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Liberal Commentator Lambastes Obama's Oscars 'Intrusion' During Piers Morgan Interview: It Had a 'Monarch Quality' and an 'Elitist Flavor to It
February 26, 2013
"As far as I'm concerned, she was an uninvited guest."
First Lady Michelle Obama's appearance at the Oscars is still creating some buzz. Interestingly, while conservatives have widely decried her announcement of the Best Picture at the year's most important entertainment awards ceremony, it seems some liberals have also joined in the mix.
On Monday night, television personality Donny Deutsch appeared on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," where he lambasted Obama's participation in the show, calling her an "uninvited guest" and an "intrusion."
When asked by Morgan if the first lady should have been included, Deutsch said, "absolutely not." His main argument hinged on the notion that Obama was essentially an unwelcome political intrusion. At an event that focuses exclusively upon entertainment and film, he argued that she added an unneeded political dynamic to the evening.
"As far as I'm concerned, she was an uninvited guest," Deutsch said. "Now what I mean by that is, you have to give the consumer, the viewer, the ultimate respect. They have tuned in to watch movie stars, to watch movies. And all of a sudden, politics is thrown at them."
He went on to say that the tone was also unpalatable. Describing himself as a Democrat in an effort to showcase that his views aren't rooted in political bias against the first lady, Deutsch said that Obama's brief speech had a "monarch quality" and an "elitist flavor to it."
Watch his comments, below:
(H/T: Mediaite)
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