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First Lady~ Michelle Obama (Original Post) sheshe2 Mar 2015 OP
Ma'am! Aristus Mar 2015 #1
Hey... sheshe2 Mar 2015 #3
Yes, she is!... Aristus Mar 2015 #46
She is gorgeous, wendylaroux Mar 2015 #2
Homina homina homina. lovemydog Mar 2015 #5
She's the bomb! lovemydog Mar 2015 #4
Hey! lovemydog.... sheshe2 Mar 2015 #8
Hey sheshe2. Those 49 reasons are awesome. lovemydog Mar 2015 #10
She had her family vet Barack!!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #14
I know right? She thought he was too arrogant at first. lovemydog Mar 2015 #15
ROFALMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #19
Mahalo for Lovely FL Michelle, she.. and she just got back from Cambodia promoting Cha Mar 2015 #6
She shines all around us Cha. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #26
Intelligent, articulate ... NanceGreggs Mar 2015 #7
Buahahaha! So true NanceGreggs. lovemydog Mar 2015 #11
Yes, Nance.... sheshe2 Mar 2015 #17
Beautiful inside and out. Thanks for the reminder, sheshe! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2015 #9
Hey FTC~ sheshe2 Mar 2015 #12
That's model looks right there. lovemydog Mar 2015 #13
Dayum! The lady ROCKS! calimary Mar 2015 #36
I can't help it- I come from the days of The Shirelles, The Ronettes, Martha and the Vandellas NBachers Mar 2015 #16
everything handmade34 Mar 2015 #18
She is gorgeous and can really rock that bang. In fact, her bangs were what inspired me Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #20
That is exactly what you will be doing tomorrow at your job interview! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #27
bless you, sheshe2 -- you know I will -- I am really feeling strong from all the vibes Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #31
Hold tight to those vibes. brer cat Mar 2015 #42
oh, thanks - brer cat Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #43
Me too! mimi85 Mar 2015 #30
well, exactly right. whyever not?! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #32
Thanx for posting. This just made my day a whole lot brighter :) jalan48 Mar 2015 #21
It is amazing that so many Republicans manage to passionately hate the Obamas. tblue37 Mar 2015 #22
Sad that so many hate them here as well, tblue. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #28
Yes, that, too. nt tblue37 Mar 2015 #34
I really don't get the hate towards Michelle; Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #61
I LOVE her. Raine1967 Mar 2015 #23
She is breathtakingly beautiful. Marie Marie Mar 2015 #24
FABULOUS FLOTUS Triana Mar 2015 #25
Yup, style and grace. Reminds me of an old commercial lovemydog Mar 2015 #29
She's our First lady of funk! Michelle Obama and Ellen get down to 'Uptown' Stardust Mar 2015 #33
I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #37
She had no trouble keeping up at all. Triana Mar 2015 #44
Sassy. Rhymes with Classy. calimary Mar 2015 #35
You are way to kind to me, calimary. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #38
Not many First Ladies have outshone their popular husbands...but Michelle is supernova FailureToCommunicate Mar 2015 #45
LoL. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #39
Thanks for the post gwheezie Mar 2015 #40
Hard to see OBblueMeanie Mar 2015 #51
Ann Romney surprised me gwheezie Mar 2015 #53
The most outstanding FLOTUS ever! brer cat Mar 2015 #41
how does one get that calendar? awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #47
another great post guillaumeb Mar 2015 #48
Gorgeous woman... CherokeeDem Mar 2015 #49
I just love me some FLOTUS! workinclasszero Mar 2015 #50
And thank you too she! A gorgeous collection. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2015 #52
I just love that woman Tarheel. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #55
Wonderful Montage, thank you! She is fabulous, beautiful, so active and alive. Very proud of her appalachiablue Mar 2015 #54
You are welcome appalachiablue~ sheshe2 Mar 2015 #56
51 is great too. She is incredible, they'll keep going for decades. Girls are so smart & stylish. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #57
All great pics, but I love the first one with the kids and the look of pride... midnight Mar 2015 #58
Yup, a favorite for me as well. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #59
Thanks! I had not seen some of these TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #60

sheshe2

(87,216 posts)
8. Hey! lovemydog....
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:07 PM
Mar 2015
Michelle Obama: 49 Reasons We Love The First Lady, On Her 49th Birthday

Michelle Obama is highly educated, smart as hell, and by many accounts as warm and gracious as she seems. She was her husband's mentor, and she seems to have a marriage where both equality and love are a given. She works tirelessly for her causes, inspiring young women and reading stories to kids along the way. She also hula hoops and does the Dougie. In short, she's everything we want to be at 49.



