Michelle Obama takes the world stage
President Barack Obama's wife choked up as she addressed girls at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in Islington, north London, where her visit brought screams of excitement.
In my opinion this little clip gives us yet another example of what a transformational couple the Obamas have become in the world. In what could easily have been contrived for the cameras, the sense is that something genuine and real is happening, not faked. And as seen in this clip, Michelle Obama's message is especially resonant with young women and girls of color.
Earlier this week Gallup released their Favorable numbers for both the President and First Lady and for the first time she has scored higher than her husband. While this isn't unusual for most wives of Presidents, it does represent a milestone of sorts for Michelle Obama. Barely a year ago talking heads were bleating about her being a liability to her husband's campaign, that her outspokenness was a distraction in the middle of grueling primaries. And just a year ago the famous line,
"For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback"
...made headlines, twisted all out of shape into something sinister and decidedly un-American by a compliant press. Painted as "the angry black woman" her disapproval numbers shot up.
Now, however, with 72% of Americans having a favorable opinion and only 17% an unfavorable one she is likely the most highly regarded woman in America. Or at least up there with Oprah. Perhaps most surprising is that more Republicans now have a favorable opinion of Michelle Obama than unfavorable. The same cannot be said for her husband.
It is quite likely Michelle Obama will become the most admired woman in the world soon, if she isn't already. That is good for the Obama's but, after the last eight years, is a great thing for the United States.
Very cool. Thanks for posting.
What a difference a year can make.
I love tough, intelligent women...they keep me straight and on track. My father taught me that when I approach a smart lady, come strong and correct or don't say anything at all.
Our president and first lady are such a class act. She was clearly moved by the event and the girls were thrilled to meet her. It was beautiful.
Love rules. Obama and his beautiful wife exude love and will always come out on top.
I am SO proud they represent us.
Love it. We need more of this, all of us.
since when have they called a satellite rocket lauch a missele. NBC was reporting that the rocket lauch of N Korea's rocket as a missele. Propaganda is usually a lie using the worst description of something to make it sound menacing.
Not surprisingly, local right wing radio vented only hate, and the fact Michelle is respected enraged the right wingers-So they went on to insult the British people and call Michelle communist..
No banker left behind, they are ripping us off for tens of trillions, but wait this just in…
Michelle was wearing a lovely blue dress, everything must be ok.
statusquObama, change you can only pretend in
Yes, but what she did was important for those girls, and other girls watching.
far left loon >.<
And what will they think about for the fifty years that they will still be paying off the debt created by the oligarchs?
What she did for them on this day or what the administration has failed to do to protect their interests?
This is perhaps a worthy event for a first lady but is it worthy of any thinking member of the electorate being distracted from the dissolution of our republic?
statusquObama, change you can only pretend in
"town hall" in Strassbourg between the European and American press. It was a riot, we're so screwed it is not even funny.
It's not like she brought on this economic meltdown. She's the First Lady, and it is notable that she is doing good things. Public opinion is very important, at home and overseas. We can't always be all doom and gloom. It's bad for the soul. I commend her for reaching out and including the people that are the most often overlooked, and giving them hope and encouragement. Sometimes that's what we all need, especially when times are tough.
far left loon >.<
what Edwin said. Things are depressing enough without
bagging on our first couple for trying to repair the damage done by the dumbest fuck on the planet.
I'm sorry that you are so angry that you can't even experience a moment of joy or inspiration. Those girls will never forget meeting Michelle Obama and they will carry her words with them for life. These are desperate times. Take it easy on yourself or you'll give yourself a heart attack!
I feel sorry for all of us, except for the Wall Street Banksters and the politicians in their pocket.
The United States is now the largest banana republic in the world.
statusquObama, change you can only pretend in
Moyers had Wm. Black on his PBS show tonight. Black was a senior regulator in charge during the Savings & Loan debacle in the late 80's, and he spelled out the current and ongoing fraud being perpetrated by the gov't. Wall Street, banks, insurance cos., etc. in no uncertain terms. It'd be nice to have a few more like Mr. Black speaking out....
