Michelle Obama and Jay Leno (Video)

Michelle Obama was Jay Leno's guest on Tuesday's Tonight Show.

This was Michelle's second time on the show. She first visited in 2008, before Obama was elected.

Of course, Leno was thrilled to have her as a guest.



The two segments were light-hearted. Michelle appeared to be on her "I'm not an angry black woman" tour.

She was very charming, because they didn't talk politics much at all. When Leno brought up the Republican primary, she steered clear of saying anything newsworthy.

They talked about Barack's singing voice.

During Leno's monologue, he played the "Barack sings Al Green" clip.

Some in the audience swooned. Kind of silly.

The White House certainly wants that clip seen by as many people as possible. Apparently, Obama's running for reelection on his performance as a singer.

Leno mentioned Obama's graying hair.

Michelle said, "He's aging, but he's gorgeous."

Again, some in the audience squealed and applauded.

They talked about Michelle's recent birthday and her mother and daughters baking her favorite cake, a red velvet cake. She said it had lots of sugar in it and it had "buttercream topping" and "all that good stuff."

See. Michelle isn't a food Nazi.

Later, they talked about healthy eating, the first lady's crusade.

Michelle promoted her new book, American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools, and Communities.

She got on Leno's case for his decade-long avoidance of vegetables. Michelle said one vegetable she doesn't like is beets.

Then, it was time to eat.

Michelle got "role model" Leno to eat vegetables. She brought veggie pizza with a whole grain crust for Leno to sample. She also fed him baked sweet potato "fries" and apple slices with "White House honey," from the beehives in the garden, for dipping.

Leno made kind of an off-color joke about "White House honey."

He said, "That sounds bad. You know, with a different president that could mean a whole different thing." Kind of unseemly.

Leno then gave Michelle beets. She ate a slice, and acted like she was gagging on it.





Clearly, the visit was very scripted. In spite of that, it was pleasant enough.

Here's video:

First Lady on Singing



First Lady on Presidential Campaign



White House Honey


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Full interview video.

First Lady Michelle Obama, Part 1



First Lady Michelle Obama, Part 2



First Lady Michelle Obama, Part 3