Michelle Obama Tries to Pass for Everywoman While Shopping at Local Target
- Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:41pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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One wonders if First Lady Michelle Obama truly thought she could pass for an “everywoman” as she shopped at a local Alexandria, Virginia Target store on Thursday clad in what we assume was meant to be an incognito outfit — baseball cap and sunglasses — but with a passel of Secret Service agents in tow.
Since her husband attained the highest office in the land, the First Lady has lamented missing out on what she calls “normal stuff,” like shopping at her favorite retail outlets. Still, such attempts to be “normal” — especially with the high-tax dollars incurred every time Secret Service is deployed to unsecured public locations — is perceived by many critics to be pretentious and, perhaps even self-indulgent.
According to AP, casually dressed Secret Service agents arrived roughly a half-hour before Mrs. Obama, who later arrived with her assistant and spent 30 to 40 minutes shopping, pushing her own cart. She was allegedly recognized only by the cashier who rang up her purchases.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Mrs. Obama dubbed herself as “more of a Target shopper,” saying she preferred the store to Wal-Mart.
According to CBS, the first lady’s office confirmed that the pictures did indeed show Mrs. Obama.
“It is not uncommon for the First Lady to slip out to run an errand, eat at a local restaurant or otherwise enjoy the city outside the White House gates,” said Kristina Schake, communications director for the First Lady.
“Slip out and run an errand?” That might be quite an understatement considering the scene that erupted two years ago almost to the day, when the First Lady was intent on purchasing organic greens at a D.C. based farmer‘s market only a stone’s throw away from the White House.
Wanting to do the shopping herself and not rely on the staff employed with handling such tasks, Obama drew scorn for what critics argued was a misuse of Secret Service and public resources — all to purchase vegetables. The Washington Post explained what went into making the First Lady’s shopping experience possible:
The Secret Service and the D.C. police brought in three dozen vehicles and shut down H Street, Vermont Avenue, two lanes of I Street and an entrance to the McPherson Square Metro station. They swept the area, in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with bomb-sniffing dogs and installed magnetometers in the middle of the street, put up barricades to keep pedestrians out, and took positions with binoculars atop trucks. Though the produce stand was only a block or so from the White House, the first lady hopped into her armored limousine and pulled into the market amid the wail of sirens.
Then, and only then, could Obama purchase her leafy greens. “Now it’s time to buy some food,” she told several hundred people who came to watch. “Let’s shop!
While her recent appearance at Target may have been less of a spectacle, substantial resources were still spent to ensure Mrs. Obama’s safety in an instance where it might not have been necessary. And while she may yearn to be an everywoman, the very title “First Lady” dictates a much different reality.
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Comments (475)
hersey10
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:02pmWhy were there cameras there ? This was as scripted as Doug Edwards question at the Linkedin town hall the other day .
Report Post »POdVet
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:21pmThe cameras were there because she was caught wearing newly purchased bracelets last week that cost more than most Americans make in a year!
Report Post »trueblueday
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:24pmDefinitely scripted. I’m sure her hubby told her to get out and mingle with the middle class. Just act like one of them. He’s trying every angle possible to get that bill passed…
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:32pmThat was my question. If no one noticed her except the checkout lady, who did they think she was with all the people and photographers around her?
Report Post »mils
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:41pmhey..the girls just tryin to be like the little people.
you know..the jobless, underpaid, fat slobs out here in America ‘
the land of “we dislike your husband and your superior attitude sooooo much” ville…
she just wants you to see her in the “common” light. damn i dislike her and her husband.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:51pmLook at what she is wearing. Wonder why no one reported on the servants that went shopping at Target to get her the outfit before she went. Also notice she is missing that 40K bracelet. The person in front of her has two duplicate phones or electronic devices which is odd. She is carrying everything while pushing the cart – roookie.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 11:05pmI agree, trying to make her look like the common woman who wears 45k bracelets who’s designer picked out for her…..
How dumb do they think we are?
He look its a plane as the run away….. It wasn’t me, I was never there
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:17amDoesn’t that happen when you shop at Target? I am shocked. Thought it happened to everyone. You don’t think it could be a campaign ad.do you? Bet I’ll see her at Goodwill soon or maybe at Habitat For Humanity looking for just the right set of glasses for the White House.
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 4:41amThere are “just” a few subliminal messages in the pictures. Red everywhere, one pic.has a red sickle in the background (sorry a white one with red center. Why is the cart empty ? She is carrying her shoulder bag on one arm, the “groceries” in her right arm and the buggy is Frying empty!! What a set up. I guess she realizes that she won’t be able to use 36 “support” vehicles a few months from now. YOU are being fooled . She knows that there is a great possibility there will not be an election. The Progressives will fabricate an emergency, Marshall Law and you now know their plans from then on, riots and anarchy. please prepare!!!
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 4:48am@ podvet, she wore no bracelet but the shades must have cost probably 2x as much
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:02am@PODVET
Give the baby’s daddy jailtime and her an ankle bracelet!
