Michelle Obama


Halloween at the White House

The Obamas greeted about 2600 trick-or-treaters at the door of the White House on Halloween, doling out some highly prized White House M&Ms and… dried fruit?! Oh no, the White House is That House!

The private life of the Obamas

Barack and Michelle Obama are known for having one of strongest and most sickly sweet marriages in US political history. Just think of their date nights! NY Times Magazine is running a 10 page indepth feature on the Obamas’ marriage. Go on, you know you want to.

Video of the Day: Happy, healthy Obamas out of touch with ordinary Americans

The Obamas’ basketball-playing, organic home-grown food-eating ways just don’t sit well with the “core American values” of being out of shape and unhappy. The Onion’s team of crack panelists have some ideas on how they can be brought back down to Earth.

Poll: Happy, Healthy Obamas Out Of Touch With Miserable Americans

VIDEO: If Michelle Obama was a hamburger…

… she’d be a free range turkey burger with caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, ruby red tomatoes, crisp lettuce and garden herb mayo on a freshly baked wheat bun, served with an avocado shake. Introducing the “Michelle Melt”.

To market we go, with Michelle Obama

First lady Michelle Obama was first in line to get some fashionably fresh fare at the much-hyped new White House Farmer’s Market. The big question: what did she buy?

Obamas put health — and themselves — on the front page

The Obamas are no strangers to magazine covers, but this month they’re trying something new: taking Obama’s health care reform message to the covers of Men’s Health, Women’s Health and other titles in Rodale Magazines’ stable in an interesting PR stunt for both parties.

Video of the Day: A tasty tour through the White House veggie garden

First lady Michelle Obama takes you on a tour through the First Garden and its newly planted organic veggie patches, which yield fresh food for the Obama clan.

How to be one of the 100 most powerful women in the world: tweeting helps

Forbes’ annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World was released on Wednesday. What are the secrets of their success? asks Elly Keating.

Black reporters on the Michelle-O beat: does race play a role?

The majority of reporters covering the movements of the Michelle Obama all have one thing in common — they’re African American women. Do these journalists have special insight into the First Lady’s mind, or are inadvertently too invested in her success?

Barack Obama is Jesus! True!

Biblical scholars discover the true truth about Barack Obama

Even Sarah Brown is on the nose

America and France’s First Ladies upped the glamour stakes in co-ordinated dresses of a similar hue, but Britain’s Sarah Brown opted for a frumpy green checked dress at D-Day remembrance day.

Michelle-O for Arts Czar

Michelle Obama would make the perfect advisor to her husband on arts policy, says Judith Dobrzynski.

Michelle Obama addresses the class of 2009

Michelle Obama was inspired by the students of California’s newest, smallest university UC Merced to give her first graduation speech as First Lady there.

Trend alert: kids and pollies

We’ve noticed an increasing trend on the political stage, and it’s not the GFC blame game. Politicians, their wives and royals are turning to children for help, some with more success than others.

The woman behind Brand Obama

Desiree Rogers wants to create a White House where average Americans feel they might stop by and catch the first lady serving homemade huckleberry cobbler or watching rom-coms with her girlfriends.

Obama’s smalls to get an airing

The founder of Project Laundry List, an effort to get Americans to give up their clothes dryers, hopes the Obamas will hang out their laundry in the White House backyard.

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VIDEO: Michelle Obama on The Daily Show

Michelle Obama’s appeared on the Daily Show talking about Sarah Palin’s “palling around with terrorists” claim and the most recent presidential debate.

BLOG: Guy Rundle on Michelle’s Obama’s DNC speech

It was a hotly anticipated speech - Rundle shares his views on how Michelle Obama fared in her turn on the DNC main stage.

VIDEO: Michelle Obama’s DNC speech – highlights

Michelle Obama’s wrapped up her speech to the Democratic National Convention. Here are some highlights.

DNC 2008: When Michelle takes the stage

Michelle Obama’s speech on the first day of the DNC kicks off in a few hours. Here’s a roundup of articles previewing what she’s expected to talk about and why it’s so important she hit the right notes.

Michelle Obama emails supporters before her DNC appearance

The Obama campaign has just sent out a personal email message from Michelle Obama inviting supporters to watch her speech to the DNC. Read the email here.

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama, African American feminist power icon/supermum?