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157. Hi fresh.. and she still held it together. I found this on TOD from someone who was there

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 05:56 PM

Jun 2013

at the Fundraiser..

From Gwendolyn in the comments:

There were 2 hecklers…a guy and this woman. I attended the fundraiser. The young man yelled out, and the woman joined. The female heckler was within the view of the First Lady. Supporters around the female heckler (including me!) were being vocal about the heckling. There was some movement in the group, and I think the First Lady was actually trying to take the sting out of the situation. Our First Lady Did Not over-react. I believe she was making sure no one became aggressive.

Thankfully, we have such a positive and effective First Lady. The dumb republicans do not understand grace!

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/05/rise-and-shine-520/

And, some Tweets from "April"..

April @ReignOfApril

I want to get my point across at a private home fundraiser, I slip @FLOTUS an impassioned letter signed by many on my issue. Not heckle her.

April @ReignOfApril

You confront the wife of the leader of the free world but then are "taken aback" when she confronts you right back. That's privilege, folks.

April @ReignOfApril

Ellen Sturtz goes to heckle @FLOTUS in a private home & then describes the crowd's response as "unsettling & disturbing." Girl, bye.

Oh the Irony!

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�She came right down in my face,� Sturtz said. �I was taken aback.� [View all] MrScorpio Jun 2013 OP

Way to go Mrs. Obama! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #1

+1000 Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #62

+2000 eom BlueCaliDem Jun 2013 #252

Indeed! I am 100% behind Michelle Obama on this. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #307

We all have limits regarding what we are willing to ignore. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #310

Let me get this straight - the venue was a private home, hedgehog Jun 2013 #2

"angry black woman" would be the euphemism of choice. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #7

Well sometimes black women have reason to be angry. This was one of those times. politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2013 #57

Agreed! calimary Jun 2013 #124

Yeah, I was thinking that only Repukes have the exclusive franchise to be disrespectful to our indepat Jun 2013 #145

According to Andrea Mitchell a few minutes ago the heckler got DevonRex Jun 2013 #88

Where was the secret service while this was happening? rl6214 Jun 2013 #206

Maybe taking care of the male heckler who interrupted Debbie Wasserman Schultz. DevonRex Jun 2013 #209

I think it's a little more important keeping an eye on Mrs Obama rl6214 Jun 2013 #211

If I were Michelle I would never raise another penny after this. DevonRex Jun 2013 #216

Some people regard being yelled at up close as abusive. I know I do. freshwest Jun 2013 #319

You go girl !! nt clarice Jun 2013 #3

An assassination target surprised by a sudden commotion scared this woman jberryhill Jun 2013 #4

Too bad there's no video. Secret Service was watching. Not overreacting, but alert. freshwest Jun 2013 #162

Good for FLOTUS CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #5

Amen. President Obama has already proven he will sign anything treestar Jun 2013 #236

"I really don't have any sympathy for any these god-damned hecklers" +1!! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #6

I agree. HappyMe Jun 2013 #9

I hope MO scared the shit out of her Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #8

I am torn on this whole thing... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #25

If it reads that way... gcomeau Jun 2013 #30

That's the trope all the Obama haters have gotten into their heads today alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #63

I don't think that this lady was a Obama hater...she movonne Jun 2013 #90

I'm not talking about her alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #128

I get what you're saying and it IS ridiculous. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #181

You nailed it n/t emulatorloo Jun 2013 #242

I really have no problem with what Michelle did... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #92

I don't have any problem with the heckler either alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #126

I havent read anything scolding Obama for her response, 7962 Jun 2013 #246

Not at all Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #154

Yeah, I mis-read what you said... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #156

No, it doesn't. It just means that people paid to hear Michelle, not the heckler. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #172

The amount of disrespect the first couple eissa Jun 2013 #10

The comments that the FLOTUS has endured as a woman of color since 2008 have sickened me. It's as if freshwest Jun 2013 #53

You are Rebl Jun 2013 #180

Exactly, of course he supports the cause treestar Jun 2013 #237

If Michelle or any politician refuses to speak at private/elite fundraisers then I shall applaud BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #11

For five hundred bucks, I'm sure that Ellen Sturz could have afforded her own microphone MrScorpio Jun 2013 #15

Fair point JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #38

Protester had massive disrespect for the plight of inner-city children frazzled Jun 2013 #16

A "talk" about the plight of inner-city children BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #106

Irony that $500 a plate is going to inner-city children? We should be upset about that? stevenleser Jun 2013 #122

