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FLOTUS visits Harper High, April 2013 (Nancy Stone-Pool/Getty)  So, what was Michelle Obama talking about when that GetEqual heckler interrupted her? When I first read about First Lady Michelle Obama's confrontation with Ellen Sturtz of the gay rights group GetEqual, I laughed. The first lady was keeping it real. Sturtz clearly did not know who she was messing with, I thought. It's no secret

So cute and funny! Jimmy Fallon in drag with the FLOTUS in "The Evolution Of Mom Dancing." A friend shared it on Facebook, and I needed this healthy laugh.

Despite a recent tragedy in my life, I am very grateful and overjoyed that President Barack Obama has won a second term. Forward! The picture above shows the president, the FLOTUS, Michelle Obama, and the two first daughters, Sasha and Malia, on the stage in Chicago before the president delivered his acceptance speech, November 6, 2012.

A young Barack Obama with his grandmother Madelyn Dunham of Hawaii. She passed away in 2008 at age 86 due to cancer. I can only guess at the reason my blog suddenly has so many hits from people searching for information about President Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who was his maternal grandmother, the mother of his mother, Ann Dunham. The president spoke about Madelyn Dunham last

I enjoyed First Lady Michelle Obama tremendously when I watched it on the DVR, and tonight I watched former President Bill Clinton's speech endorsing President Barack Obama for a second term. Clinton was fantastic. He's an excellent communicator and laid out facts against GOP misrepresentations of President Obama's record.

Jimmy Fallon usually makes me smile and laugh, and this video clip of him in a potato sack race with First Lady Michelle Obama worked the magic on me again. Of course, the First Lady makes me smile as well.You can read more about the race at the L.A. Times. And if you missed her push-up contest with Ellen DeGeneres, here it is as well. Ellen suggests that she let the FLOTUS win. Mrs. Obama's

And now we know that Michelle Obama had yet another reason to fall in love with President Barack Obama: The man can croon. In the video above he charms the crowd at a fundraiser in New York City on January 19, 2012, singing a line from Al Green's classic "Let's Stay Together." Al Green was in the audience, too, and so was Spike Lee and Mariah Carey.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyBear with me here, readers. Consider Ratigan's rant and the advice that he gave to President Barack Obama during an August show, and then consider Obama's December 6th "Teddy Roosevelt speech."I haven't had much time to watch TV this semester or pay attention to politics. I avoid politics in particular lately because I don't

If you grew up on Motown music and love it, then like me you should mark your calendar for The Motown Sound in Performance at the White House. It airs on PBS March 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. central time and 8:00 p.m. eastern. According to The Root, this tribute is part of the White House's celebration of Black History Month and the show was recorded Thursday night. Watch the full episode. See more

Not known for careful language, Joan Rivers (Remember her behavior on Celebrity Apprentice?) has put her foot in her mouth again. The Root.com reports:"We used to have Jackie O," and "now we have Blackie O!" Joan Rivers proclaimed on the Howard Stern radio show today in her commentary about first lady Michelle Obama's style. Rivers said she was going to tell the joke onstage, but held back