Let Them Buy $600 Earrings
By PatRacimora on July 11, 2008 at 4:49 PM in Michelle Obama, campaign gaffes, stimulus tax package
“Let them eat cake!” is the response attributed to Marie-Antoinette, queen consort of Louis XVI, when informed that the poor had no bread.
It seems Michelle Obama has her own twist regarding those whose income is low enough to qualify for the $600 government’s so-called stimulus tax relief package. Criticizing the short term advantage to an audience of mostly African-American women in Michigan she stated, “What can you do with that? Not to be ungrateful or anything. But maybe it pays down a bill, but it doesn’t pay down every bill every month.”
It would have been wise for her to have stopped right there. But she added, “And it may even feel good that first month when you get that check. And then you go out and you buy a pair of earrings.” (Read more at USAToday’s political blog.)
OK, maybe she said it in a joking manner, but humor experts always say to look for serious underlying meaning whenever anyone is trying to be funny. So, regardless of whether one favors this rebate, the joke makes it sound like those with less have no ability to delay gratification. Get a penny, spend a penny.
More compelling news took precedence when the earring comment was uttered, prompting David Gergen to say yesterday on CNN that Obama was lucky on this one. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/10/acd.01.html
And, I wouldn’t have brought up this seemingly minor gaffe were it not for a pattern I see. The Obamas seem to be out of touch with the rest of us struggling “bitter people,” especially female people.
Meet Michelle Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Dnj_2capU
The Oakland Press put video up of the event via youtube. Michelle’s speech is there, cut into two videos, and another video show the Governor conversing with Michelle.
The earrings comment came during, apparently, a question and answer period from the audience. There is no video of it. The techie might not be covering for Michelle, but only posted what he thought important.
Someone might contact the Oakland Press video guy/gal to see if any video of the earrings comments exist.
I’m sure that the Oakland Press kept the camera rolling the entire time she spoke. I see this story is getting some legs, maybe the Oakland Press would be willing to give up the tape to Hannity & Colmes.
The sad thing is that this remark, which vividly demonstrates how out of touch the Obamas are with the average American, got lost in all the pontificating about Jesse Jackson going knife-happy, and Phil Gramm’s “whiners” gaffe.
And the NY Times had a long article today about John McCain’s possible ineligibility to run for POTUS, but mentioned nothing about the similar controversy over the circumstances of Obama’s birth.
Further proof of the MSM’s get-Obama-elected agenda.
I am really not good at blogging, shit. I am always posting on the wrong comments, wright, I know. But I am learning. I read fast; type slow…
This is for believe; not faux believe, okay?
I believe, I believe I believe (I am singing) hmmm mmmm, mmm (now, humming) hhhmmmmhhhmhmhmhmh~~ I believe, I belie–gotta joke: (now I am thinking)
Knock - Knock
Who’s there?
MeShelle.
Meshelle Who?
MeShelled out another hundred bucks to pay down
Hillary’s campaign debt. Though I could’ve used a new pair of cheap earrings.
I was thinking though, instead of $200, I’d send what I did (belly rings are going like $75. plus tax). I wonder who you are and why you troll and distract at every twist and turn, and you do it ever so delicately and carefully. Hmmmm-hmmmm,hmmm (I’m humming now).
NQPUMAs - who is believe? I love a good mystery.
believe is a different type of troll, I beleive, I believe, I belie (now I’m singing)
How much would it cost to buy her a new attitude?
New earings…$600
New attitude…Priceless!
She has already had a facelift. But I guess money cannot turn shit into gold.
During an event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton introduced a quote from Gandhi by saying, “He ran a gas station down in St. Louis.”
Politics is just full of them kooky faux pas, idn’t it?
Since faux pas, literally translated, means false steps - I guess you’re labeling it correctly.
Is that anything like the Senator from Punjab ?????
hmmmmm????
why yes I think that does resemble that remark!!!