Going to the DNC, as far as I can tell muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #141

We should be doing more of that. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #173

Five hundred a plate is chickenfeed. Mitt "Trees the Right Height" Romney didn't do those gigs for MADem Jun 2013 #138

The protester paid the money, too, presumably frazzled Jun 2013 #146

Apparently the protester's activist group paid the bill and planted the protester there to do the MADem Jun 2013 #159

Yes, but you know what the meme is, that 'Democrats are spineless' and won't fight back. freshwest Jun 2013 #166

Which is why I say to these so-called activists, if they want to make change, direct their MADem Jun 2013 #169

"By ratfucking DU they demoralize Democrats and get them to not show up to vote." emulatorloo Jun 2013 #244

Day in, day out... Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #343

+100 = so much truth in your comments imo lunasun Jun 2013 #253

I was just looking at GetEQUAL's website. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #314

Not to sound like a conspiracy freak, Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #331

If you believe that you have 'masters', that's wholly on you. LanternWaste Jun 2013 #21

Ah yes... BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #113

LOL Robb Jun 2013 #23

"I never expected to be confronted while harassing someone." geek tragedy Jun 2013 #12

Heh. Exactly! Lex Jun 2013 #13

The poor dear. HappyMe Jun 2013 #18

That reaction is interesting... Javaman Jun 2013 #101

Best Advice is to NOT take advice from the Internet Tough Guy Quarterly: freshwest Jun 2013 #160

Maybe people *should expect to be confronted* when they confront others, instead of being one-sided. freshwest Jun 2013 #121

You are correct, freshwest. sheshe2 Jun 2013 #184

Don't forget the VAWA which the GOP kept trying to deny LGBT and Natives from being covered. freshwest Jun 2013 #192

Nominated for Quote of the Year. calimary Jun 2013 #127

It was a speech about impoverished inner-city children frazzled Jun 2013 #14

The heckler didn't give a shit. Her cause was more important that any other. bluestate10 Jun 2013 #327

Josh Marshall called her "the David Broder of hecklers." WilliamPitt Jun 2013 #17

perfect arely staircase Jun 2013 #31

More like "the Bill O'Reilly of hecklers". Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #66

Good for Mrs. Obama! First LADY, indeed. Glorfindel Jun 2013 #19

It was a private affair so people had paid to be there. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #20

After listening to the audio eissa Jun 2013 #22

There's a time and a place sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Adsos Letter Jun 2013 #26

She is the most impressive first lady I can remember...and I remember Mamie! Sekhmets Daughter Jun 2013 #27

I believe the same way siligut Jun 2013 #32

And I add her Get In Your Face Style. We should take a lesson. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #40

They've got to realize an executive order is over with EC Jun 2013 #28

Actually, no it isn't brooklynite Jun 2013 #33

and if a repub gets in? EC Jun 2013 #59

Depends on the Order... brooklynite Jun 2013 #64

Please give your details on this EO and how it was enforced in the Bush administration when he freshwest Jun 2013 #245

From the EPA: brooklynite Jun 2013 #251

Thanks. What of the changes Bush made? I don't consider them just, or environmental. freshwest Jun 2013 #266

+1111 treestar Jun 2013 #238

Bullies usually get surprised when someone stands up the them ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #29

K&R ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #34

OBAMA can go to hell with her disrespect dbackjon Jun 2013 #35

good luck advocating on Full Ignore ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #36

I am happy when bigots ignore me. dbackjon Jun 2013 #37

Here's a book recommendation for you davidpdx Jun 2013 #282

I am just fine the way I am dbackjon Jun 2013 #283

You seem awfully judgemental... Sheepshank Jun 2013 #290

Not at all dbackjon Jun 2013 #341

In other words davidpdx Jun 2013 #333

No - there is objective standards on bigotry dbackjon Jun 2013 #342

Sounds like objective standards to me davidpdx Jun 2013 #344

grow some skin frylock Jun 2013 #97

Lol, your drama cracks me up! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #248

Respect given JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #44

What does race have to do with it? dbackjon Jun 2013 #45

I don't see that way� I think that race has a lot to do with this. MrScorpio Jun 2013 #49

I agree. The casual disrespect for this POTUS/FLOTUS abounds. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #110

Lol, people yelled at bush all the time! Threw shoes! Logical Jun 2013 #249

That didn't happen in the U.S. A shoe-thrower would have been arrested here. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #337

Absolutely and it does have to do with race imo & what they are used to getting away re: minorities lunasun Jun 2013 #256

