O'Reilly says of Michelle Obama: "She looks like an angry woman"
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SUMMARY: On Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly said that Sen. Barack Obama's wife, Michelle Obama, "looks like an angry woman."
During the "Obama Chronicles" segment of the September 16 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly stated of Michelle Obama: "Now I have a lot of people who call me on the radio and say she looks angry. And I have to say there's some validity to that. She looks like an angry woman."
During the segment, O'Reilly asked Vogue magazine contributing editor Rebecca Johnson: "The perception is that she's angry in some quarters. Valid?" Johnson began her response by stating: "Well -- they say she looks angry because of maybe of the cast of her eyebrows or something like that. But, no, I don't find her to be angry. I think what happens is that we expect women to be cheerful and happy all the time in that kind of television personality kind of way. And she's not like that. She's a thoughtful person." He later asked Human Events columnist Michelle Oddis: "Now, did you find out about the angry woman thing, Rebecca? I'm sorry, Michelle? Did you -- is there any validity to that? Or is that an urban myth?" Oddis responded: "I wouldn't say it's an urban myth. I think we all can tell just by appearances and speeches and the way that Michelle has personified herself that she's not warm and fuzzy. We know that about her."
O'Reilly has described the "Obama Chronicles" as an "extensive 25-part series" on Sen. Barack Obama. The September 16 segment constituted part two of the series.
From the September 16 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
O'REILLY: In the "Obama Chronicles" segment tonight: the controversial wife of the Democratic candidate, Michelle Obama. "Chronicle" facts: Mrs. Obama was born on January 17th, 1964, in Chicago. Her father worked for the city. He died from MS in 1991. Her mother worked as a secretary. She still lives on the south side of Chicago. She has one sibling, her brother, who coaches the Oregon State University basketball team. She graduated from Princeton and has a law degree from Harvard. She married Barack Obama in 1992. They have two young girls.
Joining us now from Washington, Michelle Oddis, a columnist for HumanEvents.com, and here in the studio, Rebecca Johnson, who wrote a profile of Mrs. Obama for Vogue magazine.
You spent some time with her. How much time?
REBECCA JOHNSON (Vogue magazine contributing editor): A few hours.
O'REILLY: Just a few hours with her?
JOHNSON: Hmm-mm. Half a day.
O'REILLY: How did you find her in person? Was she engaging?
JOHNSON: I found her lovely, actually, very bright, very thoughtful and, you know, an impressive person, intelligent. She was great. I was impressed.
O'REILLY: Now, I have a lot of people who call me on the radio and say she looks angry. And I have to say there's some validity to that. She looks like an angry woman. Did you ask her about that?
JOHNSON: Don't they say that about you, too?
O'REILLY: Yeah, but I'm not running for -- I'm not going to be the first lady.
JOHNSON: But she's --
O'REILLY: I hope not, anyway. The perception is that she's angry in some quarters. Valid?
JOHNSON: Well -- they say she looks angry because of maybe of the cast of her eyebrows or something like that. But, no, I don't find her to be angry. I think what happens is that we expect women to be cheerful and happy all the time in that kind of television personality kind of way. And she's not like that. She's a thoughtful person. She's not going to --
JOHNSON: No.
O'REILLY: Not warm and fuzzy?
JOHNSON: No.
O'REILLY: Even to you, who she's trying to win over as an author of the piece?
JOHNSON: You know, she was not trying to win me over in any way.
JOHNSON: No, not at all.
O'REILLY: Because it's interesting, because most people -- talking to somebody who's going to write about them -- want to win you over. She didn't want to win you over?
JOHNSON: No, not at all.
JOHNSON: And it's interesting, because I actually -- I've also interviewed Sarah Palin, and she was very friendly and very --
O'REILLY: Tried to win you over.
JOHNSON: Yeah. But Michelle wasn't trying to win me over with a kind of a false chumminess. She is somebody who speaks her mind, and stands on her own. And whether I liked her or not, I don't think was particularly important to her, no.
O'REILLY: OK, interesting.
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O'REILLY: Now, did you find out about the angry woman thing, Rebecca? I'm sorry, Michelle? Did you -- is there any validity to that? Or is that an urban myth?
ODDIS: I wouldn't say it's an urban myth. I think we all can tell just by appearances and speeches and the way that Michelle has personified herself that she's not warm and fuzzy. We know that about her.
O'REILLY: All right. But neither is Hillary Clinton. You know.
ODDIS: Absolutely. And I think that she -- we could compare her to -- in the way I've tracked her career and her resume, I would say she is a stealth Hillary Clinton.
O'REILLY: OK, so you would compare her more to Hillary Clinton than somebody who's angry with her country, because obviously, that played into the remark about -- and people can make up their own minds about that remark.
ODDIS: Absolutely.
O'REILLY: Again, she said it. She apologized for saying it. You can make up your mind. So, all in all, your summation, your personality profile of her is what?
ODDIS: I think she's an accomplished woman. I think that it goes without saying that she's -- she's done a good job in her career. But I think that it's OK for the media to question some of her ethical choices in her career, as well as Barack Obama's.
