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sheshe2

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8. Hey! lovemydog....
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:07 PM
Mar 2015
Michelle Obama: 49 Reasons We Love The First Lady, On Her 49th Birthday

Michelle Obama is highly educated, smart as hell, and by many accounts as warm and gracious as she seems. She was her husband's mentor, and she seems to have a marriage where both equality and love are a given. She works tirelessly for her causes, inspiring young women and reading stories to kids along the way. She also hula hoops and does the Dougie. In short, she's everything we want to be at 49.



6. She had her family vet Barack before she would agree to go on a date with him. Because her father had always told her you could tell a lot about someone's character by their behavior on a basketball court, she had her brother Craig shoot hoops with Barack. According to Slate, Craig gave Barack a good report, and the future President started dating Michelle.

7. She hugged the Queen. Even though it is apparently against royal protocol, Michelle hugged Queen Elizabeth during the G-20 reception in 2009. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told the Huffington Post, "It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection. We don't issue instructions on not touching the queen."

22. She keeps Barack in check. Michelle offered her husband some tender advice just before he went onstage to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention: "Just don't screw it up, buddy."

More http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/reasons-we-love-michelle-obama-birthday-first-lady_n_2475323.html

I love Flotus as well! She be the bomb.

First Lady~ Michelle Obama [View all] sheshe2 Mar 2015 OP
Ma'am! Aristus Mar 2015 #1
Hey... sheshe2 Mar 2015 #3
Yes, she is!... Aristus Mar 2015 #46
She is gorgeous, wendylaroux Mar 2015 #2
Homina homina homina. lovemydog Mar 2015 #5
She's the bomb! lovemydog Mar 2015 #4
Hey! lovemydog.... sheshe2 Mar 2015 #8
Hey sheshe2. Those 49 reasons are awesome. lovemydog Mar 2015 #10
She had her family vet Barack!!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #14
I know right? She thought he was too arrogant at first. lovemydog Mar 2015 #15
ROFALMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #19
Mahalo for Lovely FL Michelle, she.. and she just got back from Cambodia promoting Cha Mar 2015 #6
She shines all around us Cha. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #26
Intelligent, articulate ... NanceGreggs Mar 2015 #7
Buahahaha! So true NanceGreggs. lovemydog Mar 2015 #11
Yes, Nance.... sheshe2 Mar 2015 #17
Beautiful inside and out. Thanks for the reminder, sheshe! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2015 #9
Hey FTC~ sheshe2 Mar 2015 #12
That's model looks right there. lovemydog Mar 2015 #13
Dayum! The lady ROCKS! calimary Mar 2015 #36
I can't help it- I come from the days of The Shirelles, The Ronettes, Martha and the Vandellas NBachers Mar 2015 #16
everything handmade34 Mar 2015 #18
She is gorgeous and can really rock that bang. In fact, her bangs were what inspired me Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #20
That is exactly what you will be doing tomorrow at your job interview! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #27
bless you, sheshe2 -- you know I will -- I am really feeling strong from all the vibes Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #31
Hold tight to those vibes. brer cat Mar 2015 #42
oh, thanks - brer cat Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #43
Me too! mimi85 Mar 2015 #30
well, exactly right. whyever not?! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #32
Thanx for posting. This just made my day a whole lot brighter :) jalan48 Mar 2015 #21
It is amazing that so many Republicans manage to passionately hate the Obamas. tblue37 Mar 2015 #22
Sad that so many hate them here as well, tblue. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #28
Yes, that, too. nt tblue37 Mar 2015 #34
I really don't get the hate towards Michelle; Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #61
I LOVE her. Raine1967 Mar 2015 #23
She is breathtakingly beautiful. Marie Marie Mar 2015 #24
FABULOUS FLOTUS Triana Mar 2015 #25
Yup, style and grace. Reminds me of an old commercial lovemydog Mar 2015 #29
She's our First lady of funk! Michelle Obama and Ellen get down to 'Uptown' Stardust Mar 2015 #33
I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #37
She had no trouble keeping up at all. Triana Mar 2015 #44
Sassy. Rhymes with Classy. calimary Mar 2015 #35
You are way to kind to me, calimary. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #38
Not many First Ladies have outshone their popular husbands...but Michelle is supernova FailureToCommunicate Mar 2015 #45
LoL. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #39
Thanks for the post gwheezie Mar 2015 #40
Hard to see OBblueMeanie Mar 2015 #51
Ann Romney surprised me gwheezie Mar 2015 #53
The most outstanding FLOTUS ever! brer cat Mar 2015 #41
how does one get that calendar? awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #47
another great post guillaumeb Mar 2015 #48
Gorgeous woman... CherokeeDem Mar 2015 #49
I just love me some FLOTUS! workinclasszero Mar 2015 #50
And thank you too she! A gorgeous collection. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2015 #52
I just love that woman Tarheel. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #55
Wonderful Montage, thank you! She is fabulous, beautiful, so active and alive. Very proud of her appalachiablue Mar 2015 #54
You are welcome appalachiablue~ sheshe2 Mar 2015 #56
51 is great too. She is incredible, they'll keep going for decades. Girls are so smart & stylish. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #57
All great pics, but I love the first one with the kids and the look of pride... midnight Mar 2015 #58
Yup, a favorite for me as well. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #59
Thanks! I had not seen some of these TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #60
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