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GOP Rep. Sensenbrenner Apologizes To First Lady Michelle Obama For Insulting Her Figure

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In a dustup first reported by fearless FishbowlDC firecracker Betsy Rothstein, Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) was overheard insulting First Lady Michelle Obama‘s “posterior” in a loud cellphone exchange. His office declined to comment on Sensenbrenner’s own assets, but said he would be apologizing for the remark. Now, Politico reports that Sensenbrenner has sent a note of apology to the First Lady.

RELATED: GOP Rep. Sensenbrenner On Michelle Obama: ‘She Lectures Us On Eating Right While She Has A Large Posterior’

Rothstein was tipped off by a Democratic operative who overheard Sensenbrenner’s exchange, and in a characteristic touch, reached out to the Congressman’s office with questions that really cut to the heart (or something) of the matter:

My questions: 1.Does the Congressman realize that he, also, has a large behind? 2. Does he always speak so loudly on the cell phone?

While I love Rothstein’s moxy and diligience, I would only quibble with the phrase “also has a large behind,” as I’m sure most objective observers would agree that Mrs. Obama has nothing to be ashamed of in that, or any other, area.

A spokesperson for Sensenbrenner wouldn’t comment on his own baggage, but promised an apology would be forthcoming.

Earlier today, Sensenbrenner did just that. From Politico:

On Thursday, Sensenbrenner said in a statement, “I regret my inappropriate comment and I have sent a personal note to the first lady apologizing.”

He’s certainly not the first conservative to take cheap shots at the First Lady over her “Let’s Move” initiative ti fight childhood obesity, and much of it revolves around the ignorant notion that it involves “the government telling Americans what to eat.”

RELATED: SPAlaska: Sarah Palin Takes a Gratuitous Shot at Michelle Obama’s Anti-Obesity Initiative

The thing is, the government has been promoting good nutrition and exercise my entire life (otherwise, I would have no reason to know what a “shuttle run” is), but nobody ever said it was a commie plot or a slide into tyranny until uppity Michelle Obama got in on it. The subtext isn’t really hidden at all: who does she think she is?

If anything, it’s the false central complaint about “Let’s Move” that Sensenbrenner ought to be apologizing for.

RELATED: The One Word That Describes FishbowlDC’s Betsy Rothstein

The real takeaway from this story, though, is the power of DC gossip Betsy Rothstein’s reputation. She printed an item from an anonymous source, about an ostensibly private phone call, and Sensenbrenner didn’t even try to deny it. The Congressman, and/or his staff, seemed to know that, much like The Wire‘s Omar Little, if Betsy Rothstein comes to get you, you’re gonna get got.

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  • Anonymous

    The First Lady drank his milkshake.

  • Anonymous

    Where are all the right wing tools that were defending this guy? If he was saying the right thing, why did he apologize?

  • Anonymous

    Republicans hate women almost as much as they hate gay people, poor people, young people, minorities, liberals, moderates and of course non-Christians.

  • Anonymous

    And fatties other than themselves.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 American

    he did the right thing. 

  • Anonymous

    In apologizing, yes he did. That probably won’t stop haters from defending what he originally said.

  • Anonymous

    this is not only ridiculous but wrong,of course…as for ms michele,she does have an over-ripe backside…so Sensenbrenner was right and should NOT have apologized….i guess if I said barack  was skinny would that mean I would have to apologize…you think maybe the obamas and their friends like this rothstein broad would quit being so dame sensative….Can you imagine another four years of this crap?

  • http://www.madcharles.com/ MadCharles

    are you saying she doesn’t have a fat ass ? because she does… Have you seen Hillary ‘s ass lately ?

  • Anonymous

    Are you kidding “probably” won’t stop haters?

    Read the blog and posts from your typical right-wing hate site, Weasel Zippers,

    “GOP Congressman: Maybe Mooch shouldn’t hector us about our weight seeing she has an ass the size of Wisconsin”

    http://weaselzippers.us/2011/12/21/gop-congressman-maybe-mooch-shouldnt-hector-us-about-our-weight-seeing-she-has-an-ass-the-size-of-wisconsin/

  • Anonymous

    Hey he’s right…and when you’er right, you’er right. But it was nice of him to apologize.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Just another classless Republican!!

