H/t Chrissy the Hyphenated

Betty Ford became First Lady at a time when the country was dealing with previously unimaginable problems, faith in government was low, and the American spirit had taken a severe beating.  She rose to the challenge and became a shining light and model of behavior, despite her immense inner personal struggles, including the battle with the bottle.  Her name today is leant to a treatment center where hundreds of thousands of people have gotten the help they need to become better people and live fuller lives.

Michelle Obama became First Lady during a difficult time in the country’s history, as the United States fell into an economic depression and faith in government reached new recent depths.  Instead of rising to the occasion and patriotically praising American virtues and raising spirits, she chose to hector Americans as racists, tell them their souls are broken, scold them for being obese (while clearly never looking in a mirror at herself), and spend the majority of her time posing for glamour shots in which she consistently claims she’s “a fashion icon”.  Her name has quickly become synonymous with greed, excess, narcissism, and the massive waste of taxpayer money.