http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/michelleobama/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:11:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286470/posts Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286470/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:11:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286400/posts America may be in the midst of a deep recession, and the nation may be facing unprecedented deficit spending and debt, but the White House will not reveal the cost to taxpayers of the European vacation that first lady Michelle Obama and the president’s two daughters, Malia and Sasha, took last month. Travel by an American first lady typically includes the military passenger jet that carries her and the children, Secret Service personnel to provide security, and a separate cargo plane to haul official vehicles. First Lady Michelle Obama’s tour of Paris with her children included a convoy of 20... cnsnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286400/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:22:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285390/posts WASHINGTON - In a stunning development, President Barack Obama and his wife were arrested yesterday on charges of child abuse and human cruelty, after it was revealed they had fed their own children, visiting dignitaries, local school children, and a women’s homeless shelter “organic” vegetables from the First Lady’s garden that were laced with lead. The president and Michelle Obama were released on their own recognizance, but ordered not to host any dinner or lunch parties, after tests revealed the soil in the First Garden had lead concentrations of 987,000 parts per million. (The Environmental Protection Agency puts the threshold... Feed Your ADHD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285390/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284505/posts Merced Sun-Star Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009 Cost of bringing Michelle Obama to UC Merced? More than $1 million By DANIELLE GAINES Dgaines@mercedsun-star.com The total cost for last month’s commencement ceremony at UC Merced has finally been tallied: $1,047,338.82. Private contributions of more than $185,000 (including in-kind-gifts) added to $500,000 in unrestricted interest earnings on a private endowment fund, managed by the UC Office of the President, have helped offset the cost of the event. The balance will be covered by non-state dollars from campus sources and offset by any additional donations that may be made, according to a press release... Merced Sun Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284505/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:16:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283904/posts Our First Amazon at a soup kitchen. Notice something funny? Enjoy! YoungGunConservative.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283904/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:18:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282709/posts WASHINGTON, Jun 29, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Lady Michelle Obama today visited Unity's Upper Cardozo Health Center and announced the release of $851 million in grants to address immediate and pressing health center facility and equipment needs and increase access to health care for millions of Americans The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and comes as more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured due to the economic downturn and skyrocketing health costs. "Community Health Centers provide care to the Americans who need it most and their work has never been more important,"... Market Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282709/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:39:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282595/posts Michelle Obama wants a bigger role in her husband’s administration, according to The Washington Post. Unlike Laura Bush, who focused on a few peripheral issues, Obama wants a seat at the table when key policies are made. Obama’s new chief of staff, Susan Sher, is part of the crucial 8:15 a.m. White House staff meeting. The first lady’s team of more than 20 has been told to think “strategically” about how to make her a player on policies she cares about. This could be a very bad idea. ... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282595/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281627/posts The Washington Post had an interesting article on June 25 headlined, "A First Lady Who Demands Substance." I think it was meant to highlight that fact that Michelle Obama is more than a mere first lady but is a strong, substantive person -- which is, by the way, without question. Unfortunately, though, it ended up revealing a Michelle Obama that is an angry, arrogant, martinet that isn't aware that "first lady" is an honorary title that has no proper, Constitutional role and is not an elected position with legal, legitimate powers of its own. The story penned by Lois Romano... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281627/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:48:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281626/posts If it weren’t for the National Enquirer’s outstanding work on the John Edwards “Baby Mama” story, this new story would easy to laugh off. But nobody’s laughing. Especially Barack Obama. ... I Hate The Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281626/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:48:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280673/posts Cost of a bowl of soup at homeless shelter: $0 Having Michelle Obama serve you soup $0.00 Snapping a picture of a homeless person who is receiving a government funded meal while taking a picture of the First Lady using his $400 Blackberry cell phone $$$$ Priceless E-Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280673/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:39:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279369/posts For weeks, Michelle Obama had been telling her staff and closest confidantes that she wasn't having the impact she wanted. She is a woman of substance, with a background in law, public policy and management, who found herself relegated to role model in chief. The West Wing of the White House -- the fulcrum of power and policy -- had not fully integrated her into its agenda. She wanted more. snipHer new chief of staff, Susan Sher, 61, is a close friend and former boss who the first lady thinks will be more forceful about getting her and her team... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279369/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:46:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278901/posts San Francisco Supervisor Sophie Maxwell and other African American leaders in the Bayview are not at all happy about how this week's visit by first lady Michelle Obama was handled. "One look at the picture on the front of The Chronicle says it all," Maxwell said. "The people in the neighborhood had to climb fences to even get a look at what was going on. "The people I have talked with felt very disengaged and somewhat offended," Maxwell said. At issue was the planning - or lack thereof - for the first lady's visit to Bret Harte Elementary School, where... SF Gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278901/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:34:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278607/posts One of the mysteries surrounding President Obama's firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin is what prompted the White House, supported by the board of directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees AmeriCorps, to try to get rid of Walpin so quickly and quietly? On the evening of Wednesday, June 10, an official of the White House counsel's office called Walpin to tell him he had one hour to resign or be fired. The action flew in the face of a law (sponsored by Barack Obama when he was a senator) that requires the president to... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278607/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278066/posts "Give your husband a hug from me," - Michelle Obama, to a gay man married in California. The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278066/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:55:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278027/posts CNN reports: Addressing the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco, Mrs. Obama noted she was having difficulty reading off of the device. “I’d really be happy to use the teleprompters if they were higher," she said to laughter. "But they’re very low, so I’m going to read from my notes." Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278027/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:13:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277739/posts U.S. first lady Michelle Obama gives her speech to the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco, California June 22, 2009. Obama kicked off President Barack Obama's United We Serve campaign urging people to help the nation's economic recovery through volunteering and public service. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277739/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277292/posts Calling Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity,Michael Savage,Mark Levin Awaiting comments on this one! http://www.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277292/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:11:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277105/posts President Barack Obama (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) – The ousted inspector general who reported that his office found misuse of AmeriCorps funds granted to a charity run by a political ally of President Barack Obama sees an assault on the institution of government watchdogs, noting that besides himself, the inspectors general in both the Treasury Department and the International Trade Commission (ITC) have faced reported hurdles in doing their jobs. He says he wants Congress to hold a hearing on his firing. “I certainly don’t know the facts about any of the other IGs. But I don’t think you can find in the history of IGs such an administration attack on... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277105/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:48:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275651/posts SAN FRANCISCO -- First Lady Michelle Obama will be in San Francisco on Monday to deliver the keynote address to the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. More than 4,000 national and international volunteer and service leaders are expected for the three-day conference at the Moscone Center. The event also kicks off United We Serve, a national call to community service from President Obama. KGO-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275651/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:00:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2275330/posts The White House, Democrats, and MoveOn liberals are spreading health care sob stories to sell a government takeover. But there’s one health care policy nightmare you won’t hear the Obamas hyping. It’s a tale of poor, minority patient-dumping in Chicago — with First Lady Michelle Obama’s fingerprints all over it. Both Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Democrat Rep. Bobby Rush of Chicago have raised red flags about the outsourcing program, run by the University of Chicago Medical Center. The hospital has non-profit status and receives lucrative tax breaks in exchange for providing charity care. Yet, it spent a... Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2275330/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273679/posts A top Republican senator is asking whether First Lady Michelle Obama's office played any role in last week's firing of former service program Inspector General Gerald Walpin. The concern, one of several surrounding Walpin's sudden dismissal, stems from the timing of a staff switch in the first lady's office. Just days before Walpin got the boot, the White House announced Michelle Obama's chief of staff would be appointed senior adviser to the agency Walpin was responsible for monitoring. Michelle Obama said at the time she and her outgoing staffer, Jackie Norris, would work closely going forward. With accusations now flying... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273679/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:33:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273617/posts GREEN SHOOTS: MICHELLE'S MIRACLE GROW... PLANT: MARCH 20... HARVEST: JUNE 16... Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273617/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:14:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272965/posts First lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that struggling communities shouldn't look to government alone for help. Obama told a luncheon of Washington-area service and philanthropy groups that member work is key to making a difference in their neighborhoods and schools. She said leaders should take advantage of a recently signed public service law to engage new volunteers and put them to work. "Washington can only do so much," Obama said. "Communities are built and rebuilt by regular people." She said the national service law would funnel thousands of volunteers to such nonprofit groups. She warned groups to be ready for... The Hendersonville News / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272965/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:21:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272837/posts The linebacker is a fashion plate? Stuck On Stupid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272837/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:10:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272133/posts Washington took note when first lady Michelle Obama suddenly sacked her chief of staff in favor of her old boss from Chicago at the beginning of June. It was widely seen as a sign that the first lady wanted to start pumping up policy as well as her biceps. The new chief of staff, Susan Sher, had helped Obama move from an unsatisfying job as a corporate lawyer grinding out billable hours to a lush, $317,000-a-year community relations job at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Sher, Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett and the first lady are close friends.... The Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272133/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:22:34 GMT