If Bill thinks Michelle Obama is angrier than McAngry, then won't he want to vote for the Obamas instead? I thought Bill and his viewers respect and appreciate anger more than those demoncRAT libtard commie homos!
PS:
Oh, my! She sure looks angry there!
Here's a nice photo of McCain looking "pensive":
http://www.mega.nu/mccain1.jpg
Looks like she is saying "Barry, you go get those kids for dinner, and CLEANUP that study!"
I agree, Max.
John & Cindy have servants to cook dinner and clean up the house, so what do they have to be angry about anyways? John is cranky and grumpy, and Cindy is sleepy and drugged out, so how would they find the time anyways?
It shows one human being at a moment in time, probably a fraction of one second, in which the person seems angry.
O'Reilly implies that she is angry a lot. That's like saying that Bill is brain dead. I've seen images of him where he does look clueless. So it must be true.
Agreed. And it's racist.
But, sticking with the theme, how does McCain look here:
http://www.jewcy.com/files/images/mccain-whaaa.jpg
a.) Inquisitive.
b.) Presidential.
c.) Gobsmacked.
You're going to have to explain that one.
still not getting it man.
Maybe you need to look up racist.
Hint: it has to do with one's race.
Condi Rice doesn’t look angry.
Colin Powell doesn’t look angry.
Quit making shite up. Racism is bad enough without people like you inventing new and clever ways to be racist.
I think what you actually mean to say: is “It’s a conservative criticizing a black woman, ergo, he’s a racist.”
Hey Condi Condi!
Nothing escapes you.
Max -
Why are you so angry? Are you bitter about the economy? Don't worry, you still have religion and guns to cling to.
PS. I'm not angry .. liberals just irritate me.
Paleocon, quote Rush, quote Sean, but please don't quote Tom Waits here if you don't understand him. Thank you.
from a 2004 BBC interview with Mr. Waits;
Interviewer: But aren't you in a minority? I mean, looking at the opinion pollls, most Americans just don't agree with you. Bush is in the lead and it looks like he probably will be president again.
Tom Waits: Oh Jesus, don't say that! You know, I think between the the Democrats and the Republicans, I think the whole way they look at it, is that... Republicans say: "You take the high road, and we'll take the presidency."
"He has more viewers than MSNBC, ABC, and CBS combined"
That's a damned lie AND YOU KNOW IT. He has around 2.1 millionn viewers a night.
According to Nielsen Media Research, The O'Reilly Factor averaged 2.3 million viewers each night for November 2007, with 474,000 viewers in the 25-54 demographic. According to Mediaweek, "The most contested hour of each weeknight continued to be a three-way race for second place," with The O'Reilly Factor finishing first in the timeslot.[10]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O'Reilly_Factor
O'REILLY: Now, I have a lot of people who call me on the radio and say she looks angry. And I have to say there's some validity to that. She looks like an angry woman. Did you ask her about that?
JOHNSON: Don't they say that about you, too?
CLASSIC comeback!!!!!
This is Classic.
Neil Cavuto for President!
I think even if Barack was wondering whether it was safe to go home after forgetting to send flowers on his anniversary, he wouldn't rely on Falafel Bill. I wouldn't say Falafel Bill is an expert on what angry women look like.
Now if the discussion was about what angry women sound like on the phone, that would be a different story...
tommy,
And further, what is the relevance to anything...whether she looks angry or not?
This fits right in with Boehlert's recent column on the clownish media and their credibility.
Bill O'Reilly on Sept. 19, 2007
(this is why he thinks Mrs. Obama looks angry)
Right, and as an Italian I have been called a wop and a dego, Jews have been called kikes, Poles called pollacks, Irish been called micks.
There is no monopoly on hate.
Wow, Crispy, you gave me some good material to work with here for a limerick:
There once was a perv, name of Billy
Who got into trouble 'cause his willy
Was used as his brain
It created such strain
That the big head is now pretty silly
Ha! One of your best Miz Julia.
I've been missing your limericks.
Being you're MMFA's poet laureate we should be getting a least a few of these a week.
Maybe you've been preoccupied darlin? ;-)
Hi ya sweets, Thanks.
I have been very preoccupied :-0)
But I must have instinctively known Solon was back since I had some sort of inspiration today.
There once was an angry gal Shelly
Who gnashed her teeth on the telly
She said she's not proud
She said it aloud
As Barry spreads thick the jelly
Max, a very good effort, even though I don't agree with your characterizations.
Now you have exhibited a penchant for having a sense of humor a few days ago and now some creativity. Why not quit absorbing the ubiquitous right wing echo chamber talking points and get your own better informed opinions. Just a thought. Then you could become a real contributor here.
PS: I'd like to correct the last line:
As Barry spreads thick withthe jelly
I think that sounds better ;)
You might be a racists if...
You look at a black man or woman and assume they aren't smart
You look at a black man or woman and assume they are angry
You look at a black man or woman and assume they've gotten ahead by "quotas"
And you look like...
Nah, Too easy.
