If she doesn't like being called an "Angry Black Woman", then she should do something positive to stop earning the name-sake. Particularly, stop stereotyping white people, as she did in her College Thesis, which promptly got jerked from the internet when she became First Lady.

First lady Michelle Obama is challenging assertions she's forcefully imposed her will on White House aides, saying she's tired of people portraying her as "some kind of angry black woman."

Three Chief of Staffs in three years. Comments like; "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country." Kinda lends itself to, I don't know, being an angry black woman?

Duphas...

Well she is certainly special...

It's a game, in so many ways, that doesn't fit. Who can write about what I feel? What third person can tell me what I feel?"

Of course she has no problem being the third person writing her thesis....Well and married to a man who considers half the country the Enemy and Terrorists because they don't agree with him politically... Or sitting in the Reverend Wrights church listening to ugly sermons that have not much to do with God or Country.

she's as worthless as her husband

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck..............

Maybe she should start watching tapes of herself. It would be quite revealing if she watched with an open mind.

You have no proof of what she wrote about in college.....stop making things up...

Trying to get a permit as simple as a sidewalk opening takes 3-6 months

Sounds like a city level problem to me. Why should the federal government get involved? I don't really think my tax dollars should go to making it easier for a city in a state I don't reside in to have a sidewalk opening.

Focus your hate towards the real issue. Your city and state officials.

As all liberals/progressives know, if something is written by a "New York Times" writer, it has to be TRUE. Now I believe the paper is heavily biased (left) in their opinions and slanted (left) in how they construct an article, but they do research properly and do confirm sources/facts.

For this to come from a NYT writer, you have to give it some credence. If you want to know about an "angry black woman," read her princeton senior thesis, it's -- shall we say -- enlightening...

Mrs Obama: Tired of 'angry black woman' stereotype

Well, we can't call her "angry white woman". That would make us all look silly. /lol

DEVELOPING EMPATHY: WALK A MILE IN SOMEONE’S SHOES

The earliest traces of the enlightening part of the proverb date back to the Cherokee tribe of Native Americans, who said “Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes”. Nelle Harper Lee, an American authoress, was seemingly inspired by the saying of the Amerindians in her book “To Kill a Mockingbird” wrote

“You never really know a man until you understand things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1960

THINK BEFORE YOU CRITICIZE!

Really Duphas. A College Thesis that was written nearly 20 years ago. Now as for doing something good. Don't you think trying to help solve the childhood obesity crisis is something good?

"I guess it's just more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here," she said. "That's been an image people have tried to paint of me since the day Barack announced, that I'm some kind of angry black woman."

They always have to make it an issue about race don't they!

Sonya....before making such a statement you might just Google....Michelle Obama Thesis...

I for one can see why she made that comment "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country." look around have We really come that far, I don't think so, both side BLACK & WHITE still have that same poor attitude about each other and the stereo typing is still there as are the double standards applied from day to day, yes Blacks still have that chip on their shoulders and the White still think they are better than everyone else, this is the way it's been for a long time and it won't change because people are set in their ways and the sad part is it will continue till they stop passing it down to their children ....

People who hate Obama and Michelle here seem to have decided to hate them first, then find every reason in the book that justifies only their position.

I say it because nobody who hates Obama is actually citing any worthwhile reasons for hating him.

None. I can think of plenty, but I see none of the posters who post against him thinking with anything other than their hormones.

Not that the super extreme left is doing anything different. You can see that from the posts above too. They could state reasons that make sense to like him, but why bother when your estrogene can do all the heavy lifting.

And we wonder why we hate politicians. Maybe because nobody elects anyone with their brain, anymore.

Ever notice how it appears certain people actually want to be offended. If you offend them, then obviously you owe them.

From reports I hear from CIA and other agencies, the Angry Black Woman lable is very applicable. Her writings in this article seem to support the nomenclature. I guess if she doesn't want to be labled Angry Black Woman, she shouldn't present herself in this way.

How forgiving would you be of a race of people that treated you like you were less than human for a few centuries,

Oh please. Michelle Obama knows nothing of being subject to discrimination because of her race. She has more in common with Donald Trump than the average down trodden black person that you try to portray her as.

Giving her sympathy is a slap in the face to those who have actually had it rough, and been discriminated against.

I think Michelle is cool. I'm grateful she puts up so well with the men-u-sha that exists in our politics and our country;both at times lack vision and cooperation. Lots of resentments floating in and among our tribes.

If you don't want to be viewed as an angry black woman stop being one!

I suppose that Michelle's hurt feelings could always be soothed somehow ..... perhaps another all expense paid vacation (paid by U.S. citizens) to the French Riviera would make her feel better !

She has simply "earned" this situation because both her and the President REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED on the subject !!

Stamp that little imperious foot down and label yourself Ms. Obama.

FYI: No need to go back 20 years for proof of her and her husbands racist attitudes. Just realize that the Obama's spent every Sunday, with their children, being indoctrinated by Jeremiah Wright.

Rule #1 Hate whitey.

Rule #2 See rule #1.

To be a fly on the wall in the White House.....

Redman41 said:

How forgiving would you be of a race of people that treated you like you were less than human for a few centuries, only to begrudgingly accept them, yet still hold every negative stereotype you have imagined?

Walk a mile in her shoes and see if you could lead a life with the grace that she has...

Stop whining and give it a rest! Slavery ended 150 years ago!! She has lived a very well-to-do life and privelaged life, and certainly has not been treated as less than human. So stop with the excuses!

And a lot of Americans would gladly walk in her shoes. Her privileged, elitist, $500 dollar tennis shoes!

And the Tea Party is not full of hate?

At least Mrs Obama is not sacrificing the good of the country for political gain.

Sarah Palen, Michelle Obama, all the nutjobs from the left or the right get all insulted when the 'family' is gone after of the candidate they like, but then are all about it for the candidate they don't.

Lying to ourselves, the way only Americans can...

So she's angry about being called angry mmmmkay!

haha

@ Redman41, "How forgiving would you be of a race of people that treated you like you were less than human for a few centuries, only to begrudgingly accept them, yet still hold every negative stereotype you have imagined?"

Might explain why I vote Democratic. Because GOP'ers have long treated anyone not White AND Christian as less than human. Hence the attacks on SS (Old People) and the attacks on Welfare (Poor People). Not all of us grew up to become greedy, backstabbing and self serving. Some of us are quite content at living poor and happy, than greedy and living in fear that I might not make that next million.

Democrats at least pretend to care about ALL people. GOP's care only about their kind of people. With their high moral standards that THEY themselves can't even follow (Hypocrites).

P.S. There was no Code-breaking reason to collapse Omega1 Post 1 ...

"I say it because nobody who hates Obama is actually citing any worthwhile reasons for hating him."

"At least Mrs Obama is not sacrificing the good of the country for political gain."

So Obama adding over a trillion dollars a year to our national debt isn't a worthwhile reason to dislike him? That's not sacrificing the good of the country for political gain?

"Some of us are quite content at living poor and happy, than greedy and living in fear that I might not make that next million."

If that's the case, then what do you need welfare for? I think the majority would agree that it's a good idea to provide a safety net for the people who've simply hit hard times. I refuse to justify doling out taxpayer dollars to people who are simply lazy and/or feel entitled to be supported by others in perpetuity for the remainder of their lives and make zero effort to get a job, finish high school or go to college.

I believe slavery in any form, of any era, is despicable, including that which goes on today - and there is plenty of it. However, many people seem to forget some things:

In the words of George Carlin - I've never owned a slave and you've never been one - and vice versa. And:

A huge percentage of Africans were sold into slavery by their own people (there are History Channel programs that address this amd the topic of slavery throughout history in general). And:

People of all races have, at some point or another, been kept as slaves. It pains me to think that slavery still exists today, but it does - in many places and in many forms.

There are plenty of other modern day injustices to be concerned about; I just don't think we need to keep dragging this one around.

And as for the book, the "authors" who write this kind of trivial dribble need to be ignored. They are not trying to educate; they are trying to get attention, raise a ruckus and better their "careers." What a load of hooey...

So all of you that give her a break for something she wrote 20 plus years ago of course will do the same for Paul and Newt right?

For all of you that give her break for a church she went to within the last 10 years, will give Mit and Perry the same break right?

Of course you won't be you are a hypocrite!

Mixman34:

She's angry about being accused of being angry because it's a good way to stir up drama that draws the spot light to her. Duh! ;) Think like a woman! This reminds me of the high school highway at my old school.

Girl 1: She said you were acting like a bitch yesterday to everyone.

Girl 2: WHAT!? I was NOT being bitchy yesterday who said that!?

Girl 1: Her over there. *point*

Girl 2: Oh no, I'm gonna tell her I was NOT being bitchy yesterday because I am NOT a bitch.

I lived through several scenarios much like this in high school. This article cracked me up and made me think of that. :P

Sonya....before making such a statement you might just Google....Michelle Obama Thesis...

txmon32, I did do that and I saw a thesis that looked objective, studied the relationships and "comfort" both before study and after study at Princeton, of blacks and whites, with respect to any changes in attitudes about each group. It had plenty of charts, and told what the results were, based on questions asked to each. the basic hypothesis was, as blacks (or whites) congregate and interact with the other group in a University setting, each would feel more "comfortable" with the other group.

In short, it looked fine to me. It didn't appear slanted, or biased and just looked like a typical study of an undergrad. It certainly didn't look like something from a "angry black woman".

Please, can we just stop judging people on superficial means? She said she was proud of America for the first time, I thought, for political (and partly social) reasons. It was because we had just elected the first black president. It wasn't because it was the first time she had ever been proud in her life for any reason. We take people too literally based on our own biases.

Try to be more pragmatic, and get a life.....

None of you turds have enough real facts in front of you to draw any true conclusions WITHOUT stereotyping... in either direction. If she sometimes gets mad, she's human. If she gets adamant about something, she's passionate. If she doesn't agree with some of the staff, neither do I... she's human. She's a smart aggressive and passionate woman that wants to make a difference...

So if you label her as "an angry black woman", it means two things... 1) we need more "angry black women", and 2) your bigotry is showing.

Some people lack critical analysis skills and think their biases reflect truth.

To trust2112:

Who do you think threatened to withhold payments to social security and disabled vets if he didn't get his debt ceiling increased? Obama...not welfare receipients or cutting federal jobs but withholding SS from the elderly! Real compassionate that guy.

Is she as 'tired' of this apt label as we are of her and her husband?

Sounds like she better get down to Rageaholics with George Costanza.

And Remember Mooch, don't be a step skipper! LMFAOROFL

Hey Michelle, how about this;

"An angry women....who happens to be black."

Now, is that better Michelle?

@JT-1311703

Both of u hate the ideal of blacks being in the white house

You paint the world with a broad brush. There are people in both parties that may feel the way you think, not just in the GOP! My personal disapproval for President Obama is solely based on his policies and belief in big government, expended entitlements, spending recklessly... It has nothing to do with the color of the Presidents skin. Mr Obama is uniquely representative of the melting pot we call the United States Of America. Most of us are of mixed decent. Are ancestors came form all over. in days past We had many ethnic gettos not based on color but on nationality or religious belief. In fact He is the one who makes a point of reminding us he is a black Man on a regular basis. If he trully wanted to represent all people he would empathise that he is of mixed race.

At least Mrs Obama is not sacrificing the good of the country for political gain.

No, her husband is taking care of that all by himself.

We can do it said:

At least Mrs Obama is not sacrificing the good of the country for political gain.

Maybe not, but her husband sure has!! Good news though - he's done come November.

csh-3568284.......

Quote......I believe slavery in any form, of any era, is despicable, including that which goes on today - and there is plenty of it. However, many people seem to forget some things: In the words of George Carlin - I've never owned a slave and you've never been one - and vice versa. And:.....EndQuote

You sound like the sort that might say you have never beaten your wife but can understand those who do......We all know (but for feeble PC) what you wish (to say).

In the words of the (African-American) person George Carlin was speaking to: "Yes, but my grand parents were slaves....and they may have been enslaved by yours (grand parents). Would you have me believe (all) the effects of that experience died with our grand parents?"

I don't think anyone accused her of being an 'angry black woman'. Michelle played the race card to get folks to feel sorry for her because her husband will be running for re-election soon and this would be embarasing for him to deal with at this time. Just another attempt to race-bait the American people and another chance to divide the country.

