Michelle Obama Watch

I was quite intrigued by an article on Washingtonpost.com, titled “First Lady: A Job Worth a Paycheck”written by Lauren Stiller Rikleen. Hmm... Should Michelle Obama receive a paycheck for her role as First Lady? It’s an excellent question that deserves some attention. Says Rikleen, “First lady. First mom. Mom in chief. No -- none of these titles works. And therein lies the problem.  When Michelle Obama moves into the White House, she will inherit a title with no job description as the world ... Read More

From washingtonpost.com: Sophia A. Nelson, president of iask, Inc., an organization for African American professional women, will be online Thursday, July 24 at 10 a.m. to discuss her Outlook article ["Black. Female. Accomplished. Attacked"] on the daily experiences of white-collar black women, and how they mirror Michelle Obama's treatment on the campaign trail. If you're getting this early, you can send in any questions ahead of time by clicking here. At 10 AM, you'll find the chat here. And a transcript will be available ... Read More

Right Matters, a conservative discussion forum hosted by washingtonpost.com took a swipe at Michelle Obama on Monday. In a post entitled, "Michelle Obama, Again," moderator and conservative pundit Ramesh Ponnuru responds to the two pieces that ran in Sunday's post about Michelle Obama, as well as to Senator Obama's comments about the treatment of his wife. In the short post meant to spark discussion among his readers, Ponnuru successfully mischaracterizes no less than four of Mrs. Obama's quotes (helpfully linking to biased ... Read More

Posted by RhondaMarie In an op-ed that's running in today's Washington Post, journalist Mary C. Curtis ponders the conspicuous absence of prominent feminist leaders such as Gloria Steinem, while Michelle Obama withstands the same slings and arrows of sexism Hillary did (both when she was a prospective First Lady, and more recently as a serious contender for the presidency), as well as Curtis calls "racial stereotypes." Despite the class and racial tensions that have existed among feminists historically, she states, As a journalist, I ... Read More

Posted by MelodiousZ of From the Battlefield The Michelle Obama obsession is scheduled to reach book stores this October. The prospective First Lady's life is being captured in the form of a book by Liza Mundy, a reporter for the Washington Post. Simon & Schuster will publish the currently untitled book with an initial printing of 100,000 copies. (Source) It has been reported that Michelle is not contributing to this publication. (Source) Pre-orders are now being accepted by multiple online book stores. Read More

Posted by: AJ from OverAnalyzeIt. In an effort to combat the GOP negative portrayals of Michelle, the Obama camp has hired Stephenie Cutter, a longtime Democratic strategist to re-craft Michelle's image. Updated to add additional sources. Source: NYT-The Caucus: Later today, the campaign is set to announce the hiring of Stephanie Cutter, a longtime Democratic strategist who worked as Senator John Kerry’s communications director in 2004, as chief of staff to Mrs. Obama. Ms. Cutter is scheduled to begin soon, with the first task of ... Read More