Posted on 05/31/2009 7:10:21 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Two martinis, a swank restaurant, a Broadway show President Obama really knows how to treat a First Lady.
"I am taking my wife to New York City because I promised her during the campaign that I would take her to a Broadway show after it was all finished," the president said yesterday after touching down at JFK for an intimate night on the town.
The first couple left their girls, Sasha and Malia, behind at the White House yesterday afternoon, taking two helicopters and a small Air Force jet to make their way to Manhattan.
The Obamas were dressed to the nines -- Michelle in a sleeveless, black cocktail dress adorned with fringe, a pair of low, strappy heels and a turquoise clutch; and the president in a dark suit and white shirt, no tie.
The first stop after touch ing down at JFK was a meal at a low-key, but elegant, Greenwich Village restau rant, Blue Hill, which boasts farm fresh, locally grown dishes.
Obamas were tucked into an out-of-the- way corner table where they enjoyed a multi- course feast specially prepared by the chef. They washed down the fine fare with wine, said a fellow diner, who also no ticed Michelle re laxing with a cou ple of martinis.
Photographers were kept blocks away be hind barri cades for the first couple's privacy.
"We left them alone the entire night," said Blue Hill diner Rachael Levit, of Manhattan. "Nobody asked for autographs or took any pictures. They were laughing and talking and seemed like they had a genuinely good time."
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Then it was up to Broadway, where they had tickets at the Belasco Theatre for "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," a play by August Wilson about a man coming to terms with the history of slavery.
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Can you imagine if Bush had made a million dollar jaunt for a night on the town and kept the press away, on top of all that?
American women will eat this up.
Suffrage was our biggest mistake.
Michelle feeds off the depression of being a victim of slavery. I’m sure she is jazzed.
Now, back home to tend the WH organic collard patch.
With due respect to everyone, I do not see why this couple is called “good looking” or “handsome”
I am not trying to be mean and looks are a very shallow way to judge someone. People truly are more than their looks and shame on our society for focusing solely on looks.
However, a lot has been made in the Press and here on FR about this couple being “beautiful” and “handsome”. I disagree completely.
If our President was Denzel Washington and our first lady was Beyonce then ABSOLUTELY I would agree that our first couple was beautiful and stunning.
And while I am on that topic, I think Denzel would make a better President than Mr. Obama. Mr. Washington has always worked for his living and has actually seen a real paycheck from the private sector.
ML/NJ
Wonder if he promised his kids they get to fly Air Force One over New York City ... I’m just saying.
He’s creating those government jobs as fast as he can.
"I'm nervous, excited, honored," said Andre Holland, who plays character Jeremy Furlow, before the show. "It's like in Shakespearean times, when the king would come to the show."
Hypocrisy, Dishonesty and Arrogance at it’s worse. Hope the useful idiots that voted for this clown are happy with the way he’s not walking the walk that he talks.
...”After it was all finished.” What’s all finished? Finished, or done? Sorry, mista prez, It’s not over till WE say it’s over...
Good thing she is wearing undies. That top is see through in photos.
You may be mistaking celebrity for popularity.
That persistent scowl of Michelle’s, reminds me of the Nate X character (Chris Rock) on SNL.
I think the consensus here at FR is quite the opposite of what you said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/31/content_11459877.htm
Does she EVER look happy? What a miserable “woman”.
and I should care why?
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