Twitchy favorite Jon Gabriel (@ExJon) wrote a piece that appears at Ricochet about what Michelle Obama said at the dedication of the Whitney Museum in New York City. Today, Rush Limbaugh cited Gabriel’s article on the air:
@exjon Just heard (on @KFYI ) @rushlimbaugh give you a shout out. Go ahead and take the rest of the week off! 🙂
— Natasha (@Nateebinature) May 7, 2015
FLOTUS’ comments at the museum’s dedication included these [emphasis ours]:
“You see, there are so many kids in this country who look at places like museums and concert halls and other cultural centers and they think to themselves, well, that’s not a place for me, for someone who looks like me, for someone who comes from my neighborhood. In fact, I guarantee you that right now, there are kids living less than a mile from here who would never in a million years dream that they would be welcome in this museum.
“And growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I was one of those kids myself. So I know that feeling of not belonging in a place like this. And today, as First Lady, I know how that feeling limits the horizons of far too many of our young people.”
After Limbaugh discussed the First Lady’s comments, the beacons of progressive integrity at Media Matters took notice:
https://twitter.com/bitingtea/status/596388521897816064
Oh, this should be good:
Limbaugh suggests black people don't appreciate museums because they're "not in their cultural upbringing" http://t.co/dsmkorkT21
— Media Matters (@mmfa) May 7, 2015
Um, who was the first to say that?
@bitingtea @exjon My favorite part of this was suggesting it was Rush's idea and not Michelle Obama.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 7, 2015
Wish we could say we’re surprised, but after all it’s Media Matters, not Integrity Matters.
https://twitter.com/hidefullofHoney/status/596391140015919104
OMG u can not be that stupid so it must be u are all serial liars. 1ST LADY OF THE USA MADE THAT STATEMENT #notRUSH https://t.co/8KyUOMK4la
— Jay Tee III (@CaliBearcat) May 7, 2015
Listen to the clip and it’s clear Limbaugh was paraphrasing Michelle Obama as quoted in @ExJon’s article, but obviously Media Matters didn’t think that little detail mattered.
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Related:
FLOTUS inspires public radio story on ‘why many museums are off-limits to people of color’
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