The more glamorous Michelle Obama becomes, the more entertaining are the conservatives who froth at the mouth and spin themselves into a fury worthy of the Tasmanian Devil. Their latest reason for angst: the First Lady is appearing on the cover of Vogue magazine, for the second time, with the publication of the April issue.

One would think that the critics of this lovely woman would still be recovering from the heart palpitations they gave themselves over her appearance during the Academy Awards. But, no. No occasion upon which they can sling impotent arrows escapes their notice. And I say impotent because, in spite of the massive energy poured into their effort, Michelle continues to have an approval rating of over 70%. Now that’s a rating any conservative would die for!





As soon as the Washington Post published an article about the Vogue cover on Thursday, the comments started rolling in. Many were positive and supportive, but apparently, may were far from it. By 9:20 a.m., a WP staffer had to enter the online commentary thread to say:

“Hi all, I work on the team that handles online comments. I just wanted to remind everyone that our comments section is here so that readers can conduct a constructive dialogue around our journalism. Hate speech and personal attacks will be removed from this thread. If anyone has questions or concerns, feel free to email comments@washpost.com. That goes directly to me and a few others who oversee online comments. — Bethonie”

So the worst comments are no longer for public consumption, which is no doubt a good thing. The ones that are visible range from snarky to hateful. One reader complained:

“Our own version of Eva Peron takes another step forward with Juan Barack to play the populist game whilst living high on the hog (on the people’s dime) with the Hollywood and New York glitterati.”

And another said:

“Her role as a Presidents wife should be doing good for the country [sic]. She must want to be a model.”

I have news for you, nameless complainer: Michelle Obama IS a model. A role model–for all young women, but especially young women of color who have had to wait so long to see the media place a proper and welcome focus on an intelligent, beautiful, accomplished black female.

The constant uproar over Michelle’s public exposure only serves to strengthen her support and showcase one of her greatest attributes: the lady has CLASS. In response to the uproar over her Oscar appearance, the First Lady said:

“That’s just the nature of life… It’s a part of the culture. It’s not really about me, I just happen to be in the public eye and along with everybody else in the public eye, you’re subject to conversation, opinion and all that sort of stuff. There’s nothing new about that.”

*Sigh*. I love Michelle Obama–and I’m not alone!

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