Ginaswo
Trollie doesn’t understand the difference between sarcasm and elitism. Hillary was making a funny, but the troll took it literally. And before you protest, troll - obviously most people know Ghandi didn’t own a gas station. It’s nowhere close to obvious that Michelle doesn’t think earrings cost $600.
“I’m so proud of this company and everything it represents,” Mrs Clinton said at a Walmart store opening in Arkansas. “It makes me feel real good about what we’ve been able to do.”
Hillary Clinton, folk hero, champion of the people!!!!! (yes, yes, I’m ROFLMFAO)…
Keep entertaining yourself. Don’t forget to wipe.
We’ve explained the Sam Walton company to you bots already. Hillary didn’t work for the modern day company.
Michelle did support them in modern times though and didn’t quit till ob opened his big hypocritical mouth about Hillary in the debate.
And Hillary brought up Rezko then and Ob bluffed as always.
Hillary wins on each account you mention.
and yes, go ahead and laugh, fool.
Saying Obama “bluffed” on Rezko is way too nice — he flat out LIED about Rezko at that debate — how these morons can still support Obama after EVERYTHING we now know about him is unfathomable.
Yes, yes, I know, I know. A sliced and diced 20 year old college thesis and a fictional whitey tape are fair game, but mentioning Peter Paul, voting yes on Iraq War, Walmart board, free trade flip flops, Dubai, Bosnia sniper fire, selling Bill’s female victims down the river while pretending to be a feminist icon, healthcare debacle, etc etc etc etc, those are all just recycled republican talking points.
Name one victim. Every one of those women were willing, consenting participants, and Lewinsky, by her own admission, pursued the relationship.
This troll can’t contemplate the phenomenon of sex by mutual consent, having never experienced it himself.
Exactly.
Lewinski a victim? Give me a break. And Flowers/Jones are still making $$$ off the experience, extending their 15 minutes of fame as long as they possibly can. Playboy, $1.99 a pop “chats”, … Victims? Pulease…
You seem like a jerk.
Healthcare debacle? Almost 15 years ago she came up with a plan for universal health care that the insurance companies killed for obvious reasons. And to think that Obama’s supporters call HER a conservative! Are you really a democrat?
Back then Walmart (in the 89’s)was selling things made in American and had brought a lot of jobs to Arkansas which was an extremely poor state.In addition, at Hillary’s urging they became a lot more green and Sam Walton even supported a corporate tax to fund education reform. So yes, she was proud of what had been accomplished.
Oops, 80’s.
You are right. They had “Made in America” stickers all over the store. When Sam died is when they went for all the outsourcing. His kids don’t understand how you need to pay people here in the US to have them buy your stuff. It’s a circle, with a little being skimmed off for profit.
In some ways they are starting to get it.
Was that when they were proud to be selling “made in the USA” goods? Instead of being China West now?
There is a big difference in the company Sam Walton founded and the corporation that bought it after he died. Senator Clinton was on the board of Sam Walton’s company. Michelle Obama was a member of the board of a company connected to the “new” Walmart that only sells Chinese made goods.
Yes, it was. Clinton worked to try to make it better for women in Wal Mart stores, and did some good. At the time, she really had to buck the good ‘ol boy group, which was a major challenge. They thought she was just going to sit around and look pretty, making it so they could get favors from Bill. Little did they know she would teach them a thing or two about compassion and decency!
I live here in Arkansas, and was an adult at the time so remember it well.
Try looking at this article by a British journalist on Michelle Obama’s own “wall-mart” (or similar) dealings.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-517824/Mrs-O-The-truth-Michelle-Obamas-working-class-credentials.html
I recall that remark and could not believe she actually said that….it was NOT taken as funny and no one laughed. it was totally racist but being Hillary, she was NEVER called on it.
What?
Bringing up ob’s work for REZKO makes HER racist?
elizabeth, are you wearing a clown suit?
The one who wasn’t “called on it” was ob - who lied through his teeth.
He will face “operation board games” and all his dirty work in time, I guarantee it.
