America's Mom!

[BlooInBloo]

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More at HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/13/michelle-obamas-hugs-a-ph_n_174489.html

[SeaLyons]

1. awww...so warm and loving....

We are so lucky as a nation to have the Obama's showing the way.

Thanks for posting the lovely pics.

:kick:

[vaberella]

2. I wanna hug. n/t

[geardaddy]

3. She is bringing a healing touch

to the White House.

K and R

[sagetea]

4. Our first lady

Truly and whole ly inspires love. Michele Obama is an exceptional woman.

[nichomachus]

5. Wow -- almost as motherly as Barbara Bush

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

For those too young to remember, when Bsuh Sr. was in the White House, there was a massive propaganda effort to portray Barbara as the National Mother, all kind and cuddly.

But, as a former White House Staffer once said: "If you could scrape the venom off her tongue, you could develop an antidote for Ricin."

Michelle is a wonderful role model -- probably the most down to earth first lady we've had in my lifetime.

[Arugula Latte]

6. I always thought the I-wanna-have-a-beer-with-Bush people were morAns

But I wanna have a glass of white wine with Michelle in my book group. :)

[nichomachus]

7. WHat I love most about Michelle

is when Obama goes off on some politician-speak riff and you can see her in the background rolling her eyes and giving him that "cut the shit" look.

[Arugula Latte]

8. She's so real ... unlike other zombified first ladies like Laura and Nancy.

[firedupdem]

9. Sweet! She doesn't mind giving hugs an d she makes others

want to hug her back! She doesn't mind touching "commoners"....She doesn't feel superior to anybody. Love it!

[Jennicut]

10. She comes across as very genuine.

She really gives comfort to those who need it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. All well and good, but I have a Mom already.

No offense to Michelle Obama, but I love and respect my Mom oh, about a thousand brazillion times more than I do a First Lady.

My Mom would have been a great First Lady as well. She might have been, if my Dad wasn't such a butthead.

[CTyankee]

12. That pic with the elderly white haired woman touched me so much because it could have been my mother

before she died at age 94 in 2005. Like you, I so loved and respected my belove d mother. And I think Michelle knows how you feel and doesn't think she could usurp anyone's mom. But I believe that her emotion is genuine and she is setting an example, which is what First Ladies are supposed to do.

[cherokeeprogressive]

13. My post was pretty much tongue in cheek, but I'm so very sorry for your loss.

You seem to have been lucky though in that she lived such a long life. I could only hope that my mom would live so long.

I meant no offense to MO. I'm sure she's genuine, and I agree that setting a good example is important, and she does it very well.

[CTyankee]

14. Oh, I know you meant well! You really love your mother and it shows.

When I look at my grandkids I think of the love legacy that we as parents bequeathe to children. I really like to think that I was a loving parent because of my mother's example, and that my kids are good parents of their kids because of it.