I’ve offered plenty of criticism of Michelle Obama, but I’m not heartless. This Fatima Ali column in the Philadelphia Daily News is inane.

And if he actually makes it to the White House, his wife will be scrutinized like no other first lady in history. Not for her brains, but for her fashion sense. And, for all of her brilliance, this is where Michelle Obama needs the most help. For my girlfriends and me, although Mrs. Obama has earned our mad respect, we also feel she can benefit from a little friendly advice for the long months ahead of intense media scrutiny. For one thing, we’ve all seen too many unflattering photos of her floating around in cyberspace. …Another friend, Dr. Lena Barboza, a dentist, is much less forgiving. If she were giving Michelle Obama advice, she might even recommend that Michelle have some work done, even to the point of possibly reshaping her jaw. Lena says the procedure is not one to be done casually because it takes about three months for a wired shut jaw to heal.

Reshaping her jaw?!? And here I thought Jeremiah Wright’s amateur neurology was going to be the most insane thing I heard this election cycle.

Look, Michelle Obama is the most attractive woman to ever declare that she hasn’t been proud of her country for most of her adult life. In this area, the press ought to get off her back.

The words that come out of the mouth are worth scrutinizing, not the shape of the mouth that offers them.