  • Anonymous

    I ask political junkies of all stripes — How can we leave this behind?

  • Anonymous

    Moochie got bigger boxcar behind than Buffalo Billary.

  • http://twitter.com/gadfly666 gadfly666

    Here is a photo of this out of shape, out of control Republican…

    http://www.putnampit.com/shorewoodvillage/graphics/sensenbrenner1.jpg

    The low IQ Conservatives/Tea Baggers/Republicans send terrible people to Washington.

  • Anonymous

    There’s always plenty of ‘First Amendment’ hate to go around.

    Plenty of it congregates on this very site…

    …would you believe!

    Still, Happy Christmas and Good Will to all Men and Women 

    Unless….

  • Anonymous

    Which would you rather plow, carl – Laura’s or Barbara’s?

  • Anonymous

    Isn’t this fat slob Sensenbrenner with his triple chin kind of like the pot calling the kettle black?

  • Anonymous

    Well, for one
    thing instead of debating her on the merits of her position on the subject, he
    insults her. Maybe we should expect a little more class from the leaders (I know
    I’m crazy) that are supposed to have sober and intelligen­t thoughts on
    subjects that are impacting the nation, obesity in general and childhood obesity
    in particular.   Also, the fact that Wisconsin is ground zero
    for oversized people; you would think this guy would have a stake in doing
    something about it. 

  • Anonymous

    You shouldn’t insult a woman when it comes to their body. Even if they are hypocritical food Nazi’s with a REALLY BIG FAT ASS like Michelle. It’s just not cool.

  • Anonymous

    Just wondering, is he going around telling people they need to live healthier and forcing it upon them?  Just wondering…

  • Anonymous

    The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition was founded in 1956 by that noted Communist Dwight Eisenhower.

    F’in morons, all of you rightwing sociopaths.  Believe anything your dimwitted leaders tell you.

  • Anonymous

    Not even kinda.  Michelle is slim and trim.  Usually people who are fat and out of shape talk about others to deflect attention away from themselves.  He needs to look in the mirror,also at some pictures of our former first ladies.  Michelle is only concerned about those who want to help themselves and their children.  That’s a good cause.  Don’t take it personally. 

  • Anonymous

    You shouldn’t judge everyone by your mother.

  • bob ross

    This is just the way that conservatives have decided to be, it’s reflected in conservative talk radio, in Miami at least. A no-name conservative talk show host who replaced a no-name conservative talk show host on Christmas Vacation called the first lady a Fat Ass…Can you believe such a thing? Called her that on the public airwaves! There’s nothing conservative about conservatives anymore, it’s some kinda strange cult now! They have evolved to where they hate just to hate without social justification and without any socially redeeming quality. Take drug testing the unemployed! They do it in Florida and found out that only 2% of them use drugs, 8% of the general public are doing drugs but the conservatives still insist on waisting the money to test them, there waisting the money out of pure hate….waisting my money! Sorry I don’t mean to go on but seriously there’s something wrong with them people, it’s amazing.
     

  • http://twitter.com/12barbluz Lightnin’ James

    Conservatives are vile boorish pigs but that is not news.

  • mrfigo524

    oh come on. he probably was speaking loosely at the time, and he apologized, let it be.

  • Anonymous

    No, this is typical conservative hate speech tinged with racism.

  • Dead_Air

    He manned up and apologized.  Fair enough.

  • Pablo

    Yeah? And? She does have an abundance of junk in the trunk, and she seems to be on a mission to save America from fatty foods by devouring them all.

  • Pablo
  • Pablo

    That isn’t an answer to the question.

  • Pablo

    Only concerned about those who want to help themselves and their children? So that’s why we’re passing federal laws?

    “Not only am I very proud of the bill, but had I not been able to get
    this passed, I would be sleeping on the couch,” the president said as he
    introduced his wife at the bill signing event at a Washington, D.C.,
    elementary school.

    http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/12/13/obama-signs-child-nutrition-bill-kids-michelle-about-sleeping/

  • Anonymous

    He’s still a turd.