For the last time, she is not racist for bringing up OBAMA’s backing of a slum lord.
And once again….
Hillary Clinton is not the presumptive candidate for President. Why you idiots can’t quite grasp that, I have no idea.
Maybe deep down, you don’t really want to believe that Obama is going to represent our party in the fall? Neither do I.
Obama represents Soros, Auchi, Ayers, Wright etc.
He does not represent me,
and he doesn’t represent you.
You just think he does.
Wait and see.
Don’t you find it odious when rude children interrupt grown up conversation in a desperate bid to be cute or clever? My advice is to ignore them. This serves two purposes: it isolates them so that the adults can talk in peace, and IT DRIVES THEM CRAZY.
Listen, we all know that BO won nothing and that he was dragged across the finish line by power brokers who mistook him for a cash machine. Remember, he was going to raise $100 million in June. How did that go, by the way?
So Hillbots ignore the children, give the little pests no quarter, even those who give themselves pretend names that they think are clever. Isn’t it so cute when kids mistake a poseur for he genuine article?
I first saw this linked on MSNBC’s “First Read” and read the comments section with my jaw hanging. Post after post defending the comments and pre-castigating the press for covering it. They even call MSNBC biased against Obama. LOL!
To me, it’s just another example of how out of touch this elitist woman truly is. She has never had to struggle, and has no idea what it’s like to be poor in America, just like her elitist husband. But at least she’s actually black.
Michelle Obama has never completed a day of honest work her entire life.
Let Michelle Obama eat shit.
You must have spent a good portion of the last 25 years observing her to be able to make that statement. Or ciukd it be you are just making up stuff. Part of that “adult conversation” that goes on here.
Ted
There are two types of conversations that take place here.
The first types of comments come from concerned citizens that place country before party and have a long history of voting for what’s right for this country
The second group are those that have little knowledge of history or foreign policy and live in the present. They are constantly fed talking points which they pass on to others believing that they are clever.
As Al Gore said in his book ‘An Assault on Reason’
The majority of people simply receive information instead of seeking out information for critical analysis.
From what I have seen from your intellectually challenged posts is that you are on the receiving end of gaining knowledge which controls your ability to give deep constructive and awe inspiring opinions.
Please…this site has the most racist, vile, ignorant posters of any place. I come here whenever I want to get angry - it always gives me an excuse.
Gawd, you come here when you want to get angry? Jesus, you’re a sour twat. Nevermind all the horrible ills in the world that should cause you to get upset, but to actually seek out anger at a place that has differing views? Wow. You need help.
Well, if the posters here are “the most racist, vile, ignorant posters of any place” and YOU come here and post, doesn’t that make YOU one of “the most racist, vile, ignorant posters of any place” as well?
That’s a mathematical concept known as the “transitive property of equality” but it also is used in logic where it’s known as “logical consequence”.
And, just in keeping with Obama’s snobbishness, va te foutre, ma petite chienne.
I’ll attribute this addition to another blogger who said that some of these obamabots are what Lenin called “useful idiots.”
obama is going nascar. no kidding…
http://thevote.abc13.com/2008/07/start-your-engi.html
I heard about that–may be a cartoon in that one somewhere!
Pat….Put him in a batMobile car…and don’t forget his big ears…this guy will do anything for publicity..LOL
Dollars to donuts he’ll be posing by the car in full gear for a photo op.
Car 666.
Nascar and politics…there goes my Sunday….
IF BO thinks he can make in roads advertising at Pocono, I feel bad for Kenny Schrader.
Can’t I have one day out of the week where this asshole is not the TV?
Now that I am thinking about it. What are the FEC rules for when the camera is on the 49 car …with BO’s political logo on it? Does McCain get “equal” time? I hope it is one of the go home cars and fails to quailify….No offense to Kenny because he is a very decent man.
BO wants to sponsor a race car and can’t afford to pay for Denver?
Another “nascar for a day” puke.
If he did drivers start your engines he would get boo’ed.
