Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady

imjustagirl · Jan 7, 2012

Oh, thanks, dools. That makes more sense then.

(just kidding, YF.)

P.S. I LOVE Michelle Obama on a very superficial level. I don't follow her, don't know anything really about her. But her style for the most part makes me giddy.

Football_Bat · Jan 7, 2012

Michelle's got the best body of any first lady since Jackie O.

BrianGriffin · Jan 7, 2012

zimbabwe said:

MisterCreosote said:

Click to expand...

"Eat your damn vegetables and exercise."
Click to expand...

God damn, that's the look my wife gives me about three times a day...

Cubbiebum · Jan 7, 2012

Boom_70 said:

There seems to be a book about almost every First Lady involving themselves in the politics of the White House. Barbara Bush is the only one that comes to mind that seemed to stay below the radar.

I never take them seriously.
Click to expand...

Just say no.

dooley_womack1 · Jan 7, 2012

Football_Bat said:

Michelle's got the best body of any first lady since Jackie O.
Click to expand...

I'd hit it.[/spaceman]

Baron Scicluna · Jan 7, 2012

If only she would just bake cookies, everything would be OK.

Azrael · Jan 7, 2012

Wait. A first lady fought to protect her husband and for better access and to find her own role in things? What?

Boom_70 · Jan 7, 2012

Football_Bat said:

Michelle's got the best body of any first lady since Jackie O.
Click to expand...

She needs to get a bigger pair of wackers.

Stitch · Jan 7, 2012

She'll be on iCarly next week. Isn't that good enough?

YankeeFan · Jan 7, 2012

AP:

The White House had a cold reaction to the book, calling it an "over-dramatization of old news" and emphasizing that the first couple did not speak to the author, who last interviewed them for a magazine piece in 2009.

"The emotions, thoughts and private moments described in the book, though often seemingly ascribed to the president and first lady, reflect little more than the author's own thoughts," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said. "These secondhand accounts are staples of every administration in modern political history and often exaggerated."

The book, in an array of reconstructed anecdotes, depicts a first couple often wishing they could escape the confining White House life more freely; a president who at times gets deeply frustrated by how the press covers him; and a former chief of staff, Emanuel, who let loose with profane outbursts on staff members. All of those themes have been presented in some form in other publications.

One incident recalled that Jarrett used a phone aboard Air Force One to call a New York Times reporter. The reporter was pursuing a story about how Obama's West Wing was essentially a big boys' club, and Jarrett was calling to argue that the premise of a male-dominated operation was overblown. The book says even though Jarrett was the one making the call, it was Obama himself who was managing the response to the Times' story even before it came out by "personally dictating talking points to the aides who would speak to the reporter."

In another, the book describes how Obama, after winning a U.S. Senate seat and writing a best-selling book, "The Audacity of Hope," sought self-protection and privacy as he came to terms with his new fame. Some staffers came up with a word to describe times when the senator couldn't connect with people: "Barackward," a combination of "Barack" and "awkward."

But despite the White House pushback to the book, Kantor also includes many positive portrayals of both Obamas as committed parents and a down to earth power couple who have not lost their perspective.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMAS_BOOK?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-01-06-20-34-47

Click to expand...

Log in or Sign up

Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady

imjustagirl Active Member

Football_Bat Well-Known Member

BrianGriffin Active Member

Cubbiebum Member

dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

Azrael Well-Known Member

Boom_70 Well-Known Member

Stitch Active Member

YankeeFan Well-Known Member

Share This Page

Log in or Sign up

Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady

imjustagirl Active Member

Football_Bat Well-Known Member

BrianGriffin Active Member

Cubbiebum Member

dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

Azrael Well-Known Member

Boom_70 Well-Known Member

Stitch Active Member

YankeeFan Well-Known Member

Share This Page

Useful Searches