Pres Obama makes fun of fat Jessica Simpson

[Sirotnikov]

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/president-barack-obama-jokes-about-getting-bumped-from-us-weekly-cover

President Barack Obama joked that he was crushed to be cut from the cover of Us Weekly to make room for Jessica Simpson's controversial curves. (Watch the video above.)

"Yeah, it's a little hurtful," he quipped when Matt Lauer showed him the newest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now, featuring a portrait of his family. (Obama is featured in the picture that runs next to the story -- which focuses on Michelle -- inside the magazine.)

"You got replaced by Jessica Simpson!" added Lauer, who sat down with Obama before the Super Bowl aired Sunday on NBC.

"Who's in a weight battle, apparently. Oh well!" Obama said.

well not really makes fun of
but it's still funny

i think he'll learn to avoid speaking his mind so honestly

[self biased]

:shrugs: i can actually respect a man that speaks his mind without concerning himself of the far-fetched consequences.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I wonder about the person who thinks Jessica Simpson is fat.

[Ben Kenobi]

Indeed.

I mean Michelle isn't exactly tiny.

[Zkribbler]

"But they were all so stupid! So I thought I'd hire the smart, fat girl."
...Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, referring to Anne Hathaway, Size 6.

[Verto]

He's not making fun of her, he's reading what the cover says (and in a rather condescending tone, as in who gives a f*ck about her weight?).

[MarkG]

that girl looks like she exploded inside her old clothes though

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm lost. Lauer notes that Obama has lost traction in the media cycle to Jessica Simpson, and Obama concurs and notes (accurately) that the story the media is following is Simpson's weight issues. How is this making fun of Simpson? If anything, isn't it making fun of the superficiality of the media?

[Zopperoni]

That's making fun of Jessica Simpson???

Try this then:

[MOBIUS]

I'm lost. Lauer notes that Obama has lost traction in the media cycle to Jessica Simpson, and Obama concurs and notes (accurately) that the story the media is following is Simpson's weight issues. How is this making fun of Simpson? If anything, isn't it making fun of the superficiality of the media?

And Siro, Imran and Ben lapped it right up...

It's amazing how low the right wing fundies will stoop to try and smear Obama. You lost and the world is a safer place - get over it.

[Lorizael]

Indeed.

I mean Michelle isn't exactly tiny.

Dude, Michelle Obama is hot.

Although some historical anthropologists are currently trying to make Martha Washington hot, too. I'm so confused.

[MrFun]

And Siro, Imran and Ben lapped it right up...

It's amazing how low the right wing fundies will stoop to try and smear Obama. You lost and the world is a safer place - get over it.

Uh, Imran is a moderate not a far-right dude. And what's wrong with what Imran has said in this thread so far anyway?

[rah]

Presidents are presidents and should be made fun of just out of principle. It's been happening since late night TV became popular. Should Obama be immune to this national pastime? NO, so get over it Mobius. Making a joke at Obama's expense does not automatically make you a right wing fundy. Think of all the monkey boy jokes that Bush had to take. Not all of them came from far left douche bags. Some of them came from far right douche bags.

[MrFun]

Amen, Rah. Hell, I voted for Obama but I can make fun of some things about Obama myself.

[Theben]

And Siro, Imran and Ben lapped it right up...

Well you can expect Ben and Siro to leap to conclusions, but Imran didn't say anything one way or the other.