Posted on 03/30/2011 10:46:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Bright pink tablecloths, red carpet stars and 120 rosy-faced high school girls filled the East Room of the White House Wednesday night for a dinner to celebrate mentoring with first lady Michelle Obama. The event paired more than 20 famously successful women with girls from D.C.-area high schools to showcase the benefits of mentoring.
“You don’t always see what it took for many of us to get to where we are today. You don’t always see the thousands of hours that were spent studying or practicing or rehearsing, the years spent working for that promotion, the hammers used to break glass ceilings,” Mrs. Obama said. “All of them -- every last one of them -- had someone in their lives who took the time to encourage them and to inspire them. None of us are here on our own.”
Comedian, actress and author Ali Wentworth started the evening off by poking a little fun at the first lady’s other initiatives.
"I'm glad that everyone's gathered here today in the East Room because we're going to talk about something that I think is vital to discuss and that is childhood obesity. Millions of Americans are...” Wentworth began before a White House aide who was in on the joke stopped her. “Who has a garden? Who knows how to organically grow... No?” she tried. The aide then called out “mentoring!”
“Oh, mentoring! That is such a great idea!" Wentworth joked.
The first lady poked back.
"When I told my husband that Ali was going to be the MC he was like 'Huh, Ali's pretty funny but sometimes she can be a little inappropriate.' So far so good."
Wentworth shouted from the audience, “The night’s not over yet!”
Other notable guests at the evening’s festivities included Academy Award-winning actresses Hillary Swank and Geena Davis, Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Dawes, and the founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Nancy Brinker.
The first lady encouraged the mentees to “reach back and pull someone else up. It’s never too soon to start mentoring.”
Earlier in the day Mrs. Obama visited Ballou High School in Washington, D.C., where she talked about growing up on the South Side of Chicago. She gave a short speech, then took two questions from students.
Except for Michelle Bachmann or Sarah Palin.
Break the glass ceiling..with what, her fat ass?
I keep having to remind myself that these people actually believe the s**t that’s coming out of their own mouths.
And, they are always community organizing groups into victimhood and self pity.
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Isn’t her message “marry the right man”?
myth
So of course they have stereotypical, feminine pink girly stuff to make the point. They don’t even realize their ownhypocrisy.
It’s always about a party, that’s all these two idiots know.
HOW true!!!! HAHAHAHA...
“Isn’t her message “marry the right man”?”
Since when has he been a man?
Listen, if stupidity was gold, all these demwits would be rich. oh wait....
More like break the mirror for the Mooster.
when its some ones else’s dime she knows how to spend it..
my question for Michelle...
Are you teaching your girls ‘how to do laundry?’ how to budget for tight time? how to sew on a button, or fix a tear in a blouse? are they learning how to garden? or is your garden just for show?...
THESE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT NORMAL IS!!!!!!
Let me guess...no, what's a budget?, we pay people for that, garden? why we have gardener to tend to that when we don't feel like it.
like I said...they don’t know how normal people live...
She is the most useless First Lady this country has ever had. Shouldn’t she be packing for her next vacation?
LOL
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