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Michelle Obama and Laura Bush Talked About Closets at the White House
Friday November 21, 2008

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Forget policy. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush discussed more important matters during their Tuesday White House visits: closets!

(For the record, Bush, 62, says the first residence has "great" closets.)

"[What] we talked about was what any women would talk about as one is moving out of a home and somebody is moving in," Bush told Nightline's Cynthia McFadden Friday from Panama, where she was traveling on her last solo foreign trip as first lady.

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Obama's daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, accompanied their mom on her second White House visit earlier this week. Bush's daughter, Barbara, 26, showed the new first daughters around.

"It was great," Barbara told Nightline. "They're really sweet, and they're excited, but they also have the same concerns that we had when we were 18 and our dad became president.

"I mean, it's a huge adjustment, and they're not used to Secret Service...and they're switching schools, and they have to make new friends," Barbara said. "It was really fun to meet with them, and to get to see them being excited about their move, and to get to talk to them about the same things that we had to deal with, regardless of age."

The girls checked out the rooms Barbara and her twin sister, Jenna, occupied when they lived in the White House.

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So what kind of advice did Barbara offer the girls during their visit?

"I think my advice to them is just, when they move...just make really good friends and surround themselves with people that will protect them because they love them regardless.

"We were lucky," Barbara added. "We had great friends in Texas, and we were talking with them, and Malia has really good friends that are in fifth grade with her and at home, so they're going to come visit her. I mean, they'll be fine. They're really cute, smart girls."

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Laura Bush also had words of wisdom for Michelle, 44, on raising children in the White House.

"We really wanted Barbara and Jenna to be able to have a totally normal life, to not take advantage of the so-called podium that they might have, because we wanted them to get to be high school, college-aged kids, which they were when we moved in there," she said.

"So it's really a balance as you work through the whole idea of how your family can accommodate the publicity and the klieg lights that are on the president of the United States."

She suggests the Obamas "err on the side of privacy for children. I think it lets children grow up and make childish mistakes, which, of course, they will out of the limelight. And I think that's really best."

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Tune in Nov. 24 to see the the rest of the interview on Nightline .

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161 Comments

8:58 PM Anonymous Says:

How can we put side to side Michelle Obama (chimp looking) and Laura Bush, i think Laura would not like this
Michelle Obama is ugly as can be

12:06 AM Closets Says:

Hi,

First of all I would like to congratulate the Barack Obama, nominated as the President for the America. It was very nice to share their views with us. Thanks to Michelle Obama and Laura Bush.

Thank you
Nancy.

6:30 PM my 2 golden cents Says:

OMS! you haters must be the left over scum from your granddaddys era. It really shows the lack of education, upbringing and just plain morals your nasty upbringing lacked. Such disrespectfulness I have never heard...I honestly don't think you are adults. Do you know what year this is? 2008 not 1928. You all should get your puny selves and spew all this on Pres. Obamas site so the Secret Service can tag your ugly selves and have a "talk" with you. We shall see how fast you all scadadel and hide under that dirty rug like a bunch of nasty maggots. Shame on you. And Hush Up! I for my part, I voted for the best candidate which is PRES OBAMA. May God bless him as he starts this perilous journey to bringing our great country back on par one nation under God! His wife, Michele is the first lady of MY country and I am very proud of her.

6:26 PM black person Says:

She is a real monkey, shine, porch monkey and I hope they take the mirrors down in the white house.

7:38 PM Not drinking the cool aid Says:

Michelle has such a chip on her shoulder that it makes her beauty hard to see.

When she scowls she looks like the slime dripping she-monster in Alien.

Only a change of heart will change her looks. However, I fear that she will not have much to enjoy while being told what to do by the Clintons.

Now they have to pay the piper....

5:18 PM Anonymous Says:

So I guess Michelle will be picking the one her man hides her in.

3:56 PM Anonymous Says:

A true Baboooooooooonnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:20 PM Anonymous Says:

9:46 When the time comes don't be crying how Obama done things

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Like we're crying about what BUSH did to the country??
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At least we could lay down at night knowing Bush was taking care of us more then I can say about Obama.

