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sheshe2

(83,748 posts)
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 06:54 PM Nov 2016

Oh Michelle

First Lady Michelle Obama: A Champion For The World


Once she got her daughters acclimated—she routinely referred to herself as “Mom in chief”—the Harvard-educated lawyer took on issues like support for military families and healthy eating. “It was pooh-poohed as a sort of soft swing at the ball,” she says. By the middle of the second term, she had become more ambitious—launching two education initiatives, Reach Higher and Let Girls Learn—and over the past year and a half finding her métier, turning herself into the First Lady of Popular Culture, mastering social media (thanks to her proximity to a certain couple of teenage girls), appearing as herself on shows like NCIS and Parks and Recreation, singing karaoke with James Corden, and basically charming the pants off of everyone. Somewhere along the way, she became the greatest political communicator of our time—better than Bill Clinton, better than her husband—someone whose speeches actually start national conversations. And throughout all of this, she has remained one of the most glamorous women in the world—admired by teenagers and grandmothers alike—



whose daring fashion instincts have won her near-universal accolades from an industry that had a champion in the White House for the first time in decades. When she wore that showstopping Atelier Versace rose-gold chain-mail column to her final state dinner in October, the Internet worked itself into a state of collective mourning over the fact that there will be no more Michelle Obama fashion moments to obsess about. The White House has changed quite a bit in the past eight years, becoming much warmer, far less formal, and distinctly more diverse. Obamalot, if you will.





https://theobamadiary.com/2016/11/18/first-lady-michelle-obama-a-champion-for-the-world/

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Bless your heart Michelle.
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Oh Michelle (Original Post) sheshe2 Nov 2016 OP
She is such a lady!!!! onecent Nov 2016 #1
Awesome Michelle Auggie Nov 2016 #2
ahhhh handmade34 Nov 2016 #3
whow. simply stunning. riversedge Nov 2016 #4
She is simply awesome. brer cat Nov 2016 #5
Ha ha sheshe2 Nov 2016 #26
A true First Lady leftofcool Nov 2016 #6
Yeah, and if anybody wants to see Malaria naked... Ligyron Nov 2016 #12
Malaria! sheshe2 Nov 2016 #24
Did Stephanie Miller coin "Malaria" for Mrs. Trump III? maddiemom Nov 2016 #45
I don't know who coined it... sheshe2 Nov 2016 #46
I hope Trump doesn't make Melania pose naked at the WH. Ilsa Nov 2016 #33
A woman does not marry a fake billionaire 24 years her senior rzemanfl Nov 2016 #17
Will it be installed in the family living area? sheshe2 Nov 2016 #28
Don't be surprised if those pix end up on posters on Ilsa Nov 2016 #34
Michelle, I'll miss you the most n/t hibbing Nov 2016 #7
Like the 1st, the 2nd not so much, love the 3rd TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2016 #8
Can you imagine "Just say no," Nancy Reagan working on children's nutrition, exercise, and Dustlawyer Nov 2016 #20
LOL TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2016 #22
Total Class. jalan48 Nov 2016 #9
She is so beautiful NastyRiffraff Nov 2016 #10
obamalot. no kidding. mopinko Nov 2016 #11
Love that! Obamalot! I wish it were just the beginning. The Wielding Truth Nov 2016 #18
loved Michelle bdamomma Nov 2016 #13
I love everything about the Obamas amuse bouche Nov 2016 #14
I've said it before. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #15
I know someone who worked in the WH spooky3 Nov 2016 #39
America is a better place madokie Nov 2016 #16
President Michelle Obama has a nice ring to it .... OnDoutside Nov 2016 #19
such a classy lady RazBerryBeret Nov 2016 #21
We've been incredibly blessed to have her in the WH. Lucinda Nov 2016 #23
I love Michelle, but I truly adore her mother........... mrmpa Nov 2016 #25
I miss her already....nt asuhornets Nov 2016 #27
Oh, do I love and BlueMTexpat Nov 2016 #29
Obamalot. I love it. KnR Hekate Nov 2016 #30
Trump family is going to fail miserably to measure up to the Obama family in the eyes of the world NoMoreRepugs Nov 2016 #31
Oh... nt Xipe Totec Nov 2016 #32
Thank you! sheshe2 Nov 2016 #36
The White House may never see class such hers liberal N proud Nov 2016 #35
An intelligent, graceful, elegant, beautiful woman. gademocrat7 Nov 2016 #37
Stunningly beautiful. Silver Gaia Nov 2016 #38
Smart, Gorgeous, Classy kebob Nov 2016 #40
She made us proud of our first lady in so many ways lark Nov 2016 #41
Mrs Trump will never come close to being as classy as Michele. Auntie Bush Nov 2016 #42
Which Mrs. Trump? DinahMoeHum Nov 2016 #43
I'm going to miss the Obamas so much DesertRat Nov 2016 #44

