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Jamie Oliver: Sarah Palin Is a 'Froot Loop'

The Michelle Obama-Sarah Palin food fight rages on

(Newser) - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has entered the Sarah Palin-Michelle Obama food fight , lobbing a sugary-but-not-so-sweet statement in Palin's direction: He called her a "Froot Loop" for criticizing the Obama administration's healthy eating initiatives. The US is in a "really dark moment" when it comes to children's health and...

Rush Limbaugh: Michelle Obama's a Big, Fat Hypocrite

First lady slammed for eating ribs for dinner

(Newser) - Michelle Obama needs to stick to lettuce salads, according to Rush Limbaugh. The radio host labeled the first lady a hypocrite yesterday for promoting healthy eating and then having short ribs for dinner while on vacation in Colorado, the New York Daily News reports. "The problem is—and dare...

Bachmann: First Lady Wants a 'Nanny State'

Minnesota rep slams breastfeeding campaign

(Newser) - Just a few days after Andrew Breitbart ran a cartoon basically calling her fat , Michelle Obama and her anti-obesity campaign came under attack again, this time from Michele Bachmann. The Minnesota congresswoman and Tea Party favorite ripped Obama's push to advocate breastfeeding as part of the fight against childhood obesity,...

Breitbart Website Calls Michelle Obama Fat

Political cartoon mocks anti-obesity campaign

(Newser) - Andrew Breitbart, fresh off the news of Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against him, has gotten himself embroiled in another controversy. His Big Government website lashed out at Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign ... by basically calling her fat. A cartoon strip on the website shows an overweight Obama eating a huge pile of...

No Facebook for Sasha, Malia: Michelle Obama

First lady not a big fan of kids being on the network

(Newser) - Among the hundreds of millions of people on Facebook, you will not find Sasha or Malia Obama. In an interview with the Today Show , Michelle explained that there are some things her kids can't do because of security issues—but even if they were just two normal kids living in...

First Lady: President Quit Smoking a Year Ago

'I am very proud of him,' says Michelle

(Newser) - President Obama's quest to kick the smoking habit is going well, says the first lady. Asked by reporters at a luncheon to clarify whether he'd quit, she answered: "Yes he has, yes he has," reports the Chicago Sun-Times . "Totally." She didn't know exactly when he'd last...

Michelle Obama's Next Target: Restaurant Industry
Next on Michelle's Hit List:
Restaurant Industry
PORTION CONTROL
Feb 7, 2011 6:34 PM CST

Next on Michelle's Hit List: Restaurant Industry

First lady to prod restaurateurs for smaller portions

(Newser) - Michelle Obama is taking her next shot at obesity, calling on the National Restaurant Association to enact nutrition reforms similar to those she has worked out with Walmart and the nation's schools, the New York Times reports. The first lady is pushing for restaurants to serve smaller portions and make...

Wal-Mart to Make Its Food Healthier

It teams with Michelle Obama, who declares 'victory for our children'

(Newser) - Wal-Mart is embarking on a plan that could have a big impact on American nutrition: It will modify its house brand to make the food healthier, and lower costs for items such as fruits and veggies, and products made with whole grain. The initiative is the result of collaboration with...

Obama Leads Moment of Silence
Obama Leads
Moment of Silence
tragedy in arizona
Jan 10, 2011 11:31 AM CST

Obama Leads Moment of Silence

Supreme Court, Congress observe it as well

(Newser) - A somber President Barack Obama led a moment of silence today for a nation stunned by the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords. On a frigid Washington morning, the president and first lady walked out of the White House to the sounding of a bell at 11 am. They stood next...

Gibbs Likely to Go In White House Shakeup

Sources say White House press secretary considering 2012 campaign role

(Newser) - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs—who recently told reporters no major administration reshuffle was on the way—is likely to be headed for the exit himself as part of the overhaul, according to Politico. Gibbs is seriously considering stepping aside to work on President Obama's 2012 campaign, although no...

