Right-Wing Lip Readers Take Michelle Obama Derangement Syndrome To A Whole New Level

[meegbear]

Before today, when the right-wing media made up quotations to attack progressives, they at least had some audio to misinterpret. But now, they are reduced to lip-reading.

The Washington Times' senior editorial writer for foreign affairs James Robbins and right-wing bloggers are claiming that Michelle Obama likely disparaged the American flag during a ceremony commemorating the 9/11 attacks.

They have posted video of Michelle Obama whispering something inaudible to her husband during the ceremony and are speculating that she said "all this just for a flag," "all that for a flag," or "all of this for a damn flag." (They disagree on exactly what she said.)

Blogger Jim Hoft, still in the running for the Dumbest Man on the Internet, didn't even have the confidence to type the fake Michelle Obama quotation himself. He instead provided a link to an American Thinker post making the accusation for him.

The video the bloggers have posted has no audio of Michelle Obama at the relevant point, and their lip-reading is hindered by the fact that Michelle Obama's lips disappear behind a partition at one point.

But they still believe Michelle Obama must have said something extremely controversial. We leave you with the ramblings of Debbie Schlussel, who seems to believe it doesn't matter what Michelle Obama said, because we all know what "she's thinkin' ":

I can't really tell for sure, but a number of people are abuzz about this video of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Hussein Obama Idi Amin Dada. The consensus seems to be that the First Ms. Thang is saying to hubby Barack, "All of this for a damn flag." (She said this about the American flag -- you know the one brave men died for.) Wouldn't be surprised if that's what she said because we know she hates America and previously said she wasn't proud of our country until Obama had a chance to become Prez. Looks like that's what she said, but I can't tell for sure. I would need a deaf person or other expert lip reader to confirm. Watch and see if you agree (like I said, even if she didn't say exactly that, we know she's thinkin' it).

UPDATE: Kristina Schake, communications director for First Lady Michelle Obama, made the following statement about these attacks:

The words, meaning and context in these claims are all wildly off the mark. The First Lady was commenting to the President on how moving and powerful it always is to watch all that America's firefighters and police officers do to honor the flag. It was an emotional moment on a powerful day and she was awed by the ceremony and all that the flag symbolizes.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201109140022

[TwilightGardener]

1. Must be election season again. Time for a new whitey tape.

[Blue_Tires]

2. But no one can ever, EVER call out the RW and teabaggers for racism

:sarcasm:

Seriously, that Schlussel person is trying too hard

[Raschel]

3. Wow they are crazy.

[Number23]

14. Exactly!

We're supposed to believe that it's headaches, stomach cramps, desperation, fear. Anything at all BUT RACISM that leads them to make such absurd, nasty and disgusting comments. "First Ms. Thang" indeed.

The depths that some folks will go to deny racism is astounding. Racism from either side.

[Ian David]

4. I've seen this trick somewhere before...

"Hot Jumping Beans" -- another bad lip reading of Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXotGSe_JE

"Gang Fight" -- Rebecca Black, as interpreted by a bad lip reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GaKaGwch0U&feature=related

[lunatica]

5. feeling all that hate

How inspiring!

[mistertrickster]

6. I read HW Bush's lips. He said "no new taxes." nt

[tblue37]

12. I am severely hearing impaired and I do read lips. I read GWB's lips when

he was saying goodbye to the Obama's on the day of BO's inauguration. He told them they were going to "have the time of their lives"--as though they were in for a luxury vacation, which I suppose is exactly how he saw his own presidency: He got to feel like the center of the world and was waited on hand and foot in the lap of luxury, but never had to do anything at all to earn his keep.

[mistertrickster]

15. OMG! That is unreal. My niece is profoundly deaf

and reads lips too . . . although she got the cochlear implant, so she has some limited hearing now.

I'll have to get some clips together for her to look at.

Who knows what else we might find . . .

[hifiguy]

7. The only thing these imbeciles can "see"

are the demons tattooed on the insides of their own eyelids. :crazy:

[onethatcares]

8. and my friends, this is the crazy we're up against.

it'll travel the blogasphere in a heartbeat and old joe at the tavern will chime in to his buddies and it'll be another lie that won't die.

notice how they use the "I can't tell for sure" and "looks like ...................but I can't tell for sure".

These fucking people are sick, just fucking sick.

[chill_wind]

10. Schlussel. I was trying to remember what all else she was famous for.

Oh here. Celebrating sexual assault on another woman:

As I’ve noted before, it bothers me not a lick when mainstream media reporters who keep telling us Muslims and Islam a re peaceful get a taste of just how “peaceful” Muslims and Islam really are. In fact, it kinda warms my heart.

… How fitting that Lara Logan was “liberated” by Muslims in Liberation Square while she was gushing over the other part of the “liberation.”

Hope you’re enjoying the revolution, Lara! Alhamdilllullah (praise allah).

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/33031/how-muslims-celebrate-victory-egypts-peaceful-moderate-democratic-protesters/

[ck4829]

16. And calling the VT Tech shooter a Muslim and for blaming the victims in the Norway shooting

Why the 'liberal' media gives her any airtime at all is beyond me, but then again, it is the 'liberal' media.

[tblue37]

13. Yes, and then despite admitting that they can't tell, they they jump to the "logical"

conclusion: "The consensus seems to be that the First Ms. Thang is saying to hubby Barack, "All of this for a damn flag." (She said this about the American flag -- you know the one brave men died for.) <emphasis added>"

IOW, "I don't actually know for what she said, but she said that evil thing (that I don't really know she said) about the American flag! Get her!!!!"

No logic there at all!

[Scurrilous]

9. K & R

:thumbsup:

[gratuitous]

11. As bad as this nonsense is - and it IS bad

Someone in a position of authority will find it necessary to answer this bullshit, giving it more exposure until it becomes the Infamous Flag Dissing Episode, celebrated along with John Kerry's phony war record and all those bogus Purple Hearts he came back with.

[LeftinOH]

17. She was probably speaking to Barack in Arabic..

:sarcasm: :evilgrin: