Michelle Obama thanks Swedish women fans

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Michelle Obama was slightly bemused Monday when asked by a journalist to say a word to Swedish women, who are apparently among her biggest fans.

But she quickly recovered her composure before a posse of journalists as she did a walk-through of the Denver center where she was to give the keynote speech on the opening night of the Democratic Party convention.

"Tell them thank you, and they are in my prayers," she said, holding the hands of her daughters Malia, 10 and Sasha, seven.

The girls had earlier amused photographers by playing with the gavel which will be used to open the four-day jamboree set to anoint their father, Barack Obama, as the party's nominee for the November elections.

Michelle Obama was accompanied by her brother,...