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  • Anonymous

    Don’t forget seniors

  • Anonymous

    No but we see your’s

  • Anonymous

    Laura Bush anyone?

  • Anonymous

    Stupid no class turd. His only saving grace was the apology. Why anyone would think they can get ahead by bashing the first lady is beyond me. I don’t remember lefties trashing Laura Bush. Hell, she was the best thing about dumbyas 8 years. Hillary was political so she knew what she was getting into. Michelle has made it her cause to help veterans and to get kids out of the house to play instead of playing video games all day. Who doesn’t think these are good causes? Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

  • Anonymous

    Why should he apologize for speaking the truth?

    Moochelle is a typical hypocritical liberal…..do as I say not as I do!!

  • Anonymous

    So are people who make stupid generalizations.

  • Anonymous

    She probably drinks a lot of them.

  • Anonymous

    Larry Elder raised an interesting question about this on his radio show yesterday, which is how would one apologize to the First Lady after making those remarks? What do you suppose he said: “Madame First Lady, I really didn’t mean to say you have a fat ass, it just looks that way?” or ”I’m sorry I called attention to your fat ass. That was really out of line”?

  • Anonymous

    Sensenbrenner could have at least gotten his money’s worth. He should have said “Michelle, youre ass is so big when you sit around the White House-you sit AROUND the White House!”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeff-Weiss/100000817744695 Jeff Weiss

    Does this lard ass own a mirror? Pot kettle black

  • Anonymous

    There is an old saying:  “People who live in fat asses, shouldn’t throw stones!”

  • Anonymous

    He should apologize for being “creepy.”  If her butt is so unattractive, why does he spend so much time studying it?

  • Anonymous

    You be as honest as possible!  The Congressman should have said:  “Hello Mrs.Obama.  I am a fat old man who gets horny and I happen to be an “ass man” as well as an ass.  I really did not mean that your ass is too large.  I have been spending so much time looking at it, and I am afraid that I lost my head over a piece ot tail!”

  • Anonymous

    Then why do we love Congresswoman Michele Bachmann who will be the first woman President of the United States?

    Why do we love Israel and the Jewish people?  The last time I checked they were not claiming to be Christians.

    Why do we love African Americans like Herman Cain and want to elect them President until they are “taken out” by liberal women who carry water for the Administration?

    Why do we love gay Republicans?  Roy Cohen was the first known gay man hired by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 50′s.

    How can you say that we do not love the poor when President Obama and the Liberal Democrats have created so many of them?

    Most young people will be voting Republican.

    Most mderates will be voting Republican!

    Apologize davemartin777!

  • Anonymous

    Where is Larry Elders wife?  Where is Sensebrenners wife?  Where is Larry Elders mother?  Where is Sensebrenners mother?  Most men who have wives and mothers learn to respect women because they know they would not exist without them.

  • Anonymous

    Michelle Obama’s butt is beautiful!  Michele Bachmann’s butt is beautiful!  Michelle Williams’s butt is beautiful!  If your name is Michele, no matter how you spell it, your butt is beautiful!

  • Anonymous

    He was not right.  Her butt is beautiful!  You and Congressman Sensenbrenner need new glasses!

  • Anonymous

    MadCharles, I bet you would not kick either one of them out of bed!

  • Anonymous

    That was just a little humor. Ask any lady…..This man never has to sleep on the couch…..

  • Anonymous

    Hell, Barbara Bush, anyone?

  • Anonymous

    I think you mean Newtie. Somebody help me with the quote.

  • Anonymous

    The right-wingers are under the misconception that the pet projects of First Ladies are written law, which, of course, is wrong. Otherwise, when Laura Bush promoted literacy, all the Republicans and Tee Peers would have been fined for not reading books.

    Everyone who is old enough remembers John F. Kennedy challenging American youth to get physically active, for example, taking 50 mile hikes. Only in Republican bizarro world is the president blasted for giving a speech on the first day of school, urging kids to study and work hard in school. And Michelle Obama is blasted for trying to raise awareness of childhood obesity.

