Posted on 10/07/2014 8:29:21 AM PDT by John Semmens
Meg Kissinger, a long-time reporter for the politically liberal Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, attempted to cover a Milwaukee campaign speech by First Lady Michelle Obama. She was stunned to discover that she was prohibited from talking to members of the audience.
Michelle’s aide Mary Burke explained that “it is important that the message the First Lady is trying to communicate not be confounded by inappropriate crowd comments to any reporters. This is, after all, her event. She has a right to control how it is perceived and reported.”
“To say that I was creeped out is an understatement,” Kissinger said. “We members of the press have been very friendly toward the Obamas. By now I would think we could be trusted not to portray their message in any negative way despite whatever feedback the audience might have given us. For me to get the ‘Potemkin Village’ treatment was a disheartening insult.”
In related news, conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza was sentenced to reeducation camp in order to undergo therapeutic counseling by Judge Richard Berman of the Federal District Court in Manhattan. “Mr. D’Souza’s contention that others, including President Obama, who have committed a similar offense were not subject to a similar punishment is irrelevant,” Berman ruled. “He holds no government office or related position that would entitle him to the exemption he requests. The very fact that he would ask demonstrates a serious lack of understanding of how the campaign finance laws work.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2014/10/05/obama-nixes-ebola-travel-restrictions/
Constitution of the United States of America....phooey!
Man, if I were a reporter, I would have interviewed her body guards to see what they really think of her. So much for freedom of the press...not that it's a big loss these days.
“if you dishonor me, I will sit on you.”
Who isn’t creeped out by Michelle Obama?
;’)
Golly, how many guards would be needed to circle her butt?
This is almost the exact way it came down, commas, semicolons and all. I’m not sure you’re entitled to claim that this is semi-satire.
Now the word is she's staying put---says she's miffed about kids eating potatoes and b/c her school lunch dictum to add kale to school diets went over like a lead balloon....so she's using that as the reason not to campaign for Democrats.
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The truth is despite the endless PR hyping her fashionable First Ladyship with an eye to running for office ala Hillary....Mrs O is a huge political liability.
An unnamed Democrat strategist gently alluded to the possibility that nervous Democratic candidates just don’t want the first lady around.
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BTW---where's the (ahem) "front-running" 2016 Dem candidate?
Haven't seen Hillary using her (gag) popularity to help Dems on the increasingly unfriendly Dummycrat campaign trail.
Guess she figures they'll all be gone---so why bother (cackle)
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