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Preserved for all time......our wonderful first lady rolling her eyes at a Boehner comment!!!! (Original Post) tpsbmam Jan 2013 OP
LOL!!!! nt blaze Jan 2013 #1
What, the image or the spelling? Towlie Jan 2013 #38
OH SNAP! The bangs help with the eye roll. She is so beautiful. I LOVE her. roguevalley Jan 2013 #41
Mrs. Boehner looks like she is about to get heartburn. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2013 #2
Actually Mrs Boehner looks like she agrees with Michelle!!! LOL nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #11
Looks like a joke between Boner and Barack that she thought was stupid. LOL. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #3
That's pretty much what I got out of it too R B Garr Jan 2013 #10
My wife does that when I tell one of my 'jokes'... PCIntern Jan 2013 #14
Michelle has the "don't push it, Boner" look & Mrs. Boner has the "find me a hole" look. pacalo Jan 2013 #43
priceless. barbtries Jan 2013 #4
My wife gives me looks like that! onenote Jan 2013 #5
HAHAHAHA!!!!! elleng Jan 2013 #6
Boner looks hammered n/t hootinholler Jan 2013 #7
Well, he is awake... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #40
is he crying?? Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #50
His eyes are leaking gin Bigbluebrush Jan 2013 #55
That's awesome! Politicub Jan 2013 #8
Hahahahahahha hibbing Jan 2013 #9
I LOVE IT Number23 Jan 2013 #12
Oh that's epic n/t broadcaster75201 Jan 2013 #13
What a thrill Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2013 #15
Michelle needs to run for President. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #16
I hope someone AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #17
I hope Boenhner chokes on his food and dies. Spryguy Jan 2013 #18
no pretzels here PatrynXX Jan 2013 #34
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!11 jpak Jan 2013 #19
. ProSense Jan 2013 #20
It looks like Mrs Boehner amuse bouche Jan 2013 #21
No. Boehner punched her arm and then she pulled her elbow toward herself JDPriestly Jan 2013 #62
I thought it looked like she was rolling her eyes at a comment her husband made, the way spouses do Brickbat Jan 2013 #22
She glances to her left as Boehnhead is speaking then turns back and does the eye roll.... Roland99 Jan 2013 #28
Boehner punched her arm. She recoiled. Drew her arm toward herself and inched JDPriestly Jan 2013 #64
what? Punched her arm? Where?? you looking at something different from everyone else?? Roland99 Jan 2013 #72
"Speaker, please!" TeamPooka Jan 2013 #23
ha! Whisp Jan 2013 #24
K&R ReRe Jan 2013 #25
It wasn't necessarily what he said, although it might have been something he said. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #65
I looked at the clip several times... ReRe Jan 2013 #70
One look is worth a thousand words. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #26
Come on...I dislike Boehner as much or more than anyone on this board.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #27
Of course it is ....... that is the whole point of it being funny !!! flying-skeleton Jan 2013 #31
Okay...how about if I just laugh at the people who think this is funny?.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #44
Or how about people who have under 3,000 posts, as long as you're judging by the tally. gateley Jan 2013 #46
So, do you believe this bs about Ms. Obama "rolling her eyes"? Seriously??.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #47
Pick yourself up off the floor. I didn't say ANYTHING about the topic. gateley Jan 2013 #49
How about I just place you and the other poster on ignore..... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #51
I'm quite sure polmaven Jan 2013 #53
I think ya'll need some orphan tears snooper2 Jan 2013 #57
I'm a little more mature than that. I realize I may miss something you say that is gateley Jan 2013 #59
Actually, Boehner punched her arm. That's why she recoiled, drew away from him, and then JDPriestly Jan 2013 #66
Oh my. The RWs will be hating this. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #29
oh sure PatrynXX Jan 2013 #36
Boehner was asking the President ..... flying-skeleton Jan 2013 #30
Already picked up by the best gif blog around alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #32
I love this clip Gothmog Jan 2013 #33
"S'up, 'Bama? Maybe I's Beez da First Orange-skinned Prez in 2016, Yo?" cer7711 Jan 2013 #35
The real story is that Boehner hit Michelle Obama's arm with his fist. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #67
Yikes! Reminds Me of When "W" Back-rubbed a German Head-of-State. cer7711 Jan 2013 #69
A DOUBLE sideways "cut eye" finished off with a sarcastic roll while her food stuck the landing? rocktivity Jan 2013 #37
Our esteemed House Majority Leader is probably on his 5th glass of Cab... Old and In the Way Jan 2013 #39
Oh, man, this is priceless. NBachers Jan 2013 #42
I hope you realize.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #45
Thank you! Corrected....eons later....but corrected! n/t tpsbmam Jan 2013 #61
that was an awsome look of ridicule samsingh Jan 2013 #48
Thank you, Mrs Obama sarge43 Jan 2013 #52
Haaaaahahahaha That's a keeper! progressoid Jan 2013 #54
Reservations about the conclusions drawn from this video - don't read too much into it... GetRidOfThem Jan 2013 #56
Watch the full video. Boehner hit Michelle Obama on the arm. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #68
Too bad she had to sit next to Boner, I bet her stomach was rolling too. joanbarnes Jan 2013 #58
epic kick Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #60
Thank you, Raw Story... derby378 Jan 2013 #63
I love it Liberalynn Jan 2013 #71
It's been days but this is still bringing me joy. ellisonz Jan 2013 #73

