Michelle 'loves french fries, pizza,' president reveals on Leno show

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[Sub-Driver]

Michelle 'loves french fries, pizza,' president reveals on Leno show By Geneva Sands-Sadowitz - 10/26/11 09:54 AM ET

President Obama said his wife loves pizza and french fries during his appearance Tuesday night on Jay Leno's show.

Though the first lady has used her office to campaign against obesity and to tout healthy eating habits, she's OK with fattier foods in moderation, Obama said.

Obama made the remarks after Leno questioned whether the first lady would be upset with her husband's Monday visit to Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles, a famous soul-food restaurant in Hollywood.

"Michelle — quiet as this is kept — she loves french fries, she loves pizza, she loves chicken. Her point is just in moderation, so she does not get upset as long as, you know, it's not every day," Obama said.

He said he just couldn't resist the wings at Roscoe's, where he surprised patrons by making a brief stop.

"Originally it was just a way to be out there and say hi to everybody, but once we got in the car it smelled pretty good," said Obama on NBC's "The Tonight Show" Tuesday.

The president said he ordered the "Country Boy" special, which included wings and waffles with hot sauce.

"So, I'm eating the wings, got the hot sauce on there, you know, fancy presidential limousine smelling like chicken," added Obama.

The president was in California for campaign fundraisers and to promote his new housing initiative.

Obama told "The Tonight Show" host that he ate the food on his way to a fundraiser with celebrity guests including Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.

"Suddenly we pull up and my sleeves are rolled up and I got a spot on my tie … it was not elegant, but outstanding chicken," Obama said.

[Arrowhead1952]

0 bummer, you lie. You said “Never get between moochele and a tamale” some time ago.

[chris_bdba]

Moderation? That isn’t what Paula Dean said! Oh and I think we knew she oly talked about moderation...you don’t get an @$$ like that from salads.

[chris_bdba]

Moderation? That isn’t what Paula Dean said! Oh and I think we knew she only talked about moderation...you don’t get an @$$ like that from salads.

[hattend]

"So, I'm eating the wings, got the hot sauce on there, you know, fancy presidential limousine smelling like chicken," added Obama.

1. I won't touch that with a 10 foot pole.
2. He has no respect for the trappings of being President.

[Scythian]

Interesting, this story broke yesterday.

First lady MICHLLE OBAMA fuming as PAULA DEEN dishes on her unhealthy eating habits despite new book “American Grown” PR blitz!

MICHELLE OBAMA is now furious with S o u t h e r n cooking queen PAULA DEEN for crowing that the first lady, a healthy-eat­ing advocate who’s waging a war against childhood obesity, pigs out on fatten­ing foods.

While plugging her new book, “Paula Deen’s Southern Cooking Bible,” the feisty TV chef took a pot shot at Michelle for gorging herself on greasy french fries, fatty hot chicken wings and sug­ary deep-fried Snickers bars!

“Michelle’s spitting mad,” a source told The ENQUIRER.

“She thinks Paula is trying to smear her and her family just as the 2012 presidential election race swings into gear.”

The trouble first be­gan before Barack Obama was even elected president in 2008, when Michelle made a guest appearance on Deen’s popular “Paula’s Party” show and revealed that fried shrimp was her family’s favorite meal.

Then in an interview af­ter filming the program, Paula quipped that Michelle would be serving high-fat, greasy and sugary foods in the White House if Obama won the elec­tion!

Now Paula is rehashing those at­tacks on Michelle in an attempt to plug her latest cookbook and offset Michelle's new book about eating healthy, noted the source.

“She’s no different than the rest of us,” Paula said about Michelle in a new interview.

Paula added: “She probably ate more than any other guest I ever had on the show! She kept eating even dur­ing commercials. Know what (the Obamas’) favorite foods are? Hot wings. Y’know – those kinds of foods that aren’t necessarily top-of-the-list healthy foods.”

“Michelle now deeply regrets ever being on Paula’s show,” added the source. “There are a lot of digs she would have been able to brush off, but portray­ing her as a high-calorie gorger during her crusade for healthy eating is crossing the line.”

[Auntie Mame]

"Originally it was just a way to be out there and say hi to everybody, but once we got in the car it smelled pretty good," said Obama on NBC's "The Tonight Show" Tuesday.

He admits right here that it was just a photo-op.

[Inspectorette]

Though the first lady has used her office orifice to campaign against obesity and to tout healthy eating habits, she's OK with fattier foods in moderation, Obama said.

[Graybeard58]

breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner and (later in the evening) supper

And a mid night snack of cake and ice cream.

[Auntie Mame]

They are both passive-aggressive narcissists. I understand these types tend to marry each other.

[Auntie Mame]

LOL! Great lyrics. You’ve got to hand it to those country musicians, they really know how to write a song.

[quantim]

As always, thanks for the ping!

[mowowie]

I would love to believe that in a year and a half we will never hear or see the obama’s again except for their convictions but i know better.

Like a recurring case of genital herpes ex-dem presidents NEVER go away.

Argh