I'd put a link up, but I don;t really know how to do that - but it's Moyers show on the PBS.org site.
"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy
Thank you for the heads up.
Moyers with Wm K Black here.
statusquObama, change you can only pretend in
it now makes sense why Mr. Obama is so hellbent on "looking ahead" and completelly trying to avoid prosecuting the culprits. His whole administration is to the gills in this shit.
We are f*cked. But hey, at least this first couple is not an utter embarrasment like the previous one was... so that is the only silverlining I can think of.
She's a keeper. I think Mrs. Obama is lovely and refreshing. What a breath of fresh air!!
far left loon >.<
Michelle is real. There is nothing phony about her. She radiates beauty from within.
Indeed, she does. That's the best kind.
far left loon >.<
one of those little girls as Prime Minister one day.
being real?
no.
Is Pickles that heartless wooden librarian, that's married to the fuck-head frat boy? She'd think "one bomb a day" might do these "low-lifes" some good. I hate the Bush women.
far left loon >.<
I swear when she talked, you could hear the gears moving in her jaws. And those cold little eyes...
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
we barely saw or heard from her for 8 years. Too bad her hubby didn't take the cue for the first 7 3/4.
As was said above, what a difference a year--actually a couple of months--makes.
the $hit out of the Right-wing. She loves being a mom. She is everything the righties wish they were. The right-wing can't stand that Mrs. Obama is more of a model mother than they could ever be. The look on her face as she was speaking to those young women says it all.
No wonder Issa wants to try to control her.
Do you think Cindy McCain or Sarah Palin would get that kind of response or even interact with those girls like Mrs Obama did?
mother of the year Barbara Bush!
A woman who went golfing the day after her own daughter died...
Don't get me started on THAT HAG!!!!!!!!!!!
far left loon >.<
you wouldn't want Babs to waste her "beautiful" mind.
She's intelligent, accomplished, classy, inspiring, a great example for young girls right now, etc. A true lady! :)
And as a young Latina, seeing Mrs. Obama where she is today, is a great inspiration, and gives me hope we will one day see a Hispanic First Lady, and maybe maybe maybe one day a Hispanic Madame President! :)
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Black, female, smart, admired and respected across the globe. It's easy to see why the Rushthugliklans hate her.
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"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
that GOP RED-necks hate her most for being black, intelligent, liberal, or outspoken? Sadly I think if she were white that'd make a big difference.
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"Let's talk dirty to the animals"
it's easy for to appreciate michelle obama. both barack and michelle offer an obvious contrast to BUSH.
although many have focused on his early short comings. i'm personally pleased at this early point in the
game with the both of them.
Really...I like Mrs. Obama, and I think she is a very sharp lady. I'm aware of her academic and professional accomplishments, as well as her grace and IQ. I too am proud and pleased that she and President Obama represent the nation at this time. Though I don't believe in the government much, at least we don't have the idiot-boy and his stepford wife blow-up doll in the backgroud any longer.
And, I agree that what she said came from the heart.......however...one small thing.....Mrs. Obama was not "standing up there" because of anything she has done, other than to agree to marry Barak, engage in sexual relations with the man and give him children...really, beyond that, there isn't a thing in her background that qualified her or positioned her to be in the national spotlight, let alone be looked upon as some kind of "leader"....choosing to marry the right man (for money or power) doesn't make you a "strong woman", nor does it bestow any true sense of accomplishment from an individual perspective.
Unless you think simply agreeing to marrying a man somehow denotes some degree of value.....
Regards,
O'Guillory
You are exactly correct. Isn't is great that a person like Mrs. Obama could get to where she is now? Fabulous!!!
but it's still significant! Who could have imagined deep in their hearts 150 years ago, or even 50 or 60 years ago that there would be both a President and First Lady in the White House that are Black, and respected and loved as they are?
Let me tell you, due to the current xenophobia in the this country right now, I feel like my dream of one day seeing a Latina First Lady is in the distant future. In the meantime, I rejoice with African-American ladies that there's such a wonderful role model for them and for us all in Mrs. Obama.