R B Garr

(16,954 posts)
10. That's pretty much what I got out of it too
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:03 PM
Jan 2013

When I first saw the link to it on Yahoo and watched it, that's what I got too is that she was responding to what the two of them were talking about and she was taking bites and couldn't comment right at that moment. She is pure class, and I hope the media doesn't run with this and insert comments on a day where she is just absolutely stunning and a shining example of class and strength.

PCIntern

(25,556 posts)
14. My wife does that when I tell one of my 'jokes'...
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:17 PM
Jan 2013

I'm surprised that she hasn't needed eye surgery yet...

pacalo

(24,721 posts)
43. Michelle has the "don't push it, Boner" look & Mrs. Boner has the "find me a hole" look.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 08:47 PM
Jan 2013

Boner's joke must have been tacky.

Great gif!

onenote

(42,714 posts)
5. My wife gives me looks like that!
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 05:49 PM
Jan 2013

My bet it was more the result of something the President said than what boehner said.

hibbing

(10,098 posts)
9. Hahahahahahha
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:02 PM
Jan 2013

Hey,
Thanks for posting this, it is awesome being looped, no doubt what was going through her mind. I love the First Lady!!!!

Peace

Number23

(24,544 posts)
12. I LOVE IT
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:08 PM
Jan 2013

Whatever the idiot said, even the president appears to consider it the end of the conversation even though he does it with a smile.

She could not be sending out more "damn, I really can't stand you" vibes if she was trying. I love her. Michelle is my girl.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
15. What a thrill
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:21 PM
Jan 2013

for Mrs. Obama to be seated next to that horse's patooty. Wonder how that came about...protocol? Boehner's wife doesn't look as though she's having much fun either.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
62. No. Boehner punched her arm and then she pulled her elbow toward herself
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:02 PM
Jan 2013

so that he couldn't touch her, and the rolling of the eyes followed.

Boehner was acting in a disgusting, disrespectful manner. Boehner -- ughh. Boehner is just an ughh. Uncouth. Discourteous. Bad mannered. That's Boehner. And if you see the entire video, you realize just how crude he is.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)
22. I thought it looked like she was rolling her eyes at a comment her husband made, the way spouses do
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:46 PM
Jan 2013

sometimes. I doubt she'd seriously roll her eyes at someone else like that.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
28. She glances to her left as Boehnhead is speaking then turns back and does the eye roll....
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:00 PM
Jan 2013

and shakes her head.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
64. Boehner punched her arm. She recoiled. Drew her arm toward herself and inched
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:04 PM
Jan 2013

away from him. That is what caused her to roll her eyes and look down at her plate. I've reacted like that to aggressive men in situations when I had to be polite.

Everybody is talking about her rolling her eyes. The real story is about how crude and impolite, maybe even mean, Boehner was.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
24. ha!
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:48 PM
Jan 2013
HAHAHAHAHA!!!

That's one of the reasons I love Michelle. There is no stick up her ass. lols.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
25. K&R
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 06:55 PM
Jan 2013

... Hope she doesn't have indigestion! I would give my lleft hand to know what it was he said!



Hope she didn't feel worse than I did a few years ago when I learned that Mitch McConnell was speaking at my son's college graduation. I cried for 3 solid days! A quarter of the Senior Class boycotted their own graduations... their hats were laying in their seats in one section all together. It was a sight to see.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
65. It wasn't necessarily what he said, although it might have been something he said.
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:05 PM
Jan 2013

If you see the first part of the video, you will see that Boehner punched Michelle Obama in the arm. She recoiled and moved away from him. In this second video, she pulls her arm toward her plate. Only after that does she roll her eyes. This video is incomplete and therefore misleading.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
70. I looked at the clip several times...
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 08:15 PM
Jan 2013

I actually think orange man was having a conversation with PO behind Michelle's back. And he said something "he" thought was funny to PO and then he punched Michelle's arm? I've been in the same predicament before as I mentioned, or happened to be stuck in seating arrangements that weren't exactly comfortable. I think the seating arrangement for Michelle was the only glitch that I seen yesterday. There should have been no one in front of the little podium.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)
27. Come on...I dislike Boehner as much or more than anyone on this board....
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:00 PM
Jan 2013

....but this eye-roll thing is a real stretch in my opinion.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)
44. Okay...how about if I just laugh at the people who think this is funny?....
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:08 PM
Jan 2013

....Especially at posters with scarcely more than a hundred posts?

