Ladies and Gentlemen, the First Lady of the United States of America

Skipping, folk dancing and coming face-to-face with the Terracotta Army: Michelle Obama continues Ch ^ | Monday, Mar 24th 2014 | Daily Mail

[Talisker]

Just wanted to say thanks, Michelle. On behalf of all Americans, thanks SO much for your representation of us to China and the world - AS First Lady.

[Talisker]

de·co·rum [dih-kawr-uhm, -kohr-]
noun
1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.
3. Usually, decorums. an observance or requirement of polite society.

et·i·quette [et-i-kit, -ket]
noun
1.conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion.
2.a prescribed or accepted code of usage in matters of ceremony, as at a court or in official or other formal observances.
3.the code of ethical behavior regarding professional practice or action among the members of a profession in their dealings with each other.

Synonyms
1. Etiquette, decorum, propriety imply observance of the formal requirements governing behavior in polite society. Etiquette refers to conventional forms and usages: the rules of etiquette. Decorum suggests dignity and a sense of what is becoming or appropriate for a person of good breeding: a fine sense of decorum. Propriety (usually plural) implies established conventions of morals and good taste.

[skeeter]

I could totally see Dolly Madison skipping rope.

[Red Badger]

....or Mary Todd Lincoln................Or Eleanor Roosevelt...............

[tet68]

Look, LOOK, I can skip rope and chew gum AT THE SAME
TIME!!!

What do you mean, that wasn’t gum?????

[boycott]

They’re probably thinking, “She’s huge!”

[freedumb2003]

>>I could totally see Dolly Madison skipping rope.<<

or Jackie Kennedy (their supposed model) or Pat Nixon or Barbara Bush or Laura Bush...

We thought mama tereeza was the worst possible nightmare of a 1st lady.

We were wrong.

[9YearLurker]

A cultural exchange of American and Chinese jump rope?

[9YearLurker]

What’s next, American and Chinese water torture?

[Jim from C-Town]

After looking at the pictures I have yet to see any where the children actually look happy at their VIP status and multimillion Dollar vacations. They seem permanently ‘put out’.

[liberalh8ter]

Oh look, her legs are closed....there's an improvement.

[ronnie raygun]

A penny for thier thoughts

[CGASMIA68]

I went to the site..The daughters,one in paretic’ seem to be so bored and NOT want to be doing that.This is a group of people that landed in a place of dignity by default.and so the story goes!!

[CGASMIA68]

there should be a cup on the ground next to her

[Covenantor]

...Looking at that photo and suddenly in the back of my mind I hear hurdy-gurdy music. Don’t these clowns know that in cyberspace people will laugh at you forever.

[CGASMIA68]

sorry didn’t see your post I think my #13 was in line with you

[NautiNurse]

Travel gal strikes again! MO fun:

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

i wonder if moochelle will be making visits at several chinese fast food establishments and express her thoughts about the very very fattening foods they are serving. (hmm,will they tell her what kind of “animal meats” are going into their burgers?

[chiefqc]

Men watching her thinking: “What a stupid A-Hole”.

[DallasDeb]

What a show-off. How embarrassing. Bet her kids didn’t like it either.