No Ring?
I noticed that Michelle Obama isn’t wearing a wedding ring in this picture.
I don’t think it’s a big deal or a scandal or anything, but I found it curious. Does she ever wear one?
Again, for our liberal readers, NO BIG DEAL. Barack appears to wear his all the time. I’m just curious why Michelle doesn’t. Is it a cultural thing?
Just guessing, but I would think it is because of the large ring she was wearing. It would be a fashion faux pas to wear multiple rings for a dressy occasion. Who knows, maybe the ring she was wearing has sentinmental meaning?
Anyway, she was stunningly beautiful. And her ball gown was breathtaking. Her first “job” as first lady is to be beautiful and graceful for the inauguration; she has accomplished that admirably.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 0603 hrs
I correct myself: Her first job was to not drop the Bible. She performed that job more competently than either her husband or the Chief Justice; both of whom flubbed their lines.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 0641 hrs
So .... she’s available?
Posted by folkbum on January 21, 2009 at 0657 hrs
I imagine you’re going to get quite a few culture lessons over the next eight years.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 0815 hrs
Besides the asshole cheap shot comment, do you have any insight here?
Posted by Owen on January 21, 2009 at 0838 hrs
I’ve seen her wear her wedding ring in other photos. I think that she didn’t on this occasion just because of the large decorative ring on the same hand. If you look at coverage of other major media events (Golden Globes, Oscars, etc.) this is characteristic of other female public figures and special costume jewelry.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 0923 hrs
over the next eight years.
shudder….
I’ll just deal with 4 years at a time!!!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 1011 hrs
My understanding is that the primary wife in an Arab-Muslim “marriage” wears a BIG ring, and they get littler as each wife descends down the level of importance in the harem, which in this particular case, is now the White House Harem.
Did anybody see that B. Hussein Obama even said his name “Hussein”, acting all uppity and whatnot with the Right Honorable Chief Justice John Roberts as he took his oath on the “family” Koran?
I heard he wanted to say the oath in his native Arabic language, but Roberts, being a very AMERICAN PATRIOT, said no.
Roberts, being a very smart AMERICAN was thinking about the Arabic translation into English of the OATH OF OFFICE, and got mixed up when he started to administer it.
If BHO would have respectfully not made this request to begin with, the Oath would have been administered smoothly by Roberts.
Disgusting, to say the least! And to think that all the Libs said Rush was lying about BHO being an Arab.
Once again, Rush was RIGHT!!!
Hopefully, the patriots over at Conservapedia will continue their investigation into the legitimacy of BHO’s “Hawaiian” birth certificate.
I mean, let’s look at the facts, America. How many legitimate black babies are there to begin with?
It shouldn’t take long to get this figured out. In the meantime, we can only hope this Arab won’t get to screw us patriots over too badly.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 2019 hrs
Frank, your performance art is not quite up to snuff. Watch Ann Coulter - she’s a pro. Yours is too heavy handed and, frankly, hack-y. Nice try, though.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 2051 hrs
I’m just curious why Michelle doesn’t. Is it a cultural thing?
Sounds like an asshole cheap shot question to me.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 21, 2009 at 2348 hrs
Really? I was asking a serious question. There are a lot of cultures out there that don’t use wedding rings and such. That’s fine. I see nothing wrong with that. But I found it odd that Barack always wears his but Michele didn’t. I was seriously asking if it was a cultural thing of which I was unaware. I don’t claim omniscience of the nuances of all cultures on earth.
Posted by Owen on January 21, 2009 at 2355 hrs
Well, then. Let me ask an asshole cheap shot question.
If the couple in the picture was John and Cindy McCain, would you have asked if it was a “cultural thing”?
Doubtful. Most likely you would have simply chalked it up to “personal preference”.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 22, 2009 at 0003 hrs
You presume thing about which you have no knowledge.
