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Michelle Obama Tries Hopscotch & Dance Moves With Mumbai Children

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Michelle Obama played hopscotch, danced and sang with 33 disadvantaged children from the Indian charity Make a Difference Saturday at the University of Mumbai.

Almost immediately after arriving at the university’s library, she kicked off her flats and joined in a game of vocabulary-building hopscotch with the 8- to 13-year-old orphans and runaways who receive English-language instruction from Make a Difference volunteers.

“I love dancing. Oh that was fun!” Mrs. Obama said after they danced to theme song from the Bollywood movie, “Rang de Basanti.”

The girls wore their salwar kameez — traditional long shirts and baggy trousers — and glittering dupatta scarves. Mrs. Obama, dressed in an olive blouse and delicate flowered skirt, also joined a drum and tambourine circle with the children. She banged on a tambourine while the kids pounded on drums.

After dancing, she spoke to the children about the importance of an education.

“I didn’t grow up with a lot of money,” Mrs. Obama “I never even imagined being the first lady of the United States. But because I had an education, when the time came to do this, I was ready.”

The kids fell silent after one girl asked a question, so Mrs. Obama urged another round of dancing.

“Let’s dance some more! One more dance!” she said. She was quickly surrounded by a bouncing circle of girls throwing their arms in the air. The boys nearby jumped up and down. Before leaving, the first lady sent each child home with a tote bag stuffed with educational materials — notebooks, pencils and pen — and White House M&Ms.

Jithin Nedumala, 23, who forsook an MBA to help found MAD in 2006, said he hoped Mrs. Obama’s visit would inspire the children he works with.

“We are here to tell the children to dream big,” he said. “They‘re in orphanages and street shelters where they don’t have their parents to push them. Not many people believe in these kids.”

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  • shellmen
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:53am

    When I think of first lady Mrs Busch comes to mind. Both of them. Just compare and think what we have come to in the eyes of the world.

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    • EP46
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 8:34am

      No…don’t ever ,ever compare !!! Contrast these two women.

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  • macadoo
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:51am

    it’s funny ,M&M’s for India and carrots for our children in the USA

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    • The Giver
      Posted on November 8, 2010 at 9:36am

      They didn’t take over health care in India yet. When they do, those children will have carrots too.

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  • The Toad
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:46am

    Got to work them extra pounds off somehow! To many french fries!

     
  • dizzyinthedark
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:37am

    Handing out M&M’s?!!! Chocolate and sugary sweets?!!! And our kids here get dried fruit for Halloween?!! Okay, so dried fruit has tons of sugar in it, I’ll give you that, she thought she was doing our kids some good, but in reality they still got something that was loaded with tons of sugar. The body processes the dried fruit the same as it processes the bags of chips–turns them into sugar and stores them as fat in the body. Seems to me she’s been storing some of her own fat, perhaps for the coming season?! Let’s all remember her famous words while stumping for Barry before the election when she stated “I am finally proud of America.”. She never really had a job at that hospital in Chicago even though they paid her a six-figure salary for part-time work (which has yet to be filled) since she left–hmmmmm. I‘m not impressed with her at all and it’s not because of her skin color it’s because of what comes out of her pie hole and what she has done to this country. Worst 1st Family Ever!!!

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    • heidi586
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 9:00am

      I caught that too….we’re not to have “sugar snacks” and the admin hands out M&M’s? Why not an apple? Maybe ‘no sugar added’ fruit roll ups? They should practice what they preach.

      On a better note: Both she and the children looked to really be enjoying themselves; I’m glad the children were having such fun. So many of India’s children suffer horrible lives. I do think all the money being spent on this trip could have been better served spent (or saved) here at home though.

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  • GulfPeg
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:21am

    She has absolutely no class or style. She is an embarrassment world wide.

     
    • Highland
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 7:34am

      Neither one of them knows how to act with dignity or class. Compare and contrast how other First Ladies have behaved when visiting foreign countries.

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    • CollateralDamage
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 9:42pm

      @gulfpeg: Agreed. Neither of them have any class. When I saw this video, I was appalled to see our first lady dancing around BAREFOOTED wearing a rag for a skirt. Just like I felt those many times I saw BHO bowing to foreign leaders (and the mayor of Tampa). Geez, what an embarrassment. I’ll bet the entire world is laughing their arses off at us. (shaking head)

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  • benrush
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:20am

    Objectively speaking, it’s hard to fault Michelle for this. I would have done the same thing given the situation.

