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minx.cc - 4/2/2009
Gaffe in Touching the Queen? Hell's No Says the AP: "Michelle Obama charms queen away from protocol"
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She just plumed charmed 1000 years of royal protocol off her. Michelle Obama's meeting with Queen Elizabeth II began with a handshake and ended in a hug. ... Mrs. Obama clearly made an impression with the 82-year-old monarch — so...
Michelle Obama’s Favorable Rating Eclipses Her Husband’s
gallup.com - 4/2/2009
Michelle Obama’s Favorable Rating Eclipses Her Husband’s
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans have very positive impressions of both President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle... Obama. But in the latest Gallup Poll, Mrs. Obama receives a slightly better favorable rating, 72% to 69%. bgy1wf While the three ... (more) Michelle Obama’s Favorable Rating Eclipses Her Husband’s

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mediamatters.org - 4/2/2009
The media's giftgate
— mediamatters.org — The media's giftgate Published Thu, Apr 2, 2009 8:47am ET by Eric Boehlert I know, my head... hurts too, reading the 'coverage.' (I'm waiting for some reporter to combine the gift 'story' with a detailed description of what Michelle Obama was wearing ... (more) The media's giftgate

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The First Lady
TigerHawk — ... My sense is that Michelle Obama understood the political fallout from her "proud for the first time" comments during the campaign, and never wants a repeat of the damage that news cycle inflicted on her husband. Their marriage lacks the drama of the last Democratic occupants of the White House, and amen to that. It is traditional for the First Lady to accompany the POTUS on significant foreign trips, and here's where we run into trouble. Now, I am not jumping down her throat the way Ace is , but Ace rightly points out that the coverage of the First Lady defies all rationale. ...

Video: America's First Klingon
Perfunction — ... Weapons Officer M'Chel invades London: Ace was my muse for this video... ...

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Please Don't Squeeze the Queen: Michelle Obama's Rare Encounter
airamerica.com 4/2/2009 — There are countless protocols and caveats when one gets an audience before the queen of England. That you cannot touch the queen is one of the most important rules. Yesterday, Michelle Obama did just that, and the result? Queen Elizabeth touched her back. British websites today are ...
Thursday's Late Night Round-Up: The Queen, North Korea, And Ways We Could've Gotten Rid Of Bush (VIDEO) — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
The big topic of conversation last night was the the first meeting between the Obamas and the Queen of England. Michelle touched her back, which is apparently a no-no, and Barack gave her an iPod, which she already had. Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson all addressed the meet with the ...
Despite declaring "I'm not so concerned in what gifts wealthy people are giving each other," Hannity repeatedly discussed iPod gift — Media Matters for America - Latest Items
On the April 2 edition of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity told Daniel Hannan, a British Conservative Party member of the European Parliament, "Perhaps there's too much fixation on gifts and what Michelle Obama is wearing and meeting the queen -- a little alien to me in as much as, you know, ...
John Oliver: Why You Never Touch The Queen — The Latest on Air America
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More on the Hug — The Democratic Daily
It’s OK to hug a queen : Click here to view the embedded video. You go Michelle! Protocol… Schmotocol… As usual the media has made much ado about nothing . Tags: Much Ado About Nothing , Protocol , Queen , Www Youtube
Meeting Royalty — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Chris Smith : "The photos of Barack and Michelle Obama meeting the Queen that cover newspaper front pages around the world today are not simply striking imagery. They also make for an intriguing contrast with the long ending section of Dreams From My Father , in which a young Barack Obama ...
Touching Tale of International Rapport Between First Lady Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth II — BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT by Christine Bowman Did First Lady Michelle Obama breach royal protocol, and the personal space of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, when she put her arm around her shoulder when they met for tea and photos and an exchange of gifts Wednesday? Was this an American gaffe ...
Britons' Interest in Michelle Obama Grows After Royal Meeting — 44
By Mary Jordan LONDON -- Michelle Obama, dubbed "Mighty Michelle" and the "new Jacqueline Kennedy" by British media, has dared to do what few have even considered: She put her arm around the queen. In photos blasted on front pages and television screen, Queen Elizabeth II and Obama are shown in ...
Michelle Obama Debuts New Hairdo, Wears Black And White For Meeting With Queen (PHOTOS) — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Another meeting, another outfit for Michelle Obama! For her and her husband's highly anticipated "private audience" with Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday afternoon, Michelle Obama took an understated approach, donning a black and white ensemble and debuting a never-before-seen hairstyle. See ...
Michelle Obama Debuts New Hairdo, Wears Black And White For Meeting With Queen (PHOTOS) — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Another meeting, another outfit for Michelle Obama! For her and her husband's highly anticipated "private audience" with Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday afternoon, Michelle Obama took an understated approach, donning a black and white ensemble and debuting a never-before-seen hairstyle. See ...
Obamas do tea with the queen, get those little cucumber sandwiches. Early photo. — Top of the Ticket
For the record, First Lady Michelle Obama wore a double strand of pearls for her first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Also a satiny black coat over a black skirt and white top. No word yet on whether it was sleeveless. While we wait for details from the fashion press ...
The Daily Beast — News
Daily Beast puts together a slideshow of celebrity "serial adopters." Paul Eisenstein thinks we could take some lessons from Lee Iacocca during the financial crisis, and Tina Brown previews Michelle Obama's meeting with the Queen.
Buckingham Palace Guests — The Page by Mark Halperin
Barack and Michelle Obama will hold a private meeting with Queen Elizabeth II while in London midday Wednesday. Later: They will then attend a G-20 leaders reception at the residence.
Britons' Interest in Michelle Obama Grows After Meeting With the Queen — Wash Post Obama Administration
LONDON, April 2 -- Michelle Obama, dubbed "Mighty Michelle" and the "new Jacqueline Kennedy" by British media, has dared to do what few have even considered: She put her arm around the queen.