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57. Well sometimes black women have reason to be angry. This was one of those times.
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 01:06 PM
Jun 2013

The heckler was being disrespectful and I'm glad the First Lady said what she said. Now I just hope that the President was watching and picked up a few tips on how to handle the Republican members of Congress.

Way to go Mrs. Obama! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #1
+1000 Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #62
+2000 eom BlueCaliDem Jun 2013 #252
Indeed! I am 100% behind Michelle Obama on this. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #307
We all have limits regarding what we are willing to ignore. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #310
Let me get this straight - the venue was a private home, hedgehog Jun 2013 #2
"angry black woman" would be the euphemism of choice. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #7
Well sometimes black women have reason to be angry. This was one of those times. politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2013 #57
Agreed! calimary Jun 2013 #124
Yeah, I was thinking that only Repukes have the exclusive franchise to be disrespectful to our indepat Jun 2013 #145
According to Andrea Mitchell a few minutes ago the heckler got DevonRex Jun 2013 #88
Where was the secret service while this was happening? rl6214 Jun 2013 #206
Maybe taking care of the male heckler who interrupted Debbie Wasserman Schultz. DevonRex Jun 2013 #209
I think it's a little more important keeping an eye on Mrs Obama rl6214 Jun 2013 #211
If I were Michelle I would never raise another penny after this. DevonRex Jun 2013 #216
Some people regard being yelled at up close as abusive. I know I do. freshwest Jun 2013 #319
You go girl !! nt clarice Jun 2013 #3
An assassination target surprised by a sudden commotion scared this woman jberryhill Jun 2013 #4
Too bad there's no video. Secret Service was watching. Not overreacting, but alert. freshwest Jun 2013 #162
Good for FLOTUS CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #5
Amen. President Obama has already proven he will sign anything treestar Jun 2013 #236
"I really don't have any sympathy for any these god-damned hecklers" +1!! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #6
I agree. HappyMe Jun 2013 #9
I hope MO scared the shit out of her Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #8
I am torn on this whole thing... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #25
If it reads that way... gcomeau Jun 2013 #30
That's the trope all the Obama haters have gotten into their heads today alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #63
I don't think that this lady was a Obama hater...she movonne Jun 2013 #90
I'm not talking about her alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #128
I get what you're saying and it IS ridiculous. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #181
You nailed it n/t emulatorloo Jun 2013 #242
I really have no problem with what Michelle did... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #92
I don't have any problem with the heckler either alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #126
I havent read anything scolding Obama for her response, 7962 Jun 2013 #246
Not at all Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #154
Yeah, I mis-read what you said... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #156
No, it doesn't. It just means that people paid to hear Michelle, not the heckler. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #172
The amount of disrespect the first couple eissa Jun 2013 #10
The comments that the FLOTUS has endured as a woman of color since 2008 have sickened me. It's as if freshwest Jun 2013 #53
You are Rebl Jun 2013 #180
Exactly, of course he supports the cause treestar Jun 2013 #237
If Michelle or any politician refuses to speak at private/elite fundraisers then I shall applaud BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #11
For five hundred bucks, I'm sure that Ellen Sturz could have afforded her own microphone MrScorpio Jun 2013 #15
Fair point JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #38
Protester had massive disrespect for the plight of inner-city children frazzled Jun 2013 #16
A "talk" about the plight of inner-city children BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #106
Irony that $500 a plate is going to inner-city children? We should be upset about that? stevenleser Jun 2013 #122
Going to the DNC, as far as I can tell muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #141
We should be doing more of that. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #173
Five hundred a plate is chickenfeed. Mitt "Trees the Right Height" Romney didn't do those gigs for MADem Jun 2013 #138
The protester paid the money, too, presumably frazzled Jun 2013 #146
Apparently the protester's activist group paid the bill and planted the protester there to do the MADem Jun 2013 #159
