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In reply to the discussion: Michelle, the Oscars and Autocratic Trappings [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)40. Bill Clinton Introduces "Lincoln" - Golden Globe Awards
The horror.
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As an artist, I object to the State having much of an opinion on art either way.
cthulu2016
Feb 2013
#5
Well, if the state didn't fund a lot of the work of artists, we wouldn't have any art except the
Cleita
Feb 2013
#6
What commercial stuff is she pushing? She was using the Oscars that would have a very wide
Cleita
Feb 2013
#32
Well having grown up around and known movie people all your life, then you know it is a
progressoid
Feb 2013
#49
The TV and movie industry is the fastest growing part of the american economy
AverageMe
Feb 2013
#93
meh, ok, I can see your viewpoint, but I don't watch that crap in the first place
quinnox
Feb 2013
#3
LOL.. I can just *imagine* the DU reaction should Pickles have announced best picture at the Oscars
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#7
It's not mere coincidence that Reagan's last paid gig as an actor was narrator of Death Valley Days
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#42
Maybe not you but the majority on DU would have hated and mocked the woman for doing that
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#131
Bad enough those people live in our White House, do we have to see them on TV, too? How gross!
freshwest
Feb 2013
#166
I really thought that the reason she accepted was because the odds were that "Lincoln"
Cleita
Feb 2013
#37
I work in the industry, I find the faux-rage hilarious. Michelle Obama is NOT "the State"
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#27
Could it be possible that other people search high and low for something to be outraged about?
jeff47
Feb 2013
#156
Calling one post 'faux outrage' is very different from saying a DUer has no principles
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2013
#168
Just knowing that it pissed off Rush, and DU's Obamas' Hater Brigade, tickles the shit outta me.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2013
#17
I wish I could laugh, TD. Maybe it's just me today. It's stretching to find any fault. Tedious.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#128
I mean, you expect it from the right, because it's what they do. But, when this foolishness comes..
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2013
#135
TD, it hurts me inside. The RW, I expect. This cuts deeper. And it's applauded. No, it's not pretty.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#137
Thank you. I thought it was inappropriate to say the very least. At any time it would show
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#19
I watched a Greek film about Iphigenia who was sacrificed by her father to his nationalistic
patrice
Feb 2013
#43
Thank you for your kind words! I love good synergy, especially from the Arts! nt
patrice
Feb 2013
#133
The first lady appearing on camera is a slippery slope to a govt. takeover of artwork.
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#38
The wonderful thing about all of this....FLOTUS doesn't really care a whit what any of you think.n/t
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#56
Quelle Surprise! KoKo agrees with an Obama bashing o.p. I'm shocked! Shocked, I say!
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2013
#121
Would Rubin have written the same critique about Pickles in the same situation?
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#70
You must need a month at a spa everytime the President throws out the first ball on opening day.
onenote
Feb 2013
#71
Not to mention that, except for the over-bangs, the First Lady was stunning!
kelliekat44
Feb 2013
#81
Article: Michelle Obama Wasn't the First First Lady To Take Part in the Oscars. So Who Was?
Tx4obama
Feb 2013
#85
Oh dear, turns out Laura Bush WAS the first First Lady to appear in the Oscars show
frazzled
Feb 2013
#100
Right because Presidential spouses taking part in a pop culture event = emperialism.
phleshdef
Feb 2013
#112
You must have the lowest threshold for being creeped out of anyone on the planet
onenote
Feb 2013
#114
I wouldn't have cared one way or the other if Laura Bush was announcing Oscars
Matariki
Feb 2013
#109
I have the same level of outrage as when Nancy Reagan appeared on "Diffrent Strokes" (nt)
Nye Bevan
Feb 2013
#122
This is just redonkulous. Mrs Obama has advocated more for the arts than any major political
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#124
I had to come back to add that the Academy Awards are an international event
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#126
I'm rather happy (more often than not) when the President, his wife, or any member
LanternWaste
Feb 2013
#129
Very good analysis of some very scary rhetoric: "no principles" and "no moral compass" can be
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2013
#142
Yes, very tiresome, loaded insinuations being used. No way to answer, already condemned.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#173
Than protecting the country from a "gross" and "un-American" action by the First Lady?
ProSense
Feb 2013
#147
Not if you can't stand the sight of Michelle or Barack on television, there isn't...
freshwest
Feb 2013
#175
Speak for yourself! I wouldn't give two shits if Ann Romney awarded the trophy at the Super Bowl
NYC Liberal
Feb 2013
#151