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“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” The Obamas took separate jets to Copenhagen to make a “great sacrifice,” one that they felt would sway the corrupt second- and third-world leaders who make up the International Olympic Committee in favor of the Obamas’ hometown of Chicago. The first president of color is in office now, but it turns out that color is not green. When the Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, residents erupted with excitement and relief — the residents being tax-weary Chicagoans. Some were upset with the president for investing the prestige of the...

First lady discusses her fitness routine, secrets for self-confidence and moreThe First Lady's number one health rule: Give yourself permission to be happy. Here she shares the eating habits, fitness routine, and secrets for inner confidence that she hopes to pass on to her daughters and the nation. An exclusive interview with Prevention Editor-in-Chief Liz Vaccariello. Liz Vaccariello, editor-in-chief of Prevention: My first question actually comes from my own mother. She wanted to know, have you always followed a healthy lifestyle, or did you have an "aha" moment? Story continues below ↓ advertisement | your ad here First Lady...

I have seen so many people wonder why Michelle wears her ugly belts up high looking retarded. Also she has been looking pregnant since May but by now she would be much bigger if she really was pregnant. I have followed her clothes in my blog and figured out a few days ago why this is happening. My fairly long post about my conclusion, with pictures, is on my front page. Please tell me what you think - do you agree with my assessment of her figure problems?

Here is a brief video clip of Mike Huckabee showing a "Tonight Show" spoof of Sesame Street's "Big Bird" scolding First Lady Michelle Obama during a visit she made to the set. "The Tonight Show" changed some of the dialogue to have Big Bird hammering Michelle Obama for coming to push her husband's "socialist health care agenda." . . . (VIDEO)

Barack "Hessayin" Obama lied repeatedly throughout the campaign and has not stopped as president. And now, even Michelle "Never Been Proud of My Country" Obama is joining him at the liar's rostrum. Our favorite watchdog Michelle Malkin caught this little lie in The First Lady's Olympics pleading. Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad’s lap, cheering on Olga and Nadia, Carl Lewis, and others for their brilliance and perfection. LIAR! If Michelle Obama was sitting on her father's lap watching Carl Lewis perform in the Olympics she would have been a grown woman because Lewis was first...

When Michelle Obama said her going to Copenhagen on behalf of Chicago's olympic bid was a sacrifice, I thought her glamorous lifestyle and attire made a mockery of that statement. Her clothes have become ever more glamorous, even ostentatious, making some of her former controversial statements seem ludicrous.

Michelle Obama gave a tear-jerker of a speech during which she recounted that she sat on her father's lap while watching Carl Lewis' triumphs in the Olympics. But Carl Lewis's first Olympics was in 1984 when Michelle Obama was 20 years old. So either there was something weird going on between her and her father or she was flat-out lying.

From Michelle Obama’s failed pitch to the International Olympic Committee: “Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad’s lap, cheering on Olga and Nadia, Carl Lewis, and others for their brilliance and perfection.�Um. Ew. Oof.Mrs. Obama was 20 years old when Lewis first competed in the Olympics in 1984.Senior White House adviser and Chicago slumlord overseer Valerie Jarrett promised earlier this week that “there wouldn’t be a dry eye in the room� after FLOTUS spoke. She probably wasn’t expecting tears of…laughter.Mrs. O is looking more and more like Mrs. Clinton every day.

Analysis: Chicago's Loss Is A Blow To Obama, Too By JENNIFER LOVEN and JULIE PACE, Associated Press Writers Oct 2 WASHINGTON – OK, so it wasn't health care, climate change or war. Still, President Barack Obama's high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels — that he's a better talker than closer, more celebrity than statesman. And this could hamper his efforts on the weightier issues. Despite Obama's fabled charm and powers of persuasion, his in-person plea for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Games fell flat. It was a hugely...

Here is video of CNN's Ed Henry today reporting from Copenhagen that it may be that First Lady Michelle Obama's "Hope and Change" theme just did not work with the Internaitonal Olympic Committee. Michelle Obama's remarks to the committee were "highly personal," focusing on her late father and what it would mean to her for the Olympics to come to her "hometown" of Chicago. Henry said it may be the committee was looking for more "nuts and bolts" information about why Chicago would be the best choice. Michelle Obama even used the words "hope and change" in her remarks, and...

