Republican Heads Explode as Michelle Obama Tells Kansas Grads To Fight Racism and Bigotry

[doxydad]

Republicans were outraged because they didn’t want the First Lady to fill the minds of the sacred youth with words like diversity and equality.

Michelle Obama delivered an uplifting message to grads about the future and their role in it, and that is the last thing that the aged, dead, and dying Republican Party wanted the red state youths to hear.

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/16/republican-heads-explode-michelle-obama-tells-kansas-high-school-grads.html

[Cha]

1. Thank you for this report, doxydad.

[Ilsa]

2. Did they expect the FLOTUS to

Scare the crap out of them, tell them to be afraid of the brown kid sitting next to them in college, or tell them that illegal aliens were stealing the vote and healthcare?

My guess is that they are mad that her speech doesn't follow an Ayn Rand novel morality.

[mdbl]

3. Good for Michelle Obama

She's been a great role model as FLOTUS. I hope she stays in politics after her husband's term is over.

[Niceguy1]

4. awesome speech

Examples of the exloding heads would be nice....I followed the link and didnt see any.

[AverageJoe90]

5. Great message from FLotUS! =D

Also, just 13 recs? Let's aim for 130!

[Liberalynn]

6. I am so proud she is our First Lady!

If she ran for office she'd get my vote.

[thesquanderer]

7. Terrible article

I know you were just copying the headline from the original article, but it's a bad, misleading headline. Republican Heads Explode? That implies there has been, at the least, some criticism from the right. The article points to none, and instead starts off with "Republican heads will certainly explode" (when they hear the speech). Not so much as a single quote from anyone who took any offense. The article goes on to say "Republicans were outraged" (as you quoted) and that they were "up in arms," providing absolutely no evidence of that.

[valerief]

8. Oh, my, we wouldn't want to offend Republicans, now would we? nt

[thesquanderer]

12. There's good journalism and bad journalism.

There's enough real bad stuff to pin on the right, without making stuff up.

[stonecutter357]

9. You seem concerned.

[thesquanderer]

11. Don't like being misled.

I thought there was going to be a story there, about, you know, Republicans actually objecting to the speech. There wasn't. Classic click-bait, and a waste of time.

[PeaceNikki]

13. I, for one, am disappointed republican heads didn't literally explode.

[thesquanderer]

14. LOL (n/t)

[Happyhippychick]

15. You do realize that exploding heads is, ya know

A euphemism.

[thesquanderer]

16. Did you miss my point?

Of course I didn't think heads were literally exploding. But the phrase would be a way of indicating outrage, being infuriated, etc.. There is no indication in the article that any such reaction occurred, that any republican is the least bit upset about the speech. Not a single quote or reference. The headline appears to be fiction. Not because heads didn't literally explode (duh), but because they didn't figuratively/metaphorically explode, either. No actual outrage was in evidence.

(BTW, it's not actually a euphemism. A euphemism is a gentler, more polite way of saying something.)

[hue]

10. FLOTUS is really wonderful, brilliant & an awesome role model!! I'm so grateful for Her!