Barbara Walters' Obama interview is tonight on ABC (10 eastern). It should be pretty interesting, as I think Walters really does do a good job getting her guests to open up. Yeah, last week she interviewed the pregnant man, but she's a good interviewer, and it should be interesting to see what she's able to get out of the Obamas after so many months of the same old interview.
The future first lady Michelle Obama added, "That was the first thing I said to some of the [White House] staff when I did my visit. Because of course, the girls, they're so good. I said, 'You know, we're going to have to set up some boundaries. Because they're going to need to be able to make their beds" and clean their own rooms.I think Michelle Obama has really grown into the job, fast. She had a bump in the road earlier in the campaign and learned, quickly, that America (unfortunately) likes its first ladies in the background, somewhat demure, and gaffe-free. I think that role is especially difficult for a woman who is obviously smart, strong, and a co-equal parent in her own home - i.e., not the Southern Baptist dream of a subservient wife. America, collectively, is still a bit sexist when it comes to the First Lady. It would have been fascinating to see if the public expected Bill Clinton to be demure during a Hillary presidency. Only time will tell.
Michelle Obama added with a laugh, "Don't make their beds. Make mine."
