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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:00 AM

The lobster dinner that wasn't

Page Six retracts a report that Michelle Obama ordered a lavish meal while at one of New York's most luxurious hotels.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Tuesday, October 21, 2008 01:04 PM

    What kind of fool..

    would believe someone would order caviar of that stripe and then get some ghetto champagne that runs $44/bottle? Please. Unless that was another swipe at the lady.. "Black folks don't know likra!"

    That menu calls for some old Dom at the very least. Now I'm all jealous.

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