I am so sick and tired about hearing the slavery issue from blacks. Get over it, that was 200 yrs ago and you cant use that issue forever to cover up your hate and your inablility to contribute to society. I would be ashamed to belong to a class of people that turn out rap stars that sing about killing cops that obama invites to the White House. Your inability to speak the English language is also a disgrace, and the mumble jumble mutha fugga this and mutha fugga that is beyond disgusting. You can call it Ebonics, but I call it thuggery. If you want to glorify the gansta and thug lifestyle, i want to suggest you leave the country and go back to Africa, but i dont think they will want you either. Yes there are many good Blacks, but for the most part, they are getting the blame for what you thugs are doing to yourselves and this country.... shameful.

Yeah and at the 9/11 memorial last year during the folding of the American flag in honor of those who have died she made the comment to President Obama with obvious disdain "All this for a flag?" It was rude, disrespectful, and unacceptable of the First Lady to make a comment with obvious annoyance and disrespect for the nation that gave her the cushy life her and her family will enjoy for many years to come. Upon receipt of that comment President Obama just nodded in disregard. I do like Obama to an extent, but he needs to teach her how to respect the country that she lives in and the people that reside in it, as well as the people who have died for it. I have no use for Mrs. Obama. She may be a good mom, she may be a good wife, she may be trying to do good things, but it is obvious that she hates the nation that gave her the opportunities she and her husband needed to become who they are today and strongly dislikes many of our nations citizens.

The far right portrays themselves as "christian", yet they say and display the most hateful, ignorant, ungodly things (exampled above) as their "christian witness" to a Potus/Flotus who they reject as being Chrsitian, though they have professed faith in Jesus Christ as personal Savior (GOP judge hearts as if God). For arguments sake, if they are not Christian, I guess hateful posts, speech and hate-filled actions are supposed to win them over to Christ??!!. Such Hypocrites!

In following the teachings and example of Christ's LOVE, pray for God's wisdom for ALL of our leaders to do what is best for our Country working together for our common good. Bottomline, it is out of the hands of any one man. God is in control.

The thing about perceptions is that you don't always get to choose how others perceive you. If Mrs Obama (or any person, for that matter) doesn't like the way she/he is perceived, the first thing they should do is look in the mirror and honestly assess why perceptions are the way they are (rather than lashing out at those who are "mis-perceiving" you).

There are certain undeniable facts that have an impact on our perceptions of the first lady. She has many more employees tending to her than any other first lady before her. She has a penchant for liking things that are high in style. She likes to travel to exotic places. Those are facts, and they DO color peoples' perceptions of her whether she wants to admit it or not. Many Americans view the Obamas as self-appointed aristocrats and harbor feelings of resentment because of it.

I don't hate the Obamas' I don't like the President because he broke his promise to the American people.

Take the health care bill the first and only real cost saving factor was the public option. Which Obamas man Max Bacus drop the PO in the first session of negotiations. It was the only cost savings in the bill. It would have forced the insurance industry to compete with the PO, they would have been forced to lower the cost of their plans. And that's only the first reason I don't like him, there are more.

For the record, Ian, I am a white woman and was bullied and beat up in school for being smart, blonde-haired and blue-eyed in a so-called "inner-city" school. I was also abused by my father and ex-husbands (yes, I did finally learn). So, no, I don't really understand that. I really don't understand most of the terrible things human beings do to each other and animals and etc. But I'm glad you got my point.... One of my aunts was doing the family tree a few years ago, and when I found out one of my great-great-grandMOTHERS was a member of the KKK, I was horrified. But I had to realize that that fact has nothing to do with me today. I am not a member of the KKK and do not support their doctrine and methods. So, please, do not take it out on me that my G2-grandmother, someone I never even knew, was KKK. For us to have harmony, the door must swing both ways.

Imagine, conservatives suppressing others opinions when they don't agree!

I thought suppressing others right to express one's opinion was a leftist tactic perfected with the Cindy Sheehan / Occupy / Move On / Gay activist crowd......

But its alright to have a hunting camp called n1ggerhead, typical redneck racist conservatives now that's a stereotype based in some truth!

I see all the right wing Obama haters came out for this. How truly sad you are such small people. Our First Lady is admired around the world and shows great class and elegance. (And this comes from a white woman.) I am appalled that the far right still chooses to hate a woman because her husband was heads above the man he was running against and he won fairly.

None of you has read her thesis - get over it! And, none of you has any inside information on either she or our President. They are both good people who have walked into a quagmire left by the GOP and had the GOP say, from day one, they will make sure this President fails - to hell with the country.

Maybe each of you should just all go back to the pathetic lives you live that make you so angry toward this family.

@ Killerteam and any other racist bigots that have commented on this topic... You can say all these comments in this forum because you all are cowards and cannot be held accountable for your hateful words. I'm sure there are plenty of African Americans that contribute to society (myself include with a Master's degree, thank you).. and the comments you all are making just proves the fact that racism is still boiling under the surface of our country and it is the underhanded, sneaky, subtle racism that still allows for disparities in the minority communities. Some of you are probably a CEO of Fourtune 500 sitting at your desk making these shameful comments...

Also, there were a few people on here with misspellings and incorrect grammar that were not of African descent... Just though I'd point that out... There is a spell check you can click before you post.

#Elevate

The same descriptions were given of Hillary Clinton ... screaming at Bill, even in the early days ... before, well you know.

Me thinks Michelle Obama doth protest too much.

Sorry, Michelle. Obama is going to have to be voted based on merit this go around. The race card is old. Which is unfair that you abuse it, because there are still legitimate claims of racism that will now be ignored from the card being overused by the elitist.

My, my, my, look at all the "Christlike" hate toward Michelle Obama from the folks who want to pretend they actually have values worthy of Christ. How does that fit in the the 10 Commandments again? How proud you all must be.

I have to say, that these vine responses for the most part make me incredibly sad. All of you who think you know Michelle Obama and therefore can criticize her know nothing. Until this country grows up and stops stereotyping people and learns what racism really is, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes due to incredible ignorance and fear. You who slander her should be ashamed of yourselves. Look in the mirror at the person who made that hateful comment and focus on your own faults. There are plenty.

I LOVE IT! My pertinent, on-topic, and unoffensive post pointing out the childish collapsing of comments WAS COLLAPSED!!

I will wait with baited breath for ANY conservative to wail about liberals doing away with what they don't like, because you conservatives are appalling both in your treatment of our FIRST LADY, and of fellow viners.

Heck, I wasn't even aware that this was a widespread opinion about her, until she expressed her frustration with it. . .and I stay pretty well abreast of political goings-on. This seems like a slow news-day item to me.

"I see all the right wing Obama haters came out for this. How truly sad you are such small people" -SeekingSanity

As opposed to the lefty Bush haters who often come out in these threads. . .they're just "speaking truth to power", right? Uh huh. And so nice of you to hate on the right wingers you accuse of being 'haters'. . .just about in the same breath even. That's just plain awesome.

The "blow sunshine" up M. Obama's skirt crowd is certainly out...collapsing the thread and then any realistic remarks inside the thread...seems the moderators should check this out....There should be a penalty for those who wish to restrict free speech just because they do not agree.

How sad the First Lady of the United States is playing the victim... How sad and embarrassing for the country.

These gossipy books that rely on "unnamed sources" for juicy tidbits are not worth the paper they are printed on. Of course Mrs. Obama is going to defend her husband. Of course people are going to get mad and disagree, especially in the White House. That is not news.

This is junk journalism. It was junk when people wrote them about the Clintons and the Bushes and it is junk now. Don't buy them.

All the lies and hate in this site is the reason I am no longer a Republican. The small minds of the new young TP is full of out and out Lies. Sad to be so young and stupid, what a waste of human life. Obama will more than likely get a 2nd term (your hopes be dashed) After the likes of the last Republican we can not take a chance on any of the clowns that are mud fighting over the nomination bid.

Obama is the Only choice. Get over it.!

And I am tired of the "privileged white man" stereotype, Michelle. Get over it.

How sad the First Lady of the United States is playing the victim... How sad and embarrassing for the country.

What's REALLY sad, txmom, is some of your posts here. I'm sad and embarrassed at the hatred and inane criticism toward Michelle Obama. I'm embarrassed that there are so many petty people that need to take somebody down just so they can feel better about themselves. I'm sure Jesus would be proud.

Tex Mom, you're moving into a very disgusting frame of mind tonight, and I hope you'll catch yourself soon. Just think about who you're attacking, and the reasons you've made up in your head to justify it. I'd be ashamed if I were you.

Txmom32 is angry and disgusted that she feels the same way as many millions of regular people. A rich person playing the "victim" is not the way to win back all of the goodwill that was so hard to earn in the first place. I am unhappy that Mrs. Obama chose this for herself and then discovered that it was really was not what she wanted. I trust she is smart enough to cope with what is ahead . Best of luck !

Maybe Mrs. Obama should stay on the campaign trail for her husband and keep saying "untruthful" things:

Such as.....Mr. Obama's mother was discriminated against at that bank in Hawaii for not being promoted, however Mr. Obama's mother was the FIRST woman to be assigned a high ranking job within the bank.

Yeah, you go girl.....out the back door in 2012 with your husband after he gets defeated in the next election.

She is one loathsome and pernicious racist

It is time for people to own up to their selves. There have been many comments concerning "angry black woman." Is it racist? I don't think so. It is, in this case, anaccurate description of a side of our First Lady. The bottom line is, this is not want our First Lady to be remembered for. It is even more tragic that the First Lady would hide behind "faux racist, I'm being stereotyped" rhetoric rather than owning up to her behavior. If she thinks the tag is untrue, than show us the side of yourself you really believe yourself to be. It would be better for her and for the United States.

If there ever were doubt who is the racist here just read the comments, and I'm talking about both side of the BLACK & WHITE issue, like I said both sides have the same problem and they will never change, both pointing their fingers at the other side, Honestly both are just as bad as the other, Hypocrites ..........

A lot of angry and personal and degrading attacks on the First Lady from angry hypocrites with little or nothing to back up their vitriole.

If she doesn't like being called an "Angry Black Woman", then she should ... stop stereotyping white people, as she did in her College Thesis

I've read her thesis, and from your comments, it doesn't seem as though you have. Her thesis doesn't "steroetype white people". It's not even about "white people"; it's about 'black' people. And her thesis is not "angry" in the least (conflicted maybe – but only about how a 'black' post-grad should interact with the world – and definitely not angry).

But what I REALLY don't understand is your condescending demand that the First Lady 'stop writing her thesis'. She stopped writing it decades ago.

PacemParbellum....I'm not really angry although I am a bit disgusted about the license the First Lady takes in her position. Personally, from the accounts of the book....I'm not surprised that the wife of the President is passionate about her husband, I think this is a theme among first ladies in the White House and should be. I am not surprised that she has a point of view about members of his administration, again should be a theme in the White House among First Ladies. I am not surprised that she could have calendar conflicts with what someone at the opposite end of the house sets up for her and she is unable to fulfill those obligations. I am not surprised that she has been vocal about issues that affect her husband and his job future...again not a big surprise and she is probably not the first First Lady to feel that way or vocalize....I am disgusted that she went on a talk show and diminished her position to a lame stereo type. In doing that she diminished her position and that of many strong African American women in this country and in business.

She needs to learn how to communicate to promote healthy perceptions and motivate young women in this country. She needs to stop promoting racial divides and realize that all young women in this country have equal value. All in this country should reach their individual potential instead of looking inward to race.

txmom, Well said. You did seem very agitated. Best of luck . Cheers.

Lib50....

What's REALLY sad, txmom, is some of your posts here. I'm sad and embarrassed at the hatred and inane criticism toward Michelle Obama. I'm embarrassed that there are so many petty people that need to take somebody down just so they can feel better about themselves. I'm sure Jesus would be proud.

Personally I do not see my posts as sad at all. I also have no grand illusions that I could possibly take down the first lady, she out weighs me by quite a bit and is probably a good 7 to 8 inches taller, I think we would be in two different weight classes.

That said, I don't hate Michelle Obama nor is my criticism inane just because it does not fit into your liberal definition. The First Lady, like her predecessors, lives in a fishbowl and should be very careful how she defines herself and her position. So her remarks were careless...she took the low road with the "angry black woman" remark choosing to be painted as some sort of victim....she made it through a rather bitter election and three years of living the life of a rich and famous...it is disingenuous and calculating to cry victim and incorporate a stereotype.

