Tweet Untweet: Splitting Hairs

There are more articles about Michelle Obama's bangs than there ever were about Bill Clinton's.

— Paula Pell (@perlapell) February 21, 2013

Tags: Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Tweet Untweet, Twitter

The Tea Party Still Hates Big Bird [VIDEO]

Fresh off an election year reprieve, Big Bird came to the White House to film two new public service announcements marking the third anniversary of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative while trolling Mitt Romney with a victory dance. And if you thought these feel-good PSAs couldn't possibly stir the angersphere into a rage, you have not been paying attention:

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Tags: Big Bird, Children, Food, Michelle Obama, Sesame Street, Twitter

Your Taxes Are Paying for Michelle Obama's Skis

How out-of-touch can one person be? First she lives in a house whose annual income is $400,000 (plus whatever Biden makes selling counterfeit Rolexes), and now this?

First lady Michelle Obama may be hitting the slopes this weekend in the Aspen area — leaving her husband to hang out alone with friends in Palm Beach.

Skiing and golf. Next they'll want to tax you for things like education and infrastructure.

Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images News/Getty Images

Tags: Colorado, Michelle Obama

Tweet Untweet: Rollin' on a Boehner

Michelle Obama rolled her eyes at John Boehner again when he said “I don’t really watch TV.I’m more into documentaries.”

— Jordan_Morris (@Jordan_Morris) January 22, 2013

Tags: John Boehner, Michelle Obama, Tweet Untweet

Tuesday Links: Axe Cop for President

* If Axe Cop were president, it would be pretty awesome.

* Fox News loves wars, real or invented.

* The New Yorker's political cartoon of the day.

* John Boehner is really getting into political comedy.

* Another position paper from McSweeney's APMAG.

* Thankfully, "techno" is much easier to explain nowadays.

* An interview with Zach Kanin, creator of SNL's "Cool Drones."

* President Obama's liberal agenda includes bringing sexy back.

* How to preserve your Inauguration Day newspaper, you Luddite.

Tags: Boing Boing, Daily Links, Democrats, Drones, Energy & Oil, Fox News, John Boehner, Michelle Obama, Nick Offerman, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, Sara Bennicasa, SNL, Splitsider, The New Yorker, War on Christmas