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‘Oh My God’: Yes — The Oscars Really Did Have Michelle Obama Present the Best Picture Honors

Feb. 25, 2013 12:21am Erica Ritz

Michelle Obama Presents Best Picture at the Oscars in Surprise Appearance

(Photo: Pete Souza/White House)

First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise cameo at the Academy Awards Sunday night, joining Jack Nicholson to present the Oscar for best picture.

Her message was broadcast on a screen from the White House.

She told the cheering crowd (all subsequent emphasis added):

“Welcome to the White House, everyone. I am so honored to help introduce this year’s nominees for best picture, and to help celebrate the movies that lift our spirits, broaden our minds, and transport us to places we have never imagined…

“These 9 movies took us back in time and all around the world. They made us laugh, they made us weep, and they made us grip our arm rests just a little tighter. They taught us that love can endure against all odds, and transform our lives in the most surprising ways. And they reminded us that we can overcome any obstacle if we dig deep enough and fight hard enough and find the courage to believe in ourselves. These lessons apply to all of us no matter who we are, or what we look like, or who we love…“

After a short clip of the 9 contenders, Nicholson turned and faced the screen asking: “Mrs. Obama, do you have your envelope?”

“Not yet, Jack, but I’m about to,” she responded before announcing “Argo” as the best picture.

Nikki Finke, who is “live snarking” the Oscars for Deadline Hollywood, commented:

Oh My God: The Academy actually drafts First Lady Michelle Obama to help present Best Picture from presumably the White House? So unnecessary and inappropriate to inject politics into the Oscars yet again. Hollywood will get pilloried by conservative pundits tomorrow. I don’t understand this very obvious attempt to turn off right-leaning audiences. Clearly the studios only want to sell their movies to half of America.

Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin added:

Alas, none of the films nor her aides reminded her to mention the military, not those personnel behind her nor those serving overseas, an odd omission for the White House that nevertheless was pleased to have them arrayed behind her like, well, set decoration.

She did have time to give a crumb to the gay community, applauding the movies that inspire us ”no matter who we are or what we look like or who we love,” adding that “they are especially important for our young people.” (Except when they contain gruesome violence, traffic in stereotypes or use gratuitous profanity, I guess.) Real heroes, such as our servicemen and servicewomen, inspire us, too, I would think.

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Still, it would have been grand if the lefty-maligned “Zero Dark Thirty” (which showed the nasty interrogation techniques her husband deplored) had won Best Picture. Unfortunately, that sort of perfect karma happens only in the movies.

This post has been updated.

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nesmond
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:29am
Schitsmell Obama.

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ZAP
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:21am
MOOSHELL before make up and dress http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.homebrewing.org/assets/images/buckwheat_surprise.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.homebrewing.org/Buckwheat-Honey-Porter_p_517.html&h=450&w=304&sz=29&tbnid=tQDVlquio-1p2M:&tbnh=110&tbnw=74&zoom=1&usg=__G8cuXfQfzcosP32Ar1bDZujVq1I=&docid=ImCuA4GnaEFkhM&sa=X&ei=GRArUbrlD-aA0AHLh4GwBA&ved=0CDgQ9QEwAQ&dur=610

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Susanmfrommi
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:20am
Michelle Obama was the worst moment of a fine celebration. I wish the Obamas were not in everything. Ugh! They are so overexposed. IMHO I was elated that Anne Hathaway and “Argo” won tonight. “Argo” and “Les Miserables” are movies I just loved and would love to see them again. There was only one surprise this year — Ang Lee won for best director. Hope to see his movie soon.

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nesmond
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:13am
Why? Why won’t they give us a break from these turds? How have they been able to take over the minds of so many to the point they will give up all their rights? I must be one of those folks that are not easily hypnotized. Everything they are for, I am against. Now they hijack the oscars? Do these people not look at michelle and see this opportunistic celebrity wannabe? She looks as if she is perpetually holding back the world’s stinkiest fart. Maybe she is.