  • Anonymous

    Wow, I would have to say this must be the only positive mention of self-hating gay, red-baiting McCarthyite Roy Cohn I have ever and will ever see.

    Cohn was scum.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Cohn

  • Anonymous

    Roy Cohen was a conservative Democrat.  Roy Cohen was gay!
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Republican Senator Joseph R. McCarthy hired him, over the strong objections of liberal Democrat Robert F. Kennedy.  Republican McCarthy hired gays long before any Democrat had the guts to do so.  Whatever you think of Roy Cohen, McCarthy (who some believe to be a closet gay) was the first to hire known gays in Washington long before the Civil Rights Movement and years before Stonewall.  We praise McCarthy, not Cohen!

  • Anonymous

    He lied.  If you have to resort to lies, you have another agenda. 
    satans?

  • Anonymous

    I thought Larry Elder had more class than that.  Suppose someone said that about your mother. It’s a poor dog that does not wag its own tail.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_X5KVFZCQWMQQPGOPIIP36L4KN4 dave

    she has a fat ass& fat mouth her husband is full of shi  t

  • http://www.facebook.com/teresa.pitts2 Teresa Pitts

    I would be damned If I would apologize to the first this food Nazi. I would say you’ll get an apology when hell freezes over..Who the hell does Michelle Obama think she is telling others what they should eat, when she pigs out on junk food. She  needs to look at her self in the mirror..Michelle Obama stay the hell out of my kitchen B#$%^

  • http://www.facebook.com/teresa.pitts2 Teresa Pitts

    This woman don’t deserve one. when are they going to apologize to the American people?

  • http://www.facebook.com/teresa.pitts2 Teresa Pitts

    Her Assssssss is beautiful well if your into fat butts..Nothing beautiful about this B#$%^

  • http://www.facebook.com/teresa.pitts2 Teresa Pitts

    I am one of those haters and I sure as hell do hate her and that damn husband of her’s. And further more I am not ashamed  that I hate Mr and Mrs Satan..

  • http://www.facebook.com/teresa.pitts2 Teresa Pitts

    No he didnt’.. and I have NOOOOOO respect for the Obama’s, but again why should I when they have no respect for the American people.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     Exactly… Rep. Senselesshambruno is FAT, UGLY, HAS FAT WHERE A CHIN SHOULD BE, HAS NASTY HAIR, HAS 95% BODY FAT, PROBABLY DOESN’T OWN A MIRROR!! AS BEHINDS GO, Michelle’s is one of the finest on the planet (especially liked by African-American and African men; and a lot of hypocritical white racists too) and they’re just jealous is all… Carla is in no way beautiful. She has knobby knees like an ostrich, a nose turned up like a beetle, ears like Mr. Spock (live long and prosper Carla) and don’t talk about elbows! Plus she has zero chest! Why would Michelle even look at her?

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     Michelle’s butt appears, “over-ripe” to you because your women have NO butts at all so it’s understandable when you were growing up to focus on butt-less females with trailer-trash legs, wrinkly skin with freckles, and all kinds of growths! Michelle is a picture of health, pecked, 8% body fat, stout, fine, pretty, and healthy. Any many in his right mind would want a woman like that in bed with him as his wife! Any man that is except BIG, FAT, LARD BLOBS who haven’t seen a haircut in 15 years, have no chin, only a fat mess where one should have been~ HOW COULD THIS BLOB even think of talking about Michelle, or anybody else!? Senseless-burger breath

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     You are so right… and as a child HE was a walking pig burger. He hasn’t seen any kind of diet since 14 years old, and to top it all off, you know we’re dealing with a guy who has a 2 inch pecker!!! Fat and no artillery either!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

    “WILL BE” “WILL BE”???? YOU have a lot of WILL BE statements, so what are you, some kind of oracle? Well if you can tell the future, why didn’t you get rich on telling people that Barack Obama will serve a 2nd term, and that Michelle Bachman won’t ever see the Oval office or any other female until after 2030 when the Country has been ruined by Republicans who will get a chance two elections from now?

    If you know the future, why didn’t win the last MEGA-MILLIONS Jackpot!!!!! LIAR!!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     SENSELESSBRUNO IS THE HATER! AND IS HE EVER UGLY!!! IS HIS WIFE AS FAT AS HE IS???

