[HairOfTheDog]

And this is where I think a lot of the problem lies. She's the First Lady, for Pete's sake! Is sexual innuendo ever appropriate for a First Lady?

The office of First Lady has never been occupied by a nun. They're real people, not religious figures. They have sex and make jokes, just like real people.

Would it be different for you if the same jokes were made in the same room at the same event by a paid comedian, where the first lady's role would have been to simply laugh and blush?

[najida]

Would it be different for you if the same jokes were made in the same room at the same event by a paid comedian, where the first lady's role would have been to simply laugh and blush?

Ya know, I think you're on to something with that statement.

[shhrubbery!]

The office of First Lady has never been occupied by a nun. They're real people, not religious figures. They have sex and make jokes, just like real people.

Uh. Yeah. Thanks for stating the obvious. Do you think you're teaching me something here? We're talking about public behavior.

Would it be different for you if the same jokes were made in the same room at the same event by a paid comedian, where the first lady's role would have been to simply laugh and blush?

Mmmm. That's a toughie. (Not.) That would unquestionably be "different."