Your Friendly NORAD Operator: Michelle Obama

First lady takes kids' calls, questions

(Newser) - For little kids who just wanted to know what time Santa was going to hit the roof, the voice at the other end of the phone might have raised other questions: "Hello, this is the first lady, Michelle Obama, with NORAD, tracking Santa. How can I help you?" While...

Royal Snub? Obamas Not Invited to William's Wedding

Of course, the First Couple doesn't actually know the prince...

(Newser) - Drama alert: The Obamas have been “snubbed” and will not score an invite to Prince William’s wedding. Because Wills isn’t an heir to the throne quite yet, his wedding isn’t a state occasion; thus he and Kate Middleton don’t feel pressured to invite more than...

Obama Signs Nutrition Bill Into Law
Obama Signs
Nutrition Bill Into Law
Dec 13, 2010 2:54 PM CST

Obama Signs Nutrition Bill Into Law

Law imposes nutritional requirements, expands school lunches

(Newser) - Thousands more children would eat at school and all school food would become more nutritious under a bill President Obama signed into law today, part of an administration-wide effort to combat childhood obesity. "At a very basic level, this act is about doing what's right for our children,"...

What the Right (and Left) Get Wrong in the Obesity War

Choice is great—but we're making the wrong ones, writes Cathy Young

(Newser) - As Michelle Obama and Congress champion efforts to fight childhood obesity, the right, led by Sarah Palin and Fox News, is angrily firing back. While some of their concerns are fair—that healthy-eating messaging can escalate into “propaganda,” for example—others suggest “a reality check is in...

Child Nutrition Bill Passes House, Goes to Obama

Democrats sidestep GOP's blocking tactic

(Newser) - Congressional Democrats sidestepped a Republican block and passed a childhood nutrition bill today, the AP reports. The $4.5 billion bill will increase the number of free lunches and dinners provided by schools, and impose nutritional requirements on the food provided in cafeterias and sold in vending machines. Michelle Obama,...

GOP Blocks Child Nutrition Bill

Michelle Obama-backed bill stalls in House

(Newser) - House Republicans have blocked a bill to give school meals to more needy children and to make those meals healthier. The $4.5 billion child nutrition bill—which Michelle Obama has lobbied for as part of her campaign against childhood obesity—was stalled by a procedural move that Democrats said...

Michelle Obama: I'll 'Never Get Sick of Talk About My Arms'
Michelle Obama: I'll 'Never Get Sick of Talk About My Arms'
WALTERS INTERVIEW
Nov 28, 2010 9:14 AM CST

Michelle Obama: I'll 'Never Get Sick of Talk About My Arms'

First lady loves the compliments

(Newser) - Remember the hullabaloo over Michelle Obama's gunboats? That was great, the first lady tells Barbara Walters in a lighter moment of the first couple's interview. Walters notes that Obama is wearing sleeves, reports the Huffington Post, and asks if she's sick of the chatter. Responds Obama: "I will never...

Palin Swings Back at Barbara Bush

And she says to Michelle: Get off fat kids' backs

(Newser) - Sarah Palin managed to slight not one, but two First Ladies in an interview with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. Asked if Barbara Bush's recent comment that she hopes Palin stays in Alaska shows that the GOP elite wants to "kneecap" her, Palin replied, "I don't think the...

Michelle Obama Is Allowed to Be Disappointed in America
Michelle Obama Is Allowed to Be Disappointed in America
richard cohen
Nov 23, 2010 11:47 AM CST

Michelle Obama Is Allowed to Be Disappointed in America

It's wrong to insist blacks 'go blank' on their own history

(Newser) - Of all the leaks from Sarah Palin's new book, one caught Richard Cohen's attention: the one where Palin supposedly chides Michelle Obama for a rather infamous remark she made during the 2008 campaign: "For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it...

Palin Rips Michelle Obama Over 'Rants Against Whites'

But she loves Simon Cowell

(Newser) - The presidential election is two years away, but Sarah Palin is already taking off the white gloves. She slams First Lady Michelle Obama in her new book for attending controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church for years and "listening to his rants against America and white people." Barack and...

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