Here is video of Michelle Obama's pitch to the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen, where she said at around the 1:10 mark of the video, that some of her best memories are of "sitting on her Dad's lap," watching the Olympics, and "rooting for Olga, Nadia, Carl Lewis and others for their brilliance and perfection." Uh, Carl Lewis was born in 1961, and Michelle Obama was born in 1964. Lewis first participated in the Olympics in 1984 - when Michelle was 20 years old! In her rush to be overly dramatic, she forgot to check some of the facts. If...

The City of Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting, before any host city was selected. An expert called it the "biggest shock in IOC history." Supporters gathered in Chicago were equally shocked. Many left the rally in tears.

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My column commemorates the noble Olympic “sacrifice” of the First Lady in Denmark. Here’s WGN’s livestream coverage of the IOC announcement, which is expected around 1pm Eastern today: Mrs. O’s emotional pitch was supposed to bring tears to the eyes of the audience, according to crony White House Olympics cheerleader Valerie Jarrett. Chicagoans are no doubt shedding tears — over the ballooning costs of a potential win. *** The noble “sacrifice” of Michelle Obama by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2009 It’s hard out there for a First Lady of the United States. Take it from travel-weary Michelle Obama. On...

In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her "dear friend" and "chit-chat buddy" Oprah Winfrey, as well as tomorrow's visit by President Obama, is a "sacrifice" on behalf of the children of Chicago and the United States. "As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days," the first lady told a crowd of people involved in the Chicago project, "so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring...

Here is a video report on the arrival of First Lady Michelle Obama in Copenhagen, Denmark to lobby for Chicago to be chosen as the site for the 2016 Olympic Games. Oprah Winfrey is also in Copenhagen to help with the lobbying effort. President Obama will arrive there Thursday to make a pitch for Chicago to receive the games. Rio de Janeiro is Chicago's biggest competition, trying to become the first city in South America to host an Olympic Games. Madrid and Tokyo are also in the running. The decision will be announced on Friday. . . . (VIDEO)

She's got game. And First Lady Michelle Obama, leaving tonight for Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid, is cranking it up, promising to "take no prisoners" in her quest to beat Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid. Mrs. Obama offered up some good-natured G-rated trash talk about Chicago's rivals when she met with a group of reporters on Monday to discuss Friday's vote by the International Olympic Committee to pick the 2016 host city. "It's a battle. We're going to win," she boasted Monday with bravado -- and good humor. "Take no prisoners."

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- First lady Michelle Obama vowed Monday to "take no prisoners" as she and her husband launch an unprecedented bid for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid. First lady's attitude about the effort to secure Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics: "Take no prisoners." "It's a battle -- we're going to win -- take no prisoners," the first lady said with a smile at a roundtable discussion with reporters in the White House State Dining Room. She compared the intense lobbying effort to the 2008 presidential campaign, noting that in the election campaign, a lot of voters made their decision...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is to kick off the 40th anniversary season of the children's TV show "Sesame Street" with a segment encouraging kids to plant gardens and eat healthy food. Obama, who is planting a fruit and vegetable garden on the grounds of the White House, will appear in the November10 season debut of "Sesame Street" -- the educational show for kids that is broadcast in more than 120 countries around the world. Producers said on Tuesday that Obama will teach the furry "residents" of Sesame Street about the benefits of growing a garden...

WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama says women should do what makes them happy, a lesson she says she learned after realizing her two children, her husband and her physical health feed off of her good moods. In an interview appearing in the November issue of Prevention magazine, Mrs. Obama discusses the meaning of good health, aging and her exercise, diet and beauty routines. She sat for the interview at the White House in late July.

U.S. First lady Michelle Obama delivers a speech during the visit with the other first ladies to CAPA high school of art on September 25, 2009 during the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama waves at an event for the spouses of the G20 world leaders at CAPA school during the G20 Pittsburgh Summit in Pittsburgh, September 25, 2009.

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<p>MICHELLE Obama gave her husband the silent treatment at one point in his campaign for president because so many women "pushed their bodies up against his, slipped phone numbers into his pockets" and whispered lewd suggestions in his ear, a new book out today claims.</p>

Yay For Vegetables AND Yay For Food Policy: First Lady Michelle Obama Gives A Stunning Speech At Opening of Farmers Market In addition to purchasing local foods, Mrs. Obama was "Tea Kettle Whistling" a heavy duty food policy agenda. And a look at the White House/USDA partnership... It was drizzling and cold, but that didn't stop hundreds of people from showing up yesterday for the opening of the new farmers market by the White House, which is on a street about a block from the Executive Mansion. The market's debut was the special event for the fourth day of USDA's...