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StormRider
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:07am
She is like a floater in the bowl, she keeps popping up everywhere.

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- nesmond
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:21am
  And you flush and flush, and it just won’t go down.
  
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Lovesmesomeglennbeck
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:01am
I had to sit through Michelle Obama on the Oscars, can we have one thing that doesn’t involve politics?

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Soul Leister
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:01am
Who designed her frock? And why did they put an “M” on her pelvis with a “v” over her crotch??? Thank god she didn’t turn around… there was likely an “O” in the middle of her butt.

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- nesmond
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:37am
  “V” for vendetta or “V” for Vagisil? “O” for OMG! what huge misshapen butt you have floater-um – I mean flotus.
  
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Soul Leister
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:50am
I didn’t watch the oscars meyer awards… so you can imagine my shock to hear the kenyan’s ole lady gave him an oscar… what, she didn’t give it to barry… oh, then she must have given the oscar to denzel or that django brother, maybe samuel racist jackson got an oscar from her… what, no blacks got oscars this year… oh, letting little Barry’s ole lady give an award was a consolation to our darker brothers and sisters…

…I hear the president was already tucked into bed, then again I am sure he was watching the oscars from the oval office (its important stuff like Bengazi he rushes off to bed to avoid).

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superpatriot2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:40am
How many damn wigs do the taxpayers have to buy for this Broad? What was that Marine Capt. doing with that crappy smile on his face? He should be ashamed to have been used by these a$$ hats. Demoted back to Second Louie. I can’t take it anymore.
“Never forget Benghazi” I want answers and then impeachment for this traitor.

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- Soul Leister
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:57am
  Those offices were milling about (like a murder of crows)… little more than nuns or penguins… was that a monty python skit?
  
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NiModo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:32am
They are the best “politicians” I’ve ever seen..I mean that in the negative sense of the word. It’s always campaign season with the obamas. smh.

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:31am
Speak for yourself Mrs Obama, I don’t have time to watch movies, and I have not found any that I really want to see, as most of them are written for 12 year olds to enjoy? The closest I am getting to a good movie is listening to talk radio, where I hear a scientist explaining how it might be possible to download your brain into a computer and become immortal? That’s good comedy “dat there”?

Go ahead, some body eventually is going to pull the plug on that machine, or your “data” would just merge with other “data” and you would cease to exist anyway as you would have no free will? But of course 12 year old movie goers would probably fund such a device because it would be “cool”?

I agree with Nikki.

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SHMaRiM
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:29am
All the people behind her had this brainwashed evil adoration look… it was hard to watch.

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- Soul Leister
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:54am
  the one on her right shoulder looked like a stalker… in love and looking for access.
  
  …why did they “order” all the military in their dress uniforms to mill about smartly??? Props props props… that is all the jeffersons know how to surround themselves with…
  
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- TrueSoundsOfLiberty
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:09am
  You mean the American Military?
  
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hillbillyinny
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:21am
Wait a minute–this person, in the photo, is too young and too skinny to be the “real” Moochelle! Even her arms are too skinny!

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54smom
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:20am
Didn’t watch. Don’t care. Low information Uber wealthy crowd. Second thought maybe we should tax the Rich.

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Hyperion5182
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:20am
Permanent undeniable and ultimate proof of the lamestream Media’s permanent undeterred bias. Rich Conservatives need to buy these companies and proverbially BURN THEM DOWN.

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tankyjo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:20am
If not for the Blaze, and “hate radio” I’d have missed this. Have not watched the oscars ,or any other such boot lickin’, a$$ kissin’, vermin swill in years. Did I make my point?

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beverlee
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:16am
My, my, how special.

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Paulhgreenbay
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:13am
Calendar says one month down and forty-eight to go. With the amount of F-tards in this country will it only be four more years minus some small change or will it be LONGER!!!! Omg, will it!

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LoveBringsTruth
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:09am
She probably went to see jodie foster.

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lorial
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:08am
Can I just say “puke” about the whole thing, what a waste of time and money! Not worth watching!