Now if Obama sponsored a team that had a AA driving the car I would be all for it. BUT NO NO NO! NOT gonna do it.
It is all about ME!
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“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9277-2004Jul23.html”
Maybe he’s using his half of the stimulus check
Great! Maybe he can knock back some Bud lite and shots with Hillary in Indiana, next?!
I don’t think Bud goes well with Arugula
Michelle stocks the pantry in her Rezko mansion solely with organic food. Or her maid stocks the pantry with organic food in the mansion she could not afford.
Why does he have to sponsor a Toyota? Why not a Ford or GM car? A HUGE slap to American workers I’d say!
America’s elitists hate America, Americans, and American products.
The toyota was made in the USA…
The thought of Michelle and Barack in the White House, ordering their servants around makes me ill. I wonder what her “cause” will be as First Lady. Let’s see…”Just Say No” has been taken already. Maybe it will be, “Jewelery for the Poor”? Or, “A pair of earrings in every pot.”?
A knife in every back.
A kick in every ASS!
a d%%k in every limo
She’ll be another Nancy Reagan. “Barry, I think the White House needs new china. I found a beautiful pattern that only costs $600 a plate.”
They’re never going to make it to the WH.
Michelle cannot even clean her Rezko mansion. How is she expected to maintain and manage the White House?
$600 is nothing to Michelle the millionaire, but it means a lot to people who are struggling.
And she wonders why people call her and Barack snobs.
LOL at her telling Black people to wake up!!
This Black woman is wide awake Michelle, and I see right through you and your husband’s scam.
P.U.M.A
My mother always said you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
Come to think of it, i recall reading that there was a discrepancy in OBama campaign fund expenditures and the item was jewelry. Nobody was talking though.
Actually it was a Tiffany purchase. Wish I had kept the link.
I remember that….and look it’s for almost $600.
$572.25
Hmmmm….maybe Michelle spilled the beans on what the trinket was in her speech.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/03/23/2008-03-23_obama_staff_mum_on_tiffanys_purchase.html
Uppity, I think you and I are “soul sisters”. My Grandma you to say the same thing.
Lucinda, that makes three of us. You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear was a common expression around my house growing up.
I think that’s my problem in a nutshell with Michelle Obama. For all her pretentions (10,000 for piano lessons and camp…) she’s a pig, plain and simple.
Poor pigs. Such an intelligent animal but all we remember of them is how they stink.
Heard about the nascar car he wants to sponsor-I think this is a sign of utter desperation in trying to win the voters that he completely ignored and insulted during the primary season. I live in the south and I can tell you he will NEVER win there. The primaries are not the same as the general election–He and his camp are in total denial about that.
And it’s a toyota.
Ha!!! Obama is so clueless.
I will be just as effective as his bowling.
That’s ‘It will be just……’
Edit is my friend, or should be.
A NASCAR team has a larger carbon footprint than Al Gore’s house. How does he explain that? Or will any questions about the team be racist and a distraction?
Absolutely right. This is complete desperation on Sen. Obama’s part. NASCAR, yeah. Lemme know how that works out.
I have said for seven months now that his arrogance would be his undoing.
People do not forget when you slap them in the face, call them names, ignore them, marginalize them or talk down to them. He will not be able to offer “a kiss for a vote” with any success.
Yes, Barack, unbeknownst to you, we still maintain the dignity you say we’ve lost.
MO says:
Not to be ungrateful or anything. But maybe it pays down a bill, but it doesn’t pay down every bill every month.”
Well at the risk of sounding republican I did not realize the Govt. was suppose to do that. In my world that is why I have a job!
That is how he has earned a living — the govt paying him and him doing nothing in return for it. Where are his accomplishments?
Bless you for speaking a TRUTH.
The “$600-dollar earrings” comment is right up there with a few other Michelle classics, like the time she exhorted a group of women to enter the service sector, and then complained to them about the difficulty of paying for $10,000 (piano or ballet) lessons and summer camp for her kids, and another comment about how difficult it was to keep fresh organic produce around for the kids. She’s been living on the “dole” of the “pay to play” Chicago machine for so long, she has no clue what it’s like for us “bitters.”