Yes, but you know what the meme is, that 'Democrats are spineless' and won't fight back. freshwest Jun 2013 #166
Which is why I say to these so-called activists, if they want to make change, direct their MADem Jun 2013 #169
"By ratfucking DU they demoralize Democrats and get them to not show up to vote." emulatorloo Jun 2013 #244
Day in, day out... Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #343
+100 = so much truth in your comments imo lunasun Jun 2013 #253
I was just looking at GetEQUAL's website. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #314
Not to sound like a conspiracy freak, Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #331
If you believe that you have 'masters', that's wholly on you. LanternWaste Jun 2013 #21
Ah yes... BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #113
LOL Robb Jun 2013 #23
"I never expected to be confronted while harassing someone." geek tragedy Jun 2013 #12
Heh. Exactly! Lex Jun 2013 #13
The poor dear. HappyMe Jun 2013 #18
That reaction is interesting... Javaman Jun 2013 #101
Best Advice is to NOT take advice from the Internet Tough Guy Quarterly: freshwest Jun 2013 #160
Maybe people *should expect to be confronted* when they confront others, instead of being one-sided. freshwest Jun 2013 #121
You are correct, freshwest. sheshe2 Jun 2013 #184
Don't forget the VAWA which the GOP kept trying to deny LGBT and Natives from being covered. freshwest Jun 2013 #192
Nominated for Quote of the Year. calimary Jun 2013 #127
It was a speech about impoverished inner-city children frazzled Jun 2013 #14
The heckler didn't give a shit. Her cause was more important that any other. bluestate10 Jun 2013 #327
Josh Marshall called her "the David Broder of hecklers." WilliamPitt Jun 2013 #17
perfect arely staircase Jun 2013 #31
More like "the Bill O'Reilly of hecklers". Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #66
Good for Mrs. Obama! First LADY, indeed. Glorfindel Jun 2013 #19
It was a private affair so people had paid to be there. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #20
After listening to the audio eissa Jun 2013 #22
There's a time and a place sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Adsos Letter Jun 2013 #26
She is the most impressive first lady I can remember...and I remember Mamie! Sekhmets Daughter Jun 2013 #27
I believe the same way siligut Jun 2013 #32
And I add her Get In Your Face Style. We should take a lesson. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #40
They've got to realize an executive order is over with EC Jun 2013 #28
Actually, no it isn't brooklynite Jun 2013 #33
and if a repub gets in? EC Jun 2013 #59
Depends on the Order... brooklynite Jun 2013 #64
Please give your details on this EO and how it was enforced in the Bush administration when he freshwest Jun 2013 #245
From the EPA: brooklynite Jun 2013 #251
Thanks. What of the changes Bush made? I don't consider them just, or environmental. freshwest Jun 2013 #266
+1111 treestar Jun 2013 #238
Bullies usually get surprised when someone stands up the them ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #29
K&R ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #34
OBAMA can go to hell with her disrespect dbackjon Jun 2013 #35
good luck advocating on Full Ignore ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #36
I am happy when bigots ignore me. dbackjon Jun 2013 #37
Here's a book recommendation for you davidpdx Jun 2013 #282
I am just fine the way I am dbackjon Jun 2013 #283
You seem awfully judgemental... Sheepshank Jun 2013 #290
Not at all dbackjon Jun 2013 #341
In other words davidpdx Jun 2013 #333
No - there is objective standards on bigotry dbackjon Jun 2013 #342
Sounds like objective standards to me davidpdx Jun 2013 #344
grow some skin frylock Jun 2013 #97
Lol, your drama cracks me up! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #248
Respect given JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #44
What does race have to do with it? dbackjon Jun 2013 #45
I don't see that way… I think that race has a lot to do with this. MrScorpio Jun 2013 #49
I agree. The casual disrespect for this POTUS/FLOTUS abounds. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #110
Lol, people yelled at bush all the time! Threw shoes! Logical Jun 2013 #249
That didn't happen in the U.S. A shoe-thrower would have been arrested here. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #337
Absolutely and it does have to do with race imo & what they are used to getting away re: minorities lunasun Jun 2013 #256
Everything JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #50
You are projecting racism on the GLBT community dbackjon Jun 2013 #54
Good for you JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #65
I truly love you. Truly Number23 Jun 2013 #264
I came across this story on Tumblr, as it was posted by a black lesbian that I follow MrScorpio Jun 2013 #68
Thanks for this link. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #85
