Time Helps Declare Michelle Obama One of the Most Fashionable First Ladies in History
Time magazine knows it can't be all serious, so in addition to its cover story on Egypt this week, they have a gushy piece on Michelle Obama's fashions, written by Kate Betts, author of the new book Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style. Michelle's so chic it's historic:
Given her widespread reputation as one of the most stylish women ever to inhabit the White House, you might think Michelle Obama automatically belongs in the Madison-Kennedy lineage. But her background argues differently. No one can claim that Michelle Obama doesn't know what it's like to work or that she entered marriage because she didn't get an education and lacked economic power of her own. It is plain that she has learned as much if not more from the example of Hillary Clinton as from the example of Jackie Kennedy.
What makes Obama exceptional is that she seems so at home in both camps. So at home that the whole debate about style and substance suddenly seems passé, an anachronism of the gender wars, a false dichotomy enforced by narrow-minded men and women at war with themselves. That Michelle Obama does not see style and substance as an either-or choice is a powerful statement that the underlying assumptions about women's roles and images have changed. Embodying the confluence of substance and style, she has helped reconcile the long-standing antagonism between them. She has, in some sense, made them one and the same.
On Monday's Today, Meredith Vieira brought on Betts to talk up Michelle Obama, "everyday icon" of fashion. This sounds a lot like the Off-the-Rack Genius hype of 2008:
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Why is she, as you call her, an everyday icon of style?
KATE BETTS: Well, she's iconic because she's the first African-American first lady, but she's also very accessible in her style. Her style's very casual, much more so than Jackie, for example. And so...
VIEIRA: Well, so much of her stuff is right off the rack.
BETTS: Right. It's right off the rack and it's off a rack at Talbots or J.Crew or at a store at a mall where anybody can really access it. So that makes it very everyday.
VIEIRA: How has she evolved from when she was on the campaign trail? And to be honest with you, I don't even remember that she used to wear suits, but she did, it was a suit jacket. And now she's much more of a cardigan lady.
BETTS: Yes. She basically changed her image from sort of the corporate board room pinstripe suit to the cardigan and floral print dress mom in chief. She went from sort of the working mom to the mom in chief.
VIEIRA: It's been said that the first lady sets the emotional tone for an administration. If that is true, what tone is she setting with her fashions?
BETTS: Well, she's setting a very casual and accessible tone. She's, you know, throwing off her shoes on the South Lawn and running across barefoot. She's--you know, she's like you and me. She has two kids. She's, you know, juggling all these things that working moms juggle and she's also wearing the clothes that working moms wear.
VIEIRA: But even the stuff that comes from--of the runway she adapts it to be her. You know, she makes it her own really.
BETTS: Yeah. She knows what looks good on her and she wears what she likes and she says that all the time. And that's really her fashion motto. And she knows how to kind of adapt things to fit her body to make her feel comfortable.
Kate Betts is so pro-Michelle she wouldn't allow a glimmer of negativity damage the beautiful, casual picture she was painting. Meredith Vieira mentioned her fashion "mistakes," and like an administration publicist, Betts wouldn't even contemplate the possibility:
VIEIRA: Yet she's made some fashion mistakes, according to some people. The bare legs on Air Force One and then--showing her legs, actually--and then recently she wore a British designer at that dinner for the president of China. Big mistakes in your view?
Ms. BETTS: You know, I don't think those are mistakes. I think the British designer was something that she did because she wears what she loves and she really telegraphs this message of self-possession and confidence. And to me that's what defines American style.
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Takes quite a fashion hound
Submitted by donabernathy on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:40am.
to go bra less and tuck'em in ya belt
roflmao
Somewhere there is a pic of
Submitted by Willis_Leon_Johnson on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:46am.
Somewhere there is a pic of her getting ready to board Marine One with olive drab stretch pants that even one of the oft circulated 'walmart' shoppers emails wouldn't distribute.
Lard and cellulite all wrapped up in an ugly package.
Oh yeah, that's 'fashionable.....
End 'gun violence in America' - Require training and MANDATORY "Shall Carry" by every Citizen.
If harry reid is the best person to lead the senate, what does that say about the other 99 senators?
Cows in a dress look more
Submitted by jkwtrading on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:19am.
Cows in a dress look more chic..
Cows in dresses certainly
Submitted by Willis_Leon_Johnson on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:48am.
Cows in dresses certainly have more CULTURE and CLASS.
End 'gun violence in America' - Require training and MANDATORY "Shall Carry" by every Citizen.
If harry reid is the best person to lead the senate, what does that say about the other 99 senators?
