Michelle Obama joins People "most beautiful" list

Reuters ^ | Wed Apr 29, 2009 | staff writer

[yankeedame]

Michelle Obama joins People "most beautiful" list

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ...People magazine's 100 most beautiful people issue on Wednesday in a list that welcomed newcomers U.S. first lady Michelle Obama...

[snip]

...Michelle Obama, who has achieved celebrity status and has wowed the world as a fashion icon, made the list for the first time.

"I had a father and a brother who thought I was beautiful, and they made me feel that way every single day," Obama told the magazine.

"I grew up with very strong male role models who thought I was smart and fast and funny, so I heard that a lot. I know that there are many young girls who don't hear it. But I was fortunate," she added.

Also included in a "Barack's Beauties" section were White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and others....

[Doogle]

fashion icon?...for sweaters or argyle?

[NMEwithin]

[freedumb2003]

[squarebarb]

Can the groveling go any lower?

Surely People magazine’s circulation is dropping.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Michelle Obama, who has achieved celebrity status through absolutely NO achievements of her own...”

There. Fixed it. :)

What is it with Liberal women? I mean, ‘girlfriend to girlfriend,’ HOW can they find liberal ‘men’ the LEAST bit attractive in the first place, and WHY do they insist upon hitching themselves to those wagons?

*SHUDDER*

[Ezekiel]

Michelle Obama, who has achieved celebrity status and has wowed the world as a fashion icon

That does it. Talk about a strong delusion. This is surely a sign of the apocalypse.

[neodad]

I wish I had her guns.

[Jaidyn]

They missed the lovely Sarah Palin. She makes Michelle look like spoiled cottage cheese. I’m surprised Pelosi and Garafolo aren’t included. Just because the media says it’s so, doesn’t mean they are correct. It just means they are their normally biased selves.

[Veto!]

The woman is downright UGLY.

Some big show, maybe 20/20 ran a feature on the Dominatrix last weekend with touts touting her alleged beauty. Sat here and laughed with a friend. “There are many many beautiful black women, but she’s so obviously not one of them.”

Calling ugly Michelle beautiful ought to alert the populace to media lies, but they are no doubt just adjusting their beauty standards. Marilyn Monroe, white blond shapely, now ugly, thuggy ugly clunky Michelle now a beauty icon.

Stupidity reigns

[ncalburt]

People's Editor is a huge Dem party fundraiser and nut job leftist

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Blech. ‘Love’ is DEFINTELY blind.

[Jaxter]

Beautiful? Compared to what?

[gov_bean_ counter]

I still think both Obamas had a sex change.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

LOL! Well.....we ALL know who REALLY wears the ‘pants’ in that family. ;-)

[unixfox]

People Magazine should rename themselves to Socialists Magazine.

[DooDahhhh]

Well said!

[NMEwithin]

[Carley]

We’ve got new values now.

yeswedo

[Yankee]

If i had a dog that looked like her, I’d shave it’s ass and teach it to walk backwards.

[FrogMom]

Best comparison I’ve seen was the one where they said that seeing her as beautiful must be done by the same people who “convinced” us that a gargoyle (Mick Jagger) is a sex symbol.

[paulycy]

[Dudoight]

Well.....of course! LOL! No surprise here.

[Right Wing Assault]

I guess it’s just a custom to name the First “Lady.”.

She is far from beautiful in many ways.

[Beagle8U]

They must have not noticed the Caboose on that train wreck!

[Old Grumpy]

“Beautiful? Compared to what?”

Maybe Whoopie Goldberg. Wouldn’t take much to beat Whoopie out in the “beauty” department. Rosie O’Doublewide also comes to mind.

[vetvetdoug]

Yes, and a significant number of people in the US think English Bulldogs are beautiful.

[WackySam]

[Dinah Lord]

Me! Me! Me! It's all about me!

[Neverforget01]

Sadly, this was not photo shopped. Your First Lady:

[fleagle]

Geesh, when will it end? Bush's daughters are beautiful. Laura Bush is beautiful. Sarah Palin is beautiful. Ann Coulter is beautiful. Michelle Malkin is beautiful. And that's just for starters.

Michelle Obama is statuesque, and she's got great arms, but she isn't beautiful. She's a Dem and I guess that's all that's necessary to get positive attention.

[bushwon]

What a shame now People Magazine has gone from Pop to Political. barack’ Beauties???

Tim Geitner (if you’re Vulcan, maybe) ?!!!!
Michelle? (compared to—well, no comment)
Rahm? (perhaps compared with other male balerinas)

Beautiful???!!! GIMME A BREAK!!!

[~Vor~]

""I grew up with very strong male role models who thought I was smart and fast and funny, so I heard that a lot. I know that there are many young girls who don't hear it. But I was fortunate," she added."

How does she mean "Fast"?

[Tax-chick]

People Magazine is drivel. (That said, I read it every time I have to wait in line at the Wal-mart or the hairdresser ;-).

[bushwon]

“Michelle Obama, who has achieved celebrity status through absolutely NO achievements of her own...”

There. Fixed it. :)

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She has a history of achieving status thru no achievements of her own—As soon has hubby was elected senator, Didn’t she get a promotion or her salary double as a hosp. administrator in Chicago?

[Toespi]

Where is the belt?

[tioga]

fashion fiasco - sweater too small, pants too tight and odd length....shoes look like she raided her daughter’s closet...perhaps she took a sweater then as well.......MO dresses like she is 22 years old...if she dressed her age she would look much better. and I see women older than her wearing cropped pants and looking ten times more stylish at my local Bible study night in the church basement.

[tioga]

she must have read the last fashion thread here on FR and ditched the beastly belt.

[Nickname]

Sheesh, talk about beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

To me, Michelle Obama is perfectly.... Average.

[Terry Mross]

When did they change the criteria for being beautiful? Aunt Ester never made the list.

[Logic n' Reason]

This is so disgusting that it's on a par with billy clintoon's sexual daliance with our Ms. Monica.

To take this pig and declare her one of the "10 most beautiful" women....is to make one want to hurl!

Disgusting...absolutely disgusting!

Who did the picking??? Helen Thomas??

[y6162]

"This is so disgusting that it's on a par with billy clintoon's sexual daliance with our Ms. Monica" I thought Monica was attractive.

[sheik yerbouty]

“Fred Sanford, you old heathen!”

[maggief]

[ikka]

Simply post the photo with Michelle standing beside Carla Bruni, wife of Sarkozy. At that point it is obvious ...

[maggief]

[silverleaf]

Forget Aunt Esther, you fish eye fool

Where is that “Barack Beauty” hunk Tim Geithner??? Did they get a buff pose of him in the Oval Office on that rug with the Great Seal of the USA?

[silverleaf]

Oooh, I’m adding that one to my growing collection!

[chargers fan]

I swear they are going to fit this square peg through the round hole of Jackie Kennedy if it kills them.

[Navy Patriot]

This is the Onion, right?