Michelle Obama Debuts on Forbes' List of 100 Powerful Women -- at No. 40

Politics Daily ^ | 8/21/09 | Lynn Sweet

[Nachum]

First Lady Michelle Obama, about to round out the summer with a stay on Martha's Vineyard, perhaps packing those shorts for the trip, debuted on the Forbes list of 100 Most Powerful Women -- at No. 40.

Given that the list is heavily tilted to CEOs and world leaders, it seems a reasonable slot. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was No. 1 and Sheila Bair,

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[johncocktoasten]

This list is worthless, as the two most powerful women in America aren’t listed, my wife and Sarah Palin

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

Dang. I just made Forbe’s list of the 300 million people least likely to care.

[green pastures]

More powerful than Oprah (at 41)?

Nah...

[BigBobber]

Sarah Palin nowhere in site! She was beat out by an executive from Enterprise Rent-a-car, among others.

[wilco200]

Sarah Palin makes the most powerful man in the world we wee with two words on a facebook post and she’s not on the list? come on.

[earlJam]

Powerful???... As in how much she can squat?

[kromike]

Aunt Esther is wee-weed that there be cracka women more powafull than her.

[Bigg Red]

Well, c’mon, we already know that she is among the most beautiful, as they laid that one on us a few months back.

[Texas resident]

What kind of power does she have?
She is the quietest first woman I can remember. After the election, apparently mugabe found a way to shut her up. So, she is in the top tier of powerful women? For what?
Oh wait.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I think forbes was confused ...

maybe they thought it referred to her smell? or maybe her arm size?

ROFL

[philled]

Michelle Obama Debuts on Forbes' List of 100 Powerful Women -- at No. 40

I think if she can break into the top 40 pretty easily.

All she needs to do is add about 50 pounds to her combined weight total. Her linebacker build makes me think her deadlift isn't a problem. Plus, she's been lifting dead voters to the ballot box for years, so I think she's peaked there. It looks like she can squat a ton.

I believe her bench press and clean and jerk are the problems. She could easily lift more over her head if she got rid of the huge chip on her shoulder. Additionally, pushing herself away from the table a little more often might aid her bench press.

[razorback-bert]

I would put her higher on the power list, based on her linebacker legs.

[SanFranDan]

Oh John, you’re wife will be in a good mood for you tonight, you Sly Dog!

[Ezekiel]

How long before she’s awarded a Nobel Peace Prize?

[jmax]

Every time I see that photo, it confirms that Darwin was on to something, afterall.

[Rightfootforward]

Okay. So I’m supposed to agree she’s the new Jackie O, right? Um, sorry. That would be one big whopping NO.