Michelle Obama Put On The Spot About Sarah Palin And Tea Parties

First Lady Michelle Obama was a guest on Larry King Live last night to discuss her new anti-obesity, “Let’s Move” campaign.

Somewhat surprisingly, Obama was put on the spot by the CNN host with some tough-ish questions about Sarah Palin and tea parties, although the first lady has learned to give a good political answer.

She started with an extremely diplomatic answer. “I try not to set opinions with people I haven’t had any substantive interaction with,” she said, and later, responding to Palin criticizing her husband: “Democracy is about critique, and the President is not immune to criticism. I think he’s doing a phenomenal job.”

But she did have one specific positive comment about Palin. “I think it’s wonderful to have strong female voices out there, but I don’t know her,” she said.

As for the tea parties, Michelle Obama steered even further away from an actual answer. “I’m focused on what’s in front of me, and right now that’s ending childhood obesity in a generation,” she said. But, she also said this of childhood obesity, which, frankly, the tea partiers would have to agree with:

An issue that has no politic party, has no base in liberalism or conservatism, but it’s about our kids and making sure they have the best life possible.

Maybe Michelle Obama can lead the Green Tea Party.

Here’s the segment:

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