Scott Baio Feels the Wrath After Insulting First Lady

By Marc Schneider Posted Jan 21st 2010 11:06AM

Happy days are not here for Scott Baio, the former teen actor who insulted First Lady Michelle Obama on Twitter this week, and has since received angry threats from his followers.

The actor, a staunch Republican, tweeted an unflattering photo of Obama and asked, "WOW He wakes up to this every morning." Before long, he was receiving disturbing messages, like this from a user named @Timafi, who wrote: "easy to find your house Scottie boy and finish YOU. I am a republican and I love Mrs O."

Onlookers quickly piled on with charges that the 'Happy Days' actor was being a woman-hating racist. In defense mode, Baio tweeted a photo of himself with his wife's best friend, who is black.

"Do I look like I'm racist? This is Renee's BEST frd. STOP USING THE RACE CARD!!!" he type-yelled.

He also reminded people he has directed episodes of 'The Parkers' and 'The Wayans Brothers.'

The 'Charles in Charge' alum has informed the FBI of the threats and is getting support from Twitter to track down the haters.

Baio must have known the jab would garner an angry response. While President Obama's approval ratings have been sinking and sinking in recent months, the First Lady remains widely popular. According to a new CBS News poll, 78 percent of Americans approve of how she's handling her job.

But the actor was adamant: it was a joke, people!

"One bad picture of a woman & everyone wants to bash me? If it had been of Palin ppl would have prob. cheered. I am NOT making fun of any1."

Tags: Michelle Obama, scott baio

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Thursday 21 January

By Shitbag

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Chachi, I wouldn't use, "...directed episodes of The Parkers and The Wayman Brothers" as a defense. It just confirms that you're an idiot. And a douche.

I did I mention you're a douche.

By jcp

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She also looks like the Jim Carrey version of the GRINCH, and no one wants to wake up next to that!From the neck down she looks like an anvil! I mean" a socialist anvil!

By valeskas

He should get a real job.

By Billy Bleachblood

You certainly live up to your name.

By Silent Josh

Do you even know what "socialist" means? I love how people throw that word around without really having a clue what it actually means, just that it's "bad" and "evil" so we should call people that as an insult because they tell us to. Go talk to a real socialist, you'll find that Obama is not close to socialist.

By Stacy

You mean people actually follow Scott Baio on twitter? Seriously?

By Missy

Stacy, Those were my thoughts exactly! Scott who?

By Pizzt

LOL that's what I thought when I read this too!

By Kate

Stacy, Your on line talking about him SOOOOO I guess you follow him????? Hmmmmm kinda hypocritical sorta like michelle Obummer

By mtnmanjames123

Thanks Scott for being a republican. I stand with you 100%. To wake up next to such a beast every morning would be like living in hell.

By r

i wake up to my best buddy, dukie dog the inbred pitbull. (inbred son of mayday)

By sdudek1490

Another mentally challenged person. How many mentally challenged people are republicans anyway? All of them?

By angie

I do find Mrs Obama odd looking.If I did not know who she was I would think she is a drag queen.

By Kev

sdudek1490, at least Republicans weren't mentally callenged enough that they voted for obama!!

By cleanfreaks2

I suppose one of the criteria for being president means you have to have a pretty wife....funny i don't remember anyone asking how George Bush Sr could wake up next Barbara Bush....cause we all remember how beautiful she was....

By RUSSELL

Maybe they have an affinity for Chubacca or a Big Foot FETTISH!

LOL

By Anne

Pay no attention to these bashers. While it isn't nice to say unkind things about people, it seems you're only wrong , when you're 'right'

Couldn't agree more!

By luannh

I think Scott's time would be better spent on acting lessons or an education.

By GARY

A staged photo of CHA-CHA or Chi-Chi or what ever the hell his name is with that beautiful woman! Anyway hes a man of color where does he get off!!

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