There are some pretty reasonable things that she could have said like ....

"I haven't read the book and probably won't read the book and....

...if I come off as abrasive then it may just be that my passion for my husband and his success come first and some may misread that passion.

or

I am dedicated to the job that my Husband is doing and from time to time I have an opinion and I am confident enough to let that opinion be known. It is not my intent to ruffle feather rather, to participate in the campaign on Barack's behalf.

or

and rather than talking about some outsider manuscript I would rather use my time to highlight some important causes that I have been working on...

Do you get the point...before she is perceived as a deserving First Lady of the United States she needs to start behaving as if she deserves it and is presenting herself as a dignified and intelligent representative of the American people...all of the American People.

Mrs. Obama -- "Angry Black Woman"??  Really?!?

Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?

I detect no prolonged anger.  I detect only an intelligent Love radiating from Mrs. Obama in every appearance I see.

Gosh -- Michelle is Beautiful.

That must be some really fine $hit you are smoking there spiderman. I'll bet you think Obama has reduced the National Debt also ! LOL !!

That said, I don't hate Michelle Obama nor is my criticism inane just because it does not fit into your liberal definition. The First Lady, like her predecessors, lives in a fishbowl and should be very careful how she defines herself and her position. So her remarks were careless...she took the low road with the "angry black woman" remark choosing to be painted as some sort of victim....she made it through a rather bitter election and three years of living the life of a rich and famous...it is disingenuous and calculating to cry victim and incorporate a stereotype

Dust off that bootstrap pull yourself up and move on. Pent up resentment is holding you back.

No, Jim. My comment only covers what I've mentioned within it whilst sticking to the topic of the article. My comment contains no non-sequitors, such as the President nor the national debt.

Your comment is that of a hate-filled person. I'm calling you out, boah. Behave yourself, Jim.

Correction to previous posts: (legal) slavery ended IN AMERICA 150 years ago. It ended in Britain and Europe when England outlawed the trade about 200 years ago.

Slavery is still alive and well in Africa, where it started. (Do you believe that "Roots" trailer, with the white guys on horses in the jungle, throwing a net over Kunte Kinte? No such thing happened in general practice. Why go to the hinterland to capture slaves when you can simply pull your boat up to the shore and buy the excess from the local chief? The main source of these slaves: booty of war and cross-tribal raids, convicted criminals, and stubborn children.)

Slavery is also still quite prominent in most Middle Eastern countries to this day. (If you go to just about any upper-middle-class house in Lebanon, for example, you will find a black girl locked in the kitchen, and her passport in a desk drawer in the bedroom.)

99.99% of the living population is descendent from slaves -- called "serfs" in Europe and Russia. So modern day blacks have no reason to pull the "400 years of slavery" argument.

Keeping the hate alive is the main function of any "African American Studies" program, and is the chief objective of people like Professor Gates of Harvard, along with Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Rev. Jesse Wright. (From my view, their individual reasons tend to be based on keeping themselves relevant and employed.)

To their credit, the Obamas are making some progress toward getting American blacks to stop whining and get back to work. (Of course, Mr. O's coddling of Professor Gates, and Mrs. O's "proud of America" comment represent big steps in the wrong direction.)

Lots of angry white people on here........

angelaisafan...

Dust off that bootstrap pull yourself up and move on. Pent up resentment is holding you back.

That is the point...I have no pent up resentment...much disrespect for how our first lady holds her office and chooses to play the victim to further racial divides in this country. Her remarks were obviously shouting "poor me" when the fact is she lives in the white house...her husband was elected...and now it is time to move on from this sort of divisive racist tactic...But them moving into an election year it seems that she wishes to garner some sort of sympathy vote for her husband.

Just discussing the topic...

Mrs. Obama has done nothing for which she should be ashamed. She said what she felt. She did not say that she did not love her country or would not support it, she said for the first time in her adult life she was proud of it. Do you think that her country has always been proud of her since she has been an adult?

Come on folks. There is a stark reality that a lot of myopc people on race fail to realize. Black folks, by and larg, have experienced this country quite differently than most white folks. We know what it means to be negatively perceived simply on the basis of skin color. So, before you condemn Mrs.Obama for her statement, make sure that you understand where whence it comes.

My father could tell countless stories about racism in america and during his time in a segregated US Army. Never said he hated his country, but facts are facts. He was treated differently. For some to act as if we all started at the same point in this country is insulting and demeaning. For 80% of the time that blacks have existed in this country it has been legal to discriminate against them in one way or another.

Does that make the country absolutely great for blacks? Only if you are psychotic enough to discount your own pain. My dad loved his country, but he hated how it treated him. Those are the feelings of a logical, rational and feeling man. This suggestion by some that blacks should simply get over it is consistent with the treatment and expectation of blacks when they were brought over as slaves. No feelings or emotions, just do the master's bidding.

The dream of this nation is indeed a great one. The reality of that dream would even be greater.

I'm honestly shocked by the huge amount of racist comments on this forum. Racism is becoming increasingly tolerated in this country, as evidenced by the "birthers" (John McCain was born in Panama, nobody gave a @!$%#).

For the benefit of all and to the dismay of some, Michelle Obama's thesis has not vanished from the internet. I found it quite easily and is freely available. If the moderator doesn't object, here is a link to the document in question.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2305083/PrincetonEducated-Blacks-and-the-Black-Community

Do your own research. Draw your own conclusions from it and share it without reserve.

Mr. Anon, you couldn't be more wrong. McCain's citizenship was not only questioned, it was brought up before Congress. A lawsuit was even attempted in Federal court (see Hollander vs. McCain). The court refused to hear it and Congress passed a non-binding resolution declaring McCain a natural born citizen and eligible to run for President. I would say a lot of people gave a @!$%# and gives "Birthers legal precedent for challenging Obama.

Dan, did the issue of McCain's birth receive prominent media attention? Did democratic candidates for presidency ever openly question his birthright citizenship? Was McCain ever forced to reveal his birth certificate?

McCain claims to be born in a military base in Panama. Obama's birthplace, Hawaii, is incontestably part of the United States. Besides, what proof do we have that McCain was born in that military base? Where's his birth certificate?

exactly what I was thinking.

Yeah, just when do you stop labeling a person's behavior a stereotype and start calling it a fact or reality?
If it walks like a duck........ If the shoe fits........

I understand what she meant when she said "For the first time in my life, I'm proud of my country,". And this was one of the times she felt her country got it write. If you are proud of everything your country has done you need to open your eyes.

I also understand about the "angry black woman" comment. Take for instance if a woman regardless of color gets angry about something voices her opinion and doesn't back down to any one people call her a b****. So if a black woman does it, it just adds to the stereotype a lot of people have about black women being angry people.

I am not saying everyone thinks this way but when you are a black woman trust and believe this opinion doesn't come out of thin air. Many of us have experienced it so our feelings are very valid.

She painted no such picture. What she said was taken out of context and used as fodder for folks like you that want to offer your shallow opinions. Give it a rest.

You mean George Bush's antics made you proud?

But we all saw what she said at the WTC memorial ceremony. Quote " All this for a damn flag?"

She is no patriot and does not deserve to be in the White House.

Right on target. Bullseye! She's one mean racist biach.

Guess they must call me an angry white woman, because I agreed with her 100% when she said it and I still do.

Anthony Bastite

You do understand you are talking about the Obama White House staff don't you? The book was written by obtaining information inside their inner circle.

I agree, I was proud of our country for the first time as well for coming together across the color and race barriers that seperated us for too long. What's angry about that?

Anthony Batiste, Now there is an example of the pot calling the kettle-----um, black.

CNP,

I understand what she meant when she said "For the first time in my life, I'm proud of my country,". And this was one of the times she felt her country got it write. If you are proud of everything your country has done you need to open your eyes.

Really. Only one time in her whole adult life she was proud of her country? she wasn't proud when President Reagan gave his speech at the Brandenburg gate in Germany?;

We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

She wasn't proud of the fact that by our steadfastness we helped free millions of people in Eastern Europe from the iron bonds of a Communist totalitarian regime? If she wasn't proud then it reveals more of her character and political beliefs than I had originally thought.

Who first played the "race" card? Why not just be an angry woman? We are ALL people of color white black etc. There are a lot of wolves running out there in sheeps clothing.

LTC: I have seen such an amount of class envy and entitlement since BHO has been in office. Not to mention affirmative action jobs, it's as if a directive was given: hire minorities or else. Even if they can't do the job.

Affirmative action hard at worrk---Barack Obama as President (under qualified but still got the job), proof that half the people can be fooled all the time..PT Barnum is laughing in his grave

gee, i was proud of my country for the first time when i was in elementary school.

...i dont know why it took her such a long time to be proud of being an american.

She is not an angry black when she said” this was the first time she was proud of this country “because she told the truth, this country is just full of bigots, and I am not proud of a country that still vote republican and libertarian that think blacks are second class citizens.

Machine0208

"taken our of context"? How do you take a flat statement out of context? She was speaking about her husband winning the nomination. That was her statement of how it made her feel. Apparently up to that point she agreed with Rev. Wright.

Methinks she doth protest too much!

If she had half the sense so many say she has her phrase would have been, ''This is one time in my life that I am proud of my country''. Which leaves open the fact that there has been other times she has been proud also. An educated women who is supposed to represent her country should very well know how you phrase your thoughts can mean the difference between a friendly word or an insult, so I'd say she said exactly what she meant to say!

What she said reflects that she has never in her life been proud of her country. I wonder why some people are not understanding the difference. That one time was the first time and only time in her life we've done anything the angry b#!#!# has agreed with to have pride in her country! You know the boats leave all day long if you have more pride in your African heritage than you do in America. How sad for her to have gone through life having never liked anything her country has done, thats a bitter life. Wonder what she thinks of it now? I'm not to sure we have done anything lately for her to be so proud of if race or religion is how she gauges her pride in America.

I am not indignant that Obama won the election. I am indignamt that so many liberals in this country voted a lying socialist into the presidency. His disregard for the Constitution of the United States is astounding. His Czars and recess appointments are signs of a wannabe dictator. I am amused that liberals always defend the current administration by wailing about George Bush. Bush is gone. We will spend years trying to dig out from under the mess Obama has foisted off on us.

I'm the same age as Michelle Obama, and I have to say that there hasn't been a whole lot that my country has done during my adult life that I'm particularly proud of.

Why should we be proud of Reagan's speech? WE didn't liberate them from a communist regime - they liberated themselves.

I guess I'm just an angry white woman.

Im so tired of hearing blacks complainig about slavery. Blacks in North Africa were selling each other long before America came to be. If you educate yourself you'll come to know there is an extensive history of white slavery in this country and abroad. White slavery still exists today. Have you ever heard of "indentured servants"? Just another word for slave. There is quite a history of white children being kidnapped ffrom Brittian and brought to America as white slaves. Many of these children die at sea. When they docked the ones that wer'nt sold were taken further inland for sell. If they did'nt sell quickly they would be killed as they were too expensive to keep for long. Read up on history people. No reasom to sit around feeling sorry for the past history of black slavery, its' happened to all races. Look up Irish history about being enslaved. None of it is pretty. Not for any race. This country has got to stop with this unecessary guilt for a past that NO ONE guilty of it is even still alive. Anybody who is dissatisfied with life in America is free to try and immigrate somewhere else. However, good luck on that.
Start with Mexico and learn about their immigration laws. Much tougher to get in that country legally than the US is. If black women behave angrily and get called on it its' quite bs to say the person stating the truth is a bigot or racist. JUST GET OVER IT!!!!!!

Shaking my head-2479300

Apparently?? You should quit listening to the voices in your head...they are deceiving you. Don't try to bait me into some Rev. Wright bs conversation, or what you think you know about what she meant.

The First Lady has represented this country well, as have all the other before her. She is classy, poised, educated and human. So don't take a statement that was, yes TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT, and try to diminish what she has done or her standing.

Now, go do something productive and leave me alone.

Georgia,

That was one of the most racist and ignorant comments on this thread. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Excuse me LMARCT, but if you could actually READ, yoou would see that she labeled herself , A ANGRY BLACK WOMAN!!!!! Get your facts straight! As for you who label us obama haters, do we only hate half of him?? Get it? Beings as we're suppose to be racists, I guess we only hate his black half. You people are so da@# dumb. We hate him for what he is. A communist/socialist/ wanabe dictator!

