Thread: Rush Limbaugh Calls Michelle Obama 'Hypocrite'

Rush Limbaugh Calls Michelle Obama 'Hypocrite' for Eating Ribs
8 hours ago
Tom Diemer
Correspondent

Now talk show host Rush Limbaugh is watching Michelle Obama's weight for her -- not that the first lady asked. He says she's a hypocrite for eating ribs and should stick to nuts and berries as part of her healthy eating initiative.

Mrs. Obama, on a skiing trip to Colorado this past weekend with daughters Sasha and Malia, enjoyed a meal of ancho chili short ribs, pickled pumpkin salad and kale, the Vail Daily reported.

That was way too much for Limbaugh, who, like fellow conservatives Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann, is on Mrs. Obama's case for her healthy kids/anti-obesity campaign, which some right-wingers see as a sign of a nanny state.

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

Limbaugh was just getting warmed up. "She is a hypocrite. Leaders are supposed to lead," he said. "If we are supposed to go out and eat nothing, if we are supposed to eat roots, berries and tree bark, show us how."

The first lady has won widespread praise for her "Let's Move" campaign to curb obesity by encouraging healthy eating among kids. But she has also taken heat from some who think government has no business telling Americans what and how to eat.

"I'm trying to say 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 [Yankees star] Alex Rodriguez might date every six months, or what have you," Limbaugh concluded.

No word on what Obama thinks about Limbaugh's broadsides or waistline. But from all indications she is happily married and not in the dating market. And she's also thought be a Chicago White Sox fan, so Rodriquez probably wouldn't make her list anyway.

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/22 ... ting-ribs/

When shopping for meat, I must say that lately, it's been almost impossible to find any that has any fat. We've bought those extra lean hamburger patties a few times because there was no other option. We like our hamburgers to be a bit greasy, not dry dry dry. I had decided a couple of weeks ago that Madam Michelle MUST be the reason why we can no longer find beef with any fat. Who would have thought that living in El Paso....the city voted as one of the "fattest" in the nation, a city comprised of officially 82% Hispanic (I know that's a low ball number in reality), that one would not be able to buy fatty meat!

Wait till the summer and they host the famed Obama BBQs. Beer, Fried chicken and ribs. I wonder if they will change it to diet drinks and guests can munch on the WhiteHouse lawn for food?

elpasoborn wrote:

When shopping for meat, I must say that lately, it's been almost impossible to find any that has any fat.

Fat is a flavor enhancer. I especially like it in my steaks when grilling out.