Check Out How Iranian Media Photoshopped Michelle Obama’s Oscar Dress
Iranian media was predictably upset that “Argo,” a film about the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, won the Oscar for best picture at the Academy Awards Sunday. But there was one other thing they apparently didn’t like.
Michelle Obama’s outfit.
To be more accurate, they seem to have digitally altered her dress to make it seem more appropriate in the eyes of the fanatical Iranian leadership.
The Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Iranian government to an unknown degree, modified the image from this:
Actor Jack Nicholson along with First lady Michelle Obama seen on the video board present the Best Picture award onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo: Getty Images)
To this:
(Photo: Fars News Agency/Enhanced by Buzzfeed)
Iranian officials on Monday dismissed “Argo” as anti-Iranian propaganda for the Central Intelligence Agency, adding that it’s “not valuable [from] an artistic point of view” and won only by “resorting to extended advertisement and investment.”
They cited Michelle Obama’s presentation as proof that the film’s victory was politically motivated, adding that it was “produced by the Zionist company Warner Bros.”
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FloraBelleza
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:44pmAdd your comments
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MAULEMALL
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:49pmshe certainly can ugly up a room…
But her arms are so…..
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KickinBack
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:39pmIran. Are you sure? Because to photoshop a picture requires a computer…you know, that 20th century device that can’t possibly run by rubbing two sticks together or burning camel dung…
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The_Fifth_Column
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:39pmNo thanks.
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fastfacts
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:21pmRush Limbaugh was all over this today. The “Obamas were Snubbed” by Hollywood. ( http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2013/feb/rush_obamas_snubbed.html ) Do you agree?
Even the media groaned when she appeared.
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Trigus
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:32pmHow much did it cost the tax payers for michele to appear at oscars?
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neverending
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:40pm@TRIGUS – guess consider ourselves lucky that at least we didn’t have to pay for Air Force one to haul fat lard arse to appear in person.
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Tom21773
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:59pmI don’t blame ‘em; I don’t want to see that much of her either.
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michaelmoron
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:05pmForgot the HARD EVIDENCE
http://www.manta.com/c/mtw1s0x/us-central-intelligence-agency
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michaelmoron
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:15pmHere is a 9 minute video clip that tells the truth. Consider yourself edified.
I bet that little girl, Erica Ritz, wasn’t even aware of this FACT!!!!
Maybe you might feel compelled to write an article about these facts, Erica !!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WVtpao0KSM
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Wolf
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:19pmThey should have photo shopped her face. It’s a toss-up between Moochie, Rosie Odonnel, and Nancy Pelosi as to who is more ugly.
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poorrichard09
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:02pmThey shoulda put her in a burkha!
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SendTheMeteors
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:32pmAs always, threads like this ask readers the question: do you hate Michelle Obama more, or do you hate Muslim extremist terrorist more?
Readers, you have chosen! Predictably, you side with the terrorists. Which proves one thing more than anything else. Hatred rules! And all considerations are secondary.
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michaelmoron
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:02pm@SendintheMediocre
Terrorists ????
The 19 SAUDIA ARABIANS that attacked us are DEAD !!!!
What terrorists are you referring to ? The ones that are created by our “government” to keep the uninformed in fear ?
There has NOT been 1 American death on American Soil at the hands of a terrorist since 911.
The Foot Hood shooter was an AMERICAN in our MILITARY. So the NDAA and Patriot Act is ineffective against such an attack.
I claim my 4th Amendment rights, and no longer want “protection” from the Muslim boogieman.
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SendTheMeteors
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:27pmEvidently Iran doesn’t recognize the right to bare arms. Get it?
Moron says, “There has NOT been 1 American death on American Soil at the hands of a terrorist since 911.” Good one Moron! That truly is a moronic comment befitting your username, but I understand that why you would see that absurd statement as true. You define a “terrorist act” as an attack by an extremist Muslim on a Christian American. In other words, unless committed by a Muslim, it’s not terrorism. That’s your definition.
Do you remember the anthrax attacks through the US postal service? That’s not terrorism? Quoting from Wiki: “Jim David Adkisson enters the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee with a shotgun, killing two and injuring several congregants before being tackled to the ground. Adkisson stated to the police and in a manifesto that he desired to kill Democrats, liberals, African Americans and homosexuals.” Not terrorism? The guy who went and killed 6 at the Sikh temple until killed by police?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States#2000s
Nah, there’s been plenty of terrorist attack in the US against American citizens, including against abortion providers.
