Wow what a shocking reaction from you guys. More like predictable and a joke. This site really is about being complete biased hacks.

The reason people are talking about this is because it shows the real FLOTUS. Not the lovely, genteel person the left if always shoving down our throats. Her face says it all..

Thank you for this. I came to the same conclusion because one has no idea what anyone is talking about, so one has no clue as to what she may be reacting.

Colette, let me help you set the scene with just a tad more detail. If you’re going to make mention of First Lady Michelle Obama having “one elbow perched on the table’s edge”, make mention of the fact that she moved it there in response to John Boehner tapping on her arm. While not a body language “expert”, it seems to me she moved her arm and placed it on the table in an attempt to move it away from Boehner and discourage any further unwarranted touching. Having to sit next to Boner (spelling intentional) is bad enough, but being touched by that vile loathsome man who talked crap about your husband the day before and undoubtedly will talk crap about him the day after must have been unimaginable torture.

get a grip. nobody knows what was said or what she was reacting to. the reaction on the right has been visceral.

If you want to stop talking about it, Colette, then stop talking about it. And since nobody knows why Michelle rolled her eyes, why make conjectures? Do you even realize your own contradiction?

I cant stand the Obama administration and what they are doing to this country but this is silly. Michelle is too smart and classy to diss the Speaker in public. Even if she hates the guy she knows what kind of trouble that could mean for her husband. Behind the scenes, I have no doubt she is pretty open about her feelings about the crybaby.

All normal people would eye-roll at yellow man -cigarette stained fingers John Boner. (I know- it’s Boehner- i just hate him so much I’ll do what all righties do to President Obama’s name.

The First Lady was likely rolling her eyes at something said by Chuck Schumer, who was at the podium hosting the event.

The reason people are talking about this is because they have nothing concrete to slam her on, yet they’re filled with hate and distain. Maybe if she got drunk, ran a light and killed her friend in an auto accident. Oh, wait…..That was Laura Bush. Where’s your outrage over that?

What’s the matter, Ms. McIntyre? You don’t appreciate the fact Michelle Obama’s a *real* human being? You probably prefer the PR creation.

All this did was reiterate her true hateful feelings toward others. Her facial expressions, especially, those so purposeful and directed as this one, are dead giveaways of her actual internal bitterness. Basically, she is a snotty person.

I could not agree with you more. This family is nothing more than PR creations —

She did that at the inauguration?

The eye roll timing is tied to Boehner’s comment but it seems related to the person speaking to the public. That person is commenting on the great food. First lady is busy trying to eat. Boehner may well have said something about Michelle obviously agreeing (with the food being good). She may well have said “It is” and rolled her eyes as if to say (“it is (good) you idiot, and you’re being a jerk to comment on a woman liking food, especially me).

Why does that matter, the time I meant. She killed the person.

This clip reminds me of a Rorschach test.
How one interprets its meaning says more about the observer than it does about the participants.

Absolutely! I think everyone is projecting their own interpretations of those involved and their relationships onto the…what?…36 second clip.

Let he/she who has never rolled his/her eyes at someone at a work event cast the first stone.

Colette….if you only knew how many times I have thought the same thing…..”Could Colette please stop talking about foolish things???”
Then I realize you would be out of work, and whining about having no money. It’s a never ending loop….

I’m glad someone agrees! I think it’s absurd that everyone is latching onto a 20 second clip and making such volatile and personal conclusions based on it. It’s sad that what passes as politics is so similar to the kind of trite “did she or didn’t she?!” news found in gossip magazines.

Are you insane?????So because Michelle Obama rolled her eyes this is proof that she what…..?????? That she’s some horrible, despicable and mean spirited person???? So, the only way to be a nice and agreeable person is to never show any signs of frustration or disapproval. I guess we’re also supposed to believe that MLK or Mother Theresa never got visibly frustrated in the history of their entire lives because according to you that’s what real “good people” do. Is that right?!?!? In fact I rolled my eyes at your ridiculous post and I’m sure you’re rolling your eyes at mine. Does that make me a nasty and unpleasant person? Dose that make you a nasty and unpleasant person? I’m sure you’ve rolled your eyes at family members, coworkers, friends, media personalities etc… is everyone to assume those actions represent the totality of your personality????? Does nothing else you’ve done count??? Furthermore the media portrayal of Michelle Obama is that of an “every woman”. You’d be hard pressed to find a woman who’s never rolled her eyes so frankly I don’t even see the contradiction here. Michelle Obama’s public persona is nothing short of lovely 99.8% of the time, but then again she did roll her eyes for half a second so obviously that trumps all the other evidence of her being nothing but a kind woman!!! Cause that makes logical sense!!!! As you said the face says it all…Well why don’t you do a google search and look at the woman’s face in all her other pictures and explain what that proves about her true personality.

