Posted on 09/21/2009 3:35:39 PM PDT by Schnucki
Michelle Obama put the final nail in the coffin in the idea of Hillary Clinton becoming her husband's vice-presidential nominee, according to a new book.
Author Christopher Andersen reported that Mrs Obama favoured Joe Biden, the president's eventual choice.
"Do you really want Bill and Hillary just down the hall from you in the White House?" she reportedly told her husband. "Could you live with that?" Mr Obama later thought of the masterstroke of appointing the woman he narrowly defeated as his secretary of state.
According to the New York Daily News , Mrs Obama was "fascinated" by the choice of the unknown Sarah Palin as Senator John McCain's vice-presidential pick.
The book by the bestselling writer, Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage, also claimed that it was Mrs Obama who persuaded the reluctant candidate to use the winning campaign slogan "Yes We Can!" during his 2004 senate race.
He thought the catch phrase was "childish" and "corny", when it was proposed by his adviser David Axelrod, but Michelle told him: "It will work. Trust me."
Andersen, who has written 28 books, including best-sellers on the Clintons, Princess Diana and Caroline Kennedy, claimed that Mr Obama dragged his feet over marriage and that Michelle talked to friends about adoption because of early difficulties conceiving.
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Boy, Hillary is going to be pissed!
Too many hens.
That is no surprise.
Catfight of the Century!
Come on, Hillary! Now is the time to pull out all the stops. The CIA will back you on this. Free the long form!
Would have been fun to watch, shitty for the country but fun overall.
Hmmm. So Barack isn't the only one obsessed about Palin.
Also see:
Palin to address U.S.-China relations in Hong Kong speech to investors
Can’t blame the First Sista on this one. Hil and Bill would bring lots of toxic baggage-—Old Joe is much more entertaining and the beach on beach fireworks is left out of the picture with him in there instead of Hellary!
Hope she’s just as fascinated when Mrs Palin routs her husband in a few years.
Cat Fight!!!
"The lawless area between Pakistan and Afghanistan - where an Afghan terror suspect arrested in Denver admitted he was trained by Al Qaeda - has been called "the most dangerous spot on the map."
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Sorry, I posted my comment on the wrong thread!!
Are you sure he’s talking about the size of his brain?
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Good post potlatch
Mich has to be the Queen
I don't hear talk radio but I do read news articles a lot. Maybe I miss things but don't see her out and about all the time, in the news as Hillary was.
Lol, the most I see about her is her bad taste in clothing!
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