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Politics | 08/28/2008 9:30 am

Michelle Obama, Jill Biden Become Friends Fast

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Michelle Obama and Jill Biden © AP

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are going to be joined at the hip for the next several months, and it doesn’t look like they mind that much.

The wives of the Democratic nominees for president and vice president will be on the campaign trail with their husbands, Barack and Joe, and will likely be scrutinized on everything from their sense of style and the way they speak to their relationships with their high-profile husbands.

Michelle Obama told People magazine that she literally gave Barack snaps when he told her Biden was his choice.

"I’ve stayed out of this process … but when he told me his choice I said, ‘That’s the right choice.’ I was like, ‘Good!’" she said, snapping her fingers in approval.

That morning, Michelle Obama then called Jill Biden, a college English teacher, to welcome her to the campaign trail.

"I just wanted to tell her we’re excited and, also, anything you see that we need to be doing or should be doing, speak up – don’t hesitate, because we want to get this right," she told People.

Jill Biden says the most time she and Michelle Obama had ever spent together was at primary debates, when they exchanged brief "hellos." But now they enjoy every minute together.

"If you think those guys have chemistry, I think we have chemistry," Jill Biden said, referring to her husband and Barack Obama.

10 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Lucinda Herbert
Do you remember the early lovefest between the Clintons and the Gores? I hope these 2 couples do not dissolve into sparring gladiators.
By Lucinda Herbert on 08/28/2008 10:25 am
Dona Howlett
I hope for their husbands sake they will become close and very comfortable with each other. When spending so much time together it’s so much easier if there is a common respect and liking. Can you ever imagine Jackie Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson being buddies……I don’t think so. On to Victory in November………….
By Dona Howlett on 08/28/2008 1:31 pm
C Hardy
I wonder a lot of the times if it all for show?
By C Hardy on 08/28/2008 1:36 pm
Frank Peterson
Show! you don’t read people very well do you C.O.—there’s true affection there and it’s palpable and so obvious that they have clicked—it’s a great partnership—they compliment one another—how many married women who love their husbands dearly will kiss another man on the lips? Not many I suspect—Well Jill Biden kissed Barak on the lips—the afffection is there. How can anyone doubt it.!
By Frank Peterson on 08/28/2008 3:40 pm
Susan Gabriel
I think it’s a great partnership, too. And if you’re going to be traveling all over the country together, you might as well try to enjoy it. It probably helps that they’re bonded by a common purpose.
By Susan Gabriel on 08/28/2008 4:51 pm
Bonnie Oliver
To my understanding Barbara Bush and Nancy Reagan were not buddies. But they did respect each other and acted accordingly. George H. Bush, I believe, came to truly like Ronald Reagan. Sometimes with a natural rival it is better, at first, to be smart than a buddy. I often think this palsy-walsy information put out by the campaigns is just more spin. The public likes their leaders to be likable and to be able to work together. I didn’t think Lyndon Johnson and JFK were buddies, but they too respected each other. Ladybird never attempted to take the limelight away from Jacquie Kennedy…..Ladybird was also very smart. I hope all the wives of the nominees will have respect for each other and maybe, if they are lucky, a friendship will form.
By Bonnie Oliver on 08/28/2008 6:28 pm
lois mackey
I wish them the best of luck. When the press start nibbling at their bones. Maybe Jill can teach Michelle to look less like a cat whose ready to attack! Jill appears bubbly whereas Michelle looks mean. Girlfriend tried to fake being pleased with the Clinton…there was definitely a softer looking face with a geniuine smile and pleasantry on Thursday. I was hoping Hillary would tell Michelle to kiss her ass!
By lois mackey on 09/01/2008 12:49 am
Bonnie Oliver
Lois - Be very careful at this website. They eat their young. Since this discussion occurred several days ago, I think you will be okay. But be very careful in the future or you will find many “replies” in your mailbox and most of them will attack you personally. Just remember that Senator Obama is idolized by the majority here, including the founders.
By Bonnie Oliver on 09/01/2008 2:25 am
Wafaa El  Jusmani
Chemistry is what it takes, that is what guarantees that disagreements are only that, and feminine intuition is what usually saves the day.
By Wafaa El Jusmani on 08/30/2008 4:00 pm
Eliza Dodd
I love both women and I wish I could talk to both women about my health care nightmare .I wish they would go across America or on a TV show with Woopi and have women like me tell them what it is really like out in the health care nightmare of America .I wish they would wire me with cameras and just see what a problem I have as well as others getting any kind of medical help .They try to get rid of me ASAP when they learn I have no health Insurance or I am unable to pay everything up front .And treat me like I ruined their life .They make me feel like I am scum of the earth .And the world could see just how afraid I really am .I put on a good front like I am BRAVE …Not so …I am so afraid ..I do not want to die .
By Eliza Dodd on 09/05/2008 9:02 am