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
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50 or 603 or 4 years ago that there would be both a President and First Lady in the White House that are Black, and respected and loved as they are..."FIFY
me-oww!
I agree totally!
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
You can make the same ridiculous claim about any previous first lady. Michelle Obama has accomplished more from less than probably any of the women before her.
...at the top law firm in Chicago...Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood LLP? Did you know that the lawyer he began his career working for was future wife Michelle Robinson? The woman was somebody before she met Barack Obama. I hope that your post isn't an indicative of a man with dormant Woman issues.
Obama quite possibly wouldn't be where he is without the Mrs.
O'Guillory, I sense you've been pwned here...
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I've learned(the hard way) how important it is to have a brilliant, respected, caring partner by one's side...especially fighting through the shit some people throw at you in this Nation...The Obama's are fortunate to have each other.
You are correct and Oguillory is full of shit.
It is a team effort.
Plus, it angers me when someone sneers at the role of First Lady. I mean sure, we do not elect them to office, it's not even an actual office...*however* past Presidents, both unmarried and widowed, evidently felt it important enough to find a female relative to fill the role!
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
they don't get paid for all the work they do. Some, of course, work harder than others...I think Mrs Obama will be one of the hardest working first ladies we will have had, at least since Mrs Roosevelt.
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But I don't think she will be anywhere near the level of involvement that it was required of Eleonor Roosevelt...
You're right, Miss Kitty. They do so much work, and they don't get paid for it.
And Tyler, I can see your point too. Eleanor Roosevelt had to step it up some more because of FDR's health. Pres. Obama is ablebodied, of course, but we're also in the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, so there will plenty of work for for Mrs. Obama, even if doesn't quite reach the level that Mrs. Roosevelt had to juggle.
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Eleanor Roosevelt(a great progress) had nearly sixteen years.
However, Eleanor was the de facto emisary for FDR. Two different situations, and honestly I am glad that is no longer an issue.
I for one hope that Mrs. Obama does not become as much of a target for the GOP's vile as Mrs. Roosevelt endured.
I'm certain that Eleanor Roosevelt is the kind of first lady Michelle Obama wants to be like.
She was very active before she became First Lady. And like the Roosevelts, the Obamas will be in the White House through very tough times for the world. And Mrs Roosevelt, a silver spoon type fought for the rights of those less privileged.
I can see Mrs Obama having a human rights agenda. I think her talk to the school girls in London was very much about that.
Mrs. Clinton was busy too. I think Mrs Obama, having been a professional woman, will know how to direct herself.
me-oww!
I think I'm actually distantly related to one woman who served as First Lady for an unmarried President, even!
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Historians will have a field day deciding if Buchanan, the only lifelong bachelor, or W. was the worst US President ever.
Back to Michelle: while First Ladies are not elected, they do have official functions and can be either an asset or liability for their husbands. So far, Michelle has shown herself to be a complete asset with her brains, beauty and poise. She always seems to strike the right note in everything she says and does.
.....I don't think I'm owned just yet....I knew I'd be abused for my POV, even though I certainly tempered it with sincere admiration for the woman...but let's ty to look at it this way.....if Michelle is not married to Barak,....is she invited to a state dinner with the queen or would she be involved in the G20 Summit?
I think not. When you can logically dispute that fact, then, maybe I'm owned just a little bit. (btw..is that fun, from a sexual perspective?)
It is her wedding ring that put her on that stage...it is her grace, IQ and admirable personality that helps her glow and represent us well.....and I'm certain it is her support that helped Mr. Obama achieve his goal....but it is her position as his wife that puts her there....nothing else...everything after her decision to date, marry and sleep with Mr. Obama is to her credit, but it was that basic social trade-off that put her on that stage...
Regards,
O'Guillory
*shaking head*
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
It's a mutual thing.
me-oww!
O'Guillory...why do you feel the need to pick away from a moment where the First Lady(without her husband) actually inspired some young women abroad?
