Townhall.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The possibility of Palin being a "replacement" and the fact that she is available now does not appear to make her a contenda in the minds of the anointed. H/T: Lee Habeeb
ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tina Brown suggests that the first lady could fill Oprah's shoes. Michelle Obama - Oprah Winfrey - Barack Obama - United States - Politics
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON — It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first for President Barack Obama. Folks aren't talking about the menu, the guest list or even where it's being held. (Hint: That tent going up on the White House South Lawn is a clue.) But...
Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Generally comparing yourself to former President Bill Clinton and your wife to Hillary would be a good thing, unless you are talking to a bunch of right wing republicans in a pachyderm club. And that is what Gene Locke did today. From the Chronicle : If he becomes mayor, Locke told the Republican activists, the city also reaps the services of spouse Aubrey Sampson Locke. Yep, just what Bill Clinton...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Timothy McNulty | November 19, 2009 Lots of really smart stuff on the Palin phenomenon here (with brickbats for the left and right) from NYC media critic/consultant Tom Watso n . He's commenting on that Newsweek cover but it goes deeper than that: What makes a respectable national magazine run porn doll photos of a 45-year-old politician? What makes commenters on liberal blogs dive into the deep-end...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Each day, Ashley Estill surfs your sites for the most popular stories of the day. Here are the top headlines for November 18, 2009: Washington Post: A film as lost as the girl it glorifies Washington Times: Clinton in Afghanistan to prod Karzai Washington Examiner: $40,000 in rare coins left at Md. shrine for safekeeping USA Today: California nude beaches take cover CQ Politics: Health Vote Defenders...
Horserace (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Mark Knoller: First Lady Encourages Healthy Lifestyles at School in Virginia
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
First Lady Michelle Obama cited Army Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, one of 13 killed during the rampage on Fort Hood, Texas, as an example of the determination that has characterized women's service to the military throughout U.S. history.
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
First lady Michelle Obama told Denver students Monday that there is a sure-fire way to succeed: hard work, focus and confidence.
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
From NBC's Wendy Jones Introduced by the First Lady of Colorado ( Jeannie Ritter ), Michelle Obama addressed a group of young women at a luncheon in Denver, part of the White House initiatve on mentoring. In her opening remarks, Ritter told her audience that "as young women you also have to be ready to accept that mentoring ... and you have to have done some interior work about what your strengths...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Juleanna Glover and Richard Wolffe with Rebecca Project's Malika Saba-Saar and a party guest. Juleanna Glover opened the doors of her Kalorama home Saturday night to some of DC's most powerful women in media to benefit the Rebecca Project for Human Rights. This is a group founded by executive director Malika Saada-Saar and Autumn VandeHei to advocate for women who have survived addiction, incarceration...
Politico (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
First Lady Michelle Obama will take her mentoring program on the road Monday.
YID With LID (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
One of President Obama's major campaign promises was to improve the United States reputation abroad. I wonder if he meant that he was going to make America the butt of the World's Jokes. Yesterday the POTUS had another Protocol faux pas by bowing down to Japanese Emperor Akihito, the second time he bowed down to a world leader (King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was the first). By subordinating himself to other...
Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Another speech, another push for their leftist brownshirt “volunteerism” agenda. Now they are co-opting the military into it. REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT MISSION SERVE EVENT George Washington University Washington, D.C. 2:36 P.M. EST That’s right, she honored veterans by speaking at George Washington U. After some well deserved shout outs It is such a privilege to be here with all...
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