BREAKING NEWS: Michelle Obama Eats A Hamburger! And A Shake Too!

It's sad but true The Washington Post reports that the only thing worth reporting about Michelle Obama's visit to a newly opened diner was that she ate a burger, shake, fries, and a diet coke. That's right, not just one sugary sweet drink, but two!

The headline of this story? Seventeen hundred calories of gastrointestinal goodness that Michelle Obama has been campaigning against with her Let's Move Campaign. Maybe she went for a run afterwards? We'll never know because, sadly, WaPo left out any other details.

Of course she did say this to ABC news over a year ago:

I love burgers and fries, you know? And I love ice cream and cake. So do most kids. We're not talking about a lifestyle that excludes all that. That's the fun of being a kid. That's the fun of being a human.

The article also doesn't mention whether she ate the whole meal or not. Maybe she wrapped up a good portion of it and gave it to a homeless person. And then encouraged that person to exercise.

I like what David Katz had to say:

I invite only those whose diets are housed with no walls of glass to hurl a burger in the first lady's direction on the basis of this one lunch

Or, there's this comment by Kitchendragon50:

Burger, fries, Coke, and a shake? I'd bust with that much food.

Unlike multi-mansion Al Gore, the first lady needs to set an example rather than an exception. Let's hear about her daily exercise routine, assuming she has one. No more "do as I say, not as I do" from our national leaders.

First, lots of people can eat varying amounts of food. We're all unique. Second, nowhere does it say how much she ate, just what she ordered. Also, I don't understand what Al Gore has to do with anything. Are they suggesting that the First Lady does not lead by example?

Why do people freak out every time Michelle Obama eats ice cream or something? She isn't saying eat only fruits and vegetables; she's saying be reasonable. As far as I can tell, she looks like she's in fairly decent shape so I don't see how anyone can possibly complain. She hardly looks like your typical practically morbidly obese American.

Good Job, Washington Post!