You bet. There's another opinion that I thought was important here MrScorpio Jun 2013 #89
To be honest... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #100
Here's some more information that I'd think you'd like MrScorpio Jun 2013 #108
Glad to hear it! libodem Jun 2013 #194
"Black Queer voices...are standing up for Mrs. Obama and NOT for Ms. Sturtz." Number23 Jun 2013 #265
I'm trying to decide what the right intersectional thing to do here for both women would have been stevenleser Jun 2013 #123
I seriously doubt that Sturtz would have been interested in any form of intersectionality at all MrScorpio Jun 2013 #134
This white guy is calling racist, too. TekGryphon Jun 2013 #116
Yes, so yell at the right people!! CONGRESS !!! Pisces Jun 2013 #48
Congress? What Congress? Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #332
no offense dlwickham Jun 2013 #51
So heckle those actually standing in the way eissa Jun 2013 #55
The First Lady Wasn't Disrespectful onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #60
Disrespect is shown disrespect in kind. Jester Messiah Jun 2013 #69
The FLOTUS isn't delaying or denying anything. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #74
Since when is a woman standing up for herself disrespect? geek tragedy Jun 2013 #78
I can respect THAT :) dbackjon Jun 2013 #81
Thank you. Michelle didn't back down. DevonRex Jun 2013 #93
So can the whiny heckler. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #91
Ellen Sturz my well be a hero..... Captain Stern Jun 2013 #104
Like Michelle Obama knows NOTHING about equality denied Politicalboi Jun 2013 #136
Then her lack of empathy is even more astounding. dbackjon Jun 2013 #143
In general, I think it's tough to empathize thucythucy Jun 2013 #176
Acknowledge the grave injustice done to GLBT Americans dbackjon Jun 2013 #177
This message was self-deleted by its author thucythucy Jun 2013 #193
What word? treestar Jun 2013 #240
Her lack of empathy??? onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #190
you suck, dude. seriously. MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #151
As a gay man, Ellen Sturz began the disrespect. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #163
In your opinion dbackjon Jun 2013 #165
Yep. Sturtz playing the victim only diminishes her standing. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #171
The audience wanted the heckler gone... onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #39
... William769 Jun 2013 #41
I love her response!! This woman did not expect to be engaged directly? She Pisces Jun 2013 #42
Hmmm. Myrina Jun 2013 #43
I agree 100%, and just said so adigal Jun 2013 #58
oiy. Whisp Jun 2013 #268
that's my only beef, and it's not really a beef, per se.. frylock Jun 2013 #98
Love her flamingdem Jun 2013 #46
I distinctly recall 2naSalit Jun 2013 #47
I have to say, if Laura Bush did this, you all would be reacting with outrage adigal Jun 2013 #52
No, I'd give Ms. Bush her props for taking care of business. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #70
Then I think you are in the minority here n/t adigal Jun 2013 #73
I'm used to it, nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #76
No. A woman has the right to stand up for herself to someone shouting in her face. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #95
Yup, me too. HappyMe Jun 2013 #102
Heckler wouldn't even have gotten NEAR the room. calimary Jun 2013 #142
+1,000. Maybe some people don't remember those years? freshwest Jun 2013 #231
Maybe MOST people don't remember those years. calimary Jun 2013 #346
Well said, and calling Joe Wilson a pipsqueak is being very kind. nt raccoon Jun 2013 #280
Oh believe me, I have words for him that would incinerate my computer. calimary Jun 2013 #347
Lol, I doubt it! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #250
Heck, I give her husband props for dodging that shoe. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #281
And you heard the recording? CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #120
The point, is that Laura Bush would NEVER jen63 Jun 2013 #349
I thought bravo Mrs. Obama.....someone has got to put a stop to this madness of interrupting anyone a kennedy Jun 2013 #56
The vitriol that the first black family has endured is a national disgrace. It's beyond political. freshwest Jun 2013 #61
True. abelenkpe Jun 2013 #67
Curious, do you think this particular heckler was motivated by race? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #71
No... I don't think race was the ultimate motivator Sheepshank Jun 2013 #295
While I agree with Maher's sentiments, I don't think this was at all about race. GoCubsGo Jun 2013 #99
I didn't say it was about race, but as the first black family, that's the atmosphere nationally. freshwest Jun 2013 #132
You got no argument from me. GoCubsGo Jun 2013 #140
This reminds me of the hecklers from the right, and the one on Gitmo. freshwest Jun 2013 #153
Hi fresh.. and she still held it together. I found this on TOD from someone who was there Cha Jun 2013 #157
