Analysis: Hugs, politics: Michelle Obama's savvy helps husband

Reuters @ Yahoo ^ | June 27, 2011 | Jeff Mason

[skimbell]

She does not consider herself a "secret weapon," but Michelle Obama's trip to Africa showed the first lady has sharp political skills that White House aides can exploit to help re-elect her husband.

On her second official solo trip abroad, Mrs. Obama played the roles of traditional and non-traditional politician...

[skimbell]

Complete and utter Bullchit!

UNBELIEVABLE MISREAD OF POLITICAL CLIMATE ALERT!!!!

[FlingWingFlyer]

What a load!

[ilovesarah2012]

Wow! Msybe Michelle can convince African-Americans to vote for her husband.

[hometoroost]

Ah, yes the always objective and articulate story from Reuters.

[subterfuge]

Uh-huh. Which country’s president sent out the Minister of Prisons to greet ‘Shelley?

Lucky for barack he has the African vote sewn up!

[driftdiver]

A drunk squirrel has more savvy than BO.

[SMARTY]

I wonder how much money changed hands on that trip?

[Sacajaweau]

Mama has to go to Africa to get black support?? Hope you realize that this is "mind control" aka "propaganda", i.e., to keep the waning crowds of blacks in the USA awake.

Also notice...Women, women, women...children, children, children.

[KansasGirl]

Do they actually believe this crap they write or do they just think the rest of us are to dumb to question it?

[Zakeet]

Aw come on, Freepers. Whether the Wookie was in high level diplomatic discussions with South Africa's Prisons Minister, working on exercise programs with the country's Health Minister (see above), or dining on french fries and fat cakes with Botswana's Minister of Agriculture, you have to admit that Mrs. Wee Wee represented her country as good as ever and handled herself with all of her usual grace and charm.

[NMEwithin]

yeah...meeting with the Minister of Prisons was an important political move...LOL!

What a load of poop

[Buckeye McFrog]

do they really think she his helping when she henpecks school kids or McDonalds about the fat content of their lunches and then flies off to Africa and orders the Deep Fried Goat Platter with extra fries?

[PGR88]

[NMEwithin]

In other news:

June 25 - U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama buys French fries and fat cakes at a restaurant in a Botswana village.

[JPG]

Get her out on the campaign trail! Let her snarl and tell all the rubes how thankful they should be to live under Obama’s inspired leadership. Let her urge Barry's reelection so all of this wonderfulness can continue.

[Huskrrrr]

Nine out of ten Americans probably don’t even know she is in Africa.

[Troublemaker]

Michelle Obama - “Fortunately We Have Help From the Media”

[skimbell]

You know, in spite of being told every week by the MSM what a Fashion Guru, Glamor Queen, American Icon, National Menu Planner and just plain all around Genius, MO is, she still looks like a plain ol' mutt to me.

The spinners gotta be chittin' their britches when she pull stunts like this one.

[bjorn14]

Where was the Barf Alert for this article?

[newzjunkey]

I find her more “likeable” than her husband. Maybe it’s because she doesn’t have his condescending sneer and is limited in the destruction she can wreak on America.