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SunTzuYou
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:04am
I used to love movies and cheered the Oscars, now just a front for Lenin and Marx.

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KevINtampa
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:04am
Not sure what the big deal is here… the Chinese and North Korean political leaders always get involved in their entertainment industries. It’s not new and shouldn’t be alarming, it makes for good propaganda after all…

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- Paulhgreenbay
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:08am
  Yes it does Komrade, yes it does.
  
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Lone Ranger
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:03am
Now, now. Let’s give her a break. That gown will give a HUGE boost to duct tape producers. More jobs!

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- Diane TX
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:10am
  I like her gown.
  
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questing4
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:02am
MOOOOOOOOOshel presenting? SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VERY URP URP BARF BARF DISGUSTING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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djnfla
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:53am
FLOTUS Interruptus: of course!
Fresh off the Aspen slopes and into our faces, Michelle Antoinette.

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- Kalshion
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:51am
  @Curbcooler
  
  She should’ve NEVER been invited; the Oscers have ENOUGH politics involved. After all, did they invite Laura Bush? Did they invite Hillery Clinton? What about Bush Senior’s Wife? None of those three were ever invited (to my knowledge) to the Oscers during the time that their husbadns were in office. The only reason the ‘this is the first time I’ve ever been proud to be an american’ First Lady was invited to the Oscers was purely for a political statement and for Hollywood to show their support for an inept president and his wife.
  
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- Miami
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:03am
  What’s next?
  
  She steps on stage to perform Evita…?
  
  Or he shows up at the PGA Open and demands to play through…?
  
  The daughters show up on American Idol final and deemed the winners…?
  
  No even better, he shows up at the NBA finals and suits up with the Heat, forcing the coach to play him in place of Wade or James,,,!
  
  While I was no great fan of his, the Left dared to call to call Bush an empirical President
  
  DAMN
  
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- Miami
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:43am
  All I can say is, KEEP going to the movies and giving the Commies your hard earned money
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:49am
  It is truely amazing the ways these people can find to denegrate the
  office of the president, and waste our money, let alone make us the laughing stock of the world
  We have become a joke in four short years through out the world!
  When I die I Fear my children will never see the freedom we had and was allowed to
  be taken by so many takers.
  But take heart, once they totally take control: George Benard Shaws vision of
  sir , madam what are you contributing to society will come into play
  and the takers that have nothing to contribute will be eliminated by the
  elite (the takers with the power)
  
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- SpankDaMonkey
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:56am
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  Django was supposed to Win. Someone is in trouble this morning….
  
  Soon as I saw that face I Threw Up in my mouth…….
  
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- RichEG
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:07am
  You have an channel button on your remote to change the channel.
  
  You have the change in your pocket.
  
  You have a vote to change the country …. maybe.
  
  You can enable their ability to implement their change by giving them
  the change in your pocket or you can deny them the change in your pocket.
  
  Change works … choose.
  
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- Thatsitivehadenough
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:28am
  I hate that phoney so much. Too bad she didn’t fall off the stage and break her neck. Who does she think she is appearing at this? First Lady? Ha! She’s a disgrace. Can’t buy class.
  
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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:45am
  You can take the girl out of the hood but you cant take the hood out of the girl.
  
  The office has never looked so sad, pathetic and low.
  “Me and Barak want to welcome you all to our crib” “Come see how we roll in our house”
  
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- Miami
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:56am
  OldSurfRat
  
  Did she say that? I could not bring myself to watch her.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:36am
  I personally have no problem with this. Its nothing more than a reason for the loony left to get together and shine each other on. I did notice all of the military props behind the First Lady though.
  
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- redfish52
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:53am
  Ok..when I thought I had already seen the height of narcissism with The Flotus she goes and raises the bar…..unbelievable…
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:54am
  There is a great column about Ted Cruz on Fox and a proper perspective of where the Oscars should be and the winners in a smaller column. No Obama pictures.
  
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