Everything JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #50

You are projecting racism on the GLBT community dbackjon Jun 2013 #54

Good for you JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #65

I truly love you. Truly Number23 Jun 2013 #264

I came across this story on Tumblr, as it was posted by a black lesbian that I follow MrScorpio Jun 2013 #68

Thanks for this link. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #85

You bet. There's another opinion that I thought was important here MrScorpio Jun 2013 #89

To be honest... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #100

Here's some more information that I'd think you'd like MrScorpio Jun 2013 #108

Glad to hear it! libodem Jun 2013 #194

"Black Queer voices...are standing up for Mrs. Obama and NOT for Ms. Sturtz." Number23 Jun 2013 #265

I'm trying to decide what the right intersectional thing to do here for both women would have been stevenleser Jun 2013 #123

I seriously doubt that Sturtz would have been interested in any form of intersectionality at all MrScorpio Jun 2013 #134

This white guy is calling racist, too. TekGryphon Jun 2013 #116

Yes, so yell at the right people!! CONGRESS !!! Pisces Jun 2013 #48

Congress? What Congress? Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #332

no offense dlwickham Jun 2013 #51

So heckle those actually standing in the way eissa Jun 2013 #55

The First Lady Wasn't Disrespectful onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #60

Disrespect is shown disrespect in kind. Jester Messiah Jun 2013 #69

The FLOTUS isn't delaying or denying anything. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #74

Since when is a woman standing up for herself disrespect? geek tragedy Jun 2013 #78

I can respect THAT :) dbackjon Jun 2013 #81

Thank you. Michelle didn't back down. DevonRex Jun 2013 #93

So can the whiny heckler. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #91

Ellen Sturz my well be a hero..... Captain Stern Jun 2013 #104

Like Michelle Obama knows NOTHING about equality denied Politicalboi Jun 2013 #136

Then her lack of empathy is even more astounding. dbackjon Jun 2013 #143

In general, I think it's tough to empathize thucythucy Jun 2013 #176

Acknowledge the grave injustice done to GLBT Americans dbackjon Jun 2013 #177

This message was self-deleted by its author thucythucy Jun 2013 #193

What word? treestar Jun 2013 #240

Her lack of empathy??? onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #190

you suck, dude. seriously. MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #151

As a gay man, Ellen Sturz began the disrespect. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #163

In your opinion dbackjon Jun 2013 #165

Yep. Sturtz playing the victim only diminishes her standing. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #171

The audience wanted the heckler gone... onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #39

... William769 Jun 2013 #41

I love her response!! This woman did not expect to be engaged directly? She Pisces Jun 2013 #42

Hmmm. Myrina Jun 2013 #43

I agree 100%, and just said so adigal Jun 2013 #58

oiy. Whisp Jun 2013 #268

that's my only beef, and it's not really a beef, per se.. frylock Jun 2013 #98

Love her flamingdem Jun 2013 #46

I distinctly recall 2naSalit Jun 2013 #47

I have to say, if Laura Bush did this, you all would be reacting with outrage adigal Jun 2013 #52

No, I'd give Ms. Bush her props for taking care of business. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #70

Then I think you are in the minority here n/t adigal Jun 2013 #73

I'm used to it, nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #76

No. A woman has the right to stand up for herself to someone shouting in her face. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #95

Yup, me too. HappyMe Jun 2013 #102

Heckler wouldn't even have gotten NEAR the room. calimary Jun 2013 #142

+1,000. Maybe some people don't remember those years? freshwest Jun 2013 #231

Maybe MOST people don't remember those years. calimary Jun 2013 #346

Well said, and calling Joe Wilson a pipsqueak is being very kind. nt raccoon Jun 2013 #280

Oh believe me, I have words for him that would incinerate my computer. calimary Jun 2013 #347

Lol, I doubt it! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #250

Heck, I give her husband props for dodging that shoe. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #281

And you heard the recording? CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #120

The point, is that Laura Bush would NEVER jen63 Jun 2013 #349

I thought bravo Mrs. Obama.....someone has got to put a stop to this madness of interrupting anyone a kennedy Jun 2013 #56

The vitriol that the first black family has endured is a national disgrace. It's beyond political. freshwest Jun 2013 #61

True. abelenkpe Jun 2013 #67

Curious, do you think this particular heckler was motivated by race? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #71

No... I don't think race was the ultimate motivator Sheepshank Jun 2013 #295

While I agree with Maher's sentiments, I don't think this was at all about race. GoCubsGo Jun 2013 #99

