You are reading way more negativity into my statements than is actually there.  I said I do not dislike her.  This means I have not developed strong feelings one way or the other…yet.  Perhaps I may come to like her very much after I have had a chance to get to know her better (so to speak).   I said I do like some of the outfits, but not others.  I said she looks great on the VOGUE cover (how is that even remotely negative?).  I said her children are adorable.  I was referring to the description of the swooning sorority sisters as being hysterical. 

Your reaction perplexes me.

Well….then I guess that Michelle should not have hired a full time stylist to follow her everywhere ( like the stylist for Star magazine) …..the first of any President’s wives to do so.

Seems like this public image thing is very important to the Obama’s…..celebrity is high on the list.

Susan Fried -

Please explain your last paragraph.  That is a nonsensical thing to say about Mrs. Bush or any of the former First ladies.  They have all "cared for people".  The Bush family, especially the ladies, have involved themselves in literacy in America for years.  It is not an easy thing to teach a teenager to read, especially if her parents cannot;  nor it is easy for an adult to learn to read after spending half of his/her life as illiterate.  Mrs. Obama may become a wonderful First Lady, and I hope she does.  But do not slight former First Ladies because of your adoration for this one.  Mrs. Johnson wanted everyone to pick up their own trash and plant a few seeds, Mrs. Reagan was very helpful with children who lived near or with other druggies but were able to stay away from the "pushers" and just say no.   All the First Ladies "have shown compassion, interest and genuine caring for people".

Mrs. Obama made a few mistakes when her husband was a candidate but that is now in the past.   When a person is put so high on a pedestal, the chances for future disappointment are also very high.