Radio host slams Michelle's ribs

Politico44 ^ | 02/21/11 | JULIE MASON

[ColdOne]

Oh, Rush Limbaugh. Were you feeling ignored? The radio host today seized on a report out of Vail, where first lady Michelle Obama is on a ski trip with Sasha and Malia, to add his voice to the general grumpus over the East Wing's healthy eating program. Via CNN:

"The problem is, and dare I say this, it doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritionary, dietary advice," Limbaugh said on his radio program. "And then we hear that she's out eating ribs at 1,500 calories a serving with 141 grams of fat per serving."

"She is a hypocrite," Limbaugh continued. "Leaders are supposed to be leaders. If we are supposed to go out and eat nothing, if we are supposed to eat roots, berries, and tree bark, show us how."

[marlon]

Rush has a point, don’t tell everyone else about eating healthy and then be out there constantly eating food thats not healthy. I would prefer that he be a gentleman and not mention the size of her HUGE rear end.

There fixed it for you.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Rush's appearance is not relevant to Moo-Chelle's Nanny State culinary fascism.

Any of us, him included, are perfectly justified in commenting on what she does eat. She's the one telling us what to eat.

IMO, once she started running her mouth about how fat everyone else is, her appearance became fair game for anyone.

Liberal hypocrites are not exempt from personal criticism. They deserve it.

[texas booster]

Limbaugh has lost about 100 lbs. from his TV days. The double chin is long gone.

He still isn't svelte but at least he didn't preach to us about how we should eat when he was dieting.

I understand, when Momma’s on a diet, EVERYONE is on a diet. But that was supposed to be only for the members of ones household.

Mrs. Obama can diet all she wants but don't turn her fad diet ideas into national policy.

After all, she isn't Ophra ...

[Victoria Delsoul]

A guy with more chins than a Chinese phonebook should know better than to comment on the appearance of others...

Reading comprehension is your friend.

Rush was commenting not on appearance (as you have done), but on the hypocrisy of Michelle not following her own health and diet advice.

From Rush’s website:

"RUSH: I'm sure you're aware that nutritionist-at-large Michelle Obama is urging, demanding, advocating, requiring what everybody can and can't eat. She's demanding that everybody basically eat cardboard and tofu, no calories, no fat, no nothing, gotta stop obesity. Except as in the case of all leftists, that's true for you but not for them. Michelle (My Belle) minus the husband took the kids out to Vail on a ski vacation and they were spotted eating. And they were feasting on ribs, ribs that were 1,575 calories per serving with 141 grams of fat per serving. Now, I'm sure some of you members of the New Castrati, "This is typical of what you do, Mr. Limbaugh, you take an isolated once-in-a-lifetime experience and try to say that she's a hypocrite." She is a hypocrite. Leaders are supposed to be leaders. If we're supposed to go out and eat nothing, if we're supposed to eat roots and berries and tree bark and so forth, show us how. And if it's supposed to make us fit, if it's supposed to make us healthier, show us how.

"The problem is, and dare I say this, it doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritionary dietary advice. And then we hear that she's out eating ribs at 1500 calories a serving with 141 grams of fat per -- (interruption) What do you mean, what do I mean? (interruption) No, I'm trying to say that our first lady does not project the image of women that you might see on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue or of a woman Alex Rodriguez might date every six months or what have you. I mean women are under constant pressure to look lithe and Michelle (My Belle) is out there saying if you eat the roots and the tree bark and the berries and all this cardboard stuff, you'll live longer, be healthier, and you won't be obese. Okay, fine, show us. I haven't seen any evidence here that, if that advice is being followed, that it works. That's all. Look, folks, leaders lead. They can sit up there and they can demand we do this and demand we do that, but show us. Poor kids are living in food deserts, parents are unemployed, kids got no place to go other than the mall, hang around for scraps at the Orange Julius place, maybe get some papaya juice out there, and then they hear about Michelle (My Belle) and the kids, 1500 calories per rib serving, 141 grams of fat. I'm just saying mom and dad are unemployed, kids are in the food court hoping for some drips of papaya juice and there they are eating ribs, skiing in Vail."

And by the way, Rush has lost 80 lbs since last year and it’s keeping his weight down. So besides improving on your reading comprehension skills, you need a new pair of stronger glasses.

[autumnraine]

Well... how am I supposed to tell my kid to eat their salad while the same lecturer is eating 1600 calorie/141 gram fat ribs???

Oh yah, I forgot we have Marie Antoinette Obama.

[dforest]

I am not fond of her ribs or any of the rest of her.

[Georgia Girl 2]

She’s got more junk in the trunk than most of us. Maybe Moochelle should hit her own diet for a couple of mos.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

I’ve always said, when Moochelle weighs less than me, she can dictate to me what to eat. I’m a male, 6’ 1” and weigh 175 lbs. Looking at Mooch, I’m not worried about her weighing less than me anytime soon....