If her shoe fits, I guess she should wear it! If she were white, it'd be an "angry white woman". But let's keep it simple. She's an angry person, who thinks the rest of us should shut up and let her hubby run the country into the ground for our own good, feed our kids as SHE demands, and shut the @!$%# up and move to the back of the bus as her hubby told those of us who disagree to do. Weeelllll, as MLK said, Judge a man by the content of his character, not by the color of his skin. Well, her character hasn't impressed ME very much. Nor, to be honest, has much of her husband's actions. I support his endind of DADT. I loved his orders to allow same-sex partners family status in visiting their spouse in the hospital. Not much else has been correct, though. MY choice for persident (Condi Rice) didn't get the nod. Milktoast McCain didn't get it. I'm certainly going to work like hell to insure her hubby gets fired in November. Ron Paul 2012.

NOBAMA 2012.

To all those who agree with the First Lady that the election was the first time you were proud of this country, I pity you. I f you never felt pride watching a space shuttle perform missions in outer space or the Mars Rovers, if you've never felt pride when this country sends millions in aid to countries, including Iran during natural disasters, if you've never felt pride when citizens sacrifice their own lives in times of crisis to save others, virtually millions of other reasons as well, then you are truely dead inside. If the only thing that can move you is your chosen candidate being voted into office, you have lived a very pathetic and shallow life and you have my complete sympathy. At least you can die happy now, knowing that you have been able to be proud once in your life. It's not likely, but maybe you've done something to make your kids or friends proud of you during your painful journey through life as a US citizen.

Ha even collapsed Grilledcheese-a commenter- still gets top comment and I agree. These blacks still think European Americans owe them something. Though the last part is mine so I won't put words in his mouth or text in his fingers.

"These blacks?" That's pretty much all I need to hear from you to know exactly what kind of person you are. We are all human beings and citizens of this country. Yes, even you, though it's an embarrassment to have to acknowledge.

I think the USA will become a very inhospitable place for those who engage to disparage The First Lady of the United States of America.

This bitterness and these lies do not go away quickly, just like nothing else on the internet goes away...

Because President Obama is The First African American President, history will place him along with President George Washington - The First President just because they both were FIRST!!! I wonder how you might feel when your grandchildren spit on you in your nursing home because of some vitriol you state about President Obama? I wonder how you will feel on your deathbed when your great grandchildren call you a traitor? This doesn't just go away folks... how you treated/referred to this President will stick around your life like a weed...

I wonder how YOUR grandchildren will feel when they realize that your insistence upon Obamacare made them wage slaves to the government, who now has the right to regulate everything they eat, wear, how they live, and thet THEIR children will be born "owing" even more to the government than they did, which is 3 or 4 times what YOU were born "owing". Hereditary debt peonage (slavery) has been illegal for 150+ years. And yet we keep voting for the return of it. It's not racist to despise a person whose agendas are all or nearly all antithetical to everything I support. I feel the same way about Romney.

Wow Neale, that's a very colorful fantasy you've conjured up. Perhaps you should consider writing fiction professionally.

Well, these posts are enlightening. After so many posts by conservatives about how their dislike of the Obama's is "not about race" it turns out that it IS about race. Fascinating.

Seriously. It seems the only things the teabaggers hate more than being called racist... Are minorities.

HChris! That says it ALL!

Fascinating!

booga...

Taking things just a wee bit too far, aren't you ?

Mackie

I'm confused. Did Michelle Obama do this to you, say this to you? Do you , by chance, live on Martha's Vineyard and resent the fact that the 'common horde' visits your enclave, even if they have managed to get themselves to the White House? Are you saying that only the upper crust from New England handle things with etiquette and the rest of us poor slobs are only play-acting when we speak with dignity? Because your post makes no sense at all.

Mackie: You make NO sense in your post. I live in New England and don't have the faintest idea of what your talking about?

Mackie- My aren't you special? I'm sure there are hordes of people running out to "quote you".

u r sick

I really do not understand, are you saying the first family is stalking you? Further, are you implying that New England culture is the only one that observes the rules of etiquette?

To AW13--Stop making it a race isue???? Tell that to the bigots that are posting along with you. Just look at what the majority of them are saying. Is Mrs. Obama an angry black woman? Whether she is or not--she has every right to be, and so do millions of others. You tell blacks not to use the racial card, when that is all white people have ever used in this country. You people are so sad.

Some might not be privvy to this president and his wife literally stalking the common places to my family's life.

Not only is that over the top - it's very creepy.

No MACKIE - I think it's pretty much confirmed, you are the only thing that's creepy here.

The delusions you harbor...someone needs to lock you up in a padded room.

Where is you college thesis Mrs. Obama? Your husband's handlers did a great job hiding (or destroying) every public copy! Was this done because of the racist content of your subject?

I guess we'll never know!

What I'm not the slightest impressed with is others stealing my lifelong identity of appearing to handle things with etiquette as if they have throughout their lives and robbing New England culture as if it were their own.

Does Mittens have a kid named Mackie?

Blacks must join in solidarity to combat a White oppressor

M. O.

http://obamaprincetonthesis.wordpress.com/

Someone didn't take her meds today!

Mackie you are an excellent example of what is wrong with America today. So we will quote you only to demonstrate that ignorance, self-dillusioned schizophrenia is alive and well and must be avoided at all costs.

Why is she not in her Burka? Do the public a favor mooshell and hide yourself as your religion commands

Robin,

I'm not sure where you got the impression that you'll never know what her thesis was about. You can find links to all the parts here at: www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8642.html

The thesis merely shows a young black woman grappling with a society in which she, a graduate of Princeton may not be allowed the same benefits of a white graduate. Seems like a reasonable thesis to me. I encourage you to read it and think critically about the issues she was dealing with in the 1980's.

After reading all the vitriol, I am embarrased to be white...as long as we keep feeling entitled to everything and not willing to listen to others because of a self proclaimed superiority complex, we will always be scum of the earth...once in a while, look in the mirror to see what I am talking about....pathetic

Mackie

I read your post 3 times and you make absolutely NO sense! What do you know about the lifestyle of the Obama's aside from what we see/hear in the media? These people are not livestock to be judged by breeding. I'm goodness you don't vote!

What....was your initial statement written in code? haven't a clue what you are talking about. Michelle Obama is a lawyer and no doubt extraordinarily bright...the angry black woman stereotype is old and worn out and amusingly stereotypical of whomever wrote the book... seems few people know how to guage who black women are...so they lump them into some irrational silly stereotype...What I love about Michelle is that she smart enough to take on anyone in a discussion on any subject, she is a formidable role model in being willing to run, dance and play with children in a way that no other First Lady has taken on...she is fabulous and I applaud her!

Angry? Try passionate! If Michelle had to kick every butt in the cabinet to get her husband back on track to what he was promising in '08, the harder the better! Some of you may feel quite threatened by a woman that can think and act on her own but I love it! Women are more stable, less impulsive, more fair, and generally kinder than men. We could use a lot more of them and their influence in our governments at every level.

Voting is very important so VOTE regardless of how you feel. Is either YES i want to continue on this road we are traveling or no I want to change my vote. Yes for noBama or Yes for anyone BUT nobama.

Old Lady From Cali,

Hummmm, I disagree with you! Really the Blacks in America have very little of a leg to stand on... If anyone has a 'Major Gripe' with the Whites or the Government at all it is the American Indian! You and others need to do alot of research in history...

A First Lady who made the public statement that she had never been proud of America shouldn't expect America to be very proud of her.

Oh yeah the whites are oh sooo bad ...get a real life

I can care less about her race, but based on the comments I've heard her make over the last few years, she appears to be an angry person with a huge chip on her shoulder.

The WH and the "powers that be" are back-peddling now - I taught in all black, all Muslim, all men etc etc schools around the world so you need to know up front this is not about race. I was raised in an integrated community of highly educated people but Michelle to me is like so many black women today. my image of her -With her arms akimbo she yells that she is not proud to be an American - do you think Rice or Coretta would act this way? Her college thesis is about her racist problem not ours. I am not proud of her and I am embarrassed that she is trying to be someone that she isn't. She and her husband are facades.

Notice these lefties keep referring to her sex? OOOO! We are threatened by her because she's female and intelligent! Bull! I love a good stong woman like Golda Mair (sp?) , Gene Kirkpatrick, Margaret Thatcher, etc...remember what the leftist Nazis said about Bush's black Sec. of State, along with any other conservative woman? Talk about B.S. double standards!

So hispanics well be the majority soon,so as a minority white well you except me asking for special treatment? Of course not. Oh and i dont want any. I dont get all the complaining and liveing in the past.

The Obamas are pathetic playing the race card and devideing people with class envy talk.You cant even critisize them. I cant wait for these low class elitist to leave.

Obama is a failure as president and well be replaced.

I admire and respect Michelle Obama, both for what she has achieved in her life and for the causes she has championed as First Lady.

The stereotype of a strong, confident black person as "angry" is nothing more than racism, no matter how you slice it. Michelle Obama is guaranteed her right of free speech under the constitution, just the same as all the white people are.

DocHolliday+numbers you are a breath of resh air. What a concept, self-examination....WOW.

Thank you for that poignant post.

party affiliation, race..whatever.... I will say this.. I am THANKFUL I pretty much live under a rock compared to a politician ..I am THANKFUL my family members , friends, co-workers and pet dogs are not involved with any aspect of public/political life.. been around long enough to see that no matter what any president or family does its front page news.spun/spin/dryed. in the 70's we had Billy Carter and his beer company.. Reagan had his Daughter Patti..always in the news.. Bush 43 daughter gets caught drinking in bar/under 21/.

you can have it

Michelle, get over the race card. Does not matter if your balck or white. Just because we do not believe in your policies, your 1st complaint is "Race". It has nothing to do with it. Get down to a real fight for the White House based on your husbands policies and actions. Oh, buy the way, how have your 7 vacations and lavish parties been. After all, hope and change has shown us a lot.

Sonya....before making such a statement you might just Google....Michelle Obama Thesis...

txmon32, I did do that and I saw a thesis that looked objective, studied the relationships and "comfort" both before study and after study at Princeton, of blacks and whites, with respect to any changes in attitudes about each group. It had plenty of charts, and told what the results were, based on questions asked to each. The basic hypothesis was, as blacks (or whites) congregate and interact with the other group in a University setting, each would feel more "comfortable" with the other group.

In short, it looked fine to me. It didn't appear slanted, or biased and just looked like a typical study of an undergrad. It certainly didn't look like something from a "angry black woman".

Please, can we just stop judging people on superficial means? She said she was proud of America for the first time, I thought, for political (and partly social) reasons. It was because we had just elected the first black president. It wasn't because it was the first time she had ever been proud in her life for any reason. We take people too literally based on our own biases.

Try to be more pragmatic, and get a life.....

None of you turds have enough real facts in front of you to draw any true conclusions WITHOUT stereotyping... in either direction. If she sometimes gets mad, she's human. If she gets adamant about something, she's passionate. If she doesn't agree with some of the staff, neither do I... she's human. She's a smart aggressive and passionate woman that wants to make a difference...

So if you label her as "an angry black woman", it means two things... 1) we need more "angry black women", and 2) your bigotry is showing.

Learn to use correct grammar before you say that Obama is a failure. You have so many errors in your statement above that it is very embarrasing.

Michelle Obama's undergraduate thesis-- rather than evidence of her supposed racism-- is a valuable insight into the cultural perspective of a minority woman.

The demographics of America are significantly different than they were 50 years ago, and they will continue to trend toward more racial and ethnic diversity in the future. To prepare all of our citizens to compete in an increasingly globalized world, to keep our nation strong and vibrant, our country would do well to pay attention to her and to others who do not fit the majority white profile.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf

Mackie... you said...

"Part of the reason why I will likely not vote for president for the first time in my life. Washington is proving itself to be rather annoying all around as it intrudes into the personal lives of the civilian more and more each day and no one stops them."

This is why you must vote... "no one stops them?" If you don't like what is in DC, you vote them out. No one will ever be perfect, but you must choose the lesser of the two evils.

If you don't vote, don't complain.

