Michelle Obama

Sesame Street Celebrates 40th Birthday With Michelle Obama

Horserace (Free subscription) | yesterday

First Lady Guest Stars, Gardens and Advocates Healthy Eating in Season Premier Clip

Glamour Flies Liberal Flag with ‘Women of the Year’ List

NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Women's magazines notoriously promote an ideal woman: thin, stylish, beautiful, sexually adventurous. And after seeing who Glamour named as its annual " Women of the Year ," readers can now add "liberal" to the list of ideal qualities. The women featured in Glamour's 2009 list represent a cross-section of accomplished women from different industries - business, politics, sports,...

Leave The Obama Kids Alone

Wake Up America (Free subscription) | yesterday

The disgusting creep and group of Westboro that hide their vile hatred behind the guise of "religion" are at it again and have picketing outside of the school Barack Obama's children go to. Their calendar here . The Kansas-based far-right church known for its outrageous choices of protest venues picketed outside the private school attended by first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama on Monday...

Michelle Obama's poll numbers slide

Politico (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Her favorability rating peaked at 72 percent in March but slid to 61 percent in a recent Gallup Poll.

The Notion: Video: Michelle Obama Hits Sesame St., Republicans Slam Oscar

The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Sesame Street hits the airwaves for its 40th season on Tuesday, with a guest appearance by First Lady and Gardener-in-Chief Michelle Obama. In the segment, Ms. Obama huddles with Elmo, Big Bird and several children to go over the fine points of seed-planting. Elmo loves cucumbers, it turns out. Ms. Obama has appeared on Sesame Street before, in a "healthy habits" segment with Elmo in May....

Prejean Slams Olbermann, Calls Out Liberal Media Double Standards on Today

NewsBusters (Free subscription) | yesterday

Invited on Tuesday's Today show to promote her new book, Carrie Prejean defended the latest scrutiny surrounding her as the latest example of "liberal bias in the media," of "conservative women" being attacked. When confronted by Today co-anchor Meredith Vieira about her assertion she's been "Palinized," Prejean threw back "Do you think Sarah Palin has been attacked,"...

The birth of a new meme

Balloon Juice (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Remember the Whitey tape? And the bare arms? And then remember when Michelle Obama’s approval ratings were “higher than her husband’s”? Well, suck on this, Obamabots. Michelle Obama’s poll numbers slide This never happened with Laura Bush. And that’s why George W had the moral authority to lead the country while Obama never [...]

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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Michelle Obama's Poll Numbers Slide When U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama moved into the White House, she instantly became one of the most famous first ladies in history, a symbol of racial pride, a victor in the battle of the sexes and the picture of a modern woman, mother and wife. But from her days on the campaign trail to her residency in the White House, Mrs. Obama’s favorability rating has...

MSNBC anchor in Twitter fight over “God hates fags” protest at Sasha and Malia’s school

Raw Story (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

The Westboro Baptist Church is telling the Obama daughters that God is their "enemy." The Kansas-based far-right church known for its outrageous choices of protest venues picketed outside the private school attended by first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama on Monday morning. "God is your enemy," read one sign at the event outside of Sidwell Friends School, [...]

All the president's emails

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

In a unique experiment in democratic transparency, Barack Obama – a BlackBerry owner, and the first American president to use email while in office – has agreed to copy G2 in on his otherwise highly confidential electronic communications. Each week we present a selection from recent days To: VPOTUS Subject: Re: check this out HILARIOUS Thanks for this, Joe. As you may have noticed, unemployment...

False Advertising With the First Lady Doll?

Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

hat tip-Michelle Obama Watch For those of you who were thinking about buying the $150 Michelle Obama Doll from the Danbury Mint, think twice about it. Seems like there is some false advertising going on. From Black Doll Collecting: Friday, October 30, 2009 The Excitement Has Fizzled… …actually it fizzled a couple of days ago upon hearing disappointing reviews [...]

Classical Music Night at the White House (video)

This Week With Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

US President Barack Obama walks with First Lady Michelle Obama to host an event celebrating classical music in the East Room of the White House on November 4, 2009 in Washington, DCClassical Music Takes Center Stage at the White HouseREMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT CLASSICAL MUSIC SERIES WORKSHOPSClassical guitarist Sharon Isbin performs Isaac Albeniz’s Asturias and Agustin Barrios Mangoré’s...

First Lady Plays Game Show Host at Department of Energy

ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Michelle Obama joined Seven Chu to kick off Science Bowl.

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First lady praises employees at Energy Department

USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

On a visit to the Energy Department on Thursday, first lady Michelle Obama quizzed middle-school students about red blood cells ...

First lady praises employees at Energy Department

Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

On a visit to the Energy Department on Thursday, first lady Michelle Obama quizzed middle-school students about red blood cells and nanotechnology during a practice science quiz competition.