Mrs. Obama tracks Santa Clause
December 24th, 2012
06:12 PM ET

Mrs. Obama tracks Santa Clause

Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) - It's only early afternoon in Hawaii where first lady Michelle Obama is vacationing, but she spent 30 minutes earlier this Christmas Eve "answering calls from children from across the country asking where Santa was located," according to a White House official.

It's all part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command.


Topics: Michelle Obama

soundoff (71 Responses)
  1. Bill in STL

    Watch out Santa, she isgonna track you down and take all those cookies away.. you will have to eat fresh vegetables and lose a lot of weight before this is all over! Cookies and Milk are history ,,,,

    December 24, 2012 at 10:25 pm |
    • Francisco

      Many of my family members died because of sugar, and diabetes, and everything related to not eating healthy and gaining weight. I wonder if many many years ago, people would be making a huge deal about this subject and changing meals in school when some of my family members were little, if this would have made a difference. I don't know if it would have made a difference or not. But I would give my life, to try what Mrs.Obama did back then when things were starting to become a problem to many of my family. If only...

      I can't live in a if only world anymore.. So all I can do is try to do what Mrs.Obama is doing. Help the people we can help now. People that need it, not the athletes, and the healthy, but help those that are becoming a problem..

      You agree with me right? Unless you want Santa dead? Santa may not exist, but it's the same concept, and I notice you seem to be against.

      December 26, 2012 at 4:05 pm |
    • NAM VET

      NO ONE WILL EVER KEEP ME FROM COOKIES AND MILK. WHOLE MILK AS BAD AS EVERYONE CLAIM AS BAD IS SO
      GOOD. IF I DIE FROM THE THINGS I LOVE TO EAT ,THEN, SO BE IT. WHY EAT CRAP YOU HATE AND DIE NEVER TO
      HAVE HAD THE GOOD STUFF. LIFE IS SHORT-ENJOY WHAT ALL THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE LI FE IS WORTH
      IT ALL.

      December 28, 2012 at 1:51 pm |
    • Bill in STL

      Wow, Franciso abd Charolette.... First you can't take a joke and second I am a diabetic,... you are certainly progressive liberals cut from the same mold.... lighten up and get a life!

      December 28, 2012 at 2:30 pm |
    • NAM VET

      IF OU ARE 1 LB.OVER IN THE CHART YOU ARE A FAT SLOB–NOT THAT RIGHT. FAT ,SUGAR CARBO. ARE ALL
      NEEDED. JUST IN BALANCE FOR "YOU". NOT ALL ALL ARE AT RISK WITH THOSE YUMMIES YOU LIKE. WHEN YOU
      EAT A BALLANCED PORTION OF ALL FOODS ,YOU WI;; BE FINE. I EAT WHAT EVER I HUNGER FOR AND MY STATS
      ARE ALL IN THE AVERAGE AND ACCEPTABLE FOR HEALTH. YES FOLKS GREASE AND SWEETS ARE GOOD. I EAT
      LOTS OF CHOCOLATE-NUTS-VEGS-MEATS-BREADS AND HAVE NOT UPSET MY LAB TESTS. WE ARE ALL NOT A
      TIME BOMB IN WHAT WE EAT. YOUR BODDY TELLS YOU THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE FORM OF CRAVING
      FOR DIDDERRNT FOODS-TAKE HEED OF YOUR CRAVINGS AND EAT YOUR FILL. YOUR SYSTEM WILL TELL YOU
      WHEN CERTAIN FOODS ARE NEEDED. DON.T BELIEVE-IT WORKS FOR ME AND I EAT EVERYTHING I CRAVE SO TO
      SPEAK. DIETS ARE FOR IDIOTS AND DUMMIES. YOUR SYSTEMS TELL YOU WHEN YOU NEED CERTAIN FOODS. YOU
      NEED TO TAKE LISTEN TO THOSE NEEDS AND YOU WILL DO FINE..

      December 28, 2012 at 3:44 pm |
  2. Dan B

    I love NORAD Santa.

    December 24, 2012 at 10:58 pm |
    • NAM VET

      EVERY NUT HAS SOMETHING TO LOVE–YOU MIGHT TRY A TEDDY BEAR-OR NOT---–

      December 28, 2012 at 1:58 pm |
  3. Clarke

    Happy holidays to one and all and may you all be blessed in the new year.

    December 25, 2012 at 1:11 am |
    • NAM VET

      WELL SAID CLARKE----

      December 28, 2012 at 2:30 pm |
  4. Frank Marshall Davis

    Anything for good publicity.

