Michelle O. In Boulder, Colo.

Hair perfect, red sweater twinset on, complete with matching brooch, Michelle Obama was fired up and ready to go on the crowd. Hubby Barack was also in Colorado just the other day. Some of his pictures will follow after hers. (Michelle pictures courtesy of Colorado Daily and The Associated Press)

And here are pictures of Barack in Westminster, Colo. Monday. (From The Associated Press)

And here's Barack staring down a barefoot n' confused baby. I can understand people wanting to get a picture of their kid with Barack, but I always wonder what this is like from the baby's perspective.

"First you drag me to this loud rally and then when I finally start to get a nap in you wake me up to meet this big eared joker?"

And Barack goes, "Just play along, kid. This isn't a picnic for me either, but I need your parents' votes. Now if you don't pee on me I promise not to say the phrase 'I hope this baby's diaper is ready for a change.'"

He's a politician, not the Pope, people! Barack Obama cannot bless your baby! (Although he can ask God nicely if He would bless your baby.)

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Would the Real Sarah Palin Please Stand Up?

Some observations from Sarah Palin's latest Katie Couric, CBS News related trainwreck:

1) Is this a joke? Seriously? She couldn't name a news paper? Not even the ones owned by Rupert Murdoch (New York Post, The Wall Street Journal) or the conservative alternative in D.C., The Washington Times? What kind of conservative is she? She couldn't think of a magazine? The National Review? The Weekly Standard? The American Spectator? The American Conservative? I don't even READ these publications and I know about them. She couldn't name something safe like The New York Times or The Washington Post? USA Today? No, she just says she reads "all of them" or whatever people give her. Is this performance art at this point? Thank God you can train and memorize for a debate, because when it comes to a TV interview this woman is a walking, talking nightmare.

2) She's a pro-life conservative, but ... she calls herself a feminist, she's cool with the gays (no judgments even though she calls it a "choice), she has no problem with most contraceptives (stopping short of the morning after pill), is for evolution being taught in schools, that man is partially responsible for global warming, and doesn't have a home church, only going to a variety of churches sometimes, a la our current president (who doesn't go to church) and her running mate, the other original maverick. She's already pissed off the intellectuals. Now she wants to leave the churchniks with some doubts? Who ARE you, Sarah Palin? And you're pro-Union (an issue not addressed in the interview)? WHO ARE YOU??? Dorothy, we are not in Kansas anymore.

Would the real original maverick please stand up? Because I could have sworn she was being sold as a hardcore faith-based, intelligent design jockeying, pray-the-gay-away churchnik and in the body of a pretty n' tough "hockey mom." I'm getting conflicting messages!

Nobody's Home

With the president neutered, Congressional leaders inept and constipated and pretty much every house of government in some form of disarray, Tuesday night Jon Stewart asked who on earth is running this country? I could have told him it was no one. How else to you explain the last eight years?

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving The View? No! That'll Only Give Me Sherrie to Make Fun of!

From OMG!'s Goddess Celebrity Moms blog:

"The View's" Elisabeth Hasselbeck is reportedly "really upset" about the recent political discussions (i.e. the upcoming presidential election) that have been taking place on her daytime gab fest. As the lone Republican on the talk panel -- not to mention the youngest -- she just can't seem to win against her loud, liberal counterparts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg.

While tensions are high on set, a "View" staff member told the Chicago Sun-Times that things aren't as bad as they were during the Rosie O'Donnell era. Still, it's bad enough that Barbara Walters has set up a "cooling off" meeting for her ladies.

Rumor has it that Elisabeth may even be leaving "The View" to host her own program on the FOX News Channel, where she can be with her own "kind" ... and not have to face off with Joy and Whoopi on a daily basis! That sort of makes me sad. Although I think Hasselbeck often comes across as being out of touch, uninformed, and immature, I must admit that the outspoken 31-year-old makes for some good television

Personally, I can't stand Elisabeth when I actually sit through forced viewings of "The View." But if Miz Liz is down because she's the only conservative on the show, I have to admit, they did put her in a damned awkward situation. I'm no conservative, but would it have killed them to have hired another center-right person with an insane personality? You know? Instead of Sherrie Shepherd who is certifiable? I mean, Hasselbeck is just alone out there and half the time she doesn't have a clue what she's talking about. The woman needs some back-up.

And you know who I'm about to suggest.

Amy Holmes. Hire Amy Holmes, dammit! I don't agree with her either, but I actually like Amy and she's more coherent and able to get a point across than Elisabeth. She could fill in those Grand Canyon sized gaps Liz leaves when trying to make a futile point against the more dominate Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar. Plus, this would also make it a fair fight.

And if you don't want the severe bitchatude of Holmes. Can I suggest Michelle Bernard, the more palatable (but not as insane) black center-right punditress? Once again, she can actually formulate a decent answer and she's interesting.

And both Holmes and Bernard are good looking, so seriously, what's the problem? They're just slumming it in pundit land anyway. Or if you don't want another conservative, how about a Libertarian? An independent? A communist? Something. Variety is the spice of life, Barbara Walters! Keep your show peppered with more diverse insane people. But not Sherrie insane. That shizz is just embarrassing.

Sidenote: According to Defamer.com they "girled" Whoopi up on the show for a week. I don't know how to feel about this. I mean, she liked dressing butch. That was her thing, but she looks nice all tarted up, so good for her. I think.

This week on The View, Whoopi Goldberg has been cajoled into throwing caution to the wind and "dressing like a girl" (as Joy Behar so delicately put it). Yes, you read that correctly. Whoopi, whose style has been fondly described by our own Molls as "lesbian train conductor" chic, is trading in her Crocs and oversized collared shirts for Eileen Fisher dresses and patent red leather heels. Sure, she looks good. But her patronizing co-hosts are acting like a proud mother whose little Sally shed all that "baby fat" after being force-fed Nutrisystem for five months. "Look at you, girl, you're wearing a skirt!" cries Babs. "You're so sexy and hot, girl," chimes in Sherri. Gee, you can see Whoopi thinking, did I look that bad?

Goldberg returned to pants this week.

And Finally ... Mrs. O -- the all-Michelle, all-fashion, all the time blog!

It's the site I didn't have the time to create -- Mrs. O -- a blog completely dedicated to what Michelle is wearing, who made it and where you can buy it. For example, the creators did some sleuthing and found out the dress Michelle rocked in Detroit the other day was from H&M and cost only $34.90. Check out the site and show them some love. (And some linkage!) I plan to become bestest friends with them. Us Michelle-a-holics have to stick together!

Anyone Understand Swedish?

Because I was interviewed for the radio there.

Yeah, I don't understand anything on the report but my own comments in English but ... I've gone international, ya'll! We talked about the style of Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain. My interview is the second story on the page reporter by Audrey Erath. There's a picture of Michelle and the girls next to it. The whole page is TOTALLY in Swedish so you need to get up on some Google Translate just to understand how to listen to the report.