This has to be a joke...
Submitted by StarAZ on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:44pm.
The cardigans, the butt-scooping pencil skirts or else the hideous full skirts, the cocktail dresses at funerals, those bare arms everyplace...are they serious? OMG--now I have to put my own eyes out--or the one I have left. I usually am wondering if they even have mirrors in that place. This woman CANNOT dress herself.
I admit to prejudice in ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:47am.
this regard: What I think looks good in the way of haute couture whether I understand high fashion or not, is secondary to what I think of the person wearing it. Moochelle will NEVER look good in the most expensive of raiment.on the other hand President
Submitted by TruthMonger on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:52pm.
on the other hand President Palin will be the most stylish COC we'll ever have...
Congratulations Jimmy Carter!
'Style' has a very subjective
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:50am.
'Style' has a very subjective definition, as is proven here in this article!!! Personally, I don't pay too much attention to Mrs. Boy Blunder, although I know enough about her to have an opinion. She can wear whatever she wants, as far as I'm concerned................my ears perk up when she starts talking about things that she ought to be keeping quiet about. This lady has NO business telling me - and millions like me -about ANYTHING!!!! Other than that..........she's got 2 kids, she's a Mom, she's in the spotlight, she's married to Boy Blunder..............that's a pretty big load to carry - along with her big booty!!!
You can fool some of the people...
Submitted by TexasMom0517 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:51am.
ALL OF THE TIME, but this Empress truly has no clothes!
Every woman with eyes to see knows that Michelle Obama is no paragon of style. No matter how many times the media has said the same thing over the past three years, it doesn't make it so. Sometimes she dresses nicely (but EXTREMELY expensively!), but she is rarely appropriately dressed and certainly not stylishly. You can't fool another woman, Ms. Betts, we're just not that stupid.
I think if there is a journalism role that's more useless . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:55am.
. . . than movie critics, it's fashion critics. Their musings sound like D+ creative writing assignments from junior high school English class, and Ms. Betts' is no exception..
France's 1st Lady, ? Spain , and WIDE_LOAD
Submitted by Texndoc on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:57am.
Anybody else see the picture taken from the rear as the 1st Lady of France, and I think the 1st Lady of Spain, and MyBelleMichelle were photographed walking up an outside set of steps in Europe? It was 2 svelt women in thin dresses and a butt you could show a widescreen movie on.
Yep
Submitted by donabernathy on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:06am.
Frances First Lady
Oooo yeah...Michelle is sooooooooooooooo much more
roflmao
Plays guitar. I'm
Submitted by stratman on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 1:32am.
Plays guitar. I'm sold.
Fine singing and hot looks are definately bonuses.
:-)
Wow, I had no idea she played.
Submitted by ant on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 2:44pm.
She even does 'You Got the Silver'. Gotta respect someone who covers the more obscure songs from well-known bands rather than do a version of 'Landslide' for the 24th time (Dixie Chicks). Think France will make a swap? They got fat kids Michelle can pick on over there, don't they?
Rumor has it that two of her
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:10am.
Rumor has it that two of her security guards are there to protect the shadow that her ass makes!!!
There ya go killa..
Submitted by jkwtrading on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:20am.
There ya go killa..
You're right, Jim, I'm
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:30am.
You're right, Jim, I'm wrong!!! It was THREE security guards!!!!! 24/7!!!!
~Keep your eyes to the left
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:36am.
For your own protection.
Rode Hard put up wet
Submitted by donabernathy on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 3:09am.
roflmao
OMO!
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:05am.
Good grief, Bru.
In that photo, she'd not even make a fashionable maid!
Wrinkles, awful shoes, awful blouse...awful, awful, awful.
Fashion Police...haul her away. No wonder she hates Carla Bruni, LOL.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
~And the giant bow above the tush
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:24am.
That is one present no one wants to unwrap.
Bru
Submitted by Seashell on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:43pm.
Not to mention the unflattering color of the skirt. Does nothing for her skin tone. As Blonde said above: awful, awful, awful!
Kind of reminds me of the "mama" joke.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:13am.
Yo mama is sooooo fat, dat when she wear her little black dress she look like outer space!
Texndoc, in case anyone
Submitted by bassndude on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 3:05pm.
Texndoc, in case anyone missed it, first ladies of the world. Guess which one is Mrs. Obama....he he he...
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
"Hidden gem."
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:03am.
I have to admit, like the Renaissance Masters, I've always been attracted to the conelike female form.
Arm wrestling, anyone?
Obama: "Err, no thanks."
Give me a break
Submitted by grammajane on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:06am.