    December 25, 2012 at 8:15 am |
    • Francisco

      Wheres the publicity here? You are right, she shouldn't do ANYTHING as a first lady. Just sit inside at all time and never do ANYTHING AT ALL. Because if she raises one finger to help others or be kind to people, she;s doing it for publicity. I see. That's a great way of looking at it, Thank God I realize that being a First Lady you shouldn't be doing bad things, you should only be doing good things. And also, you are being watched, taken pictures of at all times, with it being her choice or not.

      What do you want her to do so it WON'T be for publicity? You want her to be bad? You want her to do bad things? Shes going to be watched no matter what. So you want her to do BAD things right? Or should she do good things? And who wants the publicity? Her or the reporters? Who puts the story in the news? Her or the reporters?

      GROW UP.

      December 26, 2012 at 4:11 pm |
      • NAM VET

        SOMETIMES IT IS BETTER TO LEAVE THINGS TO THE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK OF AND THE WIFE TO BE SILENT. JUST
        SAYING,------

        December 28, 2012 at 2:35 pm |
    • jean2009

      Well Frankie....at least you recognize that it is GOOD PUBLICITY..Something which the Teapitty and the GOP can't seem to find. Your main problem is: jealous much!

      December 28, 2012 at 2:01 pm |
      • NAM VET

        IF THE GOOD PRESIDENT NEEDS HIS WIFE TO PROP HIM UP,HE IS IN BIG TROUBLE. IF HE'S A MAN- SHOULD ACT LIKE
        ONE AND LEAVE HIS WIFE AND OUT OF THE EQUATION. ACT LIKE A REAL LEADER AND NOT A PUSSY.

        December 28, 2012 at 2:42 pm |
      • NAM VET

        JENNE I TOLD YOU TO GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE NEIGHBORS HAVE
        A LIFE BEYOND YOUR KIDS. YOU HAVE RESPONSIBLITIES AND THE FOLKS NEXT DOOR HAVE THEIR OWN LIFE.

        December 28, 2012 at 5:31 pm |
  5. Chipster

    Let there be peace on Earth . . . .

    December 25, 2012 at 10:42 am |
  6. Anita York

    I know it's Christmas and all CNN but you couldn't find one intern who knows how to spell Santa CLAUS...

    December 25, 2012 at 3:29 pm |
    • NAM VET

      WHO REALLY CARES HOW ONE MAY SPELL IT-THE HEART HAS IT IN MY BOOK-FORGET SPELLING AND LOVE
      THE THE MEANING, OR JUST HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR OR NOT-

      December 28, 2012 at 2:04 pm |
  7. Leopold B Stotch

    Shes pissed off because Santa is a fat man.

    December 25, 2012 at 9:49 pm |
  8. Pasquel

    Didnt know she could read a map

    December 26, 2012 at 8:42 am |
    • 34343

      she's a lawyer..................

      December 28, 2012 at 10:51 pm |
  9. NAM VET

    PEACE ON EARTH ENDED WHEN OB TOOK OFFICE THE FIRST TIME. NOW HE HAS ANOTHER SHOT AT AMERICA. ONE LAST SHOT TO END OUR RELAVANCE AS A FREE NATION. SORRY I SEEM LIKE THE GRINCH,BUT IT JUST PART OF HIS PLAY BOOK TO REALLY DESTROY "ALL OF US" AS A FREE PEOPLE. LIKE IT OR NOT HE IS ON HIS THIS PATH.
    THIS IS ANOTHER TIME OF TRIAL FOR US AS HAS OUR HISTORY SHOWN. WE HAVE PREVAILED FOR A LONG TIME
    BUT WAS ONLY BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY HAD A PURPOSE,WE NO LONGER HAVE THE FORTITUDE AS WE ONCE HAD.

    December 26, 2012 at 10:46 am |
    • NAM VET

      IN RESPONSE TO MY OWN COMMENT –REGARDS FORTITUDE, WE DO HAVE THE WILL AND DESIRE TO SUPPORT
      TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN OUR FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO ENSURE FREEDOM FOR
      ALL AND GOD BLESS US ALL IN THE BATTLE WITH THOSE THAT WOULD SUBVERT OUR NATION.

      December 28, 2012 at 2:15 pm |
  10. judy

    love the first lady know the kids do too.

    December 26, 2012 at 11:51 am |
    • Pappy

      You mean the missing link???

