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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Charlotte/AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement address this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium [...] Amid sequester and scandal in Washington, the White House announced Friday that the president and first lady will be hosting another concert as part of their “In Performance at the White House” later this month. The event will be held in the East Room of the White House and honor singer and song writer Carole King, who will be awarded the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. King [...] Justin Sink
First lady Michelle Obama said that students at a high school just five miles from her family’s Chicago home told her that “every day they wake up and wonder whether they’re going to make it out of school alive.”
In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” that will air this weekend, the first lady said that when she met students after delivering a speech last month on [...] Michelle O: ‘Every day they wake up and wonder whether they’re going to make it out of school alive’First lady Michelle Obama said that students at a high school just five miles from her family’s Chicago home told her that “every day they wake up and wonder whether they’re going to make it out of school alive.” In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” that will air this weekend, the first lady said that when she met students after delivering a speech last month on gun violence, she was [...] The well-known Saudi Arabian news site Okaz.com released a report claiming first lady Michelle Obama visited two young Saudi Arabian nationals — including one once considered a person of interest and who sources tell TheBlaze was being considered for deportation — in the hospital Thursday following the Boston attacks and reassured them of their health status. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/19/saudi-news-site-michelle-obama-visited-saudi-national-in-hospital-on-thursday/ CHICAGO — When she returns home here Wednesday to deliver a speech on gun violence, first lady Michelle Obama will be making a rare foray into the politics of the day that could presage a more activist role during her husband’s second term. Obama is taking what aides described as an intentional step outside her narrow focus on military families and childhood nutrition to confront the dark reality of young people [...] On Barack and Michelle Obama’s schedule for today, this event is listed: 7:30PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a concert celebrating Memphis Soul music as part of their “In Performance at the White House” series; THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks As the White House has previously announced, Justin Timberlake (who will be making his White House debut), Al Green, Ben Harper, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, Joshua Ledet, Sam Moore, Charlie Musselwhite, Mavis Staples, and [...] Hillary Clinton hasn’t stepped into the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries yet and there’s already buzz growing for the ultimate grrl power ticket: Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama. “All due respect for President Obama and Vice President Biden, but that would truly be a dream team for America,” said former Clinton spokeswoman Karen Finney. “Both women are proven effective leaders who’ve raise children, so dealing with Congress would be a snap!” [...] During a Google+ Hangout session today, First Lady Michelle Obama was asked how parents who live in bad neighborhoods can help their children safely exercise outside. http://nation.foxnews.com/first-lady/2013/03/04/first-lady-advises-kids-bad-neighborhoods-exercise-indoors As she celebrates the third anniversary of her Let’s Move! initiative, first lady Michelle Obama told “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts that the country is seeing real “movement” on the issue of childhood obesity. “We’ve really changed the conversation in this country. When we started, there were a lot of people in this country who would have never thought that childhood obesity was a health crisis. But now we’re starting to see [...] Michelle Obama has been making the rounds on talk shows and most notably during 85th Academy Awards when she presented Best Picture Michelle Obama has certainly made the rounds in the past week, from [...] In an interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts aired this morning, First Lady Michelle Obama recalled the tragic death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton who was shot and killed in Chicago after performing during the President’s Inauguration celebration in Washington D.C. “She was caught in the line of fire because some kids had some automatic weapons they didn’t need,” the First Lady explained. “I just don’t want to keep disappointing our [...] http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/01/21/first_lady_rolls_her_eyes_at_boehner_as_he_jokes_with_president.html President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stepped out of their limousine in downtown