MSNBC Pulls "Inappropriate" Michelle Obama "Hardball" Ad Depicting Silhouetted Female Dancers (VIDEO)

MSNBC ran an ad for "Hardball" Thursday morning teasing a segment on Michelle Obama's image makeover. The ad featured background artwork of female silhouetted dancers while the phrase, "HER NEW OUTLOOK?" was displayed on the screen. When contacted, an MSNBC representative said the ad was pulled after only running "once or twice" because it was deemed "inappropriate." The full statement:

The artwork should not have been used, it was inappropriate. We pulled the spot this morning and it was re-done without those images.

Watch the "inappropriate" ad below ("inappropriate" artwork slo-mo'ed at end if you miss it):

From MSNBC, 6/19

Comments

[ApolloniaCreed]

I wasn't necessarily offended by it, but I did think it was weird. The ad was a little more overtly
s exy than I would think is appropriate for a potential First Lady... So in that it was inappropriate. I don't think you can blame Chris Matthews for that... wouldn't a producer be responsible for this content? *shrugs*

[thecanadian]

Disgusting as usual! When will they grow up! I hope I never again hear Sen. Obama using the words "war hero". This is gutter politics and they know it! Why else do you have the pandering interview with Cindy McCain yesterday on Cnn?

Best way to deal with this is to ignore them!

[maxwellinformed]

Wait, what was offensive about that? Considering the topic was "make over".

[learnsomething]

There was no makeover, Michelle is the same person she has always been.

[bvbocan]

I agree, Raquel Maddow is a good contestant for the vacant meet the press anchorship

[bvbocan]

Guys, I really think you're being overreactive here. Chris Mathews is an ally. Lets not create enemies where there is none. OK?

[bigfro]

Matthews has started more woman as prognosticators than anyone. Leave him alone.

This is silly

[Patriot0259]

It must be really hard to be Michelle Obama right now. That poor lady can't win.

[blastocyst]

I'm an man who's been a strong Abeam supporter from the beginning, and I cannot forbore Chris Math-hews UT completely maddeningly and embracing that he gets to host a show and they haven't given one to Rachel yet. Rachel is next Tim J Reassert is that possiblest Charisse Mayhew?
Do you think Chris Matthews is fair or biased? Say what it seems to be you think.
He is a complete disaster, and she's regularly the smartest person on any panel. Her brain speed is rivaling even a bank of liquid-cooled Cray SuperComputerings. Her taste in clothing seems impeccably ponderous also. I can NOT believe that I've heard it even remotely floated that Matthews might be in the running to replace Tim Rossetti. I'm sure he'd roll over in his grave, and I for one would be in on any effort to raise an unbelievable horn-section galloping noisily.

[jakie]

CHRIS MATTHEWS USE TO BE MY FAVORITE BUT I WOULD NOT WATCH HIM ANYMORE

[ericmiami]

Rachel Maddow is the greatest. Nobody could replace Tim Russert but she would bring her own excellence to the show.

[lincheryl]

I love Rachel for her sticking to the facts and her intelligence. Matthews cut off the end of Obama's explanation of his stance on public financing, portrayed him as having unconditionally agreed to it, and later referred to 527's as 528's.

For this he gets 5 million. I would like to see him fired and Rachel get that spot, with a new show with her own title.

[EinChicago]

Doesn't a journalist require some integrity? Maddow is so in the tank for Oba-ma it's basically sickening.

[Donnat]

Does that mean only FOX news can hire talking heads with an obvious candidate bias? That puts us at a little bit of a disadvantage.

[olivia]

Rachel Maddow for Scottie McLellan's old job.

[suppressed08news]

I think Rachel would be a good person to do meet the Press.No one will ever replace Tim though ever! Period!

[ohbomba]

Rachel Maddow is not the greatest. I am not doubting her intelligence, it's just that she is not receptive to anyone other who does not have liberal views.
I just don't understand people who get all excited and emotional (conservative and liberal) and can't have a calm discussion with opposing views.
Off the subject, I was listening to Left (sirius) with Mark Thompson yesterday. He and his guest repeatedly referred to Clarence Thomas as Uncle Tom, and laughed about it!
What is it called when a member of the same race refers to another witha racial epitaph?

[JTyroler]

Didn't Hillary Clinton mention Matthews making some sexist comments? Chris might want to take some sensitivity training sometime soon.

[ssb752]

Now that it is inapproriate to levy criticism toward the late Mr. Russert, I can concentrate on Matthews. I used to watch Hardball, but gave up about a year ago (rhimes with "ego"). He's just not relevant.

[HopeGirl]

some 12 year old boys never grow up

[antaeus]

How dare you bring up that old chestnut! It was widely disproved at this very site that sexism played no rule in HRC's demise.

[memphispaul]

The ad reflects the shows host.
That African-American women are nothing more than dancers or strippers to the "Ethnic" minded Matthews.

[masterself]

white america is scare to death that their white house will be Black in
2009, so what u see is them acting and doing all kind of stupid stuff,
Change is here, if you don't like it u can go back to where your forefathers
came from, so we can make america a Great country.

You don't own AMERICA , WE DO

[writeaway]

Amen, lets give it back to the native Americans.

[ohbomba]

Learn how to spell. You will get more respect. No need to perpetuate racism either.

[LexLuthier]

Hey bigot

I'm white and I hope like heck that the Obamas will be inhabiting the White House for the next eight years. I don't know a single white person who feels the way you say ALL white people feel, and I live in the deep south. Most folks have pretty much moved on from those days (of course there are and always will be exceptions, you know, the ones like you). Go get back under your rock and we'll check back with you in another 20 years.

[pleeezzze]

We who ?

Is this another attempt at UNITY ?

[yoli647]

Gracias, I agree with you 100%

[Intelligentia]

It canot be his mindset regarding African-American women, when you consider the fact that there are overwhelming number of White women in the stripping industry.

[Bart33]

memphispaul, you nailed it. Music video "hos," or he can't imagine what else to think of her. And here she is, an attorney.

Jesus CHRIST, that ad is f*cked up.

[army193]

I'm sick of the music in the back ground on Cnn-Msnbc-Fox...it’s intended so that they continue to raise there voice and keep the audience blood pressure high and unable to think.

[protagonia]

armt193

Bingo!

[mergina]

Hardball is the Enquirer of television alleged media shows. Not quite the World Weekly News...yet.

[GoCards1978]

If Hardball evolved into the Weekly World News, it would be more entertaining.

[ufty44]

WHEN WILL THE MEDIA GROW UP AND REACH PUBERTY!!!!

(IT GETS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIRESOME...SERIOUSLY)