I didn't say it was about race, but as the first black family, that's the atmosphere nationally. freshwest Jun 2013 #132

You got no argument from me. GoCubsGo Jun 2013 #140

This reminds me of the hecklers from the right, and the one on Gitmo. freshwest Jun 2013 #153

Hi fresh.. and she still held it together. I found this on TOD from someone who was there Cha Jun 2013 #157

Thanks for the additional take from someone who was actually there, Cha. It shows privilege, and a freshwest Jun 2013 #161

Here's another personal account of someone else who was at the fundraiser for inner city kids.. Cha Jun 2013 #170

Well Said! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #197

Do you mean to purposefully conflate what the middle aged lesbian who wants her civil rights did... Kurovski Jun 2013 #338

So what, it was a private house not a public venue...... Historic NY Jun 2013 #72

Sturtz is an IDIOT, plain and simple. And possibly a racist as well. ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #75

This is a rhetorical trick used most clumsily. Your comment is most unwelcome. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #79

Sturtz was hoping to verbally abuse and berate the First Lady until she cried or broke down, I think ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #77

Not a big fan of LGBT issues, eh? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #80

not a big fan of racist bullies and idiots ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #82

"Racist" is a term that should be used cautiously. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #83

because they don't know fuckall.. frylock Jun 2013 #125

Trolls certainly do. Then they run off. Kurovski Jun 2013 #340

If she were a ANGRY BLACK WOMEN Iliyah Jun 2013 #84

Ellen Sturtz says she was 'surprised'..she should use all the interviews now- to make her point. Sunlei Jun 2013 #86

Ms. Sturtz. Rudeness is NOT the way to lend credence to your cause. When you are being rude it appleannie1 Jun 2013 #87

I suppose you think Rosa Parks was rude for not following custom by refusing to give up her bus seat LonePirate Jun 2013 #103

Rosa Parks was demanding her Constitutional rights in a public space. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #284

If the venue matters to you, then I question your commitment to Constitutional and civil rights LonePirate Jun 2013 #286

Question away. At least you showed enough sense not to try and equate Sturtz with Rosa Parks again. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #288

I support any citizen directly questioning and criticizing people of authority and influence LonePirate Jun 2013 #289

I'll ask you again, should the First Lady be interrupted any time she addresses an issue other than 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #293

I already answered your question in the previous post. LonePirate Jun 2013 #294

No, you didn't. And this has now become akin to arguing with my nutcase, fundie, co-worker. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #296

What does this statement mean to you? LonePirate Jun 2013 #298

I didn't ask if you "support" it. The question I asked is SHOULD (see, that's the key word) 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #302

Yes to all three of your questions. LonePirate Jun 2013 #303

At last, you finally answered. So, to recap, if your answer to all of my questions is yes ... 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #306

It's disturbing that you're more outraged by the interruption than by the lack of LGBT civil rights LonePirate Jun 2013 #308

It's interesting how you believe you can determine DU's level of outrage regarding one topic... 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #315

Sturtz a true hero for speaking out? Sheepshank Jun 2013 #297

When exactly would Sturtz have gotten both MO's and the public's undivided attention and ears? LonePirate Jun 2013 #299

The public ear is ready on the gay issue....she organizes her own venue Sheepshank Jun 2013 #300

She grabbed MO's attention for a few moments and made the national news yesterday LonePirate Jun 2013 #301

The cause already had attention...now it has negative attention. That was good? Sheepshank Jun 2013 #312

If Sturtz's actions compel Pres. Obama to not sign the EO, then he's a bigot. LonePirate Jun 2013 #313

your assertion that this heckling act alone SHOULD compel Michelle to Force POTUS Sheepshank Jun 2013 #324

Rosa Parks didn't yell. She quietly sat down and silently refused to give up her seat bluestate10 Jun 2013 #328

So sound volume is your determining factor when deciding if a cause is just? LonePirate Jun 2013 #330

If PO should write an executive order for her issue, why shouldn't he write one for MY issue, for patrice Jun 2013 #94

The order is already in the works. I don't believe this was what this was about. Nope, I don't. freshwest Jun 2013 #182

Agreed. It wasn't to get any message out. What message? Nobody even HEARD them but DevonRex Jun 2013 #195

I'm sure this will not have a chilling effect on anyone's support for LGBT's. That's about all of us freshwest Jun 2013 #229

Perfectly said. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #233

It's troubling how the internet, including the DU, helps A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G like that out. People act patrice Jun 2013 #196