I WOULD like to know what she allegedly does for that hospital that she makes more money than most Mayors and Governors in the country. And college presidents and schools chancellors …well, you get the idea.
She sleeps with the guy who can divert taxpayer dollars to them.
Thats funny Retired, I thought he got the couch.
she denies care to the uninsured minorities some of whom die when left untreated.
Yes, she’s one of many VP’s of that hospital, which got caught overcharging patients, particularly its black patients. God, these Obamas are such hypocrites! She can’t relate to poor (or even middle class black or white folks) and with his Hawaiian prep school, Ivy League background, neither can Barry. He spent Spring break in Pakistan TWICE, for heavens sake! He’s done nothing for the poor blacks in his former State Senate district except help his buddies fleece them so he can get elected and do favors for his friends who build slums, then donate money to Barky’s campaigns!
Thank you for re-stating this. The fact is in Chicago BOTH Obamas were in a position to really HELP the African American Community with decent housing, affordable health care, etc…. Instead they used their positions for their own power and pocketbook; screwing over the people they supposedly serve. Belonging to a Church that fosters hatred and victimhood. USERS! And they had the GALL- the fu@king GALL- to call Bill and Hillary racists.
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Michelle wants to claw out Bill’s eyes.
Jesse wants to cut off Barack’s nuts.
If you bring a knife, Barack will bring a gun.
Get the narrative?
Of course I’ll be called a racist.
Couth, ain’t they?
Thanks. It’s been a long day and that made me laugh. Is it a screenplay for a new TV show?
Michelle will be the first First Lady taking anger management classes.
I laughed so hard and loud, I scared the cat…thanks for the belly laugh…I loved it
ETROG said::
Michelle wants to claw out Bill’s eyes.
Jesse wants to cut off Barack’s nuts.
If you bring a knife, Barack will bring a gun.
Get the narrative?
Of course I’ll be called a racist.
Remember Ma Joad in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath before she has to leave her home. She finds a pair of earrings in an old box and they make her forget for just an instant that she’s dirt poor and has nothing. What Michelle said does have meaning and it’s not insignificant-people that live in million dollar homes should never act as if those who are working class do not have a right to nice things. She and her husband are snobs, condescending people who feel good looking down on other people. She needs to remember that she is a corporate lawyer for a healthcare system that needs lawyers like her in denying healthcare for patients. People with real class would never have made a statement such as she did about the $600.00. No one I know that can’t buy gas to get to work is laughing.
You’re right. There is a certain absence of humility and sensitivity to others who are on a different level. Instead of saying govt should do more to help and holding it accountable, she is chiding people who take what little comes their way and she is criticizing them for that little enjoyment. Everything is kind of lopsided. She is in a way ridiculing people for their momentary lapse in whatever she thinks they should be doing — which is what I don’t know.
It would have been wise for her to have stopped right there. But she added, “And it may even feel good that first month when you get that check. And then you go out and you buy a pair of earrings.” (Read more at USAToday’s political blog.)
she is just as stupid as obama himself —“
It’s called being Politically Tone Deaf.
Every time Michelle opens her mouth, she costs her husband votes.
We should all chip in and sponsor a Telethon for her to host.
LOL! Yes, I heard he is hurting for money, did not make his targets.
Obama’s latest flip-flop: Death penalty for bin Laden!
http://www.hotair.com/archives/2008/07/11/obamas-latest-flip-flop-death-penalty-for-bin-laden/
This is still stupid. Osama needs needs to be killed on the spot. Any notion of taking him into custody, and conducting a trial only endangers American lives needlessly.
may be -MICHELLE
MAY BE MICHELLE WANNA HOST DINNER FOR —OSAMA–LOUIS FARRAHKHAN-WRIGHT–PFLEGER–
A public trial would never happen.