tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2327245796145444379..comments2024-03-19T01:52:00.810-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Michelle makes me tidy up, admits messy President Obama."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73859254048106648092013-03-18T16:41:47.254-05:002013-03-18T16:41:47.254-05:00CJC, maybe you could get some help with your sente...<i>CJC, maybe you could get some help with your sentence fragments. Scroll up. Perhaps the Dark Avenger could help you. He's male and he's occupied as a tutor in the field of education. I learned that by reading his user profile.</i><br /><br /><i>Wait. Never mind. Unfortunately, I just went to his website. It appears he himself needs help, laying out his website and spelling the word "hypocrisy". Can you help him? Thanks, CJ.</i><br /><br /> Meade, you must have been horribly abused by some semi-literate schoolmarm who taught you that sentence fragments are a total no-no. And that no sentence should ever begin with "and." But actual grown-up writers know better -- and even begin sentences with "but" now and then. Of course, some of us have, and even live out, schoolteacher discipline fantasies. Enjoy. <br /><br />CJColuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691840821795365920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52848436339135468862013-03-18T09:53:42.460-05:002013-03-18T09:53:42.460-05:00It's been a day now, and still no correction o...It's been a day now, and still no correction of what Ms. Althouse knows to be a falsehood. If this blog's author doesn't care about its accuracy, I suppose it's foolish for me to, or to waste any more time reading it.Mike Schillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757322677259634481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36649316721955976552013-03-17T22:56:51.780-05:002013-03-17T22:56:51.780-05:00I don't think it's a bad thing at all. &q...I don't think it's a bad thing at all. "Small and crappy" is my take on why Obama called it a "bachelor apartment". Mike Schillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757322677259634481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13253871779765443512013-03-17T21:15:23.526-05:002013-03-17T21:15:23.526-05:00@Mike Schilling:
In what ways do you think it a b...@Mike Schilling:<br /><br />In what ways do you think it a bad thing that U.S. Senators or even Representatives live in crappy apartments? Especially if a good chunk of the reason that this is so is that they're maintaining, for the benefit of their families, the home in which their families are living and the place from which they've managed to project themselves into Washington, D.C. and with and given all that such a thing entails.<br /><br />FWIW, I think people spend too much time here attacking how other people think and not enough time thinking through, all the way through, not just for themselves, but also by their own selfs. rcommalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301180339680504471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71189841106892213082013-03-17T11:43:32.496-05:002013-03-17T11:43:32.496-05:00from the Vogue cover story propaga... article:
“I...from the Vogue cover story propaga... article:<br /><br /><i>“I don’t think it’s our job to put an idea to rest. Our job is, first and foremost, to make sure our family is whole. You know, we have small kids; they’re growing every day. But I think we were both pretty straightforward when we said, ‘Our number-one priority is making sure that our family is whole.’ ”</i><br /><br />Unfortunately, for nearly everyone, history will show Mr. and Mrs. Obama having allowed their conflicting personal ambitions to mess up his messy unwhole presidency. <br /><br />Left, right, and middle, few will remember it as having been a success though some might remember that it was tidy... thanks to Mrs. Obama.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84428453058064275052013-03-17T11:18:05.048-05:002013-03-17T11:18:05.048-05:00It was the sort of small, crummy apartment you'...It was the sort of small, crummy apartment you'd expect to be occupied by a single person, Michelle and the kids having stayed in Chicago. Riff away.<br /><br />Now, are you going to correct the part of the post that's based on your misunderstanding?Mike Schillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757322677259634481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87457451566886164672013-03-17T11:01:39.527-05:002013-03-17T11:01:39.527-05:00I was only looking at the Daily News article, not ...I was only looking at the Daily News article, not Vogue. <br /><br />Seriously, he said "bachelor's apartment" to refer to where he lived after he was married? Sorry I didn't know that when I wrote the post. I would have riffed on that. Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25894940555164516662013-03-17T10:59:21.609-05:002013-03-17T10:59:21.609-05:00"As has already been pointed out, Obama was t..."As has already been pointed out, Obama was talking about the apartment he had in Washington DC when he was in the Senate. They had been married for 12 years."<br /><br />And he called it a "bachelor apartment"?!Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90776400556078553742013-03-17T00:59:59.575-05:002013-03-17T00:59:59.575-05:00"AprilApple said...