Well, I understand that. I don't take this place very serious anymore for that reason. freshwest Jun 2013 #243

This ^^^^ treestar Jun 2013 #241

because white politicians never get heckled? frylock Jun 2013 #96

No, but then you don't have lilly-white 'progressives' whining geek tragedy Jun 2013 #107

Chris Christie: Forceful and direct. Michelle Obama: Aggressive CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #115

Yup alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #131

The disrespect of the Obamas by (some) progressives goes back to day one. PragmaticLiberal Jun 2013 #149

Nailed it. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #150

They haven't been heckled nearly as much as the Obamas. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #114

do you have a scorecard? frylock Jun 2013 #129

It's really not that hard to notice the difference without keeping one. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #148

it's really not that difficult to differentiate between dissatisfied liberals and racists either.. frylock Jun 2013 #152

Well done, FLOTUS... SidDithers Jun 2013 #105

I'm right with you MrScorpio Tumbulu Jun 2013 #109

K&R defacto7 Jun 2013 #111

Why in the world would she heckle someone who is supporting gay rights? DrewFlorida Jun 2013 #112

Because she couldn't stand the idea of the spotlight going to the black communtiy for even one day TekGryphon Jun 2013 #117

why do you latinos? frylock Jun 2013 #130

The GOP can't even stand that the black community exists and work to eliminate that fact: freshwest Jun 2013 #323

Good for the First Lady. People came to hear the FL give a talk WI_DEM Jun 2013 #118

Cheering the puppets Crow73 Jun 2013 #119

Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!! I behaved like a shithead and got called on it!!! Waaaaaaaaah!!! nt MADem Jun 2013 #133

If you act like a jerk, you'll get treated like a jerk. calimary Jun 2013 #147

Yep, and she should have been better prepared. RiffRandell Jun 2013 #228

And she risked alienating people who would otherwise be sympathetic to her cause. calimary Jun 2013 #348

Action /reaction Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #135

I wrote this before--Sturtz paid $500 to have her ass handed to her. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #137

I hope the organizers write a check and send her money back to her. I have a bluestate10 Jun 2013 #329

Maybe someone who has heckled can clear something up for me... mindfulNJ Jun 2013 #139

Because heckling is meant to intimidate, not inform. To degrade, not discuss. freshwest Jun 2013 #320

Michelle 1, Heckler 0 Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #144

Why didn't she take the microphone ? how did she want/expect Michelle to react JI7 Jun 2013 #155

There's no expectation of it, but maybe with some class? It's not the "Houswives of Washington DC." Kurovski Jun 2013 #334

Heckler was the rude one dem in texas Jun 2013 #158

+1 freshwest Jun 2013 #321

Good on Michelle! Scurrilous Jun 2013 #164

I actually think threatening to leave a group of people who had paid to see you because Flaxbee Jun 2013 #167

I am going to turn this car around RIGHT Now! That is how mom's have dealt with childess behavior. alphafemale Jun 2013 #174

Everyone deserves respect. Everyone. Even assholes. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #203

Disipline and reminders of what is acceptable behavior IS respect. alphafemale Jun 2013 #223

but that's what Michelle was going to do. Let poor behavoir spoil it for everyone. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #232

She wasn't really going to leave. That was a Mom ploy. alphafemale Jun 2013 #234

Not only that, she offered her the mike to say her piece. No, this was a stunt, not advocacy. freshwest Jun 2013 #317

In my world, respect must be earned. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #285

It wasn't a serious threat--it was a signal to the people hosting geek tragedy Jun 2013 #175

Really? Then why not simply say so? Ask for the disruptor to either wait Flaxbee Jun 2013 #204

The only person that Mrs. O could have been possibly "rude" to was the heckler. MrScorpio Jun 2013 #186

Had Michelle actually left, it would have been ridiculous. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #208

Are you saying that Sturtz had just as much a right to that mic as Michelle Obama? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #221

No, I'm not saying that. Not even remotely. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #230

If what you say is correct, why then did the crowd reward Michelle with a return to the podium? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #239

Then let's just disagree. I don't think it was brilliant. But that makes me no less an Flaxbee Jun 2013 #305

Thumbs UP for Michelle!!! nt Raine Jun 2013 #168

In other words, she's saying Mrs. Obama was "uppity." n/t Scootaloo Jun 2013 #178

�She came right down in my face,� Sturtz said. �I was taken aback.� BklnDem75 Jun 2013 #179

Oh the Irony! Cha Jun 2013 #183

Michelle Obama would not have done well in the time of the Lincoln JDPriestly Jun 2013 #185