2:18 PM Anonymous Says:

I hope Michelle finds a good beautician.

maybe fix her hair to cover that ugly face

2:17 PM Anonymous Says:

Obomb had to get all the old clinton folks together to help him, he knows nothing. bill and hill for 4 more years.

2:14 PM Anonymous Says:

Hope All of you losers continue to post your little fantasy posts. Why don't you tell a BLACK person to their face what you think of them. None of you are brave enough to do that. You can have a big mouth when you're hiding in your house playing on your computer. WOW, what a bunch of losers!!!

I will say and do as i please, yes i have had to fight a few times for some thing I say but thats just the way it is. black or white if you lay around on your as* not working and living off the welfare. I will indeed say get a job you loser to there face, it's my tax dollars that pay your bills. if they want to fight about it then i say lets do it.

12:41 AM Anonymous Says:

The camera really captures Michelle's beauty.

12:38 AM Anonymous Says:

8:31 AM Anonymous Says:

Social workers stir sh1t for people. I really don't think they do much GOOD!! I work in the medical profession, and Social workers are boring, busy bodies!!! They create big problems for innocent people.
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You know nothing.

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Social Workers in the health profession do create problems. I've experienced that first hand. They get pushy and bossy with the patients spouses. I hate them.

8:31 AM Anonymous Says:

8:30 AM Anonymous Says:

You are SO funny! College professors Have their PHD!! The only college where he could be teaching is a community college. I THINK they hire people with their Master's degree to teach. Get off your high horse. Most people have their bachelor's degree, and LOTS of people have their Master's!! Social workers go around sticking their noses where they don't belong!!! I'm REAL impressed!! Not tell us more about your fantasy life!!!
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You know nothing.

5:34 AM Anonymous Says:

It is what it is we have to deal with whats been dealt and watch the bigger wreck that is yet to come!
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I think it would be impossible to have a BIGGER wreck than we've already had! Bush did a fine job in that department! Now go to your KKK meeting and hide behind your sheet. Then come home and type crap on your computer. You can hide in your dark dingy little room, and no one will know WHO you are!!

5:31 AM Anonymous Says:

2:15 AM Anonymous Says:

I hope Michelle finds a good beautician.

12:16 AM Anonymous Says:

It is what it is we have to deal with whats been dealt and watch the bigger wreck that is yet to come!

10:56 PM Anonymous Says:

loony toony people in this country voting for a racist terrorist... don't get too comfy...we are buying all of the guns that we can... we will be protected when Osama I mean Obama tries to take away our rights...will you?????

10:52 PM Anonymous Says:

Osama, Obama scary isn't it.

10:48 PM Anonymous Says:

Osama,Obama, really scary if you think about it

10:24 PM Anonymous Says:

10:11 PM: Your right Obama should know alot about terrorism since his past associations prove it. Maybe Rev. Wright could help him pass the laws and you could be on the committee...now go suck it!!
But I suppose his association for 20 YEARS with Rev. didn't bother you..so who's the hate monger now??

10:15 PM Anonymous Says:

You People need to wake up even Bin Laden main guy doesn't like Obama so what does that say about America? Did you watch the video on CNN?

10:06 PM Anonymous Says:

Hey that Michelle is just plain scary looking. It doesn't matter if she smiles or not.

10:02 PM Anonymous Says:

Did you see anywhere in my comment about Bush? No you did not. So there!

10:01 PM Anonymous Says:

Hey, I also liked the show All in the Family. I'm an RN..and guess what I can type too!!! Hope you never walk into my ER. I make 48k per year NOT 250 and I voted for McCain.

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Good for you. Now go take English 101 AGAIN.

9:59 PM Anonymous Says:

When all of our guns are took away (or trying to take them away )and ya'll have a president (didn't vote because they we not worthy to be president) who doesn't salute the American flag (yes him and michelle went to flag burnings) don't be crying that ya'll elected a flag burner, no good person for president.

9:56 PM Anonymous Says:

9:46 When the time comes don't be crying how Obama done things

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Like we're crying about what BUSH did to the country??

9:56 PM White Republican Says:

Hey, I also liked the show All in the Family. I'm an RN..and guess what I can type too!!! Hope you never walk into my ER. I make 48k per year NOT 250 and I voted for McCain.

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