Limbaugh takes aim at Michelle Obama Eating Ribs

[RamboLiberal]

Michelle Obama is taking heat from talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh after a report in the Vail Daily that she consumed a not-so-healthy-meal of ribs for dinner while on a recent visit to the Colorado resort, the latest example of conservative angst directed at the first lady's healthy-eating initiative.

"The problem is, and dare I say this, it doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritionary, dietary advice," Limbaugh said Monday 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."

The Vail Daily reported Sunday Mrs. Obama dined at the restaurant Kelly Liken in Vail Village, ordering "a pickled pumpkin salad with arugula and a braised ancho-chile short rib with hominy wild mushrooms and sautéed kale." The first family, minus the president, went to Colorado for a long weekend of skiing.

"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," Limbaugh also said Monday.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/21/limbaugh-takes-aim-at-michelle-obamas-waistline/#more-147706

[Ken Burch]

1. She never claimed to be a vegetarian, Rush.

n/t.

[Danger Mouse]

2. Rush Limbaugh would know all about what it is to be a hypocrite.

[AsahinaKimi]

51. apparently he is now a

nutrition expect as well... (the first three letters of "nutrition" certainly apply.)

[Drunken Irishman]

3. I don't ever remember Michelle Obama saying Americans should only eat healthy food at all times...

[KittyWampus]

12. It's kind of funny. "eat roots, berries, and tree bark, show us how"

he's so ridiculous and yet people buy into him.

[MadMaddie]

40. She has talked about moderation

[liberal N proud]

4. The skunk calling the rose stinky

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[cutlassmama]

6. Ribs are protein. They are a lot better than McDonalds. If she eats ribs

in small quantities, unlike the gallons he scarfs down then they aren't that bad for her. He should take his own advice.

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[eyesroll]

8. Isn't there a pretty big difference between "ribs" and "a short rib" on a salad?

:shrug:

One cooked short rib has 357 calories, 22 grams of fat, per this web site which may or may not be accurate but it doesn't sound too far off.
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-beef-rib-shortribs-i13150

Add hominy, mushrooms, pumpkin, arugula, chiles, and kale? Sounds good and healthy overall to me.

[GoCubsGo]

19. Yeah, and she went skiing afterward.

Even if her meal was 1500 calories, as he claimed, she burned that in a couple of hours on the slopes.

[flpoljunkie]

9. Limbaugh is indeed a 'big, fat idiot.' Michelle Obama eats well and exercises a great deal--every

morning she and the president exercise at 5:30AM for a good hour or more.

Limbaugh's attacking Michelle Obama eating ribs is despicable and racist. He is corporate, bootlicking scum.

[tanyev]

10. Yes, it's true that Michelle Obama does not look like an anorexic with giant breast implants.

I happen to think that's a good thing.

[impik]

11. I wish him all the ill i could wish anyone, and it doesn't bother me at all

[Beaverhausen]

13. I'm sure she burnt up all the extra calories skiing

I can't believe this pig would even bother going after Michelle. I guess he just wanted to be in the news somehow.

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[JustAnotherGen]

15. I submitted his name/application

to the producers of A & E's Heavy last night . . .

[truthN08]

17. He's a contender for that show indeed but

He doesn't deserve there help. He's repulsive.

Its been awhile since I've run across you on the boards :hi:

[JustAnotherGen]

47. he he he

Love ya girl! :-) It's beautiful being here where I don't have to worry about hurting some neocon eejit's widdle feelings and admin tsk tsking me for it! :rofl:

[appleannie1]

16. Pig boy hears rib and thinks pork. She ate beef. 357 calories and high in protein.

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[polichick]

20. Poor Limpballs - can't get the attention he used to get...

There are too many other sociopathic Republican blowhards on the air.

[fishwax]

21. what an idiot

He needs to be shown how to eat berries? He thinks a braised short rib with a salad is hideously unhealthy? He thinks MO claimed to be a vegetarian or to eat only healthy food, or suggested that all Americans should only ever eat berries and roots? What an idiot.