According to the media is not one thing the obama's are not perfect in?? Jackie Kennedy was a classy lady in style, shape and manners. Nancy Reagan was always dressed in classy oufits and carried herself like a lady. Laura Bush always dressed very stylish and never showed off arms, legs or butt. Always appeared Class A. Past first laddies were all professional and respected their role and acted accordenly.These media buffoons must lay awake nights trying to figure out how much more they can say or write to make the obabma's look good. Give the people a break with all your slobbering The obama's will never compare to any past President or first lady.
Michelle is very stylish....
Submitted by Trix Rabbit on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:21am.
...as long as you take into account the clown college approach to her clothing and the face-lift that shifted her hairline parallel to her ears.
All she needs to do is to park herself in front of the slot machines in Atlantic City, and she'll fit right in.
For the MSM: In your pomp and all your glory, you're a poorer man than me. As you lick the boots of death born out of fear.
Ian Anderson "Wind up"
Hell, I thought a couple of
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:31am.
Hell, I thought a couple of those outfits WERE the rugs from under the slot machines!!!!
Normally the 1st lady spawns fashion trends.
Submitted by sybilll on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:31am.
I just checked NiemanMarcus.com, and didn't see any boob belts. What gives?
Um, you're using the wrong search term
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:09am.
Boob belts is so 2009.
Try "Klingon Death Belts". Promise, you'll have better results.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Boob belts?? Please
Submitted by bassndude on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 3:09pm.
Boob belts?? Please explain...wait a sec! Never mind, please dont...
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
I've seen prettier horses.
Submitted by Thoreau on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:00am.
I've seen prettier horses. Makes since I guess since their mascot is a donkey.
I just wonder how much of the
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:48am.
I just wonder how much of the White House art a First Lady is allowed to contaminate. I am hoping they are not allowed to make too many changes. You know, the rugs, tiles, paintings, wallpaper, etc etc.
No sweat mostlymod.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:15am.
I hear that velvet paintings are coming back in style.
Remember, if you even think
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:08am.
Remember, if you even think something to the contrary, you are a bigot. This is an African American First Lady and to insult Michelle is an assault on the African American suffering.
Oh gag me!!! I've seen a LOT
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:26am.
Oh gag me!!! I've seen a LOT of stylish 'African American' women..................Mrs. Boy Blunder is NOT one of them!!!! And what does being 'African American' have to do with 'style' anyway??? But then again...............I AM a bigot, right???
...And don't EVEN think about
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:38am.
...And don't EVEN think about making a remark about her noticeably large caboose. :)
Time?
Submitted by JoeA101010 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:47am.
Time magazine still exists? Who buys or even reads it? I don't think I've looked at Time in at least 5 years, maybe 10.
Unfortunately TIME still lurks
Submitted by OldJoe on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 7:35am.
in the Dentist or Doctor's offices.
Lately I haven't seen it there as much either
Submitted by Lipton on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:18am.
Mostly US weekly, People mags.
This outfit plus cover the arms and legs some large floppy hat
Submitted by upcountrywater on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 4:02am.
Bust that sucker out, for another, king hand kissing N' dinner after ... ahh Arabian nights
Is it true that black fabric clothing hides all sorts of Roll, Pitch and Yaw.
Is the football in that piece of checked baggage she's lugging?
Stealthy baby.
L@@K Some dinner attire sale
Pants suits, right?
You Didn't Build That.
...and BEFORE she hired a
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 4:31am.
...and BEFORE she hired a "style" consultant (or did WE pay for that): Michelle
"She basically changed her
Submitted by jdhawk on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 4:58am.
"She basically changed her image from sort of the corporate board room pinstripe suit to the cardigan and floral print dress mom in chief."
Yeah, moochbama wore suits to her made up $350k job at the U of C. Now, she has a made up "war on fat." Meanwhile, did you get a gander of the list the duhbamas served for Super Bowl? By moochbama's lights, there should have been felony arrests at the White House by the food police!
The "war on fat" has been lost by the looks of the fat and getting fatter fat assed moochbama.
Meanwhile, Time is running down the "magazine" by printing drivel. They can't wait until they can equal the price that Newsweak sold for - $1! lol
Michelle appears to outweigh her husband by about thirty pounds
Submitted by TexasMom0517 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:00am.
Granted, this is a case of the "groom is prettier than the bride," but have you noticed how skinny Obama is now? He just doesn't look well- there's a purple look around his mouth that's very odd and his eyes are becoming sunken. Heaven knows, he "relaxes" all the time- golf, vacations out the kazoo, etc.- so it isn't stress. Even his Grecian Formula (yeah, "product" my foot) isn't as effective any more.
