Michelle Obama Talks about Pantyhose and Cereal on 'The View'
The beauty of a part-time job for me is the room it affords in my schedule for daytime television. Usually Im content to sleep in, as Im sick to death of Kathy Lee all over again, but today I woke up at the crack of 10:50 a.m. to watch that America-hating, fist-jabbing future first lady talk about pantyhose and cereal. Its hard work, I know.
Aside from it being the fair thing to doCindy McCain got to co-host the show back in AprilMichelle Obama joined forces with The View this morning for the chance to chit-chat with the gals and to apologize for her allegedly crazy, totally out of line self, particularly that bit (that happened like, a zillion years ago) about her country and pride and to convince the population of stay-at-home moms and part-time workers like me that she is just smitten with the U S of A.
Obamas clarification of her statement, that shes always been proud; only now shes really proud, seemed accepted by her co-hosts, providing ample time to move on and discuss the hard issues of her wardrobe and eating habits. But heres what no one on the show (or anywhere) will assert about this whole ridiculous mess: if we as a country have made a number of huge mistakes in the course of Obamas adult lifetimeand we havewhy should she have to claim that shes been proud all along? Fake WMDs are nothing to be proud of. Neither is the energy crisis or the poor economy or an adulterous president (and governor, for that matter) or that idiot Cheney shooting someone. Obama was given the chance on The View to recant her statement, but the truth of the matter is that she was exactly right when she said those words back in February.
Now that the primaries are over and its time for everyone, potential first ladies included, to be on their best behavior, it would probably be somewhat detrimental to Senator Obamas campaign for his wife to be honest with the American public. Until November, well probably see more of Obama all warm and friendly and channeling Jackie O., but if she happens to slip up and actually speak her mind again, lets cut her some slack. She cant help it, the poor thing.