LmarkT, I guess since SHE was the one who coined the term 'angry black woman', does that mean that HER bigotry is showing? PS, we don't need any more 'angry' folks; white, black, or otherwise.

booooo hooooo oh hooooo! poor MrsNobama..... must have found out all that money will never buy good freinds, but to cry about it publicly will, lol. i might put in a bid, $150,000.00 up front, another $150,000.00 more for every your. Taxpayers will be getting a good break too... its less than it takes to buy a freind for the family dog, and full time trainer, lol.

they wont have to take 500 or so people on a trip to UK on our dime as a reward for being a . . . . pooor poor pooooor Michelle, $ talks BS walks, remember?

go-n-out-of-biz

Amazing job taking that quote out of context - truly, a fantastic job! Here is the whole paragraph:

Another possible hypothesis created from this study’s
findings explaining why respondents became attached to
Blacks at Princeton is that the mood of Black students at
Princeton during the time that most of the respondents were
attending Princeton was more separationist. As discussed
earlier, most respondents were attending Princeton during
the 70′s, at a time when the Black Power Movement was still
influencing the attitudes of many Blacks.

It is possible that Black individuals either chose to or
felt pressured to come together with other Blacks on campus
because of the belief that Blacks must join in solidarity to
combat a White oppressor.

She wasn't taking this position, she was trying to explain why certain people behaved a certain way and you mistakenly (deliberately?) attributed it to her own opinion. Shame on you, sir.

She wasn't taking this position, she was trying to explain why certain people behaved a certain way and you mistakenly (deliberately?) attributed it to her own opinion. Shame on you, sir.

He was repeating propoganda, he probably never read the entire thing.

I think when people say they are Italian American, German American, Irish American or Black / African American it just acknowledges their origin of immigration before coming to this country. It's not about race it's about pride and acknowledging where your family came from originally.

I hope you mean Kantor!

AW13, where have you been? Do you realize how often this lady has been criticized, and the "black" was included?

I just wish Ms. Obama would stop trying to control/crusade for what she deems every American kid in public school should eat...making soda, pizza, etc., illegal in the cafeteria.

I loved having pizza and soda as a kid in the lunchroom, and I was never overweight or fat..and today, I am a healthy weight, exercise, etc., all on my own, without anyone telling me or forcing me to do it.. She needs to target bad parenting styles, not forcing every kid to eat the same thing.

The food itself doesn't make people fat, it's the bad parents encouraging kids to over-eat. Thus, moderation should be promoted instead of outright, strict regulation, and teaching kids to only eat when they feel hungry, and not because they feel bored or simply because extra food is available.

I don't believe Mrs. Obama experiences any more frustration and aggravation and, yes, even anger than any other intelligent, educated, socially aware woman in the United States. The good ol' boys have never gotten it nor, I suspect, will they ever.

When we point out that the Palins, O'Donnells, Bachmanns et.al. come across as mindless bimbos, we're accused of being 'jealous'. Jealous of what? Women who go around shouting "I can't believed I bleeped a black man"? Women who think senators don't need to know and understand the Constitution? Woman who are totally ignorant of American history? Woman who reek of hypocrisy? I think not.

Aleithia, your personal experiences are not exemplary of today's children. Instead of criticizing someone who is working for solutions for ticking time bombs -- which is what the epidemically obese are -- why not spend the time educating yourself on the extent and severity of the problem?

There are people who are so obese, they cannot be diagnosed and treated with standard hospital equipment. The do not fit in the MRI chamber. Don't you find that alarming? The major killers are all caused or exacerbated by unhealthy lifestyle and obesity. If you pay taxes, insurance premiums, any sort of health care, you are paying for them as well. Are you ok with that?

So if you label her as "an angry black woman", it means two things... 1) we need more "angry black women", and 2) your bigotry is showing... would be true if it were "angry Italian woman" or whatever.

LMarcT, No one has "labeled" her....BUT HERSELF. And when you have the racist background she does, you're just fueling the fire.

jkatze,

So in your world, successful liberal women are "intelligent, educated, and socially aware" but successful conservative women are "mindless bimbos"? I actually feel sorry for you because I think you really believe this. How sad.......

grilledcheesesandwich "Perhaps Mrs. Obama has no one to blame but herself for the image that she has. I still remember her words when Obama was elected, "For the first time in my life, I'm proud of my country,"If that doesn't paint the picture of an angry black woman, I don't know what does."

You'll be called a 'racist' for that comment.

Isn't it interesting that our 'Post-Racial' President is using overt racism in his campaign? Guess who he's appealing to with his 'Class-Warfare' and 'Redistribution of wealth' rhetoric – relatively poor minorities. And guess who he's demonizing – wealthy White people. And all the while he's complaining about his opposition being based on 'racism'.

Obama claimed in his 2008 campaign that he was going to 'transcend the politics of division', but he has turned out to be the most divisive President in history.

what about an angry Caucasian man? that isn't even a race/color but only a region of an area, and I'm not even from there

When someone speaks, you hear words. If you are trying to understand the meaning that is being conveyed, concentrating on the choice of words can be quite misleading. No one statement can be taken to mean anything if not taken in the overall context of the persona that made it. That applies to Michelle as well as the bible. Words are an imperfect method of conveying a concept. The listener has as much obligation as the speaker to see to it that the correct message is being conveyed and understood.

I am tired of hearing about how bad it was that blacks were slaves in this coumtry. All those guilty of slave ownership have been dead for quite some time. Blacks in North Africa were selling other blacks into slavery for hundreds of years. Read up on it you'd be surprised. In fact whites have also suffered extesively from it as well. White children have been kidnapped and sold into slavery. Imagine dozens of kids in a cargo hold going across the ocean. Many became sick and died. The ones that lived were sold at auction and those who did'nt were taken further inland to sell or be killed as slave traders did'nt want. Look up Irish history of slavery.

Look up "indentured servant" just another term for slave.

Now if we can just get the liberal press to stop airbrushing her pictures and making her out to be a "fashion plate". She is just a normal looking woman who is forced to dress up because of her position.

Aleithia "She needs to target bad parenting styles, not forcing every kid to eat the same thing."

Good point. Both of the Obama's should be pointing out the problems in the Black community with poor parenting practices, which would help bridge the education/employment gap, but that might interfere with his reelection, so it's easier to 'Blame Bush' or 'Blame the Rich'.

skrewdworld "I am tired of hearing about how bad it was that blacks were slaves in this coumtry. All those guilty of slave ownership have been dead for quite some time. Blacks in North Africa were selling other blacks into slavery for hundreds of years. Read up on it you'd be surprised."

Yes, most people would be surprised. The vast majority of slaves were the result of Black tribe-on-tribe warfare in Africa, where the goal was to capture more women to make their tribe bigger and stronger, and typically all the captured men were killed. It was only after Europeans started paying for male slaves that the men were kept alive and taken to the coast for sale by Arab slave traders. Virtually no White men were foolish enough to venture into the interior of Africa.

But none of that excuses the terrible treatment of slaves of all races - some of which still goes on in the Middle East today.

Of Course She Is An Angry Black Woman! Go back and watch the Obama’s first interview
with 60 Minutes. She said she worries everyday when her husband leaves for work, for all black men in America they won’t be shot. I am tired of her judgmental attitude, telling people what to eat or not eat, when she runs out late at night for greasy cheeseburgers, three scoops of ice cream and other crap foods.
I think there are more pressing issues about feeding our children then worrying if ketchup counts as a fruit or vegetable on our nation’s food chart. If she wants to take up a cause, feed American
children and the people. Don’t expect the schools and churches to do this, they are already doing this. Make it a national campaign. Parents and theirchildren don’t care if it’s organic or free range; they are just hungry and are praying they don’t go to bed one more night on an empty stomach. And do no not make this a democrat or republican issue. For peats sake Madam President, pull the shovel away and wipe your face - channel you anger and do something to feed our country, not worry about what belt to wear outside your sweater.

I really feel sorry for you, so much hatred. Maybe if your head exploded, you would feel better.

I think that it is great that she has finally developed pride in her country! Amazing what a difference a ton of money and a free jetride will do!

I agree, Plow.

Poor unhappy...no wonder you are. Carrying around that HUGE chip on your shoulder because you're upset the mean old black woman tells children there might be an alternative to potato chips.Geez, grow up.

Raider...

I fully agree with you...I've not read an article...until today...where anyone described Mrs. Obama as "an angry black woman".

skrewdworld

I am tired of hearing about how bad it was that blacks were slaves in this coumtry. All those guilty of slave ownership have been dead for quite some time.

Then close your ears... or have you already? You miss the whole damn point. The slavery days are interesting and horrible and, as you say, are in the past. But the point is that people still think, act, judge, and otherwise stereotype way too much in this country... today... not yesterday, not 20 years ago, TODAY. Not just about blacks, but with Latinos, Muslims, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Whites... whenever a category of can be "summarized" or otherwise stereotypes, we do it.

And I suppose you could say I'm stereotyping for saying this. A classic move. Similar to"I know you are but what am I" first grade retort.

Man what a waste of time to even bother crying about what other people think, who cares?

The first rule is to realize the only person you are going to change today is in the mirror, for gods sake, she should just keep her mouth shut it is bad enough we have to listen to her moronic husband, this country has been run by the most inept people in human history, to even waste your time blabbing about how ridiculous they are does nothing but contribute to your own unhappiness.If all you have to hang your hat on is your etnicity then what a shallow life you live, using your heritage as an excuse for how you behave, hard to move forward when you are cemented in the past, make your own way, forge ahead and forget the ridiculous mumbling of someone who should not be permitted to speak publicly if they are going to act like that, pathetic.

I have no problem with Michelle trying to address obesity in this country that is a huge health care cost and frankly so unnecessary. The problem I have is that once again the WH picks the winners and losers and she doesn't realize what those consequences are.

Let's take twinkies. Hostess filed bankruptcy back in 2004 and finally emerged in 2009. A long time IMO, but they got investment capital to stay afloat. So this could be a similar "helping hand" that Mitt Romney is now being bashed for. This is private money trying to pull a loser company out of the gutter. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. In this particular case, their fixed costs, meaning labor and benefits did not allow them to cut the price of their product and thus become more competitive. So they just hoped that all boats float which did not happen and partially because sugar products are bashed by the WH, specifically by Michelle. So while I agree with her that eating twinkies is not a good idea for anybody trying to keep down their weight, campaigning against sugar products means that their sales will hopefully diminish and be consumed less. Well apparently people heeded her word to some extent, and now twinkies is back again in the red. So they are losing market share and their fixed costs are killing them. That means 19,000 UNION jobs will be slashed. I imagine this time they are going down.

Years ago, Oprah said negative things about the beef industry. Sales were impacted and the dust up was ugly between the industry and Oprah.

It is the math that his WH does not understand. They call for behavioral changes without realizing that those industries will be financially impacted and jobs will be lost. The same thing is happening in the financial industry right now. Obama blast the industry and the industry lays off. What is even more puzzling is that the LEFT in this country is happy to see those in the financial industry losing their jobs believing they do not deserve the salaries they get. O.k., but the problem is state budgets depend on those big salaries to pay 40 percent of the income taxes in such states as NJ and NY.

When Obama was campaigning for the presidency, Michelle went to SC and told black women voters to vote for color instead of gender. That was to stop Hillary. Do you think that is right?

Grease them, then THEY ALL BECOME !@#$$%%^^&&() JERKS !!!!.......

the boys - you lie plain and simple. Michelle Obama NEVER told women in SC to vote for color instead of gender - how stupid do you think people are? Oh wait - you're playing to the far right - never mind!

Having no real feelings for Michelle Obama, or any other WH First Lady, she is the one who is "Stirring the Pot" re: Racism.

She should be Above it all; acting dignified, ignoring these kinds of subjects. It makes her look desperate, and small.

Frantic. If there was Racism, why did her husband win the 2008/2009 Election for President by a landslide.

It is the chaos, and non productive Administration that is the real subject. I would be angry as well. What am I supposed to call myself--"An Angry Voter"?

How about an angry ugly woman? Sounds a lot better.

I find it so interesting how much anger and ill intent comes through some of the comments and the more angry the comment the worse our entire situation is why not try to appreciate what we can and keep quiet if we can't. My mom used to say if you have nothing good to say about someone, then keep your mouth shut. I believe that was loaded with wisdom unless ofcourse we don't mind projecting our foolishness...

Hawaii...