Thank goodness that, when Obama was elected, he started killing terrorists overseas.
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Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:32pmI’m surprised they stopped there & didn’t cover all her arms and put a head cover & veil over her.
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michaelmoron
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:04pm@Sendinthemediocre
Walking on eggshells with a troll, I should have elaborated.
Yes, I meant to say a Muslim Extremist.
“anthrax attacks through the US postal service”?
This is NOT a reason to violate my rights !!!!
“Jim David Adkisson enters the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee with a shotgun, killing two and injuring several congregants before being tackled to the ground.”
This is NOT a reason to violate my rights !!!
“The guy who went and killed 6 at the Sikh temple until killed by police?”
Once again, another illegitimate excuse to pass a Patriot act or NDAA.
The bottom line is that I AM NOT relinguishing my right to privacy, under any Condition !!!!
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artistskeptic
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:25pmThe Iranian version looks much better. Those bangs and the horse teeth look like the front of a ’53 Buick
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DAS_MOOCH
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:12pmnooo, not this wookie again! No mooch, you are not hollywood material and never will be [as far as looks go] now if you want to talk about your communist background, you may have something in common with those lefty’s out there.
The iranians should have photo shopped a chewbacca face on her….I’ve seen better heads in lettuce patches!
One more thing, what is up with her wanting to show off her armpits all the time?
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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:30pmIf the camera panned down you’d see a big hairy unmanicured cooch
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FormerLib
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 12:38am“As always, threads like this ask readers the question: do you hate Michelle Obama more, or do you hate Muslim extremist terrorist more?
Readers, you have chosen! Predictably, you side with the terrorists. Which proves one thing more than anything else. Hatred rules! And all considerations are secondary.”
Yes, because as everyone knows, life is full of scenarios with only two choices- thus we either love Michelle and hate the terrorists or vice versa. No other scenario is possible!
Liberals never cease to amaze me that in a world where they hold themselves to standards of infinite shades of grey, their political opponents are always presented as two dimensional cartoons faced with a false choice and then routinely condemned for making the wrong one, which invariably is whichever one they appear to make. Logic isn’t your thing, is it?
Hey genius, how about this: Just because we think Mooch-elle Obama ain’t all that doesn’t mean we “side with terrorists”, does it? I guess by your “reasoning”, if Hitler hated broccoli, and I do too, I’m “siding with the Nazis”.
Do you people ever stop and listen to yourselves?
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softunderbelly
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:57amI really do believe that the Iranians screwed up. They should have photoshopped TWO paper bags over her head. Kind of like a burqa to go.
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FREEinAZ
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 6:55ammichael moron, pretty sure the ambassador and others who were killed in Benghazi were killed on American soil (aka US Embassy) by terrorists.
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redfish52
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:24amI was expecting to see a bag over her head…
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flyarmy2009
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 1:03pmWhat was it that Fred Sanford said about sticking someones face in some dough?
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Fubared
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 1:22pmMeat Eeyors, here is a late reply to your lengthy blather. Queen 0 is on par with the media, and you. Useless like yourself.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2522593
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SendTheMeteors
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:44pmFormerLib, you started to say something smart, although I think your thought applies far more to conservatives that liberals, “Liberals never cease to amaze me that in a world where they hold themselves to standards of infinite shades of grey, their political opponents are always presented as two dimensional cartoons…”
My claim is that is how many conservatives portray themselves. Can you give me a single examples of FOX saying anything positive about the President of First Lady? An example on this website? Rush Limbaugh? Hannity? One single example of any of those people saying one single positive thing about either of them? Every? Where’s the grey dude?
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G-WHIZ
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 10:50amOh….did they detach her head??
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FISH_BONE
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:44pmI have never in my life watched the Oscars. I simply don’t care about a bunch of a-holes patting themselves on the back. I did, however, watch the end of the show last night, simply because my wife had it on. When Thulsa Doom a.k.a. Moochelle came on, I nearly threw up on my couch. She literally makes my stomach sick. Why can’t she just go away and take her gay husband with her? I am so tired of seeing these people. Someone make them GO AWAY! Please.