6. She had her family vet Barack before she would agree to go on a date with him. Because her father had always told her you could tell a lot about someone's character by their behavior on a basketball court, she had her brother Craig shoot hoops with Barack. According to Slate, Craig gave Barack a good report, and the future President started dating Michelle.

7. She hugged the Queen. Even though it is apparently against royal protocol, Michelle hugged Queen Elizabeth during the G-20 reception in 2009. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told the Huffington Post, "It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection. We don't issue instructions on not touching the queen."

22. She keeps Barack in check. Michelle offered her husband some tender advice just before he went onstage to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention: "Just don't screw it up, buddy."

More http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/reasons-we-love-michelle-obama-birthday-first-lady_n_2475323.html

I love Flotus as well! She be the bomb.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
10. Hey sheshe2. Those 49 reasons are awesome.
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:12 PM
Mar 2015

She always makes me smile & laugh. She's a genuine inspiration to me. And as a guy I must say that in my humble opinion she is very attractive.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
15. I know right? She thought he was too arrogant at first.
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:17 PM
Mar 2015

So she had her brother play basketball with him.

Buahaha!

Cha

(305,018 posts)
6. Mahalo for Lovely FL Michelle, she.. and she just got back from Cambodia promoting
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:02 PM
Mar 2015

Education for Girls.


First Lady Michelle Obama visiting a school in Siem Reap province, Cambodia

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/03/21/rise-and-shine-the-first-lady-in-cambodia/

Michelle is such a shining force for excellence and we're so fortunate to have her as our First Lady! Her husband, too!


sheshe2

(87,216 posts)
26. She shines all around us Cha.
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:49 PM
Mar 2015

Warmth Beauty an Inner Grace Calm Strength.

I posted about her awesome trip.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/110228210

You posted this awesome image...Thank you.




Now here is some music~

NanceGreggs

(27,835 posts)
7. Intelligent, articulate ...
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:06 PM
Mar 2015

... motivated, enthusiastic, sophisticated, well-educated, well-informed, self-confident, self-possessed, accomplished - along with stylish and beautiful.

It's easy to see why so many people who aren't ANY of the aforementioned have a problem with her.

sheshe2

(87,216 posts)
17. Yes, Nance....
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:25 PM
Mar 2015
Intelligent, articulate ...... motivated, enthusiastic, sophisticated, well-educated, well-informed, self-confident, self-possessed, accomplished - along with stylish and beautiful.


It's easy to see why so many people who aren't ANY of the aforementioned have a problem with her.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110228210



This post is part of a series authored by First Lady Michelle Obama to share her visit to Japan and Cambodia and the Let Girls Learn initiative with young people in the U.S.

Unfortunately, so many girls just like me and like many of you — girls who are so curious and hungry to learn, and so willing to work hard — never have the chance to get an education. Right now, 62 million girls worldwide are not in school at all. Many of them simply can’t afford the school fees (unlike in America, where every student can go to school for free, in many countries, parents have to pay to send their children to school). Sometimes, even if their parents can afford it, the nearest school might be miles away, and it’s simply not safe for girls to walk there and back each day. Sometimes, a school will be located nearby, but it might not have bathrooms for girls, so they simply can’t attend. And in some countries, girls are forced to get married and have children at a young age — sometimes before they’re even teenagers — instead of getting an education.


sheshe2

(87,216 posts)
12. Hey FTC~
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:13 PM
Mar 2015

Thank you.....

Here is another one for you~

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Beauty that has been proven to go beyond skin deep. I goes to her soul.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
13. That's model looks right there.
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:14 PM
Mar 2015

Of course they mean nothing without inner beauty too.

But add them all together and ... homina, homina homina!

calimary

(84,144 posts)
36. Dayum! The lady ROCKS!
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 12:04 AM
Mar 2015

With all the shit her poor husband has to put up with day in and day out, I'm happy he gets to come home to this at night.

She's so glorious and gorgeous and brilliant - GREAT role model for American women just in general! And for American mothers everywhere. And for American working mothers everywhere.

NBachers

(18,100 posts)
16. I can't help it- I come from the days of The Shirelles, The Ronettes, Martha and the Vandellas
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:17 PM
Mar 2015

The Supremes - and Michelle Obama does the same thing to me that they always did, and still do.

She's that, and so much more- a truly world-class woman. We are so lucky . . .

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
20. She is gorgeous and can really rock that bang. In fact, her bangs were what inspired me
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:34 PM
Mar 2015

to cut my bangs. Haven't had bangs in years .... eons even.