Don't thnk for a moment that "racism" isn't going to brought back as one of the White House's campaign themes. Just look at what people write on this site ! They love peddling it.

So theboys, are you seriously saying that no one should point out the crappy nutritional content of Twinkies just so no one loses a job? Okay cool...who cares if they are crappy for us and we need to be teaching our kids not to eat them? According to your reasoning if a company makes poisoned hostess cakes (literal poison) we can't discourage people from eating them so they don't get poisoned? That is just really amazing rationale.

So this is America. How about that company start making healthier snacks and transition away from crappy ones? Isn't that the best business model instead of telling people to go eat Twinkies for the sole sake of keeping people working despite how it affects people's health. You have some odd priorities..lol.

skrewdworld

I am tired of hearing about how bad it was that blacks were slaves in this coumtry.

You poor, poor thing... you must also be tired of hearing about the Holocaust, Bhopal, the Killing Fields of Cambodia, the Nanjing Massacre, The Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004, and any other human tragedy in which you were not personally harmed.

The easy solution for you is to quit watching the news, stop reading history books, go back into your cave and shut the door.

That would be so much easier for you than growing a heart in that empty hole in your chest.

It's just the age-old adage, if it's a man he is assertive, if it's a woman she is angry and aggressive. What it really is, is B.S. She is a smart woman with lots of style and people just can't stand it. He is a black man who is President of the United States and they hate him for being black and they want her to go down the tubes with him.

Good post kaybeetoys!

She is labeling herself. No one said "black". She is trying to divide this country. Good Lord, always the victim aren't you Queen Michelle???

@Roy Wilson

The home district in Chicago formerly represented by POTUS still has high school dropout rates and teen pregnancy rates among the highest in the US. Perhaps Mrs. Obama could return to her roots and counsel those people to become better parents and serve as an exemplary role model rather than a lightning rod.

I loved having pizza and soda as a kid in the lunchroom, and I was never overweight or fat..and today, I am a healthy weight, exercise, etc., all on my own, without anyone telling me or forcing me to do it.. She needs to target bad parenting styles, not forcing every kid to eat the same thing.

The food itself doesn't make people fat, it's the bad parents encouraging kids to over-eat.

Let me guess...you don't have any kids, do you Aleithia?

If Michelle Obama did as you suggest and "targeted bad parenting styles," how do you imagine that would be received by people like you who don't want anyone telling them what to do about anything?

What do you suggest: that parents arrive at school every day at lunch time and remind their kids not to eat the cafeteria junk food?

Schools teach kids one thing about nutrition and do another when they push sodas and junk food.

And "the food itself doesn't make people fat"? Now I've heard everything.

Looks Like somwbody made Aunt Esther Mad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Disturbedlibrarian

It's just the age-old adage, if it's a man he is assertive, if it's a woman she is angry and aggressive. What it really is, is B.S. She is a smart woman with lots of style and people just can't stand it. He is a black man who is President of the United States and they hate him for being black and they want her to go down the tubes with him.

Good post kaybeetoys!

Thank you, Disturbedlibrarian.

I completely agree with your post.

Why can't these racists just come out and admit that they are racists? It's not like we know their true identities.

It's all anonymous here, you cowards.

Just look at the pages and pages of racist, anti-Michelle Obama comments here and tell me that black Americans are paranoid about racial issues in this country.

FOR SHAME! THIS IS AMERICA, PEOPLE!

No one elected her to her "job". No one suggested she hire 19 times as many aides as any former FL. No body wants her to be queen. Yes, she comes accross as a cold, hateful woman. She and her socialist hubby need to leave the White House, go back to their communist friends and "mentors" or go b ack to his homeland of Kenya.

ram...

Get ready for your day to be made !!! "Hostess" filed for bankruptcy today, so you won't need to worry about those Twinkies anymore.

As for me...I'll grab a couple packages of those chocolate cupcakes with the cream inside on the way home from work today.

Hope all those 'Hostess' employees can find a new job !

kayb...

It is entirely possible for someone to criticize the president for the job he is doing without being a racist...or must everyone lie so as not to get accused by you of being a bigot.

Yeah, I am with you Raider-4158022. Poor thing just has such an attitude!

I DID NOT LIE. Michelle absolutely did say to a large group of black women in SC to THIS TIME please vote for color instead of gender. The women in the audience were torn between voting for a black man as president vs voting for a woman to become the 1st woman president. I actually wrote to the woman that produced that article sharing my strong feelings that NOBODY should vote for or against any person based on race or gender. I later saw on video Michelle making her case. Her request was wrong then and it was wrong now.

Do your research. This was very early in the campaign cycle when Oprah was also giving speeches in the south to get black women to vote race vs voting gender.

Race was a huge issue in 2008. Many black conservatives admit today they voted for Obama because he was black and they wanted to see a black man become president. Blacks admitted they voted for Obama because he was black. The same will happen again. Again, race, religion, gender should NOT be the reason anybody votes for or against a candidate.

Irish, German, Italian are all nationalities. Nigerian, Somalian Egyptian are all nationalities. African is not a nationality. See how that works? Charlize Theron is African. Does she remind you of Wesley Snipes?

Tired of 'angry black woman' stereotype

Look in the mirror lately or listen to the stuff coming from your mouth? You should, and than you understand where this "angry black woman" stuff comes from. No, it is not a stereotype - it's fact!

tony-268769

kayb...

It is entirely possible for someone to criticize the president for the job he is doing without being a racist...

I am completely in agreement with you on that, tony.

But we are talking about criticizing the First Lady here, not the President.

Can you read that there is blatant racism in many of the comments to this article? If not, then I can only conclude that you must be a racist yourself.

Tony:

This is the 3rd time I've tried to answer your comment.

MSNBC, please rid the left side of the BLACK TAB---it is a nuisance, and people's comments just fly off the internet! It is a FLAW!

She can deny it all she wants but everyone can clearly see from her words, tone, and actions that it is not a stereotype. Michele is one bitter, angry, hate-filled woman.

I've never heard of her being referred to as an "angry black woman". And not to contradict my statement, but in that picture above, she looks like a "pissed black woman"!!! Why did her make-up peeps paint those eyebrows up so high? Maybe if she brings those down an inch or 5 she wouldn't appear so indignant. Oh, and put the weights down every once in a while! Your Alexander McQueen gowns don't really go well with your Dwayne Johnson arms.

ram-762581

So theboys, are you seriously saying that no one should point out the crappy nutritional content of Twinkies just so no one loses a job? Okay cool...who cares if they are crappy for us and we need to be teaching our kids not to eat them? According to your reasoning if a company makes poisoned hostess cakes (literal poison) we can't discourage people from eating them so they don't get poisoned? That is just really amazing rationale.

So this is America. How about that company start making healthier snacks and transition away from crappy ones? Isn't that the best business model instead of telling people to go eat Twinkies for the sole sake of keeping people working despite how it affects people's health. You have some odd priorities..lol.

Excellent point, ram.

The people who promote jobs at all costs are the same people who don't care about the environmental impact of Big Oil or the coal industry. They don't care if fracking poisons the water. It's all about them and their "rights".

What about a company's responsibility to produce a wholesome food product? If the junk food manufacturers and fast food restaurants go out of business, whose fault is it?

How about *gasp* the government prop them up?

Michelle has good haunches on her and could be a good age division 400 runner with training.

10 minutes of jumping jacks with some kids on the White House lawn doesn't cut it.

"I love this job. It has been a privilege from day one." I'm glad she used the word tired instead of angry concerning how she feels, but while she may have duties and responsibilities, she does not have a job in the traditional sense. She did actually acknowledge regretful words have been exchanged. I'm not sure how that would happen unless she was angry? Sorry wrong word; disgruntled. Angry or not, she brought up the racial stereotype, which has little to do with her actual behavior. Maybe she's angry because she thinks she has a job and staffers keep trying to explain that she doesn't. What's the definition of self righteous again? Bad PR for BHO.

Kaybeetoys,

First it is entirely possible to dislike someone of another race without it being racial. I agree that there have been some racist comments, but you make everyone who doesn't agree withor like the Obamas out to be racists and that is simply not true.

Second, perhaps instead of making the blatantly false statements that all Hostess snacks are bad for you, maybe you should realize that people can eat a Twinkie or any other Hostess snack, and not be unhealthy as long as they do so in moderation.

Perhaps what Mrs. Obama should be campaigning for is better nutritional education, teach kids how to eat properly and eat Twinkies sparingly and in moderation, instead of just saying they are no good. Eating too many citrus fruits can also be bad for your body.

i'm really getting sick and tired of people throwing out the race card at every turn! and you people who speak of how the black folks was enslaved by the white men,and use it as a tool to try and somehow shame and attack white people should realise that those times are long past and let it go. stop trying to use percieved racism to either get what you want, as an intimidation , or an insult. did white people enslave blacks in the past? unfortunately yes. but that came to an end 150 yrs ago. get on with your lives and let go of the crutches. by the way please Google this....( first legally reconised slave owner in the United States) you will surely find a big surprise!!!!!

binaround - You just post lies and think no one will call you on them? Michelle Obama has the exact same number of staff that Laura Bush had, no more - no less.

aomize

i'm really getting sick and tired of people throwing out the race card at every turn! and you people who speak of how the black folks was enslaved by the white men,and use it as a tool to try and somehow shame and attack white people should realise that those times are long past and let it go. stop trying to use percieved racism to either get what you want, as an intimidation , or an insult. did white people enslave blacks in the past? unfortunately yes. but that came to an end 150 yrs ago. get on with your lives and let go of the crutches. by the way please Google this....( first legally reconised slave owner in the United States) you will surely find a big surprise!!!!!

aomize: And you should realize that racial prejudice is part and parcel of the human condition and has been since long before the ancestors of present-day African-Americans were brought to this country in chains, bought and sold like animals, and lynched for the color of their skin.

White people should know the history of America. First, the land was stolen from the natives and then slaves were used to work the fields. That is how this part of our continent grew so powerful and prosperous. Don't kid yourself that it happened otherwise.

Ironically, slavery lives on the strongest in the minds of those who want to forget the past.

Kayb...

Boy oh boy....you sure have a quick trigger-finger on the "racist" button !!!

I checked out this article because Mrs. Obama has been pretty quiet over the past year or so and I wanted to lok into the campaign's first use of her as a campaign tool. Outside of the jumping jacks, the occasional obesity stunts, and the "Michelle Obama's Fashionable Looks" segments on MSN's website, one doesn't see much of anything that qualifies as 'news'.

To be honest...in scanning these pages, I've concentrated more on the 'political' more than looking to see if a writer's insult was racist or not. I don't follow 'First Lady's" activities much and wish all First Ladies were kept out of the political end of things. With the limited attention span of the American voter, I'd hope that limited time spent on national events would be spent on more important issues than stories about First Ladies.

bobthe builder

Kaybeetoys,

First it is entirely possible to dislike someone of another race without it being racial. I agree that there have been some racist comments, but you make everyone who doesn't agree withor like the Obamas out to be racists and that is simply not true.

Second, perhaps instead of making the blatantly false statements that all Hostess snacks are bad for you, maybe you should realize that people can eat a Twinkie or any other Hostess snack, and not be unhealthy as long as they do so in moderation.

Perhaps what Mrs. Obama should be campaigning for is better nutritional education, teach kids how to eat properly and eat Twinkies sparingly and in moderation, instead of just saying they are no good. Eating too many citrus fruits can also be bad for your body.

First, bob, I completely agree that it is possible to dislike someone of another race without it being about race. Case in point: I think Herman Cain is a fool; yet I fully support, admire and respect the Obamas.

My issue with some of the comments on this article is that they are blatantly racist.

I believe that people can choose to eat junk food in moderation without undo damage to their health, but Michelle Obama's campaign is against childhood obesity, not "Twinkies" per se (which, by the way are not good for you). Some kids grow up having candy bars and sodas for breakfast. Why do you think we have an obesity crisis in this country?

Michelle Obama IS promoting good nutrition (growing vegetables in the White House garden) and exercise for America's children.

She is being criticized while she is doing something positive for the children of this country. In the absence of anything negative to comment on about her work, the negativity about her as a person is clearly a personal attack. Please do not even try to pretend there are not a huge number of blatantly racist comments here.

tony-268769

Kayb...

Boy oh boy....you sure have a quick trigger-finger on the "racist" button !!!

