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Michelle Obama: No tension with husband's aides (People paint me as "some angry black woman")
CBS News ^ | January 12, 2012

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."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: angryblackwoman; jodikantor; mantoinette; michelleobama
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To: maggief
"People paint me as some angry black woman."

Sasquatch's High School Yearbook Photo. Your call.


121 posted on 01/11/2012 7:58:53 PM PST by FormerACLUmember
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To: maggief

Her husband has AIDS?


122 posted on 01/11/2012 9:50:56 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: maggief
some have tried to portray her as an "angry black woman"

She painted herself that way.

123 posted on 01/11/2012 9:52:37 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: null and void

Her beautician is probably one of many on Michelle’s bad-list. Her left eyebrow is all jacked-up.


124 posted on 01/11/2012 9:57:35 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Palladin

—Man, you are so twentieth century.—

Hey! That’s MY line.

And you actually nailed it. Things really have changed.


125 posted on 01/12/2012 4:17:22 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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