....if you consider examining aspects of the 1st Lady's speech to be "picking away" at it, well, gee...sorry to have burst your inspriational moment.....however, Mrs. Obama made a point of connecting her presence on that stage with the need to have other "strong woman"!
Frankly, if most of you would get your heads out of your ass, you would see that by connecting the two, Mrs. Obama was really saying, "hell girls, marry well and someday you too can be up here"
Mrs. Obama did not stand up there and tell those girls about her long nights of study and legal practice. I did not hear her talk about her skills as a lawyer and how her hard work and education had put her on that stage.....I saw the wife of a politician who got elected to be president....a sharp woman, lovely soul....very impressive.....but not an elected official and like other (mostly) democratic 1st Ladys, I'm not sure why they feel the need to be in the spotlight and influence policy.
If they want to have power, let them run for office. As much as I can't stand her, at least Hillary turned her partnership to legitimatly earned political power...
Regards,
O'Guillory
Zlark, borp, gviitz. That's my head exploding at some people's idiocy.
far left loon >.<
Edwwin....
..who exactly did you feel the need to demean? I want to be clear just so you can receive the anticpated burst of self-esteem you must get by demeaning others and name calling..
Regards,
O'Guillory
I want to be clear just so you can receive the anticipated burst of self-esteem you must get by demeaning others and name calling..
me-oww!
.....I'm sorry, I thought it was an anatomical observation.....sorry if any of the people who were abusing me felt they were being called.....um,..er,...
.....head-up-ass?,..no..ass-heads-er-up?....well, let me work on it.....
Regards,
O'Guillory
To act like you don't know what you were implying is childish and immature.
Admit you spoke pejoratively of them and move on.
Sheesh.
......well,...I'll think about it for a while.....perhaps I was just having a morally flexible moment of confusion.....
:)
Regards,
O'Guillory
What name calling? There is none. I don't do that. Demean? Where?
far left loon >.<
Maybe the young ladies did their homework and knew enough about the first lady's personal history to feel that they too can aspire be a lawyer, a hospital board trustee, community organizer, doctor, anything. There are many young people who need mentoring and want someone(even from a distance) to tell them that they're alright. Sounds stupid to you I'm sure, but Michelle Obama did a good thing for those girls today.
Perhaps you can tell us about your utopia.
....Lefty.....I'm unsure about the relationship between my peeing habits as a child and the observations I've made on this topic, but since you seem limited to processing and communicating concepts that are one sided,
....two left something or another)...I assume you are out of logical ammunition and are resorting to name calling as well....pity...
and btw, I don't recall ever attacking Mrs. Obama or purporting to suggest some form of utopia in my writing...so please go back to typing one-handed, and take a bit more time to formulate your thoughts before they dribble off your fingers......I'm concerned for your self-esteem if you keep making the same tyoe of blogging blunders like we've seen so far...
Regards,
O'Guillory
You suggested that Mrs. Obama is the first lady solely because of her husband's successes...very original, circa 1889. One those "what did I say wrong" moments. I'm sure Mr. Obama would greatly appreciate you sticking up for him as he endures such a burdensome marriage.
....is there any other way she could have been 1st Lady.....without her husband's success?
..what logical part am I missing?
Regards,
O'Guillory
[Deleted. I'm sorry for that, but it is off topic-Sitemonitor]
"...if Michelle is not married to Barak,....is she invited to a state dinner with the queen or would she be involved in the G20 Summit?"
But she is Blanche. She is. And being afforded a position with great opportunity, she chooses to use it for the common good. Admirable.
far left loon >.<
...if you disagree with my POV, and think becoming 1st Lady automatically equates to being a "strong woman", and you think I have "women issues" because of my opinion.....then try this.....put Laura Bush up on that stage and say the same thing, that the reason she was giving that speech is due to her strength, IQ and moral leadership......it was trading access to her vagina that put Laura Bush in a position to be near the most powerful man in the world...but would you say that had earned the right to give speeches and represent the US because she was "strong"?