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[Retrograde]

23. What's unhealthy about ribs?

Sure, eating a whole slab by yourself isn't all that good for you (well, maybe if you're in a position that calls for a lot of strenuous work), but ribs don't have that much meat on them, and a couple or three can be tasty and filling. It's not like she pigged out ribs and nothing else, and I doubt she's eating Rush-quantities of food.

True, Michelle Obama doesn't project the image of women you might see on the cover of the SI swimsuit issue, but is that necessarily a bad thing? She's a fit normal woman in her forties, not one of the .01% who gets to be a cover girl. And who's Alex Rodriguez and why should I care?

[The Wizard]

24. If I looked like Rash

criticizing the eating habits of others would be off the table. But I'm not a bloated, dope addicted, lying scumbag propagandist bent on subjugating the working class.
Will someone please sucker punch Rash.

[rasputin1952]

25. A thinly veiled racial attack...

the "ribs" thing gives it away.

I'm surprised he didn't say that the WH organic garden is full of watermelons and there is a chicken house out back.

All Limbaugh has to do is look at the body MO carries around and realize that she eats wisely and balances her diet...something Limbaugh can learn from as he totes his own other than svelte body around on the tree stumps he needs to keep his own ass off of the ground.

Hell, if Limbaugh ever saw a veggie on his plate, he'd keel over from apoplexy.

[Dash87]

27. I think it's a sexist attack as well

[rasputin1952]

29. It most certainly is...

but Limbaugh is a sexless clown...as one of his former wives has decreed publicly, (I think it was his second).

I once posted that Laura Bush had brought back the drab and "Potato Sack" look to the WH, and was taken to task, (but I stand by that post), by several that thought it was OTT. I found it refreshing to have an intelligent, photogenic and vibrant First Lady in the WH in Michelle Obama. This woman exemplifies what most Americans view as common sense proposals to some pretty serious problems in this country. She is far from the "regal" Nancy Reagan, and light years ahead of the bush family in intellect. Her personality is warm and refreshing, (kind of reminds me of Jackie Kennedy), and she speaks eloquently on a variety of issues. The perfect RW nightmare packaged in a woman who is forging her own destiny. All they want is some wallflower that sits back and manages the kitchen, (caveat: I'd love to visit the WH kitchen and try some of the fare...:D ).

I think Michelle is a valuable asset to this presidency, and I know that the RW is terrified of an intelligent and engaging woman. I suspect that attacks will continue, racist, sexist and anything else they can come up with...it's all they have.

[Dash87]

26. He keeps getting even more stupid.

It's amazing. And Michelle Obama is physically fit (maybe he's jealous?)

[JoePhilly]

28. "Jabba the Rush" criticizing some one else's appearance???

:rofl:

[Ganja Ninja]

30. Geeze Rush it's not as if she grabbed those ribs right off your plate.

As much as someone needs to.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

41. Haha, good one.

[underpants]

53. It's not like she was eating 300 oxycontin a day

I mean....just saying

[whistler162]

31. So she had two full racks of fat ladened ribs dripping with

sauce made of pure cane sugar!

ribs without a lot of fat and with a good sauce are not unhealthy.

[olegramps]

32. I wish someone who kick that fat bastard's ass.

[PVnRT]

33. It was a 600 calorie, 5-ounce short rib

The short rib is actually a very lean, relatively healthy cut of beef. Interestingly, she ate it at a Top Chef finalist's (Kelly Liken) in Vail, Colorado:

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20110221/NEWS/110229979

[rucky]

35. Now why would Rush exaggerate like that?

[struggle4progress]

34. Hmmm .... Who would I rather listen to -- MO or RL?

Limbaugh Blames Iceland Volcano On Health Care Passage & Obama
http://cdn1.newsone.com.nyud.net:8090/files/2010/04/rush-limbaugh-traitor.jpg
http://newsone.com/nation/news-one-staff/limbaugh-blames-iceland-volcano-on-health-care-passage-obama/