This woman appears quite angry (and she mistook her husband for an old old wooden ship)...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Cindy_McCain_christens_USS_John_S._McCain_(DDG-56).jpg
You do see your own hypocrisy in your statement, don't you? or has the kool aid totally repressed the ability to distinguish that?
MissDeeMinus lecturing about hypocrisy is like McCain lecturing about running a clean Presidential campaign.
MissDeeMinus, why don't you take your mindless, ignorant trolling somewhere else?
MissDee lecturing about hypocrisy is like...
...Bill O'Really lecturing about sexual harrassment.
Or John McCain arguing that the fundamentals of our economy are sound.
Fundamentals? Really?
Try this word, Johnny: the FOUNDATION!
A tale of two guests:
One guest spends "half a day" with Michelle Obama.
The verdict? "Lovely... very bright... very thoughtful... impressive... intelligent... great."
The other guest presumably has not met Michelle Obama, BUT has seen her "appearances and speeches" and has "tracked her career and her resume."
The verdict? "not warm and fuzzy... a stealth Hillary Clinton."
Michelle Obama's facial expressions have range. She has looked happy, concerned, loving, interested and at times, when she has to hear comments from a moron like O'Reilly, angry. She seems like a normal, human being.
Cindy just smiles. And smiles. And smiles.
And if I see Cindy or Sarah doing that impersonation of a seal clapping it's flippers one more time, I might just step in front of a train.
I agree with you (and O'Reilly) WorrierKing. Cindy McCain just isn't angry enough to be 1st lady.
Michelle Obama will do just fine. Her 'anger' is what most of us refer to as strength.
Cindy just smiles. And smiles. And smiles.
Botox paralysis.
The republicans should stop worrying about birth certificates and learning to email, and start worrying about the Japanese making their GOP women obsolete.
And the Irish aren't far behind.
I'll bet she's one hell of a step dancer with gams like hers.
I was going to call Col. Harlan Sanders a racist for assuming all Irish have molly-bolt feet, but this made me laugh, so I’ll chime-in here.
PS. My wife’s a step dancer .. I just love the clickity clack of their molly-bolt feet when they really get going.
I'll bet she's one hell of a step dancer with gams like hers.
I doubt it, no knees...
O'REILLY: Joining me now to have a completely useless and pointless conversation on national TV about Michelle Obama is a fashion magazine editor who spent time with Michelle and a right-wing political hack with nothing interesting or insightful to say whatsoever.
So, what say you, ladies?
e-mail to Billy
9/17/08 No O’Dork, you’re not running for first lady. The only election you could win would be garbage collector. Bill O’Reilly for Sh*t picker-uppper. What a joke you are. What a disgrace to journalism and American values.When asked to describe Bill O'Reilly former MAD TV character Bunny Swan said "He look-a-like-a man."
Hey Solon, where you been?
Glad to see ya back. You were missed.
I'm afraid that this is not the Solon that we've all known here, but some one posting under his presumably abandoned moniker. Have you ever known the Solon of legend to post such a short note and then depart without engaging anyone in debate. Do you think that he even COULD ignore the comments of Maxie and some of the other right wing dybbuks that we've seen in this thread without shredding them?
I hope that I'm wrong, but I think that this is a new poster using an old name.
If that's indeed the case, then welcome back.
Your presence has been missed.
Muahahaha!
She's so angry and skeery that Paula Deen had her on her show.
I understand this question to be a logical fallacy, e.g., “have you stopped beating your wife yet”; but I’ll answer it anyway (even though I highly doubt you care.)
Neither. I am an informed conservative which places many of us in frequent disagreement.
I am blindly loyal to no one.
Bush has made terrible economic decisions while in office and at the same time made tremendous progress in the war on terror. McCain has immigration policy ideas I could certainly do without, and Obama has a tax-the-rich mentality that I really believe to be counter productive in a free market economy.
I’m certainly not impressed by your ability to live up to your name.
Come back when you can carry some sort of a meaningful dialog.
I don't think she's angry. I just think she's filled with hate for America.
Proof? Enough of your blow-hard bulls**t. Proof or shut up.
Your right. She's really smart. She's smarter than me. She's probably smarter than all of you. Heck she's probably smarter than all of you and me put together. She might even be smarter than my friend Michael. No... she's probably not smarter than Michael. He skipped the MS program and went straight to the PhD program in Electrical Engineering.
Here's my question. If she's so smart why does she keep putting her foot in her mouth?
Here's my question. If she's so smart why does she keep putting her foot in her mouth?
You were asked for proof.
I think he might be referring to the whole "proud of my country" thing. Not to beat a dead horse, or drag this OT, but I find it amusing that the spouse of a presidential hopeful is considered by many to be unpatriotic because of a statement that was taken out of context, yet not word one from these people about the spouse of certain VP nominee who actually belonged to a group that REALLY HATES THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
If she loved America so much she wouldn't have married a self-proclaimed Marxist.
You don't know the actual meaning of the word, so please stop using it.
If she loved America so much she wouldn't have married a self-proclaimed Marxist.
Facts? References? Proof? Sources? Aren't you supposed to supply a whole thread of information backing up your argument that Obama is a self-proclaimed Marxist.
You go first, and I'll follow. :-)