    It’s rather petty to criticize this particular news story.

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    • voted against carter
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 4:14pm

      Barry,..

      IS THAT YOU????

      It IS,.. isn’t it.

      Chill out. have a beer.

      Remember,… BEER GOGLES help make the UGLIEST of “woman” look good.

      It will even work with Mitch’ele.

      GUARANTEED.

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  • NHABE64
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:07am

    Isn’t that neat, I wonder if Obama tapped dance to Zippety Doo Dah as well. Where are those falling coconuts ?

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  • HeavenlyMinded
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:53am

    Is she practicing for her audition on next season’s “Dancing with the Stars”?

    In the meantime, her husband is pandering for sympathy amongst young Indians who couldn’t care less about his “midterm corrections”. I guess he’d rather talk to anyone else who would listen rather than the people he is supposed to be the leader of…….

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  • Living In NYC
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 4:46am

    Gee…we have plenty of children who are United States Citizens that need help as well. Why don’t we “re-distribute” the Whitehouse’s budget and help them instead?

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    • EP46
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:25am

      Agree, like maybe get out of the way so people can get jobs and Feed their own children here in the US. Remember, this is your tax dollar (or really your grandchildren’s) paying for this dance.

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  • Randyrocker
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 4:30am

    Michelle’s got to lose some weight somehow, maybe this will be a start.

     
  • panther440
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:38am

    Wow.. she looks so “proud” … opppsss,,, she’s not at home, ,, now it makes sense.

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  • sissykatz
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:36am

    @sean m I agree with you on the fact I would love to see her do these things in our country to help inspire the children of the United States, So far though the trip seems innocent enough But does anyone but me see dollar signs as they move or dance $$$$ $$$ $$$ $$$ I just cannot get over the cost of ths triip.I have heard 1000 to 3000 people have gone with them. who are these people and “why”are the going and “why” are we paying for them to go.Agreed the POTUS needs to be safe butttttttt 1-3thousand people really doen’t look safe to me. I think it is ridiculous for that many people to go on our dimel.$$$$$$$

     
    • Vince Vega
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:41am

      Hard to argue against that point Sissy….especially when we’re not even quite sure what the heck this trip is all about. I know Presidents do this sort of thing, but this one does seem a little out of whack.

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  • New-American-Saviors
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:54am

    Maybe a Mumbai version of Dancing with the Stars…and she can STAY there as host. And she can say “This is the first time I’ve ever been proud of my New Country “

     
    • captainsandkings
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 8:15am

      It’s hard to give this gal credit for much–that being said, this is the first time I’ve seen her look really happy. Without that scowl, she looks like an approachable person.

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  • 7grandma
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:45am

    This could have been a wonderful story. But she, obviously, cares for those children Much More than she cares for the American children.

     
  • billwhit1357
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:44am

    Has there been any study about the timing of Michelle’s dancing and the earthquake in Malaysia? I thought I felt a trimor in Austria also!

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  • blacksmith
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:43am

    What does M.O.’s education have to do with her being the Presidents wife? Is the message she is sending to marry someone of ambition so you can be drug along for the ride and the great perks of his office? I thought Hillary Clinton already taught the world this lesson. Gotta love these progressive feminists or else. How about showing the children someone that actually made it on their own?

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    • Vince Vega
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:51am

      Wow….I thought I was a tough nut to crack. The First Lady playing with kids and giving them a positive message is all that? Man…I‘m thinkin’ we’ve got bigger fish to fry!

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:59am

      Blacksmith…to be honest I was shocked to see an entry made by Mrs. O at the Ghandi museum. Please check out the photo at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40052058/ns/politics at the bottom of the page there is a photo gallery. Her handwriting…spelling … writing…. what a shock! This is the First Lady who represents our country?

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    • CollateralDamage
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 9:47pm

      @Staythecourse: Oh my!!! I see what you mean. I’m surprised they allowed that photo to be published at all. Embarrassing. She writes like a third grader.

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  • KnowingTheFuture
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:37am

    How is this story news!

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    • Vince Vega
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:44am

      Ummm…it’s news ’cause we didn’t know it until they told us about it? I don‘t think it’s “World War III broke out today” news, but is that the qualifier?

