Michelle and Barack Obama land cover of Us Weekly: their love story

[Honey]

Barack and Michelle Obama appear on the cover of the Us Weekly hitting newsstands later this week, further establishing their crossover appeal as both political and entertainment figures. The magazine will feature a six-page article on the Obamas' love story as well as an album of family photos. The cover is headlined "Michelle Obama: Why Barack Loves Her" and teases, "She shops at Target, loved 'Sex and the City' and never misses the girls' recitals. The untold romance between a down-to-earth mom and the man who calls her 'my rock.'"
In February, Barack Obama sat down with Us for a Q&A (where he notoriously refused to answer the boxers-or-briefs question). That article, combined with Hillary Clinton's "My Worst Outfits Ever" spread critiquing poor past fashion choices, helped establish political figures' appeal to celebrity magazines, one of the new trends emerging from this campaign season.

An excerpt of the Obamas' love story was posted as UsMagazine.com Wednesday afternoon. The excerpt includes Barack's praise of Michelle as an "extraordinary mother" and the assurance from a longtime pal that Michelle is "not the least bit interested in being co-president." For the "full untold story on why Barack loves Michelle, her struggle to get pregnant, why she rejected Barack when he first asked her out, and how she took her best friend to see Sex and the City on opening day," pick up a copy of the magazine, which hits newsstands nationwide on Friday (Wednesday in New York and Los Angeles).

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[Bellatheball]

See I hate this crap. Win elections based on policies you plan to put in to place or based on your ethics, views on war, domestic and foreign policy etc. The fact that we have candidates playing the sax on Arsenio, telling jokes on Leno and showing up on the cover of rag mags is disgusting.

[*DIVA!]

See I hate this crap. Win elections based on policies you plan to put in to place or based on your ethics, views on war, domestic and foreign policy etc. The fact that we have candidates playing the sax on Arsenio, telling jokes on Leno and showing up on the cover of rag mags is disgusting.

I don't like it either, but it is the world we live in. People need to feel they know the candidate on a personal level so they feel comfortable about voting for them, so they want to know all of their personal business, what their spouse is like at home, what kind of underwear they wear, and what is their favorite recipe..not their policies and what they will do to better our country!!

[bychance]

She looks pretty in her wedding photo.

And that pic of Angelina is nice.

[lurkur]

I don't like it either, but it is the world we live in. People need to feel they know the candidate on a personal level so they feel comfortable about voting for them, so they want to know all of their personal business, what their spouse is like at home, what kind of underwear they wear, and what is their favorite recipe..not their policies and what they will do to better our country!!

I can see it now...

Q: Senator McCain, do you wear boxers or briefs?
McCain: Depends.

[Folieadeux]

She looks like she can be a major bitch. It's in the eyes.

[nana51]

I can see it now...

Q: Senator McCain, do you wear boxers or briefs?
McCain: Depends.

That. is. good.!

[sputnik]

I can see it now...

Q: Senator McCain, do you wear boxers or briefs?
McCain: Depends.

[yanna]

Michelle is "not the least bit interested in being co-president."

Excuse me while I puke. I can't stand this woman. I dislike her even more than her husband. Not to mention that she doesn't act that demure, really.

[aabbcc]

I pretty much lost interest in this election as soon as Hilary was out. I don't think this guy really has a chance of winning and I'm not interested in his wife scrambling for her fifteen seconds in the spotlight.

[Lily]

I like Obama, but not his wife. She seems really eager to be famous. And this kind of cover story is unnecessary and puke-worthy.

[Sweetie]

Dead yet?!?!?!

[tkdgirl]

See I hate this crap. Win elections based on policies you plan to put in to place or based on your ethics, views on war, domestic and foreign policy etc. The fact that we have candidates playing the sax on Arsenio, telling jokes on Leno and showing up on the cover of rag mags is disgusting.

Style over substance is the push. Its been this way since Clinton played his sax on Arsenio.

[Buffy Burnett]

I call BS. Anyone who needs this much tabloid time for their marriage is overlooking the edge of divorce!

[crumpet]

I don't believe in any happy political marriages. these people are all so fake.