April Fool!
The White House Scrambles to Explain how M.O. Used Jacqueline Kennedy’s Gloves Word at JFK’s Inauguration
The White House was caught reeling over the revelation that Michelle Obama, who expanded the White House vegetable garden this year, did so at the expense of wearing Jacqueline Kennedy’s gloves, worn at her husband’s 1961 inaugural ceremony.
The gloves were apparently on display in a case in the Lincoln Bedroom. When White House interns recruited for the gardening effort were diverted to the Rose Garden to lay mulch there instead, the First Lady apparently scrambled through the Executive Mansion, grabbing the first pair of gloves she could find.
“This is an outrage and an insult to the previous First Ladies who have graced 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with class and dignity, said White House Curator William G. Allman.” Never in my eight years in the White House have I seen something that left me so incredulous, and that includes when Laura Bush put a clothesline on the South Portico. Where does it end?”
Congressional Republicans demanded an investigation. “It’s not enough to take over banks, health care, and the auto industry,” growled House Minority Leader John Boehner. “We have a White House out of touch with the American people, and the First Lady should apologize for her egregious action.”
The First Lady was already under fire for stepping off of Air Force One in denim shorts last summer, which she claimed was the result of pulling weeds in the White House vegetable garden earlier in the day before Marine One rushed the First Family off to a weekend vacation.
Even the First Grandmother, Marian Robinson, commented on her daughter’s
faux pas.
That’s why we lived in Chicago, “a White House reporter overheard her commenting, “so we didn’t have to bother with gardening."
But some are defending Michelle Obama.
“Many garden vegetables are delicate, like Swiss chard and arugula,” said a local DC nursery owner when asked for comment. “So they should be treated with kid gloves. I think Mrs. Obama did the right thing and everyone should back off!”