There was no "debate" between Michelle Obama and Sturtz MrScorpio Jun 2013 #187

"Mrs. Obama should learn" "ask him how to teach her", "ordinary folk" CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #188

The President is a master at handling hecklers. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #261

I'm missing what she did wrong. onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #189

Obama has handled these situations masterfully in many instances. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #263

Thanks for the reply. onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #274

One rule many Hecklers seem to forget. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #191

You just don't get it. Fearless Jun 2013 #198

Who acted like a spoiled brat? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #199

Mrs. Obama was a spoiled brat in responding. Fearless Jun 2013 #201

The only person acting like a spoiled brat was the idiot heckler.. HipChick Jun 2013 #202

Wanting equality is never spoiled. Sorry. Fearless Jun 2013 #205

The heckler was rude HipChick Jun 2013 #218

She was rude as well. Fearless Jun 2013 #220

The audience did not pay $500 to hear a disruptor and they would have made that known regardless. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #224

Just because a majority doesn't like Fearless Jun 2013 #260

That's ridiculous. MrScorpio Jun 2013 #210

You still seem to feel the need to however? Fearless Jun 2013 #214

Are you angry at Michelle Obama? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #222

I am disappointed with her response to the protester Fearless Jun 2013 #255

You know, I've seen loads of bullshit shoveled on DU before, but this takes the cake MrScorpio Jun 2013 #269

Alright let's take this item by item... Fearless Jun 2013 #270

Oh, I see� MrScorpio Jun 2013 #275

Thank you for taking the time to restate your opinions Fearless Jun 2013 #292

LOL! The name calling never stops. It's all good though, right? Just Michelle Obama. DevonRex Jun 2013 #213

If she does bad things Fearless Jun 2013 #215

Talking about poor children and gun control has just got to STOP!!!! DevonRex Jun 2013 #217

No. There is no monopoly on social issues. Fearless Jun 2013 #219

No, she did NOT CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #225

No. Fearless Jun 2013 #257

I think you are wrong about that. Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #226

A protester is a heckler when you disagree with them. Fearless Jun 2013 #258

No you are wrong. Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #271

The protester PAID to get in. They are no intruder. Fearless Jun 2013 #272

I got that part about the heckler paid to be there. Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2013 #276

I do not see how she could have been trying to "grab a headline" Fearless Jun 2013 #291

Mrs. Obama said she would be headed out the door if the woman chose to speak. Kurovski Jun 2013 #335

That's odd. I am a G in the LGBT community and don't feel MO disrespected me. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #247

It is indeed odd. Fearless Jun 2013 #259

I may have to re-think this... Kurovski Jun 2013 #336

I don't mind hecklers HoosierRadical Jun 2013 #200

Comments at Daily Beast are quite telling. Audio there, too. DevonRex Jun 2013 #207

Good. quakerboy Jun 2013 #212

She was given a chance to engage like an adult with the mike. She refused. Publicity stunt. freshwest Jun 2013 #318

And the First Lady said that if the woman did indeed engage, she was going to head out the door. Kurovski Jun 2013 #339

Fist Bump ! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #227

Amen. treestar Jun 2013 #235

Sturtz's cause is good, but her tact/timing kinda sucks. nt BootinUp Jun 2013 #254

Michelle was not "rude".. she was polite. Audio clip at Cha Jun 2013 #262

Indeed, kudos to her. JoeyT Jun 2013 #267

Fuck that shit Sheepshank Jun 2013 #304

Inner city kids and their plight? JoeyT Jun 2013 #309

Michelles own words Sheepshank Jun 2013 #311

Agree with Sturz's methods, disagree with the target (mrs. Obama) and location agentS Jun 2013 #273

I think MO did alright, but the pilling on in this thread is kind of sad. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #277

Many, if not most, of the people doing the piling on here QC Jun 2013 #278

I just hope their words don't get associated with the first lady. Ash_F Jun 2013 #279

Get outta my head. Kurovski Jun 2013 #287

Most important post in this entire, ugly thread ruggerson Jun 2013 #345

FLOTUS was taken aback when Sturz jumped up in the middle of her speech. mfcorey1 Jun 2013 #316

That's not all that happened in the sequence of events. freshwest Jun 2013 #322

I think we are on the same page. However, I still believe it was wrong to interrupt Mrs. Obama mfcorey1 Jun 2013 #325

I understand that about civility. I try to express the need for it in meetings that take up time. freshwest Jun 2013 #326