Time Is Still Slobbering Over Obama's
Submitted by Boil It Down on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 4:59am.
This is just another example of Time bending over backwards beyond the tipping point to please the Obama lovers.
Normally I would consider the fashion sense of the First Lady as being out of bounds. However, Time magazine has pushed the subject with this laughable offering to their goddess.
There is a special store at the mall for women with Michelle's physical attributes. It caters to women on whom normal clothes don't hang attractively. I just don't think wildly contrasting colors belong on a woman of her "stature". Also, the "off the shoulder" fashions look a lot better on women who have more feminine shoulders.
Just another example of how
Submitted by scottyusmc on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 7:08am.
Just another example of how far we've fallen!
I agree. Much more
Submitted by TheHistorian on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 7:42am.
I agree. Much more fashionable than Hillary.
Dennis Prager
Never...
Submitted by BBallleaper on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:06am.
attempt top make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! And never appoint an obese person to lecture others on the need to slim down. Doesn't compute. That having been said, she's a tall, awkward walking woman possessing a huge misshapen ass, tiny breasts and large feet. Clarabell and Ronald McDonald immediately come to mind. But what I really want to know is how much damn hair relaxer does this anti-American bitch use each day????????? Where's that Angela Davis fro???? But beyond all the superficiality of her exterior, it's the malevolent darkness of her soul that should frighten true Americans. A seething hatred of whites, of capitalism, ingenuity, liberty, freedom festered in a marxist black heart. Even her look is mean and spiteful. Although I suppose growing up to resemble a Star Wars bar scene character may have contributed to that ugly persona!
how's that saying goes
Submitted by jerseyjoe on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:42am.
if you put lipstick on a pig....it's still a pig !!!
If you put lipstick on this pig,
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:17am.
it's still a Clydesdale.
Moms Mabley
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:18am.
I think Michelle has certainly found her niche
Moms? Maybe.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:19am.
I'm going with Aunt Esther.
Washington has a drive in screen?
Submitted by Tomorama on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:18am.
Attention K street shoppers, attention K street shoppers..........
There is more to CLASS than clothes, there is grace and uh, uh, uh, uh, uh words and thoughts as well.
And the best "farm hands" errr, stylists, can't change her arrogant smug beliefs.
From here to eternity comes to mind when you see her "classy" backside..............
The best word is in the first
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:20am.
The best word is in the first sentence of the story-"widespread", as in Michelle's bumper. Baby got some back!
Barry's favorite 90's tune........
Submitted by Tomorama on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:42am.
"I like big butts and I can not lie".....................................
the delusion is so wide and so deep
Submitted by wth on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:04am.
Michelle Obama always looks hideous. This is a joke, right?
She has zero style, zero class. What are these clowns smoking?
that's all there is to talk about
Submitted by Rousse on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:37am.
How can Michelle Obama's looks possibly be an issue for conservatives? It IS, from all appearances, an issue for liberals, so let them celebrate it, and leave the important stuff alone.
Look. I can't stand Michelle Obama, but if we don't let them talk about her wardrobe, then there is nothing left to say. She's the First Lady, not a policy maker. If she were as "brilliant" as Hillary Clinton was, when she was First Lady, then the main stream press would be telling us all about her views on politics. but they are not. Ergo: what she wears is all there is to talk about.
Michelle Obama is a tall woman, with broad shoulders. I am certain that the one over-whelming, never ending, on and on and on again problem in her life is finding clothing that fits: long sleeves that touch her wrist bones, trousers that cover her ankles, dresses that have a waistline that match her waistline. It's no wonder she goes sleeveless all the time, or wears sweaters because finding clothing that would fit across her shoulders must be damn-near impossible.
She doesn't like to wear panty-hose because her legs are so long. Who among the women reading here, has bought a pair of panty hose that was too short? I'm only 5"5" tall and I routinely struggle with ill-fitting panty-hose.
So I say give MO non-stop coverage about her clothes. Otherwise, she's going to start fooling around and making policy suggestions, or demanding that her husband do something outlandish about the freezing temperatures in Texas, or melting polar ice, and there will be hell to pay.
How we look is not the issue. How we act is.
There's about $5BN that says she is a policy maker
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 3:21pm.
Her healthy food initiative....massive new federal spending for her "pet" project.
It's the media fawning that has everybody annoyed. The woman clearly is fashion deficient, yet the cloying praise of the "first African American First Lady" is beyond ridiculous.
But hey, if you want to believe the media instead of your lyin' eyes, be my guest.
