Never mind that handshake....but Obama is in big trouble...

[HipChick]

with Michelle...she ain't happy and ain't hiding it...

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Sure looks like it.......what's the backstory?

[HipChick]

4. Who knows?

But she cracks me up....

[Habibi]

14. Her expression seems consistent with the occasion.

[Cha]

19. ExFreakingZactly!

[pnwmom]

62. She's at a funeral and she's paying attention. That's the backstory. n/t

[FatBuddy]

2. that's the problem with unscripted photography

any public figure needs to ALWAYS be "ON."

[Hoyt]

3. I think you are right.

[doc03]

5. Who is she? n/t

[longship]

8. Danish PM.

And this OP is like National Equirer level tabloid stuff.

[Vattel]

6. Who is the homewrecker?

[SummerSnow]

13. lol

[Vattel]

15. I hope people know that I was joking.

Sometimes people get kinda sensitive around here.

[SummerSnow]

43. I knew you were joking

[Paulie]

49. AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

Gotcha!

[Lee-Lee]

7. Wow

She does look unhappy...

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. Thanks for dragging this FR filth in here. The other poster had the decency to self-delete. Did...

you draw the short straw?

[Vattel]

16. OMG, I think your jealous.

Really, it's just a photo that doesn't reveal anything. Hipchick thought it was funny.

[dionysus]

20. them's fightin woids! that's it...

PUT UP YER DUKES!!1!!!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. LOL at that pic! I wonder if there's one showing "sad"; "melancholy"; "exuberant"? A thousand....

pics on a roll of film, and which one do you choose to create a specific narrative? Ah, so many choices, so little time.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

35. My rolls usually only have 24 exposures...

Where does one get the thousand exposure rolls? And will they fit in a standard 35mm SLR?

o.O

[Tarheel_Dem]

37. The poster to whom I was actually responding knows exactly what I was talking about.

Oh, and Welcome Back!

[Dr Hobbitstein]

39. Welcome back?

Did I leave?

[Lint Head]

11. That's funny. Judging people by the expression on their faces is the ultimate 'can't judge a book

by it's cover' scenario. I lost count of how many times someone has said to me. "Why are you so down? You look sad." When I'm doing nothing more than concentrating or thinking about something else. Michelle probably felt she was at a funeral or memorial and needed to not necessarily be smiling and happy. Mind reading is a trade for magicians and an exercise for fools.

[SummerSnow]

12. lol..too funny.

You think they ran into each other in the ladies room?


just joking

[madamesilverspurs]

17. Unhappy at a funeral.

Who'da thunk.

[Cha]

22. Damn the busybodies.

[Number23]

45. That's exactly what I thought the second I opened the thread. But I find the comments from folks

insinuating that Michelle is jealous of or fighting with this blonde, white woman so very interesting. And on a few of those pictures, everyone but the blonde looks unhappy but I guess that doesn't fit the narrative.

[Puglover]

18. Huh.

Who knew GD was now a spin off for The National Enquirer?

[maddezmom]

23. Yeah go figure

Not surprised tho.

[1000words]

21. Actually, her demeanor seems appropriate considering the event.

The blonde's seems a bit out of place, however. Perhaps that's what she is reacting to?

[msongs]

24. please confine Michelle related posts to those that are fawning and worshipful, 'k? :-) nt

[dionysus]

41. yes, we "worship" michelle. teh bitter is strong...

[Schema Thing]

25. please don't ever be a detective or sit on a jury.

[dballance]

26. Solemn at a memorial service - how dare she! What total freaking BS.

Take a few minutes to google some other pics and you'll see her engaging with the Danish PM and smiling.

[Sinnakka]

27. I hope he's not in trouble. (doghouse)

When I saw it.... I thought..... What is Cameron Diaz doing at Mandela's Memorial.

[FarCenter]

28. Get ready for "truth and reconciliation" session on Air Force One

Good thing Bill Clinton is along to provide advice.

[Jenoch]

29. I'm not certain

it was a good idea to be so jocular at a funeral/memorial service.

[Number23]

46. Your post is a FAR more appropriate response than "uh oh, Michelle is JEALOUS!" to these pics

To be honest, I think joking, smiling and taking selfies at a memorial service should be the topic of discussion, not the first lady looking dour at the funeral for one of the most important people of the 21st century.

I'm honestly surprised by this thread. Don't know why, nothing should shock me here anymore.

[Jenoch]

47. It might be that Michelle

may have also thiught the the 'horseplay' was not a wise thing to do given the reason for the gathering.

[MADem]

58. Michelle was not jealous, and I've got proof. Also, the conduct of everyone in those photos was

appropriate to the occasion. See my post 57: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024159152#post57

People are often clueless about other cultures. They think if it isn't done "our way" then it's "not appropriate."

Personally, I am not a real fan of dining with the dead, which is common in some parts of the world, or pulling the bones apart of your loved ones and stuffing them in a jar, or sitting around watching grandma burn...but this is how some people do it. And for them, it's normal. In South Africa, Madiba's life was CELEBRATED, and people laughed, cried, and reflected--often within moments. It's as healthy a way as any to deal with loss, IMO.

But yeah....nothing shocks me either anymore. I can't wait till 2016, in the sense that we'll probably see a good (overdue) housecleaning.

