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It’s no secret that the late comedy icon Joan Rivers was no friend of First Lady Michelle Obama. And according to a late interview only weeks before her death, the Fashion Police host banned Mrs. Obama from attending her wake. In an interview with The Sunday Times magazine, Rivers also banned singer Adele, calling her “fat,” and Chelsea Handler, before calling her a “drunk” and a “whore.” At a signing for her new book Diary of a Mad Diva at an NYC Barnes & Noble, a reporter asked Rivers about the possibility of the first gay president, where she replied:...

Obama Independence Day [Pic in URL] First lady Michelle Obama greets members of the United States Armed Forces and their families as they host an Independence Day celebration on the White House's South Lawn, Sunday, July 4, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

First Lady Michelle Obama says she can indulge in French fries and still have those famously buff arms – but it takes some work. "I try to have no absolute no's," Obama, 45, tells the November issue of Prevention magazine. "I love French fries, I like a good burger, and I like pie. And that's okay. I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love." And there's a lot to love in the White House kitchen. "There are some great bakers here," she says. "If you like pie, it will be there always...

If Barack Obama is looking for proof there are indeed bitter Americans out there, he need look no further than across the kitchen table. Morning Joe opened today with a clip of Michelle Obama on the stump that I can only call stunning. By her tone, and her language both verbal and physical, this is one angry lady. The transcript below doesn't begin to convey Mrs. Obama's apparent rage.

The youth, glamour and dashing political style of Senator Barack Obama has evoked many comparisons with President John F Kennedy, but the most Kennedyesque member of the Obama family may be his wife Michelle...