Laura Bush wasn’t drunk when that accident happened you disgusting, lying, besmirching pig. I hope you get pancreatic cancer and die alone you scumbag.

You’re right – it’s not the eye roll. Could be in reaction to anything. It’s the lack of basic table manners (hunching over the table, shoveling the food as if it’s a race, not putting down her fork between bites) that is the real shocker. Many will say “that proves she’s a real person.” Agreed – a real person with poor table manners. LOTS of real people have basic table manners. With all of her opportunities, exposure and experts – she should have picked these up along the way; you should expect more from someone with more opportunities. In reality, in many places, someone would be passed over for a job position if they ate like that during an interview or at a company lunch. Grace, charm & table manners are free and non-elitist. She’d be a better representative on the world stage (and have genuine style) if someone coached her on this.

Laura Bush wasn’t drunk when that accident happened you disgusting,
lying, besmirching pig. I hope you get pancreatic cancer and die alone
you scumbag

Republicans are the rectal cancer of America.

instead of $1800 dresses she could have gone to charm school. she likes to think she’s royalty, but there’s a 30 year old commoner over in the uk who has more grace and poise than flotus – perhaps she could just watch some video of duchess kate

you don’t put your elbows on the table! looks more like she was protecting her plate from being taken away. and sometimes – when you’re the first fucking lady, you grin and bear it if you dont want to be touched – then dont take the job of someone who has to deal with people you dont like.

“michelle is too smart and classy” – no she’s not

The police report said that alcohol wasn’t involved, but 1) no tests were done, and 2) the likely cause, inattention to one’s surroundings, i.e., carelessness, make the accident vehicular manslaughter. But she was never charged.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/laura.asp

OMG, now the right wing fringies are the etiquette police. They want to control women’s vaginas, women’s salaries, women’s right to vote….now they want to control how we use table utensils.

What next, our right to travel?

Oh, go back to your neo-con Klan rally and get your validation there.

#sotransparent

Anger management.

Go get some.

Fast.

Can we talk about why she is eating with her elbow on the table at a formal event? I am embarrassed for her. Do we not have manners in this country anymore?

Bit extreme of a reaction, don’t you think? Perhaps you should go to an anger management class or go get laid or something…

I dropped a load on your mom’s face.

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Karen – what makes you think I’m a right wing fringie? I don’t even live in the USA. I’m not interested in anything else you mention either – not even sure what you mean by some of it. This clip was shown on our news in Australia – and I googled it to see what people in the US were saying about it. I’m not trying to police or control anything. I’m just pointing out that the First Lady of the US should be able to put forward table manners on the world stage. I don’t think I can be way off base when our news reader used the word “slouching” & “shovel” to describe the clip. MO has so many other style attributes – why not step it up another notch. It’s not hard. Not sure what I said that is so offensive.

No solid proof exists one way or the other, however she did have drinking issues, was young, and later on her husband took care of concealing all records of the case. How does it feel to have speculation thrown out as though it were absolute fact? That’s what you haters do all the time. Thanks for taking the bait to prove my point, John. I also proved my point about the absolute anger and hatred you people carry around with you by that charming comment you made. Go kiss your mother with that mouth of yours and next time think before you toss out lies and speculation about the Obamas. I actually liked Laura Bush because I don’t need to hate for no reason like you people do. Hatred is a heavy load to tote around, so I’ll leave that to you.

And Democrats are the RECTAL!!!! LOL!!!!

The eye-roll looked perfectly harmless, it wasn’t even a full-fledge eye-roll. Leave the woman alone!!!!