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    • EP46
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:20am

      This story is news because here are pictures of your tax dollar at work while the unemployment line grows longer.

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  • Lunar
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:31am

    She is Maria Antoinette. Let them eat cake.
    People are starting to starve here in her own country. She doesn’t care at all. I seem to recall the story had a happy ending with kittens and puppies…

    Lunar  
  • koibaby
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:29am

    If you can’t say something nice say nothing…I will say nothing.
    How much did this circus cost me?

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  • sean_m.
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:00am

    The White House has it’s own M&M’s? Well that’s fiscally responsible.

    However, yeah, nice and all but I’m sure the inner city would love the first lady to visit them, as well. Maybe if we’d start helping our own then we could be a little better off as a whole.

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    • Vince Vega
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:32am

      I agree Sean…that probably would be a great thing to do, especially if the focus was on “In this country, you can be whatever you want to be, ’cause we’re a great country.”

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    • suzg60
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 7:26am

      I agree with both of you. ALL Presidents go overseas to do whatever it they do. We will only get the story the media wants us to get. But with the times this country is going through I think their efforts would be much more welcomed here also. It is the timing of the trip and the fact that so much terrorism is going on overseas that bothers me. I think some outlets have blown the cost of this trip way out off the charts, but again we can only go by what they report.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:37pm

      It’s wonderfully refreshing to see all of the concern about inner-city children. Do you put your money behind that?

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    • The Giver
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 11:24pm

      TIFOSA- How terribly ignorant and liberal of you. Throw more money at the problems and everything will be solved. Government run elementary schools spend almost double per child than private schools do and do not achieve as good results. Inner city children are doing GREAT in charter schools which spend less. YOU give more money if you want to. No one is stopping you. I’ll support their right to school choice.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 13, 2010 at 2:38pm

      “The Giver” Aaaaah the irony for your nick… :)

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  • charliego
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:00am

    This is really our First Lady’s thing to do. These children will never forget this moment.

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    • Pink Floyd
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 11:28am

      @ charliego — Maybe your first lady but not mine, I didn’t vote for her…

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:41am

    She found her niche

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  • roseinbloom
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:23am

    i hope she does inspire those kids….to not count on big government…but to believe in themselves and the value of hard work. good dancing!

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  • Vince Vega
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:18am

    I’m liking this story…hard to see any downside here! I’ve got plenty of gripes with the First Lady, but this isn‘t one of ’em.

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:56am

      It would be nice if the obamas cared as much about America‘s economy as they do India’s. They are traveling and acting likes royalty…king and queen… I am left wondering if his real goal is not to redistribute our wealth over to india. And what about the companies that are traveling with him? How do they get special dibs on trade agreements/arrangements. To be actually traveling with the president is an endorsement of the president. Scott…can you do a story on which companies are traveling and getting his endorsement…seems like it might be nice to know..afterall maybe those are the companies to invest in. And a word of caution to India….get ready for SEIU invasion.

      I still don’t understand the president spending all of this money when we are hurting at home. I also am looking to understand how does he arbitrarily change previous sanctions? Is that something that needs to go thru Congress? I do not trust this president to have the best interests of our country in his heart. And as far as the impact of the elections…the audacity of him to say he is going ahead with all of his spending on education, infrastructure. etc REGARDLESS of what we believe about that spending. It is willfull blindness on his part to say that he just “didn’t communicate” his message correctly. WRONG! We got his message loud and clear.

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    • Freelancer
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 8:06am

      @Scott…. The ones announced on the news were ALL heavily unionized companies.

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    • Promotefreedom
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 9:37am

      Staythecourse — Obama has NEVER done ONE THING good for our nation. Decent people look at him as not knowing what he is doing, or simply having wrong ideas. NOT SO. He is truly anti-America, doing exactly as his puppet-masters desire. He is following their plan… De-development of America.

      If you look at what is going on from the perspective of the elites creating a New World Order, all of what is going on makes perfect sense. From the catering to the Muslims, to the bankrupting of America, to the government taking over health care, to the shipping of America’s jobs overseas – FOREVER.

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    • Hyena
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 9:37am

      I’m going to agree with VV here……….

      As an uber staunch conservative (neo-con if you will) that has complete disdain for the purpose and overall cost of this trip; I believe there’s no place for direct personal attacks on the First Lady for the size of her arse and feet. Direct personal attacks such as these are cheap, petty and completely discredits everyone else’s REAL concerns/comments as to the overall scope of this trip.