Report Post »Godfather.1
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:41amWell apparently you are all pretty stupid, otherwise you would know that those bracelets were just loaned to her by a designer. She did not purchase them. Look for your news somewhere besides the Blaze and you would see the entire story.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:57pm@ Godfather
We know where the braclets came from. The same place as Clinton’s moonrock!
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:36pm@ Nick84 who Posted: ‘“babies father”? I wonder if you would use that term for a white woman’s husband… And people on here wonder why they get labeled as racists.’
Um, well, when people have a 75% illegitimacy rate, you usually can’t refer to them as “husbands”, now can you? And that is not racism, a$$-hole–it is a simple, true statistic — and the result of several generations of progressives’ tender loving care. They have destroyed black family structure with their giveaway programs that encourage fathers to leave so their families can get govt. handouts.
So WHO are the real racists here? Oh, yeah – it’s the PROGRESSIVE LIBERALS. Big surprise. You can tell what the SOBs are up to, simply by listening to what they are accusing other people of–because invariably, they simply transfer what they are doing to other people and point fingers and scream baseless accusations. It‘s one of the leftwingers’ favorite targets. A$$-holes. And here’s a flash: If you’re one of them, you’re an a$$-hole too, and part of that whole America-hating crowd that just wants to tear everything down so they can build a leftwing utopia that will be hell on earth for EVERYBODY, black and white. You fools are DELUSIONAL, and hellbent on dragging everybody down with your moonbat ideas.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:02pmThis is a joke folks. She and her babies father really think WE are stupid
Report Post »Nick84
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:16pm“babies father”? I wonder if you would use that term for a white woman’s husband… And people on here wonder why they get labeled as racists.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:31pmNick get off the racist card its worn so bad we can spot it in the deck before its pulled. I bet you find racism in the snack isle at Walmart when you pass the Devils Food Cake boxes
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:33pmI would use that term with anyone who fakes a happy marriage, red, brown, black, yellow or white .
Report Post »Kirsys
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:39pmNick
Report Post »She actually anounce Pres, Obama as her babies daddy which we minoruty cringed when she did that in 2004 just look for it.
dealer@678
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:41pmNick ,Youre race crap dont work anymore. WE are hitting back this time and you aint gonna like it
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 11:23pm@NICK84.. could have call him OLD WHAT’S HIS NAME.. How come if someone makes a crack the left can spin to racist they JUMP on it .. but when OLD WHAT’S HIS NAME makes a mistake no one notices.. HOW about you watch what OLD WHAT’S HIS NAME SAYS.. as much as you watch what everyone else says..OK..
Report Post »randy57
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:04amyou think maybe there‘s a reason they think you’re stupid?
Report Post »cicero1776
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 10:00amMs NOBAMA looks like a 42nd st ****** to me.
For LIBERTY
Report Post »Rowwdy
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 11:28amNick, you appear to be the only racist. You are the only one who mentioned it. Put your race card back in your pocket and sthu.
Report Post »jesuswasgay
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:02pmThat’s very Christian of you.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:01pmI bet she said it smelled funny when she entered the store. Then had one of her 60+ servants wipe down a shopping cart before she touched it.
Report Post »felix
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:09pmand then took the cart home with her
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:23amTo be fair, I do that too. I have to do it for myself though.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:01pmThe FIRST Walmartian
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:00pmShe’s one of the little people.
Report Post »Elliesr
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:58pmYou sure that’s not a double. I think she wouldn’t be caught dead shopping at Target or one of the “little people’s” store. Unless she’s getting another gift for the queen. lol
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:07pmOuch!
Report Post »unbound1
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:54amlove it!
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 4:45amthanks!
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:57pmToday, a secret bank account in Chicago received an electronic transfer from Target headquarters in Minneapolis. At that same moment, Michelle Obama’s palm suddenly itched and a bead of perspiration formed on her brow.
Report Post »Defiant530
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:57pmGet in practice Moochelle you will get your wish….. soon very soon
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:08amThey have already made the big bucks and have been spending our money for the last three years. She will be able to shop wherever she wants. I am thankful for everything that I have been blessed with. Would rather have what I have and sleep peacefully at night. A 45k bracelet? I don’t think so. Could go to Dr’s Without Borders, Samaritans Purse, Wounded Warriors. Pretty much anywhere besides on my wrist.
Report Post »Godfather.1
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:09pm@Mimi24
In case you didn’t know, she didn’t buy those bracelets. She borrowed them for the night. I know finding real news is tough for teabaggers and Beck fans, but really, just do a google search next time.
If you have ever wondered why everyone thinks teabaggers and Beck fans are idiots, you only have to look at your last comment.
http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/09-21-11-09-26-michelle-obama-dazzles-wearing-diamond-bangles-by-h-towns-katie-decker-23/
Report Post »Rowwdy
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 11:40am@ Godfather; Why did she feel the need to flaunt such extravagance while Americans are doing without? I don’t care if she borrowed the bling or not. She was being superficial and insulting.
