(This was written Friday morning, but didn’t post. I’ll let it stand.)

Michelle Obama’s much hyped first interview as First Lady aired on Good Morning America today.

Some may have fun with the slip of the tongue where she commented on the sheer volume of things that needed the President’s attention. “Some of it’ll work, and some of it will.” (Funny, and no I don’t think she’s being overly optimistic or cocky.)

The disturbing slip was one that her handlers should have caught. There’s no excuse for them not catching this in the prep.

{my paraphase, for lack of transcript} “Like most Americans, I was completely unaware of the hardships and sacrifices military families endure.”

Well, maybe “like most Americans in my upper-class Chicago neighborhood who may or may not have be reformed 60′s domestic terrorists.”

Then she compounds it with an observation about how few of us know how hard it is on young children who find themselves moving to different schools every year.

Mrs. Obama… really?

Actually, I don’t blame her one bit. It’s the first interview, and the assumption (correct) was that Robin Roberts would not be a hostile interview.

The next interview needs to be better prepared. Michelle, it’s time to sack your handlers. Every one of them. They failed you. Not once in any of the rehearsed questions did anyone point out how out-of-touch that sounded.

There are many of us (make that most) who went to school with self-described “Army Brats,” and we know people who’ve kept the family humming along despite the absence of a parent. Maybe you ought to reach out beyond the bubble and find some more representative sounding boards.