Michelle Obama Watch

This is Gina. I was watching the videos from this weekends Women in the World Conference which included appearances from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, Christine Amanpour, Meryl Streep, Leslie Stahl, and Valerie Jarrett. The video clip I was is called Could Michell Obama Help Africa? It interesting to see how women in the rest of the world view the influence and power of First Lady Obama. Speaking during the ... Read More

This is Gina. Do we love our First Lady Michelle Obama or what? Today was International Women's Day and the White House is holding an event. We'll have more here on that later. I'll let Aminah tell y'all. But let us all pause now for FLUFF. Yes, FLUFF Here are some photos of First Lady Michelle Obama with her sweetie. AAAAH. SQUEEEE! LUVS! Squee! We see you Desiree Rogers. Never let them see you sweat! Read More

Sunlen Miller and Yunji de Nies of ABCNews report that Michelle Obama's Inaugrual gown will be headed to the Smithsonian. First Lady Michelle Obama will be donating her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History; it was announced today by the First Lady’s office. The white, one shoulder silk chiffon Jason Wu dress will join the ranks at the American History museum in Washington, D.C. of other First Lady’s famous dresses –Jackie Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Helen Taft, among others. Mrs. ... Read More

- First Lady Michelle Obama runs in a race as she promotes the "Let's Move" program during an event with local kids and the U.S. Soccer Foundation at City Center in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton) Hey folks, this is Gina. AAAAAAH! I Played soccer as a wee lass. I was a fullback or "defender." And yes, I was a fat child who played soccer for those that were wondering. I'm all for exercise and ... Read More

Sandra McElwaine of the The Daily Beast says, "Don't Cry for Desiree." Her article proclaims that Desiree was never really the right person for the job.  Says McElwaine, "Let’s face it, she was never right for the job. Traditional White House social secretaries are behind the scenes, detail-oriented worker bees who toil from dawn to dusk polishing guest lists, overseeing menus, and delicately smoothing over last-minute catastrophes. The highly visible and glamorous former corporate executive could never play that role. With her trendy ... Read More

This is Gina. I know.I know. Many of you didn't like Desiree Roger's high profile. But say what you want to say about Desiree, if she had anything to do with the thousands of ordinary Americans getting unprecedented access to the White House and the First Lady, then she did a fabulous job. I'm not going to toss aside the Healthy Kids Fair, the Music Series, the Mentoring Program, the White House Garden, and all the other events which brought ordinary individuals ... Read More

Behold the new White House Social Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President... Today the White House Press Office released this statement... The White House today announced Julianna Smoot has been named Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary. She joins the White House staff from the office of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, where she serves as Chief of Staff.  “Julianna shares our commitment to creating an inclusive, dynamic and culturally vibrant White House, and Michelle and I are pleased to have her join ... Read More

This just in - White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers has resigned. After presiding over 300+ White House events and helping to make it the People's House, Rogers will call it quits next month. It's a few months later than what I predicted, but nonetheless it has happened. According to Politico... White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers will leave her post next month, according to a White House source, months after she drew criticism for a major security breach at a state dinner in November. Rogers, who plans ... Read More

This is Gina. Oh it can't get any better. My favorite First Lady and my absolute favorite television (ok I watch the show on a computer technically-YAY HULU.com) show come together. It doesn't get any better than this. The First lady has invited the cast of Glee to the White House for the the annual Easter Egg Roll. I need to borrow a small child for the day so I can get some tickets :) If you are not aware of the awesomeness ... Read More

Here is First Lady Michelle Obama's interview with Mike Huckabee. She speaks about how she deals with attacks on her family. Her response is that most of America. She said campaigning still brings tears to her eyes. She says her mentor program and bringing children into the White House is one of the most fun parts about being in the White House. She also talked about the weeMichelles getting to meet the Pope and the Queen. We enjoyed watching ... Read More