I call it as I see it, tony. Racism is racism, no matter how anyone tries to pretend otherwise. I would respect your opinion a lot more if you had the guts to admit it.

To be honest...in scanning these pages, I've concentrated more on the 'political' more than looking to see if a writer's insult was racist or not. I don't follow 'First Lady's" activities much and wish all First Ladies were kept out of the political end of things. With the limited attention span of the American voter, I'd hope that limited time spent on national events would be spent on more important issues than stories about First Ladies.

I don't contend that news articles published about Michelle Obama are racist: I am talking about the comments posted here under this article. You only have to read some of them to see how appallingly prejudiced and hateful some people are toward blacks.

Many of you are so "tired of people throwing out the race card at every turn!" (aomize). I understand the sentiments. However, although slavery (Middle Passage) started 400 years ago, the legality of slavery (those men, women, and children of the Middle Passage) ended just 149 years ago. Many states did not change their constitution to reflect The Constitution of the United States as it relates to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. The language in the 13th Amendment should have at least stated, "... and all states are required to amend their constitution effective immediately." Why else did Jim Crow last so long? Generations of U.S. citizens who believe in oppressing Black citizens are alive and well! Why else could Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia breed a spirit of slavery at Beaver Ridge Elementary School in Norcross, GA by allowing math teachers send home assignments to third graders stating, "Each tree had 56 oranges. If 8 slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?" Another question was, "If Frederick got wo beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week?" This was reported in the news on 1/10/2012! Is slavery over? I don't think so. Am I over it? Yes. The only way for the ideology associated with slavery to end, is for everyone to respond to what happened in Norcross, GA on January 10, 2012! I plan to.

I don't think there are near the number of blatantly racist comments as you seem to think there are. I agree that there are people out there that have candy bars and sodas for breakfast, my uncle was one of them. When he was single all he had in fridge was Snickers and Ale-8s (a soda only available in Kentucky and close to the state line), but the heaviest he ever was 180 lbs. Why? Because he was an active man, always working and keeping busy. Now people sit all day in front of a computer (yes I realize the irony of this statement as I type it), tv or video games and children are the worst for it. Their parents use these items as babysitters. So perhaps instead of Mrs. Obama trying to take these snacks out of schools all together, she should push for schools to have children be more active in school. I have a 9 year old who talks all the time about not having recess but maybe once or twice every couple weeks. You can eat the healthiest foods in the world but if you aren't active you will get fat, whether you eat fruit or Ho-Ho's.

Kayb...

Not enough time in the day to scan every comment...if I notice a couple of many keywords that bore me I don't read the entire comment.

My point is that many on this site fire the 'racist' dart at the drop of a hat without knowing more than 3 written sentences. Some are called "racist" for saying Mr. Obama is a lousy leader or that he should not be re-elected. I couldn't care less about one thing Mrs. Obama has on her mind...racist ! I read comments about how "beautiful" some say she is and that's fine...I believe she is homely...racist !

And all this on this thread began because of a story about a book written about the Obama's...and Mrs. Obama apparently did an interview about not wanting to appear to be "an angry black woman".

I believe Mr. Obama is a terrible leader...if, in fact he can be called a "leader" at all. Racist ?

And I do believe the White House fully intends to bring "racism" into the political mix over the next year because he cannot win re-election without at least matching the vote totals he got in 2008, specifically from the black and hispanic communities. Racist ?

You can be the judge, since you've already called me a "racist" anyway.

Blanche- only 4% of white households owned slaves. There where white slaves Scots especially. The blacks where sold by other blacks in africa(still are today) where the options where being a slave or be genocided like the zulus did to the hottontots. Name a black majority city that is generally clean and safe.

Detroit, Zimbabwe, & South Africa where first world locations until 3rd world populations took over. There is a joke- What did they use in Zimbabwe before candles for light? A. Electricity

tony-268769

Kayb...

Not enough time in the day to scan every comment...if I notice a couple of many keywords that bore me I don't read the entire comment.

My point is that many on this site fire the 'racist' dart at the drop of a hat without knowing more than 3 written sentences.

I am not going to repeat the racist insults that have been hurled at Michelle Obama, and if you don't have time to read the comments, don't make generalizations about them.

steveaa, you should educate yourself about the history of slavery in America.

On the eve of the American Civil War approximately 4 million enslaved African Americans lived in the southern region of the United States of America. The vast majority worked as plantation slaves in the production of cotton, sugar, tobacco, and rice. Very few of these enslaved people were African born principally because the importation of enslaved Africans to the United States officially ended in 1808, although thousands were smuggled into the nation illegally in the 50 years following the ban on the international trade. These enslaved people were the descendants of 12 to 13 million African forbearers ripped from their homes and forcibly transported to the Americas in a massive slave trade dating from the 1400s. Most of these people, if they survived the brutal passages from Africa, ended up in the Caribbean (West Indies) or in South and Central America. Brazil alone imported around five million enslaved Africans. This forced migration is known today as the African Diaspora, and it is one of the greatest human tragedies in the history of the world.

http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_es_overview.htm

stop trying to use percieved racism to either get what you want, as an intimidation , or an insult. did white people enslave blacks in the past? unfortunately yes. but that came to an end 150 yrs ago. get on with your lives and let go of the crutches. by the way please Google this....( first legally reconised slave owner in the United States) you will surely find a big surprise!!!!!

Why are you doing a mini clinic on slavery. Are you stuck in the past? You actually believe you can alleviate a level of anxiety you maybe feeling with google? LOL Get on with your life. Perceived slight is what you do.

@kaybeetoys

Let me guess...you don't have any kids, do you Aleithia?

If Michelle Obama did as you suggest and "targeted bad parenting styles," how do you imagine that would be received by people like you who don't want anyone telling them what to do about anything?

What do you suggest: that parents arrive at school every day at lunch time and remind their kids not to eat the cafeteria junk food?

Schools teach kids one thing about nutrition and do another when they push sodas and junk food.

And "the food itself doesn't make people fat"? Now I've heard everything.

So you would have Michelle Obama force every kid in America to eat what she deems "healthy", as well as banning soda in the lunchroom? Wow, that's sure going to solve a lot of problems. (not)

If Michelle Obama targeted bad parenting styles, I don't think it would get her nearly as much flake as her crusade to pan everything not-vegetarian-related in the lunchroom. If anything, ads promoted by Michelle Obama pointing out kids' health and promoting parents to reconsider their tactics [such as my own parents] would open more than a few eyes.

My own parents are overweight, and allow my bother to be very overweight, despite my efforts to point out nicely that because they encourage my brother to eat whatever he wants as well as encouraging it, he's always eating. On top of that, my parents do not seem to care about changing their own lifestyles and exercise, or are too lazy to do so, instead spending hours on the computer playing games, watching TV, etc., after work.

Maybe, just maybe, someone like Michelle Obama could help give advice to those who listen, without outright forming an "iron grip" over the public school system's lunch programs.

Schools also do not "push" sodas and junk food, especially not by simply having sodas and junk food available. There's plenty of other food in the cafeteria besides that to eat. [In my middle school, we were treated to a full salad bar, which many kids ate from.]

Yes. Believe it or not, Big Macs do not make people fat (watch the documentary "Fat Head" for more evidence). No one is forcing anyone to eat at McDonald's, Burger King, etc., and no one is forcing these people to over-eat when they do go to McDonald's.

It's people making the decision to eat a lot of Big Macs/Whoppers/other harmful food constantly, while being too lazy to get up and exercise and bother to put a little effort into eating less, that makes them fat.

Shut!

You should mention this to the racist Americans that constantly attack her family on the fact that she is Black.

@aw13: Day 1,my job is to make sure he do 1 term. Why know use that term. Behind her back they r calling her worst. To be honest I don't know why any black person would want to be president of this racist country.

Your use of the english is terrible.Consider going back to school and learn how to speak and write before you want people to take you serious.

General: We should attack on the lavish vacations she takes and lavish parties she throws behind closed doors. That taxpayers wind up paying for.

Yes General Sandman you are SO correct because a black person has NEVER attacked a white person for just being white...(Insert Sarcasm) I am a white woman and I cant tell you how many times I have had issues with black people trying to intimidate me or berate me simply for my skin color and so I must think I am somehow above or better than them. But it really pisses them off when they see I am married to and have children with a BLACK MAN! I have actually had a group of black women try to attack me physically while I was PREGNANT because I wouldn't let them bully me so shut up! You have prejudice and racist people no matter where you go....so it makes one no better to behave the same way as those they are complaining about!

probably because of all the racists in this country (and consistently on these msnbc threads) who INSIST on making race an issue.

News alert - Mrs. Obama IS black. She is attacked for it constantly, sometimes in subtle ways (like with what you said, AW13) and in sometimes horrific ways, like the countless black jokes and doctored images she and her husband suffer through. A Republican state senator is the latest just last week guilty of this.

And she's right about the book. It's nonsense. It's simple People Magazine junk for people looking for anything to hit the Obamas with so they'll glom onto a lie like this book as 'proof'.

There are so many righteous haters in this country it makes me sick.

Aw13

You are a woman. You are an American. Why do you feel the need to add black? Please stop making race an issue.

Probably because she's being smeared by the Rush Limbaugh crowd and other Hate Radio stars with the "angry black woman" slur. She's tired of it. And I'm pretty tired of Limbaugh and his Kooks and Klucks Klub followers and fellow travelers.

I have never thought of Mrs. Obama as being an "angry black women". I see her as a strong woman, who can hold her own... whats wrong with that? People are such haters!

Aw13

R U serious?! Obviously race is not an issue for YOU, but until you've "walked in a man's/woman's shoes"...don't insult other people's reality.

I think she should maybe do a photo op shopping trip to Target and then wear a summer dress worth a few thousand on a vacation in Hawaii! That will show she connects with the average American!

Oh wait....

Maybe! we won't have to worry about them anymore and they will be out of there soon, I hope!!!!

You took the words right out of my mouth. Don't occupy anything till you had at least one job is what I always say.

Houston's quote "Probably because she's being smeared by the Rush Limbaugh crowd and other Hate Radio stars with the "angry black woman" slur. She's tired of it. And I'm pretty tired of Limbaugh and his Kooks and Klucks Klub followers and fellow travelers"

If you hate Limbaugh so much why do you listen to him? I despise him too, but I haven't heard a word from the loud mouth because I would never turn on the radio to listen to him. Sorry to say, but Michelle is an angry black woman. You are what you do and say, and she is quite the shrill from all reports, and you saying otherwise does not make it not so.

Because she is referring to a racist cliche description ascribed to her: "angry black woman".

JCB-1236504

If you hate Limbaugh so much why do you listen to him?

What gives you the idea I listened to him? Just because I've seen video clips on other news programs or read about some of his racist rants doesn't mean I listen to his show.

You are what you do and say, and she is quite the shrill from all reports, and you saying otherwise does not make it not so.

Yes, you are what you do and say, and what you say marks you as a member of the afore-mentioned Kooks and Klucks Klub.

JCB + numbers could you please provide us with some examples of Michelle Obama getting angry and the reasons? Didn't think so. Again this is what is wrong with America. There is no need to live with a perception, when you can get to know the person.

This whole 'angry black woman' thing is nothing more than a smear campaign started before Obama was elected to office. You devils never sleep do you?

On a different note this President needs our support. Teachers, firemen, police, autoworkers, healthcare workers, most of you would not have a job if it weren't for this President. Yet we stand by while the opposition seeks to constrain his every move. You cannot raise a barn with telepathy, and this President cannot fight for the middle class without your support. Give this President the tools he needs to accelerate the strategic advantage of this nation. That means 70+ seats in the Senate and control of the House.

IF NOT OBAMA IN 2012 WHOM?

Actually there is an independent unit that monitors Rush, and he is correct 99 percent of the time. Tell us all the bad things Rush has said, or the bs he has said. You must have LOADS of things he has said that are wrong. He speaks every day!

Houston, it means I voted for Obama, but would never vote for a man clearly over his head again.

Hey Ron, do you get out much? There have been numerous reports from Obama's staff, and personnel from the WH who give her very low marks, sorry if you have not researched enough or kept abreast to know such things. It's not a smear campaign when it starts with Democrats my friend.

A dog turd would be better than obamy.

Aw13

Mrs. Obama,

You are a woman. You are an American. Why do you feel the need to add black? Please stop making race an issue.

