OMG She wore this?????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get. A. Life.

Seriously. Dumbest thread ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get. A. Life.

Seriously. Dumbest thread ever.

And yet you can't help but participate in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get humor! This picture is hilarious. I love these two goth prime ministers daughters--and maybe one of them can lend Mrs. Obama a black dress...

Agree, it is humorous. Who among us doesn't have a seriously embarrassing teenage photo? Glad my dad wasn't a PM. And Michele looked lovely, but not for a funeral.

[Anonymous]

A couple of points:

I did not see the flaming expected by OP. Maybe a "Get a life" here and there, but nothing really nasty. I'm proud of us.

Secondly, without detracting from the jarring image of the dress, let me quote the description of the situation: "U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd-R) and first lady Michelle Obama (2nd-R) hold hands as they arrive for the Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti, after a ceremony in the East Room of the White House". So she was not at a funeral or memorial service, but a medal of honor ceremony. And she was in the White House itself. I'm still surprised somebody did not catch it, but it seems to me a bit more understandable that she might have been in a situation of "Michelle, we have to get over to the East room. No, we can't keep them waiting while you go change!" Maybe I'm being an apologist, but I screw up enough myself that I like to cut others some slack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A couple of points:

I did not see the flaming expected by OP. Maybe a "Get a life" here and there, but nothing really nasty. I'm proud of us.

Secondly, without detracting from the jarring image of the dress, let me quote the description of the situation: "U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd-R) and first lady Michelle Obama (2nd-R) hold hands as they arrive for the Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti, after a ceremony in the East Room of the White House". So she was not at a funeral or memorial service, but a medal of honor ceremony. And she was in the White House itself. I'm still surprised somebody did not catch it, but it seems to me a bit more understandable that she might have been in a situation of "Michelle, we have to get over to the East room. No, we can't keep them waiting while you go change!" Maybe I'm being an apologist, but I screw up enough myself that I like to cut others some slack.

I appreciate the impulse here, and I'm proud of us too. I also appreciate how totally overbooked the President and his wife's every moment must be. But from my perspective, a Medal of Honor Ceremony is the highest honor for valor in the land--so high (meaning at such cost) that it is usually awarded posthumously when awarded...rarely. Michelle Obama may be honoring the parents of the awardee with her presence, but they are also honoring her-by sharing this moment with her. This is not a ribbon cutting. It is a Medal of Honor ceremony. Being underprepared indicates either not understanding or caring about it significance. This is a terrible message to send to the military--who are currently at war and dying--that you do not 'get' or 'care about' their culture and code and sacrifice. I'm hoping that it is the former; and that hopefully someone has since tipped her off .... It's not enough to say you support military families--you also need to carry out the actions that show that support. Actions speak louder than words. As a military family member all I can express to you is that at the end of the day, that folded flag, the memory of the ceremony is all that family has. Their child is gone, for us, for this country, for this President. I think if it was cut so close that she could not change, that the culture of the White House (whoever schedules, whoever advises) may not understand the significance of these ceremonies for these families. In that case, I truly believe it would be better to not host them than to host them slapdash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A couple of points:

I did not see the flaming expected by OP. Maybe a "Get a life" here and there, but nothing really nasty. I'm proud of us.

Secondly, without detracting from the jarring image of the dress, let me quote the description of the situation: "U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd-R) and first lady Michelle Obama (2nd-R) hold hands as they arrive for the Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti, after a ceremony in the East Room of the White House". So she was not at a funeral or memorial service, but a medal of honor ceremony. And she was in the White House itself. I'm still surprised somebody did not catch it, but it seems to me a bit more understandable that she might have been in a situation of "Michelle, we have to get over to the East room. No, we can't keep them waiting while you go change!" Maybe I'm being an apologist, but I screw up enough myself that I like to cut others some slack.

Hello? U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti is deceased, as are most medal of honor recipients. It was not a funeral, but it was a solemn occasion to honor the sacrifice that this young man made for our country. There is no excuse for her having bare arms. Sorry, IMHO, it shows a complete lack of respect for the military.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A couple of points:

I did not see the flaming expected by OP. Maybe a "Get a life" here and there, but nothing really nasty. I'm proud of us.

Secondly, without detracting from the jarring image of the dress, let me quote the description of the situation: "U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd-R) and first lady Michelle Obama (2nd-R) hold hands as they arrive for the Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti, after a ceremony in the East Room of the White House". So she was not at a funeral or memorial service, but a medal of honor ceremony. And she was in the White House itself. I'm still surprised somebody did not catch it, but it seems to me a bit more understandable that she might have been in a situation of "Michelle, we have to get over to the East room. No, we can't keep them waiting while you go change!" Maybe I'm being an apologist, but I screw up enough myself that I like to cut others some slack.

I appreciate the impulse here, and I'm proud of us too. I also appreciate how totally overbooked the President and his wife's every moment must be. But from my perspective, a Medal of Honor Ceremony is the highest honor for valor in the land--so high (meaning at such cost) that it is usually awarded posthumously when awarded...rarely. Michelle Obama may be honoring the parents of the awardee with her presence, but they are also honoring her-by sharing this moment with her. This is not a ribbon cutting. It is a Medal of Honor ceremony. Being underprepared indicates either not understanding or caring about it significance. This is a terrible message to send to the military--who are currently at war and dying--that you do not 'get' or 'care about' their culture and code and sacrifice. I'm hoping that it is the former; and that hopefully someone has since tipped her off .... It's not enough to say you support military families--you also need to carry out the actions that show that support. Actions speak louder than words. As a military family member all I can express to you is that at the end of the day, that folded flag, the memory of the ceremony is all that family has. Their child is gone, for us, for this country, for this President. I think if it was cut so close that she could not change, that the culture of the White House (whoever schedules, whoever advises) may not understand the significance of these ceremonies for these families. In that case, I truly believe it would be better to not host them than to host them slapdash.

Slack-cutter here. I have no argument with your position. In fact, there is no need to cut someone slack if they have not messed up, so I probably granted your point even in saying that. Just meant to say that life under a microscope is hard and I have sympathy.

I had sympathy for GWB, too -- it must have been damn depressing to read historians debating whether or not he was the worst president in history. But at least I don't recall Hitler mustaches on his photos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get. A. Life.

Seriously. Dumbest thread ever.

And yet you can't help but participate in it.

Telling you to get a life is not participating. It's commenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get. A. Life.

Seriously. Dumbest thread ever.

And yet you can't help but participate in it.

Telling you to get a life is not participating. It's commenting.

No. Thinking it and keeping it to yourself is not participating. As soon as you feel the need to share your thoughts with the rest of us, you are participating. Besides, what's worse, a bunch of people wasting their energy on a "dumb" topic, or someone who can't help but point it out to them. How useful is that?

Come on back and participate, I mean, defend yourself again.