Now, her mother, 1st Lady Barbara Bush was strong, hell she played a round of golf the day after her daughter died...now that's a strong woman....efffing sick, but strong...But that kind of strength didn't have a thing to do with her sick representation of the US during Poppy's reign..
Regards,
O'Guillory
and had no real outstanding qualities as a human being.
Playing golf the day after your kid dies - not strong, just sick and narcissistic on a level I hope to never meet.
Nancy Reagan's just say no and Bar 'Beautiful Mind' Bush read a book? and what was Laura's read a book? Hardly dynamic.
Mrs Truman I think was less than dynamic, owing to her hate for DC. Mrs Ford became a role model for recovering alcoholics during and after her husband's term - hey wait -- he wasn't elected either. Pat Nixon was invisible and Mrs Johnson wanted to beautify America, which led to an acute awareness of litter.
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O'Guillory: Say that about "one bomb a day" Laura Bush if you like. She "got there" and was a puerile, peevish, little shrew, that did NOTHING.
far left loon >.<
With her husband deciding to run for the office of the President?
Do you thnk he made that decision unilaterally?
No, in showing her support of him both in his early political career and during his campaign and now his Presidency, she has certainly shown how strong of a woman she is.
I'll ask you a question, to illustrate my point: (Please, I know you're mad because of the others, but take a deep breath and cool off before reading this)
Are YOU willing to put- no, are you STRONG ENOUGH to put- yourself and your family in the limelight for the national media (and the Average Joe who lives down the street) to tear to shreds for the belief that someone you love can change the world?
Think on it for a bit before responding.
Sunnysongbird....
...I'm not mad....I think it is funny that folks are so emotionally wrapped up in the woman/position....they never stop and think about who/what the position is all about.
Everything you say about Mrs. Obama is probably all true. She appears to be a bright, educated woman who adores her family and her man. I have no doubt that she has supported Barak in countless ways that allowed him to run/win the presidency. in fact, she appears to be capable of running for office herself. Great. But she did not run for office. And none of that contradicts my orginal point, she is on that stage vecause she is married to Barak.
Let me try this, was Carla Bruni up on the international stage because of her great foriegn policy expertise? Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sure Ms. Bruni is where she is because she has vast amounts of experience in setting monetary policy?
Our opinions are not mutually exclusive, unless you are in need of an emotional pick-me-upand you think I was attacking Mrs. Obama.
Regards,
O'Guillory
Your point is silly. That's the problem.
Bush never would have been president if his father hadn't paid the Supreme Court off. Bette Davis never would have been a star if she didn't go for a screen test. The Queen wouldn't be the Queen if her parents didn't "do it". Todd Palin would never make the news if his wife wasn't chosen by McCain to get the white trash vote. Yet everyone had him set up as First Dude, and loving it. We wouldn't even know about her slutty daughter's baby or its silly name. Cindy McCain would be in jail for stealing drugs if she weren't a Senator's wife, yet we still had to listen to her on the news, "Sarah Palin can see into Putin's washroom from her kitchen." You getting any of this??
far left loon >.<
....I'm sorry...I didn't see any of the folks you are using to make your point....(or confuse the issue)....I did not see Cindy McCain claiming to be on that stage because she is a "strong woman"...when in reality Mrs. Obama was representing the US as 1st Lady because she had....wait for it......married Barak Obama those many years before....did it take strength to marry Barak? I don't know, but I know if she had not married him, she would not be on that stage.....
...maybe you can explain how Bette Davis fell into the conversation....I'm a little slow...
Regards,
O'Guillory
Snore. I know you'll just continue forever, as you're wont to do. I don't even know you and I get it. The terrific bore at parties, always pushing your own pet, but unpopular, ideas on anyone who'll be polite enough to listen. I'm not that guy. Sorry.
far left loon >.<
Eddie...you are partly right....there is always a core of brain-dead, emotionally driven slugs at some party...you know the ones who cannot take a conversation deeper than the three things they heard from their dad, or the last thing they recall from FOX News...so yes, those people are almost always bored as they lack the intelectual capacity to engage beyond their limited view.....however in my case, most people like to hear about my years in Japan, Germany, Korea, Bosnia and many other places.......sometimes I bore them with my tales of climbing Mt. Fuju, Free-fall skydiving, glidering in Europe and having been picked up by the UN while hitch hiking in Croatia. Sometimes I even bore them with the story of being aboard Air Force One.....but I stop as soon as I see the boredom in their eyes....