[MADem]

54. Desmond Tutu was shimmying like your sister Kate, and laughing up a storm.

It was a celebration of life. They were even handing out snacks.

[Jenoch]

56. Using your theory,

we're back to Michelle being a jealous b*tch.

[MADem]

57. Nonsense. A range of emotions were being expressed in that stadium.

People were crying, people were laughing, people were remembering fondly, there were anecdotes told, people were getting choked up and reflective, they were even ... eating! They were singing constantly, in fact, there was a call to "tone it down" so the speakers could be heard at the start of the formal activities.

I think a big huge mistake is made when people overlay their OWN cultural imperatives over an activity -- like memorializing a death -- that can vary across the world. Many Americans adopt the stoic model where they stick the body in a box and everyone frowns. The music is mostly subdued with a little celebration, and no one speaks ill of the dead. Then everyone gathers around the hole in the ground and looks, well...grave.

That's not how it's done in other parts of the world. In South Africa, it looks like you're allowed to "own your own feelings." Personally, I think that's probably healthier. Let Michelle own her own feelings.

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And then--there's THIS....and it's from the Torygraph, too, which might have an ax to grind:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10510877/Michelle-Obama-was-not-unhappy-during-Nelson-Mandela-selfie-photographer-insists.html

Michelle Obama was not unhappy during Nelson Mandela 'selfie', photographer insists
AFP photographer who took picture of Barack Obama, David Cameron and Denmark's Helle Thorning-Schmidt, insists Michelle Obama had been smiling only moments before

.... it was a misleading image capturing a natural and relaxed atmosphere, according to Roberto Schmidt, the AFP photographer responsible for the snap.
"Anyway, suddenly this woman pulled out her mobile phone and took a photo of herself smiling with Cameron and the US president," he wrote in a blog for AFP. "I captured the scene reflexively. All around me in the stadium, South Africans were dancing, singing and laughing to honour their departed leader. It was more like a carnival atmosphere, not at all morbid.

"The ceremony had already gone on for two hours and would last another two. The atmosphere was totally relaxed – I didn’t see anything shocking in my viewfinder, president of the US or not. We are in Africa.
"I later read on social media that Michelle Obama seemed to be rather peeved on seeing the Danish prime minister take the picture. But photos can lie. In reality, just a few seconds earlier the first lady was herself joking with those around her, Cameron and Schmidt included. Her stern look was captured by chance." ...

Now, those are the words of the guy who took the pictures. I think perhaps we might want to take his word ahead of any social media sites trying to shit-stir, don't you?

[Jenoch]

59. You certainly are good at making

assumptions about me and the intent of my posts.

[MADem]

61. Please be more specific. nt

[Coyotl]

30. Oh for Christ's sake, can't we just get back to real news.

[Vox Moi]

31. It is obvious to me that She'll get custody of the kids.

Frame 1: Michelle is not happy to see Barak chatting up the blonde.
"There he is, thinking he's God's gift to women. Well, he's no Jack Kennedy."

Frame 2: Frame 2 shows the aftermath of a punch in the side Michelle gave Barak. The blow brought down her sleeve and she is rolling it back up. The other woman has recoiled in shock. No question that she hit him. Barak has assumed a defensive posture.

Frame 3: Michelle tries to nip this romance in the bud my moving between Barak and the other woman. Everyone else ignores the situation, waiting for her to accept the fact that her status as First Lady belongs to the ages. Clearly, Barak has no interest in reconciliation.

Frame 4: Barak is overjoyed that his marriage is over and is already dating. Michelle is contemplating a lucrative settlement.

[Old and In the Way]

33. +1 Best analysis yet.

No doubt someone at FR beat you to this...and they would have been series!!!1!!!

[In_The_Wind]

44. That's hilarious.

[Little Star]

34. I gots nothing to say. Nothing.

[dem in texas]

38. Making Something out of Nothing

Look at the other people sitting around them. Most have sober looks on their faces, just like Michelle. Does the expression on her face always match her husbands. Or better yet, if she was smiling, the right wingers would be outraged that she was not sober at the funeral.

Get a life and find something better to talk about!

[dem in texas]

40. wrong word.

She was not somber at the funeral.

[Beringia]

48. Well he is the President

and people are going to get silly happy and fawn over him. Nothing Michelle can do about it.

[1000words]

52. These are fellow world leaders, not groupies.

[ananda]

50. What I really wanna see now..

.. is what happened at home afterwards.

[polly7]

51. I think she looked very sad looking at the picture of Nelson Mandela on the memorial program

and probably seats were switched back and forth for pictures, or perhaps she moved closer to chat while her husband got up to speak? There are no time stamps on the pictures so the seating really shows nothing of what was taking place, and I really don't see anything but a thoughtful looking lady at a very meaningful event.

[mwrguy]

53. Looks like somebody had to change seats.

oops.

[blue14u]

55. He is going home with

Michelle at the end of the day. At least for the next three years

he is in office.

I think they have a beautiful marriage..

Nothing to see here.. move on..

[NuclearDem]

60. Good God, not this crap again.

Well, at least no dated misogynistic phrases this time.

[LittleBlue]

63. I can't decide which is more amusing

Michelle switching seats + death glare at the Danish PM, or the sensitive folks who get angry if you mention it.

Please continue