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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!
By Erin Aubry Kaplan

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 01:46 PM

    moronic sexism

    also, i agree that this article was totally sexist. you stupid liberals couldn't see it when you were dissing sarah palin, but now you will see, via extremely stupid articles like this, that 90% of liberals/democrats don't know sexism when it hits them in the face.

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