..silly you..
Regards,
O'Guillory
Because you wrote this one sentence:
You demean her strength and experience by implying somehow that she is not capable of standing on her own two feet and relies on her marriage to prop her up.
She was strong before Barack, and will remain strong. That will never be different, no matter what anybody says about her.
As for her not being invited to the Queen's Palace, perhaps. But why does she have to have her own POLITICAL career for you to be satisfied? She had a great career prior to becoming First Lady, and frankly, if she wants to go back to it after these next 8 years, I will not think less of her for it.
She has always been and will always be a strong woman, with or without her husband to spotlight that fact.
.....why is it that logically equating her marital status, to her present place on the world stage seems insulting to so many?......you can defend her as a person, as a great lawyer....a great mother..and I agree...but she is on that stage because she is married to the President.....period..
...no amount of emotional adoration or misplaced disgust at my POV will change that......neither would role-reversal in which she was the president and Barak is 1st Spouse.....wouldn't matter..
Regards,
O'Guillory
Probably because you changed the argument from questioning her designation as a "strong woman" to whether or not she would be the First Lady, etc etc.
I was arguing the first, you were arguing the second.
If you wish to continue this conversation, I suggest you pick one or the other, since you keep conflating the two.
I waited around to see if he could at least understand why what he says comes across as well, sexist, to people, but clearly that ain't going to happen, and I'm tired after a really long day, so I'm throwing in the towel.
GNA.
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
....I'm not conflating anything....Mrs. Obama stood on that stage and said that we needed strong woman just like her, and that she was on that stage because of her strenth....well, no..she is on that stage because she is married to the President
....plenty of other women in the world are "strong"....but that is not what makes you 1st Lady....only being married to the guy gives you that title....that is why you are frustrated with the idea...you know it to be true and you think it demeaning to Mrs. Obama..(which I never intended)...
...hell, I didn't make up the sociological relationships of the species....or define marriage...but you can't be 1st Lady, and you can't be on that stage...unless you marry the dude....and by doing so, you are given access to opportunities that you may never before had a chance to experience....sorry that pisses so many of you off..
Regards,
O'Guillory
Too bad. You'd be a fairly intelligent guy if not for that.
I see you're ignoring my comment that strong men are attracted to strong women 99.9% of the time, and that maybe you should email President Obama and ask him what attracted him to his wife in the first place.
Whatever. You're not worth it. Too bitter to get over yourself.
...again, I'm confused...I never said she was not strong, nor he.....I even said if the roles were reversed, the same would be true...it is a fact that you do not become 1st Lady...unless you married the man....how did choosing to marry Barak...many years ago...how did that relate to the strength she needed to qualify her to be the speaker on that stage?
If they are connected, thats pretty insulting to women everywhere....then she is telling kids everywhere, yeah, it's good to be smart...great to work hard...but guess how I became 1st Lady and accumulated all this power?
I got married.....
..and what part of my POV conveys bitterness?....I certainly do not have any bitterness towards Mrs. Obama....or anyone else...really...
Regards,
O'Guillory
In more than one dimension, that's why.
Ah, screw it. You really are trying my patience.
Try thinking with ALL your brain next time.
...what do you mean?...go back and read each of my responses....I have examined everyone's POV and have agreed with most all of the perspectives articulated in this thread....In my orginal post I gave sincere credit to Mrs. Obama's talents and abilities. At no time did I demean Mrs. Obama, nor did I challenge other's description of her, or her skills.
