While the rest of the world is sweating it out in the race to maintain a healthy lifestyle Paula Dean is waiting at the finish line with a stick of butter in each hand doing her signature grandma chuckle.

“Well, I did a show with Michelle and I just loved being with her,” Deen told Yeas & Nays. “She probably ate more than any other guest I’ve ever had on the show — she kept eating even during commercials.”

Deen taught Obama how to fry shrimp during a TV segment in September before the 2008 presidential election. “You know what their favorite foods are — it’s hot wings, you know, those kinds of foods that are not necessarily top-of-the-list healthy foods, so she’s no different than the rest of us,” Deen said. “We love those kinds of foods, we just know that we can’t eat them everyday.”

The culinary superstar also said she supported the first lady’s initiative to get more Americans gardening. “So I love that,” she said. “I was really happy to see her encouraging children, you know, to plant their little gardens.”

I think we have all witnessed passive aggressive shade in our lives (and by lives I mean Facebook walls) to realize that “she probably ate more than any other guest I’ve ever had on the show — she kept eating even during commercials” and “little gardens” is spot on.

With her mane laid like romance First Lady Michelle Obama joined students from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools for the third annual White House kitchen garden autumn harvest on the south lawn of the White House on Wednesday. The items harvested for the garden will be used for next week’s South Korea State Dinner and some will also be donated to Miriam’s Kitchen, a local non-profit organization that feeds the homeless.

First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit yesterday at Nickelodeon’s annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDOP) event, held for the first time ever this year in the nation’s capital. Nickelodeon estimates that upwards of 50,000 kids and families joined together for a full day of fun — with participation from celebrities LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, KeKe Palmer and more.

Nickelodeon’s WWDOP is the network’s flagship celebration of active play, encouraging kids to get up, get out and do hoodrat things go play.

“I’ve been married, and for me to get married again, someone is going to have to be really exceptional. An extremely exceptional lady is going to have to come around . . . a Michelle Obama-type. She’s taken, but Barack, you better act right!”

- – Eddie hearts Michelle but what does Johnny think?

Nick Cannon used his personal blog as rant space after hearing Eminem diss his wife Mooriah on the new leaked song “Bagpipes From Baghdad.” Mr. Mimi accused the rapper of being racially insensitive and had critiqued his rhyming skills.

Oh, bother.

Cannon has taken major offense to a leaked record from Em’s Relapse, “Bagpipes From Baghdad,” in which Em raps about taking Mariah Carey “back” from Nick Cannon. (Carey has denied Eminem’s claims that they dated for six months.)

“Nick Cannon better back the f— up,” Em warns the actor/musician on the track. “I’m not playing, I want her back, you punk.”

Later in the song, Em leaves a parting salvo: “Nick Cannon, you pr—, I wish you luck with that f—in’ whore.”

Cannon had a millions things to say in response on his blog on Friday.

“A mediocre (at best) Eminem record that sounds like it was written in 2001,” Cannon blogged. “At first, I thought it was old material that had been dug up from when dude ‘fantasized’ about having a pretend fling with Mariah. … But all of a sudden I hear my name in the verse! My first reaction was like, ‘This is his new sh–? Wow, that’s too bad.’ “

Cannon said that Eminem’s insults amounted to “racist bigotry.” “She has had enough difficulty in her life dealing with racial and ethnicity issues,” he wrote. “Believe it or not, Mariah is the same racial mixture as our beloved president, Barack Obama. (Black Father + White Mother= BLACK)

“Maybe I’m going too far, but I thought we got past the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it,” Cannon continued. “What’s next? Are we going to let this trash say something horrible about our lovely first lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama? Or would Marshall have talked sideways out of his neck like this about Oprah Winfrey? This act of racist bigotry cannot go unnoticed. Calling my wife a ‘c—’ and a ‘whore’ is way worse than anything Don Imus could have ever said. So trust, repercussions will be served. Anybody got Al Sharpton’s number?! LOL Let’s not forget about Eminem’s amateur mixtape rants of calling African Americans ‘ni—-’ and how he hates ‘black bi—es.’ “

The actor basically vowed revenge on Slim Shady, joking that he would begin rapping again and threatening comedic retribution.

“So, Miss Marshall, I’m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife,” Cannon continued. “This is going to be fun! It’s however you want it! Just remember, you did this to yourself! Your legacy has now been tainted from this day forth! You will now be known as the rapper who lost to corny-ass Nick Cannon!”

