Michelle Obama Dances With Turnip
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ABC/Jeff Neira(WASHINGTON) — Fresh off the fall harvest in her White House garden, first lady Michelle Obama got down with a turnip.
Her moves appeared in a Vine video posted to the @FLOTUS Twitter account in response to a question from Iman Crosson, a self-described actor/director who has impersonated her husband in humorous digital short films.
Hey, @Alphacat. The First Lady wants to know… #TurnipForWhat? https://t.co/WL7jCellbC #AskTheFirstLady #TD4W
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) October 15, 2014
The exchange was part of a Twitter Q&A hosted by the first lady’s office Tuesday afternoon in conjunction with the annual fall harvest in the White House kitchen garden. Questions were collected en masse; later, she answered 7 of them in Vine or SnappyTV videos posted to her account.
The use of the video technology in conjunction with Twitter appeared to break new ground for a first lady on social media. It comes as she seeks to invigorate her “Let’s Move!” healthy eating and physical fitness initiative with two years left in office.
The full exchange can be found on Michelle Obama’s Twitter account. The questions and her answers can be read below:
1. “Hi Mrs. Obama, my name is Jordan. How do you get kids to exercise when they don’t want to?” “I remind kids that working out is just like playing”
2. “What’s your favorite food memory?” “One of my favorite food memories is that every time by brother and I got good report cards, we got take out pizza. It was really fun.”
3. Hi, I’m Ali. What yummy tips do you have for a healthy halloween? “Trick or treating can be a lot of fun. But just remember don’t try to eat all your candy at once. Just have one or two pieces every night for a little while.”
4. “Mrs. Obama, what’s your favorite fall vegetable?” “My favorite fall vegetable is a sweet potato.”
5. Mrs. Obama, what is your favorite way to stay healthy? “Eating healthy can be really simple. Just eat lots of fruits and vegetables and try to get some kind of exercise everyday if you can.”
6. Bees? “Our bees are amazing they’re producing about 200 pounds of honey every year. We give them as gifts to some of our most special visitors.”
7. “How many calories do you burn every time you ‘turn up’?!” “Turn up for what?!!”
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