Monday, November 30, 2009

Obama says that Jessica Simpson is in a "weight battle"

This is nice behavior from someone calling for unity and togetherness.

NBC: Obama Calls Singer Jessica Simpson Fat
By Warner Todd Huston | February 2, 2009 - 02:45

Apparently, President Barack Obama thought that Jessica Simpson's weight was something he needed to make fun of during his pre-Super Bowl interview with Matt Lauer on NBC Sunday. Seriously. Obama called Jessica Simpson a fatty on national TV.

Lauer displayed for the audience the cover of a recent issue of the tabloid entertainment magazine US Weekly that featured the President's wife and daughters and also had an insert photo pushing a story about singer Simpson.

As he viewed the cover, Obama decided to smack the singer down for "in a weight battle."

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  • Rowdygirl's Avatar
    Posted by Rowdygirl Mon Feb 2, 2009 11:39am PST

    I guess this isn't public

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  • biscuiteater's Avatar
    Posted by biscuiteater Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:26pm PST

    I realize this is kind of behind the times, but I think you are taking his comment out of context...

    He was supposed to be on that cover, and US decided to go with Jessica's weight gain as the lead story instead. He was poking fun at the fact that US thought this was news (which, he's right, it isn't). He did not call her fat, and he said nothing about agreeing with the consensus that she had gained weight. He just said that apparently she was in a weight battle.

    I didn't vote for him, either, but fair is fair, and your article is a bit misleading. For the record, I didn't vote for McCain either. I voted Libertarian, because I really do want change.

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  • I dont think you have to's Avatar
    Posted by I dont think you have to Sun Mar 8, 2009 11:25pm PDT

    US magazine is not "news"... we all but it for the goss... And we'll stop buying it should they start writing about "real issues" so stop complaining

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  • None's Avatar
    Posted by None Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:04am PDT

    That's why your link doesn't work old sour puss.

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  • Emma Mae's Avatar
    Posted by Emma Mae Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:59pm PDT

    Rowdygirl, I love Twitter. It can be funny, informative, you can find so much information because often the person also includes a website. My favorite news source I found on Twitter. Ellen Degeneress Twitters, Ashton Krucher made a bet to get more followers than CNN and broke the 1 million follows mark. Oprah is now on Twitter. An editor of a famous New York Publishing company is on Twitter. Information about the technology industry, TWITTER.

    Anyway, the followers submit a search, I do not know the Name you selected Rowdygirl but your name or part of it showed up when those people did a Search. IF you had posted a message, they would get a copy of the message in a folder and can read it later.

    It is pretty cool. (You can also link Twitter to your Yahoo account to get updates from people you are following.)

    Emma Mae

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  • Andrea Frazer, Good Housekeeping's Avatar
    Posted by Andrea Frazer, Good Housekeeping Tue May 12, 2009 5:42pm PDT

    I think you got the info wrong. Just sayin'.

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  • Andrea Frazer, Good Housekeeping's Avatar
    Posted by Andrea Frazer, Good Housekeeping Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:05pm PDT

    With all due respect in regards to my last post (and clearly this one) you need to take some time to slow down and digest the information you are reading. It will make your life a bit easier. Good luck.

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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__'s Avatar
    Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:31pm PDT

    1) It's not my fault YOU can't figure out to post a link.

    2) Of all the things Obama says, you zero in on this $hit and then

    3) Refer to my posts as a 'waste'...

    4) Get a clue, then get over yourself, 'cause yer the ONLY one you mean ALL THAT TO.

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  • V-for-V-a-l-i-a-n-T™'s Avatar
    Posted by V-for-V-a-l-i-a-n-T™ Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:07am PDT

    He called Kanye West a JACKASS as well, the president can have an opinion as well also

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