Ligyron

(7,629 posts)
12. Yeah, and if anybody wants to see Malaria naked...
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 07:40 PM
Nov 2016

the new First Lady is available in multiple spreads on the internet.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
45. Did Stephanie Miller coin "Malaria" for Mrs. Trump III?
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 05:26 PM
Nov 2016

She's been using it for a long time on her morning show. I don't know where it started, but it always cracks me up.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
33. I hope Trump doesn't make Melania pose naked at the WH.
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 09:52 PM
Nov 2016

But I bet he does, at some point. And his charitable foundation will buy the enlarged prints along with his viagra.

rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)
17. A woman does not marry a fake billionaire 24 years her senior
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 08:06 PM
Nov 2016

to carry her own stuff. She has people for that.

sheshe2

(83,748 posts)
28. Will it be installed in the family living area?
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 08:54 PM
Nov 2016

I hope she won't be the entertainment at state dinners.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
34. Don't be surprised if those pix end up on posters on
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 09:54 PM
Nov 2016

Inauguration Day, along the route.

I bet, like when W was installed, there are lots of rotten eggs and tomatoes tossed.

TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)
8. Like the 1st, the 2nd not so much, love the 3rd
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 07:13 PM
Nov 2016

But I readily admit that I'm an old fuddy duddy who doesn't like my first lady posing like she's trying to sell clothing in a fashion magazine.

And I fear that I'm going to see a lot more of these photos of Melania. Heck, maybe she will be selling the clothing she's wearing.

I'm going to miss Michelle so much. She's the first approachable first lady we've had in my life time.

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
20. Can you imagine "Just say no," Nancy Reagan working on children's nutrition, exercise, and
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 08:31 PM
Nov 2016

veteran's issues? She wouldn't dare be around where a kid might touch her! Just not the loving, caring type when it came to anyone but her St. Ronnie.

Classiest 1st lady of my lifetime.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
15. I've said it before.
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 07:44 PM
Nov 2016

Bill is always reminding us we put the wrong Clinton in the White House (even though she was there ).

Like Hillary before her, could Michelle have a new outlook on 'politics'?

We still have never had a First Gentleman!

spooky3

(34,441 posts)
39. I know someone who worked in the WH
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 09:40 AM
Nov 2016

and asked him that. He said there is no chance she would run, IHHO, because she is a very private person and wants to return to private life.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
16. America is a better place
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 07:49 PM
Nov 2016

for having had Michelle as our first Lady. For having Barack as our President as well as having their family as our first family

I simply love the Obama's, every last one from the youngest daughter to the Grandmother

the two Pet family too

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
23. We've been incredibly blessed to have her in the WH.
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 08:44 PM
Nov 2016

I wish her a nice long vacation, then I'm looking forward to seeing what she does next.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
25. I love Michelle, but I truly adore her mother...........
Sat Nov 19, 2016, 08:51 PM
Nov 2016

Give President Obama credit for living with 4 outstanding women, and understanding that one of them reared a woman he admires and loves and to allow that woman to bring her special gifts in helping he and his wife to raise their two daughters.

Silver Gaia

(4,544 posts)
38. Stunningly beautiful.
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 08:25 AM
Nov 2016

Those are Annie Leibovitz shots. Can't get any better than that... amazing.

We are so blessed to have been graced with someone so beautiful, both inside and out, as our First Lady for eight wonderful years. I feel blessed to have lived through the era that saw the Obamas in the White House. It is, at least, a beautiful memory to carry with me as we descend into the darkness. They are both beacons of light, now and always. I will cherish my memories of these eight years.

lark

(23,097 posts)
41. She made us proud of our first lady in so many ways
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 11:54 AM
Nov 2016

Such a contrast to the foreign beanpole and former nude porno model, Melania. She makes me gag and is nothing more than a gold digger and fraud who steals her betters material and tries to pass it off as her own. Ugly is as ugly does

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