Pro-Bernie writer at the Huffington Post attacks Michelle Obama, calls her insincere and polished

[Cali_Democrat]

America Needs a First Lady Who Actually Represents Them
01/25/2016 12:31 pm ET
By Michael Sainato

The past three first ladies; Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton all share a common insincere, yet polished, demeanor inherent with an affluent lifestyle. Senator Bernie Sanders' wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders provides an authentic alternative to the status quo of affluence inherent in Washington D.C.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-sainato/america-needs-a-first-lad_b_9065150.html

[DanTex]

1. They're running out of people to smear. Gotta start thinking outside the box.

[Cali_Democrat]

28. The only thing missing from the article is the word "establishment"

[2pooped2pop]

2. gosh darn that Bernie

Somebody who likes him said something I don't like.

[phleshdef]

3. Pro-Bernie here and I think Michelle Obama is the classiest first lady of my lifetime.

[artislife]

6. ^^^This.

[workinclasszero]

19. I love Michelle

Best first lady in my lifetime for sure.

Please don't tell me Bernie followers are going after her!!!?

[phleshdef]

22. Some dipshit is going after her. I'm pretty sure Bernie would not approve.

[nichomachus]

23. Shall we compile of a list of what Hillary's paid shills are doing? n/t

[roguevalley]

33. here's an excerpt from a current HRC thread to help you:

"..bla bla bla..how come everyone always liked my sister more than me & says she smarter & has more friends than me & lets her pick the day of the party & NOT ME !!!!

"My f**king gawd is this the whole basis of his ADD driven campaign?

"If he had Hillary's resume maybe he'd get the attention & endorsements she does. If he'd stop whinning & playing the blame game, maybe he'd be as respected by endorsees as she is.

"Honestly this last MSNBC interview about the debates is really embarrassing just to watch him.

"He sounds like a little brother fighting over who mom likes best.
Geezus just go off to retire with some dignity on your family island ..St Lucia ,Caribbean already.
Wtf is he even talking about today..
Dang he's getting weird."

Do we blame this directly on HRC or does that only apply to Bernie?

EDIT: Family island? Really? It would help a lot if people got it straight. HRC is the zillionaire. Bernie isn't.

[valerief]

26. +1

[frylock]

32. Agreed.

[JI7]

37. agree, especially considering all the shit she has to put up with

[treestar]

4. She's not affluent?

Wasn't she president of a University?

Ridiculous.

[Hortensis]

14. My thought exactly.

She's not only a sophisticated and affluent high-level executive, she no doubt also cleans up appropriate to her status.

[mcar]

5. Wow!

[artislife]

7. Scrapping even more barrels. Where do you find the time? nt

[NCTraveler]

17. Right. Why even take the time to make such foolish and absurd...

claims about MO.

You would think they had something better to do than to write such foolish things.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Michelle's dad was a city water plant employee and her mom a homemaker./nt

[Wilms]

9. I hope he gets a lot of mail.

I can imagine that being the spouse of the President is a thankless job where you have to walk on eggs half of the time. Jackie Kennedy wasn't "polished"?

Tell this guy, "Thanks, but Bernie can handle this."

[Hiraeth]

10. fart in a whirlwind.

[NCTraveler]

11. Running out of people to direct their anger at.

How in the world could someone say this about MO?

[CorkySt.Clair]

35. Give it time

If he doesn't win Iowa there will be a whole new level of frothiness achieved.

Believe that.

[Sheepshank]

12. how to win more voters and influence a constituency....

well, this is not the way.

He just did Hillary and Michelle a huge service, not so much for Bernie haa haa. When plans backfire............again.

[riversedge]

15. Wonder if the OP considers these First Ladies to be Establishment?? I think so .

[brush]

13. Some of Sanders' supporters are his own worst enemy

Why in the hell would anyone attach Michelle Obama?

How is that helping Bernie?

And then they wonder why POCs aren't "feeling the Bern".

[ljm2002]

16. Well I, for one, disagree strongly with that framing...

...I love Michelle Obama and believe she is one of the best First Ladies we have ever had!

[Nanjeanne]

18. Not sure what this has to do with Bernie

it's some freelance writer named Michael Sainato. Never heard of him. I doubt Bernie has him on his campaign staff. Is it so bad for Clinton supporters that they now connect Bernie to some bozo who writes a horrible article. I don't see any Sanders supporters agreeing with him.

[spinbaby]

20. I like all three as First Ladies

Even Laura Bush, who seems like a nice person in spite of her husband.

[whatchamacallit]

24. Time to trot out all and any associations

no matter how vague or inconsequential. Total desperation.

[frylock]

34. Bernie once held the door open for a man with a Hillary for Prison sticker on his car.

How can you vote for this man!

[whatchamacallit]

38. !

[uponit7771]

25. They hate Obama and his wife

[Nanjeanne]

27. Who is They?

I dont know anyone who does.

I guess I hang out with a better group of people.

[uponit7771]

29. Republicans

[Nanjeanne]

30. Ah yes

On that we can agree.

[femmedem]

31. I think almost all Bernie supporters would disagree with that writer.

Michelle Obama is my favorite First Lady in my lifetime.

[lunamagica]

36. Disgusting.