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Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady
NY Times ^ | 1-6-12 | Jodi Kantor

Posted on 01/06/2012 9:32:26 PM PST by STARWISE

*snip*

“She feels as if our rudder isn’t set right,” Mr. Obama confided, according to aides.

Rahm Emanuel, then chief of staff, repeated the first lady’s criticisms to colleagues with indignation, according to three of them. Mr. Emanuel, in a brief interview, denied that he had grown frustrated with Mrs. Obama, but other advisers described a grim situation: a president whose agenda had hit the rocks, a first lady who disapproved of the turn the White House had taken, and a chief of staff who chafed against her influence.

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To: woofie

Sometimes .... when you kiss up .. maybe a day
a week ... and not when it interferes with her
girls’ night out ..and world travels .. and shopping
excursions .. or date nights .. or on Sundays ... LOL ..

I just realized: no comments about motherhood and
being home a lot for the kids .. all policy issues,
team infighting and her nose outta joint .. hmmm.


21 posted on 01/06/2012 10:09:15 PM PST by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: STARWISE
Wow. Four pages of...that.

I'll pass.

22 posted on 01/06/2012 10:13:30 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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To: STARWISE


Rebellion is brewing!!


Please visit the Fundraiser thread.
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24 posted on 01/06/2012 10:15:25 PM PST by glock rocks (Jesus take the wheel, Take it from my hands, cause I can't do this on my own...)
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To: STARWISE
“The Michelle Obama of January 2012 is an expert motivator and charmer”

Unbelievable! I agree. These people live in an alternate universe.

25 posted on 01/06/2012 10:15:42 PM PST by Nevadan
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To: expat1000

The woman publicly expressed hatred for me and has not yet recanted. If she wants to remain a bitch that is fine. I don’t care what she thinks, says, or does. She is irrelevant to me.


27 posted on 01/06/2012 10:18:37 PM PST by jimfree (In Nov 2012 my 11 y/o granddaughter will have more relevant executive experience than Barack Obama)
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To: STARWISE

It is neither evolved, nor is it a lady.

Title is utter BS trash.


28 posted on 01/06/2012 10:26:56 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: jimfree

Liberals profess how lovely Moochelle is.
But when I look carefully at her face, I see ugly to the bone. Makes me shudder.


29 posted on 01/06/2012 10:29:38 PM PST by OldArmy52 (Obaba, creator of the emerging Socialist-Fascist American Police State.)
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To: STARWISE

Anyone see the “denial” issued by the WH? It seemed to confirm the stories, just said that there may have been some exaggeration or something (paraphrasing).


30 posted on 01/06/2012 10:32:28 PM PST by PghBaldy (War Powers Res: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp)
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To: exit82

You need a backhoe for the comments. I couldn’t believe my eyes!

Of course the unbiased mods at the NYTs removed my comment - and all I said was “if only we could pay for more vacations for her after all her selfless sacrifice”.


31 posted on 01/06/2012 10:43:50 PM PST by Aria ( "If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Aria

I believe it ... kook aid is cheap .. LOL.

And they removed your harmless comment .. sheesh.


32 posted on 01/06/2012 10:46:22 PM PST by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: STARWISE

And my mother thought Jackie Kennedy was bad. I’m glad she didn’t see this.


33 posted on 01/06/2012 10:52:34 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: FReepers

you've come to the right place to donate
thank you!

34 posted on 01/06/2012 11:16:09 PM PST by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: OldArmy52

“But when I look carefully at her face, I see ugly to the bone. Makes me shudder.”

And ugly from the inside out I might add.


36 posted on 01/06/2012 11:58:33 PM PST by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: expat1000

“Hmmm... I guess I missed that...”
I feel the same way. But one day I asked my sister, who in the world thinks Michelle Obama is appealing. I expected my sister, who works for a large school system,to laugh along with me and say nobody she knew. However, she said to me in all seriousness that most of the women she worked with loved Michelle Obama. They thought she was glamorous and interesting. I could not believe it. I guess I live in a cave.


37 posted on 01/07/2012 12:18:04 AM PST by sueuprising (The best of it is, God is with us-John Wesley)
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To: mojitojoe; LucyT; STARWISE
How often does she stay at the Waldorf?

"The first lady, however, wasn't there to cheer the achievement. She was in New York City watching television coverage "alone in her suite at the Waldorf Astoria,"


38 posted on 01/07/2012 12:18:43 AM PST by maggief
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To: Smokeyblue

“Michelle Obama is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.”


40 posted on 01/07/2012 12:30:01 AM PST by dfwgator
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