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shauni27 · February 2011

since the board is dead today (and nobody is responding to my previous post) i thought i would post a link to an article (sorry, on a mac, cannot make it clicky! just copy and paste, ladies!) and hear opinions.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110222/ts_yblog_theticket/rush-limbaugh-says-first-lady-is-no-swimsuit-model

anybody agree with old rush? what are your opinions on this matter?

mushE · February 2011

I haven't read the article yet (but just clicked - and yay! you made it clicky somehow!), but I'd just like to say that Rush is a d**k. That is always the answer.

mushE · February 2011

Now that I've read it, my opinion hasn't changed. Rush is a d**k. She is a NORMAL size person. The whole thing is to reduce OBESITY. If she were obese, that would be a different thing. Also, does he think SI swimsuit models, or models in general, eat at all? Because they mostly don't. So it's not even a matter of everything in moderation while exercising, it's a matter of severe caloric restriction. Ugh, junk punch.

SusieQ1981 · February 2011

When Rush is so hot that I want to put a poster of him on my wall, then I'll listen to his critique of women's (any woman's for that matter) bodies. Until then, I'll just say, enjoy your Big Mac and Super Size Fries, Rush.

QueenofAnything · February 2011

Do I think Michelle Obama looks like a swimsuit model? No.

Would I be thrilled if I had Michelle O's body? Yes.

The ribs and superbowl menu are kinda hypocritical and the Obama's should have realized that with the anti-childhood obesity initiative, their own food choices would come under close scrutiny.

Part of Rush Limbaugh's purpose is to be an @$$hole.

And seriously, I know toothpicks that are too fat to date A-rod.

Also, I'm sorry, but I was LOLing about the "below the belt" thing. Was he trying to comment on women's fashion? Haha. I wear belts pretty high, too.

shauni27 · February 2011

i just dont get why a few high profile conservatives are bashing MO so hard...so she supports healthy eating in moderation...why is this a problem? why is she being seen as a bad person because of this? why is she being depicted as overweight, trying to tell america how to eat, and being hypocritical? i literally just dont get it. she is NOT overweight, she is just repeating what doctors and nutritionists all over the country are saying, and she is eating ribs when out to eat and superbowl foods during the superbowl...like the rest of america. not hypocritical, just normal and in moderation. it seems like there is nothing else for right wing conservatives to pick on and so they are going after this..?

if you do consider yourself a conservative and support rush's (and palin, et al) opinion, can you please explain to me why? i literally just don't get how this is happening...

Kaz0918 · February 2011

Michelle Obama was on NPR the other day speaking about just this topic and handled it really well. She went over the fact that it's not about being strict and not allowing anything else into their diets, it's about balance.

Yeah, they may go out for ribs and delicious goodness. But that doesn't mean that the other 6 days a week they're not eating fruits, vegetables and healthier foods. Michelle even admitted to having an obsession with French Fries (which I can relate to), but that doesn't mean she eats them all the time. The problem with obesity (ahem, RUSH) is that people aren't even bringing in fresh fruits and vegetables into their diets, there is no moderation to fatty foods. The whole program is educating families into a balanced diet.

Ugh...people can be stupid sometimes. Rush can go pop some more paid killers and cheat on his wife.

LauraT25 · February 2011

FFS. If you deprive yourself of everything delicious, your healthy 'diet'/lifestyle change will crash and burn. Most people who are on reduced-calorie 'diets' (IMO, the healthiest way to lose weight) agree that you have to let yourself enjoy real foods sometimes, in moderation. It's ridiculous to hold the First Lady to such a high standard - what, she's NEVER supposed to eat junk food? Ugh.

Note: When I say diet, I mean the foods you eat (which may be healthy or not), not some fad voodoo where you only eat cranberry juice or some shiit like that.

debdebdol · February 2011

Shauni, stop being a PW...just kidding.

He's a freaking douche bag, that's all I have to say.

mushE · February 2011

shauni27:

i just dont get why a few high profile conservatives are bashing MO so hard...so she supports healthy eating in moderation...why is this a problem? why is she being seen as a bad person because of this? why is she being depicted as overweight, trying to tell america how to eat, and being hypocritical? i literally just dont get it. she is NOT overweight, she is just repeating what doctors and nutritionists all over the country are saying, and she is eating ribs when out to eat and superbowl foods during the superbowl...like the rest of america. not hypocritical, just normal and in moderation. it seems like there is nothing else for right wing conservatives to pick on and so they are going after this..?

if you do consider yourself a conservative and support rush's (and palin, et al) opinion, can you please explain to me why? i literally just don't get how this is happening...

Exactly - like Sarah Palin's comment on her Alaska show that they were having s'mores because 'Michelle Obama just said we can't have dessert.' Ugh, no, that's not at all what she said.

eMiLee920 · February 2011

shauni27:
i just dont get why a few high profile conservatives are bashing MO so hard...so she supports healthy eating in moderation...why is this a problem? why is she being seen as a bad person because of this? why is she being depicted as overweight, trying to tell america how to eat, and being hypocritical? i literally just dont get it. she is NOT overweight, she is just repeating what doctors and nutritionists all over the country are saying, and she is eating ribs when out to eat and superbowl foods during the superbowl...like the rest of america. not hypocritical, just normal and in moderation. it seems like there is nothing else for right wing conservatives to pick on and so they are going after this..?
if you do consider yourself a conservative and support rush's (and palin, et al) opinion, can you please explain to me why? i literally just don't get how this is happening...

This was exactly my thought. I could be mistaken, but aren't there studies showing in other countries, where breastfeeding is widely accepted and culturally supported (by employers, with special bathrooms, etc), the obesity rate, child illness rate, etc is lower?

diablesse · February 2011

Wow, i didn't ever realize that dude still has a radio show?

I think I automatically tune out whenever I hear his name.

lovethebeach16 · February 2011

I think he needs to STFU. So what if she's eating calorie-laden ribs and they had unhealthy food at their superbowl party. Haven't the rest of us done this at some point? And hasn't practically everyone at some point went on a 'diet' or said they weren't going to eat some specific food and then....gasp...ate it!?! Just because she's Michelle Obama and is pushing for people to eating healthier food doesn't mean she should eat nothing but carrots and celery sticks.

I think crotchety old Rush has run out of stuff to talk about.

emilyann21 · February 2011

He clearly needs to find someone else to say something about. I mean, has he even SEEN MO? No, she's not a swimsuit model but she's definitely not obese or anywhere close to it. She appears to be healthy and good grief, if she wants some ribs, then let her have some ribs. She could be eating a lot worse. And like others have said, it's in moderation so it's not bad.

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