Obama Camp Looks to Soften Michelle’s Image

The Barack Obama campaign kicked off its effort to soften wife Michelle Obama’s image Wednesday with an appearance on The View and a spot on the cover of Us Weekly.

After previously backing out of co-hosting The View, Michelle seemed at ease Wednesday, starting the show by poking fun at herself. After sitting down at the show’s opening, she joked that she had not been “greeted properly” and proceeded to give fist bumps to each of the hosts.

Michelle also let down her guard for her six-page spread in Us Weekly titled “why Barack loves her.”

Michelle tells the magazine about her struggles to get pregnant, seeing Sex and the City on opening day, shopping at Target and rejecting Barack when he first asked her on a date.

Barack also granted the magazine and interview talking about Michelle as a parent, calling her an