.

[Zoeisright]

49. Wrong.

It's racism.

[Son of Gob]

55. Thank God we have you to defend this bigots honor

Whatever would we do without you?

[NYC Liberal]

58. He doesn't just say he doesn't like them.

He says he wants someone who "looks like a First Lady".

[heaven05]

61. it was

a she.

[justabob]

72. she also specified "the look of" Pres. Obama

and that she couldn't stand the sight of him. The lady quoted couldn't have been more clear in tone or meaning,

[Lilyeye]

63. Seriously? How can you ignore the someone who looks like a First Lady part? WTF does one look like?

All of the First Ladies have looked different except for their white skin color.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

64. says she doesn't like LOOK of Obama and wife doesn't LOOK like a First Lady. What colour?

(on edit title: caller was a woman)

What colour is the caller and what colour(s) are the Obamas?

What is the simplest most obvious explanation for the caller's choice of words? It's very revealing, isn't it.

[cstanleytech]

66. Having the opinion that someone doesnt look like what we ourselves imagine someone in that position

to look like doesnt automatically = racism.
I dont for example think Romneys wife has the look of a first lady while Obamas wife on the other hand does but then thats my personal opinion based on my projection of what a first lady should look like.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

67. Of course it's not automatic. But in this case it is the leading hypothesis.

How do you think a First Lady should "look like"? ... since you are so set on the idea.

[cstanleytech]

74. You meant

"What do you think a First Lady should "look like"?" dont you?
Personally when I imagine a First Lady I imagine it being someone who dresses well and appears friendly and easy going much like Michelle Obama.
I cant say that I got that feeling from the last few first ladies because to be honest none of them and I mean none of the past 4 have really captured my own image of what a first lady is until now.

[freshwest]

103. 'The Look' comment cleared it up. If she'd never seen them, just read what they've done for vets and

Other people, she'd've cheered.

She is the kind of white person I have always avoided in life, that I stayed as far away as I could, as if it was an infectious disease.

Since you cannot help what is wrong with them because they're that shallow and hateful. It's sad to judge the book by its cover and not its content.

The Obamas are the best thing we've had since Kennedys and actually even better, as I was telling my kid yesterday. There is a reason the surviving Kennedys have supported them.

It's the inner qualities. They are open, accepting and forgive their enemies. And they didn't seek to make enemies.

A person is known not only by their friends but by their enemies. Just take a listen to their enemies, who are not anyone we want to have any power over our lives.

[graywarrior]

39. She sounds intelligent

[catbyte]

45. Wow. AWESOME cat pics, graywarrior OT, I know...

I may have asked before, but I'm suffering from a case of CRS. What are they?



Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

[highplainsdem]

50. Those are Scottish wildcats, and I agree that they're awesome.

[graywarrior]

62. They are Pallas cats, from Central Asia.

They are found in the wild and are vicious. They are difficult to breed because they are accustomed to living in isolation and when forced to live confined, they develop infections.

[shawn703]

40. She just means Michelle looks too beautiful to be the First Lady

[Emit]

42. I heard that this morning while dressing for work and had a physical reaction in my gut to her

ugliness. I grew up in the south. I know exactly what her words meant to me. Ugly, ugly person she is.

[catbyte]

43. I heard on NPR this morning and it literally made my stomach churn

Michelle is one of the most charming, gracious, and "appropriate" First Ladies in US history! You knew EXACTLY what that shithead meant, though. Her complexion is an unacceptable shade. It was despicable yet oh-so-predictable. I wish these bigoted fuckheads would just eat shit and die already. And I NEVER say that but I am so very disgusted I can't see straight.



Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

[lunatica]

44. These people should keep talking

Let them drop the whole pretense thing and let the world know what they really think.

[seabeyond]

52. i was thinking that the other day. nt

[olegramps]

59. I am a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars and I despise these hate mongers and their bitches.

Unfortunately, the VFW and American Legion harbor some to the most violently prejudiced people in the country. I have heard it directly from the foul mouths. It isn't an aberration.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

65. Yes. Army & Marines grow more bigots every day. To their credit they are trying to root them out.

The Army and Marines are trying to discharge bigots and supremacists as they find them, more or less, mostly more. The command ranks recognize it as a severe problem.