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Well, you know, Kate Betts,
Submitted by ant on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:11pm.
Well, you know, Kate Betts, you know, probably, sorta, kinda, sounds like, you know, she's got the sort of , you know , speech pattern down that all the , you know, educated lefty women seem to have,you know, sort of.
If mo ever needs a character reference on a job application she need look no further than Kate Betts. Sheesh. Gotta love the last line in the interview about MO's "possessions" and doing what she wants. Never seems to apply to the rest of us peons, I notice.
you lie
Submitted by befuddled1 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:25pm.
you can't affirmative action beauty.
I can't understand
Submitted by katiejane on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:24pm.
It's hard to believe anyone would call MO a fashion icon. Normally I would agree that what a First Lady wears is of little concern unless it is so inappropriate that it is an embarassement to the country. But you'd think that someone so "educated" and with access to any designer/apparel coach would put a little more effort into looking nice in public..
I have no problem with her not going the high fashion route because it would be difficult due to her size - but even tall bigger women can find clothing that looks flattering. At least someone finally told her the wide belts are not a trend she should be following.
She more likely the most self
Submitted by StillRight on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:24pm.
She more likely the most self indulgent high mantanence First Ladies ever.Think of the cost of all her outfits. I doubt any of them are "off the rack". I would not be surprised that most of her outfits cost $2000 or more. But to fair also, I would not be surprised of other First Ladies have had expencive outfits too. But I think that Michelle Obamas are probably VERY expencive!
I promised I'd never comment about MO again but...
Submitted by Timothy Norling on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:33pm.
It's really not about poor M.O. It's about those who, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, attempt to paint her as a beauty and fashion icon. I know nothing of women's fashion, I'd describe her appearance as frumpy.
I suppose if M.O. started wearing a thong and pasties, Ms. Betts would praise her "boldness" and "originality."
The best photograph of M.O. is the one where she is seated next to Carla Bruni, looking for all the world as if she's about to strangle her. Now Carla, I think, looks good.
Tim Graham, so sorry
Submitted by InfidelMan on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:50pm.
Tim,
You poor guy. Were you assigned to or did you volunteer to write this piece about fashion and Michelle Obama? Personally, I don't think the two should be mentioned in the same sentence.
Image is what's important to liberals, not principles or results - those are for the right to worry about, especially when they're in charge. It's up to librals to revolutionize stuff, to shake it up, to be fashionable. It's all about their "Image", not their substance.
Like I said earlier, you poor guy. Either way, it must have been a boring task. My condolences...
You have to be kidding!!!
Submitted by Patriot II on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:51pm.
This is B-U-L-L-S-H-Y-T !
I think Michelle's styles are
Submitted by marpel on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:17pm.
I think Michelle's styles are nice, but she doesn't dress for her body type all that often. It's like her and Oprah have no clue how some of their clothes are just so unflattering on them. Michelle's butt is so big that she looks like a pear in a lot of her clothes. Once she starts dressing for her body type, then I think an assessment of how fashionable she is will be appropriate. For now, she needs a better stylist.
Michelle is definitely no Jackie Kennedy, and is no Laura Bush. Jackie and Laura dressed for their body type....that's how ya do it, Michelle...
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
Hopefully the clothes Michelle wears...
Submitted by redright88 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:22pm.
..are all made from sustainable fabrics, organically grown, using fair trade practice,
She's all that....
Submitted by cest moi on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:13pm.
...and a bag of chips, three or four gut-buster burgers, pork rinds, cupcakes, ice cream, whipped cream, and nuts.
MoooooooooOOOOOOOO!!!
Wookie
Submitted by serfer62 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:26pm.
Wookie in drag...
Klingon
Submitted by UpNorth on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 3:34pm.
war bride in drag is more like it. Wookies are cute, after a fashion. Moochelle shows what not to wear to a Medal of Honor presentation. http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2009/09/michelle_obama_6.php
I for one am pretty sick of
Submitted by ReaganRuled on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 4:58pm.
I for one am pretty sick of seeing Moochelle's airbrushed, shellacked, shaped, flaked, and formed mug on EVERY magazine at the newsstand! In three years, I'll bet "the gracious and glamorous MOOchelle 0BowMao" has been on thirty times the number of magazine covers that Barbara AND Laura were on in a collective 16 years! Did the cause of literacy not warrant at least half as many covers as does Michelle's "eat more veggies" cause, especially when she and her husband don't practice what they preach (Wagyu beef, cheeseburgers, Five-Star Dining on the taxpayer's dime, ... ?)?!