There's no escape fro..."AprilApple said...<br />There's no escape from Obama's cult of personality."<br /><br />Only a sufferer of Obama Derangement Syndrome would believe it's a normal state of affairs for 70% of the people to hate the president.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37340401447636076662013-03-17T00:23:55.319-05:002013-03-17T00:23:55.319-05:00Which, having said that, may I go off on a tangent...Which, having said that, may I go off on a tangent?<br /><br />Which is: My-oh-my, it never ceases to amaze and amuse me how often so many who extoll the virtues of marriage take such great fun in tearing down the marriages of others. As if their own marriage hasn't required compromises and reconciliations. And also as if doing so doesn't call into question their own so-called reverent attitude toward Marriage. LOL. What the hell is it that you think you are actually accomplishing, being so all contradictory like that?rcommalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301180339680504471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85989426744020723952013-03-17T00:10:12.428-05:002013-03-17T00:10:12.428-05:00Althouse:
How about the notion that he's doin...Althouse:<br /><br />How about the notion that he's doing it because he can? And that he resents her, and for that reason, no matter what card she plays, he always can trump it by saying: "I am POTUS, something you are not and never will be."<br /><br />And that is true, in every, single, solitary, whichever way.<br /><br />OTOH, maybe he doesn't resent her. I think that's quite possible as well. Perhaps he's grateful. Maybe he's not. Whatever.<br /><br />Regardless, stuck together they are.rcommalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301180339680504471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71377685233200138132013-03-16T23:26:18.358-05:002013-03-16T23:26:18.358-05:00As has already been pointed out, Obama was talking...As has already been pointed out, Obama was talking about the apartment he had in Washington DC when he was in the Senate. They had been married for 12 years.Mike Schillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757322677259634481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11926709523595512482013-03-16T19:32:47.931-05:002013-03-16T19:32:47.931-05:00But I'm less interested in his lack of attenti...But I'm less interested in his lack of attention to traditional morality than I am in his portrayal of his wife as demanding and controlling. As I said in the post, it's not sexy and it's not respectful (and it reinforces the right-wing idea of Michelle as someone who's really about control and not health and caring). Why does he think that's appealing to Vogue readers?<br /><br />Really, he's not that sharp about Vogue readers, who are into the fantasy of themselves as upper middle class. He's trying to say: I identify with you because I go to Target. But Vogue readers aren't into the idea of themselves as shopping at Target!<br /><br />It's a lot of misfiring. I find that amusing. Don't you?Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46731862459243925562013-03-16T19:25:58.318-05:002013-03-16T19:25:58.318-05:00"So Michelle Obama shouldn't imply that s..."So Michelle Obama shouldn't imply that she and her now-husband had sex because some readers (almost certainly a small minority) think premarital sex is wrong."<br /><br />But obviously, you've completely misread that, Greg. It wasn't Michelle who implied those things. It was Barack. He didn't need to say that Michelle, when we were unmarried, was averse to staying in my apartment. I'm interested in what it says about Barack that he chose to cast his wife in that light. He's making her look prissy even as he's revealing that she did not embrace traditional morality. What's going on there? There's nothing attractive! And yet it's intended as self-promotion. I'm simply interested in understanding how B. Obama thinks and how he thinks his audience thinks. One thing is he seems completely uninterested in the traditional morality folks. That's something worth seeing and that's why I'm pointing it out.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76579376038385643942013-03-16T18:33:56.171-05:002013-03-16T18:33:56.171-05:00"That's a very casual revelation that she..."That's a very casual revelation that she would have slept overnight with him if only he'd had a nicer looking place. There's zero regard for the folks in this country (and world) who think you shouldn't have sex until you're married."<br /><br />So Michelle Obama shouldn't imply that she and her now-husband had sex because some readers (almost certainly a small minority) think premarital sex is wrong.