Michelle Obama in the spotlight

In her appearance on “The View,” Michelle Obama says, of course, she’s proud of her country (Courtesy: Barwall/ABC) (:13)

Show host Sherri Shepherd asks Michelle Obama if her husband gave her any advice about her TV appearance (Courtesy: Barwall/ABC) (:06)

Michelle Obama was asked if gender worked against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary (Courtesy: Barwall/ABC) (:17)

Michelle Obama was asked if she thinks her husband should choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate (Courtesy: Barwall/ABC) (:14)

Michelle Obama gets a laugh from the panel when she explains why she didn’t want her husband to get into politics (Courtesy: Barwall/ABC) (:18)

Michelle Obama says there’s a lot of attention focused on her because she’s got strong opinions (Courtesy: Barwall/ABC) (:10)

President Bush says $4-a-gallon gasoline is reason enough to lift the ban on drilling on most of the outer continental shelf (:09)

Congressman Sam Johnson, R-Texas, says it’s time to drill offshore (:04)

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a former energy secretary, explains why he’s against lifting the moratorium on offshore oil drilling (:14)

Richardson says offshore oil drilling will do nothing to reduce America’s reliance on fossil fuels (:14)

Sen. Chris Dodd says it’s ridiculous to suggest that he would compromise his position to get preferential rates on mortgages from Countrywide (:10)

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin claims former senior Pentagon lawyer Jim Haynes chose to overlook memos from armed services warning against certain harsh interrogation techniques (:11)

Sen. Claire McCaskill says an infamous 2002 memo is the only legal analysis she knows of suggesting abusive interrogation techniques are acceptable (:08)

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