Thanks for the additional take from someone who was actually there, Cha. It shows privilege, and a freshwest Jun 2013 #161
Here's another personal account of someone else who was at the fundraiser for inner city kids.. Cha Jun 2013 #170
Well Said! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #197
Do you mean to purposefully conflate what the middle aged lesbian who wants her civil rights did... Kurovski Jun 2013 #338
So what, it was a private house not a public venue...... Historic NY Jun 2013 #72
Sturtz is an IDIOT, plain and simple. And possibly a racist as well. ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #75
This is a rhetorical trick used most clumsily. Your comment is most unwelcome. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #79
Sturtz was hoping to verbally abuse and berate the First Lady until she cried or broke down, I think ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #77
Not a big fan of LGBT issues, eh? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #80
not a big fan of racist bullies and idiots ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #82
"Racist" is a term that should be used cautiously. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #83
because they don't know fuckall.. frylock Jun 2013 #125
Trolls certainly do. Then they run off. Kurovski Jun 2013 #340
If she were a ANGRY BLACK WOMEN Iliyah Jun 2013 #84
Ellen Sturtz says she was 'surprised'..she should use all the interviews now- to make her point. Sunlei Jun 2013 #86
Ms. Sturtz. Rudeness is NOT the way to lend credence to your cause. When you are being rude it appleannie1 Jun 2013 #87
I suppose you think Rosa Parks was rude for not following custom by refusing to give up her bus seat LonePirate Jun 2013 #103
Rosa Parks was demanding her Constitutional rights in a public space. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #284
If the venue matters to you, then I question your commitment to Constitutional and civil rights LonePirate Jun 2013 #286
Question away. At least you showed enough sense not to try and equate Sturtz with Rosa Parks again. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #288
I support any citizen directly questioning and criticizing people of authority and influence LonePirate Jun 2013 #289
I'll ask you again, should the First Lady be interrupted any time she addresses an issue other than 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #293
I already answered your question in the previous post. LonePirate Jun 2013 #294
No, you didn't. And this has now become akin to arguing with my nutcase, fundie, co-worker. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #296
What does this statement mean to you? LonePirate Jun 2013 #298
I didn't ask if you "support" it. The question I asked is SHOULD (see, that's the key word) 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #302
Yes to all three of your questions. LonePirate Jun 2013 #303
At last, you finally answered. So, to recap, if your answer to all of my questions is yes ... 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #306
It's disturbing that you're more outraged by the interruption than by the lack of LGBT civil rights LonePirate Jun 2013 #308
It's interesting how you believe you can determine DU's level of outrage regarding one topic... 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #315
Sturtz a true hero for speaking out? Sheepshank Jun 2013 #297
When exactly would Sturtz have gotten both MO's and the public's undivided attention and ears? LonePirate Jun 2013 #299
The public ear is ready on the gay issue....she organizes her own venue Sheepshank Jun 2013 #300
She grabbed MO's attention for a few moments and made the national news yesterday LonePirate Jun 2013 #301
The cause already had attention...now it has negative attention. That was good? Sheepshank Jun 2013 #312
If Sturtz's actions compel Pres. Obama to not sign the EO, then he's a bigot. LonePirate Jun 2013 #313
your assertion that this heckling act alone SHOULD compel Michelle to Force POTUS Sheepshank Jun 2013 #324
Rosa Parks didn't yell. She quietly sat down and silently refused to give up her seat bluestate10 Jun 2013 #328
So sound volume is your determining factor when deciding if a cause is just? LonePirate Jun 2013 #330
If PO should write an executive order for her issue, why shouldn't he write one for MY issue, for patrice Jun 2013 #94
The order is already in the works. I don't believe this was what this was about. Nope, I don't. freshwest Jun 2013 #182
Agreed. It wasn't to get any message out. What message? Nobody even HEARD them but DevonRex Jun 2013 #195
I'm sure this will not have a chilling effect on anyone's support for LGBT's. That's about all of us freshwest Jun 2013 #229
Perfectly said. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #233
It's troubling how the internet, including the DU, helps A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G like that out. People act patrice Jun 2013 #196
