Michelle Obama Watch

It appears that the Right seem to have found smoking gun to bring down soon to be First Lady, Michelle Obama. While past archaeological digs ranging from the infamous whitey tape to her senior Princeton thesis to supposedly telling all about Barack's birth in Kenya have garnered nothing but dust, many feel they have now hit true pay dirt. The "dirt" now is the revelation that Michelle Obama is on "Court Ordered Inactive Status" according to the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court (ARDC) of Illinois. ... Read More

What will life be like in the white house for Malia and Sasha Obama? Will they be able to participate in "traditional" tween girl activities such as sleepovers and birthday parties? Can they really have a normal life? Associated Press writer, Jocelyn Noveck discussed this issue in one of her recent articles. NEW YORK -They're only 10 and 7, and already designers are angling to dress them. They've been on the cover of People and Us Weekly. And there's that standing invitation — unlikely though it is to be redeemed — to ... Read More

Did they send out a Christmas card this year? Leave me a link if they did. Michelle Obama sent out the following holiday message. Hat Tip to MOW reader Sandy from Obama Mamas.Our Future First Lady is asking us to donate to our local food banks or send a USO care package to our servicemen and women. Following her holiday message, you can view last years' Christmas greeting. Yes, it has been a year. This holiday season, the grassroots movement you helped ... Read More

Michelle is a marketer’s dream.  She has immense mass appeal and all levels of the fashion industry are chomping at the bit for a little slice of the Michelle Obama pie.  Maria Puente of the Naperville Sun wrote an interesting article titled, “Baby Boomer Pinup Girl | Fashion Industry banks on Michelle". "Michelle Obama already has a distinct look: bold color is the new black for her -- tomato red, peacock turquoise, shimmery violet, lemony yellow. She looks as good in a no-name white shirt, ... Read More

I couldn't resist following SjP's "Picture Day, 1976" with my own "Picture Day, 1982." The National Enquirer released an exclusive story, featuring a picture of 18-year old Michelle Robinson seated in a wicker chair with her prom date standing close by. Michelle and her date, David Upchurch, attended the prom at Whitney M. Young High School in Chicago. The National Enquirer heads this story with "Michelle Obama First Love," and claims Upchurch is the first ex-boyfriend to speak out. I don't know about you, but I ... Read More

Dr. Lawrence Brown, the Director of the University of Tennessee's Center for Medication Therapy Management, remembers the First Lady in Waiting as a star student in his seventh grade class. Both Brown and Michelle attended Bryn Mawr Elementary School in Chicago and were in the gifted class. The tallest girl in the class, Michelle was one year older, according to Brown, but she had also skipped the second grade. Seated on the front row, and disgusted with the yellow pants his mother dressed him in, ... Read More

So I skipped over their headline photo of a topless Barack Obama and scrolled down the front page at the Huffington Post and saw a cute photo of Natasha "Sasha" Obama and had an ONTD ( Oh No They Didn't) moment when I read the headline "Sasha Obama's Sassy Vacation Sunglasses." Sassy? I wasn't the only one who had a problem with the headline: If HuffPo had just one black editor, they would immediately stop using the word "sassy" to describe this ... Read More

Jenna Hager and Barbara Bush ( The Bush Twins) were interviewd for People.com and said the following about the weeMichelles and that White House tour they gave las month: Any advice for Sasha and Malia Obama? Barbara: We gave them a tour. We were here when we were seven, which is Sasha's age, when our grandfather was President, and so we know how fun it was to be that age in this house. And so we showed them our little secret, fun places. Jenna: Well, ... Read More

Will Michelle Obama shatter the stereotypes of African-American women? ChicagoTribune.com correspondent Dahleen Glanton suggests that the future first lady may do just that.  She writes:  When Obama moves from her Kenwood neighborhood to the White House next month, she will have a unique opportunity to knock down stereotypes about African-American women and serve as a model for girls and young women struggling to find their identity. Glanton shows us that Mrs. Obama may not only influence the way others think about black women, but how black women perceive ... Read More

There is a flood of Obama-related merchandise hitting  the market, but none of those merchandisers have been kind enough to hit up that PayPal button to help defray the cost of a couple of months of hosting fees. A BIG THANK YOU to Andre Harris Designs for chipping in. Andre has designed two limited editions prints. One includes the entire First Family: Perfect for dressing up any wall, this is the perfect size for maximum visual impact, or instantly creating a theme ... Read More