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NaturalHigh

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9. Autumn Leaf (another protestor)

Reply to ZRT2209 (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 10:41 PM

Jun 2013

He said he was "disappointed" in Obama's reaction to Sturtz and surprised she "approached Ellen as aggressively as she did."

Seriously? She tries to shout down the first lady at a private function, and this loser thinks Mrs. Obama should have just smiled sweetly and yielded the floor? Mrs. Obama has the right to express herself, too, Mr. Leaf. Free speech isn't limited only to the loud and obnoxious.

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Additional article/link below Tx4obama Jun 2013 #1

It's political protest,not disrespect. virgogal Jun 2013 #2

shouting down the first lady in someone's living room IS DISRESPECT ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #4

Surely a Whitehouse.Gov petition would have sufficed... Earth_First Jun 2013 #3

oh yes! Good on Joe Wilson! Good on Jan Brewer! Racists and assholes unite! ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #5

Meh. Earth_First Jun 2013 #8

Michelle Obama isn't an elected official. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #16

LGBT people already get no support from you, that's why people have to shout about it Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #6

behaving like a rude asshole is SUCH A SMART STRATEGY ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #11

No wonder the civil rights movement of the 60s was such a failure FreeState Jun 2013 #13

QED rug Jun 2013 #18

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #20

how bizarre you take it so personally. nt boilerbabe Jun 2013 #7

Autumn Leaf (another protestor) NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #9

I guess she expected FLOTUS to kiss her stupid, rude ass ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #10

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #12

Demanding civil rights is never classes n/t FreeState Jun 2013 #14

No, doing it in the most dickish way possible is uponit7771 Jun 2013 #21

Are you calling lesbians deviants? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #19

I agree. She isn't an elected official and receives no Govt salary. It's just rude. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #15

How dare the plebes approach a member of the royal court MattBaggins Jun 2013 #17

you forgot "...and be as regressive as possible..." uponit7771 Jun 2013 #22