Commentary: My crush on Michelle Obama
Jack Cafferty, CNN
I think I am developing a crush on America’s first lady. Michelle Obama is more compelling than her husband. He’s good, but she’s utterly fascinating.
Mrs. Obama has blown away the stale air in a White House musty from eight years of the Bushes. It’s like the sun came out and a fresh spring breeze began wafting through the open windows.
It’s the people’s house, and Michelle Obama totally gets it. So much so that she has taken to inviting people in from the streets to see her home. Nice touch — one completely lacking in her recent predecessors.
Watch her when she visits a local school and you see the warmth and affection she instantly triggers in people. Kids are pretty much totally honest with very good BS-detectors. If they sense you’re a phony, forget it. But around the first lady, they want to hug her and laugh with her and tell her stories.
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Well Jack, what do you think of Michelle Obama taking 40 of her friends to Spain on Air Force II and running up a bill of $330,000.00 and the citizens have to pay for it. You can read about it on the net. Just type Michelle Obama's trip to Spain. Di down, Jack.
The White House is the people's house.
The Obama's have treated it much like a hotel room. Sure, they invite friends over….but much like an average American would if they won a two week stay in a luxury hotel. They don't really belong there, but will enjoy (exploit and share with their friends) the services while they can.
Former first ladies have been dignified and graceful – Not Michelle. Her posture, the way she carries herself, and treats others is far from graceful.
Former presidents have been respectful. This one feels "entitled" to put his feet on furniture. Many of us don't do that in our own homes, and wouldn't dream of doing it to heirloom historic furniture that doesn't belong to us (the people's furniture).