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Oscars: Iran gives Michelle Obama sleeves
The Telegraph ^ | 2/26/2013 | Raf Sanchez

Posted on 02/26/2013 7:42:41 AM PST by Former Fetus

Mrs Obama appeared via video link at the Los Angeles award ceremony, wearing a shimmering silver dress as she announced that Argo had won the Academy Award for best picture.

The President's wife sometimes jokes about her right to "bare arms" and her dress left her shoulders and upper chest exposed.

But a report by Fars, an Iranian news agency that acts as a semi-official mouthpiece for the regime, told a different story. Its account of the Oscars ceremony was accompanied by a crudely-altered image of Mrs Obama in a less-revealing dress.

The alteration is believed to have been made so the photograph would comply with the strict rules enforced by Iranian media censors.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 2013oscars; iranoscars; islamicmodesty; michelle; michelleobama; oscars
a crudely-altered image of Mrs Obama

You can say that again! Then, maybe she looks better in the "blurry" pic...


1 posted on 02/26/2013 7:42:49 AM PST by Former Fetus
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To: Former Fetus

what’s wrong couldn’t do a Burqa


2 posted on 02/26/2013 7:47:10 AM PST by molson209
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To: Former Fetus

I think the dress is better with the sleeves, she is to old to go bare armed.


3 posted on 02/26/2013 7:47:49 AM PST by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: Former Fetus

Too bad Michelle didn’t get to walk the Red Carpet. She had to wait in the wings until her debut.


4 posted on 02/26/2013 7:49:50 AM PST by stars & stripes forever ((Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!))
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To: Former Fetus

What I don’t understand is how photo-shopping her dress affected her mouth. I wonder if I could not do just as good a job with Paint, LOL!


5 posted on 02/26/2013 7:51:06 AM PST by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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To: Former Fetus

Must be the same group of Iranians who photoshopped Obama’s fake birth certificate for him. /sarc


6 posted on 02/26/2013 8:02:00 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: Former Fetus
The White Crib gave us strict instructions not to PhotoShop Mr. Soetoro with the 'skeeter-gate' photo-op. Here is the actual photo from Camp David.

7 posted on 02/26/2013 8:04:09 AM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: Former Fetus

I’m with iran on this one...cover as much of that up as possible. I’d throw a burqa on her.


8 posted on 02/26/2013 8:14:33 AM PST by pgkdan ( "Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~Thomas Jefferson)
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To: pgkdan

I think it is odd Iran cares about the Oscar appearance at all,

Maybe the Obama’s are going to retire there.


9 posted on 02/26/2013 8:22:16 AM PST by Sophia777
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To: Former Fetus

In that dress she looks like the Chrysler Building.


10 posted on 02/26/2013 8:24:13 AM PST by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: svcw

Totally agree...
Who knew the mullahs were fashion-forward?


11 posted on 02/26/2013 8:47:32 AM PST by matginzac
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To: Former Fetus

Interesting they made her look thinner with the blurry photoshop and less like a linebacker.


12 posted on 02/26/2013 9:03:08 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Former Fetus

I didn’t know that I agreed with Iran on anything....but I do.


13 posted on 02/26/2013 4:35:50 PM PST by jch10 (Hey GOP! Only Conservatives get my vote.)
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To: svcw
she is to old to go bare armed.

She has the right to bare arms.

(Wow I can hear the groaning all the way over here)

14 posted on 02/26/2013 4:37:48 PM PST by dfwgator
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