Well, I understand that. I don't take this place very serious anymore for that reason. freshwest Jun 2013 #243
This ^^^^ treestar Jun 2013 #241
because white politicians never get heckled? frylock Jun 2013 #96
No, but then you don't have lilly-white 'progressives' whining geek tragedy Jun 2013 #107
Chris Christie: Forceful and direct. Michelle Obama: Aggressive CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #115
Yup alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #131
The disrespect of the Obamas by (some) progressives goes back to day one. PragmaticLiberal Jun 2013 #149
Nailed it. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #150
They haven't been heckled nearly as much as the Obamas. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #114
do you have a scorecard? frylock Jun 2013 #129
It's really not that hard to notice the difference without keeping one. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #148
it's really not that difficult to differentiate between dissatisfied liberals and racists either.. frylock Jun 2013 #152
Well done, FLOTUS... SidDithers Jun 2013 #105
I'm right with you MrScorpio Tumbulu Jun 2013 #109
K&R defacto7 Jun 2013 #111
Why in the world would she heckle someone who is supporting gay rights? DrewFlorida Jun 2013 #112
Because she couldn't stand the idea of the spotlight going to the black communtiy for even one day TekGryphon Jun 2013 #117
why do you latinos? frylock Jun 2013 #130
The GOP can't even stand that the black community exists and work to eliminate that fact: freshwest Jun 2013 #323
Good for the First Lady. People came to hear the FL give a talk WI_DEM Jun 2013 #118
Cheering the puppets Crow73 Jun 2013 #119
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!! I behaved like a shithead and got called on it!!! Waaaaaaaaah!!! nt MADem Jun 2013 #133
If you act like a jerk, you'll get treated like a jerk. calimary Jun 2013 #147
Yep, and she should have been better prepared. RiffRandell Jun 2013 #228
And she risked alienating people who would otherwise be sympathetic to her cause. calimary Jun 2013 #348
Action /reaction Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #135
I wrote this before--Sturtz paid $500 to have her ass handed to her. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #137
I hope the organizers write a check and send her money back to her. I have a bluestate10 Jun 2013 #329
Maybe someone who has heckled can clear something up for me... mindfulNJ Jun 2013 #139
Because heckling is meant to intimidate, not inform. To degrade, not discuss. freshwest Jun 2013 #320
Michelle 1, Heckler 0 Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #144
Why didn't she take the microphone ? how did she want/expect Michelle to react JI7 Jun 2013 #155
There's no expectation of it, but maybe with some class? It's not the "Houswives of Washington DC." Kurovski Jun 2013 #334
Heckler was the rude one dem in texas Jun 2013 #158
+1 freshwest Jun 2013 #321
Good on Michelle! Scurrilous Jun 2013 #164
I actually think threatening to leave a group of people who had paid to see you because Flaxbee Jun 2013 #167
I am going to turn this car around RIGHT Now! That is how mom's have dealt with childess behavior. alphafemale Jun 2013 #174
Everyone deserves respect. Everyone. Even assholes. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #203
Disipline and reminders of what is acceptable behavior IS respect. alphafemale Jun 2013 #223
but that's what Michelle was going to do. Let poor behavoir spoil it for everyone. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #232
She wasn't really going to leave. That was a Mom ploy. alphafemale Jun 2013 #234
Not only that, she offered her the mike to say her piece. No, this was a stunt, not advocacy. freshwest Jun 2013 #317
In my world, respect must be earned. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #285
It wasn't a serious threat--it was a signal to the people hosting geek tragedy Jun 2013 #175
Really? Then why not simply say so? Ask for the disruptor to either wait Flaxbee Jun 2013 #204
The only person that Mrs. O could have been possibly "rude" to was the heckler. MrScorpio Jun 2013 #186
Had Michelle actually left, it would have been ridiculous. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #208
Are you saying that Sturtz had just as much a right to that mic as Michelle Obama? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #221
No, I'm not saying that. Not even remotely. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #230
If what you say is correct, why then did the crowd reward Michelle with a return to the podium? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #239
Then let's just disagree. I don't think it was brilliant. But that makes me no less an Flaxbee Jun 2013 #305
Thumbs UP for Michelle!!! nt Raine Jun 2013 #168
In other words, she's saying Mrs. Obama was "uppity." n/t Scootaloo Jun 2013 #178
“She came right down in my face,” Sturtz said. “I was taken aback.” BklnDem75 Jun 2013 #179
Oh the Irony! Cha Jun 2013 #183