      December 26, 2012 at 2:03 pm |
    • NAM VET

      JUDY ,JUDY,JUDY,–ALL KIDS LOVE THEIR MOTHERS SAVE THOSE THAT HAVE NEVER KNOWN ONE. ARE YOU A
      MOTHER? DO YOUR KIDS EVEN KNOW YOU. YOU TELL ME. YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO COMMENT THAN YOU HAVE
      TO HAVE A REAL OPINION ON ANYTHING SO FAR. GO HOME TO YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS AND BE WHAT YOU
      REALLY ARE. LEAVE TO REAL STUFF TO FOLKS WHO HAVE AN OPINION.

      December 28, 2012 at 1:16 pm |
    • jean2009

      It looks like she and the kids are having fun...isn't it great she can do that and bug the bejeebers out of the old geezer and namby flake?

      December 28, 2012 at 1:52 pm |
      • NAM VET

        GUESS YOU HAD A HEART TO CALL THE SITTER TO SEE IF ALL WAS WELL AT HOME.. NOW BACK TO BE THE OLD GRANNY WITH A COMMENT OR WHAT EVER. GO HOME AND BE A GRANNY LADY. THEY NEED YOU NOT THE SITTER BOY FREIND OR WHO EVER YOU LEAVE THEM WITH.

        December 28, 2012 at 3:55 pm |
  11. SpellingBee

    The Marx Brothers once observed, in arguing over a contract, that there is no "sanity clause." It's Santa CLAUS.

    December 26, 2012 at 1:12 pm |
  12. Pappy

    Didnt know she could read much less track !!!!

    December 26, 2012 at 2:09 pm |
    • Francisco

      Believe it or not she can. She is the First Lady. By the way, that means her husband is the President of the United States of America. He can read do.

      What is your job? I mean, if you can be a First Lady and not be able to read, and actually be able to be married to the President of the United States of America, you must have one of the best jobs in the world? What are you? A Blog Commenter? Nice job. Did you graduate from college? I hope so. You need to know how to write and read to do that. Like Mrs. Obama, she's a law graduate. Man, I really wish I knew what your job was.

      December 26, 2012 at 4:15 pm |
      • Pappy

        Boo hoo, enjoy the new norm, unemploy, benefits, raising kids by welfare, if obammys can read, why dont they read what they have preached ???? Ill close gitmo ??? didnt happen, stimulis monies will be bring unemp to 5.6% ?? didnt happen, ill cut deficet in half or not run again ??? didnt happen, Ben ghazi was from a movie ??? not true, you voted for it enjoy !!! as far as my employ, none of your business !!!!!!!!!!!

        December 28, 2012 at 10:01 am |
      • NAM VET

        YOU FORGOT OB IS A CHAMPION LIAR, AND CAN SPINN IT ON TO OTHERS FASTER THAN MOST.

        December 28, 2012 at 5:36 pm |
    • Pappy

      Im sure your single, oh and what you blogged really hurts NOT!!! u a chubby ????

      December 28, 2012 at 12:52 pm |
    • NAM VET

      YOU ARE ONE SICK PUPPY--SEEK HELP FROM A PROFESSIONAL. GET A LIFE AND GET ON WITH IT.

      December 28, 2012 at 1:23 pm |
  13. jerry

    I'm feeling sick....vomit in my mouth. Four more years of this phony garbage.

    December 26, 2012 at 5:32 pm |
    • Joe

      Jerry & Pappy you guys are the very reason why this world is in the trouble its in and racism will never dies because of these types of comments. I'm a black man who's married to a white woman and we love each other very much so how does that make your skin crawl knowing that we love each other every night and we have 4 wonderful children to show. Get a life and CNN should stop letting racist comments be posted

      December 27, 2012 at 12:33 pm |
      • Pappy

        When no comeback. play the race card

        December 28, 2012 at 9:56 am |
      • Sheila

        Joe – I'm a blk woman married to a wht man – and we also love each other, and also have 4 beautiful children. We Love Michelle ! ( and her hubby too !! )

        December 28, 2012 at 12:25 pm |
      • NAM VET

        GOOD FOR YOU AND THE WIFE AND KIDS, WISH YOU AND YOURS THE BEST IN LIFE, LOVE OF FAMILY WILL BE
        A WINNING PART OF OUR NATION OF FREE LIVING CITIZENS. BE SURE ALWAYS TO DO RIGHT BY THEM AND GOD WILL BLESS YOU ALL.

        December 28, 2012 at 4:45 pm |
  14. dontbow

    I knew she was off her rocker.

    December 26, 2012 at 5:36 pm |
  15. Hmmm...

    There's no "e" in Claus.