The shooter at the Sikh temple was a vet who got turned in the Army, though he didn't serve overseas. He was discharged less than honorably.

[Smilo]

68. Dog whistle ahoy

what a fucking moron.

[Prometheus Bound]

69. I'm glad this lady said that.

We all know everyone in there thinks the same as she does. But they've learned not to voice it outside their crowd. They obscure their hatred with platitudes and code words. This lady's clearly so dumb she doesn't get it, so she spoke her mind.

People need to know what they're up against. This racist fuck speaks for the republican party. They're despicable.

[korak]

73. Jummah at the Dnc

Off Topic. Sorry but i can't originate a thread. Someone who can should!!!!!


Look at this! It is a lie that the rightists are spreading all over the net. The DNC is not in any way connected to this. Check the snopes.com article.

Off Topic. Sorry but i can't originate a thread. Someone who can should!!!!!


Look at this! It is a lie that the rightists are spreading all over the net. The DNC is not in any way connected to this. Check the snopes.com article.

http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&safe=off&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=jummah+at+the+dnc&rlz=1R2RNRN_enUS453&oq=jummah+dnc&gs_l=hp.1.0.0i8.4831.9299.0.16218.10.10.0.0.0.0.266.2071.0j4j6.10.0.les%3B..0.0.

[bluemarkers]

81. yes saw it

corrected a wingnut fb friend. as usual no comment. She is convinced that Shira Law is right around the corner. I seriously think she hooks up an IV to faux news at 8am and disconnects at 8pm.

She has MS is on early retirement, and medicare. If rr is elected she's screwed, but she actually thinks they will save medicare....

[gateley]

76. It's about time we stop listening to people who are racist scum.

[Thrill]

77. Sad thing is. This is the type of person that is keeping Mittens in this race

Alot of people out there are thinking this same way.

They know Mittens doesn't give two shits about them. But he is WHITE

[struggle4progress]

79. Let's Re-elect Michelle First Lady!

[spedtr90]

85. See if she'd like vouchers for VA benefits

"Sometimes you wonder, would there be some way to introduce some private sector competition, somebody else that could come in and say, you know each soldier gets X thousand dollars attributed to them and then they can choose whether they want to go on the government system or the private system and then it follows them, like what happens with schools in Florida where they have a voucher that follows them, who knows." (Mitt Romney, November 11, 2011)

[BabbaTam]

86. frum thu nauth

Well if you saw "Bernie", I was born in that despicable town where they call their daddy 'cuz' and cook mudcat on open fires while drinkin' warm beer from their hovels. Yes, I'm a southerner and so proud of my president and first lady that it makes me cry sometimes. If you have an ear for a dialect, that person is no southerner. One thing for sure in my mind ( I hate debating the obvious just to prove that you can argue about anything) that person is a racist!!!!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

88. I suppose she would like to see pigtails too...

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[elbloggoZY27]

90. Misguided Vet

You are surely entitled to your opinion in these United States.

However, I disagree with you 100%.

I am a Navy Vietnam Veteran and if I have one rule is the President is Commander In Chief.


As far as the GOP is concerned I am absolutely no supporter and believe they have zero qualifications to run this Country, ZERO.

[ailsagirl]

94. Saw the First Lady on Letterman last night

She was a knock-out in her shimmering black dress. Witty and sharp, she and DL jousted back and forth good-naturedly--it was a riot. She's regal but relaxed, feminine but can hold her own with anyone, an egghead (she and the President both) who can giggle over DL's wisecracks like we all do, an angel with her feet planted firmly on the ground. Small wonder hubby is madly in love with her! We all are. And, as with the President, watching and listening to her is a huge treat. Best of all, knowing she's our First Lady makes me very proud. They have, and continue to, represent us impeccably well. It's a pity that Mr. Racist is unable to open his eyes and embrace the First Couple because they are truly extraordinary people.

[spanone]

96. i grew up in indiana....southern rednecks got nothing on the hoosier rednecks

[Cha]

98. This thread is useless without First Lady Michelle Obama

on the Letterman Show..Ta Da! lol

Thanks to the obama diary for vids..

highplainsdem

[SoapBox]

99. WTF?

...just when you think that the Baggers & Bigots can't get any more stupid...

Surprise!

Disgusting.

[_Liann_]

101. Mormon definition of "Looks like a presidential wife"...