First Lady Arrives In NYC

Photograph of the First Lady at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations by Mary Altaffer/AP

First Lady Michelle Obama is in New York City today. She spoke at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations this afternoon, where she drew a small crowd. According to Newsday, "Dozens of star-struck workers waved, called and snapped pictures with their cell phones." Before her visit, some protesters (drawing attention to the troubles in Darfur) were outside while the Secret Service and other authorities checked the premises (it took a golden retriever bomb-sniffing dog about 30 minutes to check the property). And for the fashionistas, looks like she's wearing the Tracy Feith dress she wore the day after the Inauguration.

Tonight, the First Lady will be attending the Time 100 bash (that's what all the security around the Time Warner Cetner is for!). Both she and President Obama were named on the list—his profile was written by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown while hers was by Oprah Winfrey. It's unclear whether Mexican food will be served—the First Lady loves it and it's Cinco de Mayo, after all.

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By Jen Chung in News on May 5, 2009 6:00 PM

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Felix Hoenikker

Nice guns.

grammar_nazi

"Troubles" is a rather weak word for describing the massacre in Darfur, wouldn't you say? If that word is too strong, maybe "civil war" works. Also-you misspelled "center." Good job.

ides_of_march

Brainwashed liberals slobber, pant, drool over an Obama in 3...2...

freddynyc

She really needs to learn not to hunch over - she just looks so Neanderthal sometimes...

NannyState

Retarded republicans throw spitballs at their intellectual superiors in 3, 2, 1...

freddynyc

And I think a softening of the brow arches and a realignment of the jawline may be in order...

valeriob

She has very strong features. sharp angles, broad shoulders, tickets to the gun show.

NannyState

Sure, why not? A little plucking is preferable to the great big fucking we took during Laura Bush's reign, eh, Ides Of March? Oh wait, don't say anything -just dribble on about liberals...

s0me_g0d

Wow, she gets uglier every time I see her.

valeriob

+1

VanessaNYC

Beautiful woman, inside and out. We are a lucky nation.

longacre

What's so beautiful about her? Her life accomplishments: writing an arguably racist thesis at Princeton, winning the husband lottery and pumping out some cute kids. She's yet to say or do anything earth moving that would warrant the adoration bestowed upon her.

Politburo

lol

Mr Mel

You should be so good looking.

Trilby16

Actually, she is lovely. But I'd like to see a picture of you for comparison.

SP

Stupid, racist, sexist comments from Ides in 3.... 2....

valeriob

Insert preemptive prodding here.

ides_of_march

You must sit in your mother's basement in your underwear 24 hours a day staring at you p.c. anxiously waiting for me to comment. I'd be flattered at the attention but gay stalkers tend to creep me out. Go back to jacking over an Obama inauguration speech video.