    December 26, 2012 at 7:49 pm |
    • NAM VET

      READ THE QURAN AND YOU WILL FIND IT THERE.JUST SAYING----

      December 28, 2012 at 5:39 pm |
  16. Dan B

    Look, I think Mrs. Obama is a wonderful first lady... Like Barbara Bush. Just because you strongly dislike Barack, as I do, don't be frustrated with her. She tries

    December 26, 2012 at 11:18 pm |
  17. Frank Marshall Davis

    Why doesn't she track what her husband eats and leave the rest of us alone.

    December 28, 2012 at 4:24 am |
    • NAM VET

      GOOD POINT. HE EATS MANS BEST FREIND,HOW DOES THAT RESOUND WITH DOG LOVERS?

      December 28, 2012 at 1:35 pm |
  18. NAM VET

    SANTA IS SANTA AND JUST" BECLAWS" YOU ARE AN ENGLISH MAJOR AND PICKY ON OTHERS TYPOS–SHAME ON YOU---BET YOU REALLY FOUL IT UP WHEN YOU TEXT MESSAGE. JUST SAYING--–

    December 28, 2012 at 1:32 pm |
  19. NAM VET

    LIFE IN THE WHITE HOUSE IS A FAIRY TAIL FOR ALL TO BELIEVE. NOT EXACTLY--WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR HOUSE
    IS VERY IMPORTANT ON WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR LIIVES,–WE THE COMMEN FOLKS ARE NOT AS PRIVALEDGED AS
    THEY ARE AT OUR EXPENSE.-MIGHT KEEP THAT IN MIND. OR NOT-------

    December 28, 2012 at 1:42 pm |
    • jean2009

      Sort of burns you up that they are the ones living in that FAIRY TALE...doesn't it? Actual fact is that it is really hard work.
      FYI dogs have a tail...and a story about a mythical wonderland is a tale. The President and First Lady pay for the amenities of the White House....so they are not living at your expense. The White House itself belongs to the American people and is maintained by the National Park Foundation.

      "Most of us probably think the Obamas live a lavish life on the taxpayers’ dime, but, according to Kantor, finances are tight in the White House. While rent is free, just about nothing else is. The president and first lady pay for their food, parties, vacations, butlers, housekeepers, ushers… and at Ritz Carleton prices. If they want to bring someone on Air Force One who isn’t in the official traveling delegation, they have to reimburse the American people the equivalent of first-class airfare for the flight."
      try reading- The Price of living in the White House.

      December 28, 2012 at 2:16 pm |
      • Pappy

        You are totally off your rocker if you belive that b.s. im sure also he reimbursed all the fuel used by AF1 for his campaign, geeez are you gulible, go ahead start the insults cause i disagree

        December 28, 2012 at 2:59 pm |
      • NAM VET

        EVERY TIME I MAKE OUT A CHECK TO THE IRS IT MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE AS IT IS PAYING FOR THE EXCESS'S
        MY ELECTED FOLKS LOVE TO ENJOY. I HAVE NO SUCH PERKS. DO YOU OR IS IT YOU DO NOT HAVE A CLUE ON
        WHERE YOUR TAX MONEY GOES.

        December 28, 2012 at 4:52 pm |
      • NAM VET

        LIVING IN THE WHITE HOUSE DOES NOT COST THEM A DIME,IT COSTS EACH AND EVERYONE OF US TAX PAYERS
        MORE THAN OUR NORMAL HOME EXPENSES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. IT IS ALL ON OUR DIME DEAR LADY. WE
        SHOULD HAVE IT SO GOOD. TALK ABOUT SHARING THE WEALTH THEY ARE TAKING A BIG BITE OUT OF US ALL.

        December 28, 2012 at 5:02 pm |
      • NAM VET

        THE NATIONAL PARKS IS PAID FOR BY ALL OF US IN THE FORM OF TAXATION AS ALL OTHER DEPTS,AGENCEIES.
        YES THAT INCLUDES FBI,CIA.DEFENCE,-–ON AND ON WITH ALL THE REST OF DO NOTHING GOV. IF 80% OF THESE WERE PRIVATISED OUR TAXES WOULD BE LOWER AND ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO PAYING TAXES,AND RESPONSIBLE.

        December 28, 2012 at 5:10 pm |
      • jean2009

        Which just proved my point the 'Old Geezer " and "Nam Flake" are illiterate, or they won't read: "The Obama's" by Jodi Kantor which covers the facts of what it costs for the first family to live in the White House. And they don't seem to know that The National Park Foundation is a non-profit organization which helps provide funds to maintain the White House and grounds, and other National Parks, with support from donor contributions.

        Just two illiterates who come on here to post ignorant remarks.

