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more about #firstlady more comments → Sarah Dove: If Mrs Obama writes a cookbook, I hope it includes her family recipe for Awesome Sauce. #michelleobama more » SarahMC: Her relationship advice is a little trite. A man can't make you feel "whole." You have to be whole by yourself. Only then can a man make you "compl... more » stealthird: I love that we get to see so much more Wanda these days! I adore her and think she needs her own show that can't be canceled and maybe should me on HB... more » prestocaro fears the culling: It is really unfortunate that Leno isn't a black woman. Because if he was, you know he never would've gotten a late-night show on a network channel. more » LatestBy: Oh how I wish I could find the wonderful column I read after the election that said, (I'm paraphrasing): Not once during the election did we see when ... more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: I don't get how Jay Leno beats Letterman in the ratings. I just don't. Wanda on the other hand is hilarious. more » ellaesther: A) Wanda Sykes is too fucking brilliant. B) Dodai, I know that I, for one, as a white former member of the press, have been waiting for your real self... more » badmutha: In other news, the press is waiting for soon to be Justice Sotomayor to say to someone "Oh no you didn't." more » MissyMcCLung: But Jay, you could have done that joke. It's not an insider thing that only a black woman can say is it? Calling out the media on latent racism? Wh... more » AthertonMerriweather: Jay wasn't mad that he was white, he was mad that he can't steal the joke. more » victoriasauce: It's two comedians being silly with each other. Hardly loathsome IMO. Anyway, I guess this is an unpopular opinion, but I like Jay and it's weird seei... more » Penny: My boss and I call that the chicken neck, and we employ it often. more » hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: on another note: i have a nigerian american friend who complains that the obamas are not black enough... so they are getting it from both sides... more » Jack_Burton: Jay can't do that joke 'cuz his writers couldn't have come up w/ it - I've seen him deliver much worse. more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): In addition to making a ridiculous "point" Leno totally interupted the flow of her joke. Not cool! more » -
#heylady
Michelle Obama: "I've Learned A Lot In My Life As A Mom"
In her Glamour Women of the Year interview with Katie Couric (video after jump), Michelle Obama was strong and on-message, giving some of the best advice we've heard (and Katie Couric does a Fran Drescher impression at 15 minutes). More » -
#wordsofwisdom
Michelle Obama In Time: "There Are Thousands Of Role Models Like Me"
Time magazine's new interview with Michelle Obama (who also snags the cover) manages to be extremely thorough and very interesting without once asking the First Lady about designer dresses or shoes.
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#snapjudgment
Later That Day, Sorting Hat Places First Lady In Gryffindor, As Expected
[Merced, CA. May 16. Image via Getty.]
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#onlanguage
Michelle Obama's Latest Moniker Has Some People Slightly Miffed
Shakesville is pointing out that in the People cover story on Michelle Obama, she's called Barack's "helpmate" no less than four times. More » -
#thebodypolitic
Michelle Obama Spurs A "New Arms Race"
Kate Holmquist of the Irish Times has seen the Vogue with Michelle Obama on the cover, and it's not the First Lady's clothes that have her all riled up. It's Ms. Obama's arms. More » -
#polls
Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
She went to Princeton. And Harvard. She's interested in bringing attention to military families. But everyone wants to talk about Michelle Obama's clothes. Are you sick of it? More » -
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#personalpolitical
Michelle Obama: Mom In Chief? Or Part Of The Administration?
Self-described "Mom in Chief," Michelle Obama, has actually been talking about non-mommy stuff, like policy, and the Times reports that some are surprised. More » -
#politicsofstyle
Black Designers Disappointed In First Lady's Fashion Choices
While the response to Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day ensembles has been mostly positive, some are upset: The cofounder of the Black Artists Association, for one. Because Ms. Obama didn't wear anything by an African-American. More »