I did consider everyone else's pov and "dimensions".....me thinks it is many of you who think I'm attacking the woman...it is you guys who can't consider the message and logic of my POV.....lest it cause you to think about how we "celebratize"...people now days...and yet, Mrs. Obama has no official role in our government....oh, and you need a savior figure to look up to, and be inspired by.......which is all good......but it doesn't deny my basic point...
it's been nice chatting...
Regards,
O'Guillory
Do you honestly think Obama would be president today without Michelle? Most men wouldn't be where they are without the domestic labor of their mothers and wives. People might have voted for Barack, but I believe she worked just as hard as he did to get him into office, and it has nothing to do with sex. That you even brought sex into it is disgusting and insulting.
ETA: I should have looked downthread before wasting my time on a response.
...are you telling me that sex is not part of the marital covenent and expectation? I'm not demeaning any of the role of a mother, a wife or any woman....my only point is that the reason she was on that stage was because she married Barak...and if she is going to say that the reason she was up there is due to her strength......is that the type of strength young girls need?...marry well and you too can be considered successful?....and really...before Barak Obama began attracting political attention...no one knew of Michelle's great strength...at least not on a national level...so quit turning an observation about the role of the 1st lady...into some perceived attack on Mrs. Obama.....never was my intent..
Regards,
O'Guillory
Wirte an email to the President, and ask him:
Why were you attracted to Michele? Did it have anything to do with her being a strong woman?
FOR GOD'S SAKES MAN, STRONG MEN ARE ATTRACTED TO STRONG WOMEN AND VICE VERSA.
Plain and simple.
Period.
End of sentence.
It's not like she married into the Bush dynasty. She married an equal. Again, I'm wasting my time. I hope you aren't married...yikes.
...you are wasting your time if you do not have the ability to exchange points of view and consider other's opinions and logical presentation of ideas....especially if you cannot discern the difference between making an observation about a topic, and forming an opinion about the subject
...btw, I was married but my lovely wife died last month after four years of battling breast cancer...but thanks for asking...I'll pass your concern on to my children.
Regards,
O'Guillory
I'm going to try to watch some of O'Shitforbrains tonight to see what kind of nastiness he will have to say about the Obamas. Last night O'Fartbreath and Laura Ingram were bitching about something that was lame. I couldn't watch.
hey peeps, I saw this when following a link in another post.... I think it deserves its own article.
On topic, Michelle and Mr. President have been amazing to see overseas. Fills me with pride....
For who she is and for who she showed herself to be on our behalf....
Thank you First Lady Michelle.
Abbybwood
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
I have mixed feelings about the cable networks playing up, for tv/drama/ratings purposes, scenes of our leaders being real and getting emotional. But mostly, I tried to think of one time in the past 8 years where Laura "Crazy Eyes" Bush was ever captured publicly being this genuine. I couldn't.
he had that perma-jocker grin to her. And when she opened her mouth she sounded dumber than a bag of rocks. But I guess she is the ideal right winger wifey...
God, what a refreshing change to have two such intelligent, competent, committed, and caring people in the White House.
This once again just shows that the Obamas are real and are very decent people. It reminds me a lot of when both Barack and Michelle visited that Southside school in Chicago last Thanksgiving.
She's married to a politician. Big deal. So she's attractive. Lots of women are. Has she done anything, anything at all to get such praise? NO. Not at all. She's the first lady, like so many before her. Means nothing. Many very powerful women in the world actually worked their asses off to become such an icon, not because they married. I am sorry, but this has gotten way out of hand. Oprah? Is that you Oprah? Is this the Oprah show?
What will she bring to the job that first ladies before her didn't? NOTHING. Except to be politically correct, the world must gush over her because of her skin colour. Like Hillary before her, she will meet children, read them books, and cut ribbons on libraries. Big deal.
CC I really tink you're just trying to get a rise out of us.
When you get to be First Lady, tell me it was just nothing. You make it sound like she was some char woman that lucked out.
"What will she bring to the job that first ladies before her didn't?" Answwer: Class, charm, charisma, intellect and real caring, the kind where you can see the light of someone's soul shining out.
far left loon >.<
She worked hard for what she got prior to Barack, and she worked hard to help him after they were married.