        December 29, 2012 at 1:54 pm |
  20. NAM VET

    I BELIVE IN OUR FREE SOCIETY AS AMERICANS AND WILL NOT EVER ALLOW THOSE WHO WOULD SUBVERT ANY
    ONE OF US TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE AIMS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. LIVE FREE OR DIE IS HAS MEANING AND
    HOPE.----THINK IT OVER AND WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE. DO NOT DUMMY UP–THINK OF OUR KIDS AND WHAT IT
    MEANS FOR THEIR FUTURE. WE DO NOT COUNT NOW THEY DO--–

    December 28, 2012 at 2:26 pm |
  21. NAM VET

    I WISH NO DISRESPECT TO THE FIRST LADY BY ANY MEANS BUT I REALLY NEED THE MAN DO HIS JOB WITH-
    OUT SOMEONE TO PROP HIM UP. I THINK THAT IS A FAIR STATEMENT. MR PRES. DO YOUR YOUR DUTY FOR ALL
    AMERICANS AND NOT YOUR EGO.

    December 28, 2012 at 2:48 pm |
  22. NAM VET

    I AM OFF THE AIR FOR LUNCH-BUT I WILL BE BACK-----–GOD BLESS AMERICAN-I DO .

    December 28, 2012 at 2:50 pm |
  23. NAM VET

    THAT'S 30 FOLKS I AM OUT OF HERE.--------------

    December 28, 2012 at 5:41 pm |
  24. Dan B

    I do wish Obama would lose his self-satisfaction. He got reelected, which is great for him, but I don't think he got reelected because of his tax plan, bringing it back to the fiscal cliff.

    December 28, 2012 at 5:42 pm |
    • Marie

      He's down-right self-centered sometimes

      December 29, 2012 at 10:53 am |
  25. John the Historian

    It is great President Obama got reelected. Willard would have been a corporate elite president who would have given away the store to Wall Street. Though it is ashame Michelle is a typical first lady with just innocuous causes. Hell she has a law degree, do something with it. It is ashame she isn't more like Hillary who at least tried to give us national health care we so need like every Western industrialized country. Well the Republican get at least give us a Santorum/Bachmann ticket in 2016 so the party of Pleasantville will decline yet further. Republicans the new whig party.

    December 29, 2012 at 12:21 pm |
    • jean2009

      Or, the Know Nothing Party.

      December 29, 2012 at 1:56 pm |
    • Marie

      Look, for a historian, you seem to have a problem with history. It looked the same in the 30s and 40s when the Republicans didn't control the House, Senate, or Presidency. It looked that way in the 70s and 80s when the only Democrat president got booted out after 1 term and 2 Republicans (Nixon and Reagan) one 49 states. This isn't even that bad. It has happened before, it will happen again.

      December 29, 2012 at 3:35 pm |
  26. judy

    what a nasty bunch of ol farts. Nam vet what did you do in nam smoke dope and fry your brain.? hope you don't choke on lunch. My kids where in desert storm and every conflict after that. Can not believe how stupid you all sound . The first lady is doing a good job and you guys are the ones playing the race card with your rude nasty comments.

    December 29, 2012 at 2:44 pm |
    • jerry

      mz o'idiot and her failed school lunch program...now there is something to brag about...

      December 29, 2012 at 5:57 pm |
  27. John the Historian

    Looking forward to the Rick Santorum/Michelle Bachmann ticket in 2016. Wait to see the Christian Right hate party go down to defeat. Maybe Rush's fourth wife can be master of ceremony at the ridiculous Republican party convention they will have. Maybe flip flip Franklin Graham will show up. What a loser party the Republicans have become. They still think it is the 1950s and Leave it to Beaver.

    December 29, 2012 at 4:41 pm |
    • jerry

      you are just real cute...like Judy.

      December 29, 2012 at 6:01 pm |
  28. jerry

    Mz obummers success of the past four long years.... the failed school lunch program, the garden at the white house (where they faked the planting for photo opps)...and ah...well that's about it! a lot of expensive vacations tacky redecoration of the white house. She had some real shady employment history previously...no real success kinda like her husband..token chicago elites. Tacky tacky tacky

    December 29, 2012 at 6:01 pm |
  29. judy

    nam vet should be renamed nut vet. He is an idiot .Can you even understand the stupid things he posts.? Education is the key man. Jerry spends all his time with vomit in his mouth what a jerk. Its all the hate spewing out of him . Maybe you should just swallow Jerry . Frank couldn't come up with a better post name obvious he doesn't understand the reference. It must make you all feel so good picking on the first lady. Bunch of macho trolls. Next you will be picking on the kids. 4 more years !

    December 30, 2012 at 3:27 pm |
  30. Dan B

    Happy New Year.

    January 1, 2013 at 12:32 am |
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