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First Lady Michelle Obama joked with Oprah Winfrey that her husband - President Barack Obama - has some serious swag. The comment came during a discussion of Obama's favorite moments as First Lady of the United States.
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MS. WINFREY: What are those days when you just say, mmm, mmm, mmm -- (laughter) -- look at me in the White House. (Laughter.)
MRS. OBAMA: There are so -- yeah, just sitting up here, mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.) There are a lot of those moments. Prince and Stevie Wonder singing in the East Room, just -- may he rest in peace. I mean, those rare gifts of entertainment, the kind of music we have been able to bring into the White House. Sitting with the Pope, watching my mother and my daughters talk to the Pope. That’s like a --
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
MRS. OBAMA: Mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.) Dinner with the Queen of England, just like, mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.)
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
MRS. OBAMA: You know, you try to play these moments off, like oh, yes, yes, I know what I’m doing -- and inside you’re going, mmm, mmm, mmm.
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
MRS. OBAMA: Good lord. Watching my husband walk off of Marine One and go to the Oval Office, it’s like, mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter and applause.)
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.)
MRS. OBAMA: And you know he’s got that walk, right?
MS. WINFREY: I know! (Laughter.)
MRS. OBAMA: Like, mmm, mmm, mmm.
MS. WINFREY: He’s got the swag. (Laughter.) Did he always have that swag? Or has he gotten swaggier?
MRS. OBAMA: No, he was very swagalicious. (Laughter.) Look, I told people this from the very start, when I -- started running -- Barack Obama is exactly who he says he is. We both are. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell people. Ain’t no surprises. We’re telling you who we are, and no tricks up our sleeves. We’re regular folks. We care about people. We care about family. We want to do well. We want to make our country proud. We don’t want to waste our talents just making money for ourselves.
Barack Obama hasn’t changed, not as a person. Because he is an authentic man who came in, and he’s going to leave that same person. (Applause.) So it’s not the office that changes you, it’s just -- it amplifies who you are. I think I said that at the last convention. Being President doesn’t change who you are, it reveals who you are. And that’s something that we should all remember. (Applause.)
First Lady Michelle Obama joked with Oprah Winfrey that her husband - President Barack Obama - has some serious swag. The comment came during a discussion of Obama's favorite moments as First Lady of the United States.
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MS. WINFREY: What are those days when you just say, mmm, mmm, mmm -- (laughter) -- look at me in the White House. (Laughter.)
MRS. OBAMA: There are so -- yeah, just sitting up here, mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.) There are a lot of those moments. Prince and Stevie Wonder singing in the East Room, just -- may he rest in peace. I mean, those rare gifts of entertainment, the kind of music we have been able to bring into the White House. Sitting with the Pope, watching my mother and my daughters talk to the Pope. That’s like a --
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
MRS. OBAMA: Mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.) Dinner with the Queen of England, just like, mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.)
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
MRS. OBAMA: You know, you try to play these moments off, like oh, yes, yes, I know what I’m doing -- and inside you’re going, mmm, mmm, mmm.
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
MRS. OBAMA: Good lord. Watching my husband walk off of Marine One and go to the Oval Office, it’s like, mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter and applause.)
MS. WINFREY: Mmm, mmm, mmm. (Laughter.)
MRS. OBAMA: And you know he’s got that walk, right?
MS. WINFREY: I know! (Laughter.)
MRS. OBAMA: Like, mmm, mmm, mmm.
MS. WINFREY: He’s got the swag. (Laughter.) Did he always have that swag? Or has he gotten swaggier?
MRS. OBAMA: No, he was very swagalicious. (Laughter.) Look, I told people this from the very start, when I -- started running -- Barack Obama is exactly who he says he is. We both are. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell people. Ain’t no surprises. We’re telling you who we are, and no tricks up our sleeves. We’re regular folks. We care about people. We care about family. We want to do well. We want to make our country proud. We don’t want to waste our talents just making money for ourselves.
Barack Obama hasn’t changed, not as a person. Because he is an authentic man who came in, and he’s going to leave that same person. (Applause.) So it’s not the office that changes you, it’s just -- it amplifies who you are. I think I said that at the last convention. Being President doesn’t change who you are, it reveals who you are. And that’s something that we should all remember. (Applause.)