Michelle Obama: Let’s Make Schools Feed Kids Real Food
http://colorlines.com.nyud.net:8090/assets_c/2010/06/michelle_obama_garden_062910-thumb-640xauto-186.jpg
http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/08/michelle_obama_lets_make_schools_feed_kids_real_food.html

Michelle Obama on Sesame Street
http://blogs.sfweekly.com.nyud.net:8090/foodie/michelle-obama-sesame-street.jpg
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2009/09/michelle_obama_sesame_street.php


The first lady spends the day bagging food for hungry children
http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com.nyud.net:8090/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090429-michelle-obama-hmed-2p.grid-6x2.jpg
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30483496/ns/today-today_people/

[rasputin1952]

42. Limbaug always has an "Emergency Exit" at his back...

:D

Good photo layout...one slob and a a slew of pic's showing a very fit woman...who happens to find great joy in helping others.

Notice how MO is surrounded by green...the only "green" you'll find with the gas bag is in his wallet...and perhaps the underwear he rarely, if ever changes...:hi:

[SkyDaddy7]

36. RUSH IS A TRUE IDIOT! (No Text Required)

[Fearless]

37. LOOK AT YOURSELF RUSH! n/t

[Beacool]

38. Limbaugh should look at himself in the mirror

before having the nerve to criticize anyone else's figure. The guy is a sexist pig. The epithets with which he dubs Democratic women go way beyond differences in political views. The guy makes me sick.

:puke:

[MadMaddie]

39. Waiting for Rush to say something about Fried Chicken!

[rasputin1952]

43. Or Watermelons...

:(

[MadMaddie]

48. Oh they did that in 2008

it was a picture of watermellons on the WH lawn...it was pathetic and juvenile!

[rasputin1952]

49. It took the R's quite some time to speak against it oo...

it was one more3 reason the people saw the GOP as racist clowns...they haven't stopped since, it's all about race to many of them; which is quite odd considering the were once known as the "Party of Lincoln"...:eyes:

[MadMaddie]

50. This is true!

They are not students of history so they don't get it.

They glorify Reagan and he was one of the biggest racist and homophobe of all.

[rasputin1952]

52. Reagan was remarkably dumb, something the R's seem to hold ...

in great esteem. With Reagan, it was , "hand him a script", he'd read said script and some people thought it was "wonderful". He was a crappy actor, crappy governor and crappy president. He believed in whatever he was told or handed, his life was built around illusion and he was the quintessential "Hollywood" persona. Something he and Nancy brought to the WH.

Stupidity didn't end w/him though, they GOP reached lower into the barrel and found an even dumber governor in bush. It's far easier lead the morons down the primrose path than anyone with intellect on their side. When one adds the "fundie" side, where people are actively told not to think, there is nothing but disaster in the cards.

How anyone could vote for these morons escapes me completely; then again, I'm not an idiot...:D

[yellowcanine]

57. With some blackeyed peas and chitlins on the side. Aunt Jemima Brand.

[Phoonzang]

44. Maybe if she had a side of Oxycotin, it would have been ok. nt

[Brewman_Jax]

45. What a liar!

and making shit up, as usual. That "serving" he cited is enough for 3 people; where'd he get THAT number from? I find it rather telling (and obvious) of Rush's regular sniping at Michelle Obama, who is actually trying to help, as opposed to his regular praise for the vapid Laura Bush. Yes, Rush, we know you're still mad over the election--GET OVER IT! :eyes:

[nolabear]

46. HuffPo says he followed up with an attack about her weight.

He reported having people say he was "hitting below the belt" and then made a snarky comment about her belts sitting high and how much she has below them.

Good God, what a disgusting, smarmy piece of work he is.

[boomerbust]

54. I wish I could afford

To eat ribs every once in a while. Good stuff.

[socialshockwave]

55. "roots, berries and tree bark"

Really, Rush?

I don't think progressives want anyone to eat that.

Just to know what's in their food.

[Kurovski]

56. Oh, he's just jealous that he's not First Lady.