Posted on 02/25/2013 6:14:37 PM PST by Kaslin
You've surely heard by now that Michelle Obama presented the Academy Award for Best Picture last evening.
On Monday, MSNBC host Alex Wagner, appearing on Hardball, said, "Could Laura Bush have done it? No. If she'd appeared at the Oscars, I don't think she would have been greeted with the same amount of warmth" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
MSNBC's Alex Wagner: Oscars Wouldn't Have Greeted Laura Bush As Warmly As Michelle Obama
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Let me ask you about the Obamas. This is the second time politicians have gotten into these awards. Bill Clinton was involved with the Golden Globes. I think it's the bicoastal America. I mean, if you look at a map of this country after a presidential election, it's pretty clear the way it works. You got New York and the New England states and the Northeastern states and then somewhere around Michigan it stops, you know? Or Illinois. And then you have this vast amount of flyover country if you will, and then there's L.A., and then there's San Francisco. And here it seems to me another one of the marriages of the bicoastal, the Left Coast against the East Coast. Republicans don't do this.
ALEX WAGNER: Yeah, but Chris, there are two things to say. One, could Laura Bush have done it? No. If she'd appeared at the Oscars, I don't think she would have been greeted with the same amount of warmth.
First off, I'm not going argue that Wagner is wrong.
The reality is that Laura Bush was quite beloved by much of this country enjoying far higher favorability ratings than her husband.
However, what does it say about Hollywood and the entertainment industry that despite how most of the country felt about Mrs. Bush, Wagner's probably right?
Are those involved in movies so hateful of folks on the other side of the aisle that they can't for one evening put ideology aside?
If the answer is "No," how could any of these folks ever be trusted to convey an honest, unbiased message whatever the subject matter?
Exactly. And I won’t contemplate it either.
Besides my impression was that the clapping for Moochelle was only lukewarm and not that enthusiastic at all......
Definitely not as classy and dignified as promoting gay marriage on the Larry King Show.
The wig bangs hide her eyebrows, which is a good thing. Those angry brows make her look like she has a migraine, wants to kick Barry’s azz or is hongry. Hongry for a crunchy celery stalk or carrot, ya know.
hides her angry eyebrows - - -
Riiiggghhhtt - forgot about the eyebrows.
It is no less appropriate for michelle to present the best picture award than it would would be for The Creature to present the Nobel Prize to Dr. Frankenstein.
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