As of this post, that post got 62 votes.

I have to wonder how many were from white people. I see it as the equivalent of saying, "Get over it, that was back then, nobody is a slave these days...you need to move on."

As though white privilege or racist sentiments are not exampled on these comment boards daily.

In other words, ignore Maritin Luther King who said to judge people by their character and not their skin color? Fascists militant leftists do everything opposite of what King wanted.

MLK was offering an ideal - which as a nation we are still far from achieving...your posts on this board could not be better proof of that.

I find it amusing with your manic level vitriol filled posts and completely over the top fake assertions that you cannot grasp that Mrs Obama appears as a saint compared to you.

My impression of Michelle O. is the day she got off airforce one, in Spain, wearing raggedy ass pair of cutoffs, didn't have her wig on and looked like a homeless street kid. I couldn't help but think about how she is the person that represents America when she goes abroad. That woman has no class.

Maybe that's why we don't see her as much as we was other First Ladies. The Whitehouse probably doesn't allow her out in public as to not embarras the admibistration. They also know she'll probably say something racist or just plain stupid and ruin their chance for a second term.

They also know she'll probably say something racist or just plain stupid

Project much?

JCB plus numbers did the research and found your assertions baseless. Besides its not about what other people think now is it, its about doing your homework and providing facts, which my dear friend seem to be bereft in your comments. Was Nancy Reagan and angry white woman when she ran the WH during her husbands tenure? Here are some things to consider.

White perceptions, however unfounded, greatly influence the mass media juggernaut and its depiction of black women. Succumbing to a long-standing stereotype, black women can fall into the category of Sapphire, an archetype whose attributes depict a black woman as an one-dimensional, callous, and uppity critic who suffers from paranoid delusions of persecution.

In contrast to non-white women, white women are multi-dimensional, vision-driven, purposeful custodians of citizenship. For instance, during the failed 2008 Republican bid for the White House, Sarah Palin continued to enjoy the tough hockey mom image even after her unwed, teenage daughter announced her pregnancy.

In media coverage, white women are individuals and warrant a context for their actions. Yet, even as non-white women display so-called white and/or American behavior, the scripted caricatures about black women remain intact. Using a host of media depictions of Obama, Sharron Sherrod, and Maxine Waters and contrasting these women with Palin and Christy O’Donnell, I argue that, at anytime, the depiction of non-white women can easily revert to one-dimensional Sapphires who threaten white [re: American] civility.

So you see JCB+numbers you are realy only demostrating your longstanding prejudiced without justification view because you see it as a threat to 'White Civility'.

How's that for research?

IF NOT OBAMA IN 2012 WHOM?

Dennisoy 5.4, their comment made a lot more sense than yours..

"Your use of the english is terrible.Consider"

Try proofreading before you criticize someone else's English. No denying that you are a stupid *sshole..

@GLCSR:

My impression of Michelle O. is the day she got off airforce one, in Spain, wearing raggedy ass pair of cutoffs, didn't have her wig on and looked like a homeless street kid.

When was this exactly? 2000-and-I-just-made-this-ancedote-up?

The Whitehouse probably doesn't allow her out in public as to not embarras the admibistration.

Yeah, the last thing someone like yourself would want ito be s to be a public embarrassment...

Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman: Angry White Women

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Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman: Angry White Women

...just wanted to add that they are brainless twits too.

Didn't get into Princeton and Harvard, did they?

EXCELLENT COMMENTS, Ron in Seattle.

OBAMA/BIDEN 2012

Mikki that was the California Valley Girl's motto. It eventually spread to the masses through the media. And yes I was one of the people who said it with a HARD R. 8)

The angry black woman is alive and well in this country far to often, think Atlanta. Michelle, the reason you come off that way is because you are that way. You are what you do and say. Apparently the title fits you. You earned it every step of the way, and even suck up CBS can't put a spin on it. Maybe they can do another 60 Minutes spin job once again, or maybe you should just stay off the TV.

That would make sense if . . .. . . never mind. What the hell does Atlanta have to do with this? No value to your post JCB.

If you ever lived in Atlanta you'd know exactly what it means.

LIke you know anything about Michelle Obama and how she acts or feels on a day to day basis. That kind of comment is assinine and the book is childish in nature.

i believe Michelle Obama. A disagreement often does not become a full blown rowe. She's too classy to involve herself in such anyway. Brainy, classy and beautiful! I like both Her and Her Husband.

Mrs. Obama has her act together. She is a wonderful role model in my book. She seems to be a great Mother and Wife, too. It is a blessing we have President and Mrs. Obama in the White House. They are what we need! God bless them.

Funny how none of the former first ladies had to defend themselves for being "angry WHITE women".

And does anyone remember that Eleanor Roosevelt and Edith Wilson practically ran the White House in their time?

People who claim the criticism of the Obama's has nothing to do with their race should give it up.

Like the artist formerly known as prince, she wants to be known as the angry ugly woman instead so race has nothing to do with it

then stop acting like one..........and at least be honest!

Tina...

The other First Lady's you mention never described themselves as "angry", as Mrs. Obama apparently has.

And nobody can make a criticism of the president unless "racism" is involved ??? Are you serious ???

OK then....the president is doing a marvelous job, we have almost no national debt, the economy is a joy to behold, and Mr. Obama is the finest example of a "leader" this nation has ever seen.

Have I passed your test ???

Yes, you really did.

MEMO TO MICHELLE OBAMA:

Quit scowling in every picture taken of you and we, the great unwashed masses, will cease to think of you as an angry black woman.

BTW, WTF with "black" woman?? That's so, like, 80's (I say in my best Valley Girl voice).

Mac Forrester

i believe Michelle Obama. A disagreement often does not become a full blown rowe. She's too classy to involve herself in such anyway. Brainy, classy and beautiful! I like both Her and Her Husband

Michael O'Baoil, Chicago

Mrs. Obama has her act together. She is a wonderful role model in my book. She seems to be a great Mother and Wife, too. It is a blessing we have President and Mrs. Obama in the White House. They are what we need! God bless them.

Mac and Michael, it's a relief to see two guys posting here who know a good thing when they see it. Thank you.

Anyone who has ever been an African American First Lady knows exactly what Michelle Obama's life is like.

But no one has ever been a black First Lady in this country before, have they.

So why don't the nitpicking racists find someone else to target?

Michelle Obama and her family make huge sacrifices to serve this country. We should appreciate their service to our nation. I'd like to see all the haters do a better job as First Lady than she is doing.

And will continue to do when Barack Obama is re-elected in November.

Can't wait for more.

Our"first lady" is as much a joke as her worthless husband. This being said by an angry AMERICAN!!!

I totally agree with Mrs President. People tend to mold other people's thinking about people they disagree with and not giving people opportunity to know those peoples as individuals and that is the trend that cause more harm than good to us as a country. "Because I dislike you, your view or people like you therefore I'll make everyone else dislike you, your views and your co - how good is that?". Like Mr President always say, "lets work on what we all can agree on and go from there."

By the way, we should honor those in authority and our leaders should not enslave us either.

I owe my allegiance to any President of United States Of America (previous, present and future). I am not all knowing and should not expect everyone to be. People like negating others. Mrs President is making a change in her own way with our children. Lets make a change in our own little world starting with our hearts. Then we'll heal the world and make it a better place for everyone. Thank you for making a change in your hearts and the world for our future generation.

Biteme-3470275 - Clearly you are an angry American. We are sad for you. Talk about worthless garbage!

Keybeetoys,

So basically what you are saying is that anything any first lady does is not available for criticism? Even if she lavishly spends money going to Spain while thousands of Americans were losing their jobs, or the same could be said for any trip? I wouldn't venture to say that she is an angry black woman, I would venture to say that she is an Alpha female WOMAN that may not like her life interfered with. That is by all means her choice and I don't have an issue with it. However, when you present yourself in a certain fashion, and individuals have an opportunity to observe and state their opinion they instantly become racists.

The reason that most of the previous first ladies other than Elenore Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton were not "attacked" is because they left the politics to their spouse and pushed towards utilizing their position in a suggestive manner...not a forceful manner.

Don't even talk about fast food issues when the first lady states that we have to watch how we eat and her husband is standing in line at 5 guys. If you can't practice what you preach then you shouldn't be preaching.

Update...that is what is called a double standard. Do as I say BUT WAIT...don't do as I do.

Well I think there is a difference between an adult eating five guys sparingly and CHILDREN eating chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, pizza, french fries, philly cheese steaks, popcorn chicken bowls, cheeseburgers, tator tots, breaded chicken sandwiches, or nachos for lunch every day. Also it doesn't matter if these kids are currently skinny or fat. There is a whole host of problems that affect children that receive poor nutrition in their later lives including cardiovascular diseases.

And both of those first lady's have also undergone criticism during their times in the WH. I am astonished to read that you believed they left the politics to their husbands... I mean, that just isn't true.

Tony-

I am not referring to criticism of the President's policies or performance as president. I myself have serious misgivings about his policies.

But just read the posts on here or any thread dealing with the Obamas and all you see is reference to their color or citizenship or her "uppitiness".

If that ain't racist, I don't know what is.

Emanuelle said he wasn't proud to be an American? You'll have to cite your source on that, before you compare him to this country-bashing whore.

oskar, you agree with the first lady about her views of "sterotyping" and then say that the Mayor of chicago job description is being a thug? Do you think before you speak or is ignorance just a rampant disease in your family?

Yeah! let Michelle tell it to her pals Bernadine Dorn and Bill Ayers.

This country still has a problem with strong, intelligent women. People dissing Ms Obama hold up a Pat Nixon for an example of how they want their women to be. That era is long over. Hang in there, Michelle!

"Intelligence" and "attitude" are two entirely different things. Michelle Obama may be intelligent, but now her ATTITUDE has definitely been exposed. The truth has finally come out on her, but there is likely much, much more that has been repressed by the media.

This country has a problem with whiners and bitchers...and elitist pigs who spend ten million dollars of their money on summer vacations for the year. And women whose pastor is a Nazi and a racist. And women whose pals say things like, " Charles Manson and his gang slaughtering those people then eating in the midst of their dead bodies is soooo cool!" And saying they should have planted more bombs in the sixties. And being associated with community organizing groups that have no problem with giving people money to start child prostitution rings..that is just for starters.

This country has a problem with whiners and bitchers...and elitist pigs

Here's a mirror....fix your hair and wipe off that spittle, dear.

I did not find Mrs. Obama's remark about her pride in America to be that damning. I am a white (sort of ecru southern mediterranean skin color) woman who is often not proud of my society, and I have not suffered the bigotry that every woman of color faces, no matter what her economic status. I completely get it: Mr. Obama's election in some ways redeems a minuscule part of that historical tragedy that was slavery and is nowadays racism. However, that is not why I am happy that Obama is president: he's smart and articulate, true, but I can see that he also sees the systemic problems in our society and is trying to do something about them. He may have underestimated the ability of the loyal opposition to stonewall his every idea, BUT I am going to give him another 4 years and a cooperative congress, then I'll see how his policies can be moved forward. As for Mrs. Obama having influence, I say that's a good thing: she's smart, energetic and most importantly, a mother. I hope she can keep the president on track with policies that are going to benefit families. Obama 2012.

James, James .... have you come out of your basement apartment and compared your views to reality ... puh-lease!

Get a new storyline.

"The country has a problem with whiners and bitiches......and elitist pigs"

It does to a small degree, however, if the country didn't contain so many goddamn fools who pay so much attention to them, few of the rest would notice.

Well, when you say things like, (in reference to her husband) "first they said he was too black, now they say he isn't black enough," and "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country....." you come off sounding like an angry black woman.

What's more, when you complain about the label of an angry black woman, you once again, make yourself sound exactly like one.

Well, when you say things like, (in reference to her husband) "first they said he was too black, now they say he isn't black enough," and "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country....." you come off sounding like an angry black woman.

What's more, when you complain about the label of an angry black woman, you once again, make yourself sound exactly like one.

It is NO stereo-type when it's true!

The Obama's are the very epitome of a "Angry Black" in attitude and demeanor.

Both have chips on their shoulders, and are filled with resentment of others success.

"Angry Black Woman": An overly temperamental woman of the African American persuasion.

Yep, that is Michele Obama.

Some people just cannot STAND the fact that our President is not 100% Caucasian.

To them it goes against the very fabric of our society.

Bottom line.