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Monday, March 9, 2009

Media Longer Maureen Dowd

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:53 PM

Dowd is on Michelle's side—and yours, ECB.

During the campaign, there was talk in the Obama ranks that Michelle should stop wearing sleeveless dresses, because her muscles, combined with her potent personality, made her daunting.

She ignored that talk, thank heavens. I love the designer-to-J. Crew glamour. Combined with her workaday visits to soup kitchens, inner-city schools and meetings with military families, Michelle’s flair is our depression’s answer to Ginger Rogers gliding around in feathers and lamé.

Her arms, and her complete confidence in her skin, are a reminder that Americans can do anything if they put their minds to it.

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I feel exactly the same way. The shrill voices on the right who find fault where none exists are terrible boors.

Posted by Vince on March 9, 2009 at 3:59 PM

YEAH. I just wasted my comment on the ECB post, but YEAH.

Posted by leek on March 9, 2009 at 4:00 PM

I'm sorry, my mind drifted once you said Michelle Obama ...

Posted by Mr. Obvious on March 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM

Well, you know, there's basically no difference between a woman exposing her arms and a woman DPing a dog and a billygoat. Michelle Obama's bare arms prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is nothing but a common whore, milking the last drops out of this great nation's cock (between cocaine injections, no doubt).

Posted by Fnarf on March 9, 2009 at 4:06 PM

Thanks, Dan.

Posted by Nick on March 9, 2009 at 4:07 PM

If only Dan had been so quick to correct Christopher when he gave props to that secret genius of a child rapist.

Posted by took four days I think on March 9, 2009 at 4:15 PM

Why don't the Obamas put their minds and muscular arms to the task of arresting the freefall in the stock market?

Posted by Sad Commentary on March 9, 2009 at 4:22 PM

Michelle Obama is a closet radical who hates America, and especially hates white people.

She did say "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country," remember?

Posted by Lord Basil on March 9, 2009 at 4:25 PM

The fact that anyone gives a fuck about the First Lady's arms is ... let's just call it lamentable.

Also, @7 - OMG! Someone wrote a column about Michelle's arms! She must just sit around all day and ... flex her arms! She doesn't care about America!!!

Posted by STJA on March 9, 2009 at 4:26 PM

Maureen Dowd is a loon. I don't care if she says one nice thing about Michelle Obama one time. She has nothing valuable to say about things that matter. In fact, her stupid gossip columns are the perfect segue to making ridiculous comparisons like #7 did above. Indeed, what #7 says is more typical of what Dowd usually says.

Never, ever, ever, quote Dowd or say nice things about her ever again.

Posted by bobbo on March 9, 2009 at 4:27 PM

Oh, yes. Thank HEAVENS that Michelle ignored all that talk about changing her clothes. Thank HEAVENS! Dowd is as ridiculous as Erica makes her out to be.

Posted by chicagogaydude on March 9, 2009 at 4:32 PM

Obviously Dan hasn't been paying attention or he would know that their is only one right opinion and it is Erica's.

All others fail.

I pity you Mr. Savage.

Posted by Jeff on March 9, 2009 at 4:39 PM

No, Maureen is not on our side. "She ignored that talk, thank heavens. But I didn't!"

Posted by David on March 9, 2009 at 5:23 PM