it s fun when everyone laughs at the person heckling you. you can plow through it or engage them. this is a small function, she s the first lady, get your message out. instead, it s all about the heckler and her message. that s what the heckler wanted, to get you angry and off your game. she lost her temper. stephanie dean isn t the only one to think michelle obama happened this the wrong way. it was tweeted, i like the first lady, but her confrontation with this heckler was not her finest moment. stephanie, did this reflect poorly on her. i absolutely disagree. you don t heckle the first lady of the united states, particularly at a private home. that is not how you speak to the first lady of the united states. and by the way, i m gay. and i agree with what the activist said. there is a way to say things and a way in which to say them, erin. and this administration, the fact is, has done more on gay rights than all of the previous
to talk, i m leaving. this was classic mom 101 to me. you know, and look, she can do this in a way her husband cannot. he s the president. she s the first lady. heckling the president comes with a certain amount of, okay, i get it. heckling the first lady, people hold their first ladies generally in higher esteem, and it comes across ruder when you are doing spouse of. she didn t get elected to anything. the president. a public campaign rally, you might expect. this is a private fund-raiser where you think you re among friends. i think she was offended, saying i m helping you raise money and now i have someone yelling in my face, fine, i m going to leave. this administration, this white house has been very supportive of gay rights, same-sex marriage, other gay rights issues as well. for them all of a sudden to be heckled by somebody who wants even more hit a sensitive nerve. my bottom line is you don t mess around with the first lady. she s a tough lady. or in the crowley home,
you can plow through it or engage them. this is a small function, she s the first lady, get your message out. instead, it s all about the heckler and her message. that s what the heckler wanted, to get you angry and off your game. she lost her temper. stephanie dean isn t the only one to think michelle obama happened this the wrong way. it was tweeted, i like the first lady, but her confrontation with this heckler was not her finest moment. stephanie, did this reflect poorly on her. i absolutely disagree. you don t heckle the first lady of the united states, particularly at a private home. that is not how you speak to the first lady of the united states. and by the way, i m gay. and i agree with what the activist said. there is a way to say things and a way in which to say them, erin. and this administration, the fact is, has done more on gay rights than all of the previous administrations combined. so is there a point that we get to where we go this is just rude? you don t yell y
and maybe that s part of the problem. she s the first lady, karen. that s right. i want to say, and don t forget, she is the first lady of the united states of america. and just as when laura bush appeared on the oscars, people had the opportunity to see the first lady of the united states of america, republicans or democrat. part of what is so disgusting about the way the right has really just completely attacked the president and first lady is that they forget that for some people it s just cool that the first lady popped out at the end of the oscars. they don t care what political party the person is from. i mean don t forget that the presidency is supposed to be about something bigger than our parties. and they re not running again. i mean they just were re-elected. there is no election they re playing to. it s the first lady at the oscars announcing best picture. a great thing, i think, for american cinema. and be careful. what they re trying to do and i said this the last
parenting department. essence did this big journal on the first lady. she is the symbol of being a mother, of being a first lady, and of a black woman of high profile. lot of pressure on her, teresa? oh, absolutely. i mean, she s the first lady. she s the first black first lady. and, you know, there s a lot of scrutiny. she s being watched all the time. everything that she does is being picked apart and examined. but she handles it with an incredible amount of grace. our readers can t get enough of her. i think you re right that she handles it and your readers can t get enough of her. i m one of your readers. kelly, teresa, thank you both for your time. have a great night. thank you for having me. while we were all watching the president, some republicans were playing some very dirty tricks. that s next. what are you doing?