Watching The McLaughlin Group...discussing Michelle Obama.

[Honeycombe8]

I'm watching The McLaughlin Group on PBS. Pat Buchanan is a regular guest, and he's there in his regular chair "on the right." There was a short discussion of Michelle Obama and that new very critical book about her, and in particular, a comment she made to Sarkozy's wife that living in the W.H. is hell.

I waited to hear Buchanan's opinion on the book and Michelle Obama. To my surprise, he had nice things to say about her. Of course, he ended with talking about Nancy Reagan's power in the W.H. and how she got Buchanan's boss fired. I guess the implication being that the book might be correct about Michelle's clashes with W.H. inner circle powers that be. Still, pretty mild for Buchanan about the Obamas, since I think he pretty much hates them and sounds like a racist sometimes.

[justiceischeap]

1. I think Pat is of the generation where FLOTUS isn't part of the political

Meaning, you didn't usually smear the First Lady. Pat has many faults but he's kinda old school in his thinking too. Besides, I think we all know that Michelle isn't really like people wish she was.

[whathehell]

2. "I think we all know that Michelles isn't really like people wish she was"...What does that mean?

I like her fine just the way she is...How do you imagine people "wish she was"?

[justiceischeap]

3. The people who want her to be an angry black woman.

When she clearly isn't. It's just another way to show their racism.

[whathehell]

5. Okay, I see what you're saying. n/t

[GoCubsGo]

6. I was going to say...

AFAIC, she is pretty much exactly what I wish she was. But, yeah, I do see how some are upset that she isn't the "angry black woman" they expected her to be. I bet it really galls them that most of the military families that come into contact with her seem to really love her.

[customerserviceguy]

4. I saw that, too

The surprising thing was McLaughlin's prediction that Michelle would run for the US Senate in 2016 (presumably from Illinois, although I don't recall him saying that), sort of following in the footsteps of Hillary Clinton.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Oh, I missed the very end where they give predictions.

That's interesting. I doubt she does, though, any time soon, because her kids are still young. But I bet she'd be good, if she decided to do that.

[customerserviceguy]

8. By the time of the election

noted above, Sasha will be fifteen. It would not be unusual for a person with a child of that age to run for Congress. Besides, it would be a way to keep both girls in whatever high school education they'll have continued through the next four years.

She's not the little dainty flower type that Repubes usually bring to the WH as First Lady.