Official Portrait of our beautiful FLOTUS

[jillan]

I'm really going to miss them.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

1. Pearls are not just for Republicans. Very classy couple!

I'm a third generation Democrat and I wear pearls on occasion.

[hfojvt]

2. she looks good

but no matter how good she looks that does not erase the fact that her husband helped to make most of the Bush tax cuts permanent.

I really had hoped for much better than that. Much better.

I know almost nobody else feels betrayed by that, but I ALWAYS will.

I certainly will not be buying or reading his book.

[gwheezie]

4. Or you could have just said she looks good

And started a whole other thread about your disappointment with the president since his wife isn't an appendage.

[melman]

5. But what does her looking good have to do with anything?

It's totally irrelevant to anything that actually matters. It's just fan club bullshit, or "Tiger Beat" to use the DU terminology.

[NanceGreggs]

7. The discussion is about Michelle's good looks.

If you think that's totally irrelevant, you had the option of not joining the discussion.

The fact that you think your "irrelevant" opinion on the matter was warranted speaks volumes.

[LanternWaste]

18. I believe appearance has direct relevance to a portrait (as per portrait artists)

I believe appearance has direct relevance to a portrait (as per portrait artists). A do not believe spouse's policy is in any way relevant to that same portrait, regardless of the junior varsity magazines you may or may not read.

[hfojvt]

24. well actually

under the picture it says "I am really going to miss THEM".

My own feeling is - I really feel betrayed by HIM and thus his wife being attractive does not really make me think "well, okay, I guess the betrayal is fine then".

For some reason too, Michelle was the one whose name was on the letter I got asking for more money and saying "we are fighting for you all the time". Plus they sent me pictures of the whole family.

[lunatica]

16. Never miss a chance to trash someone

You've got a great motto there.

[hfojvt]

28. let me see

the President betrayed the whole country by making the tax code permanently favorable to the rich.

I said I felt betrayed by that.

Naturally the bad person in this equation is ME.

Betrayal = okay
"trashing" somebody who stabs you in the back = bad

The least he could do is give me my $50 back.

Doubtless anything Trump might do as President will be okay because Melania looks so good.

[lunatica]

33. this thread is about Michelle

like I said you never miss a chance, even when it's about someone else.

[Lizzie Poppet]

19. Not a musician, are you?

Tone deafness would make that difficult...

[hfojvt]

25. How can you say that

when I am singing the base notes?

[Lizzie Poppet]

26. *golf clap*

Nice comeback!

[brer cat]

3. Grace, class and beauty.

A FLOTUS to be proud of.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. Black on black dress

[NanceGreggs]

8. Classy, sassy ...

... intelligent, well-educated, well-informed, a great sense of purpose and a great sense of humour - this FLOTUS has it all goin' on.

Her physical beauty is merely the icing on a very substantial cake!

[redruddyred]

9. me too nt

[Ilsa]

10. Great portrait, beautiful, elegant picture, BUT

the center seam of her dress distracts me. I don't know if her dress is twisted or if it moves to the right side like that. I would rather have seen her in a different fabric, I think.

[mnhtnbb]

12. I love the off center seam. To me, it's a statement

her left side is bigger, has room for her heart!

I think it's a great statement--whether intended or not!

[lunatica]

17. It's her own style in clothing

There's almost always a modern twist to her clothes. Many time that's in the way the seams are. It's her style

[True Blue American]

11. Classy

Portrait of a very brilliant,well educated First Lady.

She has earned my respect.

[newfie11]

13. She is beautiful

And a great First Lady!

[awoke_in_2003]

14. I will rec this

especially for all the hate that the right has thrown her direction.

[KamaAina]

15. Wow!

Watch your back, Barack!

[lunatica]

20. I'm very proud that she's our First Lady

I love the entire Obama family.

[Lizzie Poppet]

21. She has such a warm expression.

I always figured I'd love knocking back a pint with Michelle and just gabbing.

[jwirr]

22. This is something we can all agree with. She is beautiful.

[Aristus]

23. Wow!

One of the most beautiful FL's ever!

[Vinca]

27. She's really stunning.

[merrily]

29. Off the top of my head, she may be the best first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt, though

I rank ER very high.

More than being stunning (which, of course, she is), she has performed her role very well, IMO. Not invisible, not more intrusive or attention-grabbing than she should have been.

[leftynyc]

30. She's stunning

and her nature shines through in her smile. I'm also going to miss them terribly.

[mcar]

31. A beautiful, accomplished woman

What a wonderful role model for girls and young women of every skin tone!

[Calista241]

32. If someone asked me to guess how old she was

I would have never, not in a million years, guessed she was in her 50's.

Michelle Obama is gorgeous no matter who you are.

[sheshe2]

34. Beauty and Grace.

Thanks for posting this exquisite portrait of our Flotus. jillan.

[hifiguy]

35. Honest to pete, she looks better now

than she did when she was in law school. I should know. We were in the same graduating class.

A smart, beautiful, caring woman. A class act.

[werknotgoin2takeit]

36. She is so beautiful

Regardless of anything else I love this beautiful woman and her family. All of them have brought grace to the White House. I won't miss everything with this presidency but I will miss the Obama's. I think the gorgeous Michelle is the best first lady I've had in my 46 years.

[lpbk2713]

37. POTUS won the marriage lottery, no doubt about it.

She is a beautiful person inside and out.