https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/20/feminists-pretty-disappointed-in-michelle-obama/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:06:57 -0400<![CDATA[Last year, after Obama and Ann Romney submitted recipes for a cookie contest, Hirshman told The Washington Post that Obama’s “first mom, gardener thing” is “silly.” Now, Hirshman says, “I’ve kind of lost interest in Michelle Obama. She was trapped by assumptions about race and had limited room to maneuver. Whether that was a welcome choice or she had no choice, I will never know. It’s very difficult to envision her as running for senator from the state of Illinois as you did with Hillary Clinton running for senator from the state of New York.”]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:55:57 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/20/feminists-pretty-disappointed-in-michelle-obama-n99401