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The XX Factor: Slate women blog about politics, etc...
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Political consultants are always yammering about what a good idea it is to get the most damaging information out in the open ASAP, and on the candidate's own terms. Which is why I suspect Michelle Obama of cannily revealing that secret terrorist handshake Read More...
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And so begins the bride-off. Blech. Articles like this one pitting Michelle Obama against Cindy McCain, remind me of how gross the position of first lady can really be. The wives of the candidates are being evaluated for such important qualities as jeans-size, Read More...
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I am so ready to read the long magazine take-out story (Hanna?) about Obama and his church and its pastor: What Trinity United Church of Christ and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright mean to Chicago, what it means that Obama and his family joined this church and Read More...
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When I heard what Michelle Obama said , I thought uh-oh, classic Di Kinsley an gaffe: She said something true but unflattering, and thus a total no-no for someone in her position; that's why they call it impolitic. I also assumed she was talking about Read More...
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I agree, Emily , that we don't have to go to Lady Macbeth territory over Michelle Obama's ill-considered remark. (If only she had said, " I am really proud of my country" instead of " F or the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country.") Read More...
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Emily , your passing reference to Lady Macbeth just now reminded me of something I’d been meaning to post for a while. A friend suggested yesterday that one of Hillary Clinton’s great weaknesses as a candidate is that — fair or not — she seems so completely Read More...
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Over on Kausfiles , Mickey Kaus is giving Michelle Obama a hard time. Here's her full quote ( or watch here ): "What we have learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback. And let me tell you something — for the first Read More...
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Michelle Obama is no Nancy Reagan, either, and I think maybe all of these women are just trying to "pop'' on TV. But—shameless forced transition alert—whatever shade we're in the market for ... doesn't it seem like the phrase "shop until you drop'' is Read More...
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Dahlia, you got that right : Putting prospective first ladies in red suits is a none-too-subtle code meant to evoke the administration that's currently back in nostalgic vogue. Nancy Reagan wore the color so often (usually in that same fire-engine shade Read More...
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