February 2009

  • Ikram Goldman, the mystery woman behind Michelle’s fashion (Photo by Anna Knott, courtsy the New York Times) The New York Times published a story Wednesday on Ikram Goldman, the woman and boutique owner behind some of the First Lady’s style choices. The low-profile Goldman, who has not granted interviews, has acted as the go-between for…

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  • Meet Bill Burton, deputy White House press secretary, who, despite having a black parent, was not “minority-ish” enough to be considered a minority member of Obama’s press office in a recent column by Roland Martin and other critics of Obama’s minority higher practices.Since radio talker/pundit Roland Martin wrote his column on what he saw as…

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  • Actor Sidney Poitier, left, greets President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama as they arrive to Ford’s Theater Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)  From USA Today: WASHINGTON — Presidential present and past intersected again Wednesday night when President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama joined stars in honoring one…

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  • Loads and Loads of Lincoln

    President Barack Obama, right, shares a laugh with television news anchor Katie Couric, center, and an unidentified actor portraying Abraham Lincoln during a visit to Ford’s Theater Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) CNN is doing all day coverage of “From Lincoln to Obama,” discussing the sixteenth’s president legacy in conjunction with…

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  • Donna and The Snob!

    Democratic stragetist and totally awesome human being, Donna Brazile, and me, Danielle, aka “The Snob.” I’m smiling so hard I am all kinds of squinty.Finally! The pictures showed up in my inbox. I have to give a shout-out to Janice with the digital camera who I had the fortune of meeting while standing in line…

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  • Michelle Goes Vogue

    And now for the pictures you can pretty much find everywhere on the Web today! Michelle Obama … in Vogue! And on Vogue — the cover, of course. Vogue “likey” money and the Obamas have proven they can pretty much sell any magazine from Ladies’ Home Journal to Newsweek. I’m surprised there isn’t some “Teen…

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  • You want in? She’s the woman with the key, folks.

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