You might think a posthumous Medal of Honor award ceremony would be a somber occasion, but not everyone would agree with you. Either this is an especially skillful photo shop effort or Michelle Obama has no clue whatsoever about the nature of this event. U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti’s parents received the award for him. I hope they didn’t notice the first lady’s stunningly inappropriate dress, but that’s unlikely.

Yes, First Lady Michelle Obama is now aggressively crusading for her husband’s health care takeover under the guise of championing woman who have been “crushed” by the system. One woman Mrs. Obama won’t be spotlighting? The mother of Dontae Adams.

Here is video of Rush Limbaugh today blasting President Obama and Michelle for trashing American Health Care. He was reacting to Michelle Obama's comments today that the U.S. Health Care System is "unacceptable." Limbaugh points out that instead of being grateful for America's great quality of Health Care, they constantly trash America. . . . (VIDEO)

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama hugs U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius following her remarks on health care legislation at the White House complex September 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. Mrs. Obama amplified the President's message on the need for health insurance reform and its impact on women and families during the event.

FIRST Lady Michelle Obama is to enter the bitter debate over American healthcare reforms. She is to use her considerable popularity to push her husband's health policies which have struggled to win widespread support. White House officials said she will not make any political speeches but will instead focus on the implications of the planned reforms for families. Aides said she will have a "dedicated focus" on health insurance care reforms - one of the most controversial issues in President Obama's $1trillion overhaul of the system. Having Mrs Obama enter the debate is seen as a winning move as her...

Here is video of First Lady Michelle Obama decreeing today that current U.S. Health Care is "unacceptable." She was speaking to a group of women at the White House. She was speaking in grave tones, as if women in America are in some kind of 3rd world Banana Republic. I guess Michelle believes it is time for her to weigh in with her view to help push ObamaCare across the goal line. Something tells me she won't change a lot of minds -- in Obama's favor. NOTE: Has Michelle ever found anything about the United States "acceptable?" . . ....

For this year's 10 best-dressed women, People magazine pulled out yearbook-style superlatives, choosing Kim Kardashian for "best bikinis, Nicole Richie for "best maternity" and Michelle Obama for "best accessible glamour." "We decided to shake it up," said style editor Clarissa Cruz. "When you hear best dressed, you typically thinking glamorous red carpet. We wanted to open it up more." Leading the pack of 10, in the area of typical glamorous fashion, was Kate Winslet, chosen for Best Red Carpet. "She had a big year," said Cruz. "She was all over the award-show circuit. It's hard to get it right every...

First Lady Michelle Obama made the case Friday morning that health care reform is a women's issue and called on female activists to support President Obama's reform plan. "Health insurance reform and what it means for our families is very much a women's issue," Obama said, speaking to a group of female advocacy leaders at the White House. "If we want to ensure women have opportunities that they deserve, if we want women to be able to care for their families and pursue things they could never imagine, then we have to reform the system." Women play a unique and...

Let's say you're preparing dinner and you realize with dismay that you don't have any certified organic Tuscan kale. What to do? Here's how Michelle Obama handled this very predicament Thursday afternoon: The Secret Service and the D.C. police brought in three dozen vehicles and shut down H Street, Vermont Avenue, two lanes of I Street and an entrance to the McPherson Square Metro station. They swept the area, in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with bomb-sniffing dogs and installed magnetometers in the middle of the street, put up barricades to keep pedestrians out, and took positions with...

Does anyone know why Michelle Obama had her law license revoked in 1993?

In an earlier post, we wrote a bit about the differences between modern politics and the approach taken by our pre-agricultural ancestors. When thinking about these issues (modern vs. pre-ag), it's important to understand that while our experience of the modern is (obviously) more immediate, the experience of those who lived in that long dawn before agriculture was far more lasting, and thus is more likely to find reflection in our deepest patterns of thought and feeling. If we agree that our species, modern Homo sapiens came into being around 200,000 years ago, and the earliest evidence of agriculture is...

Alleged comedian Bill Maher followed in the footsteps of shock jock Don Imus with a "ho" joke, this one targeting Michelle Obama. It came in the context of Maher accusing DRUDGE of "subliminal racism" by posting a headline that read "Poll Hell: Obama Negs Rise." After trying to stretch "Negs" to represent the "n" word, provoking laughter from only a few among his audience, Maher showed several ficticious DRUDGE headlines. One fine one displayed Michelle Obama working with a garden tool in what may have been a ceremonial tree planting. The made-up caption read "Hoein' The Garden." That provoked groans...