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DSN397
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:10pmIf the Iranian’s did alter this photo they failed miesrably. They should have ran the inserted cloth higher to cover that head. With her new bang bang haircut she truly does look like a true Ubangy.
These two will do anythng, anywhere, anytime to get some face time on T.V. I’m waiting for them
to guest host hardcore pawn out of Detriot. They could pricewise steal items from the poor smuck’s they’ve kept on the government dole, then over price them to be sold to their subjects (the public), and
redistribute the profit among their courtiers.
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P. Edmonds
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:33pmI second the motion. These squatters have got to go!
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wildwop
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:43pm*shaking my head. This is our first lady whether we like it or not and the fact that they photoshopped her dress just shows HOW insane they are as a culture!! I am a woman, I exist, I think and have opinions, I COUNT!! THEY WILL NOT make me a faceless smudge of fabric!! and they say Christianity is oppressive to women…..get a clue!!
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Quiata
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:35pmWeirdly, Wildwop, I have to disagree a little bit…our FLOTUS really needs to get a clue about what constitutes “cool, hip, fashionable” and when and where that is appropriate. Her behavior as First Lady demonstrates a lack of sensibility about the dignity of the office (which oddly, is one of the reasons the left claims they hated Sarah Palin).
In my Western opinion, Michelle Obama shows WAY too much skin at state dinners and other formal affairs (especially when you consider other’s cultural sensitivities). She has surrounded herself with the highest strata of haute couture experts, and she still ends up looking like she’s going for a “girls’ night out” at the casino (albeit a very expensive and exclusive one).
Her position as FLOTUS demands a level of decorum — not to look “hot” all the time (sorry, SENDTHEMEATEEYORES, put your tongue back in your mouth). For some bizarre reason, for her level of education and social position, she’s a few bricks shy of a load when it comes to social engagements.
Patting the Queen of England on the back was no help, either. It’s sadly like watching the “Chicago Beverly Hillbillies”.
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sndrman
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:09pmwar on women war on women…….i normally don’t/WONT support abortion but never say never,there are exceptions and so on……….isn’t the left b.o. HUSSAIN’s regime trying to cozy up the iranians? so b.o. HUSSAIN fully supports war on women………………………………………………………….
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mercenary4freedom
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:50pmI have an idea why the moose chooses to dress the way she does as FLOTUS. As fugly as she was (still is) in her younger years & with all the modern science of botox, silicone, make up, wigs, and such, it looks that she is trying to maximize the plastic/faux improvement to oneself when there is just no natural beauty to speak of. She is definately not a prime subject when it comes to cosmetic success is she?
I wonder if they have to still tie a pork chop around her neck to get the first dog to play with her?
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:41pm.
They should have photoshopped her head……..
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nesmond
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:21pm@Robbietherobot: If you don’t like it here, “By all means Leave”.
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Buddyholly
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:32pmDid someone say Honey Boo Boo? At least they covered her fat behind. Bangs need to be about 8 inches longer
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biohazard23
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:02pmJust put her in a burqa.
Better yet, a Hefty bag.
Yard-trash sized.
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RobbieTLHughie
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:06pmYou people making comments like this one are a detriment to your cause and just plain bad human beings. Disagree with the Obama’s all you want, but why be such children?
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KickinBack
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:55pmRobbie…Until the Obamas learn to treat this country and its citizens with respect and dignity, and not like little children that need to be taken care of, then I say Fair Game!!!
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rdk36532
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:30pmThe real qestion is whether the “change” was an improvement.
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Gonzo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:58pmLook what they did to her face! It’s horrible, they made her look like chewbacca! Those evil Iranians.
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123456beatriz
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:32pmI am agree. Also selling her dress can help to pay at least 5 children with cancer. One more time Hypocrite “Democrats”
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wboehmer
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:29pmHey – you gotta admit that the Iranian version actually LOOKS BETTER!
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annie-oakley
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:00pmYes, I DO agree, much better covered up!!!
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Quiata
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:46pmAgreed.
A dress worn by the First Lady of the United States shouldn’t resemble a “glittery workout bra-top meets an art-deco disco ball”.
