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First lady Michelle Obama to launch a Pinterest account

by Sophia A. Nelson | June 13, 2012 at 8:58 AM
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Barack knows his basketball – and he makes a great coach for our daughters. –mo

Barack knows his basketball – and he makes a great coach for our daughters. –mo

Sign the Father’s Day card for Barack: OFA.BO/dje2ut

Sign the Father’s Day card for Barack: OFA.BO/dje2ut

We are dad’s biggest fans, each and every day. –mo

We are dad’s biggest fans, each and every day. –mo

I’m fortunate to have had two great fathers in my life. My husband and my dad, Fraser Robinson. –mo

I’m fortunate to have had two great fathers in my life. My husband and my dad, Fraser Robinson. –mo

With everything that he has on his plate, Barack always makes time for our daughters.  –mo

With everything that he has on his plate, Barack always makes time for our daughters. –mo

Victories of every size are cause for celebration. –mo

Victories of every size are cause for celebration. –mo

The list of life skills passed along includes many things, even skipping rocks. –mo

The list of life skills passed along includes many things, even skipping rocks. –mo

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TheGrio was one of a a small group of online sites today, that learned that the Obama campaign will launch a Pinterest account for first lady Michelle Obama featuring a special Father’s Day board with a tribute to the president and to her own father, the late Fraser Robinson. The first lady’s account will also feature a link to sign a Father’s Day card for the president, which will go live today: http://www.barackobama.com/fathers-day-card

The first lady is very active on Twitter and Facebook. This week, she crossed the 1 million followers mark on Twitter, and more than 7.5 million people “like” her on Facebook. Here is the link to find the first lady on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/michelleobama/.

Michelle Obama’s book on gardening, American Grown, is currently number 1 on the New York Times‘ bestseller’s list.

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