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I like Michelle alot, and I'm glad she gives no fucks. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #1
! jpak Jan 2015 #4
I am so stealing that. nt B2G Jan 2015 #5
Me too ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #17
Love that! n/t Exhibit A Jan 2015 #8
!!! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2015 #10
Welcome to DU, Exhibit A! calimary Jan 2015 #15
Thanks, calimary! Exhibit A Jan 2015 #57
Hello bigwillq Jan 2015 #56
Thanks, bigwillq! n/t Exhibit A Jan 2015 #58
LOL azmom Jan 2015 #11
LOL, very nice! nt nc4bo Jan 2015 #14
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2015 #16
That should be an OP on its own re Mrs. Obama's bare head. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #21
Excellent.. that could go for so many things in our own lives, too.. Mahalo Sheldon. Cha Jan 2015 #59
Good for her B2G Jan 2015 #2
Precisely the number of fucks called for. Good on her! 11 Bravo Jan 2015 #3
Huzzah for her shenmue Jan 2015 #6
First Lady Michelle Obama/AKA/MNFTG. Cha Jan 2015 #60
My father's reaction Exhibit A Jan 2015 #7
She's got class galore. calimary Jan 2015 #18
I agree K & R nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #9
badass with out saying a word irisblue Jan 2015 #12
You GO Girl!!!!! heaven05 Jan 2015 #13
Same number as I. Dr. Strange Jan 2015 #19
She's an American, so she thinks she equal to anyone CanonRay Jan 2015 #20
He's not her King. So he can go fuck himself. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #23
This headline is baloney, elleng Jan 2015 #22
The DIAZEPAM was very strong that day. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #24
I guess so, elleng Jan 2015 #25
That's a Xanax smile. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #28
Very similar to a DIAZEPAM smile. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #29
Diazepam would be more relaxed. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #30
You can tell she is/isn't relaxed? Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #46
Did someone important just die when Mrs. Bush had tea in whatever place she was in? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #32
you mean headscarfs are a must for western women when someone has died, but not at other ND-Dem Jan 2015 #66
thank you. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #65
You're welcome. elleng Jan 2015 #77
K&R! Enthusiast Jan 2015 #26
hmm, the king might take this as an invitation to go donald ducking when out-of-country MisterP Jan 2015 #27
100% thanks to Michelle Obama for showing Saudi men what a real woman looks like. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #31
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First Lady was NOT required to wear a headscarf. That's the misconception. misterhighwasted Jan 2015 #33
right on. pangaia Jan 2015 #38
It's like people think the Saudis never encounter a woman not in a headscarf. tammywammy Jan 2015 #41
I don't understand the fuss or focus. She behaved appropriately and set a fine example, as always. MADem Jan 2015 #54
and plenty of other western female dignitaries have done the same. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #68
Hmm, Mrs. Bush outfit in Saudi Arabia SummerSnow Jan 2015 #34
Trumad, did you see the NBC Nightly News report on the Obama's visit? countryjake Jan 2015 #35
Men do not touch women that they are not related to in Arab countries. former9thward Jan 2015 #37
There are apparently many here dumbcat Jan 2015 #39
Yes, travel and learn. former9thward Jan 2015 #40
I certainly condemn the culture enforced by the Saudi royal family JonLP24 Jan 2015 #45
Um...that culture CONDEMNS MY ENTIRE GENDER Tsiyu Jan 2015 #47
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Oh for god's sake. That statement is as stupid as the assumptions made in the OP. The Obamas ND-Dem Jan 2015 #70
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go back to free republic ND-Dem Jan 2015 #73
I think we should all quit making ignorant assumptions about what other people's behavior ND-Dem Jan 2015 #69
A total non story. former9thward Jan 2015 #36
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Actually greymattermom Jan 2015 #43
and her legs too greymattermom Jan 2015 #44
Nothing new spedtr90 Jan 2015 #48
What about the men? They wear the head towels and don't expect Western men to wear them. libdem4life Jan 2015 #49
"head towels"??? Saphire Jan 2015 #50
Whatever you call them...don't know the correct term. Long,with the headbands. The men cover their libdem4life Jan 2015 #75
The day I give a fuck about the royal family RandySF Jan 2015 #51
Her clothing is perfectly appropriate and sufficiently "Islamic" for a non-Muslim woman. MADem Jan 2015 #52
Yes, thanks. elleng Jan 2015 #53
The Saudi culture is not worthy of respect bluestateguy Jan 2015 #55
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Go back to free republic. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #71
She's not the first western female dignitary not to wear a headscarf while visiting the saudis ND-Dem Jan 2015 #64
PHOTOS: Female Leaders Besides Michelle Obama Who Didn’t Wear A Headscarf In Saudi Arabia ND-Dem Jan 2015 #74
According to Lawrence O'Donnell last night, female visitors are asked to dress modestly and head merrily Jan 2015 #76
Saw that and I agree completely! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #78
I think if her husband were running again she would have complied but I love her! redstatebluegirl Jan 2015 #79
I can throw around "F" bombs with the best of them, but I find cadaverdog Jan 2015 #80
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