How dare you say she didn't do anything. In order to play political ball, one must understand that EVERYbody is involved. Wives, children, distant relatives, everybody.
So when she agreed to support Barack in his Presidential campaign (and I'm guessing there were MANY long discussions over the kitchen table on THAT one), she was showing her own strength of character, since she knew she'd likely be ripped apart by an unfreindly media.
And hey, didn't she have a job as a director of a hospital before being First Lady? And didn't she do a great job as a mom for her kids?
How DARE you say she's done NOTHING. That's an egregious hyperbolic falsehood and you know it.
And I'm sure they'll all be lining up to dismiss the accomplishments and supportive role of a successful First Gentleman should we have one sometime in the future....
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Jesus ConcernedCanuck, lighten up- Your postes continue to depress me..
Michelle Obama gives inspiration to people- If you can't understand that concept, then you never will..
Do you have any hobbies or any interests besides demeaning each and every thing to do with the USA? You've got the most intense hate-woody for the US, it's really amazing. Doesn't matter what the topic of discussion is, you've got an obnoxious opinion and you jump on your vilifying wagon with gusto. Seriously, WTF is the matter with you?
but that's canucks for you. Spent plenty of time there, having lived for decades in border states, and 90% have a "hate woody" as you put it for the US, and 90%, probably the same 90%, have never or hardly ventured over the border.
Considering how civil Canadians are in general this constant bitching about the US shows how much most of them dislike us.
I've wondered about this poster's moniker, "concerned canuck," since it indicates both self-deprecation, and interest and empathy for the US, but most of this guy's/gal's posts are just bitter vituperation.
And to say Michelle Obama has done nothing is really incredibly stupid; she's no Jackie Onassis; she's an accomplished woman who has contributed in no small way to the enviable success of her husband---you know, the guy who beat all odds to make history.
I think naysayers like C/C should take a gimlet-eyed look at their own accomplishments in life before dismissing those of others.
Try harder.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
This is a proud moment for the United States of America. What a beautiful thing to have this young couple represent our country to the rest of the world. (And what a refreshing change from the moronic bobble head George W. Bush.)
President Obama and the First Lady are both so elegant, so sophisticated, well-spoken, obviously informed and intelligent, well dressed, poised, personable and compassionate. They do us all proud be we Democrat or Republican. And once again (I can't say it enough), what an enormous and welcome change from the depression, disgrace and and deep disappointments of the last 8 years.
Woody McBreairty
Sounds to me like you have serious anger issues towards women
I know that in fact other nations judge US citizens based on their leaders. BUsh had no respect and in return most would feel that Americans were a bunch of illiterate, chickenhawk, selfish, violent, arrogant dangerous assholes. It's so good talking to my friends and them telling me that opinions are already changing and that we are gaining international respect back. Maybe we didn't have a lot to be proud of when BUsh was the president, but at the same time, a great portion of us can and should be proud that we opposed and resisted him.
Michelle is a wonderful ambassador no doubt about that. Even with that bit earlier about the Queen, it seemed to me she had simply gotten her to open up a bit. That's a singular talent, the ability to warm another person so quickly. I wondered what the fuss was about; it seemed a really GOOD thing to me!
I predict her presence will be a great help to the Prez. We're all lucky to have her there, although he was lucky first.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
Now maybe if the shallow-minded idiots that have nothing better to do than criticize her choice in clothing would shut their blithering yaps and learn to pay attention to the substance instead of the frippery, maybe we'd see even MORE progress. Who Gives A Shit what label is in her clothing anyway!
I don't know... She looks kind of angry and militant-ish.
has been translated into Arabic... and Farsi... and Swahili... etc.
Girls in the Middle East and Africa really, really need to hear this message.
I hope that First Lady Obama will also take a stand on the barbaric human rights violation known as FGM.
After the last 8 years, we have a first lady with class, grace, beauty and a brain.
NOBODY 2012
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