Glamour honors Michelle Obama as mentor in chief

I can't claim that I keep up with what she does, but I do think she looks lovely on the cover of the magazine. Historically, First Ladies take a spot in helping to encourage education, or some other admirable goal. It was the same with LadyBird Johnson's push to preserve the nation's wild flowers, (something that I get to enjoy every year, since I now live in Austin) Nancy Reagan's "Just Say NO!" campaign and Laura Bush's push for helping to fund education. No matter how I ever felt about any president, I can't say I've ever disliked a First Lady. All they seem to want to do is help. Good on them. :)

Yawn. Yawn to the haters and yawn to the worshippers. So sick of politicians and their spouses being the target of all-or-nothing nonthinkers who don't know how to define themselves politically or as an individual. People are intellectually lazy, and would rather follow a herd than have their own opinion about anything. Sad. Just sad.

Michelle is just so cool and smart.

Oh, and personally, her push to encourage gardening really resonates with me. Growing up in a fairly poor area of NYC, there wasn't really much in the way of access to fresh fruits and vegetables within walking distance. I took up gardening last year and now grow squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, and a full herb garden, all within a 6x4 plot in my backyard. If people everywhere kept just a small garden (even something as small as a few shoeboxes worth of space can grow enough tomatoes and herbs to supplement a family), we would all be healthier, spend less money at the grocery store, and have a better relationship with the world around us. Gardening makes you feel great. It’s really cool to see her working her organic garden at the White House. Organic gardening is some hard work! :)

How disheartening to read so many negative mean comments about what is supposed to be a positive story. Is this what America has come to? No matter what side of the political fence you may be on, at least give the lady a little credit for trying to do good things.

I love Michelle! I think she's a really great role model for a lot of people. I think she has done more to bring causes like volunteering and mentoring to the forefront than most of the former first ladies. What I don't

i wouldn't let her give me advice on how to wipe my behind!

Pullease. MO is maybe a role model for marxist mommas but not much else, and certainly not "extra ordinary." Put the kool-aid down, and grab the coffee. The first couple is not helping the US, regardless of what furners think.

thanks, classical. you said it ;)

so i hear that her making "celebrity" appearances is affecting her political stand point. and all i can say to that is WTF? shes not the president nor did she run for any political position. So she can make all the appearances she wants.

This wouldn't be America if there wasn't at least ONE hater...

im so sick of the media love affair with the obama's, get out of bed already!! she hasnt done anything and she is NO Jackie O, so give up the comparisons.

I think she is ugly.I will not buy this magazine because they have her on it.She should try to act the role of presidents wife instead of trying to be a movie star.You never seen any of the other presidents wife's trying to be on any talk shoe they could.THEY did'nt have time.

I am a happily married woman with 3 successful children ranging from 36, 34 and 30. You can now compute my age . I still love wearing dresses and skirts 2 inches above my knees. . . . . but when i started wearing dresses 2 inches below my knees just like the US First Lady, I received many comments from my peers. . . that they love my style now. I can walk head up and I am so confident. As one of the top managers in the life insurance industries here in the Philippines, particularly Prudential Life of UK , this change in my image gave a remarkable increase in my performance in terms of recruitment and generation of premiums.

I love the first lady very much. President Obama is a very extra ordinary person. That's the reason why he married the First Lady, a lady far more very extra ordinary. Mabuhay.

I wonder if she looks to Mao as do the other Obamanites…..

I absolutely love her and think she is an amazing role model. Any woman who can balance being a lawyer and a mother of two while keeping a good marriage is an accomplishment. I try to be a great role model for my daughter but I am glad there are amazing high profile women that she can look up to and think I want to be like that.

Oh, and I also think Michelle looks lovely on the cover of Glamour.

In what is not even her first year in the White House, Michella Obama has done more than Laura Bush did over eight years. Even the elder Mrs. Bush was more community minded. That Mrs. Obama can get school kids interested in growing gardens, that she speaks to young people about doing well in school and becoming all that they are capable of, and that she has taken on military families as part of her civic endeavors, says a lot about her over a short period of time. And folks, let's face it, who wasn't tired of the librarian look and those tired, out-dated pants suits the former White House First Ladies wore all the time? It's also delightful to see kids in the White House for a change.
Let's give her a chance.

mel-I hope you already no how to wipe your behind. If not you must smell offer bad. It would be a sad thing if your Mother or Father did not teach you how.

Notice how they have her made up to look like a younger Diana Ross? Sorry, I fail to see her 'greatness'. Loads of people do 'great' things everyday. And quite frankly, being married to America's most prominent Socialist doesn't apply. I will not be buying this magazine.