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In reply to the discussion: Raise your hand if you enjoyed/cheered when that guy threw a shoe at George W. Bush. [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)31. She is NOT an elected Official
She was at a private fund raiser.
And the vicious jackass that behaved that way - is a self centered spoiled little snot who obviously only cares about herself and NOT poor, urban children.
Folks went to hear the First Lady (which is not an elected position at all) speak on something that matters very much to what I consider to be TRUE liberals and progressives . . . Poverty. And how it impacts powerless children.
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Raise your hand if you enjoyed/cheered when that guy threw a shoe at George W. Bush. [View all]
WilliamPitt
Jun 2013
OP
You're full of crap. She made that claim when she was running in '08, and no one could confirm it..
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#200
Michelle Obama is a role model but NOT one of "our leaders." Hillary was, and may be again.
MADem
Jun 2013
#62
MADem, you are spot on, as usual. The heckler got attention, but it's mostly negative attention.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#79
I believe Code Pink looks upon Rand Paul as a "useful idiot" in the Brennan matter. nt.
eilen
Jun 2013
#270
Here, perhaps this will "pacify" you. Is this your idea of "fighting the republicans"?
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#149
And having met you now, I see you seem to be a DU'er full of "EMPTY" rhetoric. I don't follow...
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#187
My Mama would've kicked my ass if I messed up her "white sheets", being black and all.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#204
Is Jay a family member? Does he get a paycheck? Is that paycheck from the US govt?
MADem
Jun 2013
#148
This entire thread is comparing those words aimed at Michelle to those shoes thrown at Porgie.
MADem
Jun 2013
#229
Thank you. I learned from Larry O'Donnell tonight that the hosts of this shindig were a married,
MADem
Jun 2013
#225
I agree. I hardly think one of the most visible gay "power couples" in DC would invite Michelle
MADem
Jun 2013
#273
I agree. And all too often people confuse "free speech" with a right to express
BlueMTexpat
Jun 2013
#277
You get some credit. After your post #1, I recorded it twice. Dont tell Skinner. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#179
Each heckle situation is unique. Heckling elected officials is one thing, being rude is another.
JaneyVee
Jun 2013
#2
Indeed. Too bad the average American citizen has the political power of a toddler
eridani
Jun 2013
#208
Too bad both shoes did not smack ol' WAR CRIMINAL Gee-Dumbya square in the face.
Raster
Jun 2013
#97
That is a wildly inaccurate description. No one stomped their feet. No one even raised their voice.
JaneyVee
Jun 2013
#18
The hosts of this soiree were a gay couple. The audience was full of gay people.
MADem
Jun 2013
#253
I remember thinking, should have aimed for the chest, harder to dodge out of the way. (bad me) nt
Jerry442
Jun 2013
#28
yep, he had been ducking for 8 years. And let's remember where and when that shoe was thrown.
mountain grammy
Jun 2013
#70
Someone did...but that's all the more proof that the entire situation was jive and low rent.
MADem
Jun 2013
#124
I think there's a difference between a Big Tent party and a group of tone - deaf nitwits.
MADem
Jun 2013
#232
There's quite a list of things that many DUers wish President Obama was doing differently.
Nye Bevan
Jun 2013
#33
MADem I think you are cooler than an ice cream in February. But I rec'd this thread
Number23
Jun 2013
#244
"Many of us think the President is not left enough, he's left his base". Define "Many".
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#44
I guess I was hoping for something more scientific, like a poll, perhaps? But alas, more unsubstan-
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#141
Great for her, and great for Michelle Obama for not taking any shit either. nt
geek tragedy
Jun 2013
#40
I will never complain about PETA's tactics again, because their cause is just.
bluedigger
Jun 2013
#43
Sorry--I wouldn't have felt the same way if the guy threw the shoes at LAURA BUSH.
MADem
Jun 2013
#55
I did and do. We (supposedly) don't have royalty here and we are free to say what we will to
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#56
Don't you think the hosts of that party deserved any consideration, in their private home?
MADem
Jun 2013
#260
She could have just given Michelle a disapproving look..but the protest wouldn't have worked.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#71
Funniest thing I ever saw. When i first read the headline that the First Lady was heckled at a
chelsea0011
Jun 2013
#81
It think it's kind of obvious on a Democratic/liberal board that many posters loved the Shoe guy.
Jennicut
Jun 2013
#115
Here's something nice about W: I thought that Bush was surprisingly agile when he ducked. ;-)
leveymg
Jun 2013
#119
I did not cheer because even though I am a proud liberal and disagreed with many
mfcorey1
Jun 2013
#121
She is the First Lady speaking at a fund raiser, a purely political event. She is no
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#158
I'm wondering if they ever built a statue of the guy who threw it? Or at least a bronze statue of
TrollBuster9090
Jun 2013
#135
agreed. I have no issues with hecklers. if the speaker cant take it they shouldnt be speaking
bowens43
Jun 2013
#144
Exactly, hecklers are a good thing! they say things when others wont!
HeroInAHalfShell
Jun 2013
#154
As seen from your perspective. Pres Obama may not look too cool to gay federal employees.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#177
Did Michelle Obama get elected to an office or become president while I was asleep?
Tx4obama
Jun 2013
#185
"The idea that our leaders are not living gods who cannot be ruffled by the peons . ."
Major Hogwash
Jun 2013
#207
I don't condemn the Buddhist monks in Vietnam who set themselves on fire either but extreme actions
Douglas Carpenter
Jun 2013
#259