Works for me.

gateley

(62,683 posts)
49. Pick yourself up off the floor. I didn't say ANYTHING about the topic.
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 03:48 AM
Jan 2013

I was referencing your jab at peoples' post counts.

You had fewer than 100 posts at one time, remember?

If you want to disagree, disagree -- don't dismiss someone's comment citing their post count as proof you're right. It's petty and small.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)
51. How about I just place you and the other poster on ignore.....
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 10:55 AM
Jan 2013

....and you do the same with me? How's that sound?

polmaven

(9,463 posts)
53. I'm quite sure
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 11:07 AM
Jan 2013

gately is absolutely devastated now. I don't know how s/he will ever be able to return to this site!

gateley

(62,683 posts)
59. I'm a little more mature than that. I realize I may miss something you say that is
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 12:57 PM
Jan 2013

valuable and that I agree with. I realize even though I find exception with this post, I'd doubtless benefit from much you have to contribute.

I can have disagreements and carry on. I don't need to go stomping out the door and slam it behind me.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
66. Actually, Boehner punched her arm. That's why she recoiled, drew away from him, and then
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:06 PM
Jan 2013

rolled her eyes. He is, like most Republicans, a bully, a loudmouth, and an uncouth cad.

flying-skeleton

(697 posts)
30. Boehner was asking the President .....
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:11 PM
Jan 2013

Boehner was asking the President ..... what he thought the chances of Boehner ever becoming president were !!


cer7711

(502 posts)
35. "S'up, 'Bama? Maybe I's Beez da First Orange-skinned Prez in 2016, Yo?"
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:30 PM
Jan 2013

Boehner's attempt to impress the President and First Lady with his easy-breezy command of modern-day African-American colloquialisms falls flat.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
67. The real story is that Boehner hit Michelle Obama's arm with his fist.
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:09 PM
Jan 2013

(How's that for an example of Republican class????)

She recoiled, pulled her arm away from him to protect herself. The rolling of her eyes came after that. I'm sure she was mortified. I'm sure none of the wives or female members of Congress will want to sit near Boehner at any function after that. How crude of him. Watch the full video. It is appalling.

cer7711

(502 posts)
69. Yikes! Reminds Me of When "W" Back-rubbed a German Head-of-State.
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:14 PM
Jan 2013

Boner punched her arm?! OMG it's just not done; no wonder she rolled her eyes (and reached for her mace . . .)

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
37. A DOUBLE sideways "cut eye" finished off with a sarcastic roll while her food stuck the landing?
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:42 PM
Jan 2013

Last edited Mon Jan 21, 2013, 08:42 PM - Edit history (3)




rocktivity

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
39. Our esteemed House Majority Leader is probably on his 5th glass of Cab...
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:56 PM
Jan 2013

Your insight gets particularly profound, starting on the 4th glass.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,370 posts)
45. I hope you realize....
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:15 PM
Jan 2013

That there is no longer a time limit on editing posts.

You are still able to correct the spelling in your subject line.



Just trying to help

GetRidOfThem

(869 posts)
56. Reservations about the conclusions drawn from this video - don't read too much into it...
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 12:43 PM
Jan 2013

(a) No matter what you think of Bonehead, this would be politically an embarrassment and rudeness if this really was what was happening in public, and I am pretty sure that Michelle is now experienced enough in her role as first lady to not let such a gaffe happen (don't get me wrong, I called him Bonehead!),

(b) He could have been making a comment about something he thinks is ridiculous, and SHE AGREES, rolling her eyes.

This thing could never be presented in a court of law, because you don't actually hear the conversation!

Sorry to be a spoiler...

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
68. Watch the full video. Boehner hit Michelle Obama on the arm.
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:12 PM
Jan 2013

She recoils, pulls away from him to prevent him from doing it again and then rolls her eyes.

It's Boehner who was the aggressor. Technically, Boehner may have committed a civil assault. You just don't hit the arm of the First Lady. It was totally out of place on Boehner's part. No wonder his wife looks away in humiliation.

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