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![EXCLUSIVE: Former First Lady Michelle Obama steps out with friends Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa at celebrity restaurant Polo Bar in New York City. The two families have been friends since The Boss campaigned for Barack Obama during his successful run for the White House in 2008. Michelle famously told her President husband he needed to spend more time with Springsteen. Both men have talked about their friendship — fortified in part by the bond between their wives, Michelle and Patti. In the first episode of a podcast, called Renegades, Obama, 59, said he and Springsteen, 71, "grew to trust each other" based on conversations in which they reflected on feeling "invisible" throughout their childhoods. Springsteen sang with a gospel choir at the newly elected president's inauguration in 2009 and later recalled how he thought Obama had the wrong number the first time the Chicago Democrat called him. "And I said, 'OK, let me figure this out. I am a guitar-playing high school graduate from Freehold, New Jersey. And — OK — you want me to do what?" Springsteen said. Over the years, both have realized they had more in common than they initially realized. Namely, that they both felt like outsiders. "I always kept one foot in sort of the blue collar world and one foot in the counter culture world," Springsteen said of growing up in New Jersey. "And I never truly belonged completely in either of them, you know?". 28 Sep 2022 Pictured: Michelle Obama. Photo credit: ZapatA/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA902427_026.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/michelle-obama-nyc-mega.jpg?w=293)
![EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama was spotted out and about in New York City. 28 Sep 2022 Pictured: Michelle Obama. Photo credit: ZapatA/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA902249_004.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Michelle-Obama.jpg?w=293)
Michelle Obama isn’t slowing down her NYC journey anytime quickly! The previous First Girl, 58, surprised in a black bustier, trendy black parachute pants, and a sweeping trench coat as she stepped out for dinner at The Polo Bar. The style icon rocked oversize dangling earrings and smiled graciously as she entered the institution to dine with 80s icon Bruce Springsteen, 73, and his spouse Patti Scialfa, 69, on Wednesday night, September 28. Michelle additionally accessorized with slingback stiletto heels and a traditional black purse. She pulled her hair right into a refined updo in the back of her neck.
The looks got here simply hours after Michelle was seen out and about sporting a beautiful lavender pantsuit throughout her solo journey to New York. And although hubby, former President Barack Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are reportedly off having fun with the West Coast, Michelle seems to be having a good time.
The previous First Girl’s look comes forward of a vital time — the mid time period elections. And he or she’s been doing one thing about it, making a vow to get 1 million voters registered earlier than the time comes. “Hey, everybody! It’s official—we’re simply 100 days out from the 2022 midterm elections,” Michelle mentioned in a July video encouraging voters to get out and register. “All that work you’ve been doing, all of the outreach, the voter registration events, the efforts to battle voter suppression, that work is extra essential than ever. As a result of each American deserves to have their voice heard,” she continued. “Each American deserves to have a say in the way forward for this nation. And this fall, a lot is on the poll: our entry to well being care, the judges in our courts, and so, a lot extra.”
Michelle’s distinctive however easy three pronged strategy by means of WhenWeAllVote.org is designed for max outcomes. “First, I need you to textual content VOTE to 56005 to examine your voter registration standing,” she mentioned. “Second, I need you to ask one pal, only one pal, to examine their registration standing too. And third, I wish to ask you to volunteer with us.” Amongst her many pursuits, Michelle can also be the co-chair and founding father of the nationwide, nonpartisan initiative, which was fashioned to extend participation in elections by closing the age and race hole.