<br /><br />Why stop there? <br /><br />From the article: “I had this little bachelor apartment that Michelle refused to stay in because she thought it was a little, uh . . . you know, pizza boxes everywhere..."<br /><br />Althouse-bot 3000: "That's a very casual revelation that he ate pizza. There's zero regard for the folks in this country (and world) who are vegans."<br /><br />Sometimes I think this blog--and Althouse's whole shtick--is just a big piece of performance art.Greg Milnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214486944289111386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10525690120534720552013-03-16T13:09:12.006-05:002013-03-16T13:09:12.006-05:00Quite apart from the silliness of all this, they w...Quite apart from the silliness of all this, they were married at the time referenced.CTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532540954799875055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-294872601003330542013-03-16T13:09:02.370-05:002013-03-16T13:09:02.370-05:00Quite apart from the silliness of all this, they w...Quite apart from the silliness of all this, they were married at the time referenced.CTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532540954799875055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19734269371646492842013-03-16T12:26:04.190-05:002013-03-16T12:26:04.190-05:00Gee, DA, nice - one sentence, two falsities. First...Gee, DA, nice - one sentence, two falsities. First, you are a serial misspeller who needs help. And second, in 4 years of being together, I've never known her to drink boxed wine or to drink more than 2 glasses in a day - typically, she has one glass of very good wine. Is that addiction? I don't think so. I find it lovely.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5840648455011010632013-03-16T08:08:24.583-05:002013-03-16T08:08:24.583-05:00Gee, Meade, I misspelled one word, you're marr...Gee, Meade, I misspelled one word, you're married a box wine addict for the rest of your life.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89891282597108025232013-03-16T01:44:40.202-05:002013-03-16T01:44:40.202-05:00The trouble with Obama's 'folksy' tale...The trouble with Obama's 'folksy' tales is - it's likely a complete fabrication. Both he and Michelle like to paint this picture - and she even does it when she talks about her girls' 'struggle' with weight, say whatever you want people to hear, not what they want to hear, what you want them to hear - it's a very different thing. He's filling air, building himself a cushion, keeping the masses hypnotized, it's a snake-charmer thing. Some of us are immune, and find it revolting.<br />Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023852057418281003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42860881688924824012013-03-15T17:41:55.848-05:002013-03-15T17:41:55.848-05:00"Where you sober when you accepted Meade'..."Where you sober when you accepted Meade's proposal of marriage?"<br /><br />Are you under the impression that if someone accepts a marriage proposal while mentally incapacitated that they are then required to marry the person? If so, please be careful!Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26275259302499941542013-03-15T17:39:37.964-05:002013-03-15T17:39:37.964-05:00CJColucci said...
"Get help. All of you, or a...CJColucci said...<br />"Get help. All of you, or almost."<br /><br />CJC, maybe you could get some help with your sentence fragments. Scroll up. Perhaps the Dark Avenger could help you. He's male and he's occupied as a tutor in the field of education. I learned that by reading his user profile.<br /><br />Wait. Never mind. Unfortunately, I just went to his website. It appears he himself needs help, laying out his website and spelling the word "hypocrisy". Can <i>you</i> help <i>him</i>? Thanks, CJ.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14268394437170828172013-03-15T11:00:51.355-05:002013-03-15T11:00:51.355-05:00Get help. All of you, or almost.Get help. All of you, or almost.CJColuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691840821795365920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50089026848900387762013-03-15T08:42:27.931-05:002013-03-15T08:42:27.931-05:00Does this post have any point whatsoever?Does this post have any point whatsoever?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453491914090077930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41219051938776406342013-03-15T08:23:25.233-05:002013-03-15T08:23:25.233-05:00Rcommal, good point.Rcommal, good point.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.com