She’s From Chicago: Michelle Obama Checks a Heckler

By: Amanda Anderson-Niles

First Lady Michelle Obama has truly proven over and over again that she’s not the average wife to a president. In fact, she’s shown so much strength and sass that it’s made her a favorite target of the media and haters in the Republican Party. Regardless, Michelle O has made it clear on numerous cases that she really doesn’t care what people think about her. And we have to say, that’s most likely a very true statement because she pretty much continues to do what she wants and she doesn’t see the need in being as politically correct as her hubby Barack. In fact, she had no qualms putting a heckler in their place for interrupting her speech at a fundraiser the other day. The Washington Post reports:

Obama was addressing a Democratic Party fundraiser in a private Kalorama home in Northwest Washington when Ellen Sturtz, 56, a lesbian activist, interrupted her remarks to demand that President Obama sign an anti-discrimination executive order.

Obama showed her displeasure – pausing to confront Sturtz eye to eye, according to witnesses.

“One of the things that I don’t do well is this,” she said to applause from most of the guests, according to a White House transcript. “Do you understand?”

A pool report from a reporter in the room said Obama “left the lectern and moved over to the protester.” The pool report quoted Obama as saying: “Listen to me or you can take the mic, but I’m leaving. You all decide. You have one choice.”

Obama’s suggestion that she would leave was not included in the official White House transcript.

The audience responded by asking Obama to remain, according to the pool report, which quoted a woman nearby telling Sturtz, “You need to go.”

Sturtz was escorted out of the room. She said in an interview later she was stunned by Obama’s response.

“She came right down in my face,” Sturtz said. “I was taken aback.”