POP CULTURE
Cat Fight! Oprah and Michelle Obama Vie To Be Barack's "First Lady"
HIS WEEK'S GLOBE REPORTS THAT WAR, OR THE KIND OF BATTLE FOUGHT BETWEEN TWO WOMEN USING SHARP NAILS AND SARCASTIC SNIPES, HAS BROKEN OUT BETWEEN BARACK'S NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO LADIES. The question: who is number one, and who is number two: Michelle Obama or Oprah?
The Globe reports that Michelle has decreed that Oprah be kept far from her mate, the proof being O's invisibility at the Democratic National Convention. (But that might have been a good thing: Really, who wants to see her cry her eyelashes off?)
But seriously, Michelle keeping Ms. O away is a prudent move to protect her family. After all, there is precedent for what happens when Oprah becomes the commanding third wheel in a relationship. Just ask Gayle King's ex-husband.
But in this case, it's Michelle who's got the prize that Oprah's crushing on: Barack. He's the one thing she can't buy -- yet. And proving she's a smartie, Michelle wants to keep it that way. Everyone knows the titan's got boundary issues: if you want in her world, your kids, family, vacations, birthdays, funerals -- everything including sleep takes a backseat to serving her.
The Globe calls Michelle "controlling," which is laughable when compared to Oprah's iron-hand. But there's an upside to it all: if he can keep peace between Michelle and Oprah, surely Obama can handle unsettled hot spots throughout the rest of the world.
Posted September 9, 2008
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