In fact, yes, I would. More probably, I would have been critical of Cindy McCain because I consider the McCains and myself to be of similar culture. In my culture, the thought of me not wearing my wedding ring on the most important and public day of my wife’s life would be deplorable. But that’s me. To each his own.
So yes, you did manage to ask an asshole cheap shot question. Congratulations. I hope you are proud.
Posted by Owen on January 22, 2009 at 0012 hrs
Owen: Why do you consider yourself to be the same culture as John McCain but not Barack Obama? Except for skin color, what is McCain’s culture, what is Obama’s culture, and why do you share McCain’s but not Obama’s?
This is a serious question, not a jab or accusation.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 23, 2009 at 0624 hrs
Purrfect mamma: Thank you for asking the same question I had in mind, but with the civility I was unable to muster.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 23, 2009 at 0916 hrs
yes Jay, she is available. Go ahead and call her even though the man sitting right next to her has the entire IRS and Secret Service at his disposal. Or maybe it should be “your disposal.” He may be closing Gitmo to terrorists, but I’m sure when it comes to his wife his attitude would change to, “If it ain’t interrogating it ain’t torture.”
Posted by james wigderson on January 23, 2009 at 1234 hrs
I think Owen was referrring to the Chicago culture. In answer to your question, Owen, if the spouse of a prominent Chicago politician is not wearing her ring, it is because she no longer believes the diamond befits her status. She will do so publicly until such time as a lobbyist offers the appropriate offering.
Posted by james wigderson on January 23, 2009 at 1304 hrs
Owen: Why do you consider yourself to be the same culture as John McCain but not Barack Obama? Except for skin color, what is McCain’s culture, what is Obama’s culture, and why do you share McCain’s but not Obama’s?
I agree that we need an explanation to that statement. We are presumably all Americans and of the same culture. The fact that one lives in Chicago or New York or Milwaukee or in the middle of nowhere does not change our culture. We watch the same TV shows and movies, have choices of the same same radio stations and can read the same choice of books or newspapers. By implying that Michelle Obama is of a different culture than the rest of us was not well thought through.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 23, 2009 at 1329 hrs
I think Owen was referrring to the Chicago culture. In answer to your question, Owen, if the spouse of a prominent Chicago politician is not wearing her ring, it is because she no longer believes the diamond befits her status. She will do so publicly until such time as a lobbyist offers the appropriate offering.
I am hoping this is sarcasm or you both are digging a hole.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 23, 2009 at 1332 hrs
Can’t imagine I’m digging a hole for me. After all, isn’t that how he got Tony Rezko to give him a bigger yard for his home?
As for Owen’s original question, it’s really easy to explain what Owen meant. Owen, suburban white guy from West Bend, wants to know if in the Urban African American culture (and given the Obama’s past church membership) if it is common for the wife to occasionally not wear her wedding ring. Because in Owen’s suburbanite white guy experience, women tend to wear their wedding rings everywhere, especially when the occasion is really important.
My experience as a sophisticated urbanite transplanted to wonderfully multicultural Waukesha would indicate that she probably packed her ring for the move or something, especially as she was wearing gloves for most of the day.
Glad I could help everyone out.
Next week we’ll discuss a more important aspect of Chicago culture: the relative obnoxiousness of Cubs fans and White Sox fans. Who is worse?
Posted by james wigderson on January 23, 2009 at 1715 hrs
James, beware of speaking on Owen’s behalf; he doesn’t seem to appreciate it. To quote Owen: “You presume (some)thing about which you have no knowledge”.
I think a very legitimate question has been posed to him; we should let him answer for himself.
Also, you first mentioned “Chicago culture”, but then reference “Urban African-American culture”. Are we still talking about the Presidential Inaugural Ball or the “Source Hip-Hop Awards”?
LOL! re: Chicago culture; make sure to include Bears fans in next week’s discussion.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 23, 2009 at 1841 hrs
I think a very legitimate question has been posed to him; we should let him answer for himself.
We are still waiting.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 24, 2009 at 1417 hrs
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