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(46,328 posts)
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 04:50 PM Aug 2014

Faux "news" resident "psychiatrist" doubles down on his "Michelle Obama is fat" comment...

Also pisses off Faux "news" hosts.

Keith Ablow Tells Fox: Fat-shaming Michelle Obama Is Like Intervening In Alcoholism

By David August 21, 2014 1:30 pm - 0 Comments

Fox News resident psychiatrist Keith Ablow on Thursday defended his previous assertion that First Lady Michelle Obama needed to "drop a few" pounds, and added that women at Fox News could stand to lose some weight too.

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/keith-ablow-tells-fox-fat-shaming-michelle

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Faux "news" resident "psychiatrist" doubles down on his "Michelle Obama is fat" comment... (Original Post) Archae Aug 2014 OP
It's the old tactic: "Attack them on their strengths." enough Aug 2014 #1
How many calories does doubling down burn? Kalidurga Aug 2014 #2
Ablow needs to drop a few pounds fat muntrv Aug 2014 #3
THIS..is what they spend their time on? louis-t Aug 2014 #4
I can think of a lot worse things than being overweight. aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #5
DUzy shenmue Aug 2014 #6

enough

(13,259 posts)
1. It's the old tactic: "Attack them on their strengths."
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 04:56 PM
Aug 2014

Swiftboating. Say something so obviously false that people think you couldn't possibly be saying it unless it's true.

Add classic misogyny.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
2. How many calories does doubling down burn?
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 04:57 PM
Aug 2014

Probably not enough for Ablow to lose the 25 not 5 pounds he claims he could stand to lose.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
5. I can think of a lot worse things than being overweight.
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 05:34 PM
Aug 2014

Like being a low-moral conservative. Mama Cass was definitely cool. So was Orson Welles. And Winston Churchill.

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