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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:00 AM

First lady got back

I'm a black woman who never thought I'd see a powerful, beautiful female with a body like mine in the White House. Then I saw Michelle Obama -- and her booty!

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 01:00 PM

    This is Too Much

    It is one thing to complement the looks of the first lady. She can be described in a number of flattering terms. She's hot. She's beautiful. You could probably get away with saying she's sexy in most circles.

    Or, if you disagree, you could probably say things like "I don't find her as attractive as you all are saying," etc.

    But it is a bit much to start talking in detail about her body parts. I could provide any number of examples that would demonstrate the sad place that this leads. But I don't want to go there. I hope you will use your own imagination, and then decide you don't want to go there either.

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