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angelcat
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:58pmI agree. It does look better. Very few people look good in a square cut neckline. Mrs. Obama is not one of them. Maybe the Iranians should be her fashion consultants .
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RightUnite
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:28pmOooohhhhh!! Do you suppose she’d be stone if they got their hands on her?? One can always hope!
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huey6367
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:26pmShould have placed a burka on that wig of hers. If you remove the wig, she looks like Nelson Mandela.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:36pmIf you leave it on, she looks like Thulsa Doom.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:24pmDarn, and I wanted to see what a Wookie looked like in a burqa.
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:19pmThey should have photoshopped in a sequined bag, with eye holes.
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jefftavolieri
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 10:09amlol, rightwing conservatives are classy as ****
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65Mustang
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:12pmNot impressed with anything “the beard” thinks, says, does or even wears. She had no business being presenter on the Oscars, especially for the movie, Argo…she and Obama are nothing but a fraudulent joke dumped on the citizens of this country.
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barber2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:22pm65: I think the Obamas were droned on the American people.
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FloraBelleza
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:42pmFor a moment I thought she going to call Obama, and give him a Oscar for the best perform during the first debate with Romney. Obama and Michelle they are the best actors ever in Hollywood. This all a circus is so ridiculous.
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barber2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:02pmFLORA: Agree. The ” composite” Obamas have brought Hollywood fantasy to Washington politics. A very dangerous combo given the state of the world today.
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DAS_MOOCH
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:24pmThey are legends in their own mind.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:06pmoooh I wish I was an Oscar Award Winner, that is what I’d truly like to be,
’cause if I were an Oscar Award Winner, everyone would be in love with me.
Thats it!
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:23pmOLDSURFRAT, Man, excellent catch, yours is running on all four today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNddW2xmZp8
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:25pmOLDSURFRAT, Let’s not forget those annoying cards that used to fall out of every copy of National Lampoon you ever picked up back in the ’70s.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14531705@N00/5312215207/
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OldSurfRat
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:37pmRJJ
Thought it was appropriate.
Here ya go. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qwZDaa8Zkk
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utterlyamazing
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:04pmCouldn’t they just photoshop her out altogether??
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rs9
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:10pmIt’s an unfortunate photo it captues her face
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kthomas629
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:22pmWhy stop photoshopping out Moochelle, let’s photoshop out Obama too!!!!!
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spirited
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:02pmThey veiled her torso and (almost) her face too!!! -ha ha ha
Perhaps the black man to her left was cropped in order to balance-out her background ~>? (wierd)
;^>In any event, glad to see that the “M” and “v” on her dress were blocked out; in the top photo.
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SUNTZU
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:01pmIranians need Shopped out
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:01pmThey covered the wrong part, come on, just put her in a burka already, or put the saddle on her.
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Maximus_Delta
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:03pmHahahaha!
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ChangeAll
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:00pmSo tired of having to ogle those arms( et all)..Iranian photo seems more flattering & appropriate. This was certainly was an inappropriate appearance for our “1st Lady” altogether..more tackiness from the current White House….CLASS cannot be taught..it’s innate.
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barber2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:15pmIt’s the Barack Obama Media Show 24 / 7…..
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:15pmCHANGE….. I agree.
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AvengerK
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:59pmThey should have gone with a burqua.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:56pmNow, that is just too funny!
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:53pmTo be fair, I can’t come out too much against anybody who wants to hide as much of her as possible.
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CatB
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:59pm@G of J … my first thought also … it’s all good. They should have done something with the bangs .. longer much much longer!
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AvengerK
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:58pmCATB…..Moochelle can just turn her wig around to accomplish that.
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barber2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:38pmWigs and masks : The Obama Administration !
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Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:52pmLooks like a Iranian cover-up.
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spirited
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:03pmClever
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Buddyholly
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:35pmOr an empty chair
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uffdaubet
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:52pmNo difference in the medias of Iran and US. Both do their best to present the Os in the best light to their audiences.
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Cavallo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:51pmThis will help the diet of many people all over the Midwest. Seeing Moochelle over and over is bound to destroy one’s appetite, if nothing else just the nauseating thought of her fascist philosophies.
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justsayin456
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:50pmLOL they made the picture more conservative.
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