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     GOD MADE AFRICAN/AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOOTY FOR BLACK MEN, AND WE LOVE IT. STAY AWAY!! GO BACK TO YOUR FLAT BUTT, BOTOX BOOTY WOMEN WITH KNOBBY KNEES, WRINKLY SKIN AND PUG NOSES! If you don’t like black booty, why are you always trying to get some?

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     hell no. No laura thank you very much. lol… As president’s wives go, MICHELLE is the best looking all-round president’s wife. The other women could hardly run at all, were not athletic, unhealthy, had all kind of issues, hair out of the Roman period, and their legs, feet, you should have SEEN THEM. Skin all globbed up, unfitting clothes, talked with twangs, good grief. Michelle Obama is the first First Lady to try to get this sloppy Country healthy, and who attacks that???

    One of the fattest, ugliest, piggishly looking people in politics!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     Michelle has the right stuff… who will you compare her with??? All of the other women you know are ugly, only made up with cosmetics, hiding creams, cancerous skin, freckles, you name it. And they have NO butts at all. Unless by plastic surgery. If I had a choice, Michelle’s butt would be A-#1 for me! Keep your flat-butt women. lol

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     Yes, as we all hate your poor trailer trash flat butt, blotchy skinned behind

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     You’ll have more bad luck when President Obama has finished his 2nd term.
    You as a welfare recipient should appreciate Obama. Didn’t you get your $600 dollars? That’s never happened in history. And still you complain? That’s an ugly photo of you too. Do you even HAVE a neck???

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     Michelle’s butt is not the size it is from over-eating like SENSELESS-BRUNOBURGER… it is genetic as an African-American (African women have big butts, and white men have been chasing them around for centuries!!! HYPOCRITES!!! YOU’D ALL DIE FOR A NIGHT WITH HER BUTT!! That’s why all of your MOVIES show you having sex with big-butt black women who are fine.

    On the other hand, senselessbrenner and his wife tilt the scales at 590 lbs!!! (without clothing)

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     THEY’RE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE THEIR WOMEN HAVE NO BUTTS AT ALL, EXCEPT THE BOTOX BUTTS, PLASTIC SURGERY LIPS, TRYING TO LOOK BLACK, NOW THEY LOOK DEFORMED!! LOLOL… And the men??? 2 inches??? JEALOUSY!!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     YES VERY, VERY FINE AND NICE. AND MICHELLE IF YOU’RE READING THIS.. YOU ARE FINE, FINE, FINE… TURN OUT THE LIGHTS BARACK!!! GOD GAVE THIS FINE GIFT TO YOU!!!

    My lady has a big butt too!!! woo hoo!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     a black man wouldn’t even want to LOOK at her butt! you’re a liar too, you’re ALWAYS doing a double-take on black women’s butts. Hypocrite!! Next time you turn around to glare at a black butt, or nod your head to a beautiful black lady, or start a whitey conversation trying to get some, I hope you go blind!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     technically, you are not really a “people” but more a cave-dwelling orangutang.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     We’d all like to see what YOUR butt has… besides soars, blotchiness, cancerous legions, etc. On second thought! Yeeeeuk!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     Wish I could hold a butt like that for a while lol

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

     #1, ugmo broad, Michelle’s butt is NOT FAT, it is big. There’s a difference. Post a picture of YOUR BUTT on here! Dare you!! You’re the racist big time!!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

    ONLY AFTER THE MEDIA WENT OVER TO GET PICTURES OF HIS WIFE’S BUTT!!! PLUS, HIS BUTT IS TWICE THE SIZE OF MICHELLE’S AND IT’S ALL FAT!!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

    You are not an American, and you’re certainly not a PEOPLE!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

    His wife will be wanting a divorce soon… Michelle’s butt looks 10 times better than his wife’s wrinkly old behind!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

    they all stare at her ass all day long!! and all of the women in the white house are jealous!! lolol

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/5V2LUGH2QBDCOBYUMOV2GSRCPE keeper of my brother

    LOL

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