      Direct personal attacks turns this forum into nothing more than a rag at best. It would be my firmest belief and conviction comments should be solely based on the facts and issues of any particular subject and NOT PERSONAL

      That‘s my story and I’m sticking to it!

      Happy Sunday and goooo Packers!!

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 4:44pm

      Good onya, you pulled people above the third grade into a discussion of the ideology.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:28pm

      Betcha this IS about America’s economy: http://govne.ws/item/FACT-SHEET-The-National-Export-Initiative-U-S-India-Transactions . It helps when the focus isn’t about dance moves, hairdos, dress and foot-size.

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    • The Giver
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:49pm

      HYENA, Neo-Cons aren’t true conservatives as I understand it. Maybe you are mislabeling yourself. However, you and VV are forgetting our first amendment rights. You may not want “personal attacks” made, but if they are trying to tell us what to eat, drive, and think…. well I think THEY are getting too “personal” for me! Watch the other hand.

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  • DMD
    Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:12am

    Gotte work that fat ass off somehow.

     
    • Vince Vega
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:19am

      Ummmm…whatever.

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:47am

      My tax dollars hard at work…again.

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    • Freelancer
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 8:04am

      My God…. Look at the size of her feet in the first video! They must a size 17 EEE…. Makes me wonder if Mr. O slaps a motor on one of her shoes and uses it as a fishing boat.

      Freelancer  
    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 8:17am

      Hey Man…. Cows are sacred ya know..

      MAULEMALL  
    • LetTheSunShine
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 9:54am

      I’m not a huge Michelle fan, but why sink so low as to criticize her appearance? It’s about what she stands for, not how she looks, or how much she weighs, or how big her feet may or may not be.

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    • Dirty Harry
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 10:09am

      Hey THESUNSHINE, when Moochelle tries to dictates what we should eat, she gets judged for being 2 axle handles wide

       
    • Meyvn
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 10:48am

      DWTS=“Dancing With The Socialist”

      Meyvn  
    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 11:53am

      Hey LET THE …STFU…
      Comocrats have blasted Barbara Bush they went after Mcains wife and they went after Liebermans wife…. So please STFU and STFU some more.

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    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 11:55am

      How did the comocrats know it was over??? michelle obama started singing…

      And ,,,STFU

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    • jzs
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:19pm

      No meanness or hatred here! A real classy crowd. Awesome.

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    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:38pm

      grow up …Then STFU

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    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:40pm

      I was told I was the enemy by the guy I’m paying…. Him and the cow can kma

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    • Robert W
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:23pm

      Hey Mrs. Obummer, ya cant dance with aborted children. We know its all a show, I aint buyin any.

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    • CommunismSurvivor
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 9:20pm

      I hate her too, but criticizing someone appearance is the solace of the desperate and the unintelligent.

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    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 10:16pm

      “I hate her too, but criticizing someone appearance is the solace of the desperate and the unintelligent”

      Dude (Or Dudette) I don’t hate her…
      But I definitely hate her appearance…
      All we used to here about was her arms…How fit they were.. and all I remember thinking was ,,WTF… How can you see around that huge ass…I mean really…From the shoulders down isn‘t The fact that she couldn’t care less about this country or that she was never proud didn‘t surprise me because I Knew that phony self absorbed libs don’t actually think about anything but themselves.

      As soon as Asama Ben obama leaves office she will be relegated to being the wife of the absolute worst president this great nation has ever had to endure…
      she obeese…

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    • jzs
      Posted on November 7, 2010 at 11:09pm

      As a patriot, I hate her too, to the bottom of my being. She’s despicable. She has the pretentious arrogance of every Ivy League graduate, especially those that rose from poverty (because Princeton is nothing other than a liberal, “politically correct” organization who was promised stimulus slush funds if they’d allow this fat, ignorant minority woman to graduate). She’s fat, ugly, and stupid. She’s a communist whose only goal in life it become “first lady’ of a World Government. She hates her children and would feed them to her dog if it would further her political ambitions. She want nothing short of subjugating all of mankind, except for Muslims like her, who she’d gladly hand over the reigns of the world to as long as she was elevated to the position of Queen of the world, to lord over all us Tea Party hicks.

      jzs  
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