Now I am loving them. Thanks, Michelle!!

sheshe2

(87,216 posts)
27. That is exactly what you will be doing tomorrow at your job interview!
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:04 PM
Mar 2015
She is gorgeous and can really rock that bang.


Rock that bang tuesday!!!!

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
30. Me too!
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:14 PM
Mar 2015

I love having bangs. It's my favorite 'do on her.

She is one classy, sassy woman for sure. Wish it was my 49th bday! Damn, I'm going to miss this lady! But I have no doubt she'll continue do great things. Hey, if Hillary can run for President, why not Michelle one of these days?

tblue37

(66,035 posts)
22. It is amazing that so many Republicans manage to passionately hate the Obamas.
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:35 PM
Mar 2015

They are such an intelligent, graceful, humane, and beautiful couple.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
61. I really don't get the hate towards Michelle;
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 02:49 AM
Mar 2015

she hasn't even been in the political fray like her husband has.

Raine1967

(11,600 posts)
23. I LOVE her.
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:42 PM
Mar 2015

I just love this woman. strong, bold, funny, smart — she is the perfect package of everything a woman is.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
29. Yup, style and grace. Reminds me of an old commercial
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:09 PM
Mar 2015

for basketball shoes that featured the great Julius Irving.

'Hey Dr. J!
Where'd you get those shoes?
You've got style you've got grace
Are you a member of the human race?!'

Stardust

(3,894 posts)
33. She's our First lady of funk! Michelle Obama and Ellen get down to 'Uptown'
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:33 PM
Mar 2015
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Triana

(22,666 posts)
44. She had no trouble keeping up at all.
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 08:54 AM
Mar 2015

Such a FUN First Lady! Can't see Laura Bush having done that. Pfft.

sheshe2

(87,216 posts)
38. You are way to kind to me, calimary.
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 12:23 AM
Mar 2015

Michelle has grace and spirit, she is the definition of excellence.

Hey you. Ya say it far better than I do.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,313 posts)
45. Not many First Ladies have outshone their popular husbands...but Michelle is supernova
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 09:09 AM
Mar 2015

bright. In so many ways that truly matter...






gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
40. Thanks for the post
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 12:49 AM
Mar 2015

Back during the 08 election before the primaries they had a round table talk of both the dem and GOP spouses. A few weren't there like Bill for one. It was the 1st time I saw her being herself with a wide variety of topics. She was the most impressive. Surprisingly Cindy McCain and Ann Romney were also smart and very likeable. Fred Thompsons and Dennis Kucinishs wives were both uncomfortable. Michelle was the star though.
I think she's stunning. I love that she is a role model for women around the world. She's genuine and warm.

 

OBblueMeanie

(14 posts)
51. Hard to see
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 07:26 PM
Mar 2015

Ann Romney as likeable. I cannot abide the woman. Even more unlikeable than her husband. Makes Nancy Reagan seem warm and fuzzy. For the record, I think Laura Bush is a woman of class and grace (her only deficiency is her taste in men) and she was, maybe, still, is a Democrat. Likewise, Cindy McCain appears to be a nice woman with terrible taste in men.

And I agree with the rest of you: Michelle Robinson Obama is awesome in every way. I met Dennis Kucinich and his wife at the Cleveland airport. Frankly, by their body language, I am surprised that they are still together.

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)
48. another great post
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 04:50 PM
Mar 2015

she is a true role model. Intelligent, accomplished, seems to have a great relationship. If she were white the GOP would love her.

Come to think of it, if the First couple were white the GOP would love both of them.

Post racial America?

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
50. I just love me some FLOTUS!
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 06:05 PM
Mar 2015

Last edited Tue Mar 24, 2015, 06:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Michelle Obama is just the coolest First Lady ever! And wow she is one good looking lady. What I like about her the most is the warmth thats in her eyes all the time, right from the soul.

She is so awesome in seemingly every way, I'd say the Prez is a lucky man!

sheshe2

(87,216 posts)
55. I just love that woman Tarheel.
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 07:35 PM
Mar 2015

An amazing role model at a time when America was in desperate need for one.

You are welcome Tarheel.

appalachiablue

(42,840 posts)
54. Wonderful Montage, thank you! She is fabulous, beautiful, so active and alive. Very proud of her
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 07:25 PM
Mar 2015

in every way. And 49 is a great age. Especially love her in that terrific blue check suit, light blue dress with the diamond pin and so many others. What a stunner!

appalachiablue

(42,840 posts)
57. 51 is great too. She is incredible, they'll keep going for decades. Girls are so smart & stylish.
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 07:49 PM
Mar 2015

It will be fun to follow them for many interesting years. My favorite niece met Hillary, I'd love her to see or meet the Obamas.

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