The Olympic bid will be decided on October 2nd in Copenhagen., Denmark. The four finalists Rio, Tokyo, Madrid, and Chicago are all sending in their heavy hitters to make the final pitch. Madrid will be represented by King Carlos. The President of Brazil will represent Rio. Tokyo will be represented by the new Premier, Yukio Hatoyama. Chicago will send in First Lady Michelle Obama?

ABC News has learned that First Lady Michelle Obama is heading to Copenhagen, Denmark, next month to help seal the deal with the International Olympic Committee for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid. From October 1 through October 9, the 121st IOC Session & XIII Olympic Congress meets. The King of Spain and the President of Brazil are going as well to try to help bids made by Madrid and Rio de Janeiro, respectively. There has been pressure on the administration to send the president to help close, though sending a world leader to such a thing is not without some risk,...

WASHINGTON--President Obama just phoned Mayor Daley to tell him he may not be able to travel to Copenhagen next month to help make the final pitch for Chicago to win the 2016 Olympic summer games because of his pending fight to pass health care legislation. First Lady Michelle Obama will lead the U.S. delegation, the Sun-Times has learned. I'm told the President told the mayor he is very committed, he will continue to press the case and Michelle Obama will lead the U.S. Olympic Committee delegation's bid for the Chicago 2016 games. Obama can't, at this moment, commit to going...

President Barack Obama is sending his wife Michelle to Copenhagen next month to urge Olympics organisers to select Chicago to host the 2016 Games. The White House said Obama informed International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge on Friday he had to stay in the United States to push his campaign for health reform. But Obama, an enthusiastic supporter of his home town's campaign to stage the Games, promised to keep working to support the bid with his wife and his senior advisor Valerie Jarrett. Mrs Obama and Jarrett will join U.S. organisers at the IOC meeting in Copenhagen on...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, KU -- Conspiracy theorists have tried to prove the possibility of aliens, sea monsters, and even shape shifters, now there is a mystery in Jefferson County. Kenny Mahoney, born and raised in Fairdale, snapped a picture of what some people are calling Big Foot. His hunting camera, which is operated by a motion detector, normally picks up rabbits, deer and turkeys, but on September 1st around 2:15 p.m. it picked up a strange image that looks like some sort of large black creature, one Mahoney estimates taller than he. "It looked like it had the outline of a...

Michelle Obama's longtime trainer is breaking his silence, spilling the workout secrets that keep the First Lady fit for her favorite sleeveless outfits. "She's truly committed herself to the importance of health and fitness," Cornell McClellan tells Women's Health magazine. McClellan, who began training Obama in 1997, said her sculpted arms are mostly the result of tricep pushdowns and hammer curls. The trainer, who owns the Naturally Fit fitness center in Chicago, reveals the First Lady usually does an intense calorie-burning cardio workout. Once she gets the blood flowing and the muscles pumping, she tops it off with "arm-shaping supersets"...

WASHINGTON — At last, the secret to first lady Michelle Obama's sculpted arms? Tricep pushdowns and hammer curls.

"Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed." "For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country."

Michelle Obama, exhausted from her Martha's Vineyard vacation, can't keep her eyes open during the Homily at the funeral of Senator Ted Kennedy. Don't give her too much grief, though. It's really not her fault. Reverend Mark Hession isn't half the public speaker that Reverend Jeremiah Wright was. VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTZNc2imBgU&feature=player_embedded The first lady was boarding a jet that is the smaller version of Air Force One.

Here is video of of First Lady Michelle Obama appearing to hit her head as she boarded Air Force One Friday night to leave Martha's Vineyard and head to Boston where President Obama will speak at a service for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy today. . . . . (Watch Video)

First Lady Michelle Obama hits her head while boarding a smaller version of Air Force One.

How much public privacy do presidential families deserve? Not as much as Barack Obama wants. Earlier this month, according to the New York Post, Secret Service agents demanded that customers temporarily hand over cell phones in D.C.’s “Good Stuff Eatery,” where Michelle, Malia and Sasha were eating cheeseburgers, onion rings and fries. Why? To prevent diners from snapping cell phone pictures of the first daughters. Now on Martha’s Vineyard, Obama has issued strong media directives about photographing the girls when he’s not with them. No word on whether regular Joes and Janes will again have to hand over cell phones...