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But First Ladies really do have to give up so much - stop being smart and professional and stay-home-and-bake-cookies, so to speak. Bill Clinton wouldn't have had to do that. I didn't see the speech (just the syrupy intro and the first few words - it had been a hard day and bed called), but this account says Barack came on (on screen) afterwards and called Michelle "cute". Says it all.