Posted on 01/11/2012 5:24:26 AM PST by maggief
(CBS News)
Michelle Obama said depictions of friction in a new book, "The Obamas," between her and former top aides to her husband, President Obama, aren't true.
In a wide-ranging interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King, the first lady also said that some have tried to portray her as an "angry black woman" since Mr. Obama first announced he was seeking the presidency.
" ... I guess it's more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here and a strong woman and-- you know? But that's been an image that people have tried to paint of me since the day Barack announced, that I'm some angry black woman."
"The Obamas," written by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor, reports that there was tension with former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanual and with former presidential Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
But Mrs. Obama told King that simply wasn't so.
"Rahm is -- and Amy, his wife, are some of our dearest friends," Mrs. Obama says. "Rahm and I have never had a cross word. He's a funny guy."
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Sasquatch's High School Yearbook Photo. Your call.
Her husband has AIDS?
She painted herself that way.
Her beautician is probably one of many on Michelle’s bad-list. Her left eyebrow is all jacked-up.
—Man, you are so twentieth century.—
Hey! That’s MY line.
And you actually nailed it. Things really have changed.
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