It seems to us ; Rush Limbaugh weighs in on diets, government leaders who don't learn

THE NERVE!: Following criticism by a far-from-svelte RushLimbaugh over first lady Michelle Obama's consumption of ribs,we'd like to know where he gets the nerve?

Limbaugh, who isn't exactly lean and limber, was quoted duringone of his recent shows saying the first lady "took the kids outto Vail on a ski vacation, and they were spotted eating, and theywere feasting on ribs -- ribs that were 1,575 calories per servingwith 141 grams of fat."

He suggested that Obama wasn't following her own dietary and nutritional advice in her campaign to persuade kids and their parents to eat healthier. Despite criticism from the right accusing the Obama administration of moving toward a "nanny state," the first lady has never advocated cutting out junk food or self-deprivation.

Limbaugh, who isn't exactly straight out of GQ magazine, had the gall to add that the first lady "does not project the image of women that you might see on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue." What normal woman does?

Following his own 2009 fad diet, which resulted in an end-of-year stint in the hospital, Limbaugh has regained his corpulent physique, so he needs to stop talking as if he's the expert on calorie-counting. By the way, the restaurant where the first family dined put the calorie count at 600. So, pass the sauce.

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HELLO, OPERATOR?: We've said it before. In fact, a lot of people have said it. Watch what you put on the Internet. In the case of Wisconsin Gov. Scott K. Walker, the advice should be, "Watch what you say on the phone, in case your conversation is being recorded and then put on the Internet." In this technological age, the kind of "gotcha" recently seen by a Buffalo-based website, "The Buffalo Beast," will occur more often.

The Beast's Ian Murphy called the governor, claiming to be billionaire political contributor David H. Koch, and during the conversation the duped politician detailed his strategy for breaking Wisconsin's public employee unions and agreed that he should bring a baseball bat to his negotiations with Democrats in the State Legislature.

Meanwhile, in Indiana, Deputy Attorney General Jeff Cox was firedafter suggesting in remarks on a "private" Twitter account and blog that police use live ammunition to clear union protesters from the state Capitol in Wisconsin.

Cox had identified himself only as a "lawyer," but a reporter forMother Jones -- the magazine that sent the original tweet -- soon found out who he was. Oops.

Watch what you say, folks. Unless you understand that, you may besharing with the entire online class.