Michelle Obama would not have done well in the time of the Lincoln JDPriestly Jun 2013 #185
There was no "debate" between Michelle Obama and Sturtz MrScorpio Jun 2013 #187
"Mrs. Obama should learn" "ask him how to teach her", "ordinary folk" CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #188
The President is a master at handling hecklers. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #261
I'm missing what she did wrong. onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #189
Obama has handled these situations masterfully in many instances. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #263
Thanks for the reply. onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #274
One rule many Hecklers seem to forget. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #191
You just don't get it. Fearless Jun 2013 #198
Who acted like a spoiled brat? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #199
Mrs. Obama was a spoiled brat in responding. Fearless Jun 2013 #201
The only person acting like a spoiled brat was the idiot heckler.. HipChick Jun 2013 #202
Wanting equality is never spoiled. Sorry. Fearless Jun 2013 #205
The heckler was rude HipChick Jun 2013 #218
She was rude as well. Fearless Jun 2013 #220
The audience did not pay $500 to hear a disruptor and they would have made that known regardless. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #224
Just because a majority doesn't like Fearless Jun 2013 #260
That's ridiculous. MrScorpio Jun 2013 #210
You still seem to feel the need to however? Fearless Jun 2013 #214
Are you angry at Michelle Obama? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #222
I am disappointed with her response to the protester Fearless Jun 2013 #255
You know, I've seen loads of bullshit shoveled on DU before, but this takes the cake MrScorpio Jun 2013 #269
Alright let's take this item by item... Fearless Jun 2013 #270
Oh, I see… MrScorpio Jun 2013 #275
Thank you for taking the time to restate your opinions Fearless Jun 2013 #292
LOL! The name calling never stops. It's all good though, right? Just Michelle Obama. DevonRex Jun 2013 #213
If she does bad things Fearless Jun 2013 #215
Talking about poor children and gun control has just got to STOP!!!! DevonRex Jun 2013 #217
No. There is no monopoly on social issues. Fearless Jun 2013 #219
No, she did NOT CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #225
No. Fearless Jun 2013 #257
I think you are wrong about that. Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #226
A protester is a heckler when you disagree with them. Fearless Jun 2013 #258
No you are wrong. Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #271
The protester PAID to get in. They are no intruder. Fearless Jun 2013 #272
I got that part about the heckler paid to be there. Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #276
I do not see how she could have been trying to "grab a headline" Fearless Jun 2013 #291
Mrs. Obama said she would be headed out the door if the woman chose to speak. Kurovski Jun 2013 #335
That's odd. I am a G in the LGBT community and don't feel MO disrespected me. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #247
It is indeed odd. Fearless Jun 2013 #259
I may have to re-think this... Kurovski Jun 2013 #336
I don't mind hecklers HoosierRadical Jun 2013 #200
Comments at Daily Beast are quite telling. Audio there, too. DevonRex Jun 2013 #207
Good. quakerboy Jun 2013 #212
She was given a chance to engage like an adult with the mike. She refused. Publicity stunt. freshwest Jun 2013 #318
And the First Lady said that if the woman did indeed engage, she was going to head out the door. Kurovski Jun 2013 #339
Fist Bump ! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #227
Amen. treestar Jun 2013 #235
Sturtz's cause is good, but her tact/timing kinda sucks. nt BootinUp Jun 2013 #254
Michelle was not "rude".. she was polite. Audio clip at Cha Jun 2013 #262
Indeed, kudos to her. JoeyT Jun 2013 #267
Fuck that shit Sheepshank Jun 2013 #304
Inner city kids and their plight? JoeyT Jun 2013 #309
Michelles own words Sheepshank Jun 2013 #311
Agree with Sturz's methods, disagree with the target (mrs. Obama) and location agentS Jun 2013 #273
I think MO did alright, but the pilling on in this thread is kind of sad. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #277
Many, if not most, of the people doing the piling on here QC Jun 2013 #278
I just hope their words don't get associated with the first lady. Ash_F Jun 2013 #279
Get outta my head. Kurovski Jun 2013 #287
Most important post in this entire, ugly thread ruggerson Jun 2013 #345
FLOTUS was taken aback when Sturz jumped up in the middle of her speech. mfcorey1 Jun 2013 #316
That's not all that happened in the sequence of events. freshwest Jun 2013 #322
I think we are on the same page. However, I still believe it was wrong to interrupt Mrs. Obama mfcorey1 Jun 2013 #325
I understand that about civility. I try to express the need for it in meetings that take up time. freshwest Jun 2013 #326
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