Posted on 04/04/2009 5:01:02 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Europe melts for Michelle By: Nia-Malika Henderson and Jonathan Martin April 4, 2009 06:33 PM EST
He was cool and understated, the slightest bit aloof. She choked up as she told young minority girls to follow their dreams.
He gave speeches. She gave hugs. And while Barack Obama came to Europe as the American president, Michelle Obama came as something entirely different – almost an American tourist, but the kind even jaded Europeans could love, big-hearted, curious, sophisticated yet accessible.
They simply melted for Michelle.
Of course, the Europeans were eager to gush over a First Couple not named Bush. In fact, if one of the White House’s goals for this trip is repair the U.S. reputation abroad after the Bush era, Michelle was an equal partner in the effort, in ways different from her husband.
Barack Obama wins them over with a personal style and an embrace of internationalism that seems almost European. Michelle Obama is the approachable one, fashionable yet down-to-earth, and effusive (rubbing the Queen’s back!) in an endearing way.
“She still seems to be wide eyed in the job and pinching herself as if she can’t believe it, because who would have predicted this?" said Joanna Coles, who is British and is editor-in-chief of Marie Claire.
"And that’s what’s exciting about her, and that’s what exciting about America, and that’s what she represents,” Coles said.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Word is, she doesn’t even fart. So.... special.
“Her ability to ‘melt’ and ‘wow the U.K.’ is, in my opinion, a total media creation.”
EVERYTHING about the Zeros’ alleged charm, wit, brilliance and sophistication is a figment of the imagination of the MSM. (With a lot of help from the Communists...)
Trite
Well, I was over in London for most of the week, and there is no broad based adoration that I saw. I asked people there - explained that our media in the US tells us how much Europeans like the Obamas - is that true? Everyone said, no, they see them as just very liberal politicians. Maybe the European media adores them too, but the regular people see through the charade and are very worried. Let’s face it, if the world is waiting for Obama to fix this mess. we’re sunk, and the Europeans know it.
You are sure that there will definitely even BE any future U.S. elections?
This whole article is so over the top, it has to a put-on. It’s just whacking a hornet’s nest at FR for hits to their little blog.
The majority of morons working for the MSM think she’s “hot” and aren’t afraid to write about it in their liberal rags. Especially, the sick old white guys.
Oh yea, I know very well the type. She’s a snot nosed arrogant little white hater and we all know it too.
Gag gag gag. Puke puke puke.
I hope you don’t mind, I paraphrased your excellent comments and sent it off the the reporter who wrote that sickening article.By the way , that reporter is a black woman , figures.
He LOOOOVes to hold that finger up doesn’t he.
Even if she met The Queen wearing a bathrobe, they'd say she's charming, fashionable, secure and relaxed, able to make herself at home anywhere.
do we REALLY trust these stories?
why are they reporting this instead of the complete failure and essentially yalta II status fo the g20 meeting?
Does ANYBODY believe france is really going to participate in nato again? they have not for years.
Obama was wearing a big “kick me i’m jimmy carter” sign on his back.
They probably did, and the Obamas could give a white rats ass about it.
SHE'S the first black First Lady....DAMMIT!!!
I’ve been thinking about the protocol issue, and how “those people” could have been sooo ignorant about proper behavior. I think that probably every time he (and she) was/is supposed to meet with the protocol people, they either cancel the meeting, or just go yeahyeahyeah and don’t listen to a word they say. Apparently they didn’t realise that millions of people hold their breaths in situations like that to see how the new americans will do, and “those people” flunked terribly.
“that’s what exciting about America, and that’s what she represents”
Affirmative action, yo!
{Licking my own @$$ to get the taste of this story out.}
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