Another Reminder That Our Fabulously 'Fierce' First Lady Is 'Just Michelle'

First order of the morning's business: rumor has it that Michelle will move Ms. O (as Leon Talley tells us Oprah is called) off the cover of O Magazine. That's big news. Has Oprah EVER not been on the cover of her magazine?

If Ms. O steals my idea about Smart Sensuality women, I will NOT be amused. (Just kidding. I'd be flattered.)

Today's Politico has an audio feature about Michelle, telling us what we already know, but it's a short, one-minute listen.

Michelle Obama has already carved out her own identity as First Lady. She is accessible to the public in a way that Jackie Kennedy never was, and I argue it's not just the case that times have changed, but that Michelle Obama (and POTUS and the First Kids and First Granny and soon -- the First Dog) has a warm and open style that was displayed by the Kennedy men but not the Kennedy women.

We can imagine the Obamas jumping into a game of football at Hyannis Port -- and I mean ALL the Obamas.

Without suggesting any disrespectful words towards the Kennedy women, they are aloof, compared to Michelle Obama and her team.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis was the epitome of correctness, even in capri pants and her famous sunglasses, being brought back to life, btw. Michelle Obama, lovely as she is, is NOT the model of correctness.

Michelle is a woman who gets up in the morning, saying "thank GOD I'm alive; I have so much to be thankful together"; and "let's get this party started."

Then she rolls into high gear as America's Yummy Mummy, National Executive Director of the Toned-Arms Society; National Priestess of Independent Style, daring enough to wear a short-lace pink dress on People magazine; CEO of Personal Responsibility for Every American;and First Lady of ALL the people, including the undesirables.

Michelle is fierce, meaning that she's of absolutely exceptional quality. Politico sums up the Michelle brand:

As for all that talk about what kind of first lady Michelle Obama would be — Laura, Hillary, Jackie O? — well, it looks like she's broken the mold already and is just Michelle, "an icon of style, class and grace" to let EPA Director Lisa Jackson tell it. Coming soon to a grocery aisle near you. Here's betting she'll be sleeveless, even in winter.

I'm on the prowl now, for new goodies and original thinking on the new girl in town. Have a great weekend! Anne

Archive Reading: Michelle Obama Up Close and Personal: Excerpts from March Vogue This is Leon Talley's interview from the current magazine.