Michelle Obama

FLOTUS joins Twitter as reelection campaign mounts

January 13, 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama has joined Twitter as part of her husband's 2012 reelection campaign. The @MichelleObama handle is run by the #Obama2012 campaign, but personal tweets from the FLOTUS are delineated by her initials, "mo."
 

Michelle Obama commends Walgreens

October 26, 2011

More than 23 million people in the US, 6.5 million of which are children, live in "food deserts," or parts of the country that have little to no access to stores with fresh produce. Today, first lady Michelle Obama spoke about the importance of improving these statistics.
 

Government and fashion mix, sometimes

January 28, 2009

From day one, Michelle Obama has had America at the edge of its seat waiting to solve the mystery of her next fashion choice.  The...
 

Controversial New Yorker issue flying off newsstands

July 25, 2008

If consumers are truly upset about the July 21 cover of The New Yorker – you know, the one depicting, satirically, Sen. Barack...

 

If satire isn't your thing...The New Yorker isn't for you

July 15, 2008

If the goal of The New Yorker’s July 21 cover was to grab attention, it has succeeded – maybe beyond the wildest dreams...