Thug Misses had a lot to say about First Lady Diamond on her MySpace blog, prompting LisaRaye to address our queen on Freaky Friday Radio. But damn her point of view, it’s all about Tampa’s finest over here at C+D! Read what Khia had to say under the hood.

Let’s talk numbers!!! .. ..COUNTLESS LISA…..LISA Without the CULT JAM!!!! Hoe you took tricking to a whole nother level… BITCH you knew you was wrong for tryna trap the COUNT into marriage!!! We talkin bout dem trifflin yella-ass Hoes!!!! Thought your PUSSY had GOLD on it….. Talkin bout you was a 100 stack BOOTY call!!! You know them Turkish women aint got no respect for you Chile!!! They should have whooped your ass cause they don’t play that hoe shit ova there… Those queens knew you had stankin skin…They could smell you from miles away… You tried to TRICK the King but now the JOKE is on you….. He don’t want dat loose pussy no moe!!! Go HOME… Trina’s Twin Sista!!! No….Yall hoes is the TRICKIN-TRIPLETS…. Lisa, Trina and Deelishis!!! Lisa-Raye He done fucked you and sent your TIRED ass home!!! You gonna have to leave with what you came with… NUTHIN!!! Talkin bout you being a FIRST LADY….You will neva be Michelle Obama!!! Go back to the POLE and low budget ass films as you know!!! Hoe’s tryna get the King out his money!!!!!! Gurl Booo!!!!! You are an EMBARASSMENT to all women…. Using that OLD decrepit BODY for your own selfish gain! Why you aint have his baby Hoe???? ..That would have been the ultimate come up???? Oh I forgot… If you COULDA you WOULDA… Pussy don’t work no more… Bitch…. You can’t afford the BENTLEY????? Yep… It’s going Baccccccck!!!!YOU USE TO JETS??????JET….DRY….DRY YOUR WEEPING EYES….. Keep It Real Hoe!… You can’t PAWN them CLOTHES and FRONT-LACE wigs!!.. I don’t even feel sorry for this bitch..I tried to told yall… ..Nasti Muzik 09!!!! .. .. ..Nowwwwwwww……. While we talkin bout TRICKIN-TRIPLETS

LISTEN TO LISARAYE’S RADIO INTERVIEW

Alicia Keys and Gen. Ann Dunwoody visited Dunbar High School earlier today as apart of Women’s History Month. I hope AK was giving out pussy crook lessons because nothing says sisterhood more than stealing the next bitch’s man, act like you know!

First Lady Michelle Obama [who also visited a Washington, D.C. high school] invited some high-powered friends to go to other schools in the city and speak with students about achieving their dreams.

Debbie Allen, Lisa Leslie, Tracee Ellis Ross, Fran Drescher [not Ashanti], Sheryl Crow, Alfre Woodard and others were all selected by the First Lady and have been invited for an evening dinner at the White House, to which more students from other D.C. area schools will attend.

Come get Gayle up off of this floor!

For the last nine years Oprah has appeared in every issue of O magazine as the cover girl all alone. Yeah, that bitch think she is Deena Jones. Just wait until Highlights taps Beyonce to sit at the helm as guest editor for an upcoming special creole collector’s issue! She will upstage that bitch.

Anyway, in the April issue of the zine Lady O interviews First Lady Michelle Obama about topics ranging from her decorating philosophy to how she hopes she can help other women. Read more at Oprah.com!

A crop of Hollywood starlets channeled some of history’s most iconic women for the April issue of Glamour magazine. The magazine highlights important women such as Althea Gibson [Chanel Iman], Dolores Huerta [America Ferrera], Billie Holiday [Paula Patton] and Michelle Obama [Alicia Keys]. Visit Glamour.com for the full gallery.

QUICK QUOTES
“You can imagine that women at home hearing her songs on the radio felt her vocalizing their emotions and their struggles.” – - Paula Patton on jazz legend Billie Holiday

Blame it on the al-al-al-alcohol?

Well, it says something that they compared me, but it’s very true. I wore only designer clothes at that time and I think that was true of Jackie. I never had a Michelle Obama desire; it was not a part of our culture to aspire to Wal-Mart. We were different people then, we were very much about luxury and glamour. I understand completely how the culture has changed to produce this incredible young woman and her husband, the President of the United States and his wife. But, that was not what the culture was when “Claudine” was being fashioned into a film.

- – Diahann Carroll reflects on being compared with former First Lady Jackie Onassis