Michelle Obama On Sesame Street: Planting Gardens, Loving Vegetables (VIDEO)

Michelle Obama took her public policy message about food, growing gardens and eating vegetables to the (littlest) masses when she appeared Tuesday on the 40th anniversary episode of the beloved children's show, Sesame Street. After the segment taped, The First Lady described being on Sesame Street as "It's probably the best thing I've done so far in the White House."

In this segment, Michelle talks about how great veggies taste, her love of cucumbers, and what a great salad the lettuce is going to make. Then Big Bird asks Michelle if they are from the same family, because she's so tall.

In this segment, Elmo goes crazy for practicing healthy habits with Michelle.

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[Billy Hell]

Obama's Pesticide-Pushing Nominee

Senior CropLife America (CLA), executive Dr "Isi" Siddiqui has been nominated for a key post: Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR).

If confirmed, Siddiqui will be responsible for, among other things, negotiating international agreements governing the use of pesticides.

CLA is the American branch of CropLife International, a powerful global lobby; its members include agriculture giants such as Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto, and DuPont. Siddiqui joined the CLA in 2001 as a registered lobbyist, and since 2003 has served as its vice president of science and regulatory affairs. In that position, he's played a critical role in setting CLA’s domestic and international agenda.

In 2005, the group participated in secret talks with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Management and Budget on permitting pesticide testing on children. In 2006, CropLife America helped secure an exemption for American farmers from a worldwide ban on methyl bromide, an ozone-depleting pesticide. It has also actively worked to remove what it terms "trade irritants" on pesticides under NAFTA. In its 2008 annual report, CLA highlighted its "relentless" efforts to persuade negotiators to cut language "discriminatory to pesticides" from the 2008 Farm Bill. Meanwhile, its parent organization has fought to eliminate all tariffs on pesticides in World Trade Organization (WTO) trade negotiations.

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[yamaniyama]

Oh my goodness, that is too cute. I love the talking vegetables at the end of the first video! That must have been so fun for her.

[db08]

Wonderful, Michelle. Although I am a bit jealous that she got to hang out with Elmo...I know..I need to get a life.

[Tulka2]

Great music too. I love public television.

[kevman08]

Yesss!! Our plan is all complete. Soon our children will learn how to be good little comrades....BWAAAAAAAAH!

[dct1999]

Mrs. Obama is a class act. Our obesity rates are sky high, her efforts to educate Americans on healthy eating habits and physical activity are highly commendable.

[powerlift2201]

Uh oh! There are the Obamas idoctrinating more kids again. When will they stop?

Of course that's sarcasm - apparently a disclaimer has to be used in order to not confuse the right wing trolls on this site.

[lisalovesamelie]

LOL, You beat me to it! Too funny.

[ywcachieve]

LOL

[Mike4Obama]

OMG. What a socialist!

Sorry, was just channeling Beck to see what it felt like....carry on.

[sweetwhine]

LOL! Aren't you just exhausted!

[kyeshinka]

Not to get too off-topic, but when and why did someone let Elmo hijack this show? I'd like to see Grover the Waiter and the blue-faced man start screaming at each other a couple more times, my kids really like that. Michelle looked great.

[dontpanic1]

I said the same thing... That Elmo is tricky...

[amaycatbaker]

This is a good thing for her to do, what a classy first lady.

[Genep34]

Indeed - all class!

[Merckx]

This is just another part of the liberal elitist plot to edumacate us and force us to have access to health care and a higher standard of living. Socialist, Fascists, and Communists all.

[Nzuzo]

Lame.

[Rosanneofpgh]

No, sarcasm. I'll bet you dont "get" Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert either.

[Pennsanic]

OMG the Villagers are going to be coming out in droves, torches aflame, pitchforks ready, to skewer federal funding for public television.

(For the hysterics here, Federal money makes up about 17% of total public TV revenues. Individuals contribute to public TV stations a larger percentage of revenues than any other category of supporter--usually about 25% total. )

[ferob]

No matter where she goes, or what she does, she always look so relaxed.....Her smile lights up the kids eyes.
The USA is so lucky to have her. A shining example for all of us.

[WebCommoner]

Just wait until Glenn Beck gets a hold of this video for his next segment on the White House's indoctrination of our children. The president plans to get our children to plant genetically enhanced seeds in their yards, which will yield fiend that can secretly spread swine flu throughout the white population.

As an aside, it truly feels refreshing to see Michelle Obama talking the talk AND walking the walk. It's not the first time a first lady visited the set of Sesame Street, but images that come to mind when I see her planting seeds with Elmo and friends include videos of her digging up the White House lawn to create a vegetable garden, which provides food for the White House and an open market. She is an excellent example for Americans. Glenn Beck can stick to his fried chicken, soda, and ho ho's if he likes, but there is nothing wrong with encouraging Americans to think healthier about their diet.

[WebCommoner]

oops, I meant "yield food" (can't sound any less crazy than anything coming from Glenn Beck's mouth)

[isadora]

Where have you been? "Conservatives" have been chasing after Sesame Street with a meat ax for years. Dr. Laura hit the roof years ago on the radio when a character on the program spoke positively of day care. The encouragement of the acceptance of individual identity also sets them off. Remember the gay character played by a gay actor? We can have that acceptance of perverts, can we? I've loved this program for years, but my love grew when I saw the meanies (sounds like characters the show could add) kicking it around.

[WebCommoner]

I know it. Conservatives don't like anything with the word "public" attached to it. Imagine what's going to happen when they learn that Elmo is played by a black man.

[rsprags]

Love our FLOTUS; She is a great role model for our country and a great mother!
We love her for all the great efforts on making us more aware of the benefits of eating healthy