The President and The First Lady Visit ‘The View’

POTUS & FLOTUS On "The View"

With a reminder from my fantastic Grandmother that President and First Lady Obama would be visiting The View, I decided to watch the program for the first time in a long time.

As much as I enjoy hearing Barack and Michelle speak, I will also admit tuning in to see how tightly wound resident conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck would be.

On the fashion watch the first lady looked fantastic in a square necked, sleeveless (of course!) dress with a full skirt. The green color (a somber cousin to all the sea foam from the Emmy Red Carpet) paired with an eclectic array of jewelry (known as hodge podge, if you are not chic) and shoes that appeared to be maroon. Other notable style choices were Elisabeth's red dress (channeling both Nancy Regan and Anne Romney) and Whoopi's shoes, which were sky high and red heeled. A precursory google search gave me nada on them. DivaJulia, please chime in if you have info, because they were stunning.

Look Newt Gingrich, The Welfare President came bearing gifts. Presenting Babara Walters with a gift basket, Obama joked she would no longer have to "pilfer signature items when she visit the White House".

Over all, the mood was appropriately light, with anecdotes about their upcoming 20th wedding anniversary and life with two daughters. After saying how much she really liked them, Elisabeth got to put on her serious journalist face and asked about the growing divide between the "have and have nots" in America. My general disgust for Bitsy aside, her over all tone was very respectful, which is about all that you can ask.

Having not seen Sherri Shepard in a good while, I was impressed with her new (to me) short and sleek hair. Still don't know what is going on the inside of her head, but the outside is on POINT. In the hopes of borrowing some tips from the first couple, Sherri asked Michelle Obama about the nightly bedtime ritual she and Barack have. I cackled at her use of the word "ritual", picturing some of my Tea Party neighbors, nodding knowingly about Obama and his foreign, muslim satanic roots.

Ritual or routine, the first lady coyly responded that she wasn't talking about what they did before they went to bed. Not to be topped by Jill and Joe Biden, the President nodded, so we are all clear on that front.

So as not to appear too partisan, if and when Willard and Ann Romney join the ladies of The View, I'll watch. I think Whoopi has a lot she'd like to say.