Bang-gate? Last month’s news! Skeetgate? So last week!
Yes, we have had nearly a
month to become accustomed to the First
Lady’s new Birthday-do hair
style. While at least one style maven, Karl Lagerfeld, panned FLOTUS’ forehead covering locks, the simple truth
is, POTUS deemed the coiffure a critical success; enough said!
Moreover, now that the Obama Administration has released an
official photograph of the President “wielding his weapon,” the tenor of that
conversation has shifted from one of disbelief that POTUS had ever touched a firearm to one of; his actions are just
pandering to the gun lobby. Of course,
the accompanying footnote is, the Right
will simply never support, what in their view is, his devious plan to separate
law abiding American citizens from
their Constitutionally given right to
possess any gun that is not officially classified as an automatic weapon. Whatever; like I said, old news!
The next gem of mindless pablum to masquerade as a rant against
the First Family has been directed at
FLOTUS. It’s not new, but has resurfaced in the last
couple of days. Most Americans know Mrs. Obama has driven an initiative to promote low-calorie school
lunches; it’s known as the “Let’s Move”
Campaign. There is a segment of the
populace that resisted Mrs. Obama’s
efforts from the outset. Those folks
routinely accused Michelle of trying
to foster a Nanny State
Bob Grisham,
an Alabama
As noted earlier, this tack
has been employed before. Shock jock, Rush
Limbaugh repeatedly referred to FLOTUS as Michelle “My Butt”
Obama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WLKYkKqeYE);
Rep. F.
James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin
Republican, issued an apology after having been overhead loudly referring
to Mrs. Obama’s “large posterior:” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCDJVNJDJ4s). It should be noted, Coach Grisham has also said he misspoke;
although he did so in an odd way. He defended
his remarks, telling the TimesDaily that he “Misspoke in a debate-style discussion about the state of the country.“ He added, “I
have no hatred toward anyone or any group.
People that know my heart, they know that.”
Without getting too far down in the weeds concerning this matter, it is
worth mentioning that, despite his censure,
the reaction to Coach Grisham and his
comments have been mixed. The LGBT community has sounded a tone of
outrage, with advocacy groups calling for his firing. But he also has defenders.
A student in the high school said the matter had been blown out of
proportion, and that the coach was joking.
One school board member voted against the suspension, which was proposed
by the Superintendent. Upon follow-up, the board member indicated
that he supported 5 days, but thought
10 days was too severe.
For the purposes of this post, the reference to Mrs. Obama’s derriere is the focus. However, left to my own devices, I surmise that Coach Grisham’s suspension, and sensitivity training, for the most
part, were applied as an official organization response to the coach’s derogatory comments about gays. For the record, I am fine with that.
However, as for the apparent fixation with Mrs. Obama’s ample curves, evidenced by, Coach Grisham, Representative Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Limbaugh, and a varied assortment of other Right Wingers, I am reminded of
one of my favorite and most compelling Natural Laws: Haters gotta hate; it’s what
they do. “Butt,Seriously!”
I’m done; holla back!
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