Did you enjoy seeing Michelle Obama surprise Oscars guests at Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony? Well some media types did not appreciate the cameo and had a lot to say on the matter.
Bill O'Reilly harshly criticized Obama's appearance and described her participation as "Hollywood left boosterism" that was aimed as "propaganda to make [the Obamas look] glamorous." He commented on how other first ladies did not participate in the awards in such a way. "Laura Bush would never at any time have introduced any award," he said.
MSNBC's Donny Deutsch appeared on Piers Morgan's show and told the CNN host that he thought Obama was an "uninvited guest." He said that he would have liked to see more Jack Nicholson and did not appreciate what he considered a political moment during a night honoring the best in entertainment. He added that Obama's presence was "intrusive and not additive" to his Oscars-viewing experience. Deutsch claimed again and again that despite being a Democrat, he did not appreciate the first lady's presence.
"I think you have to respect your audience enough to not impose," Deutsch said. "The tone of it - there was almost a monarch quality ... There was an elitest flavor to it ... I just thought it was very, very tone deaf and I'm just surprised they did it."
Obama is not the only first lady to participate in the Academy Awards ceremony, though she is the first one to present an award to nominees. Laura Bush participated in the 2002 Oscars by describing what movies meant to her in a video message. Additionally, two presidents have participated in the Oscars ceremony, including FDR and Ronald Reagan.
Watch O'Reilly's comments in the video above and Deutsch's in the clip below. What did you think of Obama's participation? Vote in the poll below the video!