Michelle Obama introduces her husband, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, at a campaign stop in western Iowa.
Perhaps the best speech by a presidential candidate this year.
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Obama has to show people what he stands for -- and that he's willing to fight for what he believes in. Until he does, I think he'll continue to lag behind Hillary in the polls.
Right now he's positioning himself as the "uniter," or the "I'm-not-like-Hillary" candidate. But the only thing that will unite people is strong, honest leadership. That's what we need from him, in my humble opinion.
And no I'm not a Barack Obama supporter. His wife however...yowza!
His wife however...yowza!
I could see someone making the same comment about all three spouses of the leading Dem candidates.
It's an often over-looked facet of becoming president how much the spouse complements a candidate that the voter reacts positively or negatively in the voting booth.
if he's elected we'll ALL need therapy (him included). .Adding Another Dimension of Vituperation Toxicity to Blogging since 1999!.
Then there's Guiliani's wife, who worked as a salesperson for a medical supply company that trained its employees, and demonstrated its devices, on dogs before "putting them down".
From Vanity Fair:
"Every salesperson at U.S. Surgical was trained for six weeks with dogs at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, and that was really brutal," explains a former employee. "They spent days and days with dogs, taking out the spleen or stomach or the lobe of a lung. Then if the dog started moaning or fidgeted, whoever was closest would push more sedative into him from the syringe. It was horrible. Then the dog would be killed with potassium chloride."
The rest of that story in Vanity Fair on Giuliani's wife is worth the read. By the way, Romney and Giuliani have NO chance winning the dog-lover vote.
I can just picture what a "The Kiss"-style float might look like at a Romney event: Irish Setter in a doggie carrier on the roof of a car with crap scared out of it.
Her admirers believe she combines the poise of Jackie Kennedy with the brain of Hillary Clinton and the uncomplicated charm of Laura Bush. Many Democrats believe she will be a powerful asset to her husband's presidential campaign. Michelle Obama, educated at Princeton and Harvard Law School, is described by friends as Senator Barack Obama's "true north". Her salary is twice his and she still spends most of her week looking after the couple's daughters Malia, eight, and Sasha, five, at their Chicago home. The Obama campaign is preparing to introduce the woman who could become America's first black First Lady to the nation as soon as her husband formally announces his candidacy at a rally in Illinois a week today. Some advisers view Mrs Obama as the campaign's secret weapon. Whereas the tortuous and sometimes tawdry history of Mrs Clinton's marriage could hamper her attempt to return to the White House as president, Mr Obama's wholesome and stable marriage is likely to boost his already highly favourable image among voters... ...He [Barack] told Ebony that she would have been a formidable politician herself and made clear he is glad Mrs Clinton, and not his wife, is his opponent. "She's blunt, so she can tell me things that maybe other people are afraid to tell me," he said. "If I ever ran against her, I would be in trouble."
Michelle Obama, educated at Princeton and Harvard Law School, is described by friends as Senator Barack Obama's "true north". Her salary is twice his and she still spends most of her week looking after the couple's daughters Malia, eight, and Sasha, five, at their Chicago home.
The Obama campaign is preparing to introduce the woman who could become America's first black First Lady to the nation as soon as her husband formally announces his candidacy at a rally in Illinois a week today. Some advisers view Mrs Obama as the campaign's secret weapon.
Whereas the tortuous and sometimes tawdry history of Mrs Clinton's marriage could hamper her attempt to return to the White House as president, Mr Obama's wholesome and stable marriage is likely to boost his already highly favourable image among voters...
...He [Barack] told Ebony that she would have been a formidable politician herself and made clear he is glad Mrs Clinton, and not his wife, is his opponent.
"She's blunt, so she can tell me things that maybe other people are afraid to tell me," he said. "If I ever ran against her, I would be in trouble."
Nice compliment. From the above vid, I can see someone who could give the next keynote speech at the DNC. The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice. --Martin Luther King, Jr.
Of the candidates who are running, my first choice at the moment is John Edwards. I'm also exploring the Obama option. But you know the people who impress me the most? Elizabeth Edwards and Michelle Obama.
As a survivor of some pretty rough stuff myself, I'm a huge admirer of Elizabeth Edwards, who has handled extremely difficult life challenges (for me, losing a child is the worst thing I can possibly imagine) with grace and intelligence, and has managed to retain a positive outlook when many people would be unable to get out of bed in the morning.
And I just read this article about Michelle Obama.
This is the part that made me love her:
If she ends up in the White House in 2008, she intends to make family and work balance a priority.
"Every woman I know -- and this crosses race, political affiliation and religion -- is that we, as women in this day and age, are trying to do it all. Many of us work because we have to. Many of us don't have the flexible hours. Many of us don't have a job that pays a living wage or health care for our kids. When your family is not right and your children aren't right, you aren't right," she said.
"Women have taken on all this burden with fewer support from society and the government, and we are all just struggling through because nobody wants to look like they're not handling it," Michelle added.
"We need to change our priorities and make some demands as women about what the world should look like to help us be successful in our endeavors."
Amen to that, sister!! As a single parent with two kids, one with Aspergers and one with Type 1 diabetes, who is juggling several writing lives (author, columnist, blogger, freelance business writer) while trying to make sure my kids grow up, in Michelle Obama's words, "with their heads on straight", I can completely relate to her point of view.
I support an Edwards/Obama ticket - that's Elizabeth Edwards and Michelle Obama.
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