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Everybody Loves Michelle Obama, Even the GOP

By Paul Bedard

April 23, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Michelle Obama has become one of the most popular first ladies in recent years, but Vice President Joe Biden's numbers continue to plummet, according to the new Pew Research Center for the People and the Press poll. Michelle Obama's favorability stands at an amazing 76 percent, well higher than that of Laura Bush or Hillary Clinton at the three-month mark of their administrations. What's more, 60 percent of Republicans view her favorably. "She's sort of taken the country by storm," says pollster Andrew Kohut. "She's very impressive. She's charming." As for Biden, one reason for his drop to 51 percent positive: Maybe Americans are obsessed with President Obama, whose popularity is at 73 percent. Also, people might not be as impressed with the vice president as they were when he was added to the Democratic presidential ticket. "The bloom is off the rose," says Kohut. For comparison, former Vice President Cheney's favorability percentage at this point in 2001 was 58 percent, and Al Gore's was 55 percent in April 1993.

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WOW!!! The last two comments are really testy. No matter how the President and his wife act or perform people who are mean, vile and prejudiced will always see them as a black couple and not as true Americans. If truth be known the Obama's forbears were probably here in America BEFORE the respondents forbears were. ALso it might interest these "so called" Americans that the only true Americans are the American Indians!!! But let's not discuss that because some people believe that "those" people were "savages" who didn't "deserve" to have their own country anyway. SOOOO all of us from different parts of the world had to immigrate to America to "teach" them how to be Americans by relieving them of their rights to their land!!!!

The Indians became savages by fighting to keep their land even though the Indians extended their hands in friendship on the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. OOPS, but we are getting far afield because that would entail one's knowledge of American History which is no longer taught these days.

Jeannette Jenkins of NY 6:42PM January 17, 2010

Grace and elegance ...strong smart and down to earth...need I say more...First Lady Michelle Obama is a one in a million.

Demoracy of MO...get over yourself...I will pray for you tonight...Predator face..to call Mrs. Obama a predator indicates that you are a predator of ignorance...May God help you.

Lucaska of GA 5:58PM January 17, 2010

As I said before,I'm a conservative born-again Christian who is firmly pro-life. While I strongly disagree with some of President Obama's actions, the sober fact remains that he has produced the most distinctive and competent First 100 Days of any American President in living memory, and he has delivered much on the Change he promised - whether we agree with him or not.

Michelle Obama is not perfect (thankfully!) but like her husband, she has done more to reach people in her first 100 days than any other First Lady on record. Comments like the rabid rant below, show that people with poision and prejudice simply cannot be reasoned with.

Me Again of MN 8:35PM May 01, 2009

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