D.C., following the longstanding tradition of the president strolling for a portion of his inaugural parade down the city’s main boulevard. http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/01/obamas-walk-the-parade-route-154818.html … Michelle said Republicans sought to win the election by spending “unprecedented amounts of money,” running negative advertising, and committing voter suppression. “Voter suppression was in full force in so many states all over this country,” Mrs. Obama said. The suggestion that Obama’s opponents are liars picks right up where the Obama campaign left off. Following Obama’s defeat in the first presidential debate, the Obama campaign branded Gov. Mitt Romney a liar and made the [...] Could First Lady Michelle Obama go the route of Hillary Clinton? It’s only hypothetical this point, but a survey done by Public Policy Polling gives Mrs. Obama the lead over Sen. Mark Kirk 51 to 40 percent, should she choose to challenge Kirk in 2016 for an Illinois senate seat. From PPP. Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Michelle-Obama-for-Senate-PPP-Says-Yes-182374861.html#ixzz2EIJN8e5C Samuel L. Jackson has faith in First Lady Michelle Obama. “Michelle is Superwoman. What can’t she do?” the Hollywood star and Democratic donor says in an interview with Newsweek. “That’s why people love her. She can be on the Supreme Court and anywhere else she wants. She can be the president. She’s history and she’ll stay history because she is so amazingly smart and together.” Congressman James Clyburn, from South Carolina, also sees much promise [...] Michelle Obama: ‘If It’s Good Enough for Our Kids, It’s Good Enough for All of Our Kids’ “We have hosted youth workshops on everything from modern dance to classical music to spoken word poetry.” NOV 19, 2012 • BY DANIEL HALPER At an event at the White House for the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program awards program, First Lady Michelle Obama praised arts in children’s education by saying, “if it’s [...] One prominent figure missing from the crucial 18th Communist Party congress, which continues this week, is China’s first lady-in-waiting. Known to hundreds of millions of Chinese for her career as a singer of stirring folk tunes, Peng Liyuan’s fame has long eclipsed that of her husband, China’s next president, Xi Jinping – which may be one reason the pop star has been keeping a low profile. … “If this were the West, one [...] At the second presidential debate on Tuesday night, a camera caught first lady Michelle Obama clapping after moderator Candy Crowley told Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney that President Obama called the Benghazi attack an “act of terror” soon after the attack on the U.S. consulate. Nearly all of the audible applause came from those sitting away from the actual debate, but when FOX News’ camera shot moved to a bird’s-eye view it [...] Mac Slavo
Today we are fortunate enough to be provided with an economic analysis from an unlikely source. She may not be a trained economist or nutritionist, but given that she knows what our children should be eating for school lunches you better bet she knows what a healthy economy looks like too! The First Lady joined WPGC ‘s Pablo and Freein Washington D.C. for a radio interview this week and discussed her [...] Columbus, Ohio’s 10TV reports: Two law enforcement officials were injured in a crash while part of a motorcade escort for First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday. … http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/15/first-ladys-motorcade-involved-in-accident/ Ann Romney will make her TV debut by hosting Good Morning America, it was announced today.
Mrs Romney, 63, wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and hopeful future First Lady, will stand in for presenter Robin Roberts on the breakfast show on Wednesday. Her booking comes hot on the heels of Mitt Romney’s dominant performance in the first presidential debate last night. Filling in for Robin: Ann Romney will host GMA on [...] PARSIPPANY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Students at Parsippany Hills High School held a strategy session on Thursday to discuss a potential lunch strike, on Friday, over what they have called inadequately sized meals. “This year you’re eating lunch and you’re like ‘Did I even eat?’ You’re not even full,” senior Brandon Faris told CBS 2?s Derricke Dennis. New federal guidelines stemming from first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign have resulted in limits on [...] |
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An Alabama high school teacher has been suspended 10 days without pay for a rant in which he called the first lady “fat butt Michelle Obama.”
Alabama high school psychology teacher Bob Grisham has been suspended for 10 days without pay for a rant that included calling the first lady “fat butt Michelle Obama.” A student in Grisham’s class made an audio recording of the remarks, which also included derogatory comments about gays.
Grisham’s suspension from Lauderdale County High School begins on Tuesday, and he has been barred from teaching his class for the rest of the [...]