Report Post »Karama
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:57pmGive it up Michelle we’re not buying it! We know how much you spent on those terrible “designer” clothes you keep trotting around in. Heck her shoes could pay off my mortgage!
Report Post »felix
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:56pmhow much stuff did she swipe
Report Post »Bekrhed
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:15pmIt’s obvious Tea Partiers/GlennBeck-o-philiacs are NOT racist…just read these comments.
Report Post »Hahaha ….pathetic bunch of losers.
Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:34pmThe icon next to your nick says it all – I did not know the loosers down protesting on Wallstreet had internet service since the banks took all their monies. Beat it…
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:37pmNo mention of race was in the first thread. It said what did she steal. You are the one that painted black people as thieves – you are the racist….
Report Post »nightingayle
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:13amthe losers are the people who are calling anybody who is standing up for America are now being called unAmerican and radicals, ..isn’t that the most stupid idiotic remark anybody could make.
Report Post »UnAmerican are people who are CHANGING OUR COUNTRY INTO A COMMUNIST TYPE COUNTRY..what is wrong with these people.. what happened to their brains…too much drugs or what???????
chips1
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:56pmIt appears that blue lights attract bugs.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:14pmFunny!!
Report Post »neverending
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:27pmReallly big ones!
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:55pmHardly makes up for the trips overseas…especially the one to Spain. But there‘s another VERY good reason she doesn’t shop at Walmart…she doesn’t want to be shown in the “People of Walmart” emails we all get. That outfit certainly would qualify for admission!
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:11pmIf she had a couple boys in tow, you would swear it was Michael Jackson hiding out
Report Post »CatCountry
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:42pmShe would never go to Wal-Mart – they are not union stores.
Report Post »Champ
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:04pmOk, I NEVER go to Walmart, and shop mostly at Target. Now I might have to re-think that, seeing that Michelle Obama apparently shares my shopping style. Now I don’t know what to do – maybe go to Kmart instead.
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:55pmShe could have worn a burqua and gone undercover.
Report Post »Slayer
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:53pmNotice she doesn’t look too happy to have to shop amongst the filth who are all of us?
Report Post »NEAF
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:37amShe better get used to.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:53pmWere those ribs in her basket?
Report Post »felix
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:58pmno , watermellon
Report Post »Two Cents
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 11:34pmwhat the?
Report Post »Slayer
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:51pmI wonder if her handlers had the good sense not to dress her up in clothes that cost more than my car while she shops at the same stores the little people do?
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:51pmGuess she left her 40 grand diamond bracelet at home so one of them flash mobs didnt show up
Report Post »GlintoftheScythe
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:51pmWhat a desperate fraud of a family.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:54pmShe actually thinks that Americans are that stupid. Lets make a billboard of this
Report Post »Vickie Dhaene
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:23amWatch the other hand. This is almost comical. What she shopping in the black neighborhood Target?
Report Post »Zcat
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:50pmROTFLMAO…Let’s all say together—”photo opt!” See—i can relate to you who can’t afford to feed your familes, i’m at Targets shopping on your dime!
This photo of the first lady at a target store insults my intelligence.
Report Post »Plan B
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:50pmRemember when she said she bought her clothes at Target during the Primary
Report Post »WeMustNeverForget
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:00pmNow I know where she gets all her belts.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:04pmShe said that?? I guess she is an Obama – they say anything to get a vote….
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 10:59am@WEMUSTNEVERFORGET
She get‘s her belts at Big and Tall Men’s clothing store.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:56pmBeing incognito, she even had to cover up those “toned forearms”, or somebody would surely have recognized her in a heartbeat. Hard to disguise that massive a$$, though. That is probably why the cashier recognized her.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:47pmWhatever happened to her personal staff of almost 60+. What they took the night off? What a Croc of crud.
Report Post »Slayer
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:52pmSomeone on the Blaze should do some research on that. I’d like to know exactly how many ladies-in-waiting she has. I‘ve heard it’s over 40.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:59pmThat is what I was thinking. She had one of her 60+ slaves run out and purchase that 40K diamond bracelet that her and BO showed off. Now she is shopping at Target because she misses the “normal” stuff……Riiiiggggghhht and I bet Paris Hilton was in front of her in the checkout lane…..
Report Post »CarolinaGirl
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 9:13amMy goodness. She is one ugly woman.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:47pmPerhaps in 2013, this is where she will be shopping all the time.
Report Post »saintjock
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:47pmGlad shes not vain.
Report Post »Johnny916
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:42pmThis is our First Lady America. Practice what you create.
Report Post »britlynz
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:36pmPretty riggin freetarded if you ask me. The amount of time the politicians spend pandering to the brainless is incredible… more accurately, the amount of time they work ( and I mean work) at treating us like children is incredible.
The best way to connect to constituents is to treat them as adults. You do that by telling them the truth as you perceive it and by being honest about your plans and intentions.
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