The Queen's Proclamation: Sonia Sotomayor, Regina Benjamin, and now Elena Kagan

May 10, 2010

Sonia Sotomayor, Regina Benjamin, and now Elena Kagan

"You know, maybe it's just me, but I'm beginning to think President Obama likes full-figured women!

While the First Lady is busily launching her "War On Childhood Obesity Campaign," the president is just as busily gathering plump to larger-sized women around him.

There's Sonia Sotomayor who was placed on the Supreme Court of the United States in August, 2009. I would call her pleasantly plump.

Then there's Regina Benjamin, who was chosen as the Surgeon General in 2009. Once the media got wind that Dr. Benjamin had been nominated as a potential for this office, the spit hit the fan over her weight. But even with all the flack she got, she still won the office. I was totally happy about that.

And, now President Obama has picked Elena Kagan to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Elena Kagan is also a plus-sized woman.

So... I'm not saying anything as a fact. But it does make me wonder if Michelle Obama needs to think about fattening up a little!

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Books by Pat Ballard

Pat Ballard: 10 Steps to Loving Your Body (No Matter What Size You Are)
As a young woman Pat Ballard almost died trying to starve her body into a societally approved size. In this paperback packed with inspiring quotations and encouraging wisdom, she shares the steps she created -- and took -- to heal the damage of years of dieting. Join her in celebrating size diversity, self esteem, positive body image, and health at every size.
Pat Ballard: Dangerous Curves Ahead: Short Stories
Ten romantic tales pack suspense and sizzle into this collection of short stories by Pat Ballard, all featuring amply curved women. A handsome stranger comes to the aid of rancher Sarah Singley in "Dangerous Curves" -- but what does he really want? Molly learns the cost of trying to be someone -- and some size -- she's not in "Freedom." In "Misconceptions" and "Playboy," big beautiful women learn there may be more to their handsome new bosses than they suspected. Dig into these and other juicy stories for a healthy serving of entertainment and a reminder that love comes in all sizes.
Pat Ballard: The Best Man
Sparks fly the night Lana Clarke meets to plan her sister's wedding -- and not just because curvaceous Lana announces she's stopped dieting and doesn't care if she's fat as maid of honor. The strong-willed sister of the bride attracts the attention of the groom's devastatingly handsome best man, Anthony Angelino. But when the sparks become flames, Lana's in trouble. Tony's first wife died mysteriously. Will Lana be next?
Pat Ballard: Abigail's Revenge
Injustice, romance and suspense smolder in a small Southern town. Eighteen-year-old Abigail Avery had fantasized for years about killing her abusive father, but she'd never gotten the courage to follow through. Someone else did, though, and pinned it on her. Now, ten years later, Abigail is heading back to her Mississippi hometown to exact revenge on the judge and jurors who sent her away. Desh Elliot, the boy she'd daydreamed about but known was totally out of her league, has grown into a handsome man. With his windblown blond hair, green eyes, and sultry voice, Desh will stir feelings in Abigail she never knew existed. He'll also frighten her with his declarations of love. Can she trust him to help her? Whose side is he really on?
Pat Ballard: Nobody's Perfect
Nella Covington can't believe she's agreed to marry arrogant Samuel du Cannon, even if it IS only a marriage of convenience. He needs a mother for his young son, and she needs to keep her childhood home. If Sam's work keeps him on the road enough, she won't have to deal with him much. Sam's never been attracted to plus size women, so they won't be tempted to have a real relationship. At least, that's what they keep telling themselves...
Pat Ballard: Wanted: One Groom
Wealthy Hanna Rockwell will lose her home and her inheritance unless she marries by her 30th birthday. She's stunned when Matt Corbett, the faded rock star she worshiped in her teens, accepts her brother's offer to bail him out of financial trouble if he'll marry her. Her teenaged fantasies come to life -- bringing a few surprises with them.
Pat Ballard: His Brother's Child
One party, one silver-tongued, double-talking stranger intent on winning a bet, and Faith Carr winds up betrayed, alone, and pregnant. When Edward Brenner shows up on her doorstep intending to right his brother's wrongs, she's scared and vulnerable. But she agrees to marry this stranger to give the baby a father, although keeping him at a distance. She doesn't realize that Edward fell in love with her the moment he saw her. Will her battered self esteem allow her to see the truth -- and her own beauty?
Pat Ballard: A Worthy Heir
When Pam Spencer sees the newspaper ad seeking "a worthy heir" to Fiona Bainbridge's millions, she jumps at the chance to get the money for the medical care her brother needs after a job-related accident. But Reese Bainbridge, Fiona's handsome grandson -- and jilted heir -- rushes home in anger when he